The IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 is one of the least expensive convertibles available running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor. However, its performance leaves a lot to be desired even after accounting for the low starting price.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-5-2-in-1-14Q8X9-review-Affordable-Qualcomm-ARM-convertible.935350.0.html
I have this laptop, just bought a week ago. My requirements were Snapdragon and 2-in-1, so this laptop was my only option.
Pros:
- Battery life is crazy good, I charge it once every 2 days, quite a departure from my previous laptop (XPS 15 9560) where I had to charge twice a day). Power consumption averages at 4W (rn its 3.8W as Im typing this)
- Rarely hear the fan spins, only when power consumption exceeds 5W for over 5 minutes
- Sleep power consumption is consistent at 10%/16h (per battery report) but it hibernates long before 16h
- Still somewhat manageable in tablet mode
Neutral:
- Somehow OLED is not all that impressive on a laptop, it feels the same as a good LCD laptop
Cons:
- Speaker is garbage, who decided its a good idea to put a top-firing speaker in a 360 convertible???
- Fingerprint sensor sometimes say "Something went wrong" when waking up from sleep, had to input PIN manually
- 1080p (1200p) is just terrible for a laptop in 2024, had to resort to font smoothing hacks
If you have further questions let me know
Really nice laptop for the price. But battery is not that impressive (Wifi use).
My main question is: Can you install Linux? All my workflow is on Linux and it is so much better for arm CPU since all applications are natively compiled for arm.
Does anyone know?