Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 - The Review You Need Before Buying

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Video Index:
00:00 Intro
01:11 Specs & Pricing
02:02 Unboxing, Design & Size
03:16 Ports & Connections
04:17 Internals & User Upgradeability
05:34 Display
07:40 The Modes & the Pen
08:52 FHD IR Webcam, Mics & Fingerprint Reader
09:32 Performance, Benchmarks & Gaming
11:42 Thermals, Surface Temps & Fan Noise
12:26 Battery Life
13:26 Hinges, Keyboard & Touchpad
14:18 Audio & Speaker Test
16:03 Pros & Cons
17:24 The Score
17:36 Outro

[@AltruisticWarrior]

Just picked this up at Best Buy for my grandma, 406 after tax. It was an open box. Even had I paid full price, this laptop is amazing outside of gaming. Lenovo put a lot of thought into the design, features and functionality.

[@ReyreyGM]

Did you get the 16gb or the 8gb of ram one?

[@AltruisticWarrior]

@@ReyreyGM 16.

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

Don't mind me asking but why does your grandma need such a laptop?

[@QuasarKen009]

For your grandma??? You are crazy. I would have bought something Chinese. You're the best grandson.

[@Meatyowl117]

@@QuasarKen009 Lenovo is chinese

[@motoroladefy2740]

Hi Andrew, I try to watch each of your excellent videos, and I wonder (maybe you have already spoken about this) if, for the single core benchmarks, the results are averaged between efficiency and performance cores. Have you tested (maybe by setting CPU affinity) the difference in numbers between the two types of cores? Because I see better results on this laptop (2P + 8E cores CPU) than in the last year's one (4P + 8E). In light of these results, doubling the number of performance cores seems not to be that crucial.

[@simroc1289]

Great Review... Never was going for a 2&1 and was opting for the Dell Latitude for around $400+ more with the same options. I'll give this laptop a shot based on this review... plus I haven't been too please with Dell recently. Bought my 3rd XPS PC 13 months ago Nvidia GE-force G-card shit the bed within 11 months (non-extended warranty was 12 mos). They replaced the card, but my problem was I'm thinking I got a lemon. Asked them to extend the warranty bc it happened in less than a yr and I was/am still dealing with flickering screens.. but they said no. I buy a PC and Laptop every 3-5 yrs for work and personal and will probably not buy a dell again. I haven't bought a dell laptop in about 7 yrs and was considering to go back til I saw this review. Hopefully IBM will be better.

[@SuperMrupert]

Super helpful review. Thank you 🙏

[@rafaelperez9652]

If I could nitpick this laptop is the fact that the RAM cannot be upgraded. Other than that, I love the battery life, the clear 1080p webcam and how clear the array mics sound. For a Windows laptop, the quality of the bult-in speakers is fine, however, no comparison to the MacBook Pro as it sounds tinny. Other than this, it's a fine laptop especially considering the price! Great review Andrew!! 👍😁

[@dplxy]

Thank you for another great review!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@murteza2752]

Will there be a battery difference compared to the 16" Amd counter part?

[@williamcohen3351]

Nice PC for the price. Camera looked good and mics sounded okay. Speakers sounded good for a windows laptop. Port selection good although they should have swapped one of usb ports each on each side of the unit. This way they would have a USB-A and USB-C port on each side. Still no big deal. Keyboard layout good. Like the included correctly designed numpad. This might not be the fastest unit but at this price point it is good for those need this type of unit. Creaters and others who need a more powerful unit will look at a different type of unit. Great review as always.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks William!

[@bhanusharma233]

great review andrew!

[@ismaelrivera1999]

Great review. What unit (16”) you will recommend that it will not be that heavy or break the bank

[@richdv6800]

Great review thanks! What is the screen size, is it actually 16” across diagonally?

[@Ard3m]

That song slaps. FYI it's Gloria Tells - Never Meant to Be

[@mrsw338]

is the i5 model good too? i just bought it (for a steal) and i know i5s are solid, but laptop cpus confuse the hell out of me LOL

[@BOboO-us5tu]

You're a champ Marc. Still can't make up my mind though 😂

[@eefat9735]

I am torn between buying this or the IdeaPad Flex 5 Gen 8 (16"AMD). Any advice?

