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The above Yoga and ThinkPad examples can be considered mainstream and for professional users, respectively. For more budget-conscious consumers, the Lenovo IdeaTab A series is a more barebones affair without the fancier chassis or features. Thus, the A10...
Thin and lightweight, Good system performance for the price, Great visibility outdoors, Large 10.1-inch IPS display, Bright screen, MicroSD slot, Optional SIM/ 3G, Android 4.2 with promised update to 4.4 KitKat, Rubberized back has a high quality feel, Lo...
Display is slightly blurry, Poor color accuracy at higher saturation levels, Low 150 PPI; No higher resolution options, Creaking of the case, No video-out support, Volume buttons can sometimes become stuck, Little to no bass, Unimpressive front and rear c...
Lenovo A10 TabletFor an inexpensive 10.1-inch tablet, the Lenovo A10 hits the mark on several aspects that many other budget tablets almost always miss. It has an IPS panel, sufficiently powerful SoC, large and bright glass-covered display, front and rear...
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pcper.com Updated: 2016-10-21 02:56:40
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Contortionist PCs are a big deal these days as convertible models take the stage to help bridge the gap between notebook and tablet. But not everyone wants to drop a grand on a convertible, and not everyone wants a 12-inch notebook, either. Meanwhil...
Between the Yoga line, the ThinkPad Twist, and the ThinkPad Helix, Lenovo's been targeting all quadrants of the convertible spectrum pretty ferociously. Now, with the introduction of the IdeaPad Flex 14, there's yet another option available, and with its...
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mobilephonereviewss.com Updated: 2016-10-21 02:56:40
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with the robust, though somewhat overbuilt looking Lenovo Flex hinge, except that losing tablet mode and having a more awkward tent mode take away more than 25% of the appeal. It can still open completely flat to 180 degre...
The Lenovo Flex 14 offers Windows 8 convertible goodness to the mid-priced market. The challenge is that this is an increasingly crowded space with ASUS, HP and Dell encroaching. The Flex brings its sturdy and shape-shifting hinge to the table, but tha...
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twitter: @lisagade) The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 is the company's Yoga offshoot. We can't blame Lenovo for capitalizing on their very popular and versatile hinge design: the Yoga 11, Yoga 11s, Yoga 13, Yoga 2 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga are excellent product...
Works both in laptop and presentation modes. Has 3 USB ports and Ethernet...
Plastic casing doesn't look classy, higher end configs are overshadowed by Lenovo's popular Yoga products that have better specs...
The Lenovo Flex 14 offers Windows 8 convertible goodness to the mid-priced market. The challenge is that this is an increasingly crowded space with ASUS, HP and Dell encroaching. The Flex brings its sturdy and shape-shifting hinge to the table, but th...
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Lenovo manufactures a lot of notebooks, but the supremely thin ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Lenovo's notebook/tablet hybrid, the IdeaPad Yoga 11S have achieved near-icon status. The IdeaPad Flex 14 takes design cues from both, resulting in a relatively slim, mo...
Removable battery, Solid benchmark performances, Very good battery life...
Limited storage, Heavy for a thin-and-light, No 5GHz Wi-Fi, Only 100 mbps ethernet...
The IdeaPad Flex 14 is a compelling option for consumers and small businesses that want a budget-priced, touch-capable Windows 8 notebook...
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Lenovo has seen the future, and the future is hinges. Or so it thinks.As the industry continues to try to distinguish laptops from tablets, many manufacturers are focused on giving notebook PCs enhanced flexibility without sacrificing power. With the new...
Overall good performance, and exceptional battery life. Sturdy chassis. Dragon Assistant comes preinstalled, so you can you navigate by voice (but not dictate memos). Solid audio...
Halfbaked hinge design. Rickety touchpad. Rotten viewing angles, a low resolution, and a dim LCD will have you rubbing your eyes...
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The launch models all make use of an Intel Haswell CPU, 1366 x 768 resolution display and integrated HD 4400 graphics. Main differences between the models include the RAM and storage solution as simplified in the table below. The model in review is the hi...
Brushed aluminum, rubberized matte surfaces and glossy plastic all in one, Fast system performance (for the SSD model), Moderately easy to access internal components, Appealing design for the price, Overall good build quality, Available mSATA slot, Large...
CPU Turbo Boost is disabled if running on batteries, Brightness not suitable for outdoor use, Attracts fingerprints and grease easily, CPU suffers slightly from throttling, Keyboard keys feel very light, No higher resolution options, Lid quality could be...
