Lenovo IdeaPad Creator 5 15

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Date Published: 25 Jan 2021

Intel Core i7-10750H
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop, 50W, 128-bit)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
512GB SSD
2x 8GB DDR4, 2933 MHz
2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.7 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

6.2 For Work Good

5.4 For Gaming Average

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Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Creator 5 15 in-depth review

This year, Lenovo has made some interesting name changes with its Ideapad brand. While previously, there was a single character staying in front of the number of the series, now they "created" the Flex, Slim, and the Creator series, following the impact of last year's Ideapad Gaming devices. So, today, we're going to focus on the Ideapad Creator 5 (15), which is one interesting, yet controversial laptop.Why controversial? Well, as you know, the Creator moniker wasn't really employed by any of the mainstream manufacturers no more than two years ago. However, when this term came into the everyday slang of tech people, companies like MSI and Acer were quick to book the train releasing some intriguing notebooks along the way.Now, Lenovo is trying to do the same with their Ideapad Crea[...]

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Pros

Great price/performance ratio
Sleek design and lid that is easy to open
Good keyboard with decent travel, and clicky feedback
Two M.2 slots (or one M.2 and one 2.5" SATA slot)
The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (BOE NV156FHM-NY5)
Fully covers the sRGB gamut and is able to display 96% of the colors in the DCI-P3 gamut (BOE NV156FHM-NY5)
144Hz refresh rate with blazingly quick pixel response times (BOE NV156FHM-NY5)
NVIDIA Studio drivers support

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
Poor color accuracy for a "Creator" device (BOE NV156FHM-NY5)
The GTX 1650 Ti suspiciously performs like a Max-Q version, despite not being branded as one
Poor battery life

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

A budget notebook bearing the Creator moniker. What could possibly go wrong?Check out all Lenovo Ideapad Creator 5 (15) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate What keeps the bottom panel in place, are 10 Phillips-head screws and some clips. After you undo the screws, just pry the panel with a plastic tool, which is pretty easy on this specimen.2. Battery Sadly, the battery pack is only a 45Wh unit.3. Memory and storage In terms of storage, you have one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, as well as a 2.5-inch SATA[...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
BOE NV156FHM-NY5 (BOE08EA)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
570 cd/m²

sRGB
130%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1170:1

dE Color Checker
5.0 3.3

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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