
The question I kept coming back to while testing the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 was, what makes a great budget laptop?
Compromises are inevitable when trying to get the lowest price, but what makes those trade-offs a worthy exchange for affordability? The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 attempts to answer this question, balancing a sub-$1,000 price with surprisingly strong performance. There are still compromises, though, and they may or may not be deal-breakers. More on that later.