Last month, Lenovo despatched us their recently-released Slim 7 Pro X. Marketed as a machine designed for creators, this laptop computer options (nearly) the whole lot that it is advisable to create, edit and render good graphics or movies. Â It can be, because the identify suggests, noticeably slim and prides itself on its potential to be simply stowed away in small baggage. Featuring an all-aluminum chassis, the Slim 7 Pro each appears to be like and feels immensely refined. Let us go over its options one after the other.
A Lot of Metal Packed in a Surprisingly Light Body
The Slim 7 Pro is nothing lower than a surprise contemplating how a lot aluminum it packs in such a light-weight physique. The laptop computer’s thickness measures actually lower than an inch (0.63’’) and has a complete weight of three.2lbs. Measuring 12.9’’ by 8.7’’, the Slim 7 Pro X is as moveable as it might probably get. The overload of metallic within the chassis makes it really feel sturdy and look elegant.
There is a significantly massive vent on the underside of the machine. Considering all that it’s packing when it comes to processing energy, a vent of that dimension is comprehensible. What was spectacular to me was how Lenovo managed to maintain the thickness of the laptop computer so skinny regardless of an insane processor and the large cooling system that should have been required to maintain a stability of temperature contained in the machine.
A Very Vivid (And Glossy) Display
The 14.5’’ show on the Slim 7 Pro is immensely vivid. Maxing out at 400 nits, it is vitally vivid, options crystal clear graphics and covers 100% of the sRGB colour gamut. The contrasts are wonderful with the blackest of blacks and the whitest whites you’ve ever seen. There is a novel form of sharpness to the image high quality, the type you’d count on from a 4K display, all because of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB devoted graphics card put in within the machine. Sporting a decision of 3072×1920, the Slim 7 Pro encompasses a 3K show with IPS expertise.
It will get higher. The show on this good machine is touch-enabled. Recently-released laptops have been attempting to include contact display shows however they usually fail at producing a machine with a flawless contact panel. The Slim 7 Pro will get a dozen factors for internet hosting a extremely delicate and intensely responsive contact show. And why wouldn’t it’s responsive with a 120Hz adaptive refresh fee?
There is, nevertheless, one small con of this in any other case nice show. It is method too shiny. Made out of glass, it tends to mirror gentle slightly an excessive amount of. So, whilst you can take pleasure in engaged on the Slim 7 Pro proper subsequent to your window all because of its 400-nit brightness rating, the solar glare is likely to be a little bit of a problem for you.
Not Enough Ports
I’ve mentioned this just a few instances and I’ll say it once more. The extra ports, the higher. I fail to grasp why corporations are continuously making an attempt to provide machines with the least variety of ports once they have acquired detrimental suggestions on it time and time once more. Convenience issues to customers far more than aesthetics do. If you could find a pleasant center floor between preserving all of your ports and managing to make your machine look presentable, that’s wonderful. But compromising on comfort solely to reinforce magnificence is absurd, particularly when your laptop computer is marketed as a tool for creators.
The Slim 7 Pro sports activities a complete of two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 and one headphone/mic combo port. It’s fairly shocking {that a} laptop computer that’s focused at creators doesn’t characteristic an HDMI slot and a reminiscence card slot.
A fairly Large Keyboard and Mouse
The keyboard on the Slim 7 Pro might be certainly one of my favourite elements about it. It is a particularly well-designed keyboard with nice journey and keys which might be massive and durable. They don’t really feel hole once they’re pressed and reply fairly quick. The keyboard is ideal for anybody with massive fingers. It can be backlit and options all the usual hotkeys. The mouse can be designed preserving creativity in thoughts. It is pretty massive and has loads of area in your hand to maneuver round.
Pretty Impressive Processor and Battery
Packing the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS processor, the Lenovo Slim 7 Pro is an absolute powerhouse of a machine. It hosts eight cores and 16 threads. The cores are liable for the quantity of labor the PC can do at a time, whereas the threads improve throughput and computational speeds. The laptop computer is offered in varied configurations. The one the corporate was beneficiant sufficient to ship me was probably the most superior model accessible that sports activities a 32GB LPDDR5 RAM together with a 1TB PCle SSD. I’m conscious of how the acronyms are in all probability resulting in a variety of jargon. Simply put, LPDDR5 refers to a low-power reminiscence commonplace reserved for the storage of knowledge. It continues to be a perfect selection for corporations because it consumes much less energy.
The Slim 7 Pro is great for all of your multitasking wants and is completely able to dealing with extra intensive Adobe applications. You’d have the ability to easily edit and render your footage and movies with out experiencing stutters or lag. This is a large aid as a result of it will’ve been very unlucky if a laptop computer marketed as being appropriate for creators didn’t carry out effectively on Adobe applications. The 7-hour battery on the laptop computer isn’t unbelievably lengthy however sufficient to not be a trouble for you. It is not going to hold you tethered to wires always.
Speakers, Camera, Security
Lenovo’s Vantage app made issues very attention-grabbing audio-wise. It permits customers to select from varied sound profiles. And one of the best half is that all of them sound considerably completely different. The ‘movie’ profile gave the sound a cinematic really feel. It enhanced its soundstage and added extra bass to it as effectively. The ‘dynamic’ profile took issues a step additional and improved upon the soundstage. The ‘music’ profile enhanced treble, whereas the ‘voice’ profile subdued the music.
The digicam on the Slim 7 Pro X is good contemplating it’s a laptop computer digicam. The outcomes are nearly surprisingly exact and correct with even facial hair being seen. The colours are vivid and really sharp.
The Slim 7 Pro prioritized safety fairly effectively. It has a built-in ToF (Time of Flight) sensor and the usual IR sensor. The former measures depth and distance, subsequently locking when the consumer walks away from the display and routinely unlocking when they’re near the laptop computer once more. The ToF sensor additionally helps with the digicam by both making an object the main target or blurring it.
Is It Hardcore?
No doubt about it.
I want the Slim 7 Pro was extra beneficiant when it comes to ports. Apart from that, Lenovo outdid itself with this launch. With a superb show, highly effective processor, wonderful audio, and ergonomic keyboard, what extra may you presumably ask for in a laptop computer?
