‪@Lenovo‬

[@JustJoshTech]

Re-uploaded as the other version was rendered with artifacts. Definitely worth watching as I go nuts on this one! I get really worked up

[@bojack3827]

Great review Josh. This 2in1 looks terrific!

[@David_Denali]

Hello again. The same person who asked for a 3d modeling benchmarks list in your videos like Auto CAD, solid works, Auto desk 3d max and MATLAB or anything else that u think can help. The reason I'm asking it is that I think there r a lot of engineering students like me who cannot afford workstation laptops so then they'll lean towards gaming laptops. Either way much obliged to u for the effort and reading the comments. Definitely appreciated. Tnx again

[@JustJoshTech]

@@David_Denali I have read your cpmments David. Right now my timr is really limited so its hard to expand the test cases... even though i want to. In the future i will hire someone to help woth testing. At that time I'll be able to expand them

[@RYANandMICHELLEchannel]

Amazing video! When will this be available to purchase from best buy?

[@saraventura1333]

Are you paid by this company or any others? Honestly!

[@sofiaclemente7925]

I am never going to buy a Mac because of Apple's anti-consumer software decisions. But THANK YOU Josh for holding Windows laptops accountable to the same excellent hardware standard that Apple meets!

[@utubekullanicisi]

"because of Apple's anti-consumer software decisions" such as what? Them not allowing sideloading on the iPhone? That doesn't extend to the Mac, you can install 3rd party software and even use 3rd party OSes all you want. + You could still be against a company while using their products, in the end you wouldn't be punishing yourself just because you don't like a company by missing out on their amazing hardware like the 14" MacBook Pro.

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@utubekullanicisi Their stance on right to repair is the most egregious anti consumer move and it sucks

[@miyagiryota9238]

@@crestofhonor2349 agree

[@xalzor740]

@@utubekullanicisi Such as garbage OS with much less features compared to Windows or Linux. Or even them locking down API support on certain things.

[@ronbennet2320]

​@@xalzor740 facts.

[@aes1373]

If I'm Microsoft, I would just stop working with Intel, bcs Intel has (almost) single handedly held back windows laptops and persuaded so many ppl to go with Macs. They should just team up with AMD.

[@BenjaminRodriguezReyes]

AMD can't make enough processors to satisfy demand for the entire PC market.

[@User-cb4jm]

@@BenjaminRodriguezReyes They need to step shit up. 👏🏾

[@msp5138]

You are joking right? You obviously don't know that MBs only have 7-8% global (and only 14% US) market share. Also, 99.999% of governments, businesses, corporations, educational insitutions, and nonprofits use Windows. Next. MBs don't have basic 20th century features like touch screen, pen support, 2-in-1 design, 180 degree screen, OLED display, face recognition, upgradability, repairabiilty, HDMI port, USB-A port, display port, etc. Third, MBs are have such poor build qulaity that class action lawsuits are filed just about every year: 2021 cracked screen, 2020 green screen, 2019 connectivity issues, 2018 keyboard issues, 2017 thermal throttling. And that is just in the last 5 years. Fourth, laptopmag's 2022 laptops wtih best battery life test ranked MBs #4, #9, and #10. So M1 chip has FINALLY made MBs comparable to the best Windows laptops. Fifith, laptopmag rated them 10th out of 11 laptop makers.

[@bart9522]

Your videos are so awesome. I am a Linux guy so I will not be buying a MacBook, but I really appreciate your complete honesty in these reviews, it is really showing. Hope there will be some good other options for me in 2022. Looking at the new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 X (with AMD CPU).

[@popokatapetl6995]

Lot of us waiting for yoga slim 7 pro x

[@Z3R0L3X]

That sounds remarkably just like the previous model. I loved the black leather top 9i before this one. But had a bad time with its weird touch pad, heating, fans, and battery life. So I swapped for another. Same issues. Was really looking forward to this new one. Like dead set on it. To confirm it's back with the same problems, well that puts the idea to bed for me. Thanks Josh!

[@pedroalber6066]

Yeah, I loved lenovo, also because I use touch screen a lot and the pen to draw but... No more lenovo for me, found Samsung galaxy better deal better pen.

[@cloaca1234]

I still have that same one with the black leather cover. It's cool, battery is insane, but the heating is unbearable for me.

[@suni9625]

Hey which laptop would you giys recommend for heating. I need a good laptop for doing work all day for an online degree. Psychology and Mandarin studies! As well as making content for a project and clients. My issues have always been heat, space and processing because of how much screen time i use. Please help!

[@duchenedesignsolutions7499]

You are definitely right about the keyboard. I can't believe how many mistakes I made when using it today after I brought it home from Best Buy. Really really mushy. The OLED on this with the 90hz is insane but man that keyboard.

[@PrabhablyAGoodYouTuber]

do you see a screen door effect on the OLED? Basically a dotted matrix pattern (presumably the touch digitizer) that makes colors looks grainy and distracting. Also, what resolution is your OLED? The 2.8K or 4K? It was my first time buying an OLED laptop and I recently bought the Yoga 7i with the 2.8K OLED and immediately returned it after seeing the screen door effect. I read many forums complaining about this dot matrix pattern visible on many OLEDs, and since then I'm really hesistant to buy OLED ever again.

