Good review. this is a nice laptop. I just saw it at Costco ideapad Pro 5i 16" Ultra 9, 32 GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD, AND OLED NVIDIA RTX 4050 6GB... I think I'm going to buy it...
Your questions are indeed valid, but in this initial hands-on review, I've primarily focused on first impressions rather than delving deeply into the components and upgradeability. Have a look here; you might find it helpful: psref.lenovo.com/Product/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Pro_5_14IMH9
@@Decoding_Labs thanks for the link but none in that for USA... ok I think I finally filtered out links to get it... thanks never seen the PSREF site before...
Nice review. One question though: is that display glossy or matte? Really if it were matte I'd be a dealbreaker for me. The product page says "reflective" but every other review but yours seems to have a matte display. Since you're in Germany and I'm in Portugal, the model is probably the same. So, just to make sure, this display is glossy right?
Hi, thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Yes I can confirmed that unit in the video had glossy panel, but you need to go for and OLED in order to get glossy panel. IPS versions come with matte screen
how much TOPS does it score? teraflops operations per second? since this is a well equipped laptop, i want to compare it with a macbook pro/new ipad pro
I can't comment on TOPS as I don't have the review unit anymore but Meteor Lake in general scores around 10TOPS for it's NPU core. It's definitely not your Copilot+ PC if that's what you are after.
@@Decoding_Labs please help me choose between hp omen 16, 14th gen i7 . ... Or custom build Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5, everything maxed, ex: ultra 9 185H, 32gb ram, rtx4050 6gb, OLED 2k touch screen
And how about PWM on this OLED panel? Especially on brightness below 50%, and more especially on 10% and 0% of brightness? Without information about PWM its maybe harmful on eyes, especially for kids and young people.
Hi, I went back and checked on this with Lenovo, and you are indeed correct: they are not front-firing speakers, despite having speaker grills on top; they are down-firing.
Sir does it support windows studio effect in webcam because it has ultra series cpu with dedicated npu .And other variant of this laptop like slim i or ideapad 5i support windows studio effect.
@@Decoding_Labsis 5i different from 5? In Spain is around 920€, which is a real deal, but I don't see differences anywhere and psref doesn't show it yet
Now, this is my favorite topic. On PCs, fans are very rarely off, but I must say that Meteor Lake is the first platform in years where I can confirm that the PC can stay very quiet for most tasks, and even while gaming or under heavy workloads. Based on my extensive testing, there's no more jet engine noise! As far as battery life is concerned, I wasn't permitted to conduct any extensive tests on it, since this Ideapad was an engineering sample. However, once I have access to a retail unit, I plan to thoroughly evaluate battery performance under various conditions and share the results with you. Stay tuned for a more detailed analysis in the future.
Hey thanks for answering, can u please help me, should I choose legion slim 5 or ideapad pro 5 both amd r7 8845HS…. My use case is normal student no heavy gaming mostly college work and Microsoft office. I do want a good display to consume content as well. U can also suggest another laptop apart from these two.
@@gamebred1253 Hi, for your purpose i think Ideapad Pro 5 would be a better option as Legion Slim 5 is designed with gaming on mind first and then portability second (this includes things like battery life, thermal design and thickness of laptop)
@@Decoding_LabsLooking into your description you say "Dive into our comprehensive review of the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 14 - the potential game-changer in the mid-range laptop market for 2024.". So I am not sure what you are talking about.
Thank you for a great video! I don't want to sound like an a-hole but that mick is not supposed to be used so close to the source. You can get away with it if you put a highpass-filter on it(post processing). But for the best result, back ut up a bit and gain it up to compensate for the volume drop.
Glad you liked the video! And thanks for the tip. I've already tried to implement this in the latest video on my channel, and I will keep that in mind.
It really depends on what you are looking for, my friend. While MacBook may be more expensive, it can offer you a great experience with the benefits of an ARM-based chip and strong ecosystem integration. On the other hand, Ideapad offers the latest and greatest from the Windows world, with much-improved Meteor Lake CPU, OLED panel, and more ports.
And for all the curious ones, the intel laptop are piece of shit, the 8845hs terrorize every intel chips (125h 155h even the 185h) and the igpu is WAY better
I am actually owning this device (the version with the i7 and rtx 3050). Its a good device but the biggest downsides are in my opinion the battery life and the soldered ram. I'm getting a battery life of around 2-6 hours depending on display brightness (my device has a 3k ips display). That's pretty less for a new laptop. However, its a powerful device though. It works well with windows and ubuntu.
