Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15: What Real Users Actually Think

I got Ideapad5 i7 1255u for 2 years, it's a good laptop and it is worth it, do not expect too much.

You may be confusing the IdeaPad Flex with the other IdeaPads. All 2-in-1 laptops including the IdeaPad Flex have terribly fragile hinges. The normal non-2-in-1 IdeaPads are fine.

I own a ideapad slim 5i and yes the build quality isn't the greatest but it is just enough, other than that I don't find any other problems.

I can confirm that the hinge quality is garbage. I use mine almost entirely at home, after 2 years of use I have used it no more than 30 times outside. I very rarely open and close the lid when I use it at home because I can sense right from the beginning the hinge quality is not the best although I did not expect it to be this bad. And yet the hinge broke! Together with the LCD!

I have had an Ideapad pro for the best seven years and it is still going well. Build quality is good and still all in very good condition. I am considering a newer Ideapad Pro as my next laptop.

I have a 2021 ideapad 5. Bought it new, great for first 2 years of warranty. Not long after that fingerprint reader stopped working, touchpad randomly disables, laptop crashing after some light gaming and a bunch of minor issues. A pain in the ass trying to fix them. If the warranty runs out you're pretty much cooked. Would not buy a lenovo again in the future.

Just lower your expectations. It will probably be fine for about 2 years. But afterwards you can definitely expect case issues or battery failure. They are not built to last a long time like MacBooks for example.

I have had multiple Ideapads clamshell designs. They always last 3.5 to 4 years of use. I just often upgrade at that point. They are one of the best budget lines IMHO.

I have the ideapad pro with the Core ultra 9 and 32gb of RAM and it has been absolutely fantastic. Even for gaming — tried Witcher 3, got about 70-90 FPS AVG at med settings at 1920x1200, tried Skyrim which runs fine at 70 more or less at ultra same resolution.

I've been struggling with myself to buy or not to buy this model. My old laptop is still decent, but it is already starting to show its age. I'm going to buy the IPS version. I much prefer an IPS, 100% sRGB, than an OLED.

I've had an ideapad for over 6 years. Not the greatest computer, but it has lasted. The battery has been pretty much toast since the first year I had it. Also certain parts of my settings haven't opened in years. Other than that, not bad.

Dog shit. I got IdeaPad gaming, fans and sound have died within a year just after warranty expired. No fix yet, it had no dust nothing. Just spontaneously died. I regret my purchase every day. Buy a legion even if it costs a bit extra.

The performance drop is not noticeable doing casual tasks on battery vs plugged in. Tried loading web pages and video playback. 4K 60fps video playback is smooth on both. 100% screen brightness definitely holds up in a well lit room. This is probably the best you'll get in this price range, most competition only offer 250 nit screens while this is a 300 nit screen.

Don't game on battery — you won't get enough power and sucking that much power from the battery and draining it this quickly will degrade it.

Based on the review, I will no more 'struggle' with choosing a new laptop from Lenovo. I got a bit scared — gonna carry on with my HP's. They have not failed me yet, and I have been happy with performances so far.

Yeah the laptop is top notch. Feels premium, the display is a treat. But the speakers really bug me because I don't have an external speaker right now so I can't watch anything with other people. Everything else is amazing.

As a computer repairer, the Lenovo Ideapad is probably the most faulty notebook to come across our stations. It always seems to be just out of warranty also. They're fine for a few years but do not rely on them to reach 3 and you may be pleasantly surprised when they do.

I have had an ideapad 5 for 3 years now, and i will never buy anything lenovo ever again. For a start, its been having various software issues for months. One time the audio stops working for weeks, now the hdmi just doesn't detect anything, and even updating/installing/reinstalling drivers/bios didn't help.

Bought mine almost three years ago (2 years 7 months). The right hinge/screen bezel snapped and the screen broke as a result. Went to get a repair and they said I'm better off buying a new one so womp womp. Just updating for anyone researching now!

