Lenovo V14-ARE 14" HD AMD Ryzen 5 4500U - 8GB RAM - 256GB NVMe SSD

This machine is small and light weight which makes it very easy to pick up and go. Plugs into my dual display set up with ease and off I go. Highly recommended. This machine is small and light weight which makes it very easy to pick up and go. Plugs into my dual display set up with ease and off I go. Highly recommended.

Pros:
-Decent specs
-Relatively lightweight
-Decent battery life

Cons:
-The keyboard sometimes doesn't work (the biggest con)
- Build quality is not bad but a little flimsy
- Screen is quiet dim even at max brightness

I use this laptop for high school BYOD. The one major drawback is that the keyboard sometimes suddenly stops working. Which makes the laptop very inconsistent and unreliable. Very frustrating sometimes especially when you are typing lots of words. The specs are decent so it can take a beating when doing intense tasks.
I can use it the whole day of school and still has juice left and its relatively easy to carry co...view more Pros:
-Decent specs
-Relatively lightweight
-Decent battery life

Cons:
-The keyboard sometimes doesn't work (the biggest con)
- Build quality is not bad but a little flimsy
- Screen is quiet dim even at max brightness

I use this laptop for high school BYOD. The one major drawback is that the keyboard sometimes suddenly stops working. Which makes the laptop very inconsistent and unreliable. Very frustrating sometimes especially when you are typing lots of words. The specs are decent so it can take a beating when doing intense tasks.
I can use it the whole day of school and still has juice left and its relatively easy to carry compared to other big laptops.
However the screen is dim and sometimes if there's lots of sunlight, it becomes difficult to view the screen.
The build quality is not bad but could be better.

Decent laptop if you're looking for something relatively cheap and can get the job done well. It is kind of an overkill for BYOD and studies/business. However, be cautious of the keyboard.

I will say that there is nothing wrong with the specs and the laptop is decently powerful, and is suitable for my needs as a developer. However, the quality of this laptop is really poor.
Firstly, the screen is absolutely terrible. Worse than budget laptops from 10 years ago even. It feels a bit insulting to put a 720P screen in a modern laptop. Also when the laptop isn't charging the screen's max brightness is so dim that its a struggle to see anything in well lit areas.
The battery life also leaves a lot to be desired, it doesn't last long at all. Another big problem with this laptop is it cannot even charge a phone, I plug my iphone in a...view more I will say that there is nothing wrong with the specs and the laptop is decently powerful, and is suitable for my needs as a developer. However, the quality of this laptop is really poor.
Firstly, the screen is absolutely terrible. Worse than budget laptops from 10 years ago even. It feels a bit insulting to put a 720P screen in a modern laptop. Also when the laptop isn't charging the screen's max brightness is so dim that its a struggle to see anything in well lit areas.
The battery life also leaves a lot to be desired, it doesn't last long at all. Another big problem with this laptop is it cannot even charge a phone, I plug my iphone in and it says charging for a second then disconnects.
If I knew of these issues I would not have bought this laptop, I bought it during covid where you could only pick up items from pbtech, not demo them or anything.

Great deal and more than sufficient for basic office accounting and emails Great deal and more than sufficient for basic office accounting and emails

By: TangataM 09/06/22