[@raffitchakmakjian]

I have this laptop. Just some thoughts after not using it much for 10 months or so of ownership then using it daily for the past 4 months. The screen needed to be replaced during the 11th month of ownership. It's an absolutely beautiful display, but the panel got lines of dead and corrupt pixels on it. The warranty process took what felt like forever, a bit over a month and a half without the relatively new and barely used laptop. Also, I absolutely cannot use it on my lap, it is bakey hot. Painfully hot even. And it's also very heavy. The case construction is gorgeous and feels premium, but I don't know if I'd buy another one. I got our 16" with an i5-1240P cpu, 8 gigs of ram, a beautiful WQXGA touchscreen, 256gb ssd, for $600. Not a bad deal. It's got a backlit keyboard and 4 speakers that sound pretty great. Battery life is underwhelming. As a desktoppy laptop, it's great, which is what we mainly use it for.

[@roofoofighter]

Thanks for the advice. I noticed you have a previous version of the laptop. The model in the review is running 13th gen intel CPU. Your laptop is 12th gen. Perhaps some of the problems you describe have been fixed in the 2023 lineup. I’ve ordered a certified refurbished unit from eBay, with i7-1360P CPU, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, QHD+ display, for $629.99 before tax. eBay included 2 year warranty from Allstate too! Brand new from Lenovo cost more than twice as much. 😁

[@raffitchakmakjian]

@roofoofighter it's a beautiful machine, I was gushing over it again last night. Rigid, feels like granite.

[@NinjaSushi2]

@@roofoofighter Dang nice catch!

[@roofoofighter]

@@NinjaSushi2 the certified refurb I got on eBay is basically brand new, it runs like a dream and had zero scratches. The only thing it didn’t come with is a stylus so I had to buy it separately.

[@rosh70]

The problem I have with these reviews (and comments that follow) is this - when I read comments, it seems to me that NO laptop is perfect, or at least fit for decent daily use. @raffitchakmakjian is saying - this laptop is bakey hot. Almost all comments about DELL XPS say the same thing and they also complain about battery life. HP X360 Envy also has negative comments/reviews. So, for a simple daily productivity guy like me who watches YT and Netflix sometimes but mostly reads and does work on his laptop, which laptop should I buy? I'm pulling my hair...lol

[@xanpagebrown]

bought mine for £521 in lenovo's flash sale plus student discount. I ended up getting the Yoga 7 with a Ryzen 5 7535U because it was the best value for me in the UK

[@NukasView]

And is that a good laptop? Can you tell me your experience with this laptop, please ? I'm considering to buy one

[@voodoo531]

GREAT Write up Andrew! I'm Still on the fence about the 14 inch unit 7I Yoga 2.2K display 1355U and the Yoga 9i 4K 1360P uni. It's for my wife, who doesn't do much ( coming from a Chromebook to the Windows) Looked at Spectres, and dells, but back to the Lenovos for a better display. She's gonna use it for basic tasks, and watching movies while traveling. Bought the 4K unit open box ( looks brand new with all paperwork and 11 month warranty left for me. for 1020.00 at Bestbuy. The 7i as I can get it same way ( open box at BB for 501.00) so the conundrum continues. Any help would be most appreciated.

[@ArshdeepKhosa]

Hello!! I’m looking forward to buy Yoga 7 (16” AMD). Has anyone bought it yet and your experience with it please.

[@coltlovett4657]

How do you know what pen works with this laptop?

[@rosh70]

@Andrew Marc David - Is the YOGA and 2-in-1 Flex 7i, the same model? I get so confused between these names.

[@JtotheRizzo]

Thanks Andrew. Is the 14" version of the 7i the Yoga (360 hinge) or the Slim version (regular laptop)? Thanks for your hard work as always!

[@kucingberdebu]

i have the 14" and it also has the 360° hinge!

[@bryanmedrano8735]

I wonder what top 3 laptops on Marc’s list. I’m want to buy one but want to know what brand to go with 😬

[@3_Clones]

Would you recommend this or the Yoga Slim 7 Pro X (2022)?

