Lenovo leak reveals cheaper Copilot Plus PCs are coming this month

Sep 02, 2024 06:44 PM - 6 months ago 222146

Lenovo appears fresh to motorboat caller much affordable Copilot Plus PCs. Reliable leaker Evan Blass has published a property merchandise from Lenovo that specifications a assortment of Copilot Plus PCs that will beryllium announced astatine nan IFA waste and acquisition show later this week, including 2 that are powered by an unannounced 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus chip.

The caller Qualcomm-powered Copilot Plus PCs from Lenovo see nan IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1, a convertible pinch a 14-inch OLED display, and nan IdeaPad Slim 5x, a full-metal clamshell laptop pinch nan action to prime a 14-inch OLED display. Both characteristic a caller Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chip, alternatively of nan regular 10-core version.

The IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 comes pinch an OLED display.

The IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 comes pinch an OLED display.

Image: Evan Blass (X)

The IdeaPad 5x could usher successful an era of cheaper Copilot Plus PCs.

The IdeaPad 5x could usher successful an era of cheaper Copilot Plus PCs.

Image: Evan Blass (X)

Lenovo lists nan starting value of nan Slim 5x astatine €899 (about $990), and nan IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 astatine a starting value of €999, pinch readiness for some models expected successful September. This European pricing suggests we’ll spot Copilot Plus PCs motorboat astatine €200 little than nan €1,199 unit value of nan Surface Laptop 7 — technically nan cheapest Copilot Plus PC correct now.

It’s not clear if nan US pricing of Lenovo’s caller Copilot Plus PCs will travel adjacent to nan discounts we’re seeing to afloat unit pricing connected immoderate models, though. You tin currently purchase a Dell Inspiron 14 Plus for $799.99, aliases a HP OmniBook X for $899.99. Both of these Copilot Plus PCs person been discounted and don’t see tax, and characteristic Qualcomm’s 10- aliases 12-core Snapdragon chips.

Lenovo is besides readying to motorboat different Copilot Plus PCs pinch Intel and AMD processors. The Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition is simply a 15-inch laptop that’s powered by Intel’s latest Core Ultra Series 2 chips, and Lenovo’s Yoga Pro 7 and IdeaPad Slim 5 are some powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen processors.

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