Laptop Review: Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0008US

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0008US is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Integrated with AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000 Series). Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Design and Build Quality

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0008US 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 81YQ0008US 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 81YQ0008US 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 81YQ0008US is powered by the 6 core ryzen 5 4500U which is slightly more powerful than the 10th gen i7 1065G7. The 4500U should be able to handle most of your active workloads of Photo and Video editing or any other CPU-intensive task without a problem.

Display

The FHD panel on the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 81YQ0008US 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