@@dezaremos5944 generally based on many Core Ultra laptops I've tested, battery life is better than on let's say Raptor Lake or Alder Lake but AMD is still ahead here
I just ordered mine with ultra 5 with 32gb ram and 1tb SSD
Good review. this is a nice laptop. I just saw it at Costco ideapad Pro 5i 16" Ultra 9, 32 GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD, AND OLED NVIDIA RTX 4050 6GB... I think I'm going to buy it...
Go for it, I'm sure you would be happy with it especially with that OLED panel
I just bought that one at Costco today ❤. Loving it!!
Would appreciate a view of the motherboard (open up the back) and discuss any upgradability potential / limitations of SSD / RAM / Wireless / etc
Your questions are indeed valid, but in this initial hands-on review, I've primarily focused on first impressions rather than delving deeply into the components and upgradeability. Have a look here; you might find it helpful: psref.lenovo.com/Product/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Pro_5_14IMH9
@@Decoding_Labs thanks for the link but none in that for USA... ok I think I finally filtered out links to get it... thanks never seen the PSREF site before...
Nice review. One question though: is that display glossy or matte? Really if it were matte I'd be a dealbreaker for me. The product page says "reflective" but every other review but yours seems to have a matte display. Since you're in Germany and I'm in Portugal, the model is probably the same. So, just to make sure, this display is glossy right?
Hi, thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Yes I can confirmed that unit in the video had glossy panel, but you need to go for and OLED in order to get glossy panel. IPS versions come with matte screen
Can you do full review for this model? Im searching all over youtube, no single review on this laptop.
I might do so in the future, I don't have the unit anymore but I can request it for next gen
i was using IdeaPad pro 5 since Dec 2021. it was an excellent laptop but unfortunately, I broke the screen and'm considering upgrading to this one.
Go for it! But make sure to get an OLED version
Is the OLED screen glossy ? Are all OLED screens across brands glossy or are there some OLEDs that come with a matte screen ?
This one is glossy but there are models with matte screen either IPS or if you want matte OLED there are plenty of ThinkPads
how much TOPS does it score? teraflops operations per second? since this is a well equipped laptop, i want to compare it with a macbook pro/new ipad pro
I can't comment on TOPS as I don't have the review unit anymore but Meteor Lake in general scores around 10TOPS for it's NPU core. It's definitely not your Copilot+ PC if that's what you are after.
does this open 180 degree ?
yes it does
@@Decoding_Labs please help me choose between hp omen 16, 14th gen i7 . ... Or custom build Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5, everything maxed, ex: ultra 9 185H, 32gb ram, rtx4050 6gb, OLED 2k touch screen
@@vatsnitishjha can't comment on Omen as I've never tested it but I would definitely pick OLED over anything else
And how about PWM on this OLED panel? Especially on brightness below 50%, and more especially on 10% and 0% of brightness? Without information about PWM its maybe harmful on eyes, especially for kids and young people.
it's the same panel widely available during 2023, if you are sensitive to PWM you can't enjoy OLED benefits
Garbage oled panels with pwm flickering screenshot now coming to the Laptops aswell
Does aluminum feel like Macbook materials on touch?
it's an aluminum so yes it does feel very much identical, but I'm not sure what they use to apply the color finish.
@@Decoding_Labs thanks :D
not available in oled config here (yet), i hate how they put new laptops on the website without everything available, same goes for yoga pro 7
Battery capacity? Weight? So-so speakers? HDMI 2.0? Not for me. Thanks for the effort, though.
Fair enough!
Hi, are you sure about the front-firing speakers, I mean there is no mention of it anywhere on the Lenovo website.
Hi, I went back and checked on this with Lenovo, and you are indeed correct: they are not front-firing speakers, despite having speaker grills on top; they are down-firing.
Sir does it support windows studio effect in webcam because it has ultra series cpu with dedicated npu .And other variant of this laptop like slim i or ideapad 5i support windows studio effect.
Wait.
Did you say GLASS TRACKPAD????
Edit: Wait. Again.
This is not the same as Ideapad Pro 5i ?
Correct, glass trackpad: psref.lenovo.com/Product/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Pro_5_14IMH9
@@Decoding_Labsis 5i different from 5?
