I made it to 64 words per minute with a 91% accuracy, which is 10wpm faster than I normally type on my Corsair Strafe keyboard.

While writing this review, I periodically switched over to 10fastfingers to see how comfortable I was getting. If anything, it was the smaller size of the keyboard that took time to get used to more than anything. Yes, the keyboard was more shallow than I'm used to, but the keys’ actuation was met with a tactile click at the end. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the comfortable typing experience that awaited me on the Flex 5. Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 keyboard and touchpadĪs someone who typically uses a mechanical keyboard for everyday tasks, I was ready to be thrown off my rhythm by a more shallow keyboard. It wasn’t long before I was reaching for a cloth to wipe away fingerprints and smudges. However, I really wish Lenovo had included a pen with this system. Both responsive and intuitive, I often found myself scrolling through web pages using the screen instead of the trackpad.

Even the Spin 3 (279 nits) and Yoga C740 (250 nits) get brighter, and we knocked those laptops for having dim panels.Ĭomplaints on the dull colors and brightness aside, I enjoyed the touchscreen on this device. That isn't surprising considering the display covers only 45% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, a far cry from the 68.9% mainstream average and Yoga C740 (79%), Spin 3 (63%), and the Envy x360 13 (77%).Īccording to our tests, the IdeaPad Flex 5’s display brightness reached only 200 nits which is dim compared to the mainstream laptop average of 290 nits and the Envy x360 13 (364 nits). The color coverage was a bit better in the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora game trailer the blues and purples appeared bright and vibrant, but again, the reds and oranges were subdued.

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