Balanced system for creative college bound student
on July 31, 2021
Posted by: Father Mike
from Folsom, CA
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great, well rounded convertible for the price and my college bound student. Nice combination of features, performance, battery life in a nice case that is quiet. Upgradable RAM and SSD provide a bit of future proofing. The case does show fingerprints easily and the built in pen/stylus is too small for large hands. Considering purchasing a larger pen. Would have considered a 15” system if it was offered.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] While I have used technology extensively for my work and at home, I've never purchased a computer just for myself until now. Lightweight, portable, and sturdy, this computer more than meets my needs. The battery life is amazing, and the ability to use the built in pen to have an on the go whiteboard sets this apart for the price.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Constant audio issues with Intel SST/Realtek when watching videos from files or youtube. I don't know why Intel and Realtek had to merge in audio. Just under 3 weeks of using it I've had a BSOD, many instances of loud and short audio hiss with screen turning off (computer still on) right after with the entire computer frozen, or audio drivers crashing. I've never experienced this many problems in any Windows computer before. It's funny how my other "non-windows" computer never has these silly issues in the years I've used it -- it has worked whenever I needed it and however I used it. Such a shame because the computer itself is physically pretty nice. It has the latest gen Intel and ports, and performs well when it works, but what a shame it has these trivial issues..
I wish the trackpad was clickable at any location on the pad, and would like the keyboard keys to have a little more travel or some quiet click-feeling feedback, with a little more firmness needed to push down. I think I've gotten used to the keyboard though and have come to like it a bit however, but the spacebar seems a bit soft feeling compared to other keys. I think that's because it probably just has one silicone button under it in the middle instead of two. Or it could be best resolved by sturdier mechanisms since it is a much larger key.
I've installed a fresh copy of Windows and have updated all drivers using Windows update per Lenovo's instructions, but it has not helped with these issues. I hope they get the driver issues ironed out soon or my payment will be refunded.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, March 4, 2021
Lenovo appreciates all feedback and thank you for taking the time to rate and review our product! We apologize for your inconvenience. For audio concerns, please access this link https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht504841.
Also, please refer to our Technical Support at https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This laptop have a nice CPU, nice display, integrated pen, easily upgraded memory and dual ssd slots. The perfect laptop for me. 14 inches-the perfect size-fits in a bag.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Laptop is great for all my purposes - I use music recording/producing for recreation and its well powered for these memory intensive applications. For work I do some mathematical modeling and its also well powered for that application as well. GRaphics and sound quality are great. Battery power is okay - i changed the power save settings and get a lot more mileage out of it. Very happy with my purchase.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely love this machine - works flawlessly with my eGPU on both Linux and Windows, and I upgraded it to 2.5TB of storage and 40GB of memory. Hits far above its weight - literally!