As a part of Lenovo’s massive spring laptop computer refresh, the corporate in the present day unveiled a brand new technology of Slim clamshell laptops within the US (which confusingly share the ‘Slim’ branding with older, unrelated fashions). These embody the Slim 9i, the Slim 7i and Slim7i Pro X, the Slim 7i Carbon and the Slim 7. The final of these include an AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processor moderately than the Intel chips inside its sisters, whereas the Slim 9i claims to be carbon impartial. While the enhancements aren’t dramatic, the brand new line presents first rate boosts in efficiency, longevity and display screen high quality. 

Lenovo’s Slim 9i is a 14-inch laptop computer with WiFi 6 and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. It’s additionally supposedly carbon-neutral, which makes this a strong wager when you’re eco-conscious. The show consists of an choice to improve to a 4K OLED Puresight touchscreen show, which can little doubt make for sharper visuals and extra immersive gaming. It additionally consists of the IdeaPad’s infrared webcam, which implies it’ll have facial recognition talents. It additionally options Twelfth-gen Intel Core processors. The laptop computer begins at $1,799 and might be out there in US shops beginning in June.

Both the Slim 7i Pro X and Slim 7 Pro X are 14-inch laptops; the previous presents 12-gen Intel Core processors and the latter consists of an AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processor. You can anticipate as much as 32 GB of RAM and the choice of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU. At 3.5 kilos, each machines are additionally very light-weight, particularly for ones with devoted graphics playing cards. The 7i Pro X begins at $1,699 and the 7 Pro X begins at $1,499.

The Slim 7 incorporates a 16-inch display screen and is outfitted with an AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processor, and begins at $1,499. The Slim 7i is on the market in both 14 or 16-inches and consists of Twelfth-gen Intel Core processors. It is priced beginning at $1,199 or $1,599, respectively.

For these out there for a light-weight laptop computer that additionally gained’t overwhelm their carry-on bag, an honest possibility could also be Lenovo’s 13-inch 2.2 pound Slim 7i Carbon. As the title implies, it saves weight by having a carbon body. It consists of Twelfth-gen Intel Core processors and self-adjusting fan and energy speeds to save lots of battery life. The 7i Carbon is on the market as both a 13-inch laptop computer or an upgraded mannequin that incorporates a 13.3-inch Lenovo Puresight touchscreen. The worth begins at $1,299, and might be out there within the US this June.

For these afraid of shedding their laptops whereas on the go (or heaven forbid, their machine getting stolen), Lenovo might be providing its Smart Lock program in North America, beginning in June. The cloud-based safety program consists of an app and browser model and basically permits customers to trace and discover their machines, in addition to remotely lock or wipe any private knowledge from them.