Yoga Slim is very nice. You can get the snapdragon chip in that one or the new intel series 2. It has way better battery life but the screen doesn't flip around all the way for tablet mode. Also the snapdragon chip doesn't support all games and apps. So I would say be sure the software you need is supported on snapdragon and you are ok with losing the 360° hinge. The new Intel series 2 chips have solved the battery issue however so I would personally choose the 9i with the new series 2 chips that should be available soon.
Trying to decide between these -- 14". The 7i is 699 but it's a little heavy/large (compared to my yoga 6). The 9i , smaller and lighter, is on sale for 1100 USD. University usage so nothing crazy. Multiple tabs, light programming. No video editing, no gaming, so I don't care too much about graphics, sound. Thoughts? TYSM
@notimportant123 The 7i will have better battery if that's more important to you. The screen on the 9i is super nice and noticeably better over the 7i. You may benefit from the nicer keyboard on the 9i for programming. The 9i is certainly better and worth it like I said the battery life is less and there is no HDMI. If you don't mind those trade offs and have the budget the 9i is really good. Otherwise the 7i is a great choice too but as you mentioned it's a bit heavy. My girlfriend has the 7i and she says she wishes it was a bit lighter. I hope that helps!
I'm not sure. It's odd that they only put the series 2 chips in the Yoga Slim for now. If you wait for the series 2 in the Yoga 7 or 9 it will be one of the best machines on the market. But also Black Friday is around the corner and the Yoga 7 and 9 with the series 1 chips will probably be heavily discounted.
good review. the battery sounds like is the down side..too bad...would you recommand this over the lenovo slim7x?
Yoga Slim is very nice. You can get the snapdragon chip in that one or the new intel series 2. It has way better battery life but the screen doesn't flip around all the way for tablet mode. Also the snapdragon chip doesn't support all games and apps. So I would say be sure the software you need is supported on snapdragon and you are ok with losing the 360° hinge. The new Intel series 2 chips have solved the battery issue however so I would personally choose the 9i with the new series 2 chips that should be available soon.
Trying to decide between these -- 14". The 7i is 699 but it's a little heavy/large (compared to my yoga 6). The 9i , smaller and lighter, is on sale for 1100 USD. University usage so nothing crazy. Multiple tabs, light programming. No video editing, no gaming, so I don't care too much about graphics, sound. Thoughts? TYSM
@notimportant123 The 7i will have better battery if that's more important to you. The screen on the 9i is super nice and noticeably better over the 7i. You may benefit from the nicer keyboard on the 9i for programming. The 9i is certainly better and worth it like I said the battery life is less and there is no HDMI. If you don't mind those trade offs and have the budget the 9i is really good. Otherwise the 7i is a great choice too but as you mentioned it's a bit heavy. My girlfriend has the 7i and she says she wishes it was a bit lighter. I hope that helps!
When will they realise Core Ultra 2 Series on these Lenovo laptops? I'm waiting for it to be CoPilot + PC before I buy one.
I'm not sure. It's odd that they only put the series 2 chips in the Yoga Slim for now. If you wait for the series 2 in the Yoga 7 or 9 it will be one of the best machines on the market. But also Black Friday is around the corner and the Yoga 7 and 9 with the series 1 chips will probably be heavily discounted.