Lenovo Yoga 920 Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo Yoga 920 high end Ultrabook with a 14” display supporting pen and touch, Intel 8th generation quad core CPUs and Thunderbolt 3. The Yoga 920 boasts several key improvements over last year’s Yoga 910, and it’s a worthy competitor to the 13” HP Spectre x360. It’s available with Intel 8th gen Kaby Lake-R Core i5-8250U and i7-8550U 15 watt quad core CPUs, Intel UHD 620 graphics, up to 16GB RAM and there are a variety of PCIe NVMe SSD capacities available. You can get it with a full HD or 4K IPS display. Pricing starts around $1,199.
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I always get a feeling of "yay" when you say "we're going to look at it now." No need to got to a store to look at these. Thanks Lisa!!!!
So I bought the 4k/i7 8550U/512gb/Silver version of this laptop. I got it on sale from Best Buy for $1350 before tax. I absolutely love it. Performance is great. I like the keyboard, since I learned to type on a MacBook Air. The typing is much better on this laptop. The trackpad isn't quite Mac level, but it's almost as good. I'd say the only Windows trackpad that's any better is the Surface laptops.
In terms of ports, if you accept that this is an Ultrabook, then this is a perfect selection IMO. With a hub, you can have one cord for a few USB ports (say keyboard, mouse, and backup drive), power, AND monitor out. That's 5 ports for one. If you accept that a hub is the way to go, having 2 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports is an amazing feature.
The 4k screen is amazing. It looks stunning. The colors look amazing. The contrast does too. I do agree that it could be brighter. I'm comfortable with the brightness 98% of the time, but I frequently have it at max brightness.
I think the slightly higher cost vs similar spec laptops is absolutely worth it because of the build quality. This thing feels like what Apple wishes it built. If this ran Mac, this would be everyone's favorite Mac. The hinge is amazing, especially since it makes the 2-in-1 experience so much better. I have a friend with an HP Spectre X360. His screen falls flat if it's open more than about 120 degrees. This hinge feels absolutely beastly, and I love it's looks too.
All in all, this is what Windows laptops should be in 2018.
What about battery life?
I asked for this review a few hours ago, and now it is here. Wow Lisa is ahead of the game! Thanks alot.
I love your reviews. No fluff, right to the point, all the information you need to know without droning on.
Hey Lisa. Love the channel. Your reviews are honestly the best in the business. I bought the 920 and have just had it replaced under a Lenovo DOA program. Unfortunately, the power drain in sleep mode extends to when the laptop is shut down! Your review was the only one that picked up the potential flaw, but it is far worse than I expected. It loses approx 10% per day when turned off.
No software or bios updates have helped and the problem has replicated itself on this second machine.
The machine really could have been a knock out (there are only a couple of other minor improvements that I would have made), as in the best laptop I have owned. However, this is a fatal flaw that means I'm heading back to Lenovo for a refund.
I urge you to put a warning on your review, as buyers should be informed about this issue before purchase.
I trust your reviews and opinions above any other reviewer out there. I trust your judgement on sponsors that are not in conflict with stuff you review. I support your efforts to eat 100%! :)
Please do a SMACK DOWN of the 920 and HP Spectre x360!! Before black friday?PLEASE
Spectre is worse i think, dont know. I ordered yoga 730 week ago and it gets to me in 2 hours, so exited
I have the yoga 920 FHD model and if you disable sensor-controlled brightness in Lenovo Companion app, you'll get much better maximum brightness, I'd say around 300 nit.
XatriXSK: Can you please tell me is there any way to improve the color accuracy? I am very interested to buy this laptop. Thanks
I'd like to add one thing about Lenovo and their extended warranties. I researched most of the 2-in-1's that are currently in production. This 920 has the cheapest extended warranty in the market. So it might be a little more expensive than an x360, etc. - but in the long run it will be priced about the same if, like me, you want to get an upgraded warranty....just a quick f.y.i.
Speaking of warranty mine has a screen problem out of the box just like on this video ruclips.net/video/6SIHJYWsFCI/видео.html
yikes!! I haven't opened mine yet - long story - hope I don't have an issue.
Just opened mine....seems great....the pen batteries were dead....had to go buy new ones....seems to work well.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to skip this review because I just bought a new Spectre x360 13 and I don't want to know what I'm missing!
