[eBay.ca] (Refurb) Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 14" FHD Touchscreen Ryzen 7 4700U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD - $521.36 FREE SHIPPING

Jan 12th, 2022 6:34 pm

#1

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5595 posts; 4868 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 12th, 2022 6:34 pm

[eBay.ca] (Refurb) Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 14" FHD Touchscreen Ryzen 7 4700U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD - $521.36 FREE SHIPPING

Deal Link:: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/234062418086?ha ... SwxD1g029v
Price:: 521.36
Retailer:: eBay.ca

LENOVO 81X20067CF IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 (French) 14" FHD Touchscreen Ryzen 7 4700U 2GHz AMD Radeon Graphics 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Home Graphite Grey

Lenovo, 81X20067CF
SELLER REFURBISHED Fully Functional
Seller Refurbished is a fully-functional product in "Like New/Very Good Condition" that may or may not have minor cosmetic defects, blemishes, dents, scratches. Product that has been inspected, tested, and restored to the original manufacturer's operating specifications.
UPC:
195042506204
Weight:
8.00 lbs
Dimensions:
22.00 x 4.00 x 14.00 in

Jan 12th, 2022 6:36 pm

#2

rugerty100: Deal Fanatic; Sep 22, 2012; 7547 posts; 10396 upvotes; Richmond Hill

Jan 12th, 2022 6:36 pm

Seems like the price goes down a bit, day by day?

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Jan 12th, 2022 7:00 pm

#3

ES_Revenge: Deal Expert; Mar 23, 2004; 35010 posts; 18004 upvotes

Jan 12th, 2022 7:00 pm

Great deal, apart from the French keyboard.

Just some notes about ports on this laptop, which are honestly a bit lame for a "modern" laptop like this:
-HDMI is 1.4
-USB-C does NOT support DP or any alternate modes
-Only one USB-C port
-USB in general (C port included) is 5Gbps or "Gen1" speed.

Basically there's no way to get 4K60 out of this laptop and the USB-C port is nothing more than to say it has USB-C and PD and whatever--it basically just ends up being the adapter port and nothing else.

I have one of these (with a Ryzen 5) and while these things aren't dealbreakers, the ports bit just seems senseless to me.

Oh also the screen is relatively dim--doesn't get too bright but should be fine for general indoor use. RAM is not upgradable but 16GB is more than enough for the vast majority of ppl (despite everyone thinking you "need" some ungodly amount of RAM these days, without any specific reason).

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+10

Jan 12th, 2022 7:09 pm

#4

rugerty100: Deal Fanatic; Sep 22, 2012; 7547 posts; 10396 upvotes; Richmond Hill

Jan 12th, 2022 7:09 pm

ES_Revenge wrote: ↑ Great deal, apart from the French keyboard.

Just some notes about ports on this laptop, which are honestly a bit lame for a "modern" laptop like this:
-HDMI is 1.4
-USB-C does NOT support DP or any alternate modes
-Only one USB-C port
-USB in general (C port included) is 5Gbps or "Gen1" speed.

Basically there's no way to get 4K60 out of this laptop and the USB-C port is nothing more than to say it has USB-C and PD and whatever--it basically just ends up being the adapter port and nothing else.

I have one of these (with a Ryzen 5) and while these things aren't dealbreakers, the ports bit just seems senseless to me.

Oh also the screen is relatively dim--doesn't get too bright but should be fine for general indoor use. RAM is not upgradable but 16GB is more than enough for the vast majority of ppl (despite everyone thinking you "need" some ungodly amount of RAM these days, without any specific reason).

I have the "sister" laptop, the Ideapad 5 14ARE05 (not Flex), and it's interesting how it has basically the same ports, but HDMI 2.0 and USB-C DP Alt mode.

+1

Jan 12th, 2022 7:24 pm

#5

ES_Revenge: Deal Expert; Mar 23, 2004; 35010 posts; 18004 upvotes

Jan 12th, 2022 7:24 pm

rugerty100 wrote: ↑ I have the "sister" laptop, the Ideapad 5 14ARE05 (not Flex), and it's interesting how it has basically the same ports, but HDMI 2.0 and USB-C DP Alt mode.

Really eh? I hadn't realised the non-convertible model had these!

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Jan 12th, 2022 8:02 pm

#6

sputnik99112: Sr. Member; Feb 3, 2012; 644 posts; 657 upvotes; T.O.

Jan 12th, 2022 8:02 pm

The listing indicates that it's French 'LENOVO 81X20067CF IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 (French)'. I assume this is in reference to the keyboard. Does anyone know if the key mappings are the same as the English version and have the normal key labels seen in a bilingual keyboard.

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Jan 12th, 2022 8:08 pm

#7

rugerty100: Deal Fanatic; Sep 22, 2012; 7547 posts; 10396 upvotes; Richmond Hill

Jan 12th, 2022 8:08 pm

sputnik99112 wrote: ↑ The listing indicates that it's French 'LENOVO 81X20067CF IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 (French)'. I assume this is in reference to the keyboard. Does anyone know if the key mappings are the same as the English version and have the normal key labels seen in a bilingual keyboard.

