{"id":629985,"date":"2023-04-16T09:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/16\/lenovo-slim-7-14-review-a-fast-and-affordable-thin-and-light-laptop\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:49:13","slug":"lenovo-slim-7-14-review-a-fast-and-affordable-thin-and-light-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/16\/lenovo-slim-7-14-review-a-fast-and-affordable-thin-and-light-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo Slim 7 14 review: a fast and affordable thin and light laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"dt-post-content\" itemid=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div>\n<p><img onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-featured-e1681330751643.jpg?p=1\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.\" decoding=\"async\" skip_size_classes=\"1\" ignore_aspect_ratio=\"1\"  >\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLenovo Slim Pro 7\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> MSRP <span data-nosnippet>$1,200.00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Lenovo Slim Pro 7 manages to balance solid performance in a thin and light machine.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tPros\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExcellent productivity performance\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGood entry-level gaming\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompetent battery life\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAttractive and mostly solid build\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGood keyboard and touchpad\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tCons\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLid is a little bendable\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Thunderbolt 4\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFans spin up\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lenovo has invested a lot in making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/thinnest-laptops\/\">thin and light laptops<\/a> that manage to offer significantly more power than the rest of the field. The Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X was one example, and the newest Slim 7 Pro is even thinner (but a bit heavier). It packs in one of the newest AMD Ryzen 7 CPUs, along with a discrete GPU, making for a machine that\u2019s easy to carry around and also packs a punch.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a well-built laptop with modern good looks, and it manages to fit a larger 14.5-inch display into a chassis size that usually houses 14.0-inch panels. It\u2019s fast and getd good battery life, making its near-midrange pricing even more attractive.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dt-heading-specs-and-configurations\" aria-label=\"Specs and configurations\"><\/a>Specs and configurations<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Lenovo Slim Pro 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12.81 inches x 8.92 inches x 0.61 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3.5 pounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Radeon Graphics<br \/>\nNvidia GeForce RTX 3050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>16GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Display<\/b><\/td>\n<td>14.5-inch 16:10 QHD+ (2,560 x 1,600) IPS, 90 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Touch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ports<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1<br \/>\n1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2<br \/>\n1 x USB4<br \/>\n1 x HDMI<br \/>\n1 x 3.5mm audio jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Wireless<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Webcam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1080p with infrared camera for Windows 11 Hello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Operating system<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Windows 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Battery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>73 watt-hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span data-cloudcity=\"1\" data-pid=\"WCDB7OzXlI\" data-type=\"textlink\" id=\"dtcc-WCDB7OzXlI\">$1,200<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Right now, just one configuration of the Slim Pro 7 is available. You\u2019ll pay $1,200 for an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, a 14.5-inch IPS display, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPU. That\u2019s a reasonable price for the components and, as we\u2019ll see, for the performance. Other configurations are likely to become available over time.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dt-heading-a-well-designed-near-midrange-laptop\" aria-label=\"A well-designed near-midrange laptop\"><\/a>A well-designed near-midrange laptop<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319674\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-angled-e1681330825789.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 front view showing display and keyboard deck.\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-angled-e1681330825789.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319674\"><span>Mark Coppock\/Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Slim Pro 7 doesn\u2019t quite keep up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-slim-9i-review\/\">Slim 9<\/a> in its aesthetic. Its edges aren\u2019t as rounded, and they\u2019re not chrome-accented, and the Slim Pro 7 doesn\u2019t have the Slim 9\u2019s glass covering on the lid. But it\u2019s still an attractive laptop, with edges that aren\u2019t as sharp as the competition\u2019s and sleek lines that give it a modern look.