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Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 Laptop: i7-1165G7, 15.6" 1080p, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD

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Lenovo via eBay has Lenovo Yoga 7i 15.6" 2-in-1 Laptop (82BJ0007US) for $909.99. Shipping is free.

Lenovo via Newegg has Lenovo Yoga 7i 15.6" 2-in-1 Laptop (82BJ0007US) for $909.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs (full specs here):
  • Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor (2.80 GHz, up to 4.70 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 12 MB Cache)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS 500-nits Dolby Vision HDR 400 Touchscreen Display
  • 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory
  • 1TB PCIe SSD
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
    • 2 x USB 4 Type-C (Thunderbolt 4/PowerDelivery / DisplayPort)
    • NOVO Hole
  • Intel AX201 WI-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 10 Home

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    • 30 day returns w/ money back, seller pays for return shipping
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $390 lower (30% savings) than the list price if $1299.99.

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Lenovo via eBay has Lenovo Yoga 7i 15.6" 2-in-1 Laptop (82BJ0007US) for $909.99. Shipping is free.

Lenovo via Newegg has Lenovo Yoga 7i 15.6" 2-in-1 Laptop (82BJ0007US) for $909.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs (full specs here):
  • Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor (2.80 GHz, up to 4.70 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 12 MB Cache)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS 500-nits Dolby Vision HDR 400 Touchscreen Display
  • 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory
  • 1TB PCIe SSD
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
    • 2 x USB 4 Type-C (Thunderbolt 4/PowerDelivery / DisplayPort)
    • NOVO Hole
  • Intel AX201 WI-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 10 Home

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this seller:
    • 10403 feedback, 98.3% positive
    • 30 day returns w/ money back, seller pays for return shipping
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $390 lower (30% savings) than the list price if $1299.99.

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NervousHaddock614May 4, 2021 1:26 AM
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Quote from user1323 View quoted comment :
Any reason not to buy this. I was looking an an xps for $500 more and the specs here are better. I did want a 14" screen though but i could use the # pad.
One thing is those hinges. My wife had one of those Lenovos and they broke pretty quick. She did not use it in tablet mode at all. A couple of drops that normal laptops survive and the hinges were done, plastic around them cracked, which destroyed the power connector too, stopped charging, eventually everything just crumbled before it was even 2 years old.

Otherwise looks like very solid specs.
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user1323May 4, 2021 1:37 AM
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Is this the c740 model?
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okaythenMay 4, 2021 1:42 AM
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Quote from NervousHaddock614 View quoted comment :
One thing is those hinges. My wife had one of those Lenovos and they broke pretty quick. She did not use it in tablet mode at all. A couple of drops that normal laptops survive and the hinges were done, plastic around them cracked, which destroyed the power connector too, stopped charging, eventually everything just crumbled before it was even 2 years old.

Otherwise looks like very solid specs.
wow it's that fragile huh? thanks for the heads up.
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Quote from user1323 View quoted comment :
Any reason not to buy this. I was looking an an xps for $500 more and the specs here are better. I did want a 14" screen though but i could use the # pad.
There is a 14 inch version as well, at $900. Similar spec but 512gb ssd.
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There is a 14 inch version as well, at $900. Similar spec but 512gb ssd.
Do you have a link?
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BatmansplumberMay 4, 2021 2:54 AM
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Quote from lilpiggy View quoted comment :
I agree with the other person.
Lenovo has the absolute worst customer service.
I even purchased the upgraded warranty plan, but I can't even get a service from Lenovo.
My tickets have been ignored and mysteriously cancelled a few weeks later. I follow up and I get "We'll look into it and someone will call you in 24 hours". I'm still waiting for those phone calls months later.
It's been a year and 10+ tickets. I still can't get a reply from them.
Honest question: at this point, since you've given them a very fair shake to provide what you purchased, why not do a cc chargeback? That sounds like absolute BS on their part.

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Quality and CS service issues aside, what the hell kind of name for a laptop is Yoga? What does a form of meditative exercise that's supposed to help you get away from the stresses of modern life have to do with a piece of advanced technology that's integral to modern life? Now Yoda, that a name is I could relate to, a laptop, for.
I'm guessing you've never done toppling tree or slithering snake. (I may have made that last one up)
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Quote from novemberr View quoted comment :
Will Intel have 8/16 processor for laptops?
For U series low powered devices, no there won't be anything more than 4 Cores, even with their 10 nm nodes. Their 10 nm process is not matured enough, especially due to their single chip design where all the cores and their interconnect bus are directly inside a single die, unlike AMD's chiplet based architecture where for Cores, they have a chiplet called CCX and for I/O and interconnects, they have another chiplet based on 14nm/12nm.

The Intel's design is not scalable with their current 10nm node to accommodate more cores and reaching higher clock speed at reasonable power requirements. I think you understand that Power consumption was so high that they could not release 10nm Processors for Desktop where you can have a lot higher thermal celling compared to a Laptop.
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Quote from SociableWren1282 View quoted comment :
What are your tickets about? Is it something they can actually help with? I work in IT, and usually if it's too technical for me, then it's too technical for the outsourced help desk people and requires escalation requests.

I've never had to contact them (I also definitely have voided warranty by opening my two Lenovos to swap out parts) so I don't have experience with them specifically. But in general, the only help I can ever rely on is when dealing with a big company in a professional capacity (read: the only good support comes when you pay by the consultation).
You don't necessarily void the warranty by replacing regular parts like memory or hard disks yourself. Per Magnuson moss warranty act, the seller has the burden to prove that your actions caused the failure. For e.g. if you replaced the hard disk (with the right precautions) and let's say the speaker goes out after a few weeks, the seller should not be able to void your warranty on the laptop speaker.
EDIT: I'm not a lawyer so do your own research.
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Quote from Suryasis View quoted comment :
For U series low powered devices, no there won't be anything more than 4 Cores, even with their 10 nm nodes. Their 10 nm process is not matured enough, especially due to their single chip design where all the cores and their interconnect bus are directly inside a single die, unlike AMD's chiplet based architecture where for Cores, they have a chiplet called CCX and for I/O and interconnects, they have another chiplet based on 14nm/12nm.

