Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Review

[@rcjp]

Lisa should charge for teaching lessons on how to review products - straight to the point, no asking to subscribe up front, no 'without further ado', just the info you need. When I buy a laptop, it starts with checking lisa's review.

[@Zetsuke4]

nice just copy her

[@MrGarlic97]

i gave her a sub, just from your - honest - comment. :)

[@coach.b]

Absolutely true and it's because she's definitely not your typical "Hey, look at me, I'm an influencer in case you didn't know so subscribe Moore or your life sucks!" I just got mine delivered today Dec 7 2021 and as a busy independent professional this straight to the point and balanced review was exactly what I needed. Thank you Lisa. First time viewer and visitor to your channel and I appreciate you immensely!

[@rainerrain9689]

@@coach.b Hi, I'm thinking about buying this 2 in 1 laptop, how's is yours holding for the last year ? Thanks.

[@GeorgeKarayannis]

Lisa is a powerhouse of reviews

[@DGorpinchuk]

Using this Yoga Gen 6 (1920x1200 resolution, ~400 nits, very rare display in modern PCs: it's matte and touch) about 2 month for now. Excellent machine with good keyboard and touch screen, expect 7-8 hours of battery life. Do not forget to upgrade bios to at least version 1.24 (there are some problems with heating on older ones). X1 Nano and Titanium Yoga lacks ports unfortunately, so, I don't even want to compare them. So choose: Carbon Gen 9 (if you do not need touch screen) or Yoga Gen 6. Both incredible machines.

[@soramakizushi]

How is the fan noise on this computer?

[@DGXGoggles]

I swear you and notebookcheck are the only reviewers I feel like I can truly trust. Thanks for another good review.

[@engineering_guy]

Please add front camera video samples in the v review.. so we can hear m mics and see the camera video quality. Long time subscriber... your reviews are among the most professional

[@peace4myheart]

It's 720p. This type of camera is the status quo for that last 10 years. A sample is not necessary if you have one in a laptop.

[@engineering_guy]

@@peace4myheart That may be true, but it is nice to see it just the same. Also, microphone quality has become very important these days, and that is not same across all brands.

[@logankennelly]

@@peace4myheart I've had two Windows Hello cameras. I *love* the face login feature (especially with the new presence detection), but both are hot garbage for use as a camera. So my experience is that they are absolutely not the same.

[@normlang1994]

I'm surprised she didn't mention that privacy shutter...she typically does.

[@alexey_remizov]

@@normlang1994 she mentioned.

[@PollyEdwards1]

Just ordered one based on this review and because I trust what you say - best reviewer out there!

[@rogerl7533]

Excellent review. You speak with amazing speed and equally amazing clarity. Very impressive. Needless to say, the content was spot-on.

[@DigitalSamTV]

Looks like the best machine out there for travel , business and usability

[@arnovd7860]

I bought this model after watching this video, typing this comment on it :) This review helped me tie the knot! Thank you for (ALL) your insightful review(s)! Never been disappointed with your video's!

[@edwardagola4510]

Hi, does the battery life serve you well? Planning on getting one.

[@arnovd7860]

@@edwardagola4510 yes! it last a solid 8-10 hours for me!

[@edwardagola4510]

Great, thanks!

[@HumairaAhmed-k6l]

Hey is it good for note taking as a college student?

[@JPhan85]

I have the 4th Gen and Still in Love with it!

[@staffan144]

What screen resolution do u have?

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

SAME! My fave laptop ever! Typing on it rn! lol.

[@mafzm4994]

I bought my first thinkpad thanks to her review and continue to watch her articles and video review. Didn't I mentioned about her different cool tees everytime she make a video. Thanks Lisa.

[@Zetsuke4]

Bacon

[@ProSkythe]

I would've liked a little more info on the pen (ergonomics, jitter, etc.) otherwise nice review!

[@winstonnn9863]

best review channel on youtube. Lisa is a pro

[@betaraybill3548]

I really like Lenovo keyboards. It's like it has an auto correct feature when typing.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

Quite nice. 16:10 is OK for note-taking (though of course 3:2 is better). 4K is maybe overkill but the color accuracy is really impressive for what it is (a vanilla premium business machine) and honestly anything reliably over 10 hours for battery life is pretty awesome. A little too glossy but what can you do. The keyboard sounds good. Excellent review as always!

[@tonesw8220]

Suprised I haven't found this channel soon, Great content! I've subscribed.

