Customer Ratings & Reviews

Background: I was tired of waiting for the new yoga 9i and was upset a little bit about the prices of the OLED units ($2k!) and decided to give this a try. I must say that this is my first touch experience with a windows unit so what I say can be taken with a grain of salt. Screen: I was more than satisfied with the touch experience provided by windows, and I was able to use the pen close to how I imagined it. The screen is beautiful, very crisp, and if you don't have hawk eyes, you'll probably use it in at least 125% amp. The lowest brightness is a little high, and the highest brightness could be higher, but this is not a creativity device so it is perfectly reasonable in an office environment. Exterior and Daily Usability: The laptop looks chic, a matte black shell and subtle branding, and the pen blends in quite well. It feels a little heavy for its size, but from what I feel, it is a fully metal construction, and feels very well built. The keyboard has a tactile feedback, and I could reach relatively high writing speeds quickly. It is similar in size to regular 13" laptops, so it should fit in most sleeves for them. I could not get through my first day of full usage, the battery lasted around six hours. I guess if I optimized better, I could get through an eight hour day, but still, I am a little disappointed with the battery life, considering Intel is supposed to have a hybrid architecture with efficiency cores this generation. The performance is good while charging, single thread performance is similar to 5000 series Ryzen desktops. Multi-thread is not bad as well, but multi-threaded workloads make the fan sound like a jet engine. I don't know why they thought putting that fan in a business laptop makes sense, it would be hilarious if people tried shouting over it if it acted up during a meeting. Overall: This is a very stacked up SKU with a QHD+ screen, 16 gigs of RAM and 1TB storage, built with best parts from most well known OEMs. The price is somewhat high, but considering the build quality, it is very reasonable. I would definitely recommend this to people looking for a high end business 2 in 1, especially if battery life is not of utmost importance.