Lenovo releases new 15-inch laptop with 165 Hz OLED display and Intel Wildcat Lake
Earlier this month, we put Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 3 15IWC11 through its paces. Powered by the Core 7 350, the 15-inch fell a bit short in our tests. Alternatively, Lenovo has started selling the higher-end IdeaPad Slim 5 15IWC11 internationally as a replacement for older models with Raptor Lake processors (curr. $799 on Amazon).
For context, the laptop first appeared a few months ago on Lenovo's PSREF website. Now, Lenovo has released the 15-inch laptop across Australia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. However, a look at Lenovo's other regional websites reveals that a full European launch will be occurring soon. By contrast, we cannot find the IdeaPad Slim 5 15IWC11 on any of its North American websites.
Setting that aside, the 15-inch laptop can be configured with the Core 5 320 or Core 7 350, which Lenovo pairs with 16 GB and 32 GB of LPDDR5X-7467 RAM, respectively. Please note that this RAM is soldered and not upgradeable, unlike on the cheaper IdeaPad Slim 3 15IWC11. Also, while Lenovo includes up to a 1 TB M.2 2242 SSD, the IdeaPad Slim 5 15IWC11 itself contains a larger M.2 2280 slot that supports higher capacities beyond 1 TB.
Moreover, Lenovo is selling the laptop with a choice of two 15.3-inch displays. By default, the ThinkPad Slim 5 15IWC11 ships with an IPS panel outputting at 1,920 x 1,200 pixels with 400 nits peak brightness, 100% sRGB colour space coverage and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Alternatively, one can configure an OLED panel with a 2,560 x 1,600-pixel output, 1,000 nits peak brightness in HDR mode, 100% DCI-P3 colour space coverage and a 165 Hz refresh rate.
Lenovo also sells 54.7 Wh and 70 Wh batteries, which it claims last 16.4 hours and 22.8 hours when playing 1080p local videos at 150 nits. The IdeaPad Slim 5 15IWC11 starts at AUD 2,199 in Australia with the Core 5 320, 16 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD and a 1200p display. Likewise, this same configuration retails for HKD 9,840, MYR 5,371 and SGD 1,671 (~$1,294) in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, respectively.
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