[@trixstandflipped]

Loved your video! Just picked this up at Best Buy, but it was the AMD 7000 series. Any major differences to expect here when compared to the i7 model?

[@mike605]

I just replaced my 14yr Asus old laptop with the yoga 7 16" AMD and DDR5 6400Mhz and 1 TB. the price for value I could not beat it. I just hope battery lasts for several years. I don't do gaming on it so it should be good for me.

[@adityapatki9494]

This laptop or hp envy 15 i7 13th gen Which one should i get?

[@brooklynparker182]

I just got this laptop and it is GORGEOUS 😍. I bought this laptop for PDF Style exams which requires me to buy a 2 in 1 (while also being a strict budget) As for my first ever 3 in 1, I'm extremely impressed for first impressions ( I will update in a couple months for the long term)

[@roofoofighter]

I’ve ordered a certified refurbished unit from eBay, with i7-1360P cpu, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, QHD+ display, for $629.99 before tax. eBay included 2 year warranty from Allstate too! Brand new from Lenovo cost more than twice as much. 😁

[@timberline1487]

I just got this same set up brand new for $899. It's on sale, plus a corporate discount stacked with a new customer coupon. + 1 yr premium support.

[@IrinaMartinez-mz5nj]

I have the IdeaPad Flex 5 2 in 1 with RAM 8GB and 256GB SS, Ryzen 5. I love this pc but has gave me a lot of issues (sent it to the repair center 4 times). So Lenovo is offering me a replacement for Yoga i7 with RAM 16 GB, 512 GB, Intel i5. Do you think is a fair replacement or is there any other good option?

[@coinoperated6093]

Will this work to use for trading view or is it overkill or will it fall short? Thanks in advance

[@user-mk4bm9bi5z]

Thanks for the review, I am deciding between 2 models, so I would like to ask you a couple of questions, between the Samsung Galaxy book3 ultra 360 and the Yoga 7i Gen 8, which one would you prefer? Does the lenovo pen 2 charge somewhere and stick magnetically like the one on the Galaxy? Another thing, I understand that you cannot add a second m2 to this model that only has an egg for one, correct?

[@Rielle5222]

What did you decide?

[@rahel2166]

Yeah I am interested too. Because I need to decide between the Lenovo in 16Inch and the Samsung Galaxy Book2 pro 360 in 15,6 inch. An I can't really decide.

[@user-mk4bm9bi5z]

@@Rielle5222 I ruled out the Book2 since I can try it and the battery lasted very little, so I'm between the Yoga and the lg gram 16t90r-gaa75b. I hope to be able to draw conclusions and take advantage of an offer in the coming months

[@NinjaSushi2]

@@user-mk4bm9bi5zI read a few people complaining about the gram. How it's a nice laptop but rather expensive for what you get outside the screen. I too am trying to decide between the two. lol

[@damonroger3184]

It's safe to assume that all of what you covered in this video also applies to the 14" model as well?

[@alinamason4719]

Would this be a good laptop for a civil engineer student?

[@cat-ej1ys]

between this and the zenbook 14X oled, what's the better one to buy? I'm ok with adding a few hundred dollars but I'm having a hard time deciding what to buy between this two. What I'm focusing is the battery life because as a student, were being given really hard assignments including editing and etc that takes a long time to do ( which i always do at school so i can't have it plug in). I think both of their performance are already great but I wanna know a professional's opinion. thanks :)

[@arxbjet374]

I’m not a professional, but I just bought this one because it was on sale, and the salesman told me they are very similar and so far I’m pleased with the purchase. The one thing that is a major difference is the display quality, but for me that isn’t something I’m particularly worried about. Hopefully this helped a little.

[@Rielle5222]

Is the zen book a 2in 1?

[@emilythompson5876]

Did you buy either option after? I’m currently deciding between these two choices as well 😅

[@saqibismailkhatri2869]

Very good video and review

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ErikGray]

Thanks!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thank you really appreciate it!

[@kelseycurry8612]

Would you rather buy this laptop (Lenovo 7i 16" Gen 8) or the Lenovo Thinkpad x1 Yoga Gen 6??

[@magnus9316]

Is the touchpad glass?

