Hands on: I tested out the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 – read what I thought of this slim laptop with a big battery
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Despite the competitive price – the range is 649 Inc Inc vat, the core i3-1315U/8GB/256GB specifications are priced at Windows 11 Home – E14 Gen 5 is everything Thinkpad Expected to be. This graphite black Laptop computer Its aluminum cover has the Chrome ThinkPad logo and the “I” with a red highlight, it’s a sign of commercial elegance.
I tested this version with a polycarbonate/ABS cover, but you can choose aluminum. This doesn’t add anything to the price, weighing only 20g, which is one of the laptop’s most attractive features: 1.4kg with 47WH battery, 1.5kg, equipped with 57WH option. However, after using a larger battery, the laptop survived only 48 minutes of 48 minutes in our web surfing test. With this specification, we expect to have 9 hours.
Electricity emissions do not come from Lenovo Extrude the last droplet from the provided core i7-1355u CPU. Although the E14 Gen 5 never missed the beats in my daily use, the benchmark doesn’t lie: Lenovo’s own ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 Scores 8,979 in the multi-core test of Geekbench 6.2 of 8,000. Similarly, in our Handbrake test, the E14 took 10 minutes and 57 seconds to convert our sample 4K video to 1080p, while the X1’s 9 minutes and 5 seconds.
16GB of these two machines Memory And, while the X1 has the advantage of LPDDR5 memory, they are all soldered to the motherboard. Here, 8GB is soldered, but there is an 8GB DIMM that can be replaced with a 32GB module. You can also swap the 512GB provided SSDa short but fast M.2 2242 unit, or specify an additional £60 1TB model when ordered.
E14 continues Lenovo’s excellent tradition keyboardwith fast, deep travel, Chiclet-style keys, trademark red tracking points and lots of spacing. I like to type on and 10fastfingers.com Compared to my average 88wpm, the accuracy is 97% and the accuracy is 91%. The smooth and positioned touchpad adds its attractions.
Like cheap laptops, Lenovo made sacrifices on screen. This is not a broad event, accounting for 65% of SRGB space and 46% of DCI-P3. However, it is strong in other areas: peak brightness is 374CD/m2 Actually it’s 74CD/m2 Lenovo’s claim is more than just an average increment of 0.3 confirming excellent color accuracy. It’s also anti-glare, perfect for office work, and the 1,920 x 1,200 resolution looks sharp on the 14-inch diagonal.
one Camera Perched above the screen, it’s worth choosing the 1080p unit in my machine instead of the 720p option (costs £20). It makes excellent videos under good lighting and even copes with low light conditions. Autofocus and tracking are fast, and using Windows Hello proves a breeze.
The dual microphone is perfect for my voice while keeping the background noise to a minimum and I am very happy with the speakers.
The music has a discernible depth, midrange and high points. “She” with Megan your stallion. House Music Bassline hit hard, without distortion even at the highest volume. Although light and slim – 19mm at the front and 22.7mm at the rear, Lenovo includes a lot of ports. The left side packages two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB-A port, and one HDMI Go out and combine audio jack. The right side has USB-A port, Gigabit Ethernet and Nanokensington lock. The latter adds an impressive roster of security features, a physical cover on the webcam, a self-healing BIOS and an option to have a fingerprint reader built into the power button (£10).
Our price includes all of these options, including Windows 11 Pro, but one of the great things about the association method is that you can customize it. For example, switching to the core i5-1335U saved £200. You might rather spend some of this time extending the one-year extension of the live cover to three years. This has a £210 price tag, but Lenovo often offers generous discounts.
So while battery life commanders are disappointed and we are criticized for the screen and its thorough speed, the E14 Gen 5 adds up to be a powerful choice enterprise Budget. Even if you do cut it to the most basic specifications, it will exude professionalism in the years to come.
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