Lenovo - Yoga Slim 7x 14" 2K OLED Touchscreen Laptop- Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100 2026 - 16GB Memory- 512GB SSD - Copilot+ PC - Cosmic Blue

This was packed well, and arrived safely. Taking the computer out of the box, I was impressed with how slim and light it is, at only .63 inches high, and just 2.7 pounds. The top and top and bottom covers are alloy, and do show some fingerprints. The overall construction fit and finish is impeccable. Turning the computer on, brings up the usual Windows startup screen, and I went through the startup and basic updates easily. When using the laptop, the keyboard was remarkable. Two level back light, a good key travel made typing quite easy, and the large and responsive touch pad worked perfectly, clicks were accurate. The 4 speaker stereo speaker system is pretty good, and on par with the sound small speakers can produce. Volume is adequate, but there is no headphone jack to use with headphones or audio out source. Only option would be blue tooth. The 14 inch touch OLED screen boasts 600 nits brightness, 1920 X 1200 resolution at a 60Hz refresh rate. Touch response was very smooth and accurate. Screen is very bright with saturated colors, and deep blacks. Excellent for movies, videos, and everyday uses. As can be seen, it displays pics with awesome color and detail. Storage is a 512Gb SSD, ram is 16Gb LPDDR5X running at 9600Mhz. The processor is a Snapdragon X2 Plus, 6 core with a boost of 4.04Ghz. The NPU maximum performance is 80 trillions operations per second. Battery life is rated up to 16 hours – I only charged to the 80% level, so would expect less.... The computer has only 3 USB “C” ports, a display connection via USB port. Sadly lacking any USB “A” ports, and again, no headphone jack. As to actual use.... The Snapdragon processor, along with 16Gb ram provided surprisingly good performance and battery life. After removing some “bloatware” and limiting start up apps, the computer did not slow down or “choke” even with numerous browser tabs open, or with multiple apps running. Overall, I was quite impressed with the beautiful OLED screen while watching movies, videos, and the overall performance while surfing, running apps, even light gaming. This is not a gaming machine, but for most home users, students, or professionals working “back and forth”, this remains an excellent choice at the price, but even better if you catch it on sale. I highly recommend.....

I have been using this laptop for about a week now and am able to say it gets the job done, but just barely. Firstly, one thing that caught my eye (not performance related) was the packaging. The unboxing to this was a little but of a let down. They are using a no plastic approach which is cool and all but when it comes down to it the initial experience started under my expectations which really set the mood. This laptop does however had a super clean look to it, the cosmic blue is very eye-catching. The laptop itself has only USB-C ports which is ok to me but I could imagine that others still need the standard USBs for some of their devices. The touch screen is very vivid and bright as its OLED - no complaints there. The main gripe I have is with the power button, its on the side of the laptop. I can imagine that when/if this is in a laptop bag or ever on a desk that it will have a higher than normal change of getting jammed or broken. This seems like a miss to me. A power button should be on the keyboard, while being protected by the screen when the laptop is closed. The size of this laptop is a plus though. It is very thin and light weight which holds true to its name. From a performance standpoint the specs are middle of the road. 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage. You know what you're signing up for. I did not run into any severe performance issues when using this in my day-to-day. This laptop should be able to do whatever is needed from a performance standpoint, but keep in mind this is not a gaming laptop and does not pretend to be either. All in all if youre looking for a laptop that gets the job done with no special bells or whistles then Id recommend this as a possible solution to your needs. The touch screen is vivid and easy on the eyes. The exterior has some (minor) flaws but not a deal breaker in my opinion.

Overall, it is a good, very light laptop for daily use that has very modern look and is fairly priced. It has a very sleek design (0.55 inch height and only ~2.5 lbs). It has a metal chasis and glass display which gives it a permium look and feel. The 2K screen is vivid and has an infinite contrast ratio with perfect black levels. It has 1920×1200 resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate. There are 4 speakers and the sound is pretty good even at the high volume. The webcam is pretty good. It has high resolution and is does an excellent job at face recongnition to provide quick and easy login. There is a webcam off switch on the right side but it does not kill voice. There are 3 USB4 ports (2 on the left side and 1 on the right). On the right side, you also have the power switch and webcam video kill switch. There is no headphone jack! The keyboard and touchpad are very good. The keys feel springy and snap back with a satisfying sound. Touchpad has matte surface and is is large relative to the 14-inch display. This is a mechanical pad, not haptic – feels precise, and requires just the right amount of effort, and aren’t too loud. And finally, the performance of this laptop is good too. It was able to most of my everyday tasks without any issues. The memory is only 16GB so it might not be that good at high performance tasks but was good enough for my use.

There are many good-to-great laptops on the market, and you can spend the day comparing specifications and attributes. I believe there is general agreement among power users that with all other things being equal, no one makes a more user-friendly laptop keyboard than Lenovo. This laptop keyboard compares to the one in my premium Lenovo Thinkpad. This 14” 2K OLED Touchscreen Laptop has the footprint of many 13” units due to its narrow bezels. And weighing in around 2.7 pounds, it’s a contender in weight with any similar-sized Windows or non-Windows laptops. I’ve used other laptops with the Snapdragon X2 Plus processor, and it doesn’t disappoint when it's used for intensive productivity programs and light gaming. And with 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SDD, I wasn’t left hanging due to bottlenecks in processes. There’s no noticeable change in performance when operating on battery or when plugged in. The display is 1920 x 1200 (WUXA) with a 60 Hz refresh rate and a 600 nit brightness rating. I’ve had no issues seeing the screen when positioned in a brightly lit room at a desk near windows when it was clear and sunny. Where Snapdragon processors excel is battery life. I routinely worked and watched videos after work on this device, and by the end of the 2nd day I still had 21% battery life left. I can’t emphasize enough how slim and light this unit is, and there are a variety of folio-style cases available that don’t add very much weight or bulk. The included ports are 3 USC-C 4 and a DisplayPort over USB-C 1.4. The front-facing 9.2-megapixel camera is fantastic for web meetings, and there is a privacy button on the side of the unit rather than having you manually slide a cover over the lens. The keyboard is backlit in addition to a touch screen display. There are 4 stereo speakers, including 2 woofers and 2 tweeters that work with the Dolby Atmos sound system. Additionally, this is a Copilot+ PC with a dedicated function key.

We were confused about what laptop to get our college freshman to last for their entire college career. An associate at Best Buy showed us around 7 different laptops but his personal recommendation was the Lenovo Yoga. So far the recommendation has lived up to the hype. The battery life has kept up with the hectic college schedule and the memory had been plenty to hold all projects with room to spare.