Help Me Choose a Lenovo Laptop

[Pc_guy7]

Hi! I'm finally looking to replace my 7 year old Dell laptop and narrowed it down to these two refurbished Lenovo models. The Pro X is $200 more but that's 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), some occasional photoshop, and rarely 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!

 

[daglesj]

I have Iris Xe in my laptop and I was surprised at how well it games. Much better than the old style integrated.

 

[Jinto]

The first is good enough for your current needs. That said, the 2nd one gives you more capability for the money. It has a faster CPU, more RAM, a better screen, and a GPU that allows for some gaming if you ever feel like doing it.

 

[regk]

We recently picked up carbon X1's with 12th gen CPU's for the office and i was thoroughly impressed with their performance. I second Jinto's comments, better to have something to grow into rather than out of, especially if you will be holding on to the system for a number of years.