Always one of many largest set of bulletins for CES is from Lenovo, with updates to quite a lot of their lineup being introduced each January, in addition to some very fascinating new merchandise being proven off most years. As we head into CES week, Lenovo is teasing us with some updates to their IdeaPad lineup, together with a brand new 5G mannequin. As tends to be the case, we don’t all the time have the total spec sheets for these bulletins but, however let’s dig in and see what Lenovo is planning for the beginning of 2021.
IdeaPad 5G
5G continues to be a buzzword, however it’s good to see the know-how coming to laptops as nicely. Lenovo’s new IdeaPad 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor, and is coupled to the X55 modem to offer sub-6 GHz 5G capabilities for speedier networking in supported places. Interestingly, the brand new laptop computer provides the quickest mobile connectivity, however solely has Wi-Fi 5 assist if you do hook up with an entry level. The 14-inch laptop computer provides a 1920×1080 16:9 show which may hit 300 nits within the sRGB gamut. RAM is as much as eight GB of LPDDR4X, and storage choices will likely be as much as 512 GB of PCIe SSD.
The IdeaPad, due to the 8cx platform, is ready to go fanless, which is without doubt one of the advantages of the low-powered Arm platform. Another profit is battery life, with Lenovo claiming as much as 20 hours of video playback from simply 51 Wh capability is a powerful exhibiting, and the USB-C charging provides Rapid Charge Express. Lenovo hasn’t mounted a value but, apart from to say it would differ by market, and that it’ll not be launched in North America right now.
IdeaPad 5 Pro and 5i Pro
Back within the x86 world, Lenovo is releasing two new IdeaPad fashions powered by AMD Ryzen within the 5 Pro, and 11th Gen Intel Core within the 5i Pro. These new laptops have moved to a 16:10 side ratio, and will likely be obtainable in each a 14-inch and 16-inch mannequin. We have seen quite a lot of laptops make the bounce to taller shows within the final yr or two, and it is rather good to see Lenovo supply a number of fashions with the 16:10 ratio.
Lenovo is using the IR sensor for time-of-flight, as an alternative of only for Windows Hello login, which is a pleasant contact. The laptop computer will sense if you rise up and stroll away, and routinely pause video, for example. Lenovo can be including Amazon Alexa Show Mode, which helps you to use your PC as an Alexa system if you need to.
The shows usually are not solely 16:10 side, however the 14-inch mannequin provides a 90 Hz refresh fee and 400 nits of brightness. The 16-inch provides 120 Hz and 350 nits, which is good to see in a non-gaming laptop computer. Both the Intel and AMD fashions may also supply an NVIDIA MX450 graphics card as a bump over built-in graphics.
The 14-inch mannequin will supply a 56.5 Wh battery, whereas the bigger 16-inch mannequin jumps to a really spectacular 75 Wh unit, and all of them characteristic Rapid Charge Express for faster charging over USB-C.
On the Intel mannequin, Tiger Lake is paired with as much as 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and as much as 1 TB of PCIe storage, and the 16-inch mannequin incorporates a Thunderbolt Four port. Those choosing the next-generation AMD Ryzen H mannequin lose entry to the Thunderbolt 4, however the 16-inch IdeaPad 5 Pro might be outfitted with 32 GB of DDR4, somewhat than the 16 GB max within the smaller mannequin.
Lenovo has additionally added a bigger trackpad, and up to date the keyboard with new keys and backlighting.
These gadgets, apart from the 16-inch AMD powered mannequin, is not going to initially be within the US market, however availability for all fashions will likely be in March, with costs as follows:
- IdeaPad 5 Pro 16” AMD laptop computer begins at $1149.99 and is to be obtainable beginning May 2021.
- IdeaPad 5 Pro 14” AMD laptop computer (not within the U.S.) obtainable in EMEA March 2021, begins at €799.00
- IdeaPad 5i Pro 16” Intel laptop computer (not within the U.S.) obtainable in EMEA March 2021,…