About the screen part, there's 2 versions of it: one with TFT LCD which indeed the colors and contrast are pretty bad and another with an IPS screen — it's a world of difference. I highly recommend getting the IPS.

In my and my father's Ideapads, the plastic housing itself was so fragile that the hinge (which was actually good quality and was still intact) took a part of it when it snapped, rendering the corner basically destroyed. We managed to temporarily DIY some screws through the frame to keep the hinge in place.

I bought mine roughly 2 years ago and my hinge is just starting to crap out now. This is with regular daily usage since buying if that helps.

I have this model (with the i5-1135G7 and mx450). You can get 4-5 hrs of battery life at full brightness and moderate use. It can run most games at 1080p 60fps (I have run PUBG, GTA V, Doom Eternal, Witcher, Apex and Warzone). The keyboard feels awesome with tactile feedback. For normal college use I'd totally recommend this.

I bought a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 laptop in Aug 23, and I thought all is well until a few months in. My touchpad stopped functioning but thankfully, the onsite warranty allowed me to change my motherboard. A few months down the road, the same issue arose, and I was told by the customer hotline to undergo numerous upgrading of software, restarting of laptop, etc, and the touchpad would mysteriously function after months/weeks until it breaks down again.

I have a two-months-old Ideapad 5 15ABA7 which has exactly the same design as previous model and I'm worried about the hinge even though it comes with 3yr warranty.

Noise and heating is practically non existent with light use like browsing, content consumption, MS Office etc. Fans become audible while playing resident evil and the laptop gets warm quickly after a few minutes. The laptop has never gotten loud or hot even after gaming for 1-2 hrs. It doesn't get hot while charging either.

I received mine a couple days ago. I must say that the speaker is absolute dogshit. I can't hear anything with my fan on. Like a small keypad phone has a better speaker than this. And you're getting 7-8 hours in light usage? I'm getting max 5.

Screen quality is great, but for heavy use like gaming I wouldn't say its the best. It does have performance issues when I'm working on editing large video projects, it begins to lag. For an everyday laptop to do work, some light video editing, casual gaming, it's great.

I've seen many reviews saying about very poor hinges on the monitor — that they break 2-3 times a year without any physical impact. But that were pretty old reviews, did lenovo fix this problem in newer slim5 laptops?

The Nitro's display is 144Hz but at 250nits and 45% NTSC which means it's dim and less color accurate. The IdeaPad's is 350 nits 60Hz (some models are 120Hz as well) at 100% sRGB. Its color quality is miles better than the Nitro.

I have an IdeaPad 3i and the screws have literally started dropping out after a year, this is likely what causes the hinge problems as mine started creaking really badly until I replaced the missing screws and tightened the rest.

Hinges are crap. So tired of it.

I'm currently using my Ideapad c340 as a daily driver and it runs normal since I bought it in 2019. Yes it's a plastic one and cracks are starting to appear but I guess aluminum Ideapads would be better built.

I got a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5i at Costco recently, and after only a couple months I've decided to return it. It runs slower than my 11 year old desktop and it takes too long to load textbook PDFs.

Thanks for the updates, especially on the hinge issue.

I've got a S540 Intel version from 2019 and it runs perfectly and also upgraded to Win11 without a hitch — the thing is Thinkpad quality or even better!

Been sitting here flipping mine off for the last 15 minutes since it insists it's running hot, but nothing is blocked, and it's elevated for extra ventilation!

People have made me scared about the hinges on Lenovo.

I've almost never seen a good review regarding the normal IdeaPads.

I have an ideapad slim 5i and as other people have said, the build isn't the best in the world but honestly it works fine and I like it, so I would say get it if you want to.

I bought a hinge replacement non official on eBay by a famous replacement shop, installed it myself and it is a beauty. It works for many models — go search it like 'ideapad hinge 15IIL05'. Highly recommended rather than buying an entire new laptop.