Lenovo is very potent to make thin and light laptops which are both efficient and powerful for daily work. Intel recently announced their 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs that brings lot of improvements over last-gen especially in the graphics section with Intel Xe graphics.
So, recently we are seeing a lot of laptops coming up with these new Intel CPUs, and Lenovo too made it’s Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i available in India. It’s a complete laptop which makes sense for a lot of people who are looking for a reliable and long-lasting laptop in this work-from-home environment.
Specifications
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake Core i5-1135G7 | Speed: 2.4 GHz (Base) – 4.2 GHz (Max) | 4 Cores | 8MB Cache
- OS: Pre-Loaded Windows 10 Home with Lifetime Validity
- Pre-Installed: MS Office Home and Student 2019
- Memory and Storage: 8GB RAM DDR4-3200 | 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 Dedicated Graphics
- Display: 15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080) | Brightness: 300 nits | Anti-Glare | IPS Technology | 45% NTSC
- Design: 1.79 cm Thin and 1.66 kg Light | Aluminium Material Top | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint Reader
- Battery Life: 8 Hours | Rapid Charge (Up to 80% in 1 Hour)
- Camera (Built-in): HD 720p (1.0MP) Camera | Fixed Focus | Privacy Shutter | Integrated Dual Array Microphone
- Audio: 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers | HD Audio | Dolby Audio
On paper, the laptop is very promising and the specs are pretty good for daily work, students for education, coding work and even for entertainment as well. The Core i5-1135G7 should be ok to handle everyday usage and its good to see Lenovo has crammed in 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD storage inside such a thin and light laptop.
Also, there’s a backlit keyboard along with stereo speakers & Dolby Audio support. It also comes with MS Office Home and Student 2019 license, which is another advantage. The 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display should be great for everyday usage, and 300 nits of brightness should be enough for indoor usage.
The base model with Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics will cost you ₹ 61,990, which I think is pretty decent with Lenovo’s offering: https://amzn.to/3rla9co
Else, if you need more graphics power, you can opt for the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 Dedicated Graphics as well for ₹ 67,781: https://amzn.to/37Gm7Wl
