There was a slight loss in sound when we transformed it to tent mode but still, for a laptop, pretty impressive. Although the IdeaPad Flex has a slightly smaller display, it has a 360-degree hinge that lets you use the laptop as a tablet, while you can only use the X515 in clamshell mode. Unfortunately, Lenovo appears to have discontinued this laptop, and pricing from third-party retailers varies wildly. Seeing as most people will want to be able to install whatever they like, we switched to fully-fledged Windows 10 before beginning testing. The trackpad is small for the size of the laptop, and it’s pushed slightly to the left, which is an odd placement.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, with an AMD Radeon graphics processor integrated into the CPU, plus 16GB of memory and a 256GB solid-state drive. The quality of the keyboard and touchpad is similar on both devices, but the ENVY x360 has a better port selection, including Thunderbolt 4 support on the Intel variants.

I’ve evaluated the performance, value, and features of hundreds of personal tech devices and services, from laptops to Wi-Fi hotspots and everything in between. They have a regular laptop function for improved productivity but can split or fold into a tablet for entertainment when on the move. Overall, we were pretty impressed with the battery life on the device and on top of that, the fast charging is also pretty nifty addition. frag","pageComponentId":"44dacb82ob8c0-454d-9e4a-9a40bad0b485","contentDisplay":"expanded","tplId":"e2253de3-a419-418a-be9e-59ab1921795b","pageComponentUuid":"44dacb82ob8c0-454d-9e4a-9a40bad0b485","targetUser":"0","contentList":[{"link":{"t_id":"Learn more > ","language":{"fr_ca":"","en_us":"Learn more > ","en_ca":"Learn more > ","en":"Learn more > ","fr":""},"id":"Page61e71b58-981b-44a8-9bbf-ce3c80ec43f2"},"linkUrl":{"t_id":"/premium-care-plus/ ","language":{"fr_ca":"","en_us":"/premium-care-plus/ ","en_ca":"/premium-care-plus/ ","en":"/premium-care-plus/ ","fr":""},"id":"Pagea28efb90-d69f-4292-ada3-c5e912cdcdba"},"copy":{"t_id":"%3Cp%3EWith%20%3Cstrong%3ELenovo%20Premium%20Care%20Plus%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2C%20worrying%20is%20a%20thing%20of%20the%20past!

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) is a convertible with a 360-degree hinge, while the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 (2021) is a tablet with a detachable keyboard. The hottest it got after playing a 15-minute 1080p video at fullscreen, was at 76 degrees Fahrenheit on the touchpad, and 87 degrees on the keyboard. e. upwards of 60%), things start to sound muddy, muffled, and messy, but generally, these are good laptop speakers.If you want a 2-in-1 laptop for business use but want a taller 3:2 aspect ratio, check out the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (2020).