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Stevie Bonifield

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 review: Stellar performance at a low price, but with 1 critical drawback

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 laptop with lid open on a white table.

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.

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