TRULY Special - 2024 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition ( Intel Lunar Lake)

[@TalonsTech]

I picked up the Asus S14 with 258V for the wife and I'm blown away. I really love it. The battery life in insane, the chip uses so little power when just using the laptop for regular use. The iGPU is actually impressive AF, you can actually game on it!

[@canedr7883]

Nicee

[@mariussm7797]

This is more powerful. The ASUS is locked at a lower TDP.

[@leonardotansil1643]

How is the power consumption when the laptop is on sleep mode?

[@TalonsTech]

@@mariussm7797 No it’s not. I have it and have been testing it. It’s not locked to a lower TDP.

[@mariussm7797]

@@TalonsTech and what is the max TDP? :)

[@PKperformanceEU]

The reason you get very good system perf and video editing perf is due to the increase 136gb memory bandw. and this way loading unloading multiplying matrices is done much faster. Intel finally listened

[@TechGuyBeau]

turns out intel CAN learn

[@robhunt8378]

I swore to myself a long time ago I would never buy a laptop with a glossy screen again. Was traumatised for life lol.

[@TechGuyBeau]

its funny because im opposite and love glossy

[@hamm8934]

What are the pros and cons of each? ive really only ever used glossy

[@drinkwater9891]

@@hamm8934 matt screen generally "feel" duller but they are just as sharp really, they just have less glare than glossy so you dont see your reflection and better for outdoors, glossy is shiny and feels slicker, thats basically it for pros and cons

[@jccnguyen]

@@TechGuyBeau Me too, I've always loved glossy. I can't stand grainy matte coating.

[@AndreiMorar]

Hate glossy because of associated glare and reflections.

[@PKperformanceEU]

The Display is truly outstanding!!! Me too Would take it over OLED even though im miniLED OLED person.

[@mikemischler2886]

This is by far the best review on this laptop. I have had mine since last Wednesday. You were exactly right on the display, you were right on the build quality, keyboard, performance and battery life. I am getting 12-14 hrs of light use - office, youtube, discord, teams, and accounting work. You do have to put it in battery saver mode BUT the performance does not drop off. Charging is super fast was well compared to other laptops. I thought Asus Nebula IPS screens were the best but this is damn near OLED. My only issues outside of the 2242 ssd is my trackpad stops working for a minute after i leave the computer sitting. The laptop also adjusts screen brightness which is a bit annoying sometimes but that is nothing. Outside of those issues, I have been waiting for a laptop like this for decades. I only charge the latpop when i go to bed and that is it. The cpu is very very snappy, much better than my lenovo legion 7 with a 13900hx unplugged. Its actually faster in tests on battery than my legion, not multicore of course but single threaded, its faster. Its light weight and completely silent. Everything you want in a mobile laptop.

[@TechGuyBeau]

fully agree

[@mikemischler2886]

@@TechGuyBeau have you at any time had issues with the trackpad not working? I have experienced this only a few times, but it does happen. I have to swipe on the track pad a couple of times to get the curser to move and from what I can remember it was when the computer got to around 30% battery life but today it hasnt done it at all and for the 98% of the time i have not had that issue either.

[@daruufex]

Heey, I have it too. Check this out: go to intel graphics control and look for adaptive brightness! Intel graphics control actually has a setting to disable that annoying autobrightness thingy

[@marcopn1174]

Is the webcam really such bad?

[@mikemischler2886]

@@marcopn1174 i think its better than my personal logitech 920c and much better than past laptops

[@PixelatedWolf2077]

Oh yay! You finally for the laptop in! Lovely video! Im happy that they really stepped up

[@jccnguyen]

I like the Yoga lineup from Lenovo. Always happy to see 2 fans even for cpu with integrated graphics.

[@kingmaniactech]

This laptop peaking at 90db broke me a bit. Laptops are getting louder and louder and sometimes still staying very clear. Soon it’ll literally be a movie theatre or imax on your lap. I especially can’t wait to see the game testing. Will be good insight on how the new MSI handheld will be.

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yeah I’m gonna do most of the work tomorrow on the iGPU. Need to get data from some other chips

[@TechButler]

I love the metal chassis. It reminds me of the old Acer 2-in-one builds. Plus, having the trackpad in the middle is nice...although I've never been a fan of huge trackpads. It's just asking for problems with typing or accidental presses.

[@markpolo7]

It's all great, but there is one thing - why do all laptops have to be reflective? It really annoys me when I see my reflection in the screen.

[@TechGuyBeau]

If you’re looking within the Lenovo brand, the P4 S, and the P 16 S offer non-glossy OLED

[@jpzsports]

Great review! Is the battery replaceable in the future if needed?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yes Lenovo sells parts on their site

[@nivmhn]

Really appreciate the level of detail in the review!!

[@cyberpunk247]

Very detailed review. Good job bro.

[@mariopenulli1395]

Yeah, it is a nice laptop, I ordered it as soon as I saw Dave2D's preview. CPU package idles under 1W! You can even play games on the 15W mode. Almost perfect but the screen is just so glossy, like an iPad. Also the fans are more active than one would expect.