The keyboard looks like this:

+3

Jan 12th, 2022 8:09 pm

#8

Spinner: Deal Fanatic; Sep 19, 2002; 7354 posts; 8351 upvotes; Vancouver

Jan 12th, 2022 8:09 pm

French? No wonder people returned it.

Here's a photo of the actual keyboard.

+6

Jan 12th, 2022 8:11 pm

#9

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26398 posts; 35757 upvotes

Jan 12th, 2022 8:11 pm

My warning from the old thread still stands.

The French keyboard situation doesn't help.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

+1

Jan 12th, 2022 8:55 pm

#10

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5595 posts; 4868 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 12th, 2022 8:55 pm

Spinner wrote: ↑ French? No wonder people returned it.

Here's a photo of the actual keyboard.

That's actually not too bad

Jan 12th, 2022 9:06 pm

#11

FrankDracman: Sr. Member; Oct 10, 2019; 536 posts; 540 upvotes

Jan 12th, 2022 9:06 pm

Yeah, i use a French keyboard.
I pulled out the > < key to the left of the Enter key, and after that, a Fr keyboard is not too bad.

Jan 13th, 2022 9:09 am

#12

ES_Revenge: Deal Expert; Mar 23, 2004; 35010 posts; 18004 upvotes

Jan 13th, 2022 9:09 am

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ My warning from the old thread still stands.

The French keyboard situation doesn't help.

Warning?

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Jan 13th, 2022 9:13 am

#13

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26398 posts; 35757 upvotes

Jan 13th, 2022 9:13 am

ES_Revenge wrote: ↑ Warning?

rugerty100 wrote: ↑ Seems like the price goes down a bit, day by day?

ebay-canada-refurb-lenovo-flex-5-ryzen- ... 5-2518360/

My replies in the above thread.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

Jan 13th, 2022 9:21 am

#14

WillyBaldy: Deal Addict; Aug 5, 2015; 4070 posts; 4718 upvotes; Montreal, QC

Jan 13th, 2022 9:21 am

It seems price is going down $3 per day

Happy ~~Koodo~~ Public Mobile and ~~Videotron~~ Fizz customer :-)

Jan 13th, 2022 9:35 am

#15

geoffs: Deal Addict; Aug 12, 2010; 1652 posts; 1884 upvotes; Earth

Jan 13th, 2022 9:35 am

WillyBaldy wrote: ↑ It seems price is going down $3 per day

So wait 160 days?

Zoomer: 1 account for family and planning to leave for good in 2023
Koodo too: for a phone and locked to 24 months but was a good deal.

+2

Jan 13th, 2022 9:43 am

#16

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26398 posts; 35757 upvotes

Jan 13th, 2022 9:43 am

These prices are common in the GTA and Montreal grey markets. They also come with the famously generous 'we've never met' warranty plan, and the 'pound sand' onsite repair.

It's a calculated gamble, and more power to those that play the game.

God bless, gentlemen.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

+1

Jan 13th, 2022 9:48 am

#17

socioguru: Member; Dec 1, 2010; 406 posts; 305 upvotes; Windsor

Jan 13th, 2022 9:48 am

Bought a Asus VivoBook 14 F415EA-UB34 14 Laptop last month $419 deal, still on the fence.. ..
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wondering if I should return and get this for $100+ more (+8RAM, bigger SSD)

Jan 13th, 2022 9:59 am

#18

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5595 posts; 4868 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 13th, 2022 9:59 am

If it had at least 1 year warranty, I may go for this. Wonder if it has any manufacturer warranty left.

Jan 13th, 2022 10:01 am

#19

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Fanatic; Jun 9, 2005; 5595 posts; 4868 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 13th, 2022 10:01 am

socioguru wrote: ↑ Bought a Asus VivoBook 14 F415EA-UB34 14 Laptop last month $419 deal, still on the fence.. ..
[url=microsoft-store-asus-vivobook-14-f415ea ... 9-2507670/[/url]
wondering if I should return and get this for $100+ more (+8RAM, bigger SSD)

The Ryzen 7 4700U is going to be a lot faster than the i3 for sure, and it comes with double the ram and double the storage. The only thing you may want to consider is the 90 day warranty compared to 1 year warranty on the Asus.

+2

Jan 13th, 2022 10:03 am

#20

vpasla1: Member; Apr 24, 2012; 246 posts; 322 upvotes; Orillia

Jan 13th, 2022 10:03 am

FrankDracman wrote: ↑ Yeah, i use a French keyboard.
I pulled out the > < key to the left of the Enter key, and after that, a Fr keyboard is not too bad.

You could have just remapped that key to also be an enter button. Problem solved.