Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 Review

Lub Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 yog thawj-chav koom ua lag luam hloov pauv, tab sis peb lub Rau Hli tshuaj xyuas chav tsev tus nqi $ 2,457 tuaj yeem cuam tshuam rau kev lag luam me. Hmoov zoo, Lenovo muaj lwm 14-nti 2-hauv-1 rau cov chaw ua haujlwm sab qab teb ntawm kev lag luam: ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 (pib ntawm $ 1,007.40; $ 1,197.99 raws li kev sim) yog lub laptop me me nrog lub tsev kawm ntawv qub puv HD (1,920- los ntawm-1,080-pixel) tso saib - nws qhov sib piv yog qhov paub 16: 9 es tsis txhob siab dua me ntsis, tshiab zam 16: 10 - tab sis nws yog tus muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo nrog lub ntsej muag yooj yim onboard. ThinkBook tsis yog qhov hloov pauv zoo tshaj plaws uas koj tuaj yeem yuav, tab sis txuag $ 1,250 muaj nws qhov kev nyiam. 

Txhua yam koj xav tau, Tsis muaj dab tsi koj tsis ua 

Peb tau muab thawj qhov kev mus ncig ntawm ThinkBook 14s Yoga ib qho Kev Xaiv Cov Kev Xaiv Khoom Plig rau lub Plaub Hlis 2021, tab sis cov rooj sib tham tau nce txij thaum ntawd los. Tus qauv Gen 2 kis las 12th Generation Intel Core processor-a Core i5-1235U hauv $ 1,007.40 qauv qauv. Peb $ 1,197.99 Staples config muaj tib yam 16GB ntawm RAM, 512GB NVMe solid-state drive, thiab 1080p kov npo tab sis nce mus rau Core i7-1255U CPU (ob qho kev ua tau zoo, yim Efficient cores, 12 threads).

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Lub vijtsam yog ntsuas ntawm 300 nits ntawm qhov ci, uas yog qhov txaus tab sis tsis yog 400 nits peb ib txwm cia siab rau, thiab siv IPS thev naus laus zis; tsis muaj tus qauv OLED snazzy muaj. Bezels yog nyias-Lenovo hais txog 86% kev tshuaj ntsuam-rau-lub cev piv-thiab lub webcam nta 1080p tsis yog 720p daws teeb meem. Lub cam tsis muaj Windows Hello lub ntsej muag lees paub, tab sis muaj tus ntiv tes nyeem ntawv ua ke nrog lub zog khawm. Lub cim xeeb tsis tuaj yeem nthuav dav dhau los 16GB, txawm hais tias muaj ob qhov M.2 SSD. 

Aluminium ThinkBook muaj ob lub suab xim xim hauv Abyss Blue lossis peb tus qauv Mineral Grey. Nws ntsuas 0.67 los ntawm 12.6 los ntawm 8.5 ntiv tes, qhov sib tw ze rau Dell Inspiron 14 7415 2-in-1 (0.71 los ntawm 12.7 los ntawm 8.4 ntiv tes), thiab hnyav zoo ib yam (3.31 phaus, rau Dell's 3.4 phaus). Lub deluxe ThinkPad X1 Yoga yog me ntsis trimmer ntawm 3.04 phaus. Nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv ntawm ThinkBook, tsis muaj ib qho flex yog tias koj tuav cov ces kaum ntawm lub vijtsam lossis nias lub lawj keyboard.

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Ob lub USB 3.1 Hom-C chaw nres nkoj, ib qho haum rau AC adapter thiab lwm yam nrog Thunderbolt 4 functionality, decorate sab laug ntug. Lawv tau koom nrog USB 3.2 Hom-A chaw nres nkoj, HDMI video tso zis, thiab lub suab jack. Qhov thib ob USB-A chaw nres nkoj thiab microSD daim npav qhov yog nyob rau sab xis, nrog rau lub zog khawm, lub xauv qhov chaw ruaj ntseg, thiab lub niche rau cov khoom siv stylus.

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Ib me ntsis ntau tshaj qhov hauv paus 

Lub webcam nta zawv zawg ceev ntiag tug nyob rau sab saum toj bezel. Ntawm 1080p daws teeb meem, nws khaws cov duab zoo thiab muaj yeeb yuj nrog cov ntsiab lus zoo thiab yuav luag tsis muaj suab nrov. Hauv qab-mounted hais lus ua suab nrov, me ntsis hollow suab; drumbeats suab zoo li zoo li qub tshaj li booming ntses bass thaj tsam, tab sis highs thiab midtones yog qhov tseeb, thiab koj tuaj yeem ua tawm cov kab sib tshooj. Dolby Audio software muab suab paj nruag, yeeb yaj kiab, game, thiab lub suab presets thiab sib npaug. 