[@CoastalCommunityChurchinMD]

@@PrabhablyAGoodKZbinr I seem to remember that yes and felt a little grainy. I ended up returning the laptop because I could not get past how bad the keyboard was for me.

[@PrabhablyAGoodYouTuber]

@@CoastalCommunityChurchinMD damn, I'm really searching for a high quality, premium Windows laptop. But it really seems like every Windows laptop I'm looking at has some quirk/downside that makes it a dealbreaker. More and more I feel like being tempted to just give up and go for a MacBook. But I use an Android phone and I'm not sure how well it'll pair with a MacBook, and I don't know if I'll like/get used to MacOS. Years ago, I never considered MacBooks due to hearing about their heat and thermal throttling issues, annoying butterfly keyboard design that would break with a spec of dust, horrible ports and I/O, etc. But now, it looks like Apple actually listened to their customers and delivered

[@j.wadeallen4218]

I love this channel and how agnostic Josh is regarding his reviews. I actually had the Ideapad carbon and returned it - the battery life and webcam are so bad. Definitely looking forward to seeing your review of this machine!

[@TheQuatum]

Sweet mother of mercy, that battery life!

[@someguy1746]

2 in 1 laptop that can be found online at just over £1000 for base model compared to macbook that starts at roughly £2000 Honestly its a dumb comparison in my opinion Should have been compared to another 2 in 1

[@whenhen]

I'm someone who really wants a touchscreen laptop, as any laptop without it just doesn't feel complete to me, and it's ridiculous to me that Lenovo caps the max ram of its flagship yoga series at 16GB. Meanwhile, supposedly the new 7i will max out at 32GB when it's released. I'm someone who regularly exceeds 16 gigs of RAM for my daily use, but doesn't necessarily require a separate GPU, so the yoga 9i is a deal breaker. I'll probably end up going with the MSI summit flip which features a similar CPU, but understands that in the premium market, there are many users who do need more than the base 16 gig

[@omegamalkior1874]

Josh, you sure you're on the latest BIOS (April 8th release)? My 9i got 12221 in Cinebench r23, which beats every single laptop you had to compare it with, while yours scored 23% lower with a 9485 score in multi-core. Also, little to no fan noise on my unit while watching your video at 2x speed 1440p while plugged in. I left a reply in your Discord in the laptop channel so you can see it.

[@JustJoshTech]

Hi, Yes I was on the latest bios. My results are in line with Matt's kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISzaYVqr7OFqbc I'm shocked you got so high. Maybe you got lucky or we got unlucky!

[@omegamalkior1874]

I see. Interesting then. Do note that Matthew's review is 9 days old (April 1st I think) which he has the old BIOS that has VR CURRENT limits shown in Throttlestop. And the new BIOS which removes these limits released on the 8th, which is why I thought maybe you were on the old version too.

[@lisamurcer5950]

Hello, I just read your comment. WHICH I9 DID YOU PURCHASE AND WHERE? EXTREMELY CURIOUS? TX, Lisa

[@omegamalkior1874]

@@lisamurcer5950 It's 9i btw, not i9, I know it sounds confusing lol. And this is the base model Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7 from Lenovo's website with i7-1260P/1080p IPS/8GB ram/256GB SSD. OLED configs will be available in May at Lenovo and apparently in April for Best Buy in the US. Other countries like Australia/Germany/UK have them available to order already at Lenovo's website.

[@JustJoshTech]

@@omegamalkior1874 oh April 8th is after I filmed this. So no I do not have that one

[@123Suryasis]

@Josh, thanks for the in-depth review, especially for comparing the Intel 12th Gen P series and Ryzen U series CPUs. I absolutely agree with you on that and having the same experience. Intel 12th Gen only performs better if it has more number of P Cores and allowed to run at higher power limit with better cooling. In P series Processors which are fitted in Slim and light laptops, combination of lower TDP and and lower # of P cores, makes it bad compared to even Zen 3 based Ryzen 5000 series. It is getting beaten in Multi-core test by last gen 5800U while consuming far more power and less than 5 hours battery life with a huge 75 WHr Battery (Normally you see in big 15 or 17 inch Gaming laptops), really shows how efficient AMD Processors are. As per various reviews I've seen, a Core i7-12700H with 6P + 8E Cores actually performs lower than a Ryzen 9 6900HS if the Power limit is set below 45W. Now for P series, Intel has less # of P Cores, less cache whereas 6800U is having the exact config as the 6800H/6800HS with slightly lower clockspeed...In UltraPortable Market, I don't think Intel U and P series Processors will be much of a competition for Ryzen 6000 series. On top of that the RDNA 2 iGPU in 6000 series is now way faster.

[@abaj006]

The Ryzen 5000 is really good, and the 6000 series is just incredible for portable laptops. AMD now offers the best of both worlds, CPU performance, GPU performance and the icing on the cake is the excellent battery life.

