Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 Review

Kaum plaub-nti ua lag luam laptops yog lub hauv paus ntawm kev lag luam hauv xov tooj ntawm tes, thiab cov qauv hloov pauv tau ntxiv qhov yooj yim ntxiv rau kev nthuav qhia thiab cwj mem- tswv yim ua haujlwm zoo li cov ntaub ntawv cim. (Kev kos duab thiab kos duab tsis yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev lag luam.) Lub Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 (pib ntawm $ 1,589.40; $ 2,456.99 raws li kev sim) yog ib qho piv txwv thawj zaug nrog cov keyboard zoo, 12th Generation Intel CPU, thiab ntau cov chaw nres nkoj hauv ib qho compact chassis. Nws tsuas yog qhov tsis zoo yog tias lub lag luam laptops raug nqi ntau dua li cov neeg siv khoom lag luam - txawm tias cov neeg tseem ceeb xws li Lenovo's tus kheej Editors 'Choice-khoom plig-yeej yoga 9i Gen 7, lwm 14-nti convertible. Nws rings li ntawm $700 tsawg dua, nrog lub ntse dua OLED vaj huam sib luag piv rau peb ThinkPad's IPS screen.

Ua raws li ThinkPad Tsev Neeg Kev Cai 

Txawm hais tias clad hauv grey aluminium es tsis txhob matte dub, X1 Yoga Gen 7 yog ThinkPad los ntawm thiab dhau los, los ntawm nws cov ntawv pov thawj MIL-STD 810H tiv thaiv cov pob thiab nqaij tawv ntawm kev mus rau TrackPoint mini-joystick nyob rau hauv nws cov keyboard. Zoo li cov phau ntawv loj zuj zus, nws hloov pauv qhov paub 16: 9 widescreen nam piv rau qhov siab me ntsis 16: 10 zaub. Peb chav tsev lub vijtsam kov muaj 1,920-by-1,200-pixel daws teeb meem, txawm tias 3,840-los-2,400-pixel, 500-nit OLED vaj huam sib luag yog xaiv tau.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Qhov piv txwv pab ua kom X1 qhov loj me mus rau qhov txiav 0.61 los ntawm 12.4 los ntawm 8.8 ntiv tes - coj nws tawm ntawm lub thawv, Kuv tuaj yeem yooj yim yuam kev rau 13.3-nti laptop. Lwm qhov kev lag luam 14-nti 2-hauv-1, Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip, kuj muaj 16: 10 npo tab sis yog me ntsis bulkier ntawm 0.74 los 12.6 los ntawm 9.2 ntiv tes, txawm tias hnyav dua ntawm 3.15 rau Lenovo lub 3.04 phaus. 

Tus qauv $1,589.40 hauv Lenovo.com ua ke nrog Core i5-1240P processor nrog 8GB nco thiab 256GB solid-state drive. Peb qhov kev tshuaj xyuas, $ 2,456.99 ntawm CDW, nce mus rau Core i7-1260P nrog 12 cores-plaub qhov kev ua tau zoo thiab yim cores ua tau zoo-thiab 16 xov ntxiv rau Intel Iris Xe cov duab sib xyaw. Nws muaj 16GB ntawm RAM thiab 512GB NVMe SSD nrog rau Windows 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 6E, thiab Bluetooth. IT cov thawj coj tuaj yeem hais qhia Core i5 thiab Core i7 CPUs nrog Intel's vPro tswj thev naus laus zis.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub kaw lus xav tias muaj zog heev, tsis muaj flex yog tias koj tuav lub npov kaum lossis wobble yog tias koj coj mus rhaub cov zaub hauv hom laptop. Cov bezels nyias nyias ntawm ob sab ntawm lub vijtsam thiab tuab dua saum toj no (lub tsev ntawm lub webcam nrog zawv zawg qhov rooj) thiab hauv qab. Ib qho kev xaiv webcam muaj ob qho tib si IR lub ntsej muag lees paub thiab qhov Lenovo hu ua Computer Vision sib thooj sensing. Peb tsis muaj ob txoj kev xaiv, tab sis lub hwj chim khawm ob npaug ua tus nyeem ntiv tes rau Windows Hello nkag.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub laptop sab laug tuav ob lub USB-C Thunderbolt 4 chaw nres nkoj, ib qho ntawm lawv siv tau los ntawm AC adapter rau them, nrog rau HDMI cov zis video thiab USB 3.2 Hom-A chaw nres nkoj. Lwm qhov chaw nres nkoj USB-A koom nrog lub suab jack, lub kaw lus ruaj ntseg, thiab lub niche rau tus cwj mem stylus ntawm txoj cai. Ib daim npav SIM rau 4G LTE mobile broadband yog xaiv tau.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Saib ntawm Webcam: Saib Ntsej Muag 

Lub webcam muaj 1080p es tsis txhob ntawm qhov ib txwm lowball 720p daws teeb meem. Nws nyob qib zoo tshaj qhov nruab nrab, ntes tau qhov teeb pom kev zoo thiab pom cov duab zoo nkauj nrog cov xim zoo thiab tsis muaj suab nrov lossis zoo li qub, txawm tias nyob rau hauv qhov chaw tsis zoo heev. Lub tshuab hluav taws xob Lenovo View tso cai rau koj hloov qhov ci ntsa iab, xim, thiab siv zog los saib koj qhov zoo tshaj plaws thaum hu video. 