Cov tawv nqaij tawv, 4.25-nti-ntev Lenovo Integrated Pen stashes hauv qhov them nyiaj ntawm sab xis thiab muaj ob lub khawm hloov tau. Nws khaws cia nrog kuv cov swoops ceev tshaj plaws thiab scribbles ntawm qhov screen, pom zoo xibtes tsis lees paub. Ib qho khoom siv SmartNote tso cai rau koj khaws cov nplooj ntawv ntawm cov ntawv sau thiab xa tawm mus rau Microsoft OneNote.

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Kuv pom kuv tus kheej tapping tus yuam sij F6 nyob rau hauv kev cia siab tig mus rau qhov ci ntsa iab lwm ob peb lub cim, tab sis lub vijtsam kov yog lwm yam txaus nyiam, nrog cov keeb kwm dawb huv thiab nplua nuj, zoo-saturated xim. Saib cov ces kaum yog dav, thiab cov npoo ntawm cov ntawv yog ntse, tsis pixelated. Kev sib piv yog qhov zoo, txawm tias lub teeb ci ntsa iab yuav pab tau. 

Cov keyboard backlit muaj qhov txaus siab rau kev ntaus ntawv zoo. Zoo li ntau lub laptops 'layouts, nws tsis muaj Lub Tsev, Qhov Kawg, Nplooj Up, thiab Nplooj Down cov yuam sij, sib txuas cov haujlwm nrog Fn tus yuam sij thiab tus cursor xub thiab teeb tsa cov xub nyob rau hauv ib qho clumsy, HP-style kab es tsis txhob ntawm qhov zoo inverted T. nce thiab nqis xub, zoo li cov kab saum toj kawg nkaus Escape thiab rho tawm cov yuam sij, me me dhau thiab nyuaj rau ntaus. Sab saum toj-kab shortcut-key functions suav nrog tso thiab xaus Microsoft Teams hu, nrog rau kev kho qhov ci thiab ntim. Lub midsize, buttonless touchpad muaj ib tug me ntsis txhav nias.

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Lenovo preloads Windows 11 Pro system nrog pitches rau ntau qhov kev pabcuam txhua xyoo, suav nrog $ 29.99 Smart Performance, $ 39.99 Smart Privacy, thiab $ 49.99 Smart Lock antitheft. Ib qho AI Lub Rooj Sib Tham Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Pabcuam muab nqi raws li tus nqi, cov ntawv teev sijhawm tiag tiag (nrog rau kev txhais lus txawv teb chaws thiab cov ntawv sau) thaum lub rooj sib tham video. Lenovo Smart Noise Cancellation optimizes microphones rau ib lub rooj uas muaj cov neeg tuaj koom lossis ib tus neeg hais lus, thaum Lenovo Smart Appearance muab qhov muag plooj tom qab, ua kom koj lub ntsej muag zoo nkauj, thiab cia koj taug kev ncig thaum hu video.

Kev sim ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2: Snappy txaus, Tab sis Tsis Blazing ceev 

Rau peb cov qauv ntsuas ntsuas, peb muab piv rau ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 rau plaub lwm lub laptops tsim nyog rau kev lag luam me. Ob tug yog convertibles, Dell Inspiron 14 7415 2-in-1 thiab 15.6-nti Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360. Ob tug yog 14-nti clamshells, lub Acer Swift 3 thiab qhov nyuam qhuav tshuaj xyuas HP Pavilion Plus 14. Koj tuaj yeem pom lawv. Basic specs nyob rau hauv cov lus hauv qab no.

Productivity Tests 

Lub ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm UL's PCMark 10 suite simulates ntau yam kev tsim khoom hauv ntiaj teb tiag tiag thiab cov ntsiab lus tsim ua haujlwm los ntsuas kev ua haujlwm tag nrho rau cov haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm xws li kev ua cov lus, cov ntawv sau ua haujlwm, web browsing, thiab videoconferencing. Peb kuj tseem khiav PCMark 10's Full System Drive test los ntsuas lub sijhawm thauj khoom thiab kev xa tawm ntawm lub laptop cia. 

Peb qhov ntsuas ntsuas tsom rau CPU, siv tag nrho cov cores thiab xov, kom ntsuas lub PC qhov tsim nyog rau cov khoom siv ua haujlwm hnyav. Maxon's Cinebench R23 siv lub tuam txhab Cinema 4D lub cav los ua ib qho chaw nyuaj, thaum Primate Labs 'Geekbench 5.4 Pro simulates nrov. apps xws li los ntawm PDF rendering thiab kev paub hais lus rau kev kawm tshuab. Thaum kawg, peb siv qhov qhib-qhov video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 los hloov 12-feeb video clip los ntawm 4K rau 1080p daws teeb meem (qis dua lub sijhawm zoo dua). 