[@ahmedrezk82]

this is my go-to trusted channel

[@thomasricke1150]

Once again a fantastic review - thank you Lisa! #LenovoIN

[@jenneliz2020x]

Thank you for this review! It was awesome! Great video! I have decided to buy this computer. My first good computer of my very own! 😁

[@j.4941]

Lisa, you nailed it: i was so waiting for someone finally showing Footage of the 4k display in the new X1Y! Thanks so much! First lesson I learned: (only) 2h less battery life - that I can live with easily. Much more important: „how glossy“ is it (as the 4k on the X1C is supposed to be a real mirror)… and I have to say I don’t see a lot of reflections in your Footage. Only once, where it is almost Closed and reflects its own keyboard. Of course I don’t know how your studio is lit but still so far this looks good. That’s great news because I really would like to try a high-res display, but I can’t stand gloss. It would be really helpful to show both the matte and the 4k display side-by-side… So how glossy did you find it? Thanks for your great reviews!

[@j.4941]

I re-watched and it's really striking: in none of the shots of the Display in use there is ANY kind of glare visilbe: look at the JPG picture show or the shots of THinkVantage. In the very beginning when it is in tablet mode this looks absolutely like a matte display! The only moment you see glare is in the "half-closed" position when it VERY heavvily reflected the keyboard. @Lisa: This is really striking. Did you have two different displays in the test or did you have special lighting conditions?

[@Cylume.]

6:17 You had me at "perfectly adequate". 😏

[@hanjarake_taro]

Great review as always. Only thing I can suggest is to show pictures FULL SCREEN rather than having black bands on top and bottom.

[@cabot100]

That is most likely a constraint with your monitor...

[@rastafari8459]

2:30 Titanium is a much stiffer material. With it the chassis could be made far more stronger & still be comparable in weight with aluminium. If Lenovo's Titanium laptops have more flex to them, it's probably because they went overboard with trying to shave off weight & made the shells too thin.

[@ithinkabout4369]

The Titanium on the X1 Titanium is a super thin (0.3mm) layer over a Carbon fiber sheet (0.7mm thick, so 1mm of lid). The X1 Titanium Yoga is the thinnest ThinkPad ever, and it is also meant to be used as a tablet. So they chose a low weight, low thickness build.

[@Zetsuke4]

Intersting

[@gianettie5015]

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Battery life 11 to 12 hrs is decent, thanks for telling us.

[@giovanniroperomartinez1290]

I miss the classic black color in the Thinkpad yoga :(

[@ithinkabout4369]

Look into the X13 Yoga G2. That one still is in classic black.

[@cryptosolaris1217]

I miss it as well! I st have my X220 convertible and it still works!!!

[@gabchik]

I love it! Been using it for a while now. I have difficulties finding a thicker pen for it. Any suggestions on pen models?

[@porlando12]

Best tech reviewer on KZbin!

[@ithinkabout4369]

You say it has 1.3 mm of key travel, but it has 1.5 mm. The X1 Titanium Yoga is at 1.35.

[@TheJeep1967]

I would have liked more info on the pen. Or a link to a video that already has that info. But, as usual, another great review video. I'm just curious if anyone knows what's up with that "slot" or cutout in the battery? It looks like there is a tab sticking through it.

[@a.united725]

It’s one of two on my short list (alongside hp spectre x360). Lisa is it possible to do comparison video? Love the video (and the T-shirt!) as usual.

[@thinkpadx60]

HP after sales isn't that great

[@AirrowRocket]

@@thinkpadx60 Judging by your name I would guess you have a bias...lol.

[@thinkpadx60]

@@AirrowRocket Indeed the first laptop I ever bought was the T40 it was a tank :)

[@AirrowRocket]

And Lenovo's ever since I bet :)

[@MrNicoJac]

When I told a friend about this X1 Yoga review, he told me to also look into the Dell XPS 15. With that one, I can get an i9 with 64 GB RAM *and* a 4 GB dedicated GPU. It also has a 4k 500 nits touch screen. And was only a couple hundred euros more expensive (than the X1 with the cheap i7, and 16 GB RAM). (although, granted, I was looking at the upper range of builds, which are probably not worth the cost for me, eventually) I still prefer the build quality of Lenovo, and a 14 inch over a 15.6 inch format, I think... But it could still be worth looking into! (I'm searching for Lisa's review about that one now, lol)

[@dmytrochaika7570]

Great review! Thank you

[@seanh9190]

Lisa is the greatest of all time!! Top class

[@likewaterforcoffee1570]

I love ThinkPads!

