Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 Review

Ba asiri ba ne cewa mun amince da Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, yana ba da kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka ta kasuwanci mai inci 14 ba kawai lambar yabo ta Zaɓin Editan mu ba amma cikakkiyar ƙimar tauraro biyar, muna kiranta mafi kyawun kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka na aiki da za ku iya saya tsawon shekaru biyu a jere. (Lenovo kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin samfuran Zaɓin Kasuwancin PCMag na 2023.) Idan kuna son Carbon amma kuna son kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka mai canzawa, zaɓin Lenovo ɗinku shine ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 (farawa a $1,456.95; $2,126.04 kamar yadda aka gwada). Yana da sha'awar sha'anin 2-in-1 wanda babban kuskurensa shine farashin C-suite lokacin da aka sayar da shi daban-daban, kodayake yana iya amfani da mafi kyawun allo a farashin sa da kuma katin SD. Duk da yake har yanzu bai yi kusa da kamala kamar Carbon Lenovo ba, ana yin shi da asali na aluminium maimakon zato na magnesium da fiber carbon, ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 babban kwamfyutar tafi-da-gidanka ce ta 2-in-1 don aiki idan kuna buƙatar sassauci, samun lambar yabo ta Zaɓin Editocin mu a cikin rukunin.

ThinkPad a cikin Storm Grey, Ba Matte Black ba? Bidi'a! 

Gen 8 na wannan shekara daidai yake da Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 da muka sake dubawa a watan Yuni 2022 ban da sabuntawa daga Intel's 12th zuwa 13th Generation Core processors. Aluminum chassis ɗin sa yana auna 0.61 ta 12.4 ta inci 8.8 kuma da kyar ya rasa matsayi mai ɗaukar nauyi a fam 3.04. Kamar sauran ThinkPads, ya wuce gwajin azabtarwa na MIL-STD 810H don haɗarin hanya kamar girgiza, girgiza, da matsanancin zafin jiki.

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Ƙungiyoyin ƙirar tushe na $ 1,456.95 na Core i5-1335U guntu tare da 16GB na RAM, 256GB mai ƙarfi-jihar drive, Windows 11 Gida, da allon taɓawa na 1,920-by-1,200-pixel IPS. Naúrar gwajin mu, ƙirar 21HQ007US, tana siyarwa akan $2,126.04 a B&H, amma a wannan rubutun Lenovo.com bari mu saita tsarin daidaitawa akan $1,800. Yana haɓaka har zuwa Core i7-1355U CPU (Cores Performance guda biyu, Ingantattun cores guda takwas, zaren 12), 512GB NVMe SSD, da Windows 11 Pro.

Akwai na'urori masu sarrafawa tare da fasahar sarrafa vPro IT na Intel, kamar yadda suke da har zuwa 2TB na ajiya da 4G ko 5G na wayar hannu. Ƙara $194 yana siyan muku nuni tare da ginanniyar tace sirrin da ke taƙaita filin ra'ayi don hana ƴan zaman kujerun snoopy a ajin kasuwanci. Ƙara $ 209 yana maye gurbin allon IPS tare da babban-res (3,840-by-2,400-pixel) OLED panel tare da ƙarin launuka masu haske da bambanci.

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Duban abokan hamayyar Lenovo don girman kamfani, HP's da Dell's flagship 14-inch masu canzawa sune HP Elite x360 1040 (tare da HP Dragonfly Folio G3) da Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1, bi da bi. Ba mu sake nazarin tsohon ba, amma yana kama da yana cikin filin wasan ƙwallon farashi iri ɗaya da X1 Yoga. Kudin Dell ya fi yawa, wani bangare saboda mafi girman nuni 2,560-by-1,600-pixel-samfurin da muka gwada, wanda aka ɗora da 32GB na RAM, ya fi $3,000. Hakanan, HP ya fi tsada sosai don farawa. Zaɓin zaɓin Editocin mu tsakanin manyan masu canzawa na mabukaci, Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8, shine $1,400 kamar yadda aka gwada a watan Afrilu tare da allon taɓawa na 2,880-by-1,800 OLED.

