Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5 Series
Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 7730U, Intel Raptor Lake-U i7-1355UGraphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8, Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.448kg, 1.497kg
Price: 880, 899 euro
Average of 6 scores (from 9 reviews)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 7730U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2240 x 1400 pixels
Weight: 1.448kg
Price: 899 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Reviews
Lenovo is updating its inexpensive ThinkPad E14 office notebook with new cases and 16:10 displays. Ryzen 7000 chips from AMD are installed for the processors, which are well-known processors. However, the keyboard has gotten worse.
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5 i7-1355U
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5 i7-1355UProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-U i7-1355U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.497kg
Price: 880 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Reviews
Lenovo wants to please fans on both sides of the fence by offering Intel and AMD versions of the ThinkPad E14 Gen 5. We check out both the Core i7-1355U and Ryzen 7 7730U configurations to see which is the better buy.
Source: PC Mag
The ThinkPad E14 Gen 5’s sturdy build quality, excellent inputs, and long battery life uphold the ThinkPad tradition to make for an ideal productivity platform. It even surprises with premium features, like Thunderbolt 4, a 1080p webcam, and support for two internal storage drives. You'll find a few dents in its armor, namely weak speakers and a screen that’s somewhat washed out, but those are ultimately forgivable given its pricing and intended usage. The Asus ZenBook 14 OLED provides a superior screen for entertainment, but for everything else, this ThinkPad is a commendable value and earns our Editors' Choice award for budget business laptops.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/09/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
The ThinkPad E14 Gen 5’s sturdy build quality, excellent inputs, and long battery life uphold the ThinkPad tradition to make for an ideal productivity platform. It even surprises with premium features, like Thunderbolt 4, a 1080p webcam, and support for two internal storage drives. You'll find a few dents in its armor, namely weak speakers and a screen that’s somewhat washed out, but those are ultimately forgivable given its pricing and intended usage. The Asus ZenBook 14 OLED provides a superior screen for entertainment, but for everything else, this ThinkPad is a commendable value and earns our Editors' Choice award for budget business laptops.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/09/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
The ThinkPad E14 Gen is actually a super affordable hyper-mobile business laptop that will fit comfortably into whatever backpack or briefcase you carry while providing smooth performance that will handle most business workflows. With starting prices for its base model below $625, it's a business bargain laptop that more than does the job. Its sleek, elegant business styling gives it a nice edge in a sometimes dreary business laptop market. You add Lenovo’s gorgeous keyboard design and sturdiness, which is an excellent buy for small and large businesses. Although it tested below the Acer Swift 14 in several benchmarks, I found the performance more than enough. Also, the Swift 14 will cost you about $300 more. So it all depends on your needs and budget, but the ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 would be an excellent choice for a startup on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
The ThinkPad E14 Gen is actually a super affordable hyper-mobile business laptop that will fit comfortably into whatever backpack or briefcase you carry while providing smooth performance that will handle most business workflows. With starting prices for its base model below $625, it's a business bargain laptop that more than does the job. Its sleek, elegant business styling gives it a nice edge in a sometimes dreary business laptop market. You add Lenovo’s gorgeous keyboard design and sturdiness, which is an excellent buy for small and large businesses. Although it tested below the Acer Swift 14 in several benchmarks, I found the performance more than enough. Also, the Swift 14 will cost you about $300 more. So it all depends on your needs and budget, but the ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 would be an excellent choice for a startup on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 11/07/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 11/07/2023
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (Intel) is a solid business device. It comes with many CPU options so you can choose the right processor for your needs. In our case, the device that we have bought has a Core i7-1355U under the bonnet. The machine feels snappy for daily or office tasks as well as for video calls. The build quality is very good but the lid can’t be opened with a single hand. The upgrade options are good. Sure, part of the memory is soldered but there is a SODIMM for future memory expansions. The maximum possible capacity of 48GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM should be enough for most users. One of the two M.2 slots is for Gen 3 SSDs but it’s not a big deal considering the price of the laptop. You can install a Gen 4 SSD in this slot but the speeds will be limited. We are happy to see that the overall performance isn’t hindered by the DDR4 memory. The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (Intel) is a well-built sturdy business device that doesn’t cost much but it can offer adequate performance, good comfort under load, a PWM-free IPS display, and a modern I/O.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/06/2023
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (Intel) is a solid business device. It comes with many CPU options so you can choose the right processor for your needs. In our case, the device that we have bought has a Core i7-1355U under the bonnet. The machine feels snappy for daily or office tasks as well as for video calls. The build quality is very good but the lid can’t be opened with a single hand. The upgrade options are good. Sure, part of the memory is soldered but there is a SODIMM for future memory expansions. The maximum possible capacity of 48GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM should be enough for most users. One of the two M.2 slots is for Gen 3 SSDs but it’s not a big deal considering the price of the laptop. You can install a Gen 4 SSD in this slot but the speeds will be limited. We are happy to see that the overall performance isn’t hindered by the DDR4 memory. The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (Intel) is a well-built sturdy business device that doesn’t cost much but it can offer adequate performance, good comfort under load, a PWM-free IPS display, and a modern I/O.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/06/2023
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Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Vega 8: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) and a clock of up to 2.100 MHz.
Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000):
R7 7730U: A Zen 3-based octa-core APU for laptops running at 2 GHz to 4.5 GHz and featuring the Vega 8 iGPU (8 CUs clocked at up to 2,000 MHz). Refresh of the 2022 Ryzen 7 5825U with the same specifications.
Intel Raptor Lake-U:
i7-1355U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.2 to 5 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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82.38%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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