[@RAZREXE]

Such a well engineered machine, great review

[@nicholaskraut1704]

Just a heads up for anyone looking at this laptop, certain configurations come with abysmal battery life, and lenovo makes it painfully difficult to figure out how to upgrade the battery. I'm currently still trying to figure out where I can purchase the upgraded battery, and what that upgraded battery's specs are. I have a unit with an i5 processor and 4k screen and I'm lucky to get 3 hours of video playback. Pretty upsetting given the 15 hours it's advertised for (non-4k) and 12 or so hours for the 4k unit.

[@rainerrain9689]

So did you get the battery upgrade and how is the laptop holding after the past year, and is it noisy ? Thanks.

[@treydrier3169]

Love you 'Bacon' shirt. Great review. I'm seriously thinking about buying this unit. I miss my X1 Carbon but this is very similar with the 2n1 feature and a pen

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

Pretty sure there's 1.5 mm of travel on my X1Y4, and I'm sad to hear it's gotten smaller... This is my fave laptop keyboard EVER, so I'm not sure I'll like the new ones if the travel's less... X'D Wish I could try one out to see! X'D Anywho, AWESOME vid, Lisa, as always!

[@MichaelRada-INDUSTRY50]

do you think that there will come anything similar to the SONY VAIO P90 notebook?

[@thelegaldrive]

Very useful review, thank you.

[@mauriciojavier98]

HI there. Always good to watch your reviews. Question, is this laptop good for KZbin/Facebook Live streaming? Also for Home music recording? I read that for music recording, single core speed is very important? Thanks in advance.

[@papagen00]

Nice review Lisa, so do you like it better than X1 Titanium?

[@samlsecond8200]

@lisa, great review. what is up with the paperclip reset hole on these thinkpads? my x1 yoga 6 needed to be reset quite often using a paperclip and it started getting frustrating. somehow, rather than fix the underlying cause of the problems, Lenovo instead chose to make it easy to reset these machines. im not aware of other brands that need paperclip resetting. do you know what the story is with the resstting problem and solution?

[@alexc.1661]

Great review!

[@17even]

Lisa, great video as usual...wondering, I have the Yoga C740 and I'm thinking of upgrading and passing my current to the wife. Would it be worth it to upgrade to this one?

[@elysadauerman2810]

Pick a different computer, Lisa's review is accurate, but should really stress how the battery is located on your left leg if you use it in the "touch screen" to work, watch movies, etc. I bought it based on her review as it sounded positive. I've had leg heat to the point of having to stop working. The computer also overheats if you use it on your lap. At first, I read this in other reviews, but thought it would occur if used for a while. This happens within 1 hour or less of usage. I do not recommend this computer. I loved everything else and agree with Lisa, but this is a series problem. If you have a cooling pad on your lap it would work. However, I'm not sure how that would work or why you'd want to adapt to the computer. I'm returning the computer. I'm back to looking for one (and this time I will pay attention to the reviews on heat and battery placement). I love Thinkpad, but not this model.

[@rainerrain9689]

Hi, yes I will be mainly using it to surf and watch movies in touch screen mode and I don't want to deal with any heat issues. The problem with all these reviews they don't use the laptop for days to test things like heat problems ,so ya have to find reviews who do actually test them out for days or weeks. I was seriously looking to buy this laptop until I read your comment. May I ask what you ended buying after you returned this ? Thanks.

[@abderrahmane6343]

may i ask the same quation to u ​@@rainerrain9689

[@scfan7231]

What's with the glare on the display? I'm thinking about the 4k AR/AS display, but on one of 5 reviews I read, they did complain about the glare. What is your assessment. On the couch, with a lamp on in the room, how annoying is it?

[@evanzener-realestate]

I want t leave Mac. What is a top of line laptop good for video/picture editing you might recommend?

[@sarojupadhyay6729]

Is this still a good buy in October 2023 at around CAD $1,387.99

[@davidtindell950]

Thank You. The past couple of years Lenovo has better laptop designs and build quality than Dell ! Would You Agree ??? …

[@srtcsb]

Looks good but disappointed with the power switch change. When I want to attach an external monitor to my gen 1 Yoga it's nice to have the power switch on the side while leaving the laptop closed. If I were to upgrade tho, I'd enjoy the extra power, faster M. 2, and better screen. Thanks for a great review.

[@xila8861]

That's the winner!

[@nfanotes4644]

Nice review always with great devices

[@rogerl7533]

That is what she is said

[@andreapimpolari5135]

How are the graphics performance? What can we compare the performance of the intel xe iris to? Does the 4k screen consume much more than full hd? Thanks for the answers that you will be able to give me

[@majdabreliof1138]

Does the 6th gen deserve the extra money ? Because I want to economise a little bit and buy a gen 5

[@mini9503]

16:10 4K is nice, but I'd have liked to see 3:2 QHD like the Surface lineup.

