what's up youtube it's mchanga back with another video so the lenovo thinkpad x1 yoga isn't your
normal consumer laptop it's a 14-inch two-in-one convertible aimed at the business professional if
you work in i.t or if you're responsible for purchasing employee laptops you've probably
heard the thinkpad name more than a few times in this review i'm going to talk about who i
think should consider buying this laptop because there are some great features like linux support
and lte that might make it worth the premium asking price anything i mentioned in this video
will be linked below in the video description as someone that appreciates the durability and
reliability of think pads in general it's easy for me to recommend them this machine has that classic
understated design that fits perfectly in a corporate environment but it also stands up
great to travel and heavy field use i don't have any hesitation throwing this into my backpack
or handing it to my assistant for taking notes or sketching out a storyboard the overall look of
this laptop is very minimal and sleek it's iron gray and made from cnc aluminum plus it's been
tested against 12 military grade requirements so it can withstand things like spills drops
storms and pretty much whatever else you might have to deal with out in the field many of us
are working from home right now so you don't have to worry about babying your laptop when you
need to carry it from one room to the next it's a convertible laptop so a rigid hinge is needed for
it to last and lenovo did a great job with the 360 degree hinge on this one while we're talking about
the design the display on this laptop is amazing there are several display options available but
my review unit has the 14 inch 4k touch ips panel that is hdr compatible it measures just under 500
nits of brightness and has adobe vision with 100 srgb coverage it has great color accuracy
once you're done looking at spreadsheets graphs and emails all day you can look
forward to enjoying some movies or tv shows on this laptop now i do have a tiny complaint about
the display lenovo has taken some steps to make it anti-reflective but it's still glossy you'll still
get reflections but a great way to combat those are just by cranking up the brightness i love a
mac display but if you want that hdr certification there's no way around the gloss now another small
gripe i have is the 16x9 aspect ratio i feel like business laptops specifically should all be 16 by
10 or 3x2 but maybe next year some may complain about the larger chin at the bottom of the display
but i feel like it's a good thing on a convertible laptop that you intend to use in tablet mode
you need to have something to hold on to looking at connectivity there are plenty ports on this
laptop as you would expect from a business class machine on the right side we have a thunderbolt
3 port that also charges the laptop another thunderbolt 3 port a proprietary network extension
port for ethernet or a mechanical docking station we also have a usb type a port a hdmi port and the
headphone microphone combo jack on the left we get the kensington lock slot another usb type a port
the power button and the thinkpad pin pro garage in the side here so i have a love hate
relationship with this pen i love how convenient it is to slide it in and out of the pen storage
slot i feel like more convertible laptops should implement this type of pen since it's much harder
to misplace it what i don't like as much is the size of the pen it reminds me of a galaxy note pen
but i will say it's easy to jot down notes sign documents or even sketch and color with it it uses
wacom technology so it's a good pen as long as you're not expecting professional artist quality
lines and pressure sensitivity i never had to worry about charging it since it charges while
it's inside the pen slot i love it much more than i hate it in my opinion is one of the main reasons
to get this laptop so let's talk about audio real quick the speaker system on this laptop is great
it's actually excellent because the sound is coming from such a thin chassis this x1 yoga has
adobe atmos speaker system there are two upward firing tweeters along with two downward firing
woofers you get the full range here mids lows and highs it's clear and it's crisp whether you're
watching movies or listening to music surprisingly the speakers deliver i'm not going to spend
a whole lot of time talking about the keyboard because it is a legendary thinkpad keyboard but
i think the constant slimming of the ultrabooks is starting to affect the integrity of keyboards
in general i'm hoping lenovo doesn't take slim and light too far in upcoming generations i type
on a thinkpad every single day and nothing else in laptop form can really compare the u-shaped
keys just feel like they were molded for your fingers you get great key travel and actuation
this is backlit with white back lighting and it's plenty bright something that continues to
keep my attention on thinkpad keyboards is the track point i know it gets ignored by a lot of
people and some people even complain it's harder to use or simply useless i could not disagree more
if you take that time in the beginning to use it and learn the feel of it you will realize
that it can help you get things done faster now i wouldn't use it while editing video since i found
the keyboard and mouse combo to be faster for that but everything else the track point is a winner
this precision track pad is a decent size plus it's smooth and responsive with all the windows 10
