Lenovo V15 G5 IRL Intel Core 5 120U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Windows 11 Pro UK English Black

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For £600 ex-VAT, this Lenovo V15 G5 looks like a sensible “just works” buy for day-to-day office work—email, Teams, light spreadsheet work, multiple browser tabs, and the usual admin stuff. The Core 5 + decent amount of memory means it won’t feel sluggish after a few months of normal use, and the 512GB SSD is the right size for a business laptop you don’t want constantly managing storage on. Lenovo’s business build also tends to hold up better than bargain consumer models, which matters in a reseller/IT-support context where devices get passed around and deployed fast.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if your users do anything more demanding (heavier Excel models, lots of concurrent apps, creative work, or any serious multitasking with virtualisation). The “value” here is in staying within a budget, not in providing headroom. Also, if you’re buying in bulk, I’d sanity-check what ports and connectivity your typical user actually needs—on business laptops the difference between “fine” and “annoying” is often docking/monitor setup rather than raw performance. If you need a low-risk fleet workhorse and not a performance machine, it’s a good match; if you expect power-user behaviour, put the extra money into something higher-tier or you’ll hear about it quickly.