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing to the latter are small display bezels that result in a 91% screen-to-body ratio. That\u2019s not quite to the same standards as Dell\u2019s XPS line, but it\u2019s close enough. Up top, you\u2019ll find Lenovo\u2019s now-iconic reverse notch that houses the 1080p webcam and infrared camera for Windows 11 Hello passwordless login support.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319680\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-webcam-e1681331042488.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 front view showing webcam notch.\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-webcam-e1681331042488.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319680\"><span>Mark Coppock\/Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Slim Pro 7 also doesn\u2019t quite live up to the Slim 9 in terms of its build. While the machine is made of all aluminum and the base chassis is solid, there\u2019s a little bending in the lid. That also falls behind the XPS line, which has the best solidity among Windows laptops, and it can\u2019t keep up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/apple-macbook-pro-14-m2-max-review\/\">Apple MacBook 14<\/a> either. Even so, it\u2019s solid enough, especially at its attractive price that places it more in midrange than premium territory. And Lenovo subjects it to MIL-STD 810H military-grade certifications, which should inspire some added confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The keyboard offers just enough travel, with soft, snappy switches and large, sculpted keycaps. It\u2019s a comfortable keyboard that\u2019s just a step behind the best, such as those on HP\u2019s Spectre line and Apple\u2019s latest MacBooks. The touchpad is large and takes up most of the available space on the palm rest. Its glass surface is smooth and responsive, but I found its buttons a little too loud and harsh.<\/p>\n<p>Connectivity is good, with plenty of ports, including a very welcome HDMI port. The biggest omission is Thunderbolt 4 support, which is due to the AMD chipset. Wireless connectivity is up to date.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-2\">\n<figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-left-side-e1681330929242.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&#038;p=1\" rel=\"wp-att-3319676\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-left-side-e1681330929242.jpg?fit=720%2C720&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 left side view showing ports.\" decoding=\"async\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-left-side-e1681330929242.jpg?fit=720%2C720&#038;p=1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-right-side-e1681330956795.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&#038;p=1\" rel=\"wp-att-3319677\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-right-side-e1681330956795.jpg?fit=720%2C720&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" alt=\"lenovo slim 7 14 review 2023 right side\" decoding=\"async\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-right-side-e1681330956795.jpg?fit=720%2C720&#038;p=1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Security and privacy are covered by increasingly common user presence-sensing abilities that can put the laptop to sleep when the user walks away and wake it back up when the user returns. There\u2019s also a physical switch to turn off the power to the webcam.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dt-heading-speed-in-a-thin-package\" aria-label=\"Speed in a thin package\"><\/a>Speed in a thin package<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319685\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-rear-e1681331105434.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 rear view showing lid and logo.\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-rear-e1681331105434.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319685\"><span>Mark Coppock\/Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Slim Pro 7 is the first laptop we\u2019ve tested with AMD\u2019s Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, a configurable 35 watt to 45 watt, 8-core\/16-thread processor with a base clock of 3.2GHz and a Max Boost Clock of 4.75GHz. As is typical of AMD\u2019s processors, its multi-core performance was much more impressive than its single-core speeds. It was faster in multi-core performance than the 28-watt Intel Core i7-1360P, but it couldn\u2019t keep up with the 45-watt Intel Core i7-13700H in our suite of CPU-intensive benchmarks. Note that the fans regularly spin up, and they\u2019re a bit louder than I\u2019m used to hearing on thin and light laptops.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Slim Pro 7 features an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 discrete GPU, I also ran the PugetBench Premiere Pro benchmark that runs a live version of Adobe\u2019s Premier Pro application to make use of the GPU to speed up various tasks. It scored 464 in normal mode at 501 in performance mode, which is slower than some laptops with the same GPU and that run Intel CPUs.