Last year, I needed to buy a new laptop, and thanks to your videos I decided on a Lenovo yoga model, but the availability is so hit and miss where I live, I could not get my hands on the model I wanted... Decided to go with a MBA with M1, which I'm very happy with... But it's a pity PC manufacturers loose customers due to availability...
If you live in Germany be aware that the Lenovo online shop by default sends you the wrong power supply with the wrong three pin connector. The Lenovo customer support can not correct this and will tell you that it was your fault and then you have to cancel the whole order and to place a new one! Also the trackpad is always ratterling whenever you touch it, a common issue with so many laptops today. Lenovo claims this laptop to run up to 14 hours on battery.
I was planning to buy Yoga Slim 7 Pro today, but I will wait a bit more for Carbon Edition after this video :). The screen, battery life and speakers are the key factors for the laptop I am going to have, therefore I was struggling to choose between XPS 13 9310, Macbook Air M1 and Yoga Slim 7 Pro. XPS is expensive (totally worth it though), M1 chipset is not supporting all the applications that I am actively using and I was hesitating about the speakers of 7 Pro. But Carbon Edition seems to have most important stuff for me. Love the detailed reviews in your videos, man. Thanks!
I’m still deciding between these two. The slim carbon wins in most except price, ports and the doginess of the oled screen. Costco has a sale on the yoga slim pro and good returning period meaning I can probably wait and return it just in time when alder lake and 6th gen amd laptops are coming out.
If this laptop was able to somehow squeeze in a rtx 3050 or even a 3050ti it would be a instant buy for me. I want something a little more powerful but everything else on this laptop is literally almost perfect.
This looks incredible for the price. I have the most faith in Lenovo tbh along with Apple (now) for quality of hardware. Just battery life and touch quality and LTE (seems missing) would be the missing pieces of the puzzle for that price. Stunning review and attention to detail AS ALWAYS!
It is nice! But...the newer XPS 13 just looks gorgeous! I will await for your full review anyway. I already have a laptop that I will not need to upgrade for a couple of years, but your channel has me hooked on the new products. I may have developed a new kind of fetish! ;)
With these past few years of being at home a lot more it's nice to see quad speakers and a great display for watching video. To me even though the webcam was 720p I thought it looked and sounded good.
That display is really gorgeous, 16:10 aspect ratio, very good colour gamut, 90hz, 400nits not that bad. +The performance for such a small factor thin and light laptop is very good. Only downside is upgradability(even such small laptops can never be upgraded), I personally am not a fan of Lenovo keyboard, +the webcan is really horrible to be honest(it's only good for cheating on online exams). Waiting for the full review. Keep it up Andrew
This seems to be perfect for my needs but I have one reservation. I'm visually impaired and I'm concerned about the backlit silver t keys. I need contrast. Is there any chance you could devote some future content to this issue, perhaps including some footage in low light? Or share your thoughts on this matter. I love your reviews and you are one of my two favorite reviewers. Especially like the videos used to demonstrate the screen qualities. Thank you.
Looks like a really nice Laptop. I’m currently comparing the Yoga Slim 7 Pro and Yoga Slim 7 Carbon. The main difference is that the pro has 5800H CPU, while the Carbon has the 5800U. I want to estimate how much performance the Carbon gives up in comparison to the 5800H inside the pro. Does anyone know what the sustained power draw of the 5800U inside the carbon is?
Nice PC. The webcam was slightly better than the other 720p webcams but that is not saying much. I agree a 1080p webcam would have been better. Microphones sounded good and clear (not muffled sound). Excellent display. The dongle supplied should have included an SD card slot and also another USB-C port. This way one does not lose a USB-C port when using this. Remember this PC only has two functional USB-C ports when it is plugged in to external power. Excellent review.
Thanks Andrew! But I don't think this laptop is worth buying. Lenovo featured a Yoga 7i (14" and 16") laptops in CES 2022. It comes with 1080p FHD webcam, 2-ports Thunderbolt 4 and 2-ports 3.2 USB-A ports, 16:10 - 2.8K OLED touchscreens, PCIe4 SSD. I'll wait for that.
