Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 Review

Nws tsis yog ib qho zais cia uas peb pom zoo rau Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, muab 14-nti lub lag luam laptop tsis yog peb cov Editors 'Choice Award nkaus xwb tab sis qhov kev ntsuas tsib lub hnub qub zoo meej, hu nws lub laptop ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws uas koj tuaj yeem yuav tau ob xyoos sib law liag. (Lenovo kuj yog ib qho ntawm PCMag's Business Choice hom rau 2023.) Yog tias koj nyiam Carbon tab sis xav tau lub tshuab hloov pauv hloov pauv, koj lub Lenovo xaiv yog ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 (pib ntawm $ 1,456.95; $ 2,126.04 raws li kev sim) . Nws yog ib qho kev qhuas zoo rau kev lag luam 2-hauv-1 uas nws qhov tsis txaus ntseeg loj tshaj plaws yog nws tus nqi C-suite thaum muag ib tus zuj zus, txawm tias nws tseem tuaj yeem siv lub vijtsam ntse dua ntawm nws cov nqi tshuaj xyuas thiab SD daim npav qhov. Txawm hais tias nws tseem tsis tau nyob ze rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws li Lenovo's Carbon, ua los ntawm cov txhuas txhuas tsis zoo li magnesium thiab carbon fiber, ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 yog lub laptop zoo tshaj 2-hauv-1 rau kev ua haujlwm yog tias koj xav tau qhov yooj yim, khwv tau peb. Editors 'Choice Award nyob rau hauv qeb.

Ib ThinkPad hauv Cua daj Grey, Tsis Matte Dub? Heresy! 

Xyoo no Gen 8 yeej zoo ib yam li Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 peb tau tshuaj xyuas thaum Lub Rau Hli 2022 tshwj tsis yog rau kev hloov tshiab los ntawm Intel's 12th mus rau 13th Generation Core processors. Nws cov txhuas chassis ntsuas 0.61 los ntawm 12.4 los ntawm 8.8 nti thiab NW nyuam qhuav tsis nco qab cov xwm txheej ultraportable ntawm 3.04 phaus. Zoo li lwm yam ThinkPads, nws tau dhau MIL-STD 810H kev tsim txom kev sim rau txoj kev phom sij xws li kev poob siab, kev vibration, thiab kub heev.

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Tus qauv $1,456.95 hauv paus pab pawg Core i5-1335U nti nrog 16GB ntawm RAM, 256GB solid-state drive, Windows 11 Tsev, thiab 1,920-by-1,200-pixel IPS kov npo. Peb chav kuaj, qauv 21HQ007US, muag rau $ 2,126.04 ntawm B&H, tab sis ntawm qhov kev sau ntawv no Lenovo.com cia peb teeb tsa qhov sib txuam rau txog $ 1,800. Nws nce mus rau Core i7-1355U CPU (ob lub Performance cores, yim Efficient cores, 12 threads), 512GB NVMe SSD, thiab Windows 11 Pro.

Cov txheej txheem nrog Intel's vPro IT tswj thev naus laus zis muaj, xws li muaj txog 2TB ntawm kev cia thiab 4G lossis 5G mobile broadband. Ntxiv $ 194 yuav koj ib qho zaub nrog lub lim dej tsis pub leej twg paub uas ua rau qhov kev pom zoo rau thwart snoopy rooj zaum-cov phooj ywg hauv chav ua lag luam. Ntxiv $ 209 hloov IPS npo nrog high-res (3,840-los-2,400-pixel) OLED vaj huam sib luag nrog ntau cov xim ci ntsa iab thiab qhov sib txawv.

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Saib ntawm Lenovo cov neeg sib tw rau kev lag luam zoo tshaj plaws, HP's thiab Dell's flagship 14-nti convertibles yog HP Elite x360 1040 (nrog rau HP Dragonfly Folio G3) thiab Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1, raws li. Peb tsis tau tshuaj xyuas qhov qub, tab sis nws zoo li yuav nyob hauv tib tus nqi ballpark li X1 Yoga. Tus Dell raug nqi ntau dua, ib feem yog vim qhov ntse dua 2,560-los-1,600-pixel zaub-tus qauv peb nyuam qhuav sim, thauj nrog 32GB ntawm RAM, yog ntau dua $ 3,000. Ib yam li ntawd, HP tseem kim heev pib. Peb Cov Neeg Kho Kev Xaiv xaiv ntawm cov neeg siv khoom zoo tshaj plaws, Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8, yog $ 1,400 raws li kev sim rau lub Plaub Hlis nrog 2,880-los-1,800 OLED kov npo.

