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900.49$ - Lenovo Flex 5 Laptop - Ryzen 5700U, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD, 14 inch screen

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Apr 12th, 2022 6:11 am

GuiCR12 [OP]: Member; Feb 10, 2013; 337 posts; 341 upvotes; Moncton

Apr 12th, 2022 6:11 am

[Costco] 900.49$ - Lenovo Flex 5 Laptop - Ryzen 5700U, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD, 14 inch screen

Price:: $900.49
Savings:: 100.00 Off
Retailer:: Costco

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Was browsing local Costco (Moncton, NB) yesterday and came across this laptop on sale.

Processor - AMD Ryzen 5700U
Memory - 16GB
Storage - 512SSD M.2 NVMe
Screen - 14 inch IPS Touchscreen

Overall seems like a decent deal, personally what kills it is the fact it’s a Gen2 Ryzen Processor but though I would share since it’s cheaper then sale price in Lenovo’s website and more storage, Lenovo is selling it with a 256SSD for 25$ more.

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Apr 12th, 2022 6:54 am

umopapisdnwei: Deal Addict; Jul 6, 2010; 1561 posts; 3275 upvotes; Not Toronto

Apr 12th, 2022 6:54 am

It's also available online for the same price.
https://www.costco.ca/lenovo-ideapad-fl ... 32534.html

Reviews are mediocre, unfortunately.

GuiCR12 wrote: ↑ personally what kills it is the fact it’s a Gen2 Ryzen Processor

For me, it's that bilingual keyboard.

On vacation

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Apr 12th, 2022 7:37 am

soconnell74: Member; Jun 8, 2006; 409 posts; 53 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 7:37 am

Expect the hinge to break after a year or two, it's pretty common, though costco warranty might cover repairs?

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Apr 12th, 2022 9:05 am

Flunk: Deal Addict; Jun 26, 2007; 1460 posts; 1343 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 9:05 am

umopapisdnwei wrote: ↑ It's also available online for the same price.
https://www.costco.ca/lenovo-ideapad-fl ... 32534.html

Reviews are mediocre, unfortunately.

For me, it's that bilingual keyboard.

Mediocre is pretty much what you expect with these cheaper laptops. You can't get specs, build quality AND low price.

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Apr 12th, 2022 9:23 am

RFDbeliever05: Jr. Member; Dec 11, 2005; 113 posts; 25 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 9:23 am

I saw the same laptop yesterday in store in Ontario for the same price as online. I was going to bite. I find it hard to compare apples to apples, especially with price. Looking for a new laptop and by maintaining same processor name with different generation numbers makes it even more difficult to compare. Waiting for a hot laptop for around $1200.

Apr 12th, 2022 9:53 am

tokinup: Sr. Member; Jan 22, 2009; 544 posts; 74 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 9:53 am

Screen specs? 250 nitts?

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Apr 12th, 2022 9:58 am

Dhanushan: Deal Expert; Jun 20, 2020; 17231 posts; 23347 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 12th, 2022 9:58 am

tokinup wrote: ↑ Screen specs? 250 nitts?

14" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 250nits Glossy, 45% NTSC, Touch

from Model's Configurations Page
https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 82HU00JQCF

Destiny is all

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Apr 12th, 2022 10:06 am

vinnie1990: Deal Addict; May 2, 2008; 2878 posts; 2249 upvotes; Mississauga

Apr 12th, 2022 10:06 am

that french keyboard might be a deal breaker for folks. Bewarned

Vinh
If you're going to hate, Get off RFD!

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Apr 12th, 2022 10:11 am

tipsyturvy: Jr. Member; Dec 2, 2013; 115 posts; 107 upvotes; Brampton

Apr 12th, 2022 10:11 am

Build quality of flexpad is terrible. I had one which wasn't even a year old and it started developing cracks in different places around hinges. Stay away from this line.

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Apr 12th, 2022 10:28 am

TusharN30757: Member; Oct 13, 2018; 460 posts; 577 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 10:28 am

Amd 5700u is still Zen 2 , not much different than 5500u. Not a bad configuration , but at $900 I think it's still more expensive.

Apr 12th, 2022 12:58 pm

spy007z: Member; Jan 31, 2007; 221 posts; 153 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2022 12:58 pm

for less than a 100 more, you can get a gaming laptop, beside Costco return policy, are there any other advantage for getting this laptop?

