Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 11th Gen Intel Core i5 15.6 inches FHD IPS Business Laptop (16GB/512GB SSD/Windows 10 Home/MS Office/Backlit Keyboard/Fingerprint Reader/Graphite Grey/1.66Kg), 82FG014DIN.
Positive Reviews
Positive Review 1
Budget Laptop with Awesome Performance
This is a laptop that I purchased after extensive research and hundreds of hours of watching YT reviews on the latest laptops. I wanted something that was future-proof for at least the next 7 years but light on my pocket.
I did not want fancy good looking thin and light laptops with fancy features like windows hello face recognition, 24-hour battery life, Thunderbolt 4. These are good features to have but I did not want them on my laptop. The main purpose of this laptop was school work, light programming, consuming entertainment, and seamless web browsing. Particularly, I wanted the office applications to open quickly and get work done soon, instead of waiting for them to load forever.
This laptop delivered everything I wanted. It is a no-nonsense laptop. Performs exactly as I expected. The application opening is snappy. The response times for web browsing are super crisp. Installations take barely any time. The web download and upload speeds are impressive. Some pros and cons for your consideration are below.
Pros:
-Built like a tank, sturdy, no flex on screen, the body is hard with minimal keyboard flex
-Typing experience is good with good keys layout, awesome special keys at the top row
-The trackpad is large enough and very responsive, buttery smooth pinch-zoom just like a mac
-Screen is large with barely any bezels (just about 1 cm chin)
-The top lid is metal and feels premium (attracts fingerprints though)
-Processor and ram performance are on point
-The wifi connection stability is consistent and has high speed
-Applications open swiftly and boot time is within 7 seconds
-Fingerprint sensor has <1 second response time (the best I have seen)
-Hinge is plastic but sturdy and it will last long
-Screen brightness is good, suited for my purpose
-Seamless integration into a wireless display
-Lenovo vantage software keeps things updated and allows easy management of the laptop
-MS office setup was easy
-McAfee Full version cost just 299 extra
-Type C USB port for display or power delivery
Cons
-The webcam is poor (you may want to use an external camera, no windows hello face recognition)
-Screen resolution could have been better
-Sound is loud but has a tin-like quality as if coming from a hollow. The sound is sufficient for casual use/online class but you may want to use an earphone anyways
-Slightly heavier (can lift with one hand), probably due to the build quality
-Botton cover is plastic (but a high-quality one with no plasticky feeling), feels rubberized surface
-No dedicated GPU like MX450 in this model (other variations of this laptop have GPU but they do not have 16GB ram)
-Battery lasts for 7 hours or less on regular surfing (a 70Whr battery would have been nicer instead of the 57 Whr)
-The charger is small but the conventional type. Instead, I would have liked a single brick USB type C charger (like the mac).
Final recommendation: This is the laptop for everyday use for everyone, where you don’t have to worry about being careful with it (like a mac). It will take care of you. The Cons mentioned above are minor quibbles from a perfectionist but to be balanced in my review I had to point them out.
Get work done without the distraction of fancy features. Will recommend this laptop for price-conscious power users who just want some peace of mind with their laptop and work. Get the three years warranty for extra peace.
Positive Review 2
Budget effective laptop
Sharing views after 1 week of laptop usage.
Pros:
- Intel i5/16 GB RAM with shared IRIS graphics in just Rs. 60k.
- Privacy shutter for cam.
- Sturdy body with good elevation for ventilation.
- Full access to MS Office 2019 home/student edition and free upgrade to Windows 11.
- No bloatware that slowdown PC.
- Lenovo Vantage point to control some BIOS features from Windows.
Cons:
- Only 2 USBs ports, as I am used to having 3 USB ports in my old Dell laptop.
- Screen brightness control is very limited. Either it is too bright or too dark and not getting a proper setting.
Positive Review 3
Good product in the budget of 55-60k, Developers can go without thinking twice
The overall laptop is good and working smooth
Pros:
The fingerprint sensor is awesome
Battery backup is as decent, While doing development on vs-code I found it near where 5-6 hours.
Screen brightness is good and the keyboard backlit comes with 2 modes of lights
Slim easy to carry
Performance is excellent no lag so far
Doing development on vs code working on multiple tabs and also other software is running parallel
Cons:
Charger gets heated after 1 hour
The keyboard is a little congested as it is a 15inch laptop and not 15.6 inch
The camera quality is not up to the mark
Body is ok
If u want to take a laptop for professional use u can definitely go for it. This is the best choice
Positive Review 4
Slim and Sturdy Business Laptop
Feature loaded for Business Purpose. Used for a week now and all laptop system is fine till date. The activation of the MS office was also smooth. Getting used to the new keyboard will take some time. I feel the Window Pro option, should also be available, even if Lenovo might charge a small premium for the same. The laptop boots really fast due to SSD and all applications open promptly as compared to my old Dell i7 laptop. A new laptop means good battery life, but need to see how it performs after a couple of years of use.
Positive Review 5
Brilliant.
Bought this for 59500 under my credit card offer,
I have been using this laptop for a month now, it has
Pros:
Good battery backup, quick charging, ultimate portability, lightning-fast operations.
Cons:
- Slightly warms up when charged/using while charging (can be overlooked if u black an elevation at the backend allowing air to pass)
- Fingerprint sensor (sometimes it doesn’t respond, a bigger round fingerprint sensor would be good)
Overall it is a great laptop to have with the facilities provided,
I got the 512 GB SSD, it has available space of 430GB and the bad thing about it is that It has only one drive, so the windows files will be there, I created a new folder and shifted them and hid them, it would have been better if I had received at least 2 partitions on the SSD.
Performance-wise it is great, if you are a student/professional you should go for it.
Worth the value.
Negative Reviews
Negative Review 1
Pain for office
Guys, they said office 2019 is available and pre-installed. I found that the 365 trial version is installed and it asks for paid activation as per MS policy. There is a complete mismatch. I tried to call Lenovo care they asked me to uninstall this 365 trial and gave me some links to download the 2019 office. I did that and created a new MS email account but still, it is not activating.
The laptop is good. Some missing things are that the mouse has only one set of right and left keys, it is fast and booting also quickly.
PS worked with Lenovo premium support and raised rickets now office activated. Got Win 11
Negative Review 2
Not suitable for work
It took me one month to get my laptop working to my requirement. The laptop comes with only student n home MS office so outlook and other apps needed for business are to be bought and it is expensive. Secondly not many Lenovo shops to help configure the laptop everyone in and around services are out of warranty laptops only. It’s a huge drawback. I wish u had chosen Dell instead.
Negative Review 3
Wi-Fi connectivity issues are started. Frequently disconnecting the Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi connectivity issues are started. Frequently disconnecting the Wi-Fi. Also frequently refreshing the browser and desktop. Unable to upgrade to win11 because of Wi-Fi connection. Tried the mentioned solution steps (restarted router, rested the pc, updated the drivers) in Lenovo page for thus issue still no luck. Not at all worth buying this laptop.
Seeking help from an amazon technician no one has turned up for this.
Negative Review 4
The laptop hangs sometimes even if it has 16GB of RAM
16GB RAM working on MS team it hangs in a lecture duration
It should not be hanged or stuck if RAM is 16GB and 500 GB SSD with intel i5 processor restart time you can see in the attached video
Negative Review 5
The laptop hangs sometimes gets stuck and it says it’s not responding, it’s sometimes slow
The laptop is slow sometimes gets stuck and says that it is not responding and sometimes it is slow in downloading things, also While copy-pasting photos takes a good amount of time don’t know why even after the good specifications. Appario retail kindly looks into this issue.
