Inside Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga – disassembly and upgrade options

A convertible with a huge fan and decent upgradability? Yes, please!

Check out all Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

To get inside of this device, you have to undo 10 Torx-head screws. After that, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool and lift it away from the chassis.


2. Battery

Here, we see a 60Wh battery pack, that will power the laptop, when you’re away from the charger.


3. Memory and storage

This laptop features 8GB of soldered memory to its motherboard, as well as one SODIMM slot for expansion up to 40GB in total. As for the storage, there are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots.


4. Cooling system

In terms of cooling, we see two heat pipes, a heat spreader, and a pretty big fan.

Check out all Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga in-depth review

In case you're wondering - yes, Lenovo is offering their classy business solutions in a convertible form factor, as well. It is called the ThinkBook 14s Yoga and aims to combine the best of both worlds.Now, there are a lot of 2-in-1s out there, and a large part of them actually comes from the Yoga subbrand. How would this notebook be different from the others? Well, for starters, it comes feature-packed with all of the security software and firmware usually paired with the ThinkBook series. In addition to that, there is Intel's Tiger Lake processor lineup, maxing out with the Core i7-1165[...]

Pros

  • Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6 connection, and a MicroSD card reader on board
  • There are two M.2 PCIe slots, one RAM-SODIMM slot (up to 40GB of RAM in total) + it supports Wi-Fi 6
  • Covers 98% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV140FHM-N66)
  • Included stylus
  • PWM-free display(BOE NV140FHM-N66)
  • Great keyboard experience
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Underperforming iGPU
  • Feels a bit heavy in tablet mode
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