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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro Gen 6 16", AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, Nvidia 3050, QHD 120hz IPS, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1473 @ Lenovo Education

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The IdeaPad Pro is a different beast to the regular variety with much better quality, such as full aluminum chassis and QHD 120hz 100% SRGB screen option compared to the regular variety I posted earlier.

Now there are two colour configurations (Storm Grey and Cloud Grey) with slightly different specs and prices. I spoke to the sales rep online and they advised me that delivery would be 6 to 8 weeks depending on the custom configuration.

If you select the "Storm Grey" colour configuration, you get access to the Nvidia 3050. If you select the "Cloud Grey", you get access to only the Nvidia 1650.

Storm Grey Colour Configuration $1473.91.
Ryzen 5800H
16GB RAM
512 SSD
QHD 120hz 100% sRGB 350nits
Nvidia 3050 4GB

Price on regular Lenovo website is $2244.01 for this configuration.

Cloud Grey Colour Configuration $1294.01
Ryzen 5800H
16GB RAM
512 SSD
QHD 120Hz 100% sRGB 350 nits
Nvidia 1650 4GB

https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/education/laptops/ideapad/ideap…

Price on regular Lenovo website is $1973.01 for this configuration

These laptops are quoted to achieve up to 10hrs battery life with the dGPU option and the 75wh battery.

You will save about $100 if you just need a six core 5600H option

Tech Specs
Processor AMD Ryzen™ 5 / 7 Processor:

AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H (6C / 12T, 3.3 / 4.2GHz, 3MB L2 / 16MB L3)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H (8C / 16T, 3.2 / 4.4GHz, 4MB L2 / 16MB L3)

Operating system

Windows 10 Home 64
Windows 10 Pro 64

Display

16.0" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 350nits Anti-glare, 60Hz, 100% sRGB
16.0" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 350nits Anti-glare, 120Hz, 100% sRGB

Multi-touch None
Graphics

Integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6

Memory Up to 16GB Soldered DDR4-3200
Webcam IR & 720p, with ToF sensor, fixed focus
Storage Up to 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
Dimensions (W x D x H) 356 x 251 x 16.9-18.4 mm
Weight Starting at 1.9 kg
Case colour

Storm Grey
Cloud Grey

Surface treatment Aluminium anodising stamping
Case material Aluminium (top), aluminium (bottom)
Battery

4-cell (75Wh), integrated
Supports Rapid Charge Express (get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)

Battery life1

Integrated graphics model: up to 12 hours
Discrete graphics model: up to 10 hours

AC adaptor

Integrated graphics model: 95W USB-C
Discrete graphics model: 135W Slim Tip

Keyboard Backlit, with numeric keypad
Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad, supports Precision TouchPad (PTP)
Security

Power-on password, administrator password, hard disk password
IR camera for Windows Hello

Fingerprint reader None
Audio

Stereo speakers, 2 x 2W, Dolby® Atmos®
Dual array mic

Ethernet None
Wireless LAN 11ax, 2x2 + Bluetooth® 5.1
Ports2

1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On)
1 x USB-C 2.0 (support data transfer and Power Delivery 3.0) on model with integrated graphics only
1 x power connector on model with discrete graphics
1 x HDMI 1.4b
1 x 4-in-1 card reader
1 x headphone / mic

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closed Comments

  • +1

    I think a 16" laptop that's supposed to be any good at gaming should have an RJ45 ethernet port.

  • Anyone know when this code will expire?

  • Just wonder the 5800H in IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro will have similar performance for Legion 5?

    • It is definitely weaker in Slim 5 Pro since it is slimmer than the Legion 5.

  • +1

    Many others now have expected to ship on November 30th? When i ordered it said "ships in 6-9 days*". An over 4 month wait is a bit much for me

    • @Lavish, Did you checked your order status through the link you get in your email when your order is confirmed? I had delivery date is September initially but it’s now in Dec.

      • Yea I checked through order status that it changed to December arrival. I talked to support about it and they think it's a technical error and they will call me likely monday.

        • +1

          Let me know how you go on Monday. I tried the chat support but that wasn’t helpful and was told to call 1300 number.

          • @Sid04: After a call today they had no idea and told me to wait for them to ask someone else and they would send me an email. I then got the email 8hrs later basically saying they couldn't estimate the time and "The plant team are unable to provide an estimated ship date at the moment but the order has little chance to ship this month" then give the option to call again or get a refund.

            • @lavish: Its now written as 12th august expected arrival. Much better and hopefully actually happens.

              • +1

                @lavish: I wrote to cancel my order yesterday based on Dec delivery.

                Got a phone call from a rep today advising that the unit is now being shipped in 6 days time.

