what's going on Mchanga here if this is your first time stumbling onto my channel welcome
i love technology so i hope you stick around if you've been watching my channel for a while
then you know i love laptops lenovo laptops have been really reliable for me over the years
so today we're going to review the lenovo yoga 7i 15-inch this is a two-in-one laptop so the
obvious advantage to this style over a clamshell is the flexibility in both literal and technical
terms i'll leave all the details and affiliate links below in the video description you can get
this laptop for a starting price of 950 bucks for your money you get the new intel evo core i5 cpu
intel iris xc graphics 8 gigs of ram and a 256 gig ssd my review unit however is a bit of an upgrade
with 12 gigs of ram the intel core i7 tiger lake cpu and a brighter display this is another machine
that wasn't made for you to upgrade yourself down the road so if you do decide to buy it get
the configuration you're confident you can live with luckily there's wi-fi 6 and bluetooth 5 on
board so you don't have to worry about replacing that module in the future let's take a quick look
at the ports on the right you'll find the power button and two usb type a ports on the left we
have two thunderbolt 4 ports and the headphone microphone combo jack it really would have made
this a more well-rounded laptop for me as a creator if there was an sd card slot in an hdmi
port but having two full featured thunderbolt 4 ports makes the blow less painful you can't ask
for everything on a convertible ultrabook so this is sporting a 15.6 inch 1920x1080 ips touchscreen
this one is the hdr version measured in at about 500 nits of brightness there is a base
model without dolby vision that measures in at 250 nits if it fits within your budget i highly
recommend getting the upgraded display overall this is a nice punchy and color accurate screen
covering 100 srgb a matte display would be nice but almost all the screens i've used that are hdr
certified have a glossy finish you will have to accept some glare but that's not abnormal
there's no 4k screen option on this model while i don't particularly like that most people won't
care texts photos movies everything looks sharp we do have pen support here including the lenovo
active pen in the box would have been nice but you can pick it up for an additional 45 bucks i have
two other lenovo pens i use with my thinkpads and they work great on this display sketching taking
notes and signing documents is a breeze this is a convertible laptop so the hinged design matters
i haven't had any creaks or pops so using this in tablet mode or tint mode is no issue i can't
properly comment on durability after just a couple of months of use so ask me in another six months
or so how it's holding up right below the display we have the user facing dolby atmos speaker system
it's two two watt speakers and they sound good they get loud and don't suffer from that muffled
sound you get from a lot of bottom firing speakers there's no mind-blowing bass response but for
watching movies and casual music enjoyment they're more than adequate the 720p webcam here is not
windows hello enabled other than that it's a normal laptop webcam that will get you through
your video calls and it does have a privacy shutter if you want to use windows hello we do
get the fingerprint reader here on the palm rest it works well i actually like this keyboard it's
full size and it's backlit it even has the number pad which is missing on a lot of laptops this size
as for the typing experience it's not a thinkpad keyboard but it has good key travel it doesn't
feel too shallow even with the number pad here it doesn't feel cramped at all i like it so the
trackpad glides smoothly and it clicks in the places you expect but i do wish you were bigger
there's enough room here on the palm rest for a larger trackpad overall i like the design of this
yoga at 4.19 pounds or 1.9 kilograms is not the lightest laptop out here the weight is something
to consider if you're planning to use this as a tablet at any point my review unit is the dark
moss color but it's also available in slate gray it's growing on me it's an all metal build so it
feels sturdy and i don't foresee any catastrophic hardware failures based on my previous experience
with lenovo machines your mileage may vary though i found the performance to be really good
in everyday tasks using the intel evo powered i7 in this laptop your normal web browsing watching
movies and videos school assignments working with the full suite of microsoft applications
they all work great without hiccup pushing both the cpu and integrated graphics even further
with photo and video editing didn't [ __ ] the yoga a 7i if you're serious about video editing
and you want this laptop i suggest picking up the max amount of ram which is 16 gigs
for those that are wondering yes you can game on this laptop of course the intel iris xc graphics
won't offer performance like a dedicated gpu but casual gamers can enjoy playable frame rates on a
lot of games almost every thinner profile laptop will have some compromises so that's nothing new
if you're a student a parent with a student a working professional or just the consumer that
wants an ultrabook with good battery life this one has a lot to offer speaking of battery life
i consistently get 10 hours out of this one it's a 71 watt hour battery and as long as i didn't max
out the brightness it was consistent my testing of battery life isn't scientific i just go through
a normal real day in my life whether i'm doing class assignments or working my nine to five from
home once the battery does get low you can use the included 65 watt charger that does support rapid
charge you will hear the fans when they kick in during any heavy tasks like editing video
in my opinion the fans are effective for handling the thermals and i didn't experience thermal
throttling that was noticeable in my workflow like i mentioned there are some improvements that could
be made in upcoming models a larger trackpad a 4k display option and maybe even an sd card slot
but i still recommend this machine at this price plus lenovo is always having some kind of sell on
their website just remember if you decide to pick this laptop up you will have to buy the active
pins separately if you want it i'll leave the affiliate links below for you to check out that's
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