Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ARE05 15.6'' Ryzen AMD 16Gb DDR4 3200Mhz 256Gb SSD - €490

adrian522

coldfire1x wrote: »

^^ I will probably upgrade the processor to 4500 and memory to 16gb.

an extra €100 for the processor upgrade. For my uses I think (hope) my config is sufficient, I don't do anything too processor heavy so think I will be ok.

coldfire1x

Go for it if you think that is sufficient for you.

I have 4500, I wish I would have gone for other processor. Then again, there's always something better..

If that works for you then it looks fine. Maybe add backlit keyboard which I think was only €5-10.

Wi-Fi 6 2x2 AX - is another €10

adrian522

coldfire1x wrote: »

Go for it if you think that is sufficient for you.

I have 4500, I wish I would have gone for other processor. Then again, there's always something better..

If that works for you then it looks fine. Maybe add backlit keyboard which I think was only €5-10.

Wi-Fi 6 2x2 AX - is another €10

What's the difference is the Wi-Fi?

I'll cancel and add the backlit keyboard alright.

Just looking for a basic laptop with decent screen, battery and capable of watching HD video from Netflix etc.

I'm assuming the above is well capable of that.

well capable

but make sure to get the best screen option you can

for the money, if thats all you need it for, a tablet might well be a better option tbh

coldfire1x

adrian522 wrote: »

What's the difference is the Wi-Fi?

I'll cancel and add the backlit keyboard alright.

Just looking for a basic laptop with decent screen, battery and capable of watching HD video from Netflix etc.

I'm assuming the above is well capable of that.

Better and faster. Although for bit of a streaming you will not notice a huge difference.

The spec is well capable for your needs.

mttk

For those that missed the earlier deal. A 14inch version and if you go through the education store and news letter you can get 20% discount

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/s-series/IdeaPad-5-14ARE05/p/81YMCTO1WWENIE1

Nigel Fairservice

adrian522 wrote: »

The 14 inch IdeaPad 5 is now available. I've configured as follows and using the rewards store and newsletter discount it comes to €470

It seems like good value to me, what are your thoughts?

Processor - AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Processor (2.70GHz, Max Boost up to 3.70GHz, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache)
Operating System - Windows 10 Home 64
Operating System Language - Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Productivity Software - Microsoft Office Trial
Memory - 8GB DDR4 3200MHz Onboard
Hard Drive - 256GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Display - 14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 3.0mm Thickness, 300nits, Narrow bezel
Graphics - Integrated Graphics
Color - Graphite Grey
Keyboard - Keyboard Iron Grey English (UK)
Camera - 720p HD Camera with Array Microphone
Palmrest - PC/ABS
Surface Treatment - Anodizing
Fingerprint Reader - Fingerprint Reader
Battery - 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 57Wh
Power Cord - 65W AC Adapter (3pin)-UK
Wireless - Wireless 2x2 AC, Bluetooth Version 5.0 or above
Language Pack - Publication-English
Warranty - 1 Year Courier or Carry-in
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I have a similar enough spec to this. I'm only using it for browsing and a bit of word, nothing too taxing. Very happy with the performance. Do go for the backlit keyboard! Kinda wondering how I got by for years without it now.

how do you get the "irish rewards" discount?

Lenny17123

sapphade wrote: »

EXCLUSIVEWRKIT!
https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/ierewards/gatekeeper/showpage?toggle=PasscodeGateKeeper

that's the Irish store and passcode . hope it works for those interested

glasso wrote: »

how do you get the "irish rewards" discount?

The link was on the 2nd page of this thread Though not sure if it still works as i haven't tried it myself yet.

romperstomper

adrian522 wrote: »

The 14 inch IdeaPad 5 is now available. I've configured as follows and using the rewards store and newsletter discount it comes to €470

It seems like good value to me, what are your thoughts?

