{"id":13379,"date":"2024-11-16T23:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T23:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=13379"},"modified":"2024-11-16T23:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T23:05:49","slug":"lenovo-ideapad-5x-2-in-1-review-too-many-corners-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=13379","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 Review: Too Many Corners Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Performance is lackluster but on par with the Asus ProArt, the only other Snapdragon Plus machine I\u2019ve tested to date. In comparison to Snapdragon Elite systems, on general applications and web work, expect about a 20 percent performance drop and significantly more on graphics-related tasks, where the IdeaPad runs at about half the framerate. Some Copilot+ PC features struggled, such as translated Live Captions, though the Cocreator AI image creation system was reasonably expedient.<\/p>\n

I figured there would be a silver lining to the laptop\u2019s sluggishness in that the IdeaPad would certainly prove to have outstanding battery life, but that unfortunately wasn\u2019t the case. While the ProArt pulled down a near-record 19+ hours of running time, the IdeaPad mustered barely over 9 hours in my full-screen YouTube test and under 12 hours on a second run-through. That may be fine for entertaining the kids for the day, but it pales in comparison to most other Snapdragon machines.<\/p>\n

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Another issue: At 3.3 pounds and 22 mm thick, the IdeaPad 5x is rather gargantuan for its screen size. I had to scroll back to 2016 in my testing records to find something with a 14-inch screen that was heavier. (That said, some 14.4-inch systems released since have also been on the beefy side.) The weight is noticeable, both on the lap and if you\u2019re trying to use it as a tablet\u2014though on the plus side, the system is dead quiet either way. I couldn\u2019t get the fan to register so much as a hum, even under a stress-test load.<\/p>\n

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