Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X laptop review: The Asus VivoBook 14 alternative

[Redaktion]

The AMD version is several hundred dollars less expensive than the Intel version while being just slightly slower. It's a better buy for most users since the GeForce RTX 3050 GPU and 3K display still come standard.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Slim-7-Pro-X-laptop-review-The-Asus-VivoBook-14-alternative.697031.0.html

[NoteBookFan876]

Ports include;

Right Side:
USB-A 3.2 Gen 1,

Headphone / mic combo, Power Button..

Also features a Webcam e-shutter switch

Left Side:
2 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort™ 1.4a, power delivery, 10Gbps data transfer),

2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (1 battery charging),

[Bob G]

Why is the chassis rating 67/90 -> 68% on this model when the 7i has basically the exact same chassis but gets 87/98 -> 89% ?

[Gobrel]

Is FreeSync over USB-C to HDMI possible?

[Neenyah]

Is this particular config also drawing more electricy in performance mode than it's allowed to charge (100W)? So then battery is slowly discharged which is not really good for its health, obviously.

Source: youtube.com/watch?v=nlugPr2YjzM

[Neenyah]

Ah, now I see, it failed to load before for some reason - 105.6 Watts max draw! So even more than 104 with the 6800HS. And it's limited to 100W charging no matter of charger capacity. Excellent, another pretty good product turned into crap with the basic design flaw by Lenovo. MacBooks are getting more and more tempting...

[Oleksa]

For $900 it would be ok, with a big concession.
But not full-fledged ports. Slow RAM (why?).
Glossy screen. Horrible keyboard with stupid trend.
The laptop market is simply terrible.

[NikoB]

+ fast soldered RAM

The author, why write this complete nonsense when, according to tests of the same model with Intel, the memory is 60% faster (notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Yoga-Slim-7i-Pro-X-laptop-review-Elegant-creative-laptop-with-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX.672828.0.html), and the AIDA64 Photoworxx test is 2 times faster?

And this despite the fact that, as I have already written many times, the memory speed of the AMD platform is sharply higher nominally - 6400, instead of 5200 for Intel ..

Total shame and defeat of the AMD platform for the memory controller.

The only thing in which, as expected in advance, the version with AMD is better is 2 times less noise under average load at almost the same processor speed in applications that do not depend on memory performance...

The Intel version is the best variant for working with Photoshop.

[Neenyah]

The Intel version is the best variant for working with Photoshop.

Intel is always superior in the whole Adobe CC than AMD - in graphics (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom,...) because of better single core speed and because of Adobe's own optimizations as they target Intel primarily and in rendering (both 3D and video) because of Intel's Quick Sync where Intel, again, stomps over anything that AMD can offer (+ Adobe's optimizations again).

i5 12500H + 3060 can literally destroy the strongest available Ryzen + 3070 Ti in Premiere Pro, as example with about 20% faster render times on average and when you put it against something like R7 6800HS + 3060 it's not even funny how that Ryzen gets wiped. I work as a graphic designer and video editor and I would never get an AMD solely because of how superior Intel is in Adobe's lineup.

That said, this laptop in the review is a joke; you have to avoid using it to its full potential because if you do your battery will be dead pretty quickly due to its discharging while being plugged (100W max charging while 105.6W being used by the whole system). Easy pass.

[Antony]

How is it possible, that intel version shows 20% better battery life during web-surfing, while AMD processors are confirmed to be more power-efficient? What does influence it?

[Poster]

"The Asus VivoBook 14 alternative"

Really? Vivobook is below the league of the Lenovo 7 series. Let's see

Vivobook: All plastic design, USB 2.0 ports, up to 16GB RAM

Lenovo 7 : Aluminum build, all USB 3.0 and higher, up to 32GB RAM, Touchscreen

Now the disappointments of the Sim 7 Pro X AMD version
NO HDMI, NO USB 4, Worse battery life than Intel version, terrible driver support (Read the horror stories by users on Costco website)

Disappointments on both versions:
Heating issues, 100W max power input even though is uses more than that on high load, no active stylus pen support

I would choose the dell inspiron 14 plus in a heartbeat if it just had the touchscreen option (need that for my uses)

Still looking for than functional sweet-spot laptop to come by

[Gobrel]

"The Asus VivoBook 14 alternative"

Really? Vivobook is below the league of the Lenovo 7 series. Let's see

Vivobook: All plastic design, USB 2.0 ports, up to 16GB RAM

Lenovo 7 : Aluminum build, all USB 3.0 and higher, up to 32GB RAM, Touchscreen

Now the disappointments of the Sim 7 Pro X AMD version
NO HDMI, NO USB 4, Worse battery life than Intel version, terrible driver support (Read the horror stories by users on Costco website)

Disappointments on both versions:
Heating issues, 100W max power input even though is uses more than that on high load, no active stylus pen support

I would choose the dell inspiron 14 plus in a heartbeat if it just had the touchscreen option (need that for my uses)

Still looking for than functional sweet-spot laptop to come by

Dell Inspiron 14 Plus? No way that is an alternative to the Slim 7 ProX. Worse screen, usb2.0.

Regarding the slower ram. It seems that the memory controller has been fully connected to the iGPU and the CCX core complex uses just less bandwith to save energy.

[NikoB]

Worse battery life than Intel version

But Lenovo, as you do not think. Do you think who knows the manufacturer or you?

psref.lenovo.com/Product/Yoga/Yoga_Slim_7_ProX_14IAH7

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Integrated Li-Polymer 70Wh battery, supports Rapid Charge Express (get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Max Battery Life[2]
    Discrete graphics models:
    Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: 10.9 hr
    Integrated graphics models:
    Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: 13.1 hr

psref.lenovo.com/Product/Yoga/Yoga_Slim_7_ProX_14ARH7

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Integrated Li-Polymer 70Wh battery, supports Rapid Charge Express (get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Max Battery Life[2]
    Discrete graphics models:
    Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: 12.5 hr
    Integrated graphics models:
    Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: 13.4 hr


[Miau]

"The Asus VivoBook 14 alternative"

Really? Vivobook is below the league of the Lenovo 7 series. Let's see

Vivobook: All plastic design, USB 2.0 ports, up to 16GB RAM

Lenovo 7 : Aluminum build, all USB 3.0 and higher, up to 32GB RAM, Touchscreen

BTW, there is better option from Asus, the Vivobook S 14 Oled Ryzen 6000. It's int graphics 680M, 1.5 Kg, 8GB soldered + 32GB user installable RAM. 1 USB is 2.0 sadly. But only for 1200€.
Another better option is Yoga 7 Gen 7 Oled 6800u, 32GB RAM. But this one is 1900€.
Both the Asus and Lenovo models are out of stock. You can only buy the 16GB RAM good for nothing Yoga 7 Gen Oled, or Pro X with IPS screen.

[John Wu]

Asus kills the Lenovo.  OLED alone is worth more.  Aluminum body is for losers who drop their laptops, and who love to get their laps burnt on the heat.  LOL, and this has no HDMI port.  What a loser configuration.