Name: Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: B0B5XS1SWH
Price: 890.01 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (16″, 2022) Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16

Date Published: 30 Jan 2023

AMD  Ryzen 7 6800HS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W)
16.0", WQXGA (2560 x 1600), 120 Hz, IPS
512GB SSD
16GB LPDDR5
1.92 kg (4.2 lbs)

Pros

Thin and light outfit
Strong aluminum chassis
Covers 90% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile
High resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio
Wide I/O + SD card slot
Reasonable performance for its class
IR face recognition
Good battery life

Cons

Soldered memory
Only 16GB maximum RAM

Specs

Display
16.0", WQXGA (2560 x 1600), 120 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
512GB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM
16GB LPDDR5

OS
Windows 11 Home

Body Material
Aluminum

Dimensions
356 x 251 x 16.9 mm (14.02" x 9.88" x 0.67")

Weight
1.92 kg (4.2 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.0

Card Reader
SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC

Ethernet LAN

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.2

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
FHD with IR, Fixed Focus

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Dual Array Microphone with Noise Cancellation, Support for Lenovo Voice Assistant/ Amazon Alexa

Speakers
2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 in-depth review

Buying a "Pro" device sets some really high expectations. One starts to think that their laptop is suitable for tasks that are way beyond its "field of expertise". The IdeaPad 5 Pro is one such notebook. Although it is pretty powerful, you should keep in mind that it is created to satisfy a very specific group of people - content creators, which are just entering this field. Interestingly, Lenovo has chosen a very appropriate set of processors for this device. When it comes to the AMD version - like the one we have with us today, you are treated to the Ryzen 5 6600HS, and the Ryzen 7 6800HS. Both of them are dubbed "Creator Edition" CPUs. Ultimately, they sport a lower base TDP, compared to the non-S models - 35W vs 45W. This is a very smart move from Team Red but it is not entirely[...]

Read the full review

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Although the memory here is soldered to the motherboard, it sports the fastest LPDDR5 type we've seen in 2022 - 6400MHz. Check out all Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (16", 2022) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review. 1. Remove the bottom plate To access this laptop's internals, you need to undo a total of 9 Torx-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool and lift it away from the chassis. So far - nothing unorthodox. 2. Battery Inside, you will find a 75Wh battery pack. It lasts for nearly 11 hours of Web browsing, or more [...]