In Spain is around 920€, which is a real deal, but I don't see differences anywhere and psref doesn't show it yet
@@JoaquinVacas "i" stands for Intel in catalogue name, check what generation of CPU model you want has
AMD version has a plastic touchpad.
@@weissbu ew. Thanks for the info!
any serious thorough battery testing?
I wasn't allowed to do that on engineering sample
well, so it is not good is it? @@Decoding_Labs
Could you please comment on fan noise and battery life? Are the fans off when watching RUclips?
Now, this is my favorite topic. On PCs, fans are very rarely off, but I must say that Meteor Lake is the first platform in years where I can confirm that the PC can stay very quiet for most tasks, and even while gaming or under heavy workloads. Based on my extensive testing, there's no more jet engine noise!
As far as battery life is concerned, I wasn't permitted to conduct any extensive tests on it, since this Ideapad was an engineering sample. However, once I have access to a retail unit, I plan to thoroughly evaluate battery performance under various conditions and share the results with you. Stay tuned for a more detailed analysis in the future.
@@Decoding_Labs thats great to hear, since fan noise was always the one flaw this machine had.
What's the weight? Could you share a snap of the inside?
around 1.46kg depends on config of corse, Sorry can't take the snap for you I don't have the laptop anymore
Should I go for amd version or Intel?
if you want longer battery life and cooler system go for AMD, if you want slightly better performance per W go for Intel
Hey thanks for answering, can u please help me, should I choose legion slim 5 or ideapad pro 5 both amd r7 8845HS…. My use case is normal student no heavy gaming mostly college work and Microsoft office. I do want a good display to consume content as well. U can also suggest another laptop apart from these two.
@@gamebred1253 Hi, for your purpose i think Ideapad Pro 5 would be a better option as Legion Slim 5 is designed with gaming on mind first and then portability second (this includes things like battery life, thermal design and thickness of laptop)
that's not review that's general talking without any performance and battery testing
This is true. Video was just a fancy reading of the lenovo specsheet. No numbers, no efficiency claims, no comparisons with stats. Fancy advert.
@@JoseMariArceta That's why it's called "first look", it an engineering sample and I wasn't allowed to run any benchmarks
@@Decoding_LabsLooking into your description you say "Dive into our comprehensive review of the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 14 - the potential game-changer in the mid-range laptop market for 2024.". So I am not sure what you are talking about.
Is this evo certified as well?
yes it is
Thank you for a great video! I don't want to sound like an a-hole but that mick is not supposed to be used so close to the source. You can get away with it if you put a highpass-filter on it(post processing). But for the best result, back ut up a bit and gain it up to compensate for the volume drop.
Glad you liked the video! And thanks for the tip. I've already tried to implement this in the latest video on my channel, and I will keep that in mind.
Does this support HDR?
yes it is HDR400 certified
Jadi bagusan mana, mackbook m2 atau ideapad pro 5
It really depends on what you are looking for, my friend. While MacBook may be more expensive, it can offer you a great experience with the benefits of an ARM-based chip and strong ecosystem integration. On the other hand, Ideapad offers the latest and greatest from the Windows world, with much-improved Meteor Lake CPU, OLED panel, and more ports.
@Decoding_YT which one do you recommend more for coding?
@@adijelekk1711 MacBook all the way 😅
I wish you showed us audio example for this laptop speakers...
Sorry mate I was not allowed as it was only an engeneering sample
@@Decoding_Labs Is speakers are good? loud enough?
Calling this a review, no benchmarks and actual tests . Pass
Where does it say it's a review?
"First look"
He said camera and showed privacy shutter
And for all the curious ones, the intel laptop are piece of shit, the 8845hs terrorize every intel chips (125h 155h even the 185h) and the igpu is WAY better
@@labaningombam8556 description days in depth review
I am actually owning this device (the version with the i7 and rtx 3050). Its a good device but the biggest downsides are in my opinion the battery life and the soldered ram. I'm getting a battery life of around 2-6 hours depending on display brightness (my device has a 3k ips display).
That's pretty less for a new laptop. However, its a powerful device though. It works well with windows and ubuntu.
totally agree on the battery life aspect. There seems to be a pattern with Intel based systems lately
@@Decoding_Labs I thought the Core Ultra has better battery life than the i series intels ..
@@dezaremos5944 generally based on many Core Ultra laptops I've tested, battery life is better than on let's say Raptor Lake or Alder Lake but AMD is still ahead here
Ду ю спик инглиш?
Yeah! I do!