Don't feel badly. I think the Spectre compares very nicely to this machine. If you got the FHD display, I actually think the HP is a bit superior, and I also think the HP has a bit of an audio advantage due to the top firing speakers when in laptop mode. (Both have rear firing speakers when in tent mode.) IMHO the keyboards feel almost identical but I do prefer the touch pad of the Yoga 920. Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong with either of these. :)
You are so good at tech reviews. I watch alot of diffrent people but I always feel like you give the most unbiased opinions
Great review! I was hoping for little more details on the pen/drawing experience. How does it compare to the surface, iPad pro and even the Wacom mobile studio.
It's Wacom AES, so not so different from the many Wacom AES devices I've reviewed in the past, including the Yoga 720 15". it's no Wacom MobileStudio Pro, but it's also a lot cheaper and a good choice if you need a laptop form factor. Nothing beats Wacom EMR for advanced art work, but you can still do a lot of good work with this. Great for cartoonists certainly, with good pressure levels and no parallax. Similar to Surface Pro 2017, minus tilt support.
MobileTechReview does it have the diagonal gitter thingy of the ntrig ?
Awesome review - Lisa Gade provides the best online tech reviews I've seen. Keeps it light, funny but solid on knowledge and great ability to focus on key features
Love your videos, this is the one that settled the score for me on what to buy between the HP Spectre x360, Microsoft Surface and new Dell XPS 15. Costed me a large chunk of change but with I'm content that it'll be worth it now. Can't wait to start doodling!
Love Lisa Grade, she's the happiest tech reviewer on RUclips!
I'm sad that there's no Yoga 730 15inch review.
Great review. I'm in the market for one of these, but I'm going to hold of any purchase until the AMD models come out. If the previews are correct those will be cheaper, yet have similar cpu's, but better gpu's.
Yep! Good luck! Also, the top one has about double the L1 and L2 Cache, but half the L3 cache as the i7-8550. Do you know why and how it matters future-proof wise?
What do you mean with AMD models? I'm quite interested. :P
Squarely www.anandtech.com/show/12038/ryzen-mobile-now-on-sale-hps-envy-x360
store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-envy-x360-convertible-laptop-15z-touch-1za07av-1
That's the first one, Lisa should review this one as well. Other brands are coming. Note price.... $800 with an i5 similar core and 12Gb of Ram.
wow, this was a surprisingly great review! :D Really thorough and yet condensed
What happened to video HP Spectre x360 vs Lenovo Yoga 920. I saw it live for some time and now it is gone. Can you re upload this video, I want this review.
Yay! I’ve been waiting for this video! Watching now...
Will the hp Spectre x360 13 inch review be out before black friday? I really want to buy it, but of course I first need approval from these videos because they're the best. Thats the 8th gen btw
I'm working on it :)
MobileTechReview Nice! Thank you for the reply, Im already excited for the review!!
Bas me tooo! Waiting for the review for the buy!
Definitely hoping for some sweet Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals for the x360. I'm from Holland, so black friday is not as big here, but I hope there will be something
Can you order from BestBuy? They are offering the Spectre x360 8th gen for $400 off on Black Friday!
very informative review thank you I just bought one yesterday after watching this
Cross shopping the Yoga 920 14 inch and Spectre X360 15 inch with MX150 graphics. Both about the same cost. Both 8th gen CPU, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB PCie SSD.
Best Buy is discounting the HP by $400 for Black Friday or now for Elite members.
You are so charismatic, glad I found this channel!
Looks like a beautiful ultra-book. Just like you, I am not happy with the keyboard. Also, i wonder how many nits does the Hp Spectre x360 13 inch display have? You always doing great reviews Lisa
I've been waiting forever for a laptop for my needs. this one is close. The overnight battery drain issue is a show stopper for me though. By far, the surface laptop would have been my favorite laptop but I returned it because it only has a 45Wh battery. The rest of the surface laptop was great (3:2 displays are awesome).
Thanks again for a well done review.
Battery drain issue? Could you explain/add a link?
As noted in her review, the battery drops by 15% overnight. That's really bad. This type of laptop should (like the surface laptop and others), save off the state of memory to disk and resume from where you left off when you activate the laptop in the morning. When you do this, the battery should drop like 0%. I don't know why the Yoga 920 has a problem here.
Ahh sorry, I didn't notice that she said that! For anyone wondering, it's mentioned around 10:35. Yeah it's odd. Maybe it's keeping WiFi on during standby. It would be interesting to see if this battery drain still happens if you manually put it to sleep before closing the lid!
Thanks for the review, Lisa - this may well be my upgrade!
10:42 That is not that Lenovo Yoga 910 Lisa.. That's the 920. Proof read please before posting. Otherwise, another excellent review MobileTechReview!