Also does this laptop have a clattering touchpad like most Lenovo Yoga/Ideapad laptops? My Yoga Slim 7 Pro and Idea 5 Pro both have a clattering touchpad, as do the ones I've tested at various stores. Thanks for your review, finally we could see the part more closely. It would be great if you could go into more detail about the touchpad clicking sounds in your reviews. How loud it sounds when you click and if it rattles when you tap. Thank you and keep it up.
@@schunka1051 Received my Slim 7 Carbon today and the trackpad rattles here too. I sent it back straight away. Just bad for the price. I won't be buying a Lenovo notebook anymore.
VGA port, that’s pretty random if you’re buying a new laptop in 2022 lol. Ethernet or SD card slot would have been better but I guess it’s better than nothing.
If only the display could be 4K. I notice all the Lenovo video picture quality is a bit pale and the contrast is not very big. The voice from the front mics is ok. It looks nice.
My Dream Yoga Slim 7i Carbon Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1280P 32GB LPDDR5 RAM 2K Touch Screen 13Inch OLED Display with slim bezels 1080p FHD + IR Webcam with 4 Mics Array 60Wh Battery with Above 20Hours Battery Life Ports：3x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C + 1x Type-C Gen 3.2 with DP and PD Always On + 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack + Multi Format Card Reader Features：Webcam Switch and Microphone Switch + Fingerprint Reader Built Into Power Button 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD Wifi 6E BT 5.2 eSIM
Are they nuts ???? Silver keyboard ? Everyboy and their grandma crap on the razer book because it is impossible to see what's written on the keys, and lenovo release this ??
Manufacturers just need to stop including webcams if they're gonna be this bad. It's gotta be cheaper to do without. I've yet to see a good webcam on a laptop.
Ok so as much as I poke fun, a VGA dongle can be useful in business. I've had to give presentations at client facilities where their projector only had a VGA cable.
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Last year, I needed to buy a new laptop, and thanks to your videos I decided on a Lenovo yoga model, but the availability is so hit and miss where I live, I could not get my hands on the model I wanted... Decided to go with a MBA with M1, which I'm very happy with... But it's a pity PC manufacturers loose customers due to availability...
If you live in Germany be aware that the Lenovo online shop by default sends you the wrong power supply with the wrong three pin connector. The Lenovo customer support can not correct this and will tell you that it was your fault and then you have to cancel the whole order and to place a new one! Also the trackpad is always ratterling whenever you touch it, a common issue with so many laptops today. Lenovo claims this laptop to run up to 14 hours on battery.
I was planning to buy Yoga Slim 7 Pro today, but I will wait a bit more for Carbon Edition after this video :). The screen, battery life and speakers are the key factors for the laptop I am going to have, therefore I was struggling to choose between XPS 13 9310, Macbook Air M1 and Yoga Slim 7 Pro. XPS is expensive (totally worth it though), M1 chipset is not supporting all the applications that I am actively using and I was hesitating about the speakers of 7 Pro. But Carbon Edition seems to have most important stuff for me. Love the detailed reviews in your videos, man. Thanks!
I’m still deciding between these two. The slim carbon wins in most except price, ports and the doginess of the oled screen. Costco has a sale on the yoga slim pro and good returning period meaning I can probably wait and return it just in time when alder lake and 6th gen amd laptops are coming out.
I have the carbon and I think it's better in every aspect, but the pro has the more powerful AMD CPU 5800H.
@@user-fb4tk8vv5d what about the oled panel
I'm not sure about it, can you help
Same situation and I end up with thinking that this laptop is the best for me it just needs a touch screen 😢
Great video Andrew looks like 2022 could be an exciting year for laptops !
Agreed!
Looking forward to the full review. Hoping it will be available soon here in Canada. Great video!
If this laptop was able to somehow squeeze in a rtx 3050 or even a 3050ti it would be a instant buy for me. I want something a little more powerful but everything else on this laptop is literally almost perfect.
still very happy with my slim 7 pro after watching your review back then!
FINALLY! Been waiting ages for someone outside of Lenovo to review this laptop, because it really ticks alot of boxes on what im looking for.
Looking forward for the full review, just missing the last info before pull the trigger on it 🙂
Love the videos and channel. Thanks!
My heart is leaning toward the Carbon but I’m afraid of the OLED burn in issue. Should I go for Pro or Carbon? My usage is mainly basic office work.