                Go figure?!

              • +1

                @lavish: I’m also getting same status update. Shipped by 27th July and delivered by 12th August. Don’t know how accurate this would be but will keep an eye on 27th July shipping date.

  • I also questioned the arrival date of December when it was an originally 6 to 9 days shipping. They have escalated it onto the fulfilment area. The online chat had no idea as they were based offshore.

  • Damn! Was waiting for my AMEX to arrive so I can pull the trigger…..

  • In terms of build, how dows IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro compare to Lenovo Legion 5 Pro?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/639513

    • +3

      In terms of build quality they are similar with aluminum chassis.

      The Legion 5 Pro is designed for gaming and has better specs, but is bigger and heaver. Starting at 2.45kg

      It also has a 300W power supply.

      The IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro 16 is designed for portability with gaming capability. Hence it is slimmer and has a weight up to 1.9kg.

      The power brick is also smaller if you buy one of the versions with the dGPU.

      The CPU and GPU in the Legion will perform better, because there is more breathing room in the bigger chassis and it has cooling for a gaming laptop, compared to the Slim 5 Pro 16.

  • I have placed an order yesterday for cloud grey version but yet to receive "Expected to Ship" and "Expected to Arrive" dates

    • My order date is showing ship date - August 30, 2021 and delivery date - September 15, 2021

      • When did you placed your order? I did on 7th July and order status update is ship - 27th July, delivery- 12th August.

        • I placed order on 20th Jul

        • For those who get the 27 July shipment, can you advise whether your order is the 'storm grey' colour with the RTX 3050 or not?

          My order 'storm grey' colour with the 3050 graphic card has the 30 Aug shipment update today :(

          • +1

            @ozbpro10: I’ve order cloud grey and 1650 version.

            • @Sid04: did any one got the order ?

              Expected to Ship
              September 30, 2021

              Expected to Arrive
              October 18, 2021

              • +1

                @bazingaa: Ordered mine on 21 July (GTX 1650, 16GB, 60Hz) and has the same expected dates, even though when I ordered it said ships in 3 weeks. Hopefully it's just a placeholder…

                • @beaver2233: I ordered on 22nd July (GTX 3050, 16GB, 60Hz), it said "ships within 6-9 days", funny kind of placeholder :D

                  • @bazingaa: Fwiw, mine just updated to expected to ship 31 August, Arrive by 16 September…so an improvement!

              • +1

                @bazingaa: Still waiting for order to be shipped. Current ETA is ship: 27th July and delivered: 12th August

                • +1

                  @Sid04: let's hope it will be shipped on 27th :D

                  • @bazingaa: Will let you know if the status get updated on 27th🤞

                    • +1

                      @Sid04: Got status update as my order has been dispatched from Lenovo HongKong centre. ETA for delivery is still 12th Aug.

                      • @Sid04: great news then! mine also got updated just now.

                        Expected to Ship
                        August 31, 2021

                        Expected to Arrive
                        September 16, 2021

                        • +1

                          @bazingaa: My order had earlier Aug 31st as ship date. Today it got updated to Jul 29 as shipping date. Will post if it gets shipped.

                          • @gprs22: wow!

                            • +1

                              @bazingaa: Shipping date updated to Jul 28 Fingers crossed.

                              • @gprs22: you have ordered on July 21st, isn't it ?
                                mine got changed now :(

                                Expected to Ship
                                November 30, 2021

                                Expected to Arrive
                                December 16, 2021

                                • +1

                                  @bazingaa: I placed order on 20th Jul

                                  • @gprs22: My order is shipped today, hope to receive it sooner than expected date of Aug 13. My location is Perth so not sure if that will help in getting the order faster or delayed delivery.

                                    I had ordered Cloud grey version Ryzen 7 model

  • This morning mine said 15th October, now it says 16th December!

  • +5

    Guys mine just updated ship 27th July arrive August 13th, I ordered on the 6th July

    • +1

      Same. I had requested to cancel via email and a Lenovo rep called me with the update.

      • Is your 'storm grey' colour with the 3050 graphic by any chance? Mine says 30 Aug ship.

    • Mine too later in the day!

      • Mine shipped :)

    • Is your 'storm grey' colour with the 3050 graphic by any chance? Mine says 30 Aug ship.

      • +1

        Yes storm grey
        5800h
        3050
        120hz

        • Thanks mate. I will call them on Monday to see if I can get them to fast track my shipment to the same as yours. Keep us posted whether they actually keep the 27 Jul shipment date. Thanks

      • Mine too… on the bulk shipment of 27 July

  • This or MacBook air M1/ Pro M1 for photo editing?