A cikin salon zamani, ThinkPad yana da nunin rabo na 16:10 tare da bakin ciki (da kyau, bakin ciki) bezels. Kyamarar gidan yanar gizon da ke saman cibiyar tana da maɓallin tsaro mai zamewa da gano fuskar IR, tare da mai karanta yatsa da aka gina a cikin maɓallin wuta don ba ku hanyoyi biyu don tsallake kalmomin shiga tare da Windows Hello. Ba za ku ji motsi ba idan kun danna maballin madannai kuma kusan babu idan kun kama sasanninta na allo; Da kyar allon yana girgiza lokacin da aka danna shi a yanayin kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka.

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Gefen hagu na kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka yana riƙe da tashoshin USB4 Thunderbolt 4 guda biyu, ko dai sun dace da adaftar AC, da tashar USB 3.2 Type-A da tashar tashar HDMI don duba waje. Tashar tashar USB-A ta biyu tana hannun dama, tare da jack audio, ramin kulle tsaro, da cajin cubbyhole na alƙalami da aka kawo. Wi-Fi 6E da Bluetooth sun zo daidai da wannan kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka.

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Amintaccen Zane Tare da Abubuwan da kuke So

Kamarar gidan yanar gizo na Lenovo yana yin rikodin ƙudurin 1080p kuma yana ba da ƴan abubuwan haɓakawa kamar gyaran fuska da bluring bango (tare da faci). Hotunanta suna da haske sosai kuma masu launi ba tare da hayaniya ko a tsaye ba, ko da yake kaɗan a gefen taushi.

Idan kana neman ƙarin kayan haɓaka bidiyo, software na Lenovo View ɗin da aka haɗa yana da zaɓuɓɓuka don sarrafa haske da launi a cikin hoton kyamarar gidan yanar gizon, da zaɓi don ƙara ɗan ƙaramin kai na fatalwa mai yawo a kan allo yayin gabatarwa. Hakanan zai iya ɓata allon idan wani ya zo a bayanka, kuma ya ɓata maka idan yanayinka ba shi da kyau.

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Maballin tunanin ThinkPad shine ainihin mafi kyau a cikin duniyar kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka (kodayake ba duk ƙananan ƙirar ThinkBook da IdeaPad na Lenovo ba sun dace), kuma hakan ya haɗa da ƙirar X1 Yoga. Sai dai maɓallan Fn da Sarrafa a wuraren juna a ƙasan hagu - wanda za'a iya canzawa ta hanyar software na Lenovo Vantage da aka kawo - shimfidar wuri shine matakin farko. Anan zaku sami ainihin Gida, Ƙarshe, Shafi Up, da Maɓallai na ƙasa, maimakon shifted siginan kwamfuta, da ikon amsawa da ƙare kiran Ƙungiyoyin Microsoft tare da F10 da F11. 

Allon madannai na baya yana da ƙwaƙƙwaran ƙwaƙƙwal da kwanciyar hankali, daidaitaccen jin bugun rubutu tare da kyakkyawar amsa. Bayan al'adar ThinkPad, zaku sami na'urori masu nuni guda biyu: Na farko shine TrackPoint mini-joystick da aka saka a cikin madannai tare da maɓallan linzamin kwamfuta guda uku a ƙarƙashin sandar sarari. (Maɓallin dama yana da matuƙar amfani idan ba ku son madaidaicin danna-dama na faifan taɓawa.) Na biyu, ba shakka, faifan taɓawa mai santsi ne a ƙasa wanda ke kan ƙaramin gefe.

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Quad jawabai (biyu suna flaning maballin, biyu a ƙasa) suna fitar da sauti mai ƙarfi da haske, ba ƙarami ko kauri ba ko da a saman ƙarar. Ba za ku ji da yawa bass, amma highs da midtones a bayyane yake, kuma za ku iya fitar da waƙa masu yawa. Dolby Access software yana ba da kiɗa, fim, wasa, da saitattun murya da mai daidaitawa. 

Muna fata Lenovo ya aika naúrar tare da allon taɓawa na 2.8K OLED, amma cikakken HD IPS panel yana da haske da isa sosai. Launukan sa ba su cika fitowa kamar fentin fosta kamar yadda bangarorin OLED suke yi ba, amma suna da wadata kuma suna da kyau. Haskaka da bambanci suna da kyau, kuma fararen bango suna da tsabta maimakon dingy, ba tare da pixelation ba a kusa da gefuna na haruffa. 