<\/p>\n<p>The Lenovo Slim 7i Pro X with a Core i7-12700H and RTX 3050, for example, scored 716 and 769. Intel machines tend to do better in PugetBench thanks to much faster scores in the Playback portion of the benchmark ,which apparently benefits from some Intel optimizations. By comparison, laptops with Intel\u2019s Iris Xe graphics score in the 300s, making the Slim Pro 7 more than 50% faster and a better entry-level creator\u2019s workstation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Slim Pro 7 is a high-speed productivity workstation that can keep up with the most demanding users, and it can do a little creative work on the side. For gamers, the Slim Pro 7 is a solid entry-level 1080p gaming machine, achieving an average score for the RTX 3050 of 4,653 in the 3DMark Time Spy test and hitting 49 frames per second (fps) in <em>Fortnite<\/em> at 1200p and epic graphics (56 fps in performance mode). That\u2019s an average score as well, and quite playable.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Geekbench 5<br \/>\n(single \/ multi)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Handbrake<br \/>\n(seconds)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Cinebench R23<br \/>\n(single \/ multi)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>PCMark 10<br \/>\nComplete<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Lenovo Slim 7 14<\/b><br \/>\n(AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,493 \/ 9021<br \/>\nPerf: 1,498 \/ 9210<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 95<br \/>\nPerf: 84<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,551 \/ 12,536<br \/>\nPerf: 1,553 \/ 13,107<\/td>\n<td>6,828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>HP Dragonfly Pro<\/b><br \/>\n(AMD Ryzen 7 7736U)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,473 \/ 9,061<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 84<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,530 \/ 11,158<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>6,509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra<\/b><br \/>\n(Core i7-13700H)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,647 \/ 12,206<br \/>\nPerf: 1,815 \/ 12,307<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 80<br \/>\nPerf: 74<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,712 \/ 13,278<br \/>\nPerf: 1,750 \/ 14,938<\/td>\n<td>7,038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8<\/b><br \/>\n(Core i7-1360P)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,843 \/ 8,814<br \/>\nPerf: 1,835 \/ 10,008<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 122<br \/>\nPerf: 101<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,846 \/ 8,779<br \/>\nPerf: 1,906 \/ 9,849<\/td>\n<td>6,102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360<\/strong><br \/>\n(Core i7-1360P)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,800 \/ 8,960<br \/>\nPerf: 1,781 \/ 9,071<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 109<br \/>\nPerf: 99<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,711 \/ 8,389<br \/>\nPerf: 1,750 \/ 9182<\/td>\n<td>5,857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Apple MacBook Air M2<\/b><br \/>\n(M2)<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,925 \/ 8,973<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 151<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>Bal: 1,600 \/ 7,938<br \/>\nPerf: N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>AMD\u2019s Ryzen CPUs tend to be more efficient than its Intel competition, but the Ryzen 7 7735HS isn\u2019t quite as much of a standout. It didn\u2019t do as well as the lower-power Ryzen 7 7736U in the HP Dragonfly Pro, and while it beat out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-yoga-9i-gen-8-review\/\">Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/dell-xps-13-plus-review\/\">Dell XPS 13 Plus<\/a> in two of our tests, it fell behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/samsung-galaxy-book3-pro-360-review\/\">Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360<\/a>. Notably, the Slim Pro 7 had shorter results in our video-looping test than I expected.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Slim Pro 7 offers above-average battery life in two of our benchmarks and <em>might <\/em>last a full day if your workflow isn\u2019t very heavy. That\u2019s not bad for such a fast laptop with a discrete CPU. Of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/apple-macbook-air-m2-review\/\">MacBook Air M2<\/a> had phenomenal battery life that continues to stand out.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>Web browsing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Video<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>PCMark 10 Applications<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><b>Lenovo Slim 7 14<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n(AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS)<\/td>\n<td>9 hours, 40 minutes<\/td>\n<td>11 hours, 41 minutes<\/td>\n<td>10 hours, 34 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><b>HP Dragonfly Pro<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong>(AMD Ryzen 7 7736U)<\/td>\n<td>14 hours, 40 minutes<\/td>\n<td>15 hours, 57 minutes<\/td>\n<td>16 hours, 31 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><b>Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n(Core i7-1360P)<\/td>\n<td>7 hours, 41 minutes<\/td>\n<td>13 hours, 25 minutes<\/td>\n<td>9 hours, 40 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360<\/strong><br \/>\n(Core i7-1360P)<\/td>\n<td>12 hours, 57 minutes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>12 hours, 21 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dell XPS 13 Plus<\/strong><br \/>\n(Core i7-1280P)<\/td>\n<td>8 hours, 0 minutes<\/td>\n<td>9 hours, 20 minutes<\/td>\n<td>6 hours, 52 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Apple MacBook Air M2<\/strong><br \/>\n(Apple M2)<\/td>\n<td>17 hours, 59 minutes<\/td>\n<td>21 hours, 9 minutes<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"dt-heading-a-good-but-not-great-display\" aria-label=\"A good but not great display\"><\/a>A good but not great display<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319687\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-display-e1681331162904.