Lenovo Yoga 7i 16" 83DL0002US Storm Grey 2024

The Lenovo Yoga 7i is a versatile 2-in-1 with a great touchscreen, all-day battery, and premium build. Performance is middle-of-the-road, but it's plenty for everyday productivity. Just don't expect gaming beyond solitaire. At $726 it's a steal; at $1,050, you can do better.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i is a 16-inch 2-in-1 that gets the fundamentals right. The touchscreen is sharp and responsive, the battery sails through a full workday, and the 360-degree hinge feels like a convenience you'll actually use, not a novelty collecting dust. With an Intel Core Ultra 7 155U and 16GB of RAM, it sails through browser tabs, office apps, and streaming without flinching.

Our benchmarks put the Core Ultra 7 155U right around the middle of the pack, which sounds boring but translates to a snappy everyday experience. The 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM keeps multitasking fluid, and the 1TB SSD offers decent load times. Where things get rough is gaming: our score scraped an 18.8 out of 100, so don't plan on anything beyond casual titles. The 300-nit display looks fine indoors, though working by a sunny window will be a struggle.

Pricing for the Yoga 7i is all over the place. We've seen it as low as $726 and as high as $1,050 across different stores, and that $324 spread completely changes the conversation. Near the lower end, you're getting a lot: a big convertible touchscreen, solid build, and the latest Core Ultra chip. At the full $1,050, it's a tougher sell. Do yourself a favor and shop around before you hit buy.

Next to the MacBook Pro M5 Pro, the Yoga 7i gives you a bigger touchscreen and convertibility for less cash, but you trade away raw performance and battery efficiency. The ASUS ProArt PX13 targets creatives with a better display and discrete graphics, though it costs more. The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro flaunts a superior OLED screen, while the MSI Prestige and HP ZBook Ultra G1a lean harder into business. If you value that flip-and-fold design above all else, the Yoga 7i holds its own.

Skip this if gaming is on your radar, the integrated graphics simply can't keep up. If you need a color-accurate screen for professional creative work, the 45% NTSC coverage will frustrate you. And if you often work outdoors, the 300-nit maximum brightness will leave you squinting.

The Yoga 7i is a near-perfect daily driver for students, remote workers, or anyone who lives in a browser and occasionally edits photos. It's a jack-of-all-trades that masters the art of being easy to live with, especially in tablet or tent mode for note-taking or Netflix. If you skip gaming and snag it under $800, you'll be thrilled.