Lenovo presented its latest series of notebooks at the IFA Berlin exhibition. The standouts seem to be the Aura editions ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 and Yoga Slim 7i. Aura software, the result of a collaboration with Intel, can quickly switch these machines into different modes to optimize specific tasks, such as secure web browsing, better video call quality or distraction-free work.
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition is a 14-inch laptop with a 16:10 2.8K (2880×1800) OLED display and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is also DisplayHDR True Black 500 certified and achieves a brightness of 400 nits. The CPU is an Intel Core Ultra 9 and an Intel Arc Xe2 GPU handles the graphics. The battery is rated at 57Wh and is a replaceable unit.
The Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition is larger at 15.3 inches and also has a 2.8K screen resolution. The display can be an OLED or LCD touch panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a brightness of 500 nits. An Intel Core Ultra 7 processor powers this laptop and uses integrated graphics. With a battery life of 70Wh, it should last all day browsing the web and streaming video content.
Another laptop to look out for is the IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1. equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor and integrated Adreno GPU. The 14-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) OLED display can reach 400 nits of brightness and the battery capacity is 57Wh. Best of all, the entire package costs about $850.
The Yoga Pro 7, IdeaPad Slim 5x, and 13- and 15-inch IdeaPad Slim 5s are also among the new arrivals, but unfortunately, those models won’t be available in the US.
