2024 Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Review - Core Ultra 9 185H + RTX 4050 benchmarks

[@fabianmeintzer9536]

Good review, but please make a note that the RAM is soldered an not „two sticks“ like mentioned at 3:32 . Important information I think! Also RAM speed is 7467MHZ with being soldered, not as written 5600MHZ.

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Thanks. HWinfo was reporting the speed at 2793 Mhz which made me think it was 5600 Mhz. CPU-z reports 3392 Mhz which is more likely to be correct. Indeed, it is soldered. My mistake, I was in automatic mode. Thanks for pointing out my error

[@OWNORDISOWN]

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[@ethnsn]

An actual good review, the amount of effort and details you provide is so helpful

[@JamieR]

Really solid review! Thank you. Just ordered the 16" AMD model with 32gb ram.

[@kadsic]

Is that the one with the discount from B&H Photo?

[@JamieR]

​​​@@kadsicI found it directly on Lenovo Norway's website. It's got a 15% discount. I removed Windows, added to 32gb of ram and chose 6e WiFi card. 13,160kr. Could've added 1tb nvme for +300kr as well. 83D5CTO1WWNO1

[@rishabhkrm]

thank you so much sir. i bought the exact model. your video helped much. thanks again. well elaborated review. ❤

[@OWNORDISOWN]

You are welcome! 😊👍

[@ShrivathsanCS]

Hey! Have you purchased this in India? I would like to know - how is the built quality overall? Are you satisfied with the hinges and trackpad?

[@rishabhkrm]

​@@ShrivathsanCS the built quality is awesome, at par with a macbook air, i am absolutely satisfied with the laptop and trackpad is large and good, but yes the hinges sometimes i feel it wobbles a bit much, but not much of a concern for me cause i mostly use it elevated on a stand on my desk with kb&m. but the screen is ❤. that makes your external monitor look like sh😂t.

[@ShrivathsanCS]

@@rishabhkrm Thanks a lot for the reply, brother!

[@GFXMina]

Hey man! How was your experience? Have you tried playing on it? How does it work? I found one at a good price on Amazon Renewed but I can't find many reviews

[@CPA003]

The reason I was skeptical of buying the ideapad pro 5 was the hinge. I've heard horror stories of the screen falling off the hinge which isn't ideal for a laptop that I was spending 1000+ USD for. I think the hinge of the yoga pro 9i, which is the model up from this, is much better. However, that laptop is much more expensive compared to this one.

[@OWNORDISOWN]

I have the yoga pro 9i in house to review. Nice machine and definitely a step up on build quality. Disappointed that it's not a true yoga in the sense you cannot fold the screen back on itself to use as a tablet. I've has two long term Lenovo, one was the yoga 720 I think it was called and the Legion 7. Both had good hinges.

[@allways_learner]

​@@OWNORDISOWNhow it is working now, i am looking to buy an IdeaPad, I am also concerned about its hinge, more than him. Should I buy or go for other laptop? Please respond to this @admin and @CPA003 @whoever used the IdeaPad Slim and Pro versions.

[@JamieR]

Pro model has much better build along with yoga. They mill the hinge bracket directly in the lid.

[@rishabhkrm]

thin and light laptop, + casual gaming option + best display. this laptop is a beast for the price. the ram is 32 gig 7467mhz by the way

[@Acey_Ace13]

whats the battery life youre getting on the laptop?

[@tanayjain8211]

What about the oled burn in on this laptop(or any oled laptop)? Is it still a major concern now?

[@rishabhkrm]

liked and subbed. best review 👍

[@lahirulowe4752]

did you notice any color fringing issues as the monitor being oled?

[@rishabhkrm]

no still using it fine after months, i just came back to this video, for checking if my laptop has extra ssd slot or not 😂

[@rishabhkrm]

​@@lahirulowe4752i absolutely loved the oled, I don't think now i can ever go back to non oled screen laptop/monitor ever now

[@lahirulowe4752]

@@rishabhkrm awesome! Happy to know man!

[@rohithkumar5484]

Is these laptop best for editing and vfx

[@lahirulowe4752]

did you notice any color fringing issues as the monitor being oled?

[@CryptoFeeders]

ssd upgradable ? is that normal nvme ssd or small factor?

[@andreassyseth1765]

Hi, Greate review man! Lenovo offers the Ideapad Pro 5 16inch,16gb ram, RTX 4050 6gb, 512 gb ssd, AMD 8845hs, Glossy non-touch OLED 1200p for 930 USD My only concern is the speakers on this. I could also get the Yoga Pro 9i 16inch, 32 gb ram, RTX 4060 8gb, 1 tb ssd, Intel 185h, Glossy mini-Led touch for 1700 USD Any recomendations?