Just found your channel, well done, such a great reviewer.
Another excellent review from Lisa, the best in the business.
Please do a smackdown on the new Hp Spectre x360 the 8th gen vs the lenovo yoga 920
I picked up the HP Spectre X360 last year after long debate between that and the 910. But with the 920's tune-ups, I'm going to have to side with Lenovo for my next EDC.
Lisa, x360 spectre 8th gen uses DDR3 vs Lenovo Yoga 920 DDR4. Any noticeable difference ? Looking forward to your smackdown between these 2.
I had the 920 and spectra x360. Both crapped out (sound issues plus generally buggy) and had them replaced under warranty. Have a Thinkpad now and much more satisfied
As always killing it with shirts Lisa 💙
Great review. Thinking about picking this one up. 👍
Thank you so much for doing this amazing and well done videos, always helps me a lot and some times get me to laugh too because you're so funny. Keep on doing this, good luck.
Great review. Thinking of upgrading from the 910 for the pen feature.
Love the reviews, Lisa. :) Any chance we can get a review of the Asus Q325UA? There hasn't been much coverage of it.
Lisa you’re videos are so helpful! No need to go anywhere else. Would it be possible for you to do a video on best laptops for ARCHITECTS? Not a lot of dedicated videos for laptops out there. Love from 🇵🇰
Please do a comparison between the yoga 920 and the thinkpad yoga. Very interested in which one to get... Thanks. What are your thoughts lisa?
I really need a video to compare between Lenovo Yoga 920 4k VS HP Spectre x360 13.3" 4k 2017
One of my customer needs two batteries for his HP Spectre X360 this April but we have not enough stock for him in that time , but now it is enough stock of battery KB06 for HP specter 360 15-bl002xx, see more www.battery-store.eu/laptopcomputer/1004579.htm
this is the review of HP Spectre x360 ruclips.net/video/EzFBgYTtaJk/видео.html
yoga 920
Alaa Essam how do you calibrate the colors ?
Alaa Essam
Love your reviews Lisa!
Great review as always, Lisa!
I've decided on the Yoga 920, however does anybody think that now (early March) is a good time to buy?? Do you think it is worth it to wait a month or two in case of a price reduction?
10:42
920*
Great video. Thanks.
Please, Lisa Gade, solve my doubt, in your video you starts descrimbing Y 920, but finish the video talking about Y 910 ? (Sorry my english is not perfect)
Any chance of a yoga 920 vs spectre x360 13 video?
Thanks for the great review! How are the hinges for drawing/notetaking when it's in laptop mode?
Great Review. I have just one question. Is there any issues with heating or fan noise on the Yoga 920?
Woo, been waiting for this one
Nice review lisa I Actually have the glass top model 4k 1 TB SSD I love it
Still rocking my Yoga II pro, which is like 5 years old already. No need to upgrade in my case.
Great review! Thank you Lisa. :)
Oh my. Was just about to order my Christmas gift for me. It was the HP Spectre. Now the Yoga enters the market. Which system would you purchase?
I'd call them even but a 14" is nice.
Robert Collis if you type a lot then definitely yoga. Keyboard is super comfy...
Hi Lisa. Are you going to review the new Lenovo Yoga 720 13" before BlackFriday?
Tried one at the Microsoft store. As expected, the trackpad rattles even with light taps and is my main deal-breaker. The top fifth is almost impossible to click. I liked everything else about the 920, minus its price. Would prefer 16GB RAM at Microsoft's $1,400, but it instead has 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD. Though, it does have the i7-8550U versus the i5-8250U and Windows 10 Pro.
The search for the perfect 2-in-1 continues...
Hi thanks for the great review? Can I ask how do you calibrate the display colours?
Hey Lisa how is this pen compared to the competition like the samsung 9 pro or the the latest surface pro? Also does it support tilt? You didn't seem to mention it on the video.
great review thank you Mrs Lisa
Great review as always! Just one question: How's the screen wobble on this one?
From what I've experienced while shopping, less wobble than the HP Spectre x360 13.3"
Body of lenovo yoga is sturdy. Much better than hp spectre. I went to bestbuy and tried them all. Hp laptops (spectre x360 13in and envy x360 15in) bodies bend and shift around near the hinges and behind the screen. Not a sign of design for durability. Yoga watchband hinge is purposely designed for durability.
Noticed the pen holder next to the right of the laptop... Can u share the name of it or where we can get it? Thanks!!
Lisa great review!!! I do have a question. Do you know if the Lenovo X1 yoga will be coming out with a new model anytime soon with the oled and the 8th gen CPU.?
