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VPNs for ad-blocking In a nod to the mobility-focused niche that Lenovo’s Yoga range typically caters to, the two halves of the Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED are bound together by a hinge that extends up 180-degrees. Practically, this means you can lay the device more-or-less flat on a surface, but it feels like any practical flexibility of this inclusion is quickly outweighed by the peace of mind it offers. Unless you were hoping to use this device as you would a tablet or watch content in tent mode, the limits of the hinge are now one less thing you need to think about. The OLED display on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro delivers deeper blacks, higher contrasts and vivid colors. It’s also a little lighter than LCD-LED counterparts, since the OLED panel doesn’t require a backlight. Beyond the basic benefits of OLED, the screen on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro offers up to 2.8K resolution, 100% sRGB color for creatives, Dolby Vision support for those looking to watch HDR content and a 90Hz refresh rate for everything in between. It’s worth noting that the Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED’s display does boast a slightly more square 16:10 aspect ratio than many other laptops. This isn’t a downside, but it definitely took me an afternoon or two of usage to get used to. It’s also not a touch screen, which required me to reset my expectations in a similar way. Glitzy screen technologies aside, the Lenovo Slim 7 Pro is more interested in function than flair. It’s got more ports than most other ultraslim laptops, while the keyboard keeps things satisfying from moment to moment. There are a few other small touches, such as a raised camera notch that makes it a little easier to open the laptop with one hand. However, for the most part, the name of Lenovo’s latest says it all. There’s an OLED screen, a Yoga-style hinge and a form-factor that feels all the slimmer in light of the performance that the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro delivers. Within AMD’s current mobile chipset roster, the Ryzen 7 5800HS is only a step down from the top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 alternatives. In practice, that supremacy means that the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED loads fast and juggles dozens of tabs in Firefox without missing a beat. When it comes to the essentials, the brute force approach of AMD’s Ryzen hardware yields consistent results. Our benchmark testing of comparably-priced laptops typically found the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED ranked towards the top of the leaderboards. Even if it couldn’t quite manage to beat out Apple’s M1-powered Macbook Air across most fronts, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED did show a clear lead when it came to Cinebench’s Multi Core test and the Novabench benchmark. When it comes to gaming, older titles like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and modern-but-modest ones like Torchlight 3 were completely playable (though the fan did rev up for the latter). Unfortunately, more recent titles like Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider were beyond the reach of the hardware here. It should go without saying, but you’re not going to be able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on this thing. While those with a fast internet speed and a subscription to Microsoft’s PC Games Pass may be able to make good use of the OLED screen here via Xbox Cloud Streaming, those looking for a more traditional gaming experience on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED are going to have to settle for what it can offer or look elsewhere. Burned down via streaming video content on YouTube, the 61Wh battery inside the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED lasted 6 hours hours and 41 minutes. That’s a modest effort, and it won’t be a hassle for those looking at using the device for short bursts. For some, the impact of this blow to the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED’s appeal may be softened by the fact that the device supports rapid charging via the 95W USB Type-C charger that it ships with. Lenovo claims that fifteen minutes of charging will get you around 3 hours of usage. You can also use other USB-Type C chargers, but doing so will likely prolong the process. A great design can be saddled with bad thermals, and a workhorse PC can seem mundane if the looks don’t live up to the same highs. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED circumvents these problems by opting to work smarter rather than harder. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU inside the machine isn’t necessarily the most powerful piece of silicon you can find in a laptop nowadays and the design, while slim, is far from the slimmest out there. Nevertheless, on both fronts, Lenovo’s latest gets most of the way there for less than $2000. Clad in the glamor of an OLED display that’s going to impress those who haven’t had the pleasure prior, Lenovo’s latest doesn’t feel the need to overstate or hype itself. The hardware does most of the talking, and the name sums things up nicely. Why build a laptop that reset the expectations of consumers when you could design one that’s geared to walk away a winner from a head-on collision with them? The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro OLED is a clear choice for those who want to save a bit of cash on their next laptop with minimal compromises.
Screen size and type: Unlike upgradeable components like your GPU, RAM and storage, you’re stuck with the display you buy when you purchase a laptop. Is it a comfortable size? Does it offer a wide-viewing angle? Resolution: Similarly, you can’t change your display’s resolution after the fact. 1080p (Full HD) is the bare minimum these days and most laptops worth their price tag aim for 1440p at least (QHD or QuadHD) but you can also opt for 4K if you’re willing to spend a little extra. Refresh rate: A screen’s refresh rate is the measurement of how frequently it changes. If you play fast-paced multiplayer games like Call of Duty, you know that the difference a few milliseconds that a high refresh rate gets you can count for a lot. The higher the refresh rate, the better. Most conventional laptops offer 60Hz to 90Hz but fancier gaming laptops can offer 144Hz, 165Hz or even 240Hz screens. Ports and connections: Like your screen, ports will impact your everyday experience with a laptop, particularly if you use it for work. While you can work around this with USB hubs and adapters, a laptop with fewer ports than you need can quickly become a headache. Future-proofing: There are no hard and fast rules here but as a general suggestion, you’ll want to sure you’re laptop has the legs to survive a few years of technology improvements in any way you can. You can overshoot on your desired specs, spending more on a machine that’s more powerful than you currently need, or opt for a model or brand that has support for upgrades down the track. Check which features of the machine are upgradeable. The Dell XPS 15, for example, supports additional RAM, while Apple MacBooks do not.
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