Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Flex 5 2-in-1

Unfortunately, its speakers get loud but don't sound very good, the webcam loses out on fine details, and the microphone is staticky and records hollow-sounding speech. The port selection is sub-par, with no option to output to an external monitor, while the battery doesn't last long enough to get through a full workday.

Unfortunately, its speakers get loud but don't sound very good, the webcam loses out on fine details, and the microphone is staticky and records hollow-sounding speech. The port selection is sub-par, with no option to output to an external monitor, while the battery doesn't last long enough to get through a full workday.

It doesn't come with a stylus as some convertibles do, but the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook is an appealing touch-screen 2-in-1, with above-average performance and a comfortable keyboard..A brighter display and an HDMI port would make it an Editors' Choice award winner

But if you’re wed to the sub-$500 price point, you’re unlikely to find better build quality, with a better keyboard and a better port selection, than the Flex 5, in either the Chromebook or Windows spheres.

The device is quiet, but not silent. The CPU is actively cooled.The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook 13ILM05 is a well-rounded 2-in-1 Chromebook

The device is quiet, but not silent. The CPU is actively cooled.The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook 13ILM05 is a well-rounded 2-in-1 Chromebook

with some caveats. And that’s a fair way to describe my feelings about this Chromebook: acceptable with caveats. For a maximum of $429

The rest of the Flex 5 is just roundly good. The keyboard is comfortable with a pleasing snappiness to it

The rest of the Flex 5 is just roundly good. The keyboard is comfortable with a pleasing snappiness to it

The rest of the Flex 5 is just roundly good. The keyboard is comfortable with a pleasing snappiness to it.