hey guys, how's it going? so today we are looking at a two-in-one convertible
laptop from Lenovo this is Lenovo flex 14 and it comes in both Intel and AMD
configuration so which one of these two is the best value for your hard-earned
dollars let's find out so forth one hundred five hundred sixty dollars you
can get Lenovo flex 14 with AMD risin 5 processor this is currently the number
one best-selling 2 in 1 laptop on Amazon for additional $200 you can get one with
core i7 the Intel Core i7 processor and this one comes with a discreet NVIDIA
GPU so links to both these configurations are in the description
below and you can click on these links to find the latest price the price will
fluctuate but the Intel one is about $200 more expensive than AMD both Intel
and AMD version they come with a full HD touchscreen display so this is a 1920 by
1080p LED backlit IPS panel the screen pumps out a maximum brightness of 215
its so this is bright enough for indoor use if you are using this laptop indoors
whether it's classroom or office environment even if it's a brightly lit
office environment or a classroom or a conference room you should not have any
problem using this laptop but if you plan to use this laptop outdoors say if
you want to chill out in your backyard and you know do some internet surfing
then you will have trouble and the reason for this is that the panel is
actually a glossy panel so it has lot of glare and reflections even indoors if
you are sitting in say in a couch with a bright window behind you then you are
going to get a lot of reflections but one good thing is that the screen is
completely touch enabled and it also comes with a stylus pencil so Lenovo
calls it an active pen and interestingly the AMD version of this laptop you get
the active pen for free but for some bizarre reason the Intel version does
not you know you don't get the pen for free you have to buy it separate now the
active pen it's pretty useful for students and also for creative
professionals the pen is fairly accurate and it supports palm rejection it's not
as precise as the Apple pen on iPad or the Microsoft Surface pen that you get
on the surface book but it's good enough for taking notes for a sketching or
doodling since lenovo fly folds 360-degrees back the hinge
reliability is very crucial thankfully the hinge on this laptop is really
awesome it has a solid build quality and it should be able to handle all the
stress that comes with it you know a hinge which has a 360 degree foldable
design the tablet mode is really great for consumption like watching Netflix or
YouTube video another good thing is that the battery life on this laptop is
fantastic both Intel and AMD version will give you
about 10 hours of battery life now I did not get 10 hours of battery life I got
about seven to seven and a half hours of battery life under normal usage
conditions and I think for you know for a normal day seven seven and a half
hours that's good enough you know you can call it an all-day battery life now
let's talk about the internal hardware the novoflex 14 it's available in both
Intel and AMD configuration Intel configuration comes with core i7 eight
five five zero you processor unfortunately this isn't the latest
Intel CPU this is actually the 8 to generation KB Lake refresh which was
released at the end of 2017 so that's like more than two years old the AMD
version on the other hand this one is using the Rison five three five zero
zero u processor and this was released at the beginning of 2019 so this is
comparatively a newer processor now let's compare the performance of these
two CPUs so this chart shows the performance rating from past mark
benchmarking software first let's look at the single thread performance so in
the single thread performance intel core i7 is actually almost 17 percent faster
than Rison 5 specifically Intel chip is a scoring 2127 pass mark points versus
the AMD chip which scores 1800 onine points the gap narrows in multi-threaded
benchmarking but Intel still manages to come out ahead it's a narrow victory and
it's about 5% faster than the AMD chip now Intel configuration it also comes
with a faster GPU this is actually external GPU that is the AMD version is
using an internal GPU so the Intel version it comes with nvidia geforce MX
130 am it's paired with the Radeon Vega 8 so in
this chart you can see the comparative performance of both these GPUs so in
most of the synthetic benchmarks in the nvidia MX 130 it's about 15 to 50
percent faster than vega 8 but realistically speaking both these GPUs
are pretty good you can play titles like fortnight and
pop G on both these laptops without any issue 4k video playback from YouTube and
Netflix is smooth there are no drop frames and there are no stutters now
moving on to the system Ram both these laptop configurations they have similar
memory so the system memory is divided into two parts there is a 4gb of onboard
RAM that is soldered to the motherboard the remaining Ram is installed on a
solitary thin slot Intel configuration comes with a total of 16 gig ram while
the AMD version has 12 gig ram so that means you get only one dim slot for ram
upgrade now you can put a maximum of 16gb ram in this dense slot so if you
choose to do so you will be able to boost the total system ram to 20 gb so
that's the 16gb in the slot plus your 4gb of solder ram so you can buy the
compatible ram from amazon i will throw a link in the description below of a
compatible ram which you can buy and max out the memory I honestly don't like the
practice of these manufacturers who solder there am to the motherboard it
would be perfect if they give us 2 Tim slots and you can like put 16 gig memory
in each slot and you know have a total of 32 gig unfortunately you can't do
this on this laptop now when it comes to storage both these laptops have 256 gig
of MB any SSD storage unfortunately there is no extra SATA 3 or MDOT 2 slot
available so if you want to increase the storage you will have to replace this
256 gig SSD with a bigger one so I will throw a link in the description of a
compatible m dot 2 SSD in the description below and you can get that
from Amazon if you are interested in increasing your storage ok now let's
talk about the keyboard so both these laptops they come with
good quality keyboard the keyboard is backlit illuminated which is really
awesome the keyboard feels sturdy and typing experience is pleasant the key
travel is short but understandable due to the thin and light nature of this
laptop the laptop comes with a large trackpad which supports multi finger
gestures it comes with windows precision drivers and supports pinch and zoom
scrolling and all other windows 10 gestures both AMD and intel version come
with fingerprint sensor for password let's login so overall I think Lenovo
flex 14 it's a great laptop not only for students and creative professionals but
for anyone looking for a thin and light laptop now between the Intel and AMD
configuration I would highly recommend the AMD version and you will not only
save $200 but you will not be sacrificing any significant performance
if you plan to game a lot on this laptop then Intel version is a better choice
because it has a discreet NVIDIA GPU but honestly speaking for gaming I would
recommend a gaming laptop so check out my review of a separator Helios 300
which is an excellent budget gaming laptop I will drop a link in the
description to that video review and that would be a better laptop for you if
your goal is to game but if you want a thin and light laptop which has touch
support excellent keyboard excellent trackpad excellent battery life
converted into a tablet mode chill out on your couch watch videos if that's
what you are looking for then Lenovo flex 14 I think this is a really good
laptop so that's it guys hope you found this video useful if you have any
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