Hello! I would have a question: between the Yoga 920, 720 and Hp Spectre X360 (all 8th gen) what would be your best choice overall?
Alberto Basaglia my question as well!
I think the Yoga 920 is the best. laptopmag reviews the 8th Gen Yoga 920 and Spectre X360 and gave the 920 4.5 stars and the Spectre X360 4 stars so that tells me the Yoga 920 is better.
Also my brothers have previous versions of the Yoga 920 so I know this lineup is good.
720 if you want a bit of gaming, spectre if you love the gorgeous design or 910 if you want the size and price (lenovo usually has way better sales than HP)
Khoa Phan why the 720 for gaming? Doesn't it have the same graphic card than the 920?
Hello Lisa, love your review, do you intend to review the ASUS Zenbook Flip S UX370UA? I am curious how professional rate it :)
@10:32 - Not a Lenovo problem but an inherent "feature" of the operating system that can't hibernate "deeper" because of OS limitations.
I've got a Yoga 900 with a nice soft plastic handrest. Sucks they moved it to metal in this version. Hopefully they go back one day.
Great review Lisa
Great review and laptop. Thanks.
At 10:44 did you say "Lenovo 910"???? What model is it I swore in the beginning you said the 920. Human error perhaps
no dGPU in this pricarange it should be fitted with anMX150 at least or ewen older 940MX (BDDR5) would be vital.
ewen thow 8gen CPU are impressiv as long as they can hold there clocks, the iGPU HD620 certainly aint and handicap it quite a bit for an item like the one in the vid there cost 1550USD it should have dGPU and partically anno2017 there quite lean on powerdrain..
and those Geekbench scores 2:04 around 13.593 are on the lower side for an i7 U8550 where we often see around 16.000 for that chipset.
this or the hp spectre x360 13"?
Finally, thunderbolt 3 on yoga 😊
There's also a copper color in addition to the platinum and bronze colors.
Lisa , which is better and newer the Yoga X1 (3rd Gen) and the Yoga 920?
Yes! Thank you!
Hi lisa. Thanks for the review. However i wonder if you could do comparison between Lenovo Yoga 920 vs Asus Zenbook Flip 14 ux461un? Please tell us what you think about those two. Thanks before
I bought one, took a while to get used to the keyboard but like it now. How do you calibrate the screen though? It really doesn't look great.
I bought the yoga 900 few months ago i wish i waited for this one. Do u advice me to upgrade to this one?
Wish they just started using 3:2 screens on ultrabooks to 1. avoid those awfully huge vertical bezels, and 2. Just cos 3:2 is better for productivity and the other sorts of things you'd be doing with ultrabooks.
Lisa did you do the 920 vs the Spectre x 360? Ilooked for it but I didnt see it
Do you know how to customize and set the functions for the Lenovo Active 2 Pen? It has 3 buttons, one on the top and two at the bottom. The lowest button is the eraser-button. I would like to turn that off because it is in the way when drawing or writing. It is too easy to touch the button allthough you are not intending to erase anything. I cannot find any information on how to customize the buttons.
Is it 4 pci express lanes for each of the two thunderbolt ports or only for one of them?
will you be doing a comparison between this and the x360 13/15 inch?
I still have my eye on the Samsung Notebook Pro 15. Seems like really good value for money still.
Looking good, Lisa!
What is the backlight issue that something slips down and a black bar appears?
we need a showdown between the new HP Spectre x360 13”
Hi can you help in deciding whether Lenovo 920 is better or Mac book pro is better in terms of usage and durability.
Thank you
You said at 10:44 that it was the lenovo 910... Confused now.
I just have 1 question, what laptop is best for using Photoshop. And price does not matter?
Which one is better between Dell 13 7000 and Lenovo Yoga 920?
Shipra Sinha same question 😃
Please review flex 5 14".
It looks good, time for an upgrade
She's awesome!!!!
This or 8th gen Yoga 720? Is 1/3 larger battery and 0.6`` screen worth an extra 400$ compared to yoga 720?
Can you review/compare this to the Lenovo Yoga C930
How would you edit pictures without the sd card slot on the Lenovo 920? With the laptop I have now, I simply insert my sd card into the slot and begin importing pictures to photoshop instantly and I’m not sure how I would do that on the Lenovo 920. I’m torn between this one and the Hp Spectre x360 because of the trade off of the sd card slot and color accuracy :(
does the touch screen surface of lenovo yoga 920 covered with corning gorilla glass ?? i'm very curious
Watching this on my 910