Cov neeg hais lus flanking keyboard ua suab nrov tab sis me ntsis hollow suab. Cov ntses bass thaj tsam tsawg, tab sis koj tuaj yeem ua cov kab sib tshooj. Dolby Access software muab suab paj nruag, yeeb yaj kiab, kev ua si, lub suab, thiab cov presets dynamic thiab sib npaug. Cov kev paub Lenovo Vantage (dubbed Commercial Vantage ntawm kev lag luam systems) centralizes system info and updates, shortcut settings, and Wi-Fi security.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Cov keyboard backlit yog ThinkPad X1 Yoga lub ntsiab kom zoo dua ntawm Yoga 9i, nrog tus cursor- xub tuav nyob rau hauv qhov zoo inverted T es tsis txhob ntawm ib kab txawv txawv, thiab mob siab rau cov yuam sij es tsis txhob ntawm Fn- xub ua ke rau Tsev, Kawg, Nplooj Ntawv, thiab Nplooj ntawv. Sab saum toj-kab shortcuts suav nrog tso thiab xaus lub rooj sib tham hu, nrog rau kev kho qhov ci thiab ntim. 

Cov keyboard yog ntiav, tab sis nws muaj kev ntsiag to, snappy typing kev. Peb lub nyees khawm loj hauv qab ntawm qhov chaw bar technically belongs rau TrackPoint cursor maub los, tab sis lawv ua haujlwm zoo nrog lub touchpad me me, uas glides smoothly thiab muaj ib tug xis nyem.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub touchscreen yog tsim nyog ci thiab vivid. Cov xim tsis pop, tab sis lawv zoo li nplua nuj thiab zoo saturated, thiab cov ntsiab lus zoo meej. Saib cov ces kaum yog qhov dav, thiab cov keeb kwm dawb huv tsis yog dingy lossis greyish. Lub swizzle-stick digital stylus yog hais txog 4.5 ntiv tes ntev nrog ob lub khawm me me; nws khaws cia nrog kuv swipes ceev tshaj plaws thiab scribbles nrog zoo xibtes rejection.

Kuaj lub ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7: Tsib Convertibles Ntaus Txoj Kev 

Rau peb cov qauv ntsuas ntsuas, peb muab piv rau ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 rau nws cov neeg sib tw ua lag luam, Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip thiab 15.0-nti Dell Latitude 9520 2-hauv-1. Ob tus neeg siv khoom hloov pauv siab, 14-nti Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7 thiab 15.6-nti Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, sib npaug tawm ntawm thaj chaw. Koj tuaj yeem pom lawv cov specs yooj yim hauv qab no.

Productivity Tests 

Hmoov tsis zoo, X1 Yoga balked ntawm peb qhov chaw ua haujlwm thawj qhov kev xeem, UL's PCMark 10, uas simulates workday. apps xws li kev ua cov lus, kev nthuav dav, thiab kev sib tham video. Qhov no yuav yog vim muaj qhov tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm software, thiab tsis tas yuav cuam tshuam tsis zoo ntawm lub laptop kev ua haujlwm rau kev ua haujlwm txhua hnub. Nws tau ua, txawm li cas los xij, khiav PCMark's Full System Drive cia throughput benchmark.

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.

Lub ThinkPad ua tau zoo nyob rau hauv peb lub processor thiab Photoshop kev sib tw, txawm hais tias nws taug qab nws Yoga 9i ruaj khov nrog tib CPU. Asus thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog Dell yog cov txheeb ze underachievers. 

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.

X1 Yoga tsaws nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm ib qho tsis muaj pob khoom hauv cov kev sim no; zoo li lwm lub khoos phis tawj nrog cov duab sib xyaw ua ke ntau dua li tsis muaj kev sib cais GPUs, cov kev hloov pauv no tsis yog tsim los ua si cov kev ua si tshiab. Lawv cov kev ua si tom qab-teev yog txwv rau kev ua si xws li kev ua si thiab kev tshaj tawm xov xwm. 

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).

Lub ThinkPad tau ua pov thawj tias muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm peb lub IPS cov ntxaij vab tshaus, txawm hais tias nws tsis tuaj yeem phim cov xim tiag tiag ntawm OLED Yoga 9i thiab AMOLED Galaxy Book2 360. Nws siv sijhawm tsis txaus ntseeg cuaj teev hauv peb thawj lub roj teeb ua haujlwm, tab sis sim zaum ob tsa nws lub sijhawm khiav mus rau qhov kev qhuas 16 teev, ntau tshaj li txaus rau ib hnub ua haujlwm ntxiv rau ib hmo ntawm Netflix.

Hloov pauv rau C-Suite 

Lub hom phiaj ThinkPad yog deservedly nto moo rau sab saum toj-notch tsim thiab zoo, thiab X1 Yoga Gen 7 yog tag nrho tsim nyog ntawm lub npe. Nws yog ib qho kev sib haum xeeb tab sis muaj peev xwm ua lag luam 2-hauv-1 lub laptop uas tus nqi ib nrab lub hnub qub hauv qab nws cov kwv tij pej xeem, Yoga 9i, tsuas yog vim nws tus nqi hwm. Yog lawm, nws muaj cov keyboard zoo dua thiab MIL-STD 810H ruaj khov, tab sis peb chav kuaj tsis yog vPro teeb tsa thiab tsis muaj cov zaub OLED siab. Kev mus ncig execs yuav zoo siab nrog nws, tab sis nws tsis tuaj pheej yig.