Peb qhov kev sim ua tiav zaum kawg yog Puget Systems 'PugetBench rau Photoshop, uas siv Creative Cloud version 22 ntawm Adobe's nto moo duab editor los ntsuas lub PC qhov kev ua tau zoo rau cov ntsiab lus tsim thiab kev siv multimedia. Nws yog qhov kev txuas ntxiv uas siv tau uas ua tiav ntau yam dav dav thiab GPU-nrawm Photoshop cov haujlwm xws li qhib, tig, hloov pauv, thiab txuag cov duab rau kev siv lub qhov ncauj qhov ntswg, gradient fills, thiab lim.

Yoga Gen 2 khaws cia rau tom qab ntawm pob hauv cov kev sim no. Nws tau ua pov thawj ntau dua li tsim nyog rau cov ntawv thov niaj hnub - nws yooj yim tshem tawm 4,000-point teeb meem hauv PCMark 10 uas qhia tias muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau Microsoft Office lossis Google Workspace - tab sis nws cov txiaj ntsig CPU tau poob qis, ib feem vim yog Core i7-1255U tsuas muaj ob qho. Performance cores. 

Graphics Tests 

Peb sim Windows PCs 'graphic nrog ob DirectX 12 gaming simulations los ntawm UL's 3DMark, Hmo Raid (ntau tus qauv, haum rau lub laptops nrog cov duab sib xyaw) thiab Lub Sijhawm Spy (ntau xav tau, haum rau gaming rigs nrog discrete GPUs). 

Peb kuj tseem khiav ob qhov kev xeem los ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, uas nyuaj rau ob qho tib si theem qis xws li texturing thiab qib siab, game-zoo li cov duab rendering. 1440p Aztec Ruins thiab 1080p Kev Sib Tw Tsheb Sib Tw, ua rau offscreen kom haum rau cov kev daws teeb meem sib txawv, cov duab kos duab thiab suav cov duab ntxoov ntxoo siv OpenGL programming interface thiab hardware tessellation feem. Qhov ntau thav duab ib ob (fps), qhov zoo dua.

Tsis muaj ib qho ntawm cov khoos phis tawj no 'kev sib xyaw ua ke los ntawm ib lub teb chaws mais ntawm kev sib cais GPUs koj yuav pom hauv gaming rigs, yog li lawv nruj me ntsis rau kev ua si xws li kev ua si thiab streaming xov xwm es tsis txhob muaj qhov tseeb tua-em-ups. Lub Lenovo rov qab mus rau qhov chaw thib plaub hauv kev sib tw tsib txoj kev. 

Roj teeb thiab Zaub Tests 

Peb sim lub laptops lub roj teeb lub neej los ntawm kev ua si hauv zos khaws cia 720p video file (qhov qhib-qhov Blender movie Kua muag ntawm hlau(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab)) nrog zaub brightness ntawm 50% thiab lub ntim ntawm 100%. Peb xyuas kom meej tias lub roj teeb tau them tag nrho ua ntej kev sim, nrog Wi-Fi thiab keyboard backlighting tua. 

Peb kuj tseem siv Datacolor SpyderX Cov Neeg Tseem Ceeb saib ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas thiab nws lub Windows software los ntsuas lub khoos phis tawj lub vijtsam xim xim - pes tsawg feem pua ​​​​ntawm sRGB, Adobe RGB, thiab DCI-P3 xim gamuts lossis palettes cov zaub tuaj yeem pom - thiab nws 50% thiab ncov. brightness nyob rau hauv nits (candelas ib square meter).

Txawm hais tias nws tsuas yog tswj hwm qhov chaw nruab nrab nkaus xwb, ThinkBook lub roj teeb lub neej yog qhov zoo siab - nws yuav tsum ua rau koj mus txog hnub ua haujlwm lossis tsev kawm ntawv ntxiv rau yav tsaus ntuj kev lom zem. Nws lub vijtsam xa cov xim zoo nkauj thiab pom tseeb, txawm hais tias nws tsis sib xws rau AMOLED screen hauv Samsung lossis OLED ib qho hauv Pavilion Plus, thiab nws qhov ci ntsa iab tsis muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

Kev Txiav Txim Siab: Kev Xaiv Ua Lag Luam Me Zoo 

Peb pom ntau lub sleeker convertibles nrog ci ntsa iab, muaj yeeb yuj qhia ntau yam uas peb tsis txaus siab tshwj xeeb los ntawm Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2, tab sis peb tsis tuaj yeem tsis lees tias nws yog ib qho khoom muaj nqis.

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Lub vijtsam hnub ci thiab cov keyboard zoo dua yuav zoo, kom paub tseeb, thiab cov khoom no muaj nyob rau hauv lwm lub laptops, ob qho tib si ua lag luam xws li ThinkPad thiab Dell Latitude series thiab cov neeg siv khoom nkag zoo li Lenovo's Yoga 9i Gen 7 thiab HP's Spectre kab. Tab sis feem ntau ntawm lawv raug nqi ntau dua. Lub ThinkBook yog qhov tsim tau zoo, tus nqi qis rau kev lag luam me me uas koj yuav tsum tsis txhob saib yog tias nws nyob hauv koj thaj tsam nqi.