Promo €1099 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR), Ultrabook 14″ Alu Pro Black nomadic 7 hours easy to carry scalable Intel i7-H performance 2 biometrics + TB4

Our opinion on the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR)

Scalable, the black laptop Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR) easy to carry suitable for studying with its 7-hour battery life under Windows 11 Pro is powerful thanks to its 16 GB of RAM and its hybrid Intel Raptor Lake Core i7-13700H processor with Iris Xe graphics which accelerates processing. This is also the case for the fast 512 GB SSD storage enhancing responsiveness, scalable like the RAM integrated into this thin and light compact laptop. Equipped with a 14-inch IPS Full HD anti-reflective screen, this aluminum Ultrabook is also equipped with a chiclet keyboard accompanied by a TrackPoint, a 2-factor biometric authentication solution (fingerprint reader + Infrared webcam) and better than average connectivity with USB-C Thunderbolt 4, Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6.

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR) Features

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR) faces the competition

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR) is currently showing in promotion at Lenovo France and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the least expensive to offer such a recent and efficient processor, a dual biometric authentication system, Thunderbolt 4 Ethernet connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, all under a Pro system.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR)

This laptop PC targeting professionals has a discreet look with its angular Graphite Black design certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810H.

It runs under Windows 11 Pro, a classic Windows 11 system with its advanced network management and security tools like BitLocker.

You can authenticate securely using Windows Hello, the TPM 2.0 security chip and a 2-factor biometric solution: the fingerprint reader inserted in the power button but also the Infrared functionality of the webcam allowing facial recognition.

To appeal to professionals, Lenovo also integrates in addition to the touchpad a more precise (and rare) pointing system: TrackPoint.
It is housed in the center of the chiclet keyboard, the backlighting of which can be activated whenever you need to better distinguish the keys.

The connectivity integrated into this laptop is more comprehensive than average.
In fact, there are 2 USB-Cs including 1 Thunderbolt 4 (against 1 maximum usually), Ethernet ports (rare on a 14 inch) and audio, Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 6 ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, a practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example as well as 2 USBs including 1 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected.

The screen adopts a 16/10th format higher than the standard 16/9th to display more information.
Thanks to its IPS technology, the Full HD screen, which lends itself well to displaying videos due to its 16:9 format, benefits from significant viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical.
On the other hand, the colorimetry here is classic, lower than that of high-end IPS panels.
In any case, the anti-reflective coating of the screen makes it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, battery life of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR)

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK00DJFR) may appeal to those who wish to acquire a compact nomadic laptop that is scalable and powerful in terms of processor offering professional services.

Its autonomy, which is around 7 hours on battery in light use, may interest some people wishing to have a Student laptopespecially since it is compact, thin and light, which makes it easy to transport.

Despite everything, this Ultrabook delivers good overall power with which demanding users will be satisfied.
Because it is driven by an Intel Raptor Lake Core i7-13700H processor with 14 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics solution, supported by 16 GB of RAM.

Creative people will be particularly interested in these components.
Because they provide faster multimedia processing than a model based on a classic Quad/Hexa Core. We clearly feel the difference in areas that are intensive in processor resources (and RAM) using multi-core, such as video editing or photo editing.

Creators will also appreciate that SSD storage clearly enhances responsiveness and fluidity, thus providing rapid processing, in addition to starts/stops, application launches and arrival on online game cards.

Because an SSD is fast, in addition to being silent, energy efficient and shock resistant.
Here we find a 512 GB SSD, as in many models on the market – including (significantly) more expensive ones.

Good point, Lenovo offers a scalable configuration in this area since an M.2 slot is available to insert a second SSD.
You can obviously also use an external storage unit. We will preferably opt for a USB 3.0/USB-C device to obtain fast transfers.

Scalability also concerns the RAM since a DDR4 slot is free to integrate a RAM strip if necessary.

Despite the absence of an integrated graphics card, you can obviously watch photos and videos on this laptop. But also play light games, thanks to the Iris Xe.

Finally, expect heat and noise from this high-performance, multimedia-oriented Ultrabook when it is pushed hard (e.g. processing).
If necessary, we can associate it with a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).