Laptop Review: Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US (A well balanced and powerful thin and light laptop)

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U and Integrated and AMD Radeon RX Vega 7. Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Design and Build Quality

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US uses a combination of plastic and aluminum for its chassis with a rubberized finish. The Device looks beautiful though the top of device could have been a little more sturdy.

Ports:

Ports selection on the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US retively basic with a type C charging available.

1x USB 3.0 (Type C) | 2x USB 3.0 (Type-A) | HDMI | SD Card Reader | 3.5 mm Combo Audio Jack

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US keyboard has chicklet-style keys with a backlight. The U-shaped keys have short key travel with a clear actuation point. So the typing experience here should be great. The trackpad on the other hand is smooth and precise with a decent size of 10.5 x 7 cm making it one of the better trackpads out there.

Performance

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US comes with octa-core ryzen 7 4700U CPU which in terms of performance sits between 10th gen i7 1065G7 and 9th Gen intel core i7 9750H. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000 series) graphics are about 28% percent faster than the last-gen Vega 10 (2000/3000 series). When compared to its Nvidia counterparts the Vega 7 around Mx250 in terms of performance.

Display

The FHD panel on the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0003US has a 60Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an average color coverage and below-average brightness and suitable for outdoor use.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number: AU Optronics B156HAN02.1
• Coverage: 65% sRGB | 48% AdobeRGB | 48% DCI P3;
• Max brightness: 250 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 800:1;
• Colour Temperature: 6485K;
• PWM Flickering: No;
• Response Time: 25 ms