Example gaming laptop for 999 or 949 open box

Apr 12th, 2022 1:22 pm

umopapisdnwei: Deal Addict; Jul 6, 2010; 1561 posts; 3275 upvotes; Not Toronto

Apr 12th, 2022 1:22 pm

spy007z wrote: ↑ for less than a 100 more, you can get a gaming laptop, beside Costco return policy, are there any other advantage for getting this laptop?

Some people want a convertible touchscreen stylus-compatible laptop.

On vacation

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Apr 12th, 2022 1:40 pm

Rogido: Deal Expert; Feb 13, 2012; 15394 posts; 5070 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Apr 12th, 2022 1:40 pm

GuiCR12 wrote: ↑ Was browsing local Costco (Moncton, NB) yesterday and came across this laptop on sale.

Processor - AMD Ryzen 5700U
Memory - 16GB
Storage - 512SSD M.2 NVMe
Screen - 14 inch IPS Touchscreen

Overall seems like a decent deal, personally what kills it is the fact it’s a Gen2 Ryzen Processor but though I would share since it’s cheaper then sale price in Lenovo’s website and more storage, Lenovo is selling it with a 256SSD for 25$ more.

How's that? Seems like a really powerful processor.

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Apr 12th, 2022 1:42 pm

Rogido: Deal Expert; Feb 13, 2012; 15394 posts; 5070 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Apr 12th, 2022 1:42 pm

umopapisdnwei wrote: ↑ It's also available online for the same price.
https://www.costco.ca/lenovo-ideapad-fl ... 32534.html

Reviews are mediocre, unfortunately.

For me, it's that bilingual keyboard.

Doesn't really look like a bilingual kb in the photos. At least the Shift keys are not truncated, which is the main problem with bilingual kb.

Apr 12th, 2022 1:43 pm

Rogido: Deal Expert; Feb 13, 2012; 15394 posts; 5070 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Apr 12th, 2022 1:43 pm

Flunk wrote: ↑ Mediocre is pretty much what you expect with these cheaper laptops. You can't get specs, build quality AND low price.

Not sure if I would classify a $1K laptop as a cheap laptop...

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Apr 12th, 2022 1:44 pm

umopapisdnwei: Deal Addict; Jul 6, 2010; 1561 posts; 3275 upvotes; Not Toronto

Apr 12th, 2022 1:44 pm

Rogido wrote: ↑ Doesn't really look like a bilingual kb in the photos. At least the Shift keys are not truncated, which is the main problem with bilingual kb.

Here's a close up photo I took of it last week.

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On vacation

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Apr 12th, 2022 1:52 pm

Rogido: Deal Expert; Feb 13, 2012; 15394 posts; 5070 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Apr 12th, 2022 1:52 pm

umopapisdnwei wrote: ↑ Here's a close up photo I took of it last week.

I see. I guess the photos on the product page are generic photos. That left shift key would drive me crazy. On anything larger than a 14" keyboard, it would almost be unusable for me, as I have trouble stretching/reaching with my left hand to hit the shift key properly and naturally. The narrow Enter key is no picnic either.

I have smaller 10 - 11" chromebooks with the bilingual kb, and those are less of an issue, since I'm not really doing heavy-duty touch typing on those. And on smaller kb, your hands are basically right on top of the entire kb anyway. Just my personal experience.

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Apr 15th, 2022 7:57 am

WildCard12: Member; Nov 21, 2018; 327 posts; 203 upvotes

Apr 15th, 2022 7:57 am

I bought this last year for the same price at Costco. I love it though. Has everything I want, it is lightweight, has great battery life, has a touchscreen, screen is fhd and has good brightness, has a 360 degree hinge for when I watch movies or hockey on the go. Doesn't get crazy hot. Only thing I would recommend is changing out the wifi card to wifi 6 which is also super accessible on the inside. I also get a lot of compliments on it at school.

Apr 15th, 2022 8:53 am

FatSheep: Sr. Member; Jun 18, 2013; 790 posts; 1040 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 15th, 2022 8:53 am

I would not recommend the flex line. It seems to pack a lot of good things, e.g decent CPU, more than average RAM and SSD, also IPS and touchscreen potentially compatible with digitizer.

I got one about 2 years ago, I added one ram stick and replaced the wifi module.

Machine is good for the first year, and then camera stopped working, now the battery fully charged can only last 1 hour or so.

I am just saying there might some corners being cut to allow good specs at a decent price.

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