Lenovo’s new IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon is the lightest 14-inch OLED laptop computer

Becoming a member of a military of OLED laptops which have launched this month is Lenovo’s new IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon (branded because the Yoga Slim 7 Carbon outdoors of North America). Lenovo claims it’s the lightest 14-inch OLED laptop computer in the marketplace at 2.37 kilos. (I’m guessing the corporate is true. The closest competitor I can consider is Asus’ ZenBook 14X OLED, which is 3.09 kilos. It’s additionally lighter than each the ZenBook 13 OLED and the Dell XPS 13 OLED.)

One factor to notice is that the OLED panel (from Samsung Show) comes with QHD+ decision, slightly than the 4K decision that you just typically see on OLED laptops. This implies you gained’t get as many pixels as you’ll on a 4K OLED machine (just like the ZenBook 14X), however you may additionally see higher battery life. QHD+ is still plenty sharp, particularly at this measurement.

There are different issues to love in regards to the show, too. It has a 16:10 side ratio, which can afford extra vertical house than the 16:9 panel on final 12 months’s IdeaPad Slim 7. Lenovo says it has a 90Hz refresh charge (an indicator that Samsung promised would seem on extra OLED laptops this 12 months), will cowl 100 p.c of the DCI-P3 colour gamut, and can attain 600 nits of brightness.

Inside, the Slim 7 will be configured with as much as an AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, an Nvidia GeForce MX450 graphics card, 16GB of reminiscence, and 1TB of storage. There’s a 61Whr battery that Lenovo claims will last as long as 14.5 hours — which can look like a tall order, however we acquired near that out of final 12 months’s Slim 7, which had a barely smaller battery.

Lenovo additionally insists the factor is sturdy, regardless of its mild construct. Per the corporate, the gadget has undergone “9 operational checks” for sturdiness, and might face up to “on a regular basis bodily shock and harsh environmental circumstances.” It’s anticipated to hit cabinets in October with a beginning value of $1,289.99.

Lenovo additionally confirmed off a brand new Yoga Slim 7 Professional (branded because the IdeaPad Slim 7 Professional outdoors North America — I do know, it’s complicated). This can be a 16-inch laptop computer with a daily IPS touchscreen slightly than an OLED, although it’s additionally 16:10 and has QHD decision. That display screen goes as much as 120Hz, a good greater boon for the gaming crowd. Fashions include as much as a Ryzen 7 5800H, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. There’s a 75Whr battery. The Slim 7 Professional is anticipated in October with a beginning value of $1,449.