Lenovo - Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition - Copilot+ PC - 15.3” 3K Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Luna Gray

I've been using this laptop for work, and it has been consistently lasting around 12 hours which is absolutely fantastic! I was a bit iffy about the IPS screen originally but it's one of the best I have seen personally. Not exactly OLED level but REALLY close. It also is completely silent and stays cool so you never get uncomfortable when resting it on your stomach or legs.

This laptop is fantastic at the $999.99 price point. Pros: Snappy operation, comfortable and responsive keyboard, loud and clear speakers (play around with modes to get the best sound), sharp and bright 120hz IPS screen (no screendoor effect life most OLED screens), rounded edges (no sharp edges digging into your palm like Macbooks), minimal bloatware compared to HP or Dell, cold to warm laptop feel, quiet fans Mediocre: Touchpad (works well enough for a mechanical type; wish it was haptic), cannot open lid with one hand. Cons: The keyboard backlight only has two settings. The entire f-key row bleeds (more light comes from the edges than the key cutouts; you can see the LEDs themselves, check out the attached photo)

***I ordered this laptop directly from Lenovo with 32GB of RAM*** The Specs - CPU - Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Processor (45+ TOPS NPU) Graphics - Intel Arc 140 RAM - 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MHz Display - 15.3" 2.8K (2880 x 1800), IPS, Glare, Touch, HDR 400, 100%DCI-P3, 500 nits, 120Hz Storage - 1TB M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe 4.0 TLC (Single slot) Network Communications - WiFi 7(802.11be) 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.4 Battery - 70WHrs, 4-cell Li-Polymer Ports - Right Side - Camera Switch, Power button, USB-C (40gbs), USB-A (5gbs) Left Side - 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C (40gbs), HDMI 2.1 I really like that the Yoga Slim has USB-C ports on both sides of the laptop and that there is a toggle for switching off the camera. The Power button on the right side can lead to accidental presses but it wasn’t an issue for me. Weight and Power brick - The unit comes in at approximately 3.4lbs and once you add the power brick, total weight is approximately 4lbs. The power brick gives you approximately 9 ft 5 inches of freedom from a power source. The power brick itself looks and feels sort of cheap. The cords are not stiff and don't feel that durable. I love the fact that this laptop has a 65-watt charger. It means that it is easy to replace and use other chargers and cords that you may have laying around. First Impressions - The laptop itself was light and felt well built. Opening the laptop was not as easy as expected and does not fulfill a windows user dream for one handed opening. Two hands are needed. Picking it up feels nice in the hand and it has hardly any flex on the unit (screen, body, keyboard). It doesn't feel like an almost 16-inch laptop, in a good way. You get most of the benefits of the larger screen without the feeling that this laptop is big. That 15.3-inch screen looks awesome and displays vibrant colors and stunning images. The IPS screen sports a glossy finish which inherently does produce glares from other light sources, but it can reach a bright 500 nits to combat that. The panel is 120hz which will certainly please those fast scrolling users. This screen is a touch panel and can fold back 180 degrees. Keyboard and Trackpad - The keyboard pressing depth and resistance seems well balanced. The crisp, slightly springy and quiet functions of these keys please me and the typing experience is fantastic. The trackpad is responsive and feels great. Clicks come reasonably easy and offer a nice, refined clack sound. Scrolling just feels good with the trackpad. System Responsiveness - The laptop offers a smooth experience. During everyday tasks such as opening and using office documents, surfing zillow for a home, checking in on facebook, and opening a ton of tabs in a web browser for comparison shopping, the laptop is a pleasure to use. The Logins are a breeze with the windows hello sign in feature. I never noticed the system hanging or having to wait for the system to be ready to use it. It was always ready to go. Wi-Fi was ready to go as well. I did not notice having to wait for the Wi-Fi to be ready after logging in from sleep mode. Fans and Heat - This laptop is awesome when it comes to fans or heat. Even in the “under heavy load limit” scenario, the laptop is very bearable in terms of heat and noise, so anything on that spectrum is a “feel good” situation. You can hold your head high or even higher than your macbook peers with this laptop. Heat wise, you are looking at a high of around 84F while doing most tasks and a high of 33 decimals for fan noise in performance mode. To see the max noise and heat that could be generated, I opened about 8 browser tabs consisting of shopping and new sites, ran CPU-Z stress test, and booted up a sims like game called Kingdom and Castles on Steam in performance mode. Temps reached around 102F on the 7,8,9 keys. Main keyboard area did not go above 95F and the keys felt a tad warm, but I did not notice any radiating heat or air coming from the keyboard. The max fan noise was approximately 49 decimals. I was impressed with the game performance while stress testing the system. I noticed a glitch or two (brief pause or stutter) while playing the Kingdom and Castles game, but it was very playable and enjoyable. Web Camera - The quality is probably a little below average. The laptop does not appear to help enhance the image for you. You would definitely want to pay attention to angels and the light in the room in order to look your best. The audio quality is, I think, a little above average. The range that the speakers can produce seems to be pretty good. Battery - There was battery drain during sleep mode. I’d close the computer lid in the evening and come back in the morning and noticed about a 6%-8% loss. I ran basemark web 3.0 (80% brightness, using the balanced mode for an hour then performance mode for an hour then switching back to balanced mode for the rest of the test) and not altering any other system settings to get a feel about how long this machine could last in more demanding situations. From 100%, I got approximately 3hrs 20mins. This obviously is a much more draining task than just doing light web browsing, listening to music and some productivity tasks. Software - The Lenovo software I think is very good. They provide a Lenovo Vantage hub that gives you all the important information for your laptop in one place. You can view and make changes to the settings, find warranty support, ect. I like Lenovo’s minimalist approach regarding their software. It's informative and useful without having to find and piece together things. I also like that Lenovo has shortcuts (fn+q) for power modes. As this is an Intel machine you get to use Unision, which allows you to send and receive messages and notifications via your phone, even if it's an Apple phone. Lenovo also has a feature in which you tap your phone to the screen and it will sync photos. In conclusion - The overall impression is that this laptop is awesome and checks so many boxes for me. There isn’t much not to like. The size is great for a bigger screen laptop. The weight is nice and light. The screen is gorgeous, and you won't feel bad about not getting an OLED screen. Performance is great for most tasks, and you can easily snap into most games and have a great experience. Even under heavy load this laptop is very usable both in terms of the heat and the fan noise. You’ll be pleasantly surprised and it's a joy to use.