[@mobiletechreview]

Or the Titanium X1 Yoga we reviewed. It has a 3:2 QHD display.

[@likewaterforcoffee1570]

@@mobiletechreview The 16:9 has never bothered me. I just upgraded to the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 (thanks to your review!) and I really love it. The keyboard the keyboard the keyboard!!!

[@ohyouguysagain4535]

Hrmmm Lenovo will be on my consideration list.

[@conheo4]

When are the webcams and speakers going to be best in class? It is 2021 there is no excuse for this.

[@anaskaadan7846]

What would you say is a fair price for this machine? It's "on sale" on the lenovo website right now but even with that, its $1,919 CAD with a half decent config. Seems a little high to me?

[@CptMooney]

Is it just me, or would others also rather see the 1920x1200 matte option on a device like this? Its not like youd need 4k on such a "tiny" screen, and since most office monitors come in fhd+ you avoid annoying resizing and mouse pointer issues when docked... That and most likely radically reduced battery life (if you use brightness levels that actually enable you to see stuff during normal lighting conditions) makes such high res screen options incredibly unappealing. I could be talked into 2560x1600 (granted i get similar screens at the office) but 3840x2400 seems very excessive, considering the drawbacks (including the glossy finish) and how little benefit you get on this small of a screen.

[@nicholaskraut1704]

I have the 4k, and I have to admit it is the prettiest laptop screen I have ever seen by a fair margin. That being said, I currently get about 3 hours of video playback, so I've been scouring the web about where I can get the correct battery to upgrade the unit and save the device from its reliance on my charging cord.

[@jimboweller3]

Absolutely , agreed IV just ordered last year's model refurbished with this screen , 32gb / 512gb. And yes this screen has more pluses than minuses

[@michh2836]

Lenovo ThinkPad 👍💪😍🤗🤗💥🔥

[@falcon1ps2]

What's the air flow on this laptop? Does it intake air on the rear or the bottom? And where is the exhaust, rear or bottom? Thanks

[@emiliofuenzalida5978]

Hi, I was wondering how sturdy is this computer compared to the carbon x1 9 gen, because I was looking a computer for my dad, and he is a farmer that travels a lot, with hammer hands for the keyboard, basically every day is a torture test, but he likes tablets that's why I like this pc. I need your advice. pls and thx u

[@omegamalkior1874]

Was the keyboard travel not reported to be 1.5 mm of travel instead of 1.3 mm?

[@Noodles.FreeUkraine]

Yes and no. It's 1.5 mm for all keys except the upper row which is 1.35 mm (goes for both the Carbon Gen9 and the Yoga Gen6).

[@DoubleOhSilver]

They gotta offer that integrated pen on all of the X1's. Got an Extreme and just found out my battery powered pen broke (unless all 3 batteries were duds). I can use my X1Yg1's pen on it though.

[@tobylee1170]

Great review. I'm guessing the line jitter is similar to a Titanium Yoga? Do you have a favorite Wacom AES pen for artwork if one didn't wanna use the small silo'ed pen? Also.. can that 2nd M.2 be used for a secondary hard drive? Or is it only for a modem?

[@LuisChavezTV]

Her T- 👚 shirts never disappoint thank you for another amazingly awesome review Lisa!😊❤️

[@brin6527]

did she say it does or doesn’t work for the cad crowd? i’ll probably have to work with cad a bit and i don’t know if this’ll work

[@coach.b]

Hi Lisa. I'm getting a "Fan error" message at startup did you know what that is/how to fix? This machine is literally 1 day old and I bought it brand new com Lenovo. Thanks

[@Tugennov]

I wish the power button was still on the side as that works better when you use the tablet in “tent mode” or the other convertible modes.

[@djross95]

Everything looks terrific except the 720P web cam. Really, Lenovo?

[@KylePandapatan]

Lisa, does the 4K also come with Matte? I’m worried the glare on the glossy might make it hard to see even with indoor lighting.

[@j.4941]

No 4k matte in the whole Thinkpad lineup unfortunately.

[@dannythemedic]

So it aint black anymore?

[@akashramji4707]

How's the battery life on this laptop?

[@najmizabidi]

so the RAM is not upgradable, yes?

[@jesusgabrielsolis7997]

Are you reviewing the Alienware X15?

[@renzoarana3018]

Difference between anti glare vs anti reflective screens?