[@pmf822]

Good to know. I had a Thinkpad in the cart and decided to keep waiting. Then the price nearly doubled. Prices seem a little high now in their store at the moment. Arrow Lake chips, an improvement on Lunar Lake for performance, coming along in a few months.

[@m0003506]

Arrow Lake not improvement on Lunar Lake

[@pmf822]

@@m0003506 Thanks for the correction. Looks like Panther Lake for 2025.

[@markpolo7]

It may be a cool laptop, but as I wrote earlier, the shiny screen puts me off and the lack of a slot for a second disk and not a normal input for a large disk, only for the small one, rule out this laptop.

[@AndrzejC]

Great review! How do you feel about the power button? Does it feel flimsy?

[@TechButler]

They still haven't learned that putting the power button by a port you'll plug into is a bad idea.

[@bogdanpoliatychko2901]

Why did they leave so much empty space under the battery? They should have put a bigger battery.

[@Blazercraft100]

Great review got mine on the 24th for uni and has been a champ. Hows HDR I noticed that if you select any of the options in the color management section inside Lenovo vantage it disables hdr

[@xynonners]

still waiting for book 9i

[@ArranD4le]

how bad are the reflections of the glossy screen in person? It looks kinda bad in the video. Does the high brightness compensate that if you use the laptop outdoors or in a very bright room?

[@TechGuyBeau]

its always worse on video. id avoid this screen if you work outdoors a lot though, usually you want matte for that

[@mariopenulli1395]

It's bright enough to use outside on a cloudy day in the shadows. But as soon as there is a bit of sun it gets overwhelmed. It's really very glossy.

[@bobzhu8528]

1st time to watch your youtube video. Very impressive! I fully agree your opinion on SSD part.

[@mariussm7797]

Can't wait for the OLED version. Please make sure to test some heavy games on it. 😁

[@taekookang2056]

Great review! (Question) I wanna know what kind of 2242 ssd is included in this laptop specifically. Can I get model numbers or something? wanna check before purchase it

[@TechButler]

The reason you have that tape over the drive is to keep it from shorting something. You need to be careful giving people adivce on upgrades.

[@vicentei.palumbodominguez48]

Great review!... Thanks!

[@Gugugaga564]

Which is better laptop company - Colorful (new) or Gigabyte ?

[@hamm8934]

Keep up the great work Im gunna be window shopping the next few months as my machine dies. Hoping to maybe hold out for an amd zen 5 yoga 2in1

[@IDKYDK-511]

Nice review does it loose battery on sleep and has instant wakeup

[@Best0fBritish]

Screen glare on this Yoga and the Asus S14 does not look good. Apart from the lack of Haptic (mentioned elsewhere) this looks like a really nice piece of kit.

[@shini_shin]

Can you check if the hinge is directly attached to the metal body? Some laptops have the hinge attached to a plastic instead to the body, so the hinge breaks easy.

[@mickeyjunior7177]

The yoga pro 7 now comes with the Ryzen ai, will be interested to see your review on that. Otherwise yeah this laptop slaps

[@burhan3652]

do you plan on reviewing the new zenbook S14 with lunar lake?

[@GK-qc5ry]

Track pad almost too big. When you type your thumb / hand will keep brushing it.

[@dustydynasty802]

Does this have better battery life than the ideapad 5 pro 14 with 8845hs? The numbers your saying now are similar to that laptop

[@TechGuyBeau]

8845hs has great battery, but this one is probably 30% better offhand

[@dustydynasty802]

@@TechGuyBeau thanks for the reply! Would say the 8845hs is a better chip than the Ultra 7 155h and Ultra 9 185h?

[@zaktulipano4171]

Question. As a person who currently has a 12th gen midspec laptop (pavilion x360 14) would you recommend this over the hp spectre x360 14 with the core ultra 7 series 1? I think i will miss the flip but i dont use it often enough to justify not considering this laptop. I am also looking for a bigger screen but the 16"spectre doesnt fit in my bag for when i travel...

[@PenelopeJohansen-t7n]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@yungfabio420]

which one would you choose between this one and the thinkbook 14+? thanks in advance

[@jpzsports]

When using it for daily general use, web browsing, etc when plugged in, do you recommend using the balanced or performance mode? How much difference is there?

[@TechGuyBeau]

You can even use battery saver. The Intel chip is absurdly efficient on batter On wall power just put in perf. It won’t use what it doesn’t need

[@markhodgson1772]

what wifi chip is it using please ? intel be201 ?

[@ninasazonova2511]

But what about hinges quality ???!!!

[@snow41man]

It's one large hinge, I don't ever seeing it being an issues mine is great.

[@aiviou]

Cool now get rid of the fans and we’ve got something to get excited about

[@thanhatto7593]

Hi would you recommend this over yoga 9i 2in 1 2024. I played wukong so lagging on it. And when you test the lunar lake chip can you test it on black myth wukong please 🙏🏻.

[@stefano78]

How do the speakers compare to a Macbook Pro 14"? I've been searching for a Windows laptop with comparable audio quality. Haven't found it yet since the M1 MBP (so three years) but PC laptops seem to be catching up.

