The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is a powerful and compact laptop that boasts an impressive array of features and specifications. At its core, it's powered by AMD's Ryzen 4000 series processor, specifically the 4800U model, which provides a significant boost in processing power compared to other laptops in its class.

One of the standout features of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is its performance under load. When running at full capacity with heavy multicore workloads, it can reach speeds of up to 3.1GHz across all eight cores. This is an impressive feat, especially considering that this level of processing power in a laptop typically requires a larger chassis and more substantial cooling system. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7, however, is able to maintain this performance with remarkable efficiency, even when running at relatively low power levels – averaging around 26 watts per hour.

This exceptional performance is not limited to single-core tasks alone. In Cinebench tests, which are commonly used to measure CPU performance, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 demonstrates excellent results across both single-core and multi-core workloads. This means that users can expect the laptop to handle a wide range of tasks with ease, from everyday office work to more demanding applications like video editing.

Interestingly, when compared to other laptops in its class, including those powered by Intel's H-series processors, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 holds its own – if not surpasses them in some cases. For example, in single-core tests, it outperforms the Razer Blade 15 Advanced, which features an 8-core Intel processor and a relatively low power limit.

Furthermore, when it comes to gaming performance, the laptop's Radeon graphics card provides the necessary boost for users to run some lighter games at lower resolutions. While it may not be suitable for more demanding titles, it can handle some popular games at 1080p or even 720p settings with relative ease. Additionally, the laptop features a FreeSync range of 40Hz to 60Hz, which provides smoother and more responsive visuals.

In addition to its impressive performance, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 also boasts an all-metal build quality that feels premium and durable. Battery life is another area where the laptop excels, providing users with over eight hours of runtime on a single charge. The screen, while not as bright as some other options, offers decent color accuracy and contrast.

Other notable features include a good keyboard and touchpad, which provide a responsive and accurate typing experience. While the speakers may not be exceptional, they still deliver clear and crisp audio. One minor complaint is that the laptop's front edge can feel slightly sharp if brushed against it, but this can be mitigated with proper care.

One area where the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 falls short is in its storage options. The laptop features a single M.2 SSD slot, which is somewhat limiting for users who require more storage capacity or faster read and write speeds. On the other hand, having two M.2 slots and user-upgradeable WiFi can be seen as an advantage, offering greater flexibility and customization possibilities.

For those interested in purchasing the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7, pricing can vary depending on location and availability. At the time of recording, it was estimated to cost around $1,800 USD (AUD$2,700) – a significant investment for a laptop that packs such impressive performance capabilities. However, with regular updates and improvements to software suites like Adobe Premiere, users can expect even better results in the future.

