Lenovo is refreshing its line of premium, clamshell laptops as we speak beneath a brand new title: Lenovo Slim. The two-in-1 convertibles will proceed to be often called Yoga (and in lots of markets outdoors of the USA, these can even be referred to as Yoga).
The Slim line consists of a variety of new fashions, from the glass-covered, ultra-slim Lenovo Slim 9i to fashions with Nvidia and Intel GPUs, in addition to each AMD and Intel’s processors. It additionally has among the first AMD “HS” collection chips we have seen outdoors of Asus’ gaming notebooks. The vast majority of the lineup is anticipated to launch in June 2022.
The Lenovo Slim 9i is the brand new flagship machine, and it shares design options with the Lenovo Yoga 9i equivalent to rounded, polished corners. However the Slim 9i, with a white design and a glass-encased lid, appears and feels a bit like a premium smartphone. Inside, it has as much as an Intel Core i7-1280P, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. It additionally boasts a 16:10 show with choices for an OLED panel going as much as 3840 x 2400.
| Lenovo Slim 9i | Lenovo Slim 7i Professional X | Lenovo Slim 7 Professional X | Lenovo Slim 7i Carbon | Lenovo Slim 7i | Lenovo Slim 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | As much as Intel Core i7-1280P | As much as Intel Core i7-12700H | As much as AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | As much as Intel Core i7-1260P | As much as Intel Core i7-12700H | As much as AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe (built-in) | As much as Nvidia geForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6) | As much as Nvidia geForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6) | Intel Iris Xe (built-in) | 14-inch: As much as Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 (4GB), 16-inch: Intel Arc A370M | As much as Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
| RAM | As much as 32GB LPDDR5-5600 | As much as 32GB LPDDR5-6000 | As much as 32GB LPDDR5-5400 | As much as 32GB LPDDR5-4800 | As much as 16GB LPDDR5 | As much as 32GB LPDDR5-6400 |
| Storage | As much as 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD | As much as 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD | As much as 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD | As much as 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD | As much as 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD | As much as 1TB PCIe SSD Gen 4 |
| Show | 14-inches, as much as 3840 x 2400, OLED, 16:10, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 90 Hz on 2880 x 1800 possibility | 14.5-inches, 3072 x 1920, 16:10, Nvidia G-Sync, contact optionally available, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 120 Hz | 14.5-inches, 3072 x 1920, 16:10, Nvidia G-Sync, contact optionally available, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 120 Hz | 13.3-inches, 2560 x 1600, 90 Hz, 16:10, optionally available contact, Dolby Imaginative and prescient | 14-inch, as much as 2880 x 1800, 16:10, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 90 or 120 Hz; 16-inch, 2560 x 1600, 16:10, contact, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 120 Hz | 16-inch, 2560 x 1600, 16:10, Dolby Imaginative and prescient 165 Hz |
| Battery | 75 WHr | 70 WHr | 70 WHr | 50 WHr | 14-inch: 61 WHr; 16-inch: 75 WHr | 75 WHr |
| Availability | June 2022 | June 2022 | June 2022 | June 2022 | 14-inch: Could 2022; 16-inch: June 2022 | June 2022 |
| Beginning Value | $1,799 | $1,699 | $1,499 | $1,299 | 14-inch: $1,199; 16-inch: $1,599 | $1,499 |
Those that want extra energy could also be drawn to the Slim 7 and 7i Professional X. The distinction is that the Slim 7 Professional X makes use of AMD chips, whereas the Slim 7i Professional X makes use of Intel’s processors. Each are in any other case largely an identical, together with GPUs as much as an Nvidia geForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6) and the identical 14.5-inch, 16:10 shows with Nvidia G-Sync and 120 Hz refresh charges. The Intel model, nevertheless, begins at $1,699 in comparison with the AMD mannequin’s $1,499 beginning worth.
Non-Professional Slim 7 and Slim 7i fashions nonetheless get some discrete GPU choices. The Lenovo Slim 7i goes as much as an Intel Core i7-12700H in each 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. The 14-inch model tops out at an RTX 2050, whereas the 16-incher makes use of Intel’s Arc A370M graphics. The Slim 7, with AMD processors, solely is available in a 14-inch measurement in the USA however goes as much as an RTX 3050 Ti and 32GB of RAM.
Lastly, the Lenovo Slim 7i Carbon is a light-weight possibility and Intel unique. It goes as much as an Intel Core i7-1260P, 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. The laptops’ magnesium carbon design is “bolstered” with carbon fiber, making for a featherweight design at 2.2 kilos It should begin at $1,299 when it launches in June.