Lenovo’s Yoga line of 2-in-1 convertible laptops is popular, but the Yoga S or Slim series is equally interesting. Slim and powerful, these laptops offer a mix of multimedia features and raw performance for those who don’t need a convertible design. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X sits at the top of the stack, and while the name is pretty telling, it’s designed for content creators and professionals who need calibrated hardware for their workflows. Let’s get into all the details so you can decide if this should be your next laptop.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X price in India
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X starts at Rs. 1,12,200 according to the Lenovo India website. The base variant comes with a 12th generation Intel Core i5 CPU, 16 GB RAM, a 512 GB SSD and a 3K non-touch display. However, the configuration can be adjusted to suit your needs. Lenovo sent me a higher spec variant that comes with an Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPU priced at Rs. 1,54,100. The price can go up if you opt for additional software, double the memory, and a touchscreen display.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X looks great in this Dark Teal color
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X theme
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X looks like any other premium clamshell laptop. The lid can be opened up to 180 degrees, but not beyond that like in other yoga convertibles. I think the dark teal finish on my review unit looks very nice since it’s not a common color. The smooth, matte texture is also easy on the fingers and doesn’t attract fingerprints as easily. All edges and side panels have been carefully rounded, making this device comfortable to hold and use. The laptop is moderately heavy, weighing just over the advertised 1.4 kg.
On the Yoga Slim 7i Pro, the right side of the laptop has a Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, a headphone and microphone combo jack, the power button, and a toggle switch to disable the webcam and Windows Hello IR -Hardware level camera. So no malicious app can use it in the background when you need privacy.
The 14.5-inch display of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro The IPS display has a 3K resolution (3072 x 1920 pixels) and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. It is factory calibrated with a claimed color accuracy of Delta E<1. The display also supports Dolby Vision playback and Nvidia's G-Sync.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X has two Thunderbolt 4 ports
The keyboard features an even backlight, good key spacing, good travel, and relatively quiet operation. There are perforated speaker grilles on either side of the keyboard and a large trackpad underneath. The exhaust vents are hidden near the display hinge. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X comes with a 100W USB Type-C power adapter.
Specifications of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X
Lenovo’s current configurations of the Yoga Slim 7i Pro Yoga 9i 2-in-1 was recently updated. The variant I have has an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU with a total of 14 cores (six performance, eight efficiency cores). The 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM is soldered onto the motherboard, making expansion impossible.
My device is also equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPU with 4GB of GDDR6 RAM. The stereo speakers are tuned by Harman and support Dolby Atmos. Other features include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1 and a 4-cell 70Wh battery that is said to deliver up to 10 hours of battery life. There’s no fingerprint sensor, but you do get the IR camera for Windows Hello facial recognition.
The backlit keyboard of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X is very comfortable to type on
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X ships with Windows 11 Home, but you can upgrade to 11 Pro when configuring. You get the typical Lenovo apps preinstalled, e.g. B. Lenovo Vantage to keep drivers and firmware up to date, Lenovo Smart Appearance (webcam improvements), Lenovo Voice, etc. The Yoga Slim 7i Pro X also comes preinstalled Nvidia Studio validated That means it’s optimized to work better with creator apps like Adobe Premiere Pro.
Performance and battery life of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X
With the top specs of my review unit, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X was an absolute joy to use for both work and play. The exhaust fan remains silent in normal use cases, but is faintly audible when gaming or other heavy workloads. Certain spots on the bottom of the laptop, near the intake vents, remain a bit warm even with light use. When gaming, the base and some buttons tend to get a little hot, which is probably due to the dedicated GPU.
If you type a lot, you’ll be glad that the keyboard is very comfortable. The trackpad works just as well. This 3K non-touch display of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X offers sharp images with rich colors. I found the brightness more than sufficient and the intensity of the display’s backlight is automatically adjusted to the ambient light. By default, the Nvidia GPU runs in Optimus mode, which means it’s only activated when an application needs it. In order to use G-Sync in games, you need to switch to GPU-only mode, but this will affect battery life.
Modern games like Death Stranding run well on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X with an Nvidia RTX 3050 GPU
The benchmark performance of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X was impressive. In the Cinebench R20 single and multi-core test, the notebook scored 682 and 5025 points, respectively. 3DMark Time Spy’s graphics test suite scored 3,966 points. SSD performance was just as good. The 1TB SSD in my unit delivered read speeds of just over 6Gbps in sequential and random tests, and write speeds in excess of 4.5Gbps in sequential and random tests. Real tests also went well. Compressing a 3.7GB folder with various files took 1 minute and 12 seconds, while encoding a 1.3GB AVI file to MKV with Handbrake took only 42 seconds.
Since my review unit had a decent GPU, I launched a few popular games to see how well the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X performed. Fourteen days ran smoothly with a constant 30+ fps with the graphics preset “High” and Full HD. Death Stranding was also very playable at 1440p with the graphics preset set to “High” and Nvidia’s DLSS enabled. At moderate settings and resolutions, this laptop can handle AAA titles, but it does get quite hot.
Netflix in Microsoft Edge detected the Dolby Vision compatible display and increased the brightness automatically. HDR videos looked good for an IPS panel, but blacks weren’t as deep as on an OLED panel. The stereo speakers get really loud and sound clear. The 1080p webcam isn’t bad, and even in dimly lit environments, Lenovo’s software does a good job of reducing shadow noise while still providing good exposure of your face. The laptop also supports presence detection and can automatically lock itself after a period of time when you leave it, or wake up when you use it again.
Lenovo’s software that comes with the Yoga Slim 7i Pro X has useful features
Battery life on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X wasn’t too bad. In the Battery Eater Pro discharge test, the notebook lasted a little under two hours (1 hour, 54 minutes), which is a decent value considering the configuration of my device and the high-resolution display. The refresh rate was always set to Dynamic (60 Hz or 120 Hz, depending on the app) in Windows. I was typically able to get an average of five to six hours of use for five to six hours on light to medium usage (Slack and Chrome use, no gaming), which I thought was again okay for the configuration I tested.
Potentially, a lower-spec version of this laptop could get closer to the advertised 10-hour battery life. With the included adapter, the battery can be charged relatively quickly, from zero to about 60 percent in half an hour.
Verdict
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X is a well-made premium laptop that offers good performance and features for the price. The high-resolution display, solid build, fast performance, and relatively light weight make it a good tool for content creators and professionals who want to work on the go. While not intended as a gaming laptop, it can keep up in modern 3D games when configured with the GeForce RTX 3050 GPU.
The only real gripe I can think of is that this particular configuration tends to run a bit warm most of the time, even if you’re not doing anything intense. It would have been nice to have an SD card slot as well, but that’s not exactly a deal-breaker. It wouldn’t hurt to wait a bit until Lenovo refreshes this model with 13th Gen Intel CPUs, but even if you buy it now it should still be good enough.