[@123Suryasis]

@@abaj006 I absolutely agree with you. Currently highest end Alder Lake mobile CPUs have 15% to 20% performance advantage over 8 core Ryzen CPUs by having 14 physical cores and a lot higher power consumption, heat generation and so bad battery life that even the portable ones hardly can be used as a laptop, away from the plug point. Even this so called low powered P series 12th gen has less than 5 hrs battery life with a huge 75 whr battery is a proof of it. Looks like when the industry is going to the direction for power efficiency vrather than absolute raw performance, Intel is going to the exact opposite direction. I would rather go for than 20% reduced performance (at best case) over almost twice less battery life.

[@RidwanGosal]

@@123Suryasis I think we may be a bit too hasty to judge the P series. It could've been a review unit problem since other reviewers mention the laptop has decent battery life (8 hours). I'd say we wait for notebookcheck review since they have consistent methodology in their battery life test.

[@123Suryasis]

@@RidwanGosal Hardware Canucks review also has came out and this laptop with 75 WHr battery getting beaten by up hp pavilion aero 13 with 45 by WHr battery.

[@djross95]

This is why I subscribe to your channel, Josh. Well done!

[@Osewe97]

We're here Josh!😌

[@JustJoshTech]

Awh thanks!

[@jetmartin9501]

Great review. It's a shame Lenovo didn't put AMD processors in this one. It looks like a great laptop that fails to deliver on it's potential because of Intel. No wonder Apple chose to follow their own path. Looking forward the IdeaPad 5 Carbon.

[@mzamroni]

I'm waiting for ThinkPad x13 gen 3 with amd 6000u

[@blue4059]

Lenovo's flagship ultrabook lineups (Ideapad 9, Thinkpad X1) are entirely "Intel CPU exclusive" as they are co-developed and sponsored by Intel, same as Dell and HP. This means we will _never_ see Ryzen on them.

[@esxxso]

many people prefer Intel!

[@ZratP]

@@esxxso All the reviews are pointing at the very poor battery life that all the laptops powered by Intel 12th gen have especially compared to their predecessors equipped with 11th gen. People who have bought the Thinkpad X1 Carbon gen 10 equipped with a 1260P noticed 30% of battery decrease compared to the gen 9 of last year equipped with a 1165G. 4:30 of battery life for streaming netflix? That's quite scandalous for 2022. Intel in this gen completely sacrificed power efficiency in order to "beat" AMD on performance.

[@matthewman9283]

Love this fair enough analysis 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Anastasios912]

I recently got an Asus X13 Flow (the 2022 version) but was also considering this laptop - I think ultimately I made the right decision considering the X13 flow is perhaps a tad cheaper at least at MSRP at launch, and seems to have a better cooling solution since it's geared towards gaming...and the AMD processors seem to be really efficient this gen.

[@grfunkel5196]

Have the same unit. Do you have the weird problem where running it on a lower wattage power adapter causes the unit to come to a crawl? Basically, any time I have a lower wattage (like a 45 watt or 65 watt USB type c charger) adapter, I can't do ANYTHING if there's an intensive process like a windows update running in the background. To a lesser extent it happens on battery power and even randomly when using the official 105 watt Asus adapter. Sometimes I just think these super thin n lights really shouldn't have high powered components, period. Of course, if you have something slightly chonkier like the MacBook pro, paired with its ridiculous efficiency, its going to run laps around these in CPU intensive tasks. But that's not in the same category. It's more like the Asus g14 in size/weight

[@PyromancerRift]

Lenovo makes me angry. I got a yoga slim 7i pro. The internals do not matter, what matter is the sharp edges, the stiff hinges and the badly stabilized mushy keyboard. This one have rounded edges, and a good hinge. The thinkpads have excellent keyboard. Why on earth can't they mix all the good design and release the best laptop ever ?! They got all the good parts but split them between different laptops.... Oled is a no no btw. It get burn in too fast and working with a ton of static white elements on the screen for 10h a day.... Ugh...

[@cameronbosch1213]

Try the Asus ROG Flow X13. It has a 16:10 1920x1200 120 hz touch screen, AMD Ryzen 6000 CPUs with Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU, a MUX switch, and a port for the XG Mobile with more PCIs lanes than an eGPU, amazing keyboard, above average battery life (the screen will go down to 60 hz when it is unplugged to save battery life, although this can be disabled in Armoury Crate) and stealth non-gamer design. The only complaint I have is the price and some warmness above the keyboard (common among sub 15 inch laptops), along with soldered RAM (but with up to 32 GB options) and a smaller SSD slot, but for top-tier performance in a 13.4 inch size, there’s no competition. I personally love mine.

[@theinktician]

Its how they make money. The average lenovo consumer doesn't even see the cons tbh

[@marvinjohn]

Another great review. Keep up the good work. Hope your mother is happy 😊

[@JustJoshTech]

Thanks mate

[@benjaminheil2864]

Nice Review, it can’t understand why Lenovo does not put their think pad keyboard into this, sad.

[@yellowjoe.2000]

great review. i think the 1200p or 1400p panel options are a better choice for more battery life

[@MrJacks1959]

Getting my 9i tomorrow, let's rock!