Haɗe-haɗen alkalami ya fi sandar swizzle fiye da mai salo, mai fata da tsayi da ƙaƙƙarfan inci huɗu, amma yana da matsi kuma yana da maɓalli guda biyu waɗanda za a iya daidaita su. Yana tafiya tare da mafi sauri swoops da rubutu akan allo tare da kyamar dabino. Lenovo ya ce alkalami na bukatar mintuna biyar kacal a cikin alkalami don a caje shi sosai kuma yana daukar cajin kashi 80% cikin dakika 15.

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Lenovo Vantage yana ƙaddamar da sabunta tsarin, tsaro na Wi-Fi, da saitunan masu amfani kamar sokewar hayaniyar makirufo, kashe duk shigarwar na minti ɗaya ko biyu yayin da kuke shafa gogewa, da rage nunin idan ya hango kuna tafiya maimakon tsayawa cak kuna karantawa. Kamfanin kuma ya riga ya shigar da Mirametrix Glance don taimakawa aikace-aikacen mayar da hankali yayin amfani da nuni da yawa.

Gwajin Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8: Kashe Tsarin Kasuwancin Kasuwanci 

Don sigogin maƙasudin mu, muna sanya sabon ThinkPad X1 Yoga a kan sabon Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1, da kuma mara canzawa, mai kama da Asus ExpertBook B9 da HP Dragonfly Folio G3, mai iya canzawa inch 13.5 tare da ƙirar gaba ta musamman. Ramin na ƙarshe yana zuwa ga mai iya cirewa maimakon mai canzawa, manyan Windows da kwamfutar hannu na kasuwanci Microsoft Surface Pro 9.

Gwaje-gwajen Yawan Sami 

Muna gudanar da ma'auni na gaba ɗaya na samarwa a cikin tsarin wayar hannu da na tebur. Gwajin mu ta farko ita ce UL's PCMark 10, wanda ke kwaikwayi nau'ikan samarwa na duniya iri-iri da gudanawar ofis don auna aikin tsarin gabaɗaya kuma ya haɗa da ƙaramin gwajin ajiya don tuƙi na farko.

Sauran alamomin mu guda uku suna mai da hankali kan CPU, ta yin amfani da duk abin da ke akwai da kuma zaren, don ƙididdige dacewar PC don yawan aikin sarrafawa. Maxon's Cinebench R23 yana amfani da injin Cinema 4D na kamfanin don yin fage mai rikitarwa, yayin da Geekbench 5.4 Pro daga Labs na Primate ke kwaikwayon mashahuri apps kama daga fassarar PDF da fahimtar magana zuwa koyon injin. A ƙarshe, muna amfani da buɗaɗɗen tushen bidiyo transcoder HandBrake 1.4 don canza shirin bidiyo na mintuna 12 daga ƙudurin 4K zuwa 1080p (ƙananan lokutan sun fi kyau).

A ƙarshe, muna gudanar da PugetBench don Photoshop ta mai yin aikin Puget Systems, wanda ke amfani da Creative Cloud sigar 22 na sanannen editan hoto na Adobe don kimanta aikin PC don ƙirƙirar abun ciki da aikace-aikacen multimedia. Tsawaita ce ta atomatik wanda ke aiwatar da ayyuka na gaba ɗaya da GPU-gazazzafar ayyukan Photoshop da suka kama daga buɗewa, juyawa, sake girman, da adana hoto zuwa amfani da abin rufe fuska, cikewar gradient, da masu tacewa.

Duk waɗannan ma'aunin nauyi suna da ingantattun kayan aiki idan ba a yi kisa ba na yau da kullun apps kamar Microsoft 365 ko Google Workspace. Lenovo ya sauka a tsakiyar fakitin a cikin gwaje-gwajen CPU da Photoshop, amma bai taɓa yin kama da zama wurin aiki na wayar hannu don murƙushe manyan bayanan bayanai ko ma'anar CGI ba. Musamman ma, duk da haka, X1 Yoga ya zarce HP Dragonfly Folio G3, mai riƙe da zaɓin Editocin mu na baya, a yawancin waɗannan gwaje-gwajen. Duk abin da aka faɗa, wannan Lenovo 2-in-1 kyakkyawan haɓakawa ne da abokin haɓaka haske don ofis, musamman waɗanda ke aiki a fannonin ƙirƙira.

