Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (2026): 14" FHD+ OLED Touch, Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100, 32GB LPDDR5X-9523, 1TB SSD $1268.99

chanmanx2k

Jun 11, 2026 5:42 PM

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chanmanx2kJun 11, 2026 5:42 PM

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Price keeps going down since the last post. Hold more or is this the bottom?

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xiaowang

Jun 11, 2026 5:59 PM

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xiaowangJun 11, 2026 5:59 PM

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why Snapdragon is so expensive?

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immoneyhungry

Jun 11, 2026 8:04 PM

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Quote from chanmanx2k

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Price keeps going down since the last post. Hold more or is this the bottom?

Definitely hold more

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thomman

Jun 11, 2026 9:25 PM

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thommanJun 11, 2026 9:25 PM

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why Snapdragon is so expensive?

x2 elite laptops are unlike previous windows on arm. These have MacBook level performance at MacBook level power draw. It also had MacBook level pricing, but coming down in price now.

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thomman

Jun 11, 2026 9:27 PM

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thommanJun 11, 2026 9:27 PM

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Quote from immoneyhungry

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Definitely hold more

I would agree. The newly announced Nvidia spark based laptops is going to reset the benchmark on windows on arm performance. I don't think x2 elite is in that ballpark, especially on graphics and LLM, so it may go down further. Just to be sure: they haven't announced pricing on spark laptops. I hope they don't start at 2k.

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VitaliyV9733

Jun 11, 2026 9:34 PM

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VitaliyV9733Jun 11, 2026 9:34 PM

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Quote from thomman

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I would agree. The newly announced Nvidia spark based laptops is going to reset the benchmark on windows on arm performance. I don't think x2 elite is in that ballpark, especially on graphics and LLM, so it may go down further. Just to be sure: they haven't announced pricing on spark laptops. I hope they don't start at 2k.

I read somewhere that they Microsoft Laptops would start at 3.5k. Hopefully not true.

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Jimmy1962

Jun 11, 2026 10:27 PM

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Jimmy1962Jun 11, 2026 10:27 PM

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Quote from thomman

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I would agree. The newly announced Nvidia spark based laptops is going to reset the benchmark on windows on arm performance. I don't think x2 elite is in that ballpark, especially on graphics and LLM, so it may go down further. Just to be sure: they haven't announced pricing on spark laptops. I hope they don't start at 2k.

You sound knowledgeable. I just ordered a Lenovo yoga 9i pro with 285h and rtx 5050 for 1400. Was that a mistake? Just in need

thomman

Jun 12, 2026 1:02 AM

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thommanJun 12, 2026 1:02 AM

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Quote from KaatuPaadi

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Nobody will buy a 3K laptop to run agents when google does all on cloud very efficiently. Also nobody should buy an ARM windows. Also nobody should pay more then $400 for an ARM laptop.. Jensen's dream of ppl running opensource llm locally is close to dead. To run agents all u need is a 5 year old laptop and talk to Cloud. Gemini api is so cheap they will kill all open source and other expensive llms.. So, dont buy a ARM laptop unless u are complete noob on x86 vs arm bcoz x86 chips etc are now better than arm in battery and power

My 2c

So many things wrong, and so many assumptions in one response!

It does like this (or spark laptops) is not your cup of tea, and likely for many others. But I can think of many (including myself) using this or spark. I am not going to buy a $3K spark laptop, because that wont be a value for money for me personally, but if it comes out at $2k with 64GB RAM, I would absolutely consider it a steal - for me.

I do SW development and I have Gemini AI Pro subscription. I use Gemini AND local models for coding. There are many other scenarios too. You may not see a need, but there are lots of people doing this.

Have you used an Windows on ARM recently? You don't need to be a noob on x86 to use it. While it has its weaknesses, it also has many strengths. Its weaknesses get a lot of press from some people because one of their legacy app cant run on it, or because they cant run their favorite game at 8k and gazillion hertz. I agree its not a good choice for those, but for a lot of others who keep an open mind - it is absolutely a great choice.

Last edited by thomman June 11, 2026 at 06:14 PM.

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bobdelt

Jun 12, 2026 1:09 AM

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bobdeltJun 12, 2026 1:09 AM

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Quote from KaatuPaadi

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Nobody will buy a 3K laptop to run agents when google does all on cloud very efficiently. Also nobody should buy an ARM windows. Also nobody should pay more then $400 for an ARM laptop.. Jensen's dream of ppl running opensource llm locally is close to dead. To run agents all u need is a 5 year old laptop and talk to Cloud. Gemini api is so cheap they will kill all open source and other expensive llms.. So, dont buy a ARM laptop unless u are complete noob on x86 vs arm bcoz x86 chips etc are now better than arm in battery and power

My 2c

Sometimes you don't want your data sent to Google. Need to run a local llm

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thomman

Jun 12, 2026 1:12 AM

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Quote from Jimmy1962

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You sound knowledgeable. I just ordered a Lenovo yoga 9i pro with 285h and rtx 5050 for 1400. Was that a mistake? Just in need

It depends on what your goals are, really.

I don't know about that specific Yoga laptop, and you didnt mention the whole configuration but based on what you did mention, it wont have anywhere as much run time on battery as this one. If you are into local LLM, it depends on the models you want to run. This can run far larger/smarter models (say 30B-ish parameter models with quantization) compared to Yoga 9i . But if you are using a smaller model (<8B with quantization), Yoga will smoke this laptop. If you are into gaming, Yoga is almost certainly far better. I think Yoga models come with stylus, if you are into that.

Jimmy1962

Jun 12, 2026 1:47 AM

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Jimmy1962Jun 12, 2026 1:47 AM

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delete

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Jimmy1962

Jun 12, 2026 1:53 AM

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Jimmy1962Jun 12, 2026 1:53 AM

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[QUOTE=thomman;184790982]It depends on what your goals are, really.I don't know about that specific Yoga laptop, and you didnt mention the whole configuration but based on what you did mention, it wont have anywhere as much run time on battery as this one. If you are into local LLM, it depends on the models you want to run. This can run far larger/smarter models (say 30B-ish parameter models with quantization) compared to Yoga 9i . But if you are using a smaller model (

ThriftyCrow6890

Jun 12, 2026 3:24 PM

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ThriftyCrow6890Jun 12, 2026 3:24 PM

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The 16gb version of this laptop was on sale for $600 a couple months ago. Kick myself for not snagging one.

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eduardmc

Jun 12, 2026 3:30 PM

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Quote from ThriftyCrow6890

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The 16gb version of this laptop was on sale for $600 a couple months ago. Kick myself for not snagging one.

That version wasnt this. That had the snapdragon X first generation. This has the X2. Big difference

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