[@AskIveSolar]

YIKES @ that battery time! That's wild! **crosses this one off my list**

[@David_Denali]

Hello again. The same person who asked for a 3d modeling benchmarks list in your videos like Auto CAD, solid works, Auto desk 3d max and MATLAB or anything else that u think can help. The reason I'm asking it is that I think there r a lot of engineering students like me who cannot afford workstation laptops so then they'll lean towards gaming laptops. Either way much obliged to u for the effort and reading the comments. Definitely appreciated. Tnx again

[@andreasjohansson1969]

I'm another engineering student who agree!

[@chainzen4233]

I am currently using Yoga C940, i7, 4k, 16gb, 512ssd for more than 2 years already. I can say that the top-end Yoga is not recommendable. 4-6 hours battery life on a normal day, mix of web surfing, ms office, video streaming. No games and apps installed are kept at a minimum. Keyboard becomes scorching hot. The hottest keyboard in recent memory. Temperature and aluminum chassis does not mix well. BTW, I live in a tropical country. Other than that, no issues. But the 2 issues are a bummer since they actually affect your everyday experience. Should have gotten Thinkpad Series instead. I hope the Thinkpad Yoga addressed the two issues I raised above.

[@kuropixeljp]

Your reviews are amazing and touch on how a real person would use their laptop. Love your content!

[@JustJoshTech]

Thanks mate. I appreciate it

[@perrinunderbough7779]

You are one of my favorite technology KZbinrs. If possible, would you do a review of the new Asus Zenbook OLED 14" (UX3402). It's $750 at BestBuy, and it seems like a good deal given that it's a 90 Hz OLED screen. So far, there is only one other youtuber who has done a review of this new laptop, and I want to know what you think. Your reviews are really well-rounded, and more "granular" than other reviewers. You get into the details, like speaker sound quality, fan noise, keyboard temperature, visibility of keycaps, how many lines of text you can easily see on the screen, etc.. I think these details matter and they set you apart from most others. There are too many youtubers who only focus on cpu power, but this is only one aspect of what makes a good laptop. Keep up the good work!

[@johns818]

Does the ram run in single or dual channel? It absolutely blows my mind that these reviewers never address one of the most important factors in a modern laptop.

[@abduldreisechs3346]

It doesnt make any sense to compare a 2 in 1 360° very thin windows notebook with a macbook pro. These are not only 2 different types of notebooks it's also 2 huge different OS. You cant recommend a macbook instead of a Yoga 9i. These notebooks are made for 2 huge different target groups.

[@RK-um9tu]

He is a paid Apple fanboy so he will ALWAYS compare windows laptops with MacBooks...

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

You are so right, Josh. The question is not if McAfee can be uninstalled.. it's why should you have to??

[@jakesullivan3017]

Watched the first upload, going to watch the reupload

[@JustJoshTech]

Ha! Thanks. I truly went nuts in this one!! I got really worked up

[@sikanderamin6096]

Josh, I want to thank you for my latest laptop purchase cos u helped me reach the best buying decision. I purchased Macbook Pro 14 M1 Pro. I watch your channel from Pakistan and I LOVE ur content. I upgraded from Macbook Pro 13" 2015 model. I used that mac for 6 years. Keyboard on MBP 14" is indeed incredible.

[@JustJoshTech]

Im glad I was able to help. Thats why I do what I do!

[@djrautenbach2407]

Sikander Amin I recently got a Macbook Air M1, this is by Far the fastest, snappiest laptop Ive ever seen. It actually Beats Lenovo Yoga Slim i9. Its just not perfect for gaming. But For everything else, this thing is a BEAAASST!!!! Nothing loads on this latop. it simply just opens when you click on it.

[@sikanderamin6096]

@@djrautenbach2407 Agreed. I made my cousin buy it and he also loves it 😀

[@jesserosenbaum]

Nice video. It would have been nice to see a comparison against a better windows laptop. Lots of people want to stay in Windows so comparing it MacOS can be a nonstarter.

[@RK-um9tu]

He is 100% an Apple paid fanboy and the more you watch him, more you will see it. So he is paided to compare any Windows laptops to MacBooks.

[@agentmikster44]

@@RK-um9tu It really does seem like it. Apparently to this guy basically every laptop is trash compared to the MacBook he compared it to. And IDK, maybe MacBook really does make good laptops, but I've tried their MacOs once before and it's such a PITA with so many things that I had to switch back. Would be nice if he compared to a good windows laptop

[@blue4059]

Thoroughly disappointed. This uses the same Wacom AES Stylus that Lenovo has been using for the past 7 years. At this point they should have updated to premium protocols such as EMR/MPP 3.0. For me at least, Windows Ink is the entire whole point of using 2-in-1 laptops, and this "Flagship" device does not deliver what could be possible because Lenovo chose to cut corners where they should not have.

[@123Suryasis]

The top end Wacom AES is still better than NTrig, renamed as MPP, especially in drawing and pressure sensitivity. Lisa from Mobiletechreview mentioned that multiple times in her videos. Wacom EMR could have been a nice edition, that I agree.

[@blue4059]

@@123Suryasis No. MPP 3.0 (2021) is on par with Wacom EMR and APP (Apple pencil protocol). AES 2.0 (2015) performs identical to MPP 2.0 (2017). AES hasn't been updated since 2015 while the competition has moved far ahead.

