$849 Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 2-in-1 PC, Ryzen 7 4700U, 512 GB SSD, 8GB

The 4700U is really quite something when you consider the performance / watt ratio.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= ... tops&num=1

Keep the Ryzen deals coming! Love seeing them.

So which one should I pick?
The same model laptop but with
Amd Ryzen 5 4500u/16gb ram/512gb ssd for 1050 after tax
Or this one for 960 after tax

Not sure which is gonna hold speed back between the cpu or ram
Thanks

This is mostly only for school/work

drumani wrote: ↑ So which one should I pick?
The same model laptop but with
Amd Ryzen 5 4500u/16gb ram/512gb ssd for 1050 after tax
Or this one for 960 after tax

Not sure which is gonna hold speed back between the cpu or ram
Thanks

This is mostly only for school/work

I'd probably recommend this Lenovo deal, if its just for work/school, 8GB is enough, as well as save $100.

Is the 8Gb comprised of 4Gb soldered adn 4Gb replaceable?
Anyone know or can confirm?

OR the
Lenovo Flex 14 81XG0005US 2-in-1 PC (1049)
14.0-inch Full HD touchscreen
• Intel i7-10510U
• 16GB memory/512GB SSD

roopster wrote: ↑ Is the 8Gb comprised of 4Gb soldered adn 4Gb replaceable?
Anyone know or can confirm?

OR the
Lenovo Flex 14 81XG0005US 2-in-1 PC (1049)
14.0-inch Full HD touchscreen
• Intel i7-10510U
• 16GB memory/512GB SSD

It says it is soldered here: https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad ... 81X20002US

8GB Soldered DDR4-3200

8GB ram kills the deal. Would have jumped on it had it been 16gb.

HachiB901 wrote: ↑ Hmm... Too tempting. Get it now or wait BTS sales?

Lenovo PM Microsoft, Rakuten 7%, and student/teacher 5% discount?? Going to give them a call later.

Let us know if they pm!

Musiq Soulchild wrote: ↑8GB ram kills the deal. Would have jumped on it had it been 16gb.

I would have jumped on if it was 32gb.

cristianosham wrote: ↑ I would have jumped on if it was 32gb.

I would have jumped on if it was 48gb.

cristianosham wrote: ↑ I would have jumped on if it was 32gb.

Would have jumped on this if it was a trampoline.

Does anybody know if this comes with a digitizer for pens?

Man all these laptop deals make it harder to wait for back to school promos

piesypies wrote: ↑ I would have jumped on if it was 48gb.

I would have jumped on if it was $48 xD

This is a good laptop with 8gb ram and the price looks great too, Acer swift 3 similar specs easily able to handle 4k video editing.

HachiB901 wrote: ↑ Hmm... Too tempting. Get it now or wait BTS sales?

Lenovo PM Microsoft, Rakuten 7%, and student/teacher 5% discount?? Going to give them a call later.

This would be a even better deal with rakuten + student/teacher discount. I couldn't find it through their website, so I googled it, here's the one from Lenovo
Edit: they can pm they said, but I'm not sure if pm and rakuten/student discount work together?

https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/id ... 8IPF501453

The same laptop with 4500u, 16 gb ram and 256 ssd was also priced closed to $800 few weeks back on Amazon but still not a bad deal as you get 4700u and 512 ssd.

drumani wrote: ↑So which one should I pick?
The same model laptop but with
Amd Ryzen 5 4500u/16gb ram/512gb ssd for 1050 after tax
Or this one for 960 after tax

Not sure which is gonna hold speed back between the cpu or ram
Thanks

This is mostly only for school/work

Warukyure wrote: ↑ I'd probably recommend this Lenovo deal, if its just for work/school, 8GB is enough, as well as save $100.

Honestly I would suggest investing in laptop since it will be with you for years. It all depends on what your requirements are. If you can afford it, get 16GB Ram or upgrade it later, if not soldered into the motherboard.
I bought Lenovo Legion and upgraded to 32GB Ram.