    • Honestly it comes down to the applications you use. If you are used to Mac, get the M1. If you use Windows or another operating system get this deal, because CPU in this laptop is one of the fastest you can get and is better then the M1 in multi-threaded workloads, whilst the M1 is slightly faster in single-threaded workloads.

      If you add the dGPU it will also benefit in hardware acceleration with certain video editing applications.

      https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+5800H&i…

      Multi-threaded

      AMD Ryzen 7 5800h:21958
      Apple M1:15111

      Single-threaded

      Apple M1:3768
      AMD Ryzen 7 5800h:3119

      • -1

        Even in terms of screen quality? I've been hearing the MacBook are true to life colours whereas windows laptops you tend to have to calibrate them to even get close to the same screen quality

        • I am not sure where you get this idea from. There are approximately 8 different types of Apple laptops, which you can configure. There are 1000s of different Windows/Other OS laptop configurations. If you are a professional photographer or video editor, it is still recommended to calibrate the display using a tool such as the Datacolor Spider, whether it be a PC or Mac, to suit your individual needs. Due to the 1000s of Windows laptop configurations, you will have lower price laptops, with lower quality screens. One you go up in price points, you will have better screens. Some of these screens have been per-calibrated at the factory for professional level colour accuracy. It still doesn't mean that you should not calibrate it yourself, considering a Datacolor Spider is relatively inexpensive to obtain, if the quality of your work depends on it.

  • has anyone got the order ? how is the performance of 3050 ? just ordered one

    Storm Grey Colour Configuration $1303
    Ryzen 5600H
    16GB RAM
    512 SSD
    WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 350nits Anti-glare, 60Hz, 100% sRGB
    Nvidia 3050 4GB

    • How did you get it down to $1303?

      • it was the price for 5600H + 60Hz dispaly, i didn't do anything special than using the code.

    • Did you not upgraded to Ryzen 7 5800H?

  • https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07QJFWQJT/?coliid=I3P6AIT64H6Y…

    Just ordered the 3050, 5800h and 120hz spec, interestingly it said 5 weeks in cart although the agent said 2 weeks when I called.

    The above hub will work with the USB c port right?

    • $72, was hoping for something cheaper.

  • I am a newbie and want to shoot and edit videos for hobby/Youtube. Can anyone advise how crucial graphic card is, specially upgrading from 1650 to 3050? Will likely be using Adobe Premier. I won't be using this laptop for games.

  • Got email saying it was shipped when it originally said dec

    • that's nice! when was your order date?

  • I ordered on the 23/07 and my shipping updated this morning - (30th Sep ship, 18th Oct arrival)

    Do you reckon this will change and ship earlier since it said "ships within 3 weeks" when I ordered it? Or am I able to fast track it in any way?

    Storm Grey Colour Configuration $1473
    Ryzen 7 5800H
    16GB RAM
    512 SSD
    WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 350nits Anti-glare, 120Hz, 100% sRGB
    Nvidia 3050 4GB

    • +1

      Mine and a few others originally stated dates the same as yours, though mine yesterday updated to 31st August / 16th September. So yeah, I would imagine yours may also update at some point (guess it does depend on the final specs, mines a fair bit different to yours).

      • Yeah, I was just on the phone with Lenovo and they said the shipping might change to an earlier date so fingers crossed. A 2-month+ wait for shipping is a bit long for my uni needs. When did you order yours?

        • 22nd July I ordered…and no joke, just checked my order status again and it's changed to ships 30 November, Arrives 16 December haha!

          • @beaver2233: No way haha! The Lenovo order visibility portal seems a bit all over the place, let's just hope we get our orders on the next shipment.

          • @beaver2233: same here :(

            • +1

              @bazingaa: My order had initially August 30 as shipping date but got updated to Jul 28 recently in last 3-4 days and it is shipped now. Hope other orders also will be updated soon.

              • @gprs22: I just checked my order status this morning and there are no dates now….. so hopefully it's a sooner date

                • @haz23: same with me , now the dates gone..

                  • @chutibuti: back to

                    Expected to Ship
                    September 30, 2021

                    Expected to Arrive
                    October 18, 2021

                    • +1

                      @bazingaa: wt ,, no dates again..

                      • @chutibuti: charge on the card is also missing now lol

                        • @bazingaa: WTF,,, now the dates are… over 4months waiting.. :).. What a joke..
                          Ordered:July 25, 2021
                          Expected to Ship:November 15, 2021
                          Expected to Arrive:December 1, 2021

                          • @chutibuti: We're all in the same shipment by the looks of it. I'm not too concerned about those dates, they appear to be changing every day or 2. I'm expecting it to ship within the original timeline as when I ordered (within 3 weeks). If it doesn't ship within that time, then I'll be complaining/contacting support. I ordered 22 July btw.

