Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 – Top 5 Pros and Cons

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 - Top 5 Pros and Cons

From: Severin Kolakov 11 January 2023 / 17:30 0

Gen 1 laptops and devices almost always come with some issues, which quickly get resolved once the Gen 2 hits the market.

Today we have the ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2, which comes with much more powerful hardware, thanks to Alder Lake, which transforms the notebook into a portable and performing business-class machine with a great display and a dedicated stylus, which you can use in a business as well as in a Creative manner.

Today we’re giving you a quick overview of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2.

Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2: Full Specs / In-depth Review

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Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2

Processor: Intel Core i7-1255U
VideoCard: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD

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4 reasons to BUY the Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2

1. Input devices

The keyboard on the ThinkBook comes with surprisingly long key travel, despite the 16.9 mm profile. The feedback is also very clicky, so we’re sure you’d enjoy typing on it. The board is backlit, so you can’t be stopped even during nighttime. The touchpad has a decent size and a Mylar surface. It’s smooth, precise, and fast to respond.

2. I/O

The laptop offers a decent selection of ports, including one USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 2) port, one Thunderbolt 4 port, two USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, a MicroSD card reader, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and a stylus enclosure.

3. Display quality

The 14-inch Full HD IPS display has excellent viewing angles, a peak brightness of 347 nits in the middle of