Hauv kev zam niaj hnub no, ThinkPad muaj 16: 10 nam piv zaub nrog nyias (zoo, nyias) bezels. Lub webcam ntawm qhov chaw saum toj kawg nkaus muaj qhov zawv zawg kev ruaj ntseg kaw thiab IR lub ntsej muag lees paub, koom nrog tus nyeem ntiv tes ua rau hauv lub zog khawm kom muab ob txoj hauv kev hla tus password nrog Windows Hello. Koj yuav xav tias tsis muaj flex yog tias koj nias lub lawj keyboard thiab yuav luag tsis muaj yog tias koj tuav lub kaum sab xis ntawm lub vijtsam; lub vijtsam NW nyuam qhuav wobbles thaum tapped hauv hom laptop.

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Lub khoos phis tawj sab laug tuav ob lub USB4 Thunderbolt 4 chaw nres nkoj, txawm tias tsim nyog rau AC adapter, ntxiv rau USB 3.2 Hom-A chaw nres nkoj thiab HDMI chaw nres nkoj rau sab nraud saib. Qhov thib ob USB-A chaw nres nkoj yog nyob rau sab xis, nrog rau lub suab jack, kev ruaj ntseg xauv qhov, thiab them cubbyhole rau cov khoom siv stylus. Wi-Fi 6E thiab Bluetooth tuaj tus qauv ntawm lub laptop no.

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Kev ntseeg tau tsim nrog cov yam ntxwv koj xav tau

Lenovo lub webcam cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv 1080p daws teeb meem thiab muaj ob peb txhim kho toggles zoo li lub ntsej muag framing thiab qhov muag plooj tom qab (nrog rau koj cov qauv). Nws cov duab zoo li teeb pom kev zoo thiab muaj yeeb yuj yam tsis muaj suab nrov lossis zoo li qub, txawm tias me ntsis ntawm qhov muag muag.

Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav kev txhim kho video ntxiv, cov software suav nrog Lenovo View muaj cov kev xaiv los tswj qhov ci thiab xim nyob rau hauv cov duab webcam, thiab cov kev xaiv ntxiv ib me ntsis ghostly floating headshot ntawm koj rau lub vijtsam thaum lub sij hawm nthuav tawm. Nws tseem tuaj yeem plam qhov screen yog tias ib tus neeg tuaj tom qab koj, thiab nag koj yog tias koj lub cev tsis zoo.

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ThinkPad keyboards yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb laptop (txawm hais tias tsis yog tag nrho cov Lenovo tus tsawg dua ThinkBook thiab IdeaPad qauv sib tw), thiab uas suav nrog X1 Yoga qauv. Tsuas yog cov yuam sij Fn thiab Tswj nyob rau hauv ib leeg qhov chaw nyob rau hauv qab sab laug-hloov tau los ntawm kev muab Lenovo Vantage software-lub layout yog thawj-chav kawm. Ntawm no koj yuav pom lub Tsev, Kawg, Nplooj Up, thiab Nplooj Down yuam sij, tsis yog shifted cursor xub, thiab muaj peev xwm teb thiab xaus Microsoft Teams hu nrog F10 thiab F11. 

Cov keyboard backlit muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws snappy thiab xis nyob, kev ntaus ntawv meej nrog cov lus pom zoo. Ua raws li ThinkPad kev lig kev cai, koj yuav pom ob lub cuab yeej taw qhia: Ua ntej yog TrackPoint mini-joystick kos rau hauv cov keyboard nrog peb tus nas khawm hauv qab qhov chaw bar. (Lub pob txoj cai yog ib qho yooj yim heev yog tias koj tsis nyiam txoj cai-nias ntawm lub touchpad.) Qhov thib ob, tau kawg, yog lub touchpad du hauv qab uas nyob rau sab me.