                            • @beaver2233: I too ordered on 22nd but ETA for shipping was 6 to 9 days, not 3 weeks. Anyway, now the pending charge is also disappeared from bank account. Is it in your account? I paid with paypal.

                              • @bazingaa: Strangely, I have what appears to be 2 authorisation charges on my credit card for some reason (one on the 22nd and another on the 30th).

                                • @beaver2233:

                                  another on the 30th

                                  I think mine disappeared on 30th but still charge is pending on Paypal.

                                  • @bazingaa: Now it says Oct 31st shipping and November 16th delivery. If it doesn’t change to some time earlier like the end of the month, I might have to cancel the order. What a shame

                                    • @haz23: I emailed post sales team ( [email protected] ) and they said that real ETA would be end of August and advised not to think too much about the date in tracking. Can you check with them too about the real ETA?

                                      • @bazingaa: Looks like even the support teams are not aligned,

                                        Hi xxxx
                                        This is xxxxx from Lenovo Enquiries Department .
                                        As this in a new order we unable to provide an update on the status at the moment . However I will continue to monitor this order and provide an update early next week .
                                        Thank You .
                                        Best regards,
                                        xxxxx
                                        Customer Support

                                        • @chutibuti: is that reply from post sales team ( [email protected] ) or just customer support which is in overseas (they gave me the email address of post sales team and asked me to contact them instead) ?

                                          • @bazingaa: This is for the inquiry raised online.

                                          • @bazingaa: This is the response I received from [email protected].

                                            Referring to your Lenovo Order IdeaPad Slim 5 Pro Gen 6 16" Storm Grey, the machine is still in production due to an unforeseen parts shortage. The machine will expected to ship out from plant by October 31 and the estimated delivery date to your door step will be on November 16.

                                            We sincerely regret the inconveniences caused.

                                            We understand that you might need your laptop urgently.

                                            If you would like to retain the order.
                                            Alternatively, in case you’re not able to wait for the machine – we can offer you the options below:

                                            1) We can arrange a call back from 1 of our sales consultants to discuss about an alternative laptop model for you.

                                            or

                                            2) Cancellation and full refund for your order.

                                            Please let us know of your preference.

                                            We look forward to hearing from you soon.

                                            Have a wonderful day!

                                            Best regards,
                                            XXXXX
                                            Customer Support
                                            ANZ eCommerce
                                            Australia and New Zealand

                                            • @haz23: Watch the date change again today. It changes every 2 days.

                                              • @beaver2233: Yeah exactly, at this point I don't even bother checking the dates that much, too much inconsistency. Just hoping for shipping by the end of the month.

                                                • @haz23: now it is not even changing,

                                                  Expected to Ship
                                                  October 31, 2021

                                                  Expected to Arrive
                                                  November 16, 2021

                                                  • @bazingaa: Yeah, it's stuck on those dates now, so I'm worried that they might be the new dates. Hopefully, they change again soon.

                                                    • @haz23: I also think they might be the new dates

                                                    • @haz23: Is there any alternative to this laptop? From the research I've done, no laptop offers the all-round features/capability and looks/build of the Ideapad Slim 5 Pro at this price or even sub $2000. Cause I don't think I can wait over 2 months from now to have it shipped out….

                                                      • @haz23: Trust the dates to not change since making that comment haha….it is a little concerning that it hasn't changed. The current date for the laptop (if you were to order now) states ships in 7 weeks which brings it to the end of September, so not sure why ours still states expected ship end of October, particularly when we've already waited 3 weeks. In terms of other laptops, yeah I haven't come across any, particularly at this price range. Most have pretty dire 45% NTSC screens etc

                                                        • @beaver2233: Yeah exactly, I remember when I put my order through it said it'd ship in 3 weeks which never happened. As long as there's a shipment this month, we should hopefully have our laptops on it. Cause the people who already got their laptops mentioned that their ship dates changed from December to the end of July within a day, so fingers crossed that happens to us. And yeah the only one I've seen that is similar is https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-16… but it's about $500 more.

                                                          • @haz23: Yeah fingers crossed - if I login and go into my order history it has all the order info with "ships within 3 weeks". Today marks the 3 weeks and I haven't even received an email or anything of the sort indicating there is a delay. Quite poor if you ask me. Luckily I have no urgent need for it.

                                                          • +1

                                                            @haz23: You may want to check your order status ;)

                                                            • +1

                                                              @beaver2233: thanks mate, I think it is about to ship at last

                                                              Expected to Ship
                                                              August 23, 2021

                                                              Expected to Arrive
                                                              September 8, 2021

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