[@Michael-qv7pn]

I dont like the bad repairability of the device The reason why it was hard for you to get the back of is because there are screws hidden under the rubber feet, which is beyond stupid in my opinion If you tear it off and you cant make it stick again/ break it you might not be able to find any replacement for it Other than the repairability issue it seems like a really stunning device and in offer very good value

[@madlynxx]

Well-argued, balanced and high quality review as always. Thanks a lot!

[@suni9625]

Thank you so much for such a practical review. I know nothing about computers and was able to understand everything I needed. Not a fan of macbook because my class mates use windows so no idea how to convert files etc

[@sirrobot4489]

Excellent review, as always. Immensely helpful. Intel needs to put in serious effort into their tech. Things looking bleak for them in the long term since they've already lost the upcoming gen already.

[@cliffjg]

You are right about those keys on the right hand side. They would stop me buying it. Many years ago I had a company Toshiba laptop wit a row of keys on the right. I and other people all found it a real pain.

[@goldenknight]

10:41 I love that the movie he chose for the battery test is SHREK

[@shekcbanny]

With MacBook air available at $900 , any windows laptop above $600 feels overpriced. Unless windows OS is absolute requirement, makes no sense to buy windows laptop over 600$ in 2022

[@msp5138]

Exactly. What I love about MBs are the touch screen, pen support, 2-in-1 design, 180 degree screen, OLED display, face recognition, upgradability, repairabiilty, HDMI port, USB-A port, display port; and of course great build quality that has lead to class action lawsuits just about every year: 2021 cracked screen, 2020 green screen, 2019 connectivity issues, 2018 keyboard issues, 2017 thermal throttling. Also, laptopmag's 2022 laptops wtih best battery life test ranked MBs #4, #9, and #10. So M1 chip has FINALLY made MBs comparable to the best Windows laptops. No wonder MBs still only have 7-8% market share post-M1 chip and laptopmag rated them 10th out of 11 laptop makers.

[@utubekullanicisi]

@@msp5138 Ok PCMR warrior, nobody asked.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Gaming is still far better on windows as you wouldn't spend that much on a gaming laptop as it would be very low end and most likely used. Also there are lots of nice windows laptops over $600. Every laptop has their ups and downs.

[@shekcbanny]

@@crestofhonor2349 I agree, for specific usecase like gaming. But for consumer laptop or for productivity (eg Developers, video editors) Mac is both , 'the best' and 'most value for' laptops available currently.

[@nijataliyev9372]

Great video, Josh! Would love to see you branch out into other tech items (eg, earbuds, watches, eReaders, etc.). You are the most thorough and objective reviewer on this platform!

[@JustJoshTech]

Would love to. I'm a bit time constrained my friend :)

[@stevesyoga9i2023]

Will run my yoga 9i through the paces and post the results.

[@syedmahmud8815]

Can you please try this laptop? MEDION Deputy P25 NH55 Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB 512GB RTX 3060 I can't seem to find any review of this laptop. This laptop offers an amazing bang to buck ratio😍.

[@Jerrysis]

Hello Josh, thank you for your excellent and deep review. You got yourself a new subscriber :)

[@LeBarnzini]

Thanks for the video! Though I wish you would’ve spoken more to the additional buttons. They seem like a ridiculous waste of space. Like, a button that blurs the background on a zoom call? Is that really necessary to have that real estate?

[@donkeybro6368]

Hi Josh, I want to seek your advice on what laptop to get. In essence i want something ~15” that’s light and gives me the smoothest user experience. My use case is really just day to day use, netflix and doing some gaming. I may learn to code as well but shouldn’t cause any major challenge. I know i want an AMD cpu and 16:10 screen which narrow my options down to a few laptops only. The main thing is that I want to play big titles but I’m willing to sacrifice performance (~medium should be good enough for me) for lower heat and fan noise. The main challenge i have is that most videos talk about how far the machines can be pushed, and the pros and cons are usually about when they’re in that stage. I can’t really find anything about how they perform when being in “light” load, and I really don’t know enough about hardwares to guess which will perform best in medium gaming load. Budget-wise I’m thinking USD2500, but if there’s something really really good USD4000 is fine.

[@visheshjjain]

Kudos! Hoping, unlike other KZbinrs, you continue calling a spade a spade!

[@ostapkurtash6359]

Hey Josh, Lenovo is dropping the Yoga 7 14 ADM 6800u version I think you should have a look at and I would really appreciate to checkout your findings.

[@GatorGuy67]

I bought the Lenovo 9i 14" in top spec yesterday from Best Buy for $1,499.99 pre-tax. I made sure the BIOS was updated and all Windows and Lenovo software updates were current. The fan noise was noticeable during installation of programs and using the 9i as a drawing tablet. I seldom do video editing so I can't speak to that aspect of it. The speakers are good ... very good, but not as good as those on my ASUS gaming laptop. However, they are much better than those on the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360. Battery life is horrible compared to the Book2 Pro which I use for watching streaming movies, common tasks in Word and Excel, and as a drawing tablet. I prefer the Book2 Pro (15.6" OLED) over the 9i even with its much lower resolution. My opinion is that too much went into the look and feel of the Yoga 9i rather than the actual performance and usefulness.