[@RenegadeFury]

I went to order one from their website, it says shipping times are 4+ months... what

[@davidarchangels6500]

So Lisa tell me, which is ur favourite thinkpad ?

[@davidarchangels6500]

Still no reply...

[@AquibQureshi]

I've bought the 4k 1TB Nvme option and display seems to be yellowish hue like as if I've enabled night mode. but even after disabling night mode from windows the yellowish hue doesn't go away. very disappointed with this gen 6. previous to this I had Gen 4 and screen was great.

[@rajkumarmiriyala5028]

Hi, Can I use it for a workstation lab?

[@adiposerex5150]

Looks nice.

[@papagen00]

I was able to run X-Plane 11 on high settings at 33fps. Not bad!

[@jamesstuart4741]

Does this model have the same PWM style flicker / rainbow effect that the Gen4 UHD panel had?

[@jamesstuart4741]

I have seen this LEN4039 panel myself now, and my experience with it has been great. I didn't see rainbow effect, and it wasn't flickering especially at lower brightness like the Gen 4 that I saw did. I definitely got 500 nit and sometimes over. The thing about a touch panel though, is if you look close up (20cm or less), you start seeing the matrix for the touch functionally, which, if you have good eyesight, can get in the way of looking closely at picture detail that this super high res panel can display. Looking at the driver INF, it looks as if this machine could also be provided with LEN4038, another QUXGA panel (different manufacturer), so as always, YMMV.

[@ThinKkBIGG]

with the 4K screen, is it possible to lower the definition to increase battery life and achieve the same durability as other screens?

[@dylan2905]

yes you can

[@ThinKkBIGG]

@@dylan2905 will the battery consumption decrease as well or only the image quality will decrease? The choice of image quality is directly proportional to power consumption?

[@nicholaskraut1704]

@@ThinKkBIGG my battery life does not improve when I turn down the res. Also, the battery life is awful on the 4k screen units. Avoid at all costs. They falsely advertise the battery life for all laptops, only very specific configurations get you the advertised time, the majority give you 3-4 hours

[@ThinKkBIGG]

@@nicholaskraut1704 it only lasts 3-4 hours as well. But it's been 2 replacements that I have. One of the X1s, the fw Thunderbolt retimer won't install and occasionally doesn't recognize the charger until temps that the battery drops to 0. In both cases, on battery it is more obvious, the spkr on the left has an audible interference when there is no sound. I was also told that they had a lot of problems with the motherboard... The 2 replacements, Lenovo was unable to make the repairs... A little disappointed since it is not a low-end computer...

[@samuelb9143]

Does this model work with pen and finger touch? thanks!

[@yubeie]

yes it does. I've been using it for about a month and it's pretty good.

[@57Pad]

HI nice video I am looking at this Yoga 9i Shadow Black 1 TB 16GB the 82BG00A2US . CAN I PLAY RDR 2 GAME ON IT Thanks stay safe

[@studioviper3016]

I wish this was 3:2 aspect ratio.

[@j.4941]

Check the titanium X1 yoga

[@sylvainpanneau6460]

Couldn't it damage the keyboard/touchpad if you put it on a table fully folded ?

[@coach.b]

No. It's built for doing that.

[@sylvainpanneau6460]

@@coach.b do you own one ?

[@coach.b]

@@sylvainpanneau6460 yes

[@sylvainpanneau6460]

@@coach.b ok thanks for letting me know

[@keyboard_g]

Thinkpad keyboards seem to be losing travel distance with newer generations.

[@lextr3110]

release it in carbon fiber or black magnesium or something solid but black.. and need perfect 10bit oled

[@666vivekmahajan]

Is it available in India ?

[@studioviper3016]

Can you install a 2240 SSD in the empty WAN slot?

[@j.4941]

Yes you can, but only one-sided SSDs. And to make matters worse if memory serves me right, Lenovo likes to build these slots in upside down, so you need to find a one-sided SSD that has the cops on the other side than usual. They do exist but you need to dig a bit. Have a detailed look at some of the review videos to spot what you really need or all in forums/Reddit and ask people for recommendations of models.

[@kwacker45]

Just read the t shirt.....lol just spilled my tea

[@RichChurcher]

It really took me awhile to get the T-shirt...

[@eyesopen6110]

Does this have a wacom screen?

[@jonthompson8807]

no drawing examp? dang

[@Kaleb_Savchuk]

love the shirt😂

[@VegaH_]

Can I game?

[@elmehdibenmohamed2905]

Put a ryzen in it please :'(

[@daniel_plays_eupho]

What size is the screen?

[@braskabani8011]

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