Lenovo launches lightweight IdeaPad Slim 5 Ultra internationally with 20+ hour battery life and dual SSD slots
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Alex Alderson
Right out the toaster. Reliable, with some real depth.
Summary
Lenovo has launched the IdeaPad Slim 5 Ultra, a lightweight 14-inch laptop weighing less than a MacBook Air, now available internationally. It features a Core Ultra 5 226V processor (8 cores, Arc 130V iGPU, 16GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM), Wi-Fi 6, a 1600p IPS display with 100% sRGB, 400 nits brightness, and 120Hz refresh rate. The 65 Wh battery is rated for up to 23.3 hours of 1080p video playback. In Australia, a Core Ultra 7 256V configuration is also available, offering roughly 6% better CPU performance and over 25% improvement in other benchmarks.
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Its 65 Wh battery is said to last 23.3 hours when playing 1080p locally-host videos at 150 nits.
Weighing less than a MacBook Air, the IdeaPad Slim 5 Ultra contains a 65 Wh battery rated for over 20 hours of battery life.
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