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Reviewers are used to obsessing over incremental technology changes, but occasionally a supernova appears on our radar, something that can change the status quo on its own.
The AMD Ryzen 4000 family is one of those supernovae and promises to offer the best processing performance to laptops, at a price that defies logic.
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 Laptop – £ 475 (approximately $ 590 / AU $ 920)
Lenovo is making a serious statement with its IdeaPad 5 15, with the emphatic inclusion of an AMD Ryzen 7 4700U CPU, in a device costing less than £ 500. We’ve never seen an AMD Ryzen notebook offering like this one, so take it while you can.
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When we first saw the Ideapad 5 15, it was immediately clear that Lenovo will go for the jugular.
Available for just £ 475 (about $ 590 / AU $ 920), the IdeaPad is considered an entry-level model, which is why we’re thrilled to see the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U making an emphatic appearance.
Non-British customers
Unfortunately, the Ideapad 5 15 is not available outside of Europe, so international customers may have to use a specialized packet forwarding service if they want to take advantage of the deal.
The laptop comes with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC) and most importantly you can swap Windows 10 for FreeDOS (an equivalent of MS-DOS).
You can also add a dummy hard drive for free, which means you can integrate a secondary 2.5-inch SSD at a later date.
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It also features a 15.6-inch Full HD TN display, which you can swap for a superior touch / non-touch IPS model for a small additional fee.
Likewise, if your budget allows, you can add a fingerprint reader, replace the 45 Wh battery with a 57 Wh model, and swap out the Wireless 2×2 AC for a more advanced 6 2×2 AX Wi-Fi.
Please note that the machine is not yet available in Australia or the USA. But we have contacted Lenovo to find out when it will appear in non-European regions.