Gwajin Zane 

Muna gwada zane-zanen Windows PC tare da simintin wasan kwaikwayo na DirectX 12 guda biyu daga UL's 3DMark, Night Raid (mafi girman kai, dacewa da kwamfyutocin kwamfyutoci tare da haɗe-haɗe da zane) da Time Spy (mafi buƙata, dacewa da rigs na caca tare da GPUs masu hankali).

Don ƙarin auna aikin GPU, muna kuma gudanar da gwaje-gwaje guda biyu daga madaidaicin madaidaicin GPU na GFXBench 5, wanda ke jaddada ƙananan ayyukan yau da kullun kamar rubutu da babban matakin, ɗaukar hoto kamar wasa. Gwajin 1440p Aztec Ruins da 1080p Car Chase gwaje-gwaje, wanda aka yi a waje don ɗaukar ƙudurin nuni daban-daban, zane-zanen motsa jiki da ƙididdige inuwa ta amfani da ƙirar shirye-shiryen OpenGL da tessellation na hardware bi da bi. Yawancin firam ɗin daƙiƙa guda (fps), mafi kyau.

X1 Yoga da abokan hamayyarsa suna da kyau kawai don solitaire da yawo amma ba za su iya buga sabbin wasanni ba, mafi yawan buƙatun wasanni, ƙasa da na yau da kullun na zamani. Ba wani abu ba ne da ba mu gani ba a cikin dubun duban kwamfyutocin kwamfyutoci tare da haɗe-haɗen zane, amma yana da daraja maimaita cewa 'yan wasa za su so littafin rubutu tare da GPU mai hankali. Ba tare da ambaton cewa ma'aikatan da ke buƙatar aiki mai nauyi ya kamata suyi la'akari da wurin aiki na wayar hannu ba.

Gwajin Baturi da Nuni 

Muna gwada rayuwar batirin kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka ta hanyar kunna fayil ɗin bidiyo na 720p da aka adana a cikin gida (fim ɗin Blender mai buɗewa Hawayen Karfe(Yana buɗewa a cikin sabuwar taga)) tare da hasken nuni a 50% da ƙarar sauti a 100%. Muna tabbatar da cikakken cajin baturi kafin gwajin, tare da kashe Wi-Fi da hasken baya na madannai.

Don kimanta aikin nuni, muna kuma amfani da na'urar saka idanu ta Datacolor SpyderX Elite da software na Windows don auna jikewar launi na kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka - nawa kashi na sRGB, Adobe RGB, da gamuts launi na DCI-P3 ko palettes nunin zai iya nunawa-da 50% da haske mafi girma a cikin nits (candelas a kowace murabba'in mita).

Kusan sa'o'i 14 na rayuwar batir yana da ban tsoro ga 2-in-1 ko ma mai ɗaukar nauyi, kuma ya wuce HP da kusan awanni 2, don haka ba za mu yi gunaguni ba cewa ThinkPad bai daɗe ba muddin Dell da Asus. Hakanan Lenovo yana ɗaukar nuni mai inganci wanda ke da kunya sosai na amincin launi na aji amma yana da haske da haske sosai don al'ada. apps.

Hukunci: Shirye don Ofishin Kusurwoyi, ko Dogon Jirgi 

ThinkPad X1 Yoga ba ciniki bane wanda Lenovo's 14-inch Yoga 9i ko Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 7 suke, amma kwamfyutocin kasuwanci suna tsada fiye da samfuran mabukaci lokacin da aka farashi daban-daban. Rukunin bita na mu na Gen 8 ba shi da ikon sarrafa Intel vPro, amma yana da ƙarfin MIL-STD 810H da mai aikawa na shekaru uku ko garanti na ɗaukar kaya azaman fa'idodi daban-daban akan masu canzawa farar hula.

Idan ku (ko rangwamen siyan jiragen ruwa na kamfanin ku) za ku iya samun shi, X1 Yoga babban ofishi ne 2-in-1 wanda ke tsaye da alfahari tare da mafi girman Carbon X1. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 ya fi ban sha'awa sosai - kuma bai fi tsada sosai ba - fiye da ƙaramin kasuwancin 2-in-1 na Lenovo, Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 3, kuma yana samun lambar yabo ta Zaɓin Editocin mu a cikin nau'in.