The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Is Only $900 Right Now

One of my favorite laptops to recommend, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x, is discounted by $250 to $900. This high-end configuration of the laptop has never been this cheap. That’s a pleasant surprise in an industry suffering from an ongoing memory shortage without signs of slowing down.

我最喜欢推荐的笔记本电脑之一，联想 IdeaPad Slim 5x，目前降价 250 美元，售价为 900 美元。这款笔记本电脑的高端配置从未如此便宜。在内存持续短缺且毫无放缓迹象的行业背景下，这确实是一个令人惊喜的消息。

Just look at these specs: 16 GB of memory, 512 GB of storage, a high-resolution OLED display, and the new Snapdragon X2 Plus. For $900, that’s the best Windows laptop deal I’ve seen in a while. I tested a version with a lower-resolution display (1920 x 1200 rather than 2560 x 1600), and even the quality of that screen impressed me. As it turns out, that model is also being sold for the lowest price I’ve ever seen it—at Lenovo.com for just $800. Outside of the lower-resolution screen, it has all the same specs.

看看这些规格：16GB 内存、512GB 存储空间、高分辨率 OLED 显示屏以及全新的骁龙 X2 Plus 处理器。900 美元的价格是我近期见过的最划算的 Windows 笔记本电脑交易。我测试过一款分辨率较低（1920 x 1200 而非 2560 x 1600）的版本，即使是那块屏幕的质量也让我印象深刻。事实证明，该型号目前的售价也是我所见过的最低价——在 Lenovo.com 上仅需 800 美元。除了屏幕分辨率较低外，它拥有完全相同的规格。

A year ago, it was fairly common to find excellent laptops for $900. These days, not so much. Increasing memory prices have forced laptop manufacturers to raise their own prices across the board—including Apple. It’s become harder than ever to find a high-end laptop under $1,000 that doesn’t have any significant compromises. That’s an even bigger challenge if you’re after a laptop with a larger display.

一年前，以 900 美元的价格买到出色的笔记本电脑还很常见。如今，情况已大不相同。内存价格的上涨迫使笔记本电脑制造商全面提高价格，苹果也不例外。现在想要找到一台价格低于 1000 美元且没有明显短板的高端笔记本电脑变得比以往任何时候都难。如果你追求大屏幕，挑战就更大了。

For example, the Dell XPS 13 sells for $900, which is another good option around this price, but it’s a tiny device focused on portability. The IdeaPad Slim 5x has a much larger 15.3-inch screen that’s great for those who plan to actually sit down at a desk or table and work entirely off it without using an external monitor. At 0.61 inches thick, it’s not overly chunky either—matching the thickness of the 14-inch MacBook Pro, for reference.

例如，戴尔 XPS 13 的售价为 900 美元，这是该价位段的另一个不错选择，但它是一款主打便携的小型设备。IdeaPad Slim 5x 拥有更大的 15.3 英寸屏幕，非常适合那些打算坐在书桌或餐桌前，在不使用外接显示器的情况下进行全职工作的人。其厚度仅为 0.61 英寸，并不显得过于笨重——作为参考，这与 14 英寸 MacBook Pro 的厚度相当。

The chip inside, the Snapdragon X2 Plus, is another reason this laptop deal is so special. This is Qualcomm’s latest PC processor, but because of how rocky pricing has been this year, it’s rarely shown up in laptops you could call affordable. That’s a shame, because it’s a very capable processor that’s in the same league as Apple’s M5 in terms of CPU performance. I wouldn’t buy this laptop for full-time video editors or 3D animators—or if you’re a serious gamer. The graphics performance just isn’t there.

内置的骁龙 X2 Plus 芯片是这笔交易如此特别的另一个原因。这是高通最新的 PC 处理器，但由于今年定价波动剧烈，它很少出现在所谓的“经济实惠型”笔记本电脑中。这很遗憾，因为它是一款性能非常强大的处理器，在 CPU 性能方面与苹果的 M5 处于同一水平。我不建议全职视频剪辑师、3D 动画师或硬核游戏玩家购买这款笔记本电脑，因为它的图形性能确实达不到要求。

But in terms of everyday tasks, whether for office work or schoolwork, the X2 Plus won’t skip a beat, no matter how many browser tabs, open applications, and background tasks you have going. It even has plenty of ports onboard, including two USB-C, two USB-A, HDMI, and a microSD card slot.

但在处理日常任务方面，无论是办公还是学习，X2 Plus 都游刃有余，无论你同时打开多少个浏览器标签页、应用程序或后台任务。它还配备了丰富的接口，包括两个 USB-C、两个 USB-A、HDMI 和一个 microSD 卡槽。

And last (but not least), the IdeaPad Slim 5x has a touchpad that’s nice to use. I mention this because so many budget-oriented laptops cut corners on the quality of the touchpad. That might seem minor, but unless you’re a mouse-only person, the touchpad is something you’re constantly interacting with and goes a long way toward making a laptop feel premium. The IdeaPad Slim 5x doesn’t have a haptic feedback trackpad that more expensive laptops use, so the click is a bit loud. But I can vouch that it doesn’t make me feel clumsy when using it.

最后（但同样重要的一点是），IdeaPad Slim 5x 的触控板非常好用。我之所以提到这一点，是因为许多主打性价比的笔记本电脑往往会在触控板质量上偷工减料。这看起来可能微不足道，但除非你只用鼠标，否则触控板是你频繁交互的部件，它对提升笔记本电脑的高级感大有裨益。IdeaPad Slim 5x 没有使用昂贵笔记本电脑上常见的触觉反馈触控板，所以点击声稍微有点大。但我可以保证，使用时它不会让我感到笨拙。