Full title and basic specs: Lenovo - IdeaPad 1 15" FHD Laptop - Ryzen 5 7520U - 16GB Memory with 256GB SSD Storage - Abyss Blue.
I got this laptop for about 325 USD after taxes and shipping. For the specs I felt like it was a steal, performance wise this completely laps my 2017 i5 Surface Pro . No surprise there, and this is quicker to boot as well. But man if you are considering buying this model let me tell you about its screen. It's probably the worst screen I have ever owned. My 2010 Toshiba I bought about 15 years ago. Had a better screen than this laptop. I will post an image on the drastic color depth or lack thereof. In this image the laptop is on the left and 13+ year old Acer monitor on the right (no HDMI inputs, running it through an adapter). At the current price of this laptop I would steer clear from it, at the 300 bucks I paid for it.I would understand their are compromises. At 580 to 600 bucks no way should a 13+ year old monitor have better color depth than a 2024 laptop. The picture shows it a bit but in person it's horrendous. Having them close to each other the screen looks foggy and has a washy look to it. I find it unacceptable at at its msrp and I would look else where.
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I just bought a Lenovo - IdeaPad 1 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD at Best Buy today. I will just be using it for college school work, casual streaming/web browsing. I did quite a bit of research before hand and this seemed like my best option for under $400. What do you think? what are your experiences with this laptop?
I got the $275 version here: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-100/ideapad-1-gen-7-(15-inch-amd)/len101i0026
The only issue I had with it is that with Ubuntu 22.04, WiFi does not work out of the box. However, if you don't mind a non-LTS version, you can use Ubuntu 23.04 and everything worked without the need for propriety drivers. The BIOS had no issue with booting to the USB and I wiped the Windows S install with zero issues. Everything works fine and is surprisingly fast for the price of the laptop.
Also, as a funny side note, it took me about 20 minutes to "set up" the Windows S install, meanwhile it took me only 15 minutes to wipe and install Linux.
I found this laptop on Best Buy
Lenovo Ideapad 1 15.6" Laptop - Ryzen 7 5700U with 16GB Memory - AMD Radeon Graphics - 512GB SSD
I think they're exclusive to Best Buy but I also want to google reviews and longterm use on these devices before fully committing to one. Also, the specs seem good, but I'm not tech savvy enough to know how all the different parts work together (i.e are the specs just good on paper or are they actually good?). Also the laptop is actually 15.7" so idk if that means the rest of the specs are also a little off or what
any insight?