Sleek with its thin and lightweight silver aluminum design, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 (81YM00AWFR) is a portable laptop with 9 hours of battery life. Equipped with a 15-inch Full HD anti-glare screen, it is based on 8 GB of RAM as well as an AMD Hexa Core Ryzen 5 Renoir processor with Radeon Vega 6 graphics for good performance in current use and the capacity to take in charge of light games. In addition, this versatile laptop PC benefits from enhanced responsiveness thanks to its fast SSD storage, a backlit keyboard, a biometric reader or even Wi-Fi ax and USB-C connectivity.
Specifications of Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 (81YM00AUFR)
| Screen (s) | 14 “Full HD LED 45% NTSC 250 cd / m² (1920×1080, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Renoir (2.3 GHz, 6 cores) |
| RAM installed | 8 GB (soldered) DDR4 3200MHz |
| Graphic card | AMD Radeon Vega 6 integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 512 GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242) |
| Connectivity | 2 USB 3.0 (1 Always On) 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 1.4b |
| Network | Wi-Fi ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Backlit Keyboard | Yes |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Dolby Audio Premium |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
| Autonomy announced / Battery | 9 hours / Li-Polymer 56.5Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.39 Kg / 321.57 x 211.59 x 17.9-19.9 |
Chassis, connectors, screen of Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 (81YM00AUFR)
It sports an elegant and discreet design with its thin and light aluminum shell chassis in Platinum Gray design.
This versatile laptop PC is equipped with good connectivity with its USB-C, its wireless Wi-Fi ax modules ( more recent and efficient than Wi-Fi ac ) and Bluetooth 5.1 for remote connections and communications, sound audio port, its practical HDMI video output for easy connection to a TV or monitor or even its 3 USBs including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if the USB 3.0 peripherals are plugged into it.
As a fingerprint reader is integrated, we can authenticate biometrically via Windows Hello technology.
In addition, we appreciate being able to backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard because it is very practical to better distinguish them in the event of limited ambient light.
Lovers of videos and more generally of High Definition content will appreciate that the screen adopts a 16: 9 format associated with a precise Full HD definition. Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen is also more readable in a bright environment (eg outdoors) than a shiny panel.
Performance, autonomy of Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 (81YM00AUFR)
The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ARE05 (81YM00AUFR) is a thin and light 15-inch High Definition laptop designed for everyday versatile use on the go.
Nomads will appreciate being able to easily transport this PC thanks to its compactness, finesse and lightness. And all the more so since it can last several hours on battery power away from a power outlet with its autonomy of about 9 hours in light use.
To do this, it relies on energy-efficient components such as its SSD storage which is more energy efficient than a hard drive but also more robust, silent and much faster.
In concrete terms, the SSD guarantees much better fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis than a simple hard drive. This implies in particular much faster starts / stops, processing and launches of applications, or even a faster arrival on the cards of online games.
Because it is possible to play light titles on this elegant and discreet aluminum laptop PC thanks to the Radeon Vega 6 graphics solution integrated into the processor.
This is a Hexa Core AMD APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) Ryzen 5 4500U low consumption Renoir, here coupled with 8 GB of RAM. This duo delivers good general performance capable of satisfying many users.
Of course, in the event that 512 GB is too tight, we can use an external storage unit. Favoring a USB 3.0 / USB-C device then represents an interesting option for obtaining fast transfers.