•  Date Published: 23 Aug 2020
    • AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
    • AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W)
    • 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), TN
    • 512GB SSD
    • 20GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
    • 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
    4.4
    TOTAL SCORE
    7.0 Portability Very Good
    4.5 Display Average
    5.1 For Work Average
    2.2 For Gaming Mediocre

    Review

    Lenovo V14 in-depth review

    Well, obviously some of Lenovo's small-to-medium business laptops are overlaying each other. Today we are looking at another one of them. This time, it is a 14-incher which is unanimously named - the Lenovo V14. It is designed in a way that it both doesn't cost a pretty penny, but also helps you en route to your business endeavors.Nevertheless, it can be purchased equipped with a lot of processor options. Some of them feature the Whiskey Lake CPU lineup, while others boast the Ice Lake 10nm devices. Since we own the V14-IWL model, we can't really tell anything about the performance of the latter, but sure enough, you can drive a conclusion upon the former.So, what should you expect? Probably not the best build quality and some shortcomings, driven by the cost-cutting measurements.[...]

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    Pros

    • Appealing price tag
    • Decent battery life
    • Features an SD card reader
    • Comfortable keyboard
    • Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (AUO203D)

    Cons

    • No Type-C port and RJ-45 connector
    • The TN panel has naturally poor viewing angles and mediocre contrast ratio (AUO203D)
    • Covers only 50% of sRGB (AUO203D)
    • Uncomfortable touchpad