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Quad hais lus (ob tug flanking lub keyboard, ob tug nyob rau hauv qab) tso tawm suab nrov thiab meej, tsis tinny los yog hnyav txawm nyob rau sab saum toj ntim. Koj yuav tsis hnov ​​​​cov ntses bass thaj tsam ntau, tab sis highs thiab midtones yog qhov tseeb, thiab koj tuaj yeem ua tawm qhov sib tshooj. Dolby Access software muab suab paj nruag, yeeb yaj kiab, kev ua si, thiab lub suab presets thiab sib npaug. 

Peb xav Lenovo tau xa ib chav tsev nrog 2.8K OLED kov npo, tab sis tag nrho HD IPS vaj huam sib luag yog ci thiab ntse txaus. Nws cov xim tsis tshua zoo li cov xim pleev xim zoo li OLED panels ua, tab sis lawv nplua nuj thiab zoo saturated. Qhov ci ntsa iab thiab qhov sib txawv yog qhov zoo, thiab cov keeb kwm dawb huv yog huv si es tsis txhob dingy, tsis muaj pixelation nyob ib ncig ntawm cov ntawv. 

Cov cwj mem sib xyaw ua ke yog ntau dua ntawm cov swizzle stick tshaj lub stylus, tawv nqaij thiab NW nyuam qhuav plaub ntiv tes ntev, tab sis nws yog lub siab-rhiab heev thiab muaj ob lub khawm customizable. Nws ua raws li kuv qhov nrawm tshaj plaws swoops thiab scribbles ntawm qhov screen nrog dlej palm rejection. Lenovo hais tias tus cwj mem tsuas xav tau tsib feeb hauv nws lub niche kom them tag nrho thiab siv 80% them hauv 15 vib nas this.

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Lenovo Vantage centralizes cov kev hloov kho tshiab, kev ruaj ntseg Wi-Fi, thiab kev teeb tsa yooj yim xws li kev tshem tawm lub suab nrov microphone, cuam tshuam tag nrho cov tswv yim rau ib feeb lossis ob zaug thaum koj siv cov ntaub so huv, thiab dimming cov zaub yog tias nws hnov ​​​​koj tab tom taug kev es tsis sawv ntsug. thiab nyeem ntawv. Lub tuam txhab tseem pre-installs Mirametrix Glance los pab daim ntawv thov kom pom tseeb thaum siv ntau cov lus.

Ntsuam xyuas Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8: Ntau Yam Kev Lag Luam Ua Lag Luam Square Tawm 

Rau peb cov qauv ntsuas ntsuas, peb tab tom tso qhov tseeb ThinkPad X1 Yoga tawm tsam tus tshiab Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1, nrog rau qhov tsis hloov pauv, piv rau Asus ExpertBook B9 thiab HP Dragonfly Folio G3, 13.5-nti. convertible nrog ib tug tshwj xeeb rub-forward tsim. Qhov kawg qhov nkag mus rau lub detachable es tsis yog ib tug convertible, lub qhov rais thiab ua lag ua luam ntsiav tshuaj Microsoft Surface Pro 9.

Productivity Tests 

Peb khiav tib qhov kev ntsuas kev ua tau zoo thoob plaws ob lub xov tooj ntawm tes thiab desktop. Peb qhov kev sim thawj zaug yog UL's PCMark 10, uas simulates ntau yam kev tsim khoom hauv ntiaj teb tiag tiag thiab kev ua haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm los ntsuas tag nrho cov kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub cev thiab tseem suav nrog kev sib tw cia rau thawj tsav.

Peb lwm qhov kev ntsuas peb tsom mus rau CPU, siv tag nrho cov cores thiab xov, kom ntsuas lub PC qhov tsim nyog rau kev ua haujlwm hnyav. Maxon's Cinebench R23 siv lub tuam txhab Cinema 4D lub cav los ua qhov nyuaj, thaum Geekbench 5.4 Pro los ntawm Primate Labs 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).

Thaum kawg, peb khiav PugetBench rau Photoshop los ntawm chaw ua haujlwm tsim Puget Systems, uas siv Creative Cloud version 22 ntawm Adobe's nto moo duab editor los ntsuas 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.