[@JustJoshTech]

Thanks Mark, very interesting. Sounds like you almost have as many laptops as me

[@markfrancisarevalo9124]

Real honest review, Josh. Honestly I'm a little disappointed with Lenovo considering they were on a roll with each release in the past 2 years. Such a shame that such a premium model would have QC issues.

[@JustJoshTech]

Don't worry too much. I'm working on the IdeaPad Carbon Edition and that laptop is very good

[@xxanimefanxx11]

I really like lenovo laptops. Would you have a recommendation on the best lenovo laptop under $1000 for a student/work? Would it still be the lenovo yoga 6?

[@mraljewari9381]

Find a three hidden and screws underneath the back rubber and you would be able to open it easily

[@JustJoshTech]

Ah.... Frig... thank you. I learn alot from you guys

[@kevintran3612]

We get it. You love the new Apple MacBook Pro. How about a more direct comparison such as the Spectre 360 or Surface Pro? Seems irrelevant to compare it to non-convertible laptops.

[@JustJoshTech]

Hi Kevin, i've had alot of requests for 2 in 1 comparisons, and I will be more cognisant of this in future. However I believe few people buying 2 in 1s actually use it like that. Most use it as a regular laptop. Thats why I made the comparisons I did - Hope that helps!

[@RK-um9tu]

He is 100% an Apple paid fanboy and the more you watch him, so he is paided to compare any Windows laptops to MacBooks..

[@centuriomacro9787]

Im currently on search for a new 14" to 15 " 16:10 laptop. I have a Lenovo Yoga 730 15" with an undervolted i5-8250U, that is silent during all office task and web browsing. Unfornunatly there arent many new laptops out there that meet these requirements. I recently tried the Ideapad 5 Pro 14 with an i5-1135G7 that got the CPU almost always between 30 °C and 40°C but for some reason the fans kept spinning with an annoying flir sound. I have the Asus Zenbook 14X on my list, but its currently unavailable in my region. So I had high hopes for the 9i Gen 7. Its a bummer that the 9i has only average inputs and fans that wont stop spinning. I also have the Yoga Slim 7 Carbon on my radar. But from my testing while an i7-1165G7 at idle to light use can draw 0,6 W to 2 W the 5800U is more 1,5 W to 3 W. So the 5800U is usually around 40 °C where on many Laptops the fans start spinning. I´m looking forward to your review of the Slim 7 Carbon. Hopefully it performs better in the noise department.

[@eman7415]

@just josh , thanks for the great reviewing, i ask you if you don’t mind to review the best 2 in 1 laptop , for graphic design and content creation, or if there is a good tablet with attached keyboard that works better in this case , thanks again i love your content 💜👍

[@BenjaminRodriguezReyes]

From all the Intel 12th gen laptop reviews I've seen so far, all of them still have bad battery life. In a laptop, I'd still much rather have the more efficient Ryzen CPUs.

[@Zeverinsen]

Will you also have a look at the new Yoga 7i? (Preferably the 16" version as you can get it with 32 GB RAM, the new Intel Arc dGPU and supposedly an i7-12700H processor.) It looks the same, but has more of the ports that I need and better spec options. It also leaves out the somewhat useless "quick buttons". The 16" is currently available for purchase in my country, but the 32 GB RAM, Arc dGPU and i7-12700H is not yet available... Also, what do you think about the new Yogas in comparison to the Galaxy Book2 360 Pro?

[@adityasanthosh702]

Hey, i am planning to buy that model. How's it?

[@hayleymahaney]

I would have found this review more useful if it hadn't really just been about fanboying for the macbook (which is not a 2-in-1 and can't be used with a stylus) What was the point of the constant comparison?

[@JustJoshTech]

Thats reasonably fair Hayley. I am going to try to pay more attention to the 2 in 1 capability of those laptops next year. In fact I had it as an option in my recent survey. What i've found is most people who own a 2 in 1 never use the laptop in that form factor. They use it as a regular clamshell laptop. That's why I did the comparison. I'd be interested to know more of your use case, and when you use it with the stylus. - Please ping me on Discord if you feel like sharing And re Apple fan boying, if you take a watch of some of my older Mac videos pre M series chip, I was very unhappy with Apple. But things are different now with M series. I'd like a laptop that is powerful yet with no fan noise, heat you feel while I use it, long battery life, and good speakers. The reality is, right now, only Apple is delivering on that.

[@RK-um9tu]

He is paided to compare any Windows laptops to MacBooks.

[@luckyone525]

Great video, but it does make you question that Evo sticker, 4 hours battery is just meh, my gaming laptop can squeeze 3 hours of life out of my battery, and this is supposedly a more mature laptop for business people? i would be very dissapointed with my purchase if i bought it... I love seeing rows shown in your videos as I'm always trying to see more code on my own screen, really makes me leaning towards mac with that one, maybe one day i will borrow someone's unit to experience this "you see more on mac" feature. Great content man, love it!

[@RK-um9tu]

He is a paid Apple fanboy so all his result will be worse than objective reviewers....

