70 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2021REVIEWS LENOVO IDEAPAD SLIM^7
decent bass—well, decent by laptop
standards, anyway. The Atmos-enabled
speakers also managed to do a solid job of
serving up a virtualized 3D soundstage
(although again, we’re grading on a curve),.
You can fine-tune the sound using the
included Dolby Atmos desktop app.
The IdeaPad Slim 7’s 720p webcam
captures blotchy, washed-out video that’s
adequate for Zoom and Skype video calls,
but just barely. If you’re planning on
presenting to a large group or if you’re
going on virtual job interviews, you’d be
better off with a dedicated webcam (go.
pcworld.com/dwbc).A pair of USB SuperSpeed 5Gbps Type-A ports sit on the right side, along with a microSD slot. A
fingerprint reader is embedded in the power button.The left side of the Lenovo IdeaPad 7 features a Thunderbolt 3 port, a full HDMI port, a combo audio jack,
and a USB-C power port.PORTS
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 has just about
every base covered when it comes to ports,
including (on the left side) one that we rarely
see in this price range: Thunderbolt 3, handy
for connecting a pair of 4K monitors or
hooking up a fully loaded laptop hub. Also on
the left side is a full HDMI port, a combo
audio jack, and a USB-C Power Delivery port.
On the right, you’ll find a pair of USB
SuperSpeed 5Gbps Type-A ports (we would
have preferred SuperSpeed 10Gbps, but let’s
not get greedy) and a microSD card reader.
All that’s missing is ethernet, although
that’s a lot to ask given the svelte design.