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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 15" (R5 4500U) $969 Delivered @ Lenovo Education Store (EDU Email Required)

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AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:10 lenovo.com (815 clicks)
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Looks to be a very capable under $1000 laptop with that sweet sweet Ryzen 4000 series (Zen 2) Unfortunately no touchscreen like the American variant :(
From a few video reviews the build quality looks much better than similar laptops from other companies plus it includes a 2 year warranty.
Only negative seems to be the soldered RAM hopefully like some other models theirs a regular slot that can be used to upgrade to dual channel. Edit: Not user upgradable :(

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (6C / 6T, 2.3 / 4.0GHz, 3MB L2 / 8MB L3)

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64

Memory
8GB Soldered DDR4-3200

Display Type
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 300nits Anti-glare

Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics

AC Adapter
95W USB-C

Warranty
2 Year Depot

Second Hard Drive
256GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe

Keyboard
Backlit, English

Camera
720p

Fingerprint Reader
Touch Style

Battery
Integrated 57Wh

Wireless
11ax, 2x2 + BT5.1

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  • inrockweareone on 19/05/2020 - 16:16

    Can you see the list of laptop on offer on Lenovo's student store without logging in?

    • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:17
      +1

      I don't believe so.

  • Merlict on 19/05/2020 - 16:17
    +4

    https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-s-serie…

    For those who just want a peek without logging in

    • inrockweareone on 19/05/2020 - 16:26

      Link opens normal store with the price being $1199

      • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:34
        +2

        Yeah it's just so people can see the specs.

    • abb on 19/05/2020 - 20:03
      +1

      Metal top panel and new pain that gives the surface a soft touch

      kinky.

  • RedLights on 19/05/2020 - 16:20
    -2

    Make sure you read the reviews on battery life and balance that with your needs. I bought a Ryzen powered laptop earlier this year, but it had horrible battery life (4 hours). For the price/specs ratio, it was definitely a more capable machine than the Intel counterpart though.

    • Merlict on 19/05/2020 - 16:21
      +2

      Was it from this generation of CPU though? It seems like they've improve efficiency a lot.

      • RedLights on 19/05/2020 - 16:28

        last gen, hence why I say to check reviews as I am only speaking from experience, and am not as informed as the reviewers.

    • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:25
      +6

      Yeah this is the proper Zen2 AMD which uses less power for more performance compared to 10th gen Intel.

    • shellshocked on 19/05/2020 - 20:08

      I think you are referring to one that is one or two generations old. The 4500u only came out in the last two or three months. It's based on 7nm vs 12/14nm of the older generations. I know from a recent Acer review with this CPU they were getting about 10 or 11hrs usage at 150 nits brightness. Seems to smoke the 10th gen Intel CPUs of a similar spec.

  • Ghosteye on 19/05/2020 - 16:24
    +1

    is it possible to upgrade this to the better specced CPU variant? would love to see if i could get more ram or a better cpu

    • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:27
      +2

      $200 for the 4700u as an upgrafe. I'll see if I can find the higher spec model.

    • rookie317 on 19/05/2020 - 16:38
      +1

      Looks to be soldered single channel RAM.

  • Flowerbomb on 19/05/2020 - 16:25

    Will University alumni emails work on most education stores

    • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:25

      Yeah I'd say so. As long as they have the .edu :)

  • xyron on 19/05/2020 - 16:31
    +4

    be good if they released a ryzen version of the 14" model! even in slim form 15.6 is too big to be a truly portable laptop i think.

    • AusNugz on 19/05/2020 - 16:34
      +3

      Do I have news for you :)
      https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-s-serie…
      Doesn't look like they have any stock ATM.

      • KonkyDong on 19/05/2020 - 18:40

        Spoke to online chat and said they had no info on incoming stock timing or pricing :(

        • Merlict on 23/05/2020 - 21:38
          +1

          It's in stock now.

      • [Deactivated] on 20/05/2020 - 00:16
        +3

        I want the Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7, hope that comes here.
        It gets the 4800U, 4266MHz LPDDRX, a touch screen and better build quality, sounds perfect

        • Jambus on 21/05/2020 - 13:54

          Same here.
          I'm craving for the Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7 in 14" with a ryzen 4000

    • Merlict on 19/05/2020 - 16:35

      One exists on their website, not in stock yet though.

    • AusNugz on 25/05/2020 - 23:34

      Now in stock.

  • daft009 on 19/05/2020 - 16:39

    Wonder if this would stack with the Amex Lenovo cashback? Provided I buy more things to get to $1500 minimum

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