Processor - AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Processor (2.70GHz, Max Boost up to 3.70GHz, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache)
Operating System - Windows 10 Home 64
Operating System Language - Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Productivity Software - Microsoft Office Trial
Memory - 8GB DDR4 3200MHz Onboard
Hard Drive - 256GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Display - 14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 3.0mm Thickness, 300nits, Narrow bezel
Graphics - Integrated Graphics
Color - Graphite Grey
Keyboard - Keyboard Iron Grey English (UK)
Camera - 720p HD Camera with Array Microphone
Palmrest - PC/ABS
Surface Treatment - Anodizing
Fingerprint Reader - Fingerprint Reader
Battery - 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 57Wh
Power Cord - 65W AC Adapter (3pin)-UK
Wireless - Wireless 2x2 AC, Bluetooth Version 5.0 or above
Language Pack - Publication-English
Warranty - 1 Year Courier or Carry-in
1

where is this available? when i click the lenovo link in this thread the model begins with a 4500 CPU and costs 730e

adrian522

romperstomper wrote: »

where is this available? when i click the lenovo link in this thread the model begins with a 4500 CPU and costs 730e

GO to the link on page 2 of this thread then login to the rewards site.

Then navigate to Laptops/Ideapad

Then click the Ideapad 5/14 inch AMD and there are two options, the one on the left is the cheaper option (lower spec), you can then customise it however you want.

Esse85

Passcode on page 2 not working for me.
Has anyone else tried it?
Possibly expired.

adrian522

Works ok for me, sometimes I get a blank page when I put in the password but usually works after a few tries.

Still waiting to get cancellation confirmation on my order from last night before putting through another order. Their customer service isn't the best.

hazbot

Esse85 wrote: »

Passcode on page 2 not working for me.
Has anyone else tried it?
Possibly expired.

Worked ok for me just now. The exclamation mark at the end is part of the code, in case you weren't including it...

Esse85

Thanks OP, went with this for €591

Ships in 2-3 weeks.

Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor (2.30GHz, Max Boost up to 4.00GHz, 6 Cores, 8MB Cache)
Operating System - Windows 10 Home 64
Operating System Language - Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Productivity Software - Microsoft Office Trial
Memory - 8GB DDR4 3200MHz Onboard
Hard Drive - 256GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Display - 14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 2.4mm Thickness, 300nits, Narrow bezel
Graphics - Integrated Graphics
Color - Platinum Grey
Keyboard - Keyboard Backlit Iron Grey English (UK)
Camera - 720p HD Camera with Array Microphone
Palmrest - Metal
Surface Treatment - Anodizing
Fingerprint Reader - Fingerprint Reader
Battery - 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 57Wh
Power Cord - 65W AC Adapter (3pin)-UK (USB Type C)
Wireless - Wireless 2x2 AC, Bluetooth Version 5.0 or above
Language Pack - Publication-English
Warranty - 1 Year Courier or Carry-in

Wing126

Configured this:

Processor : AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Processor (2.00GHz, Max Boost up to 4.10GHz, 8 Cores, 8MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64
Operating System Language : Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Productivity Software : Microsoft Office Trial
Memory : 8GB DDR4 3200MHz Onboard
Hard Drive : 512GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Display : 14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 3.0mm Thickness, 300nits, Narrow bezel
Graphics : Integrated Graphics
Color : Graphite Grey
Keyboard : Keyboard Backlit Iron Grey English (UK)
Camera : 720p HD Camera with Array Microphone
Palmrest : PC/ABS
Surface Treatment : Anodizing
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 57Wh
Power Cord : 65W AC Adapter (3pin)-UK
Wireless : Wi-Fi 6 2x2 AX, Bluetooth Version 5.0 or above
Language Pack : Publication-English
Warranty : 1 Year Courier or Carry-in


Totaling at €647.99 with the rewards shop and the 10% newsletter discount. Pretty decent price, pity it won't let me order it without Windows to shave a little more off the cost!