Lenovo Flex 14The Flex 14 was made to be a a home or indoor notebook and it fits this category well. It is lighter than the IdeaPad U410 Touch Ultrabook with an arguably sleeker design and a good battery life for classroom or library work. System performa...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2016-10-21 02:56:40
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How much is 60 degrees worth to you? The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 is a lower-cost and less flexible version of the company's popular convertible. The 13.3-inch Yoga lets you rotate its screen back a full 360 degrees to use the system (screen facing up...
Long-running battery, Strong application performance, Big audio output...
Falls short of rotating into tablet mode, Dull, low-resolution screen, Cheap touch pad...
Even if you don't think you'll rotate its screen back 300 degrees and use the touch-screen stand mode, the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 is a contender among budget laptops...
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Lenovo announced one of its newest notebooks just last month, the Lenovo Flex 14 and Flex 15, which is yet another portable computer in their stable of devices that is able to offer a not-so traditional experience. We’ve seen the ThinkPad Twist and th...
Lenovo certainly put some thought into its Flex series of ultrabooks, although we still can't see why anyone would want to own something this specific. We've seen hybrid notebooks that allow you to either shift and chance the computer to offer multiple us...
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Lenovo looks to offer some of the utility found from its popular Yoga covetable laptop line at a more affordable price with the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14. With its 300 degree rotating display hinge design the Flex isn't nearly as nimble as the Yoga, but the...
Strong Performance, Long Battery Life, Responsive SSD...
Expensive, Poor Display Quality...
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 finds itself awkwardly in the middle: it fails to match the utility offered by the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga and other convertible notebooks, but it's also more expensive than most competing standard notebooks.While the Flex 14 may be...
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Lenovo over the last 2 years has changed the PC landscape, when other said the PC market is on a decline. to their credit, they have been the only ones to stay profitable but creating new and innovative devices that have ushered changed in the PC, laptop...
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Lenovo has introduced a new range of laptops that can fold over and beyond 180-degrees, but instead of re-using the “Yoga” name, they call it “Flex”. Here's a brief comparison between the 2 product ranges.No Tablet Mode Unlike Yoga, the Flex can only fold...
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Decent home convertible. Lenovo's Ideapad Flex 14API features a Ryzen 5 APU, dual-channel RAM, and an NVMe SSD. In addition to finger input its IPS touchscreen display also supports the optional Lenovo Active Pen 2...
IPS display, decent system performance, NVMe SSD, backlit keyboard, stylus support...
dim low-contrast display, poor color space coverage, mediocre Wi-Fi performance, no DisplayPort via USB-C, no USB-C power delivery...
Lenovo Ideapad Flex 14API. Review unit courtesy of Cyberport.Lenovo's Ideapad Flex 14API is equipped with a powerful Ryzen 5 3500U APU. In Cinebench R15 the CPU was significantly faster than the Core i5-8265U quad-core CPU that the otherwise identical Len...
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One of the best things about Intel's 10th-gen Ice Lake processors is that we're seeing much cheaper prices for laptops powered by 8th-gen Intel CPUs, and here's a case in point. The Lenovo IdeaPad 6 14 manages to pack in a quad-core Core i5 chip and a ful...
Impressive quad-core performance for the price, Comfy keyboard and trackpad, Solid viewing angles on the touchscreen display...
Mediocre battery life, Dim display...
Lenovo's IdeaPad 6 14 packs a quad-core CPU and a full-HD touchscreen into a 2-in-1 form factor. Its battery and display could be better, but for the bargain price, you're still getting a lot...
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Lenovo is best known for its legendary business notebooks, but the company also offers a number of more casual devices for consumers with modest needs and budgets. One of the newest models among these more modest offerings is the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 (2...
Premium design despite low cost, Crisp display and solid keyboard, Fast-charging support and USB-C, Flexibility of a Yoga laptop, Fingerprint sensor and webcam shutter...
It's a bit heavy for commuters, Screen is a bit dim at 250 nits, Doesn't use USB-C charger...
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 is a middle tier laptop arriving amid the company's latest and greater business notebooks. With a 14-inch display, appealing design, and a variety of notable features (USB-C, webcam shutter, etc.), the Flex 14 holds a special ap...
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One thing Lenovo does an excellent job at is creating laptops. They're usually light, thin, sleek looking, and can be powerful depending on the model you purchase. The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 2-in-1 laptop offers some pretty decent specifications while als...