The Intel's design is not scalable with their current 10nm node to accommodate more cores and reaching higher clock speed at reasonable power requirements. I think you understand that Power consumption was so high that they could not release 10nm Processors for Desktop where you can have a lot higher thermal celling compared to a Laptop.
Surya, Perhaps you would know this:
Background: I purchased an XPS 13 9310 i7 recently. The surface temperatures on the XPS run extremely hot (measured it to be about 105-107 degrees) when under moderate to heavy load. This makes it unbearable to use on the lap without a laptop cooler but then carrying around a laptop cooler along with an ultraportable to every place defeats the very purpose of an ultraportable. So I'm thinking of replacing it.

So here is the question: Would a typical Ryzen 4700U or 4800U run a laptop less hot than the equivalent Tigerlake i7 U series processors? I believe both AMD and Intel are 15W TDP (nominal) but if I had to guess, the Ryzen would generate less heat because perhaps it can get the "same work done with less energy" -- maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but is there any merit to this thought process?
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Surya, Perhaps you would know this:
Background: I purchased an XPS 13 9310 i7 recently. The surface temperatures on the XPS run extremely hot (measured it to be about 105-107 degrees) when under moderate to heavy load. This makes it unbearable to use on the lap without a laptop cooler but then carrying around a laptop cooler along with an ultraportable to every place defeats the very purpose of an ultraportable. So I'm thinking of replacing it.

So here is the question: Would a typical Ryzen 4700U or 4800U run a laptop less hot than the equivalent Tigerlake i7 U series processors? I believe both AMD and Intel are 15W TDP (nominal) but if I had to guess, the Ryzen would generate less heat because perhaps it can get the "same work done with less energy" -- maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but is there any merit to this thought process?
I watched a couple video reviews on this series and they said it runs cool
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I watched a couple video reviews on this series and they said it runs cool
Hmm sure but this is a 15.6" laptop and since its much bigger than the 13.4" XPS 13 it has more opportunity to channelize the heat away from the surface of the laptop better than a super cramped tiny 13" laptop.

The real challenge is to keep a small 13" laptop cool under load. Maybe a fair comparison would be to compare the Dell XPS 13" Tigerlake i7 with the Lenovo Thinkbook 13 s Gen 2 Ryzen 4800U. They are both comparable in size and use comparable cooling systems - would the Thinkbook outer body be cooler compared to the red hot XPS?
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I'm guessing you've never done toppling tree or slithering snake. (I may have made that last one up)
Does typing while sitting count?

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Quote from easymonies View quoted comment :
Surya, Perhaps you would know this:
Background: I purchased an XPS 13 9310 i7 recently. The surface temperatures on the XPS run extremely hot (measured it to be about 105-107 degrees) when under moderate to heavy load. This makes it unbearable to use on the lap without a laptop cooler but then carrying around a laptop cooler along with an ultraportable to every place defeats the very purpose of an ultraportable. So I'm thinking of replacing it.

So here is the question: Would a typical Ryzen 4700U or 4800U run a laptop less hot than the equivalent Tigerlake i7 U series processors? I believe both AMD and Intel are 15W TDP (nominal) but if I had to guess, the Ryzen would generate less heat because perhaps it can get the "same work done with less energy" -- maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but is there any merit to this thought process?
You are correct. And don't go by what is the TDP defined by the Processor manufacturers. There is no specific definition for TDP and Intel and AMD both defines TDP in their own terms, which Intel's one is more or less meaningless.

Before Tiger Lake, TDP means to Intel is that that is the power the CPU would require to maintain the base clock speed. Say take an example of Comet Lake i7-10510U which has a base clock of 1.8 GHz and Boost clock of 4.9 GHz. So, the 15W TDP will guarantee that 15W will be able to make all the 4 Cores running at Base frequency of 1.9 GHz.

In 11th Gen Tiger Lake, say 1165G7, you'll see that base Frequency of 2.8 GHz and Boost of 4.7 GHz. So a normal person would assume that at least at 15W, that Processor will be able to sustain 2.8 GHz, right? WORNG. Now Intel needs 28W TDP setting to even hit that Base frequency of 2.8 GHz and if it goes down to 15W, the clock speed can go down to 1.2-1.4 GHz. Basically Tiger Lake has better IPC but it needs more power to reach those clock speeds. That's the reason, there is no guarantee that if you buy an Core i7 11th Gen, it will perform better than i5 in another laptop because it depends on the cooling and TDP and Tiger Lake performs all over the place. In your XPS 13, I think Dell has set the long term PL2 to 28W which is pretty high for that thin & light Laptop and the Thermal Throttle limit to 100 degree C. So, even when it is reaching over 90 degree, it still maintains the performance but gets really hotter. I am not sure but normally in BIOS, Dell has a setting called TCC which basically adds a negative offset to the Thermal throttling limit. Their gaming Laptops have it, not sure if XPS having it. Go to BIOS by pressing F2 during boot and it should be under Performance Tab. Try to set that to 10 which will start throttling the laptop at 100-10 = 90 degree C and hence provide a better thermal experience.


On the other hand, Ryzen Processors require less power to maintain their clock speed and generate less heat. I have two of them and they run good amount cooler despite having twice the number of cores.
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