Lenovo intros new Wildcat Lake laptop globally to surpass MacBook Neo

Lenovo has introduced a compact new laptop powered by Intel Wildcat Lake processors. To recap, the company debuted the Lecoo Air 13, Air 14, and Air 15 earlier this month in China. Also, it added the IdeaPad Slim 3i to its PSREF website in 14-inch, 15-inch, 16-inch and 17-inch flavours.
Now, Lenovo has added to its Lecoo Air and IdeaPad Slim 3i range with the higher-end IdeaPad Slim 5i 13IWC11. Lighter than the MacBook Neo (curr. $589 on Amazon) at 1.19 kg, the 13IWC11 is slightly thicker and deeper than Apple's budget MacBook at 295 x 207 x 14.3 mm versus 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm. However, Lenovo's new 13.3-inch laptop also contains a 54.7 Wh battery, which the company rates for up to 24.7 hours of 1080p local video playback at 150 nits.

Not only does the IdeaPad Slim 5i 13IWC11 feature a 50% higher battery capacity than the MacBook Neo, but it also features up to a 1600p (2.5K) IPS that combines a 120 Hz refresh rate with 100% sRGB colour space coverage and 400 nits peak brightness. Please note that the MacBook Neo achieved 519 nits peak brightness in our tests.
Additionally, Lenovo offers the 13IWC11 with 8 GB or 16 GB of LPDDR5X-7467 RAM and Core 5 320 or Core 7 350 processors. The 13.3-inch laptop supports upgradeable storage too via a single M.2 2280 slot. Pricing and availability remain unknown for now, though. Please see Lenovo's website for more details.












