Deciding Between 2 Lenovo Laptops

[fire2havoc]

Hello! Please help me decide between the 2 laptops below. Price difference is $200 but not a factor as I will be using this machine for several years.

I will mainly be using this machine for office work (web browsing, office, videos), photoshop, and some very light gaming. I rarely play games nowadays (maybe one or twice a year) and it's usually light indie games so nothing too powerful.

Is the first Slim laptop "good enough"?
Will I notice a big difference from the additional 16GB of RAM and dedicated video card if I'm not gaming?

Lenovo Slim 7 - $700

• Intel i7-1260p
• 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz
• Iris Xe integrated graphics
• 1TB SSD
• 14" IPS touchscreen (2880*1800)
• 61wh battery

Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X - $900

• AMD Ryzen 6900HS
• 32GB DDR5 6400Mhz
• NVIDIA RTX 3050 (4GB DDR6)
• 1TB SSD
• 14.5" IPS touchscreen (3072*1920)
• 70wh battery

Thanks in advance!

 

[randyh121]

Hello! Please help me decide between the 2 laptops below. Price difference is $200 but not a factor as I will be using this machine for several years.

I will mainly be using this machine for office work (web browsing, office, videos), photoshop, and some very light gaming. I rarely play games nowadays (maybe one or twice a year) and it's usually light indie games so nothing too powerful.

Lenovo Slim 7 - $700

• Intel i7-1260p
• 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz
• Iris Xe integrated graphics
• 1TB SSD
• 14" IPS touchscreen (2880*1800)
• 61wh battery

Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X - $900

• AMD Ryzen 6900HS
• 32GB DDR5 6400Mhz
• NVIDIA RTX 3050 (4GB DDR6)
• 1TB SSD
• 14.5" IPS touchscreen (3072*1920)
• 70wh battery

Thanks in advance!

Photoshop can be very graphics intensive so I'd suggest the Pro X .
Much better specs by far, for just an extra 200$

 

[M0u5e]

Defiantly the Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X for the GPU for photoshop.

 

[USAFRet]

Given Photoshop use, definitely the Slim 7 Pro X.
GPU and more RAM.

 

[fire2havoc]

I should have clarified I'm not a very heavy user of photoshop. I use it once in a while when editing photos (photography is a hobby of mine).

I've been reading some questionable reviews about the Slim 7 Pro X. Not sure how much stock to put into that. And the seller of this laptop on eBay does not seem to have the best reviews.

 

[USAFRet]

I should have clarified I'm not a very heavy user of photoshop. I use it once in a while when editing photos (photography is a hobby of mine).

I've been reading some questionable reviews about the Slim 7 Pro X. Not sure how much stock to put into that. And the seller of this laptop on eBay does not seem to have the best reviews.

Coming from ebay does change the equation.

 

[fire2havoc]

Coming from ebay does change the equation.

The other Slim 7 laptop is refurbished from Best Buy.

 

[USAFRet]

The other Slim 7 laptop is refurbished from Best Buy.

On the face of it, the Slim 7 Pro X is absolutely the better of the two.

However - "And the seller of this laptop on eBay does not seem to have the best reviews." is a giant red flag for me.

 

[fire2havoc]

On the face of it, the Slim 7 Pro X is absolutely the better of the two.

However - "And the seller of this laptop on eBay does not seem to have the best reviews." is a giant red flag for me.

Agree, for me as well. It comes with a 2 year warranty through ebay but may be moretof a hassle than its worth. Some folks were pleased with their machines, other reviews are pretty bad.

Went with the other computer for now. I think 16GB will be sufficient more my near term needs.