The IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 starts at £1,300/€1,169/AU$2,379 as a 14-inch edition with a Ryzen AI 7 450, 24 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Please note that UK and Eurozone configurations can be optioned without a power adapter or an operating system. For reference, Lenovo charges €10 and €40 for the latter two, respectively. Alternatively, the same 14-inch model can be configured with up to a Ryzen AI 9 465, 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD, a 100 W charger and a Windows 11 Pro licence for £1,600/€1,449/AU$2,799.

Meanwhile, Lenovo’s 16-inch variant starts at £1,290/€1,509/AU$2,429 with broadly the same configuration as its 14-inch counterpart but with an 84 Wh battery. Conversely, Lenovo’s larger IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 can be priced up to £1,620/€1,839/AU$2,888 with a Ryzen AI 9 465, 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD, a 100 W charger and a Windows 11 Pro licence too. Incidentally, a 99 Wh battery can be optioned for a £10/€10/AU$39 surcharge.