[@dzekydeblau]

asus zephyrus g16 has better speakers, also the proart 16 or something that is a copy of the g16

[@TechGuyBeau]

This is about on par with the g16. Easily

[@TechGuyBeau]

This is about as good as it gets in a windows laptop. I show the Audio and talk about it in that section

[@PKperformanceEU]

at this price point your best bet is a used 14 inch m2pro 12/19 or m3pro 11/14. Has WAY BETTER EFFICIENCY, BETTER SINGLE CORE and SOOO MUCH HIGHER MULTI CORE. Also waaaay better GPU and faster ram, nice display, better chassis quality, better audio, better battery life, 10x better TRACKPAD. NO brainer to get used 14in pro over these

[@Chris_94]

@@PKperformanceEU Unless one wants to game or needs programs that are better optimized for windows

[@alexandr7686]

Does fans always work as in other pro yogas even when browsing?

[@TechGuyBeau]

No. This chip is extremely efficient

[@Chris_94]

Beautiful laptop, seeing more of these tiny ssd drives is weird

[@TechGuyBeau]

Luckily the 2280 fits but it’s not standard… they should have just put a 2280, perhaps even a second lol

[@Chris_94]

@@TechGuyBeau Yeah my 22 G14 didn't support a dual sided drive either and agreed

[@Chris_94]

Idk why they could have found another spot on the board for the battery connector on yours or the wifi card for mine. The wifi card literally gets cooked sitting under the ssd, plus the G14 is a hot laptop lol

[@TechGuyBeau]

Luckily the 2280 fits but it’s not standard… they should have just put a 2280, perhaps even a second lol

[@Chris_94]

@@TechGuyBeau Why did your first comment get repeated? lol

[@interferingpuritan]

@TechGuyBeau Did Lenovo finally change the plastic mechanism of the power switch? It’s such a fundamental flaw that would put me off getting a Yoga kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXoWmXmZKtZ7csi=D6wzqESfaV3E1d4M

[@picklerick1497]

How does it compare to your last recommendation, the ideapad pro 5 14, considering that you can get that one for 800 now (with 32gb of ram and 1tb ssd)

[@TechGuyBeau]

similar raw cpu performance in real world tasks (a bit faster in video editing). Gaming is basically the same. Better battery life on this. ideapad 5 pro is still superb for that price though. if the gap in price is that high probably get the ideapad

[@picklerick1497]

@@TechGuyBeau thanks for the breakdown, I'll get the ideapad then.

[@mariopenulli1395]

Don't forget the Ideapad will use 60W for the same gaming performance the Slim Aura uses 20W.

[@curio78]

those is good only the pricing os way off. u cannot price this the same as zen 5

[@TechGuyBeau]

Why? It has massively better battery life than zen 5, slightly better iGPU perf than a 780m. And is incredibly efficient in all Regards

[@curio78]

@@TechGuyBeau.. Lunar lake is competing with x-elite for thin and lights.. not performance market. It's a good balance for that casual laptops market. What it is not is a performance match for Zen5. I doubt its multithread efficiency will match zen5 either (missing hyperthreading). And finally battery life has a lot to do with the laptop than the CPU itself. Like display.. (min refresh.. self refresh.. resolution.. led vs oled). This would have made a perfect laptop for that 1000$ market who are not looking for more. Finally I was looking at some benchmarks seems like amd igpu is doing better than this in a lot of game by a lot some times (may be drivers still needs a bit of tuning). finally I have a thinkbook 16 with 7530u 6 core zen3 that has the exact same performance and battery life as this. only its half the iGPU performance. which I grabbed for 500$ .. you see the problem lunar lake as when trying to sell at 1500$! where zen5 resides.

[@curio78]

@@TechGuyBeau actually in practical game benchmarks 890m is still showing an advantage over lunar lake. it still could be early drivers but we can call these even. and idle battery life is mostly a product of its display tech, which is resolution, self refresh and how low the screen refresh can be. amd had variable display refresh for some time. but I like how intel went all the way. so the difference in practical terms may not be huge as no one keeps the screen on idle. my amd 7530u thinkbook 16 lasts 18 hrs on video playback. that is a 7nm chip. because the screen is variable refresh with max of 60hz. what I am saying is in practical terms there is not much to separate these in gpu usable battery life(if you limit amd peak freq). but there is adifference in how much more efficient and performance amd is over intel at the same power when pushed. again this has only to do with amd having more cores and hence running at lower hz per core. so you see they cannot be on the same price point.

[@Seyeon-vv3ie]

Thank you for another great review...!! I'd much appreciate it if you could do the comparison review between this one and the new zenbook s14! Oh and also would there be big difference between ultra 5 226v and ultra 7 256v? Cause i figured that the most affordable zenbook will be ultra 5 226v in my region, and i couldn't find any review of ultra 5 226v yet...!! Thank you again!

[@RodrigoFerreira-bs6hd]

it neeeeds an OLED display

[@nnnnnn3647]

you are wrong. this laptop is crap.

[@snow41man]

How so? How's your experience with it, coding up to 10 hours a day with mine has been great.

[@binzzz27]

I wish it has a haptic touchpad. Couldve been perfect and I never have to consider macbooks 🥲