[@907nvl]

Excellent review. 👍

[@AlvonsiusAlbertNainupu]

Hi Josh! Great review on the 9i. It seems the 12th gen is not quite ready now. Anyway, when you will review the Ideapad slim 7 Carbon? I am heading towards this Carbon or Asus Zenbook 14 (2022), but your review will be very highly affecting my buying :) ... please let us know how the keyboard feels (because it seems made from hard plastic judged by the color) and the fan noise. Thanks

[@drewlim6977]

I am going to buy this one... Thanks!

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Wow Josh.. interesting to say the least. The 1260P is Intel's CPU for "ultrabooks".. supposedly the most efficient version.. yet even this gets hot and has crappy battery life? The new Samsung Galaxy Book 2 uses this same CPU, will that laptop echo the results seen here?

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

MacBook has plenty to like, for sure... but... it's a Mac. I'm a power user. The last thing I want is to relearn all the tricks of a new OS and gamble if all my software and utilities are compatible.

[@KalosLikesComputers]

It seems like with every Windows laptop these days there's a catch for every positive point... Intel and AMD have really got to step it up if they want to seriously compete with Apple Silicon. Why spend $1300 on this when you could get a MacBook Pro for that money? ARM64 is the future.

[@manaspradhan8041]

a macbook pro with an m1, not the m1 pro he was comparing against, that costs 2k

[@manaspradhan8041]

Not to mention its only intel laptops suffering, as you could see the amd laptops weren't too different from the mbp in either perfomance or power consumption. Frankly impressive considering they are on tsmc's 7nm process compared to the m1 pro's 5nm

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@manaspradhan8041 Actually, AMD Ryzen is FAR better when it comes to battery life and efficiency in a laptop. Intel is good for desktops and desktop replacements. And if they keep this up, AMD and Apple are going to lap them AGAIN.

[@manaspradhan8041]

@@cameronbosch1213 thats what i said lol

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@manaspradhan8041 Oh, sorry, I thought you were referring to Intel AND AMD. My bad; just a (mostly) Linux user here.

[@saadkhalid7417]

Josh you need to review the Lenovo Carbon.

[@dipayandatta1362]

So Josh- which is the best ultra book around $1K budget bracket?

[@msp5138]

Wow!! I didn't know Apple makes 2-in-1 laptops now...lol

[@User-cb4jm]

This has nothing to do with that. It’s showing you how inferior this is as a $1930 product, in the keyboard, trackpad, webcam, speaker and especially battery life compared to the benchmark for a $2000 laptop. Maybe a Surface Laptop Studio comparison would be more apt, but still it’s a $2k laptop it’s gonna be held to $2k laptop standards whether it has a flip hinge or not.

[@msp5138]

@@User-cb4jm Josh is always comparing MacBooks to laptops that do not have the same design which means they don't have the same internals. No one would compare a desktop to a MacBook so why is he comparing MacBooks to 2-in-1 with touch screens and pens support. You are welcome for the free education.

[@robinrai4973]

I wish manufacturers would prioritise AMD, intel has been an absolute dumpster fire the past decade, especially on laptops where heat and power matters the most

[@AhmadQ.81]

It could be but with Ryzen inside. Great review

[@Mark-jv5um]

Want to see your comments on hp elitebooks🤔

[@adinchandra1797]

Maybe Software Update will fix issue you Mentioned

[@marianbencat6658]

Hey Josh... I have an question... There are 1000 KZbin videos like "best performance laptops", "best gaming laptops" but there is nothing like "best powerfull laptops with great thermals". I am Windows user and i HAD to migrate to M1 macbook to get laptop with great performance but it keeps cool and silent... I haven't ever found analogical same piece of hardware on x86/win platform...

[@matt-eu-poland]

M1 is also more environmentally friendly since it draws less energy.

[@RichardPeterShon]

All the problems you addressed is Intel issue. I'd rather get an Amd ryzen chipset.

[@reiki2165]

I like this computer but I dont like that it has soldered Wifi card. I have bad experiences with Wifi cards failing on me eventually :/

[@Kayllechi]

If Josh says I shouldn't buy it.. why should I buy it . 😪

[@urlinked]

Reupload?

[@JustJoshTech]

Yes, the first one was rendered with artifacts (thank you Premier pro)

[@Lee-m]

Please don't compare a mac pro its not a 2 in 1 and hasn't even got a touchscreen

[@AlexTanMcRAlexTanHaoNam]

what I want is AMD CPU+iGPU with Thunderbolt 4 support

[@Harvz78]

There is no 9i 4K OLED on Lenovo website.

[@tobias1206]

Hi Josh, that doesnt sound great ... Do you expect the X1 Yoga G7 to be better in these regards? Will you review it?

[@MsBeyonce06]

@just Josh How would this laptop compare to Mac book pro 14inch M1? I didn't see any comparing videos. This laptop looks nice but I'm trying to decide on my next laptop purchase. I typically keep my laptops over 5 years. I use them for work, school, photo editing, adding music & web surfing.

[@franklincommunitychurch]

I don't understand why you would be "worried" that the 9i might out-perform the MacBook. I know you say you are not biased toward Apple, but this type of comment seems to suggest there might indeed be some sub-conscious bias here. You are my favorite laptop reviewer, but sometimes you spend too much time comparing them to MacBooks.