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 front view showing display.\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-display-e1681331162904.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319687\"><span>Mark Coppock\/Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Something you\u2019re giving up with the lower price is OLED and mini-LED. The Slim Pro 7 has a 14.5-inch QHD+ (2,560 x 1,600) IPS display running at 90Hz. It\u2019s a fine display that looks good out of the box, but spend a few hundred dollars more on a laptop and you can get better colors, deeper contrast, and higher brightness.<\/p>\n<p>According to my colorimeter, the Slim Pro 7\u2019s display was close to the premium average across the board. It had good brightness at 375 nits and solid contrast at 1,290:1. Its colors were just a bit wider than average at 100% of sRGB and 80% of AdobeRGB (most premium IPS displays hit around 75%), and they were decently accurate with a DeltaE of 1.73.<\/p>\n<p>The laptop will do well for productivity work, but creators will want wider and more accurate colors. Its high dynamic range (HDR) quality in streaming video wasn\u2019t bright enough, but it was still worth using thanks to Dolby Vision support.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319688\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-speaker-e1681331228120.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lenovo Slim 7 14 2023 top down view showing speaker.\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-speaker-e1681331228120.jpg?fit=720%2C480&#038;p=1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319688\"><span>Mark Coppock\/Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four-speaker audio put out sufficient volume that was very clear, with no distortion and good mids and highs. There was even more bass than usual. The audio wasn\u2019t up to the standards of the MacBook Pro, which is the best, but it was usable for binging Netflix and listening to the occasional tune.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dt-heading-a-solid-value-with-great-performance\" aria-label=\"A solid value with great performance\"><\/a>A solid value with great performance<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a thin and light laptop for demanding productivity work, with some light creative tasks tossed into the mix, and you don\u2019t want to spend a lot of money, then the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 is a great choice. It provides excellent performance and the ability to play some games as long as you use the right settings, and it\u2019s well-built and comfortable to use.<\/p>\n<p>You can spend more money on a 14-inch laptop, but there\u2019s no reason to do so unless you\u2019re looking for an OLED or mini-LED display. The Slim Pro 7 might not be the most exciting laptop in the world, but it should meet the needs of most people.<\/p>\n<h4>\n\tEditors&#8217; Recommendations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-slim-pro-answer-to-macbook-pro\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe Lenovo Slim Pro is the best answer to the MacBook Pro I\u2019ve seen yet\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-legion-slim-7i-hands-on-news-specs-price-photos\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tLenovo Legion Slim 7i hands-on review: Portable powerhouse\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-slim-i9-14-hands-on-news-specs-price-photos\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tLenovo Slim 9i 14 hands-on review: All luxury\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/amd-rx-6000s-gpu-secret-ace-gaming-laptops-2022\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe rumored RX 6000S may be AMD\u2019s secret ace for gaming laptops in 2022\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-ideapad-slim-7-carbon-lightest-oled-laptop\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tLenovo\u2019s new IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon boasts an OLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span id=\"publisher-md\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"url\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.dtcn.com\/dt\/dt-logo-small.png\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Digital Trends\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lenovo-slim-7-14-2023-featured-e1681330751643.jpg?p=1\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/lenovo-slim-7-14-review\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Mark Coppock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lenovo Slim Pro 7 MSRP $1,200.00 \u201cThe Lenovo Slim Pro 7 manages to balance solid performance in a thin and light machine.\u201d Pros Excellent productivity performance Good entry-level gaming Competent battery life Attractive and mostly solid build Good keyboard and touchpad Cons Lid is a little bendable No Thunderbolt 4 Fans spin up Lenovo has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":629986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24990,661,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-629985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lenovo","8":"category-review","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}