According to our benchmarks, the Ryzen AI 7 445 leads the Ryzen AI 5 430 by about 20% in CPU workloads. By contrast, both processors feature the Radeon 840M iGPU, albeit with a 3.5% overclock in the Ryzen AI 7 445's favour. With that said, Asus only charges £30 and €40 in most countries for upgrading from the Ryzen AI 5 430 to the Ryzen AI 7 445.
For some reason, this upgrade runs to €100 extra in Austria and Germany, though. Meanwhile, one can downgrade from 16 GB of single-channel RAM to 8 GB of RAM for a £150 and €170-€200 saving. As a result, the IdeaPad Vibe 15AKP12 starts at £799.99 in the UK and €799-€959 after making this change.
Alternatively, Lenovo sells its new 15-inch laptop with up to 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD and Bluetooth 5.4/Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. A 1200p IPS display with 45% NTSC colour space coverage is common across all units though, as is a 50 Wh battery rated for up to 16.8 hours of battery life in 1080p local video playback tests. Please see Lenovo's website for more details.