Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro improves the more you use it. To be perfectly honest, when I initially unpacked it I viewed the PC as really average. It’s Lenovo’s first PC to deliver with Windows 11 however if not, it doesn’t actually have any huge eye catching highlights. The 14-inch PC is dainty, light and has a full metal frame – – premium however it doesn’t stick out. There’s no large presentation story: It’s good however not uncommon (however battery life is long at almost 12 hours). Obviously, there’s nothing bad about being generally great.
Be that as it may, in the wake of utilizing the Slim 7i Pro for a brief period and putting a couple of its fairly covered up elements to work, the little PC’s worth is more clear. With this PC, you’re getting the experience of a better quality model – – the look, feel and upscale elements – – however at a more reasonable cost (regardless of whether that cost isn’t by and large low).
Beginning at around $1,000, the Slim 7i Pro isn’t modest yet it offers parts and elements you’d regularly pay two or three hundred dollars more to get. The design I tried sells for $1,200 at Costco and is pushed to the limit with an eleventh gen Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. It additionally has a splendid, wonderful 2.8K-goal touchscreen with a 90Hz revive rate. A comparable setup of the Slim 7i Pro in the UK sells for £999 and AU$1,599 in Australia.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro (14-inch)
Cost as reviewed $1,200
Show size/resolution 14-inch 2880 x 1800 touch show
CPU 3.3GHz Intel Core i7-11370H
Memory 16GB 4267MHz LPDDR4X (fastened)
Graphics 128MB Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Ports USB 4.0/Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (x2), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, combo earphone jack
Storage 1TB PCIe SSD
Networking 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.1
Working system Windows 11 Home (21H1)
What’s so Pro with regards to it:
Placing Pro for the sake of a PC model means various things to various individuals. For this situation, it appears to be that it implies moving a score up from the customary IdeaPad Slim 7 in pretty much every manner. The Slim 7i Pro (the letter I is for the Intel processor) has better parts, a more excellent presentation and some future-sealing tech, just as certain highlights to further develop your work insight. Besides, the PC is sharp and won’t watch awkward in a conference.
The 14-inch show, for example, covers 100% sRGB, 80% P3, 78% Adobe RGB and 74% NTSC shading ranges. It hits a brilliance of 400 nits. Generally beneficial things for work, amusement and fundamental substance creation. The taller 16:10 proportion gives you more upward space for work, as well. Furthermore the 90Hz revive rate smooths out the vibe of video and games.
With two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports on the left side, you’re covered for everything from charging and rapid information moves to interfacing various outer screens. However, it would be great assuming that they were parted between the left and right sides for more prominent adaptability. Remote is prepared for the future too with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
Over the showcase, there’s a functional 720p webcam combined with an IR camera and double far-field amplifiers. The IR camera is for marking in with facial acknowledgment. In any case, what’s much more intriguing is the PC has presence identification, a component found on ThinkPad business PCs.
Assuming that you leave the PC, it will naturally secure itself. At the point when you return, the Slim 7i Pro detects your quality and starts searching for your face to open it immediately. The component can even be utilized to stop video playing on your showcase when you leave and resume when you return when utilizing specific players like VLC.
What Lenovo eliminated is the sliding actual shade for the webcam to assist with security. That is a stage back, yet you can utilize Lenovo’s Vantage programming toolbar to rapidly dispense with the webcam and mic, just as change fan and framework control modes, change battery and charging execution and even turn on and off the console backdrop illumination. You can likewise do a portion of these things and significantly more with your voice.
The PC is preinstalled with Lenovo Voice, which allows you to control the PC and change settings with voice orders. There’s an extensive rundown of choices from controlling screen brilliance and volume to opening the adding machine application to debilitating the webcam. It likewise has interpretation and voice-to-message highlights. Furthermore to utilize your voice for more, the PC is preinstalled with Amazon Alexa administrations and Microsoft Cortana. Therefore those double far-field mics are great to have, alongside better phone calls.
Beside the Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Voice applications, there’s shockingly little preinstalled bloatware on the PC, however be ready to get accomplice programming pitches at any rate. Indeed, Vantage is the place where you’ll track down every one of the controls for winding down on and the additional elements on the Slim 7i Pro, but on the other hand it’s the organization’s road for pitching you on different accomplice administrations. Things like SurfEasy VPN, McAfee Live Safe, DashLane secret key supervisor and Lenovo’s own Smart Performance administration for $30 every year, which examines your PC and fixes any issues it finds. This is likewise where you’ll get offers for service contracts for the PC and battery. It’s irritating however I guess it’s better than having every last bit of it preinstalled.
Toward the day’s end, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro’s appeal is that it’s a great clamshell PC for individuals who need simply that. it looks great, if somewhat boring. It has a great presentation and the parts are first rate for its group. Additionally the Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6 mean there’s some future sealing for associations. Include the great additional items like presence discovery and voice orders, particularly decent assuming you’re a weighty Alexa client as of now and you have a top notch PC experience at a more midrange cost.
Framework Configurations
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-digit); 3.3GHz Intel Core i7-11370H; 16GB 4.27GHz LPDDR4X; 128MB Intel Iris Xe; 1TB SSD
HP Pavilion Aero 13 (13-be0097nr) Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-cycle); 1.9GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800U; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 3.2GHz; 512MB AMD Radeon; 512GB SSD
System Laptop Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-digit); 3GHz Intel Core i7-1185G7; 32GB DDR4 SDRAM 3.2GHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe; 512GB SSD
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-cycle); 2GHz AMD Ryzen 7 4980U; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4.27GHz; 512MB AMD Radeon Vega 8; 512GB SSD
Razer Book 13 Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-digit); 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-1155G7; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4.27GHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe; 256GB SSD
Dell XPS 13 OLED (9310) Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-digit); 3GHz Intel Core i7-1185G7; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4.27GHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe; 512GB SSD