Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura (14", Gen 10): Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD $1994.05 Delivered (Was $3519) @ Lenovo NZ

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura (14", Gen 10): Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD $1994.05 Delivered (Was $3519) @ Lenovo NZAffiliate
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (14", Gen 10): Lunar lake 258V, 32gb ram, 1 TB ssd, 2.8k oled screen, wifi 7.

The 258V is basically the bee's knees when it comes to ultraportable laptop processers. Built using a 3nm process at TSMC in taiwan. Extremely efficient, great single core performance, NPU powerfull enough to run co-pilot, decent integrated graphics, and x86 native so no ARM compatibility issues. Many core performance does lag the last generation Intel 155H a little.

Spouse has this laptop with the last generation Intel 155H, and it hasn't missed a beat - except strangely neither of our Lenovo's worked with her HP docking station, But everything seems to work fine with the lenovo dock (that said, it is her secondary laptop - also has work issue HP elite book, and is largely used in a docking station, so has a fairly easy life)

There is also a similar 15" version of the same at a similar price (but I think the SSD is smaller) if you prefer a larger screen and longer battery life.

1 year onsite warranty included, ~$120 to upgrade to 3 year onsite, which I would recommend. Onsite warranties are brilliant, had some dead pixels, and a weird graphics issue on a work Lenovo, and a tech came to my office and swapped the screen and motherboard in about an hour, resolving those issues.

Price obtained by combining the JUNENZ code with a 5% off new user code that can be obtained from visiting their homepage not signed in, and waiting for the pop up (looks like a unique code so I am not posting mine). Can't stack the 5% code with CARTOFFAUG, and the 5% off code is about $4 better.

There is a new user 10% off with signup that also appears on their homepage, but the email never with the code never turned up for me.

Not quite the deal of last year, but this is still a very solid price for a cutting edge high spec & highly portable (~1.2kg) laptop.

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=164&topicid=31…

May be worth asking via chat / call for a further discount. Lenovo have a reputation of being accommodating.

There is also a 15" version of the same for a similar price, for those that prefer a little more screen space and battery life.

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  • jjjj on 08/06/2025 - 22:28

    I think same one here at HN: https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/computers/laptops/lenovo-yoga…

    • Alroys on 08/06/2025 - 23:00
      +2

      That's the previous generation, with older cpu and lower spec screen.

  • YCNZ on 09/06/2025 - 09:33

    We've got one of the X9-14 units which have the same CPU and screen. They're amazing laptops - the best I've used. Linux support is still ultra early, webcam's not ready yet.

    • obj on 09/06/2025 - 18:31

      When I search in Google and see what it is, somehow it shows US$55,800. I was shitting my pant when I saw that price.

      https://ibb.co/QFjyGpVF

    • Excigma on 10/06/2025 - 00:02

      I have a laptop with 13th gen intel and the webcam doesn't work either. This problem seems to affect Intel CPUs older than mine. It seems like it isn't too much of a priority for Intel to fix their IPU6 stack on Linux…

      I wouldn't hold my breath for support; I'd recommend getting a USB webcam or just accepting that it will be very finicky for a couple years instead.

  • mcaekey on 09/06/2025 - 09:38

    Is there an AMD version of this?

    • scott on 09/06/2025 - 10:25

      Not of the Slim 7i (14" Gen10)

      Lenovo do offer the similar Yoga Slim 7 (14" Gen 10) AMD, but note the 4 -5 week shipping time on this model, however it is quite a bit cheaper:

      https://www.lenovo.com/nz/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-slim-series…

      Frankly the intel 258V is the major reason to consider this laptop. It's built by TSMC in taiwan, not intel itself if you are worried about the recent issues intel has been having. It is using a 3 nm process, and is extremely efficient. While it lags the apple M series chips, you get the bulk of the benefits of the groundbreaking snapdragon chips, while also being x86 native so eliminating compatibility risks. If we compare the 258V with the Ryzen AI 7 350, the Intel wins (only by about 3%) in single core performance - which is very important for my use case, has better integrated graphics, but lags behind in many core workloads (about 20%). Intel is dramatically more energy efficient, requiring just a 17W power profile, vs 45W for the AMD.

      • kfr23 on 09/06/2025 - 19:00

        After Lunar Lake, Intel isn't going to make another line of chips with the DRAM on the CPU package.

        • scott on 13/06/2025 - 15:58

          True, but this is more to do with cost & the need for intel build more SKU's, than being a poor outcome for the consumer.

          • kfr23 on 17/06/2025 - 00:34

            @scott: It kind of is a poor outcome for the consumer, if future driver/software support is limited

  • morepork on 09/06/2025 - 10:50
    +3

    Can also get the similar 16" one for $2069 with the same codes: https://www.lenovo.com/nz/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-2-in-1-seri…

    May be worth taking the processor upgrade for $90 as it also appears to bump to 32GB RAM as well

  • Spright on 09/06/2025 - 11:33
    +3

    The $3519 original price is in no way the real price for this product. I was able to get one of these with an 8840hs and 16gb ram 1tb and OLED screen for $1400 a year ago. Thats a CPU that while less efficient trade blows in performance with this one just with less RAM. This is the appropriate sale price for this product. But not a crazy good deal for what Lenovo regularly offers.

    Still a good deal though compared to average NZ prices lenovo offer amazing value.

    • Dunno on 10/06/2025 - 03:24

      It's a good buy for 2k, what similar spec with oled are under 2.5k etc.

      That geekzone deal was wild, only lasted for the day it was posted iirc then the price never went below $2100 when I followed up with reps for months

    • scott on 10/06/2025 - 11:16

      Yeah, don't pay full price for Lenovo, they run a lot of discounts.

      I have acknowledged this is not as good as the geek zone deal on the 15" version last year.

      Not sure if your AMD laptop is comparable. Lunar lake laptops are priced at a premium due to market leading (x86) efficiency, and 47 TOPS npu. ( 8840hs gets 17 TOPS). the 258V also has better graphics, and 11% better single core performance, and the system has double the RAM. 8840HS does have better many core performance (~23%), but most modern CPU's have ample, so I would give priority to the other stuff.

      If you don't care about efficiency, then it may not make sense to pay a the high price of the Lunar lake processor. So I feel that this is a worthy deal.

      Looking at trade me (just because it has an easy search tool), the cheapest 258V laptop is $2812.97+ 34.44 shipping.

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