Great design, Good battery life, Affordable starting price, Decent performance, Quiet fan under heavier workloads...
Slow boot up times, Display can be a little too dim, Trackpad takes a bit of getting used to, Sound a bit on the quiet end...
At the end of the day, the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 2-in-1 laptop is a great laptop and worth picking up. You can't look away from that affordable starting price of US$359.99 and the specs that come with it. Sure, there were a few things that you can take a...
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Middle-of-the-road. The 2019 model Lenovo Flex 14 offers a decent amount of performance considering its USD $800 price tag. While it fails to stand out in any meaningful way, it is still an overall good bang-for-the-buck convertible...
solid build, good selection of ports, responsive touch screen, reasonably quiet when under load...
processor sleep issues, dim screen, shallow keyboard...
Good, but there are better optionsThe Lenovo Flex 14 is a mixed bag. Its strongest areas lie in battery life and storage speed. It is difficult to find a laptop with an NVMe drive at the $800 price point, and the fact that the Flex 14 lasts all day on...
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Lenovo's Flex 6 14 is a convertible that just doesn't seem to have any compromises. In a polycarbonate and aluminum body, it includes an eighth-gen Core i5 processor along with discrete graphics. It even comes with a Lenovo Active Pen, and it all costs $7...
If you're looking for a great Windows 10 PC and you're looking to spend under $1,000, I really can't think of anything better than the Lenovo Flex 6 14. It's really the best you can get at its price point of $799.Obviously, it's not perfect. There's no op...
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One of the cheapest thin-and-light convertibles we've tested to pack in a quad-core 8th-generation Intel CPU, the Lenovo Flex 6 14 boasts peppy productivity performance and solid battery life for a relatively budget price. Unfortunately, the Flex comes sa...
Relatively thin and light, Budget price tag, Peppy productivity performance...
Dim display, Disappointing graphics performance...
Sure, it's amazing that you can now snag an ultraportable 2-in-1 with a quad-core Intel CPU and discrete GPU for just $800, but the Lenovo Flex 6 14's dim screen and disappointing graphics performance count as major drawbacks.To comment on this article an...
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Cheaper alternative. For those seeking reasonable performance and convertible flexibility but unwilling to spend the big bucks on category leaders, Lenovo's $800 Flex 6 14—equipped with its 8th-gen Core i5, MX130 GPU, and NVMe SSD—might be just the ticket...
good CPU performance, reasonably fast NVMe SSD, above average GPU performance for its class, active stylus is an option, strong wireless network connection speeds...
casing stability suffers due to primarily plastic construction, lackluster keyboard quality, glossy display with subpar brightness, pwm in use at lower brightness settings, weak speakers with low volume...
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The 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 6 ($809 as tested; starting at $470) is a 2-in-1 that aims to offer a lot without breaking the bank. With an 8th-gen Intel Core i5 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce MX130 GPU, this system packs enough speed to enable solid productivit...
Speedy performance, Nvidia graphics, Attractive minimalist design, Snappy keyboard...
Short battery life, Dim display...
The Lenovo Flex 6 is a speedy, well-designed convertible laptop for a reasonable price...
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The Flex series of IdeaPad convertible laptops from Lenovo is all about offering a similar experience to what you'd find with the Yoga lineup, albeit at a far cheaper price. I reviewed the 15-inch Flex 5 last year and came away impressed with what was on...
Keyboard and touchpad are stellar, Great performance, Premium design and solid build, Decent selection of ports...
Costs were cut on the display, A bit heavy for a tablet, Battery won't last through a workday...
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We all know that when it comes to portability, laptops are the best choice. But for that portability, if you want to get a good laptop, you'll have to pay a lot of bucks for it. While many personal computers come with great specs and without breaking the...
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The Lenovo Ideapad Flex 14 features a 2-in-1 convertible design wherein the laptop can also be used as a tablet. It offers good battery life and decent performance thanks to the AMD Ryzen 5 processor, which is coupled with 12GB of DDR4 RAM. The backlit ke...
14-inch FHD touchscreen display, Convertible 2-in-1 design with tablet mode, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor...
USB C port can't be used for charging...
The Lenovo Ideapad Flex 14 is an excellent laptop for students as well as professionals who're on the lookout for something light and powerful. The 14-inch FHD touch display is a delight to use, the 360 degree hinge allows it to be used in tablet mode, an...
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