This looks incredible for the price. I have the most faith in Lenovo tbh along with Apple (now) for quality of hardware.
Just battery life and touch quality and LTE (seems missing) would be the missing pieces of the puzzle for that price.
Stunning review and attention to detail AS ALWAYS!
Thanks! Battery life so far has been surprisingly good. I will have more to say in the full review.
It is nice! But...the newer XPS 13 just looks gorgeous! I will await for your full review anyway.
I already have a laptop that I will not need to upgrade for a couple of years, but your channel has me hooked on the new products. I may have developed a new kind of fetish! ;)
The new XPs 13 is the best example of form over function and might give you more headaches than it solves.
With these past few years of being at home a lot more it's nice to see quad speakers and a great display for watching video. To me even though the webcam was 720p I thought it looked and sounded good.
That display is really gorgeous, 16:10 aspect ratio, very good colour gamut, 90hz, 400nits not that bad. +The performance for such a small factor thin and light laptop is very good. Only downside is upgradability(even such small laptops can never be upgraded), I personally am not a fan of Lenovo keyboard, +the webcan is really horrible to be honest(it's only good for cheating on online exams). Waiting for the full review. Keep it up Andrew
Thats funny, because I hear most tech guys say Lenovo is known for its keyboards...that they have some of the best ones out there.
@@thehylander266 I mentioned "personally" 🙂
@@thehylander266 That would be the Thinkpad keyboards. They're very nice.
This seems to be perfect for my needs but I have one reservation. I'm visually impaired and I'm concerned about the backlit silver t keys. I need contrast. Is there any chance you could devote some future content to this issue, perhaps including some footage in low light? Or share your thoughts on this matter. I love your reviews and you are one of my two favorite reviewers. Especially like the videos used to demonstrate the screen qualities. Thank you.
Nice to see lenovo carbon version of the slim series 👌 great review AMD as always.
Excellent as always Andrew 👍👍👍👍
How good is the display's anti-reflective coating compared to Macbooks and glossy XPS options (either the IPS or OLED options) ?
I'd also love to know that
Looks like a really nice Laptop. I’m currently comparing the Yoga Slim 7 Pro and Yoga Slim 7 Carbon. The main difference is that the pro has 5800H CPU, while the Carbon has the 5800U. I want to estimate how much performance the Carbon gives up in comparison to the 5800H inside the pro.
Does anyone know what the sustained power draw of the 5800U inside the carbon is?
Nice PC. The webcam was slightly better than the other 720p webcams but that is not saying much. I agree a 1080p webcam would have been better. Microphones sounded good and clear (not muffled sound). Excellent display. The dongle supplied should have included an SD card slot and also another USB-C port. This way one does not lose a USB-C port when using this. Remember this PC only has two functional USB-C ports when it is plugged in to external power. Excellent review.
Thanks Andrew! But I don't think this laptop is worth buying. Lenovo featured a Yoga 7i (14" and 16") laptops in CES 2022. It comes with 1080p FHD webcam, 2-ports Thunderbolt 4 and 2-ports 3.2 USB-A ports, 16:10 - 2.8K OLED touchscreens, PCIe4 SSD. I'll wait for that.
Also does this laptop have a clattering touchpad like most Lenovo Yoga/Ideapad laptops? My Yoga Slim 7 Pro and Idea 5 Pro both have a clattering touchpad, as do the ones I've tested at various stores. Thanks for your review, finally we could see the part more closely. It would be great if you could go into more detail about the touchpad clicking sounds in your reviews. How loud it sounds when you click and if it rattles when you tap. Thank you and keep it up.
yes, have two and both trackpads rattle
@@schunka1051 Received my Slim 7 Carbon today and the trackpad rattles here too. I sent it back straight away. Just bad for the price. I won't be buying a Lenovo notebook anymore.
Will they announce a new version of the yoga slim 7 carbon this year?
My guess is yes, but I don't have any concrete information just yet.
Love it, wish there was 2in1 version
VGA port, that’s pretty random if you’re buying a new laptop in 2022 lol. Ethernet or SD card slot would have been better but I guess it’s better than nothing.