gestures i love the physical buttons here above the trackpad because they function as a unit with
the trackpoint moving to the top we have the 720p webcam the quality isn't great and i do feel like
it should be bumped up in resolution in the next generation x1 yoga but you do get the physical
switch or privacy shutter called the think shutter for covering the webcam when it's not in use
there's also windows hello technology included and i use that every day to log into my thinkpad p1
oh and the microphones on this laptop are great we get four 360 degree microphones that work well
to cancel out background noise when you're on calls and they're also great at picking up your
voice when you want to wake the computer up if you prefer to use a fingerprint instead there's a fast
accurate match on chip fingerprint reader included right next to the track pad a big selling point
for this caliber of laptop is the added security features the think shield security features
that not only include the webcam cover and the fingerprint reader but also the discrete trusted
platform module or dtpm that encrypts your data works alongside windows 10 security in addition
to those i just mentioned there's also the option for a privacy guard which is an electronic privacy
filter built into the screen that works to decrease the angle of vision just keep in
mind that you'll need to stick with the 1920x1080 full hd display to get that privacy filter now
i'm not well versed in all things linux but i do know that there are some huge advantages to
using it over windows or even mac os if you prefer linux specifically umbuntu you can purchase the x1
yoga with linux already installed developers and engineers that i've encountered like working in
a linux environment so that might be something to consider if you're still on the fence about
adding this machine to your workflow starting at fourteen hundred dollars u.s will probably put
this laptop out of the reach of many university students but if you have the budget for it
and you're studying graphic design cloud and iot development coding or engineering this is a
premium robust option let's get a quick look at the internals i was disappointed to see
the ram sorted on because business laptops should be user upgradable and easily repair
by replacing components to make matters a bit worse for me is the inclusion of ddr3 ram
instead of the faster ddr4 in real world use i didn't notice any adverse effects of running this
ram but it just would have been an easier appeal to swallow for the price of this x1 yoga it was
good to see the wi-fi 6 card installed so it's about as future proof as technology can really be
in this ever-growing market i've had consistently strong speeds and stable connections the meme ssd
is a fast one so i have no complaints there but you can swap it out for a higher capacity if you
like i don't have it on my review unit but you can add the optional lte wan card so you don't
have to worry about searching for a decent wi-fi signal away from the office you can see the 51
watt hour battery here i got around nine hours of battery life with mixed use and 50 screen
brightness depending on the type of user you are you could squeeze out a bit more i'm sure one
of the reasons to buy this is for the portability and not having to be tethered to the power adapter
once the battery does get low though the x1 yoga does support rapid charge with the included 65
watt ac adapter moving on to performance the machine i have here is running the intel core i7
10610u processor lenovo stuck with this previous generation cpu instead of ice lake to maintain
v-pro compatibility if you're not familiar with intel v pro it's a platform that offers more
security and stability between hardware and software for business users keeping this cpu
also means living with intel 620 uhd integrated graphics which just aren't that great iris plus
graphics would have offered much better gpu performance looking at the numbers though the cpu
performance is good and exactly where it should be in order to compete with similar laptops using
isolate processors for programmers or developers and it management this is a good performing laptop
i had no issues with thermals the temperatures of both the cpu and gpu are well managed the
laptop never got too hot for using on my lap or when folded into tablet mode as usual when using
performance mode the fans will ramp up faster and slightly louder but still nothing unbearable
and you can easily use this in the office if you prefer a more balanced experience just use
the default mode instead my overall experience with the new thinkpad x1 yoga gen 5 has been
positive the negatives may be deal breakers for some but not me there's no sd card reader the
integrated graphics haven't been updated and the screen is not matte with that being said
this laptop has a lot going for it if it fits within your budget especially if you're looking
to purchase for your team the performance is good the display options are great it has a nice pen
fantastic audio optional lte linux pre-installed and all day battery life if you don't need high
graphics performance and your work relies mostly on cpu use i can easily recommend this
laptop that's going to wrap it up for this one if you're interested in the new thinkpad x1 nano
and thinkpad x1 fold i'll definitely be reviewing both of those soon if you like this video hit the
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