Costco Wholesale has for its
Members: Lenovo Flex 5 2 in 1 Touch Laptop (81X20001US) on sale for
$599.99.
Shipping is free.
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blued38 for finding this deal.
Specs:
- 14" 1920x1080 FHD LED-Backlit IPS Touchscreen Display
- AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (8-Core / 2.0GHz) Processor
- 16GB Soldered DDR4-3200 RAM
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
- 802.11 Wireless-AC (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.2
- Backlit Keyboard & Fingerprint Reader
- Windows 10 Home 64, English
- Ports:
- 1x power connector
- 1x card reader
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Always On)
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1
- 1x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (support data transfer and Power Delivery)
Top Comments
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https://youtu.be/h0HtoSH7238
Of course this flex may not perform the same built quality as they used to be, neither HP, Dell, Asus, MSI, etc. If you want quality, you need to pay the price. For $600, I don't think you will find well built quality at this spec on any brand.
Also Flex 5 only support one drive, 1x M.2 2280 SSD or 1x M.2 2242 SSD
• M.2 2280 SSD up to 1TB
• M.2 2242 SSD up to 512GB
https://psref.lenovo.co
If you want something up-gradable, IdeaPad is not for you.
Pay a bit extra for Lenovo LEGION 5 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Ryzen 5 4600H - GeForce GTX 1650 - 120Hz 1080p at $679.99 which you can upgrade memory and harddrive. May be wait for it to go onsale(?)
Link to Costco product page
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-leg...01707.htm
Legion 5 spec
https://psref.lenovo.co
LEGION 5 has Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Also LEGION 5 have support HDD/SSD mode: up to two drives, 1x 2.5" HDD + 1x M.2 2242/2280 SSD
• 2.5" HDD up to 2TB
• M.2 2280 SSD up to 1TB
• M.2 2242 SSD up to 512GB
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Note:
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Memory soldered to systemboard, no slots, dual-channel capable (8GB, 12GB and 16GB only)
Battery
Battery
Integrated Li-Polymer 52.5Wh battery, supports Quick Charge (charge up to 80% in 1hr) and Smart Charge (get 2 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Max Battery Life
MobileMark® 2014: 12 hr
Mechanical
Dimensions (WxDxH)
321.57 x 217.5 x 17.9-20.9 mm (12.65 x 8.56 x 0.70-0.82 inches)
Weight
1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
"
11ac, 2x2 + BT5.0
But in the Costco product page, it only has BT4.2.
Someone would question if the rest of the spec in lenovo.com page is accurate or not.
If the rest of the spec is accurate, the memory cannot be upgrade but the hard drive, it can support M.2 2280 SSD up to 1TB.
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On the other hand, what REALLY bugs me is sealing batteries behind adhered screens, where you've got a 50-50 chance of destroying or damaging the device just to get to it. And ALL batteries are consumables that will go bad after a few years. Or soldering a hard drive, leaving your data stuck on the device if you can't get the unit to boot.
So yeah, the RAM issue kind of pales in comparison with all the other BS manufacturers put out, and consumers are more than happy to put up with. The times they are a changin' I suppose - and I'm not sure it's for the better.
Is there a positive to that?
On the other hand, what REALLY bugs me is sealing batteries behind adhered screens, where you've got a 50-50 chance of destroying or damaging the device just to get to it. And ALL batteries are consumables that will go bad after a few years. Or soldering a hard drive, leaving your data stuck on the device if you can't get the unit to boot.
So yeah, the RAM issue kind of pales in comparison with all the other BS manufacturers put out, and consumers are more than happy to put up with. The times they are a changin' I suppose - and I'm not sure it's for the better.
One reason, so they can sell more expensive models. Upgraded ram is usually bought from 3rd parties so the OEM doesnt make money on future upgrades. Same reason Apple and now others don't offer microsd slots on their phones
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