Overall, considering all the factors mentioned above, it's clear that the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is an exceptional value proposition for those seeking a powerful and compact laptop that can handle demanding tasks with ease.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enThe Lenovo Slim 7 packs in AMD’s new 8 coreRyzen 7 4800U processor into a 14 inch machine,offering CPU power in a smaller form factorthat was never previously possible.The build quality feels great, it’s gota metal lid, interior, and bottom panel witha grey finish, corners are rounded, but thefront edge can feel a little sharp if youbrush up against it, it was fine during normaluse though.Mine weighed about 1.4kg or 3.1lb, then withthe 65 watt power brick and cables for chargingit’s 1.7kg or 3.77lb.It’s less than 1.5cm thick, so on the smallerside and quite portable, and this smallerfootprint results in just 5mm thin screenbezels on the sides.There’s something up with the display thatwe need to talk about.Lenovo lists it as a 14” 1080p IPS glossyscreen with 300 nit brightness, however whenwe look at the parts list, it seems that threedifferent panels are being used, shout outto Code Husky for putting me onto this.Now, I bring this up because I was seeinga maximum brightness of 257 nits with AMD’sVaribright off, but then others like Notebookcheckreport a 400 nit brightness with the AUO panel.I don’t currently see an option of pickingdifferent panels when ordering, so I’m notsure if it just varies by region or what.Anyway back to the screen in my unit, it’sgot 98% of sRGB, 68% of NTSC, 74% of AdobeRGB,and 73% of DCI-P3 coverage, so it’s stillquite decent and has an excellent contrastratio, just not quite as bright as what’sadvertised.Backlight bleed was very minor, I never noticedit when viewing darker content, but this willvary between laptops and panels.It can be opened up with one finger, and thescreen goes the full 180 degrees back forsharing.It also powers on automatically when you openthe lid, a nice feature as chances are youwant to use it when you do this, but you candisable it through software.Screen flex was on the lower side thanks tothe metal lid, keyboard flex wasn’t toobad either when going out of my way to pushdown hard, absolutely no issues with the buildquality during normal everyday use.The 720p camera is above the display in thecenter with IR for Windows Hello support,which I found to work quickly.This is what the camera and microphone lookand sound like, and this is what it soundslike if I’m typing on the keyboard.The keyboard has white backlighting whichilluminates all keys and secondary key functions,and brightness can be adjusted between twolevels or turned off with the function andspace keys.I preferred typing on it compared to the HPEnvy x360 I’m currently testing, here’show it sounds to give you an idea of whatto expect.There are front facing speakers on eitherside of the keyboard, there’s some bassand they were loud enough at max volume andclear enough too with just a little wristrest vibration, and the latencymon resultsweren’t looking good.The precision touchpad clicks down anywhereand mostly worked well, but I noticed a sortof spring sound when pressing down in themiddle, the left and right were unaffected,but it just seems to be a different sound,it didn’t actually feel different to press.Fingerprints and dirt don’t show too easilyon the matte grey finish, but as it’s smoothit’s easy to clean with a microfiber cloth.On the left from the back there’s a USBType-C port which is also the power input,HDMI 2.0 output, another USB Type-C port,this one does power delivery and offers DisplayPortoutput, but can also be used to charge themachine too, followed by 3.5mm audio combojack.On the right there’s a MicroSD card slot,two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports, and the powerbutton right at the back.There’s nothing on the back, air is insteadexhausted below the screen.The front has a little lip sticking out inthe center so you can open the lid.There’s not much going on underneath, justair intake vents towards the back.Getting inside was easy enough after removing7 TR5 screws of the same length and pryingall 4 sides.Inside we’ve got the battery taking up mostof the space down the bottom, then M.2 storageslot in the center.There’s an additional M.2 slot to the rightof it which can be used to install a smaller2242 size SSD, and the WiFi 6 card is hiddennear the heatpipes under some tape.Memory is soldered to the board unfortunately,so you’ll need to buy with future needsin mind.The Slim 7 is powered by a 4-Cell 60.7Wh battery,and it broke the record in my YouTube playbackbattery life test, lasting for more than 12hours and it beat the previous best resultby more than an hour and a half, awesome stuff.It comes with the Lenovo Vantage softwarewhich lets you manage the machine and applyupdates.There are three different power modes, batterysaving, intelligent cooling, and extreme performance.You can change the mode through software here,or by using the function plus Q shortcut onthe keyboard.It was cool to the touch at idle in the lowestquiet mode.With a CPU stress test running it’s onlya little warm in the middle, then a bit higherin performance mode, but still it only feltwarm to the touch, the wrist rest area wasstill cool, let’s have a listen to the fans.It sounded silent at idle, was still on thequieter side with the stress test running,and then even in performance mode it’s notterribly loud in this worst case example.Here are the temperatures with the same stresstest being run in the two available modes,so it’s definitely getting quite hot inthis worst case - at least internally, aswe just saw the surface temps were reasonabledespite this.While running above 100 degrees Celsius itwas sitting at 3.1GHz over all 8 cores, andthis was while running at 26 watts on average,this is long term though, it would boost higherin shorter loads to reach higher speeds.Here’s how the different modes translateinto Cinebench performance, so basically thesame for single core, then a boost in multicorewith extreme performance enabled.I tried using the Ryzen controller softwareto boost it further, but it made no changeto the stock result.When we look at how it stacks up against others,interestingly both the single and multicorescore is higher than the 8 core Intel optionin the Razer Blade 15 advanced, which is dueto that machine having low power limits, mostother Intel H series 8 core options are aheadthough, but still this is impressive performancefrom a 14 inch machine.The ASUS Zephyrus G14 is also a 14 inch machineand does better, though it is thicker too.Although not a gaming laptop by any means,you can get away with some light 1080p gamingwith the Radeon graphics with lower settings,some heavier games would likely be possibletoo if you’re willing to drop the resolutiondown to say 720p, and it’s also got a FreeSyncrange of 40Hz to 60Hz.I’ll test out more games for future comparisonswith Intel’s new Xe graphics, so make sureyou’re subscribed for that.Adobe Premiere was estimating 3 hours or soin my usual export test, far longer than othersI’ve tested, it seems that discrete graphicsor otherwise Intel’s quicksync really helpsthere, and this also resulted in a poor scorein the Puget Systems benchmark.Video editing on AMD CPU only just doesn’tseem to go too well in premiere at the moment,but as you can see in the other results, assoon as there’s discrete graphics it’sdoing much better.I’ve used Crystal Disk Mark to test thestorage, and the 512gb NVMe M.2 SSD was doingwell, the MicroSD card slot was on the slowerside though, but preferable to not havingit, and it sits most of the way into the machine.For updated pricing check the links in thedescription, as prices will change over time.At the time of recording, availability forthe Slim 7 still seems a bit scarce, I wasn’table to find it in stock in the US.Here in Australia we’re looking at $2700AUD, which is about $1800 USD minus our taxes,but stuff here costs more than the US so I’dexpect it to be less than this.Alright with all of that in mind let’s concludeby considering the good and the bad to helpyou decide if the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is worthconsidering.All things considered, I think this is a greatmachine.Before Ryzen 4000 this level of processingpower in a thinner 14 inch device like thiswas simply not possible.The 4800U processor can run quite hot whenyou actually hit the CPU with heavy multicoreload though, but to be fair it doesn’t feelhot to the touch and the fans don’t go crazyso I suppose that’s the trade off to get8 cores in this chassis.This is also in the max performance mode,so you can limit performance in the lowermode if you prefer cooler temps, but againthis is when you’re actually smashing all8 cores hard, it’s a worst case, and technicallystill within AMD’s spec.It’s impossible to say how other componentsnearby will deal with the heat long term.The Radeon graphics allow you to perform sometasks like light gaming, but I’d be lookingfor something more powerful in the GPU departmentpersonally for tasks like video editing.The raw power is there, but software suiteslike those from Adobe don’t seem to worktoo well with the Ryzen integrated graphicsat the moment.The all metal build quality was great, batterylife was insane, the screen was decent thoughnot as bright as I’d like, but as discussedit looks like that will vary based on thepanel you get.The keyboard and touchpad were good, weirdspringy sounding issue aside that could justby my unit, speakers were fair, and it justworked well.My only complaints are pretty minor all thingsconsidered, the front edge was a little sharpif you brush up against it and the memoryis soldered, though that seems pretty commonat 14 inches and below when you’re thisthin, and to be fair having two M.2 slotsand user upgradeable WiFi is more than someother small machines offer.Let me know what you thought about Lenovo’sYoga Slim 7 down in the comments, and if you’renew to the channel then get subscribed forfuture tech videos like this one.\n"