[@mrnarason]

Is the 8gb worth it?

[@ammaryasir3841]

Intel Unison app compatible??

[@Devspacers]

Anyone who had this machine for more than a year or so, could you pls comment on any hinge issues ? I see lot Of online comments regarding plagued yoga hinge design and premature break even with decent handling . Any comments appreciated

[@nolanthomas2081]

Grabbed the 14inch version at best buy for $549 today with the 2.5k screen :)

[@kennymccormick8295]

It's 2.2.

[@timberline1487]

Just picked this up with a nice corp discount for work to replace my HP Envy with the same specs (16 RAM, 1 TB storage, i-7 processor). I love the Yoga so much. The HP Envy 2 in 1 was the WORST piece of garbage I've ever owned. I counted the days until I felt I got enough of my moneys worth to replace it. HP Envy started falling apart within 3 months and never worked right from day 1. It never leaves my home office and it looks like it has been through a war from just using it on my desk. The pathetic housing dents if you just look at it wrong way, screen cracked, touchpad died, speakers are so bad had to buy externals, fan runs like a DC-10 getting ready for take-off 24X7 no matter how many apps you shut down. I am so glad to replace it with this awesome Lenovo Yoga. Will never buy an HP again.

[@platinum9898]

This is the steal of black friday for sure.

[@instinctive9556]

this or Asus Zenbook 14X OLED???? Both are 999 at Bestbuy

[@saqibismailkhatri2869]

Can we add a SATA SSD drive?

[@ReyreyGM]

I’m considering this, I want the 16 gb one for school and all but I also want to go cheaper and go with the 8gb but I can’t find anyone that can genuinely tell me the difference

[@AltruisticWarrior]

I'd stay away from the 8gb. Considering this ram is soldered in, you can't upgrade it later. 16gb is really the bare minimum anymore for general PC use. On my PC I just bought, just booted up and a few Edge tabs open I'm using 11gb of ram. 16gb will you allow to have a few more apps open at a time or browser tabs etc.

[@ReyreyGM]

@@AltruisticWarriorI Just bought the 16 gb one!!!

[@kennymccormick8295]

​@AltruisticWarrior 8GB is fine. Clearly you don't understand how Windows uses RAM. Is 16 better? Sure, but you SPECIFICALLY said GENERAL USE. No need for 16GB in that case.

[@joableandrosuarezcorrea1576]

what do you thing about the same laptop but with intel i7 12700h

[@shadowrealm8937]

You can only replace ssd? Cannot add second?

[@feleciamurray5503]

How do iu turn it on ?

[@juanfelipeortizlejarde6355]

Hey Andrew! What score would you give this laptop with a Core™ i7-1360P Processor, and 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Glare, Touch, 100%sRGB, 400 nits, 60Hz display and 1 TB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I am not sure that the P-Series would be that much faster over all and would generate more heat.

[@siddhartha.sankar]

Did you buy it? I am planning to buy the exact same configurations, its coming for 927$ before tax. is it better price and what about performance?

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

Ship worldwide or within us and uk only ? 699 dollars soulds a fair deal.

[@6Ligma]

Andrew did it have one nvme slot or two?

[@oartmans]

It occurs to me that none of the yoga flavours get a 2nd slot, which is a dealbreaker to me. Hope I'm wrong for the yoga 9 16", slim or pro.

[@nadimhasan6791]

When the 14inch one will publish?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Hopefully soon

[@hm-so5xt]

Get the open box 9i oled and thank me later.

[@nadimhasan6791]

@@hm-so5xt did u use oled screen laptop ? Oled aint good for white background. There's annoying visible white dots all over the screen.

[@ae86luy]

Does it work for serato dj software

[@sztrlb123]

How hard is it fit good speakers in windows laptop like macbook pro has, even when the price are same. Really dissapointing.

[@Showasama60]

what pen did you use for this model?

[@kjbarnhart77]

I'm also curious about this @andrewmarcdavid

[@skipper3383]

​​@@kjbarnhart77I don't know that model, but I need a pen for this laptop. Just now, do you know the model of this pen?

