The new Lenovo Flex 5G adds buzz-heavy 5G to an otherwise gray suit of a laptop.

That's what I thought when I first opened the box for the new Lenovo Flex 5G, the first 5G-powered laptop we've been able to test, and the first most consumers will be able to purchase. .

The Flex 5G was about to be my first sidewalk/coffee shop remote working experience since I returned to New York City from an extended flee-cation.

It helped that the Flex line is one of those rare secret weapons of the laptop business.

The original Flex was a half-step between the 360-degree-hinge Yoga line and Lenovo's regular old clamshells.

Fortunately, Lenovo soon showed some flexibility (sorry) and turned the Flex line into a true 360-degree hybrid. .

While the Flex is usually considered a lower-cost Yoga alternative, this specialized version is not for the faint of budget.

The Flex is conservative-looking.

First sitting outside a coffee shop, then walking up and down a few blocks with the Flex 5G in tablet mode running speed tests, I found a few sweet spots and a few dead spots, but nothing close to 5G's near-gigabit promises.

I averaged between 170Mbps and 200Mbps download speeds from the Flex 5G, topping out at 210Mbps

We will continue to test 5G speeds on the Flex 5G, as well as run performance benchmarks and battery tests, which will be included in our full review