Pretty sure this is a good deal. Doesn't have the OLED display (400 nit IPS instead) like some of the previous posts, but 12th gen Intel chip in a good form factor at a solid price. Ships within 3 weeks. Beats 5800HS in single core, and is within 0-10% of 5800HS in multi core from a quick few comparison site checks.
That's when running benchmarks though. Unless you're running intensive programs surely it won't be hitting that TDP.
Nevertheless, those results are very interesting and definitely a consideration to make depending on what you're buying the laptop for.
Personally I'd be happy to sacrifice a bit of battery to get that higher power when I need it. Could always limit power draw too right?
Intel has unfortunately been very hit and miss with tech straight off the bat. The xe gpu in the 11th gen took a good 12mo for the drivers to mature and work properly. I expect the new "thread director" tech is going to need a while too.
If I was getting a brand new laptop now I'd be looking at the 11th gen if you wanted thunderbolt4 or the 6000 series if you can wait.
Statements from Notebookcheck is what concerns me regarding battery life, when you compare Alder Lake to previous gen Tiger Lake in mobile:
¨The higher consumption also affects the battery runtime and our measurements so far show noticeable differences. The new ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7, for example, lasted about 3 hours shorter during our Wi-Fi test at 150 nits compared to its predecessor with a similar panel.¨
Any non edu deals?
FYI it seems you can access Edu store via the parent portal using a non-edu email.
https://education.lenovo.com/au/shop/parent-store?ipromoID=a…
Notebookcheck did a recent review of the Yoga with 12th gen P CPUs, including the i5-1240p and advised that CPUs hit a thermal limit of 64w. They view that the power consumption is high from these processors, which leads to high heat generation, thermal throttling and reduced battery life.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Core-i5-beats-Core-i7-Alder-La…