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Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Touch Laptop: i7-1185G7,14" 1080p, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
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Best Buy has Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" 2-In One Touchscreen Laptop (82BG000CUS) for $1079.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where available.
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Specs:
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Note, curbside pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
- Intel 11th Gen Evo i7-1185G7 4.80 GHz 4C/8T
- 14" 1920x1080 IPS Touchscreen Display
- 16GB DDR4 4266 Memory
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe SSD
- Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- WiFi 6 - 802.11 ax
- Active Pen
- Backlit Keyboard
- Amazon Alexa
- Windows 10 Home
- Inputs
- 1x USB 3.2 Type A
- 2x Thunderbolt
- 4-Cell Lithium-ion Battery (Up to 15 Hours)
- Weight 2.97 lbs
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- 1 year Manufacturer's Warranty
- Holiday purchases between Oct 13 and Jan 2, returns and exchanges will be accepted through Jan 16.
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Best Buy has Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" 2-In One Touchscreen Laptop (82BG000CUS) for $1079.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where available.
Thanks to community member MagentaPenguin2480 for finding this deal.
Note, curbside pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
Thanks to community member MagentaPenguin2480 for finding this deal.
Note, curbside pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
- Intel 11th Gen Evo i7-1185G7 4.80 GHz 4C/8T
- 14" 1920x1080 IPS Touchscreen Display
- 16GB DDR4 4266 Memory
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe SSD
- Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- WiFi 6 - 802.11 ax
- Active Pen
- Backlit Keyboard
- Amazon Alexa
- Windows 10 Home
- Inputs
- 1x USB 3.2 Type A
- 2x Thunderbolt
- 4-Cell Lithium-ion Battery (Up to 15 Hours)
- Weight 2.97 lbs
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- 1 year Manufacturer's Warranty
- Holiday purchases between Oct 13 and Jan 2, returns and exchanges will be accepted through Jan 16.
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Interestingly, the 11th gen i5 outperforms the single 11th gen i7 laptop they've reviewed, suggesting that heat management is crucial (the i5 and i7 are identical - both 4 core w/ hyperthreading; differences are base clock speed, L3 cache size, and power ceiling). It matches and beats the 10th gen i7, and appears to be competitive with the Ryzen 5 4500U (6 core). Assuming Lenovo managed the thermals properly, the 11th gen i7 probably scores just above the 4500U. The 4700U is a 8-core so should beat this handily.
It's manufactured on Intel's 10nm process, which at 100 million transistors/mm^2 is slightly smaller than TSMC's 7nm (used by AMD) at 96 MT/mm^2. So it's about as close to an apples-to-apples comparison we're going to get between the two architectures. (Apple bought up all of TSMC's 5nm production capacity for it's A14 and M1 processors. That's 173 MT/mm^2, so has a huge advantage over 7nm and Intel 10nm, which is why the M1 does so well. Not something special about Apple's architecture.)
GPU benchmark scores put the new integrated graphics about on par with the MX350, beating AMD's Vega 7 and 8. But the game benchmarks are all over the place due to immature drivers.
Overall, looks like a solid system, minus the lack of ports (1 USB-A, 2 USB-C w/ Thunderbolt and PD, 1 headphone, that's it) and the poor keyboard (I've tried it and it's like little plastic squares which depress slightly, not a real keyboard like you get with the Thinkpads). Note that there's no HDMI out, no SD or microSD slot. And the i7 is an AMD 4500U competitor, not a 4700U competitor. In that respect, even discounted this heavily it is probably still overpriced compared to a similar AMD laptop.
That advantage won't last forever. TSMC is going to build out more 5nm manufacturing capacity. At which point AMD (and Nvidia and Qualcomm and a bunch of other companies) will end up on the same level playing field as Apple. AMD's processors on 7nm already slightly outclass the M1 on 5nm while using fewer transistors (the M1 is 12 billion transistors, while the AMD 4700U is about 10 billion). So AMD on 5nm should handily beat Apple's offerings.
So unless you're already committed to Apple's app ecosystem, it'd be foolhardy to switch now. You'll just end up regretting it once AMD starts releasing 5nm processors. I wouldn't count Intel out of the game yet either. Their 7nm process (expected 2022) is about 200 million transistors/mm^2, which would leapfrog TSMC's 5nm (170 MT/mm^2). Until TSMC can push out 3nm (also currently expected for 2022, about 250-300 MT/mm^2). Even if TSMC beats Intel again, Intel could swallow its pride and buy out TSMC's 3nm manufacturing capacity for their own processors, stagnating Apple (and AMD) at 5nm. Intel is one of the few companies with a more obscene profit margin than Apple (~30% vs ~20%, vs 5%-10% for the rest of the industry), so they could easily afford to do this.
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does bb charge restocking fee if you return?
Don't even need a reason? 14 days?
Is AMD model coming soon?
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Is AMD model coming soon?
looks at this price config will almost the same.
looks at this price config will almost the same.
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Interestingly, the 11th gen i5 outperforms the single 11th gen i7 laptop they've reviewed, suggesting that heat management is crucial (the i5 and i7 are identical - both 4 core w/ hyperthreading; differences are base clock speed, L3 cache size, and power ceiling). It matches and beats the 10th gen i7, and appears to be competitive with the Ryzen 5 4500U (6 core). Assuming Lenovo managed the thermals properly, the 11th gen i7 probably scores just above the 4500U. The 4700U is a 8-core so should beat this handily.
It's manufactured on Intel's 10nm process, which at 100 million transistors/mm^2 is slightly smaller than TSMC's 7nm (used by AMD) at 96 MT/mm^2. So it's about as close to an apples-to-apples comparison we're going to get between the two architectures. (Apple bought up all of TSMC's 5nm production capacity for it's A14 and M1 processors. That's 173 MT/mm^2, so has a huge advantage over 7nm and Intel 10nm, which is why the M1 does so well. Not something special about Apple's architecture.)
GPU benchmark scores put the new integrated graphics about on par with the MX350, beating AMD's Vega 7 and 8. But the game benchmarks are all over the place due to immature drivers.
Overall, looks like a solid system, minus the lack of ports (1 USB-A, 2 USB-C w/ Thunderbolt and PD, 1 headphone, that's it) and the poor keyboard (I've tried it and it's like little plastic squares which depress slightly, not a real keyboard like you get with the Thinkpads). Note that there's no HDMI out, no SD or microSD slot. And the i7 is an AMD 4500U competitor, not a 4700U competitor. In that respect, even discounted this heavily it is probably still overpriced compared to a similar AMD laptop.
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