[@tttyyy949]

I think i found a review (written, not on youtube) that is using screenshots from your review and also the turns what you are saying in their text or at least part of it. Reply to me if you care. I will not paste if you dont care to not generate views for him.

[@platinum9898]

Whats the size of nvme m.2 ssd? Please 2230? 2242,,? 2280?????

[@cerendirik4722]

Hi! Can't decide between - yoga 9i shadow black-leather/i7/16gb ram/1tb ssd/windows 11 home/1185g7 (2023) -yoga 7i 14’’ gen 8/i7/16 gb ram/512 ssd/windows 11 home/1360p(2023)? Which one would you recommend? Thanks in advance :)

[@saadbabar2002]

good job done.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks!

[@user-zv7ny6rs8t]

This, or zenbook 14 flip OLED. That's the question.

[@gouranggarg2623]

I got the 1355u model for 550

[@TheMrKankale]

It should be at advertising section

[@coder_sai]

@avakaipizza 's daughter is opening the laptop on Wednesday. She will later use the PC for the rest of the year.

[@VideogamesAsArt]

I hope the new Acer Swift Edge 16 for 2023 has similar battery life!

[@6Ligma]

Andrew, the better screens (400 nits version) are only available on p-series cpus. In your opinion, is it worth it for a "data scientist" to go for a better screen and sacrifice battery life?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Keep in mind that I have Gen 7 with a QHD+ display and Core i7-1270P and it did really well in battery life as well.

[@RK-um9tu]

If you are working an a VERY bright environment, screen brightness matters. If not, 400 nits is plenty. As someone who analyzes data, I never set screen brightness above 50% using a 400 or 500 nits laptop.

[@6Ligma]

@@andrewmarcdavid If I find a good deal on a 12th gen version, I will return mine. I wish there was a version with 1355u and that 400 nits screen .

[@6Ligma]

@@RK-um9tu Thank you. In your opinion will this laptop have any problems with coding R and Julia? I'm learning deep learning to but I know I have to run Ml/Dl tasks on the cloud

[@user-km3pj2ic3n]

Hi! Can you tell me please. What is better Lenovo Yoga 7i 16 inch or HP 16 inch?

[@andrewsimons1213]

Hi How does it compare with the Dell new inspiron 16 2in1 Which is a better buy?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Stay tuned I am doing a live unboxing this week.

[@robertduklus6555]

I bought yoga 16 or 17 inch in 2018 After 4 years started losing keys off the keyboard. Simply fell off many stoped responding. After 5 years one hinge dislodged and pushed out the lid panel. Recently stopped charging and shortly after the power supply connection died so no more yoga.

[@Peczzz]

Its a good computer untill my touchscreen suddenly stopped working and isnt working for the past 11 months

[@fatimamehveen4398]

Keyboard should have been detachable

[@nonsimplesimon]

Are you left handed?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yes

[@danivanoiu6357]

you can tell from the second one that MacBook Pro sounds much better than Lenovo

[@JREShots01]

WHY IS MY BATTERY DRAINING SO FAST PLS HELP I BOUGHT THIS ON 15/10/23 SO VERY NEW PLS ANSWER

[@Starwarsgames66]

Why would they put a useless HDMI 1.4b spec port in there in 2023? I could see HDMI 2.1 but I would rather just had nothing or a USB A port on that side of the laptop. HDMI 1.4b is so outdated it’s disgusting, especially compared to two Thunderbolt 4 ports right next to it that are infinitely more capable.

[@tellurian2229]

Вот это поворот! Lenovo умудрилась сделать ноутбук 16" и без единого полноразмерного порта m.2. Поздравляю компанию с выпуском говна.

[@Pavlentiy-xi1zt]

Why they continue to make this stupid numpads? Never used it in my life, absolutely useless.

[@BigJoe173]

It's funny because the number pad is something I had to have because I do a lot of number entry with what I do. And I'm so used to having the pad. It was really the only one with the specs I needed that had it.

[@siddhartha.sankar]

just because of numpad I decided to buy this one instead of hp envy 2-1 16"/dell 2-1.

[@PKperformanceEU]

Are you planning to review the yoga pro 9i(slim pro ) too?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Waiting on Lenovo