Tag nrho cov lightweights no zoo-nruab yog tias tsis overkill rau txhua hnub apps zoo li Microsoft 365 lossis Google Workspace. Lub Lenovo tau tsaws hauv nruab nrab ntawm pob hauv peb qhov kev sim CPU thiab Photoshop, tab sis nws yeej tsis tau ua txuj ua ib lub chaw ua haujlwm txawb rau kev sib tsoo cov ntaub ntawv loj lossis CGI rendering. Qhov tseem ceeb, txawm li cas los xij, X1 Yoga tau dhau los ntawm HP Dragonfly Folio G3, peb tus kws kho qhov kev xaiv dhau los, hauv feem ntau ntawm cov kev xeem no. Txhua tus tau hais, Lenovo 2-in-1 no yog ib qho khoom tsim tau zoo thiab lub teeb pom kev zoo rau lub chaw ua haujlwm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv kev muaj tswv yim.

Graphics Tests 

Peb sim Windows PC cov duab nrog ob lub 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).

Txhawm rau ntsuas GPU kev ua tau zoo ntxiv, peb kuj tseem khiav ob qhov kev sim los ntawm cross-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, uas cuam tshuam rau ob qho tib si theem qis xws li texturing thiab qib siab, game-zoo li duab rendering. Lub 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 thiab nws cov neeg sib tw tsuas yog qhov zoo rau kev sib tw thiab streaming tab sis tsis tuaj yeem ua si qhov kev ua si tshiab, xav tau tshaj plaws, tsawg dua li niaj hnub no. Nws tsis yog ib yam dab tsi uas peb tsis tau pom nyob rau hauv ib txhiab kev tshuaj xyuas ntawm lub laptops nrog cov duab sib xyaw ua ke, tab sis nws tsim nyog rov hais dua tias yuav yog gamers xav tau phau ntawv sau nrog GPU sib cais. Tsis txhob hais tias cov neeg ua haujlwm xav tau kev ua haujlwm hnyav yuav tsum xav txog lub chaw ua haujlwm mobile.

Roj teeb thiab Zaub Tests 

Peb sim lub laptop 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.

Txhawm rau ntsuas kev ua tau zoo, peb kuj siv Datacolor SpyderX Elite saib xyuas ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas thiab nws 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 qhov siab tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv nits (candelas ib square meter).

Ze li ntawm 14 teev ntawm lub roj teeb lub neej yog qhov zoo heev rau 2-hauv-1 lossis txawm tias ib qho ultraportable, thiab nws outlasted HP los ntawm yuav luag 2 teev, yog li peb yuav tsis yws yws tias ThinkPad tsis kav ntev npaum li Dell thiab Asus. Lub Lenovo kuj tau ntim cov khoom zoo tshaj plaws uas txaj muag ntawm chaw ua haujlwm-chav kawm xim fidelity tab sis muaj ntau vivid thiab ci txaus rau lub ntsiab. apps.

Kev Txiav Txim Siab: Npaj rau Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas, lossis Lub Dav Hlau Ntev 

Lub ThinkPad X1 Yoga tsis yog qhov kev sib tham uas Lenovo's 14-nti Yoga 9i lossis Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 7 yog, tab sis cov lag luam laptops raug nqi ntau dua li cov neeg siv khoom lag luam thaum tus nqi ntawm tus kheej. Peb chav tshuaj xyuas Gen 8 tsis muaj Intel vPro kev tswj hwm, tab sis nws muaj MIL-STD 810H ruaj khov thiab muaj peb lub xyoos xa khoom lossis nqa-hauv warranty raws li qhov zoo sib xws ntawm cov neeg hloov pauv hloov pauv.

Yog tias koj (lossis koj lub tuam txhab lub nkoj thauj khoom luv nqi) tuaj yeem them taus, X1 Yoga yog qhov chaw ua haujlwm zoo nkauj 2-hauv-1 uas sawv zoo siab nrog rau X1 Carbon superlative. Lub Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws - thiab tsis kim dua - dua li Lenovo txoj kev lag luam me 2-hauv-1, Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 3, thiab nws tau txais peb qhov kev xaiv xaiv khoom plig hauv qeb.