[@rintomura2025]

Get the yoga it has better specs

[@enyejiapono2413]

I will rather go for the ryzen model. The ryzen model is easily on par with the intel, it is cheaper and has more configurations. I don't think in real life use, the intel will be that much faster. I don't care much about thunderbolt 4 so I will rather save the extra $100😁😁😁

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Yes, my thoughts too 👍

[@Afronaut64]

Only problem is that the AMD model only has 16GB RAM max

[@OWNORDISOWN]

​@@Afronaut64yeah, that sucks

[@jawahar2107]

Is this available on the Lenovo site ?

[@OWNORDISOWN]

It should be

[@stevewright6617]

Do these still have the hinge issues?

[@OWNORDISOWN]

I don't know. Might want to see if there are any recent reddit posts about it

[@siyzerix]

Great review stephen. My god, these cpu names. I give up. Finally! Nice to see oled options. That too glossy! Do you think these core ultra chips run cooler than ryzen like its been the case so far? But this laptop isn't worth it at $1500. Max, $1000. Ideally should be $800. And a 6gb gpu is unacceptable for such a device. Should've had a 4060 minimum

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Yeah, it's way too expensive as is the case with many laptops these days... The 185H certainly seems to run quite cool - only needing two heatpipies and two heatsinks. Would be interesting to see it paired with a 175w 4080...

[@siyzerix]

@@OWNORDISOWN Oh yeah, I noticed that. But its performance is quite disappointing. Doesn't seem to be much better than a i7 12700h.

[@OWNORDISOWN]

​@@siyzerixtrue. It costs $200 more than the 12700h too 🤔

[@siyzerix]

@@OWNORDISOWN You know, I thought a newer i9 would beat a 2-3 generation old i7. Are we going backwards? Seriously feels like that. I would LOVE if you just made a video just highlighting all this. I swear, laptop parts are getting worse and worse, and nobody is calling it out. You're the only one would can

[@OWNORDISOWN]

​@@siyzerixyes I will. I'm going to do more discussion videos because review videos are not getting many views...

[@kasico]

Watching this video first so I can get more impressed with the Legion 7i pro 😂

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Lol

[@Selimify]

I really hate the new AI chips lineup also they manage to make Core Ultra worse then their predecessor Cpu's still prefer 14900Hx over this weak ai cpu thing. I hope Arrow Lake make a better comeback i wish they didn't disabled hyperthreading but i hope it worth the wait. Otherwise if Snapdragon makes a improvement and manage to adapt x86 within 1 or 2 years I might look for a laptop with snapdragon cpu and Nvidia Gpu if it exists eventually.

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Yes, that would be awesome. Imagine a 4080 laptop with perhaps 10 hour battery life

[@Selimify]

@@OWNORDISOWN Honestly I am more into mobile performance rather than battery life if I could just have desktop system I am up for it but nowadays I just can't have it that way simply because I have to attend places that requires me to bring my machine honestly I don't mind carrying 18 inch device with me i got used to carry things heavier than that as long as I got the performance I need. I was looking into XMG Neo Oasis 17 but I want to wait for the future models that thing with watercooler can boost up more than Msi Titan with water cooler still you are getting decent performance without cooler as well only caviar is plug-unplug drain the water and buy distilled water once a time still needs some time to improve or maybe i will see better options in future no clue.

[@siyzerix]

​@@OWNORDISOWNWell, oem's don't pair a ryzen 7/9 hs cpu with a full power 4080/90 for good perf and battery life, why would they for snapdragon? People have to actually create a backlash to force oem's to make sensible configurations.

[@reyeshonorio9190]

hi dad, how u doin´?

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Hey Son, been a long time.

[@harigovindsrfortechnology]

😮

[@allways_learner]

😂​@@harigovindsrfortechnology

[@markdove5930]

Can it handle ps3 the cheap one?

[@OWNORDISOWN]

RPCS3 emulator?

[@markdove5930]

​@@OWNORDISOWNyes

[@AA-waitforyouforever]

1st❤

[@mr.duckyup4416]

Hello I just recently purchased this due the fact I ran my old laptop into the ground ( 2014 Mac ) I was wondering if this could run games like cyber punk or eldin ring ? Any help would be appreciated!

[@nikhilrmahi]

on this u can easily play elden rings you can also play cyberpunk but i not on the highest settings.

[@nefelh83]

Nowadays, most laptops come with a soldered ram and that means no ability for repair or upgrade. This should be taken into consideration. You pay a lot of money for something, in case needed, cannot be repaired. Most reviewers fail (?) to mention that.

[@OWNORDISOWN]

Most gaming laptops don't have soldered RAM.