Haven't bitten the bullet with this yet though, Not sure if I should right now.

inyourp

I bought mine yesterday, top spec with 4800U and status changed to - released to manufacturing. Hopefully wait will be short

NewClareman

I'm using the Irish rewards store - with the password on the second page of this thread. When I try and configure either AMD model the screen pops up very briefly and then I get moved on to the software section. There appears to be a red section at the top that states that configuration is not available when getting the discount.

Has anyone else seen this or got suggestions for a workaround?

FFVII

How are people finding theirs?

See comments on hukd about fans never stopping etc and hoping problems are fixed with updates

BJG524

Performance wise is doing everything I want very impressively

The fan is louder than I'd like and pretty regular for me

That would be the only slight complaint

Wing126

BJG524 wrote: »

Performance wise is doing everything I want very impressively

The fan is louder than I'd like and pretty regular for me

That would be the only slight complaint

What do you want out of it? Browsing/Streaming/Word? Light gaming?

Zardoz

FFVII wrote: »

How are people finding theirs?

See comments on hukd about fans never stopping etc and hoping problems are fixed with updates

No idea what laptops they got as mine are very quiet.
The fan comes on for 10-20 secs every so often but its very quiet.
Some people cant be pleased.

Doff

If you are blocking the airflow while doing intense work the fans are going to go insane trying to compensate for the heat being generated. Having a laptop on a duvet while playing a game would be an example. I've found the laptop to be very quiet in comparison to some machines I've used.

my fan kicks in when I'm using it to play ps2 games on an emulator, which i do with it set to high performance

day to day work stuff the fan hardly ever kicks in and i leave it set to powersaver settings without noticing any performance issues

chrisd2019

FFVII wrote: »

How are people finding theirs?

See comments on hukd about fans never stopping etc and hoping problems are fixed with updates

Been using mine 5-6 hours a day for the last month, i charge it up and then use on battery until 15% left, basic browsing, watching youtube, some word processioning. The fan rarely comes on. When it does come on I only hear it if the room is totally silent.
Once it came on when on my lap and stayed on until i put it on a desk, this is possibly because the vents are on the underside.

Great laptop, light, good screen (IPS).

DeepBlue

Esse85 wrote: »

Passcode on page 2 not working for me.
Has anyone else tried it?
Possibly expired.

I'm getting this "sorry it's not you....it's us" after attempting to sign in:



Presumably this is the same for others? I'll try again tomorrow.

Ha Long Bay

DeepBlue wrote: »

I'm getting this "sorry it's not you....it's us" after attempting to sign in:



Presumably this is the same for others? I'll try again tomorrow.

Use EXCLUSIVEWRKIT! as per post below.

sapphade wrote: »

EXCLUSIVEWRKIT!
https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/ierewards/gatekeeper/showpage?toggle=PasscodeGateKeeper

that's the Irish store and passcode . hope it works for those interested

The Ayatolla

Impressed so far with the laptop.

Great battery life, screen is decent. Mostly been using it for web browsing, Youtube, a few Adobe photo and drawing apps.

I always liked Lenovo's keyboards. The trackpad is nice and big too. Fingerprint login works far better than my HP Envy.

Good array of ports - USB-C, yet also has HDMI, SD slot, headphone jack and a few USB-A ports. So no need for an extra dongle really unless I want to ethernet but that's rare.

Installing Windows from scratch is great too, absolutely no Lenovo bloatware etc.

Best 590 quid I have spend in recent years!!

FFVII

The Ayatolla wrote: »

absolutely no Lenovo bloatware etc.

What bloatware is their usually?

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Processor - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
Operating System - Free-DOS
Memory - 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Onboard
Second Hard Drive - 256GB Solid State Drive, M.2 2242, PCIe-NVMe, TLC
Display - 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS, Anti-glare, 3.2mm Thickness, 300nits, Narrow bezel

i reckon thats 560 quid well spent, thanks to OP and everyone who helped out throughout

right lads

say i wanted to explore, at some stage, the option of adding more storage

going by the above can some kind and able soul inform me what connections might be left free/available

or is there a way to find this out in a scan or similar?