Nice lap
But no buy for me:
soldered ram😞
And low PWM 239hz (we need 2000hz+ PWM ideal no PWM)
A gorgeous laptop! I want it, but only on Ryzen 6000 ;)
very good laptop
can't wait to see next year revision with AMD 6000 series cpu
Hope there soon comes an upgraded version with alder lake or Ryzen 6000
Looks great. The Lenovo names are so long when compared to Dell.
Great product and great review
this is quite an enticing package.
Can't wait to see you pit this thing against the new XPS!
They need to create a 15 or 17 version with a 3060 or it's no competition to the higher end XPS
They do. The thinkbook 16p and x1 extreme.
@@sentryion3106 Unfortunately availability of the Lenovo premium ranges are limited to zero in the UK.
If only the display could be 4K. I notice all the Lenovo video picture quality is a bit pale and the contrast is not very big. The voice from the front mics is ok. It looks nice.
No need for 4k at 14", even at 2.8K you can't see the pixels.
The Thinkbook Z13 will be awesome 😁
Sir which laptop brand gives more reliability ,durability ,uses best quality products lenovo, asus,dell or hp according to your experience
Great video, you have my like
I would have been content and happy with 1080p, touch and 60z. Those specs would get the most batt life out of the 61w batt
You can change the resolution to 1080p and refresh to 60hz if you're in a pinch for battery.
My hinge is creating a creaking sound when the lid is opened, hopefully its just a defect unit
6:00 What's that turquoise tint on the top right of the display? Just a reflection?
I want to see the new Yoga 9i 14" before making a decision, will you be reviewing that soon?
Yes, stay tuned
@@andrewmarcdavid Thanks, you're the best!
Is its screen the same as Ideapad slim 7 Pro ? I mean is it a reflective & glare screen ?
Good day.
Can you review the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 Pro 16" (82L500KPH)
Specs:
Ryzen 9 5900HX
RTX 3050
do u think you can do light gaming on this lenovo? like genshin or Valorant?
can you watch full hd videos/youtube with this without the fan(s) turning on?
The oled display and the 90 hz are my favourites specs. Im gonna buy this laptop 😍😍
Can you confirm on the full review if you can charge the laptop on all the USB c ports? and which ones also output video? Thank you!
Charge supported on the 2 on the left
@@andrewmarcdavid I can charge on the left and plug a 4K monitor on the right USB-C port? Thanks again
@@mitebbots u have this laptop bro??
My Dream Yoga Slim 7i Carbon
Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1280P
32GB LPDDR5 RAM
2K Touch Screen 13Inch OLED Display with slim bezels
1080p FHD + IR Webcam with 4 Mics Array
60Wh Battery with Above 20Hours Battery Life
Ports：3x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C + 1x Type-C Gen 3.2 with DP and PD Always On + 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack + Multi Format Card Reader
Features：Webcam Switch and Microphone Switch + Fingerprint Reader Built Into Power Button
2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD
Wifi 6E
BT 5.2
eSIM
Does it accept any pens?
This or Huawei matebook 14 amd?
Ebay seller bumped the price up :(
Are they nuts ???? Silver keyboard ? Everyboy and their grandma crap on the razer book because it is impossible to see what's written on the keys, and lenovo release this ??
Finally 😍
Are all USB-C ports available for charge?
You can charge with the 2 on the left no charge supported on the one on the right
@@andrewmarcdavid would’ve been nice.
The big mega Chanel. 🇧🇷
Manufacturers just need to stop including webcams if they're gonna be this bad. It's gotta be cheaper to do without. I've yet to see a good webcam on a laptop.
Lol at the VGA port. Maybe they can include a floppy drive on the next model.
Ok so as much as I poke fun, a VGA dongle can be useful in business. I've had to give presentations at client facilities where their projector only had a VGA cable.
Want this with 1080p display at 700 usd 🔅
Why not using 6800u?
That chipset is announced but not released yet
Whaat? Why didn't they use the AMD 6000 cpu? Now they have to pay royalties to nvidia and raise the price for worse graphics than RDNA2
The way you opened that poor laptop gave me nightmares
Why not making it convertible? Why? Why?
Screen is 360°???
No it is a clamshell
@@andrewmarcdavid ok thanks very good video
Great video Andrew looks like 2022 could be an exciting year for laptops !