[@RK-um9tu]

He is 100% an Apple paid fanboy and the more you watch him, more you will see it. You will notice he ALWAYS compare Windows laptops to MacBooks If though MacBooks don't have touchscreens, pen support or 20in-1 design. He will rarely if ever compares Windows laptops to other Windows laptops. This is why I stopped watching him.

[@vigneshs3256]

within a minute here!

[@BrandonPitt]

I really don't like Lenovo's convertible form factor. My daily driver is a 2019 IdeaPad S940 clamshell, which for its generation was far superior in form to the convertible C940. If I need a tablet, I bring an iPad Pro. If I need good speakers, I bring an iPad Pro.

[@kona328WH]

, Josh what are you doing with the screen battery life test you have to test at specific nits not just three steps below maximum It could be different for every laptop you need to keep it consistent something like 200 nits if you want results to mean something

[@JustJoshTech]

Hey ya. I will be switching to this methodology

[@kona328WH]

@@JustJoshTech good to hear

[@boppernostopper8598]

Wifi cards die, they should be replaceable for that reason, not to upgrade... but are you able to keep this for a long term review? Thats the real important one, more than benchmarks to me atleast

[@ditroia2777]

Was browsing Lenovo in Australia today as they had a sale on. Can get the yoga slim 7 pro with a 5800H creator edition an oled display, 16/512GB and a MX450 for $100 more than a stock standard MacBook Air. Also you rarely get any deals on macs here like you do in the us.

[@parkay8616]

Hello does your model have a touch screen?

[@ditroia2777]

@@parkay8616 don’t think so.

[@parkay8616]

@@ditroia2777 thanks. Because this seems like the perfect laptop for me, but it seems it doesn't have a touch screen

[@ditroia2777]

@@parkay8616 maybe check out the other yoga models.

[@matt-eu-poland]

CPU feels like from previous decade compared to M1

[@Barone2013]

The Mac book pro should not be a direct competitor to this laptop. The MacBook Pro costs twice this laptop

[@User-cb4jm]

Did you watch the video? This is a $1930 laptop and the MacBook Pro is $1999. Since when is that twice the price. More like this laptop SHOULD be half the price with how poor the battery life, keyboard and trackpad is. Even then the M1 MacBook Air will beat it in those regards for $999.

[@Barone2013]

@@User-cb4jm Don’t know which country you are, but the MacBook pro specs used in the KZbin video was not 1999. Secondly, you can’t compare an ultra book(2 in 1, tablet and notebook) with a pure Work Machine like the MacBook Pro

[@grfunkel5196]

@@User-cb4jm this machine starts under $1200 (currently at new egg for $1169). Just buy that if you're buying this for casual use, school, art, etc...but you're right, once you hit $2k territory, it doesn't make much sense

[@superninja2022]

i7 1280p is better than 1260p because it has 6p+8e cores while 1260p only has 4p+8e.

[@MrDucatiV4]

Intel processor is great for desktop and custom built pc. The 12th gen is terrible for laptops and is plagued with overheating issues and loud fan noises. I have a Macbook pro 14 Max(24 core GPU) model as my entertainment and portable work computer. In my custom-built desktop, I have an intel 7 12700k, and the fan is on full, but I'm fine with it cause it's a workhorse and doesn't need good battery life as laptops do.

[@brandonyo5718]

I legit can’t pick a laptop. You review a thousand laptops and expect me to be able to choose oh my god. This is like choosing a pizza joint in NYC how do you pic. I just want something that is secure/cyberspace, Fast enough for games like league of legends, and I want to be able to make music on it and watch Netflix PLEASE narrow it down to your Top three laptops for those three things

[@matt-eu-poland]

Fingerprint next to arrows is a deal-breaker. Who tf designed that eh

[@cameronbosch1213]

8:18 Holy guacamole! That’s a lot of power being used by Intel CPUs! Also, 4.5 hours of battery life!? WTF Intel…

[@vmafarah9473]

AMD 6000 series or over 12 hour battery life

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@vmafarah9473 In a gaming laptop which makes it even more hilarious

[@im2late]

Based on the mostly good to great reviews I have seen for this laptop by many other reputable reviewers, I suspect your unit is an outlier. However, I also suspect tjhey would agree 100% with your complaint about bloatware. It's unconcionable! BTW, despite its value, I can't consider aMacbook Pro 14 because it won't play nice with my android phone, tablet and my other windows devices. :(

[@PO-nb8qc]

4:56 I have this laptop for my parent. I don’t understand why you need to push the trackpad down all the way for click. You can just touch it lightly without push down for click. Am I missing something? Personally, I don’t buy this laptop. The Intel CPU is no good, too hot. The battery life is pretty bad due to bad Intel high power but not very powerful CPU. I bought it for my parent and it needs to have a touch screen. Macbook Pro does not have it. Ipad Pro OS is so crippled and locks down so much I could not remote to it. Macbook pro also does not have a pen. Otherwise I will buy Macbook or Ipad! I wish this Yoga has AMD CPU option. BTW, the 2K OLED version can do 90HZ refresh but not 4K version. I could not activate it on 4K version.

[@jimmycoconut88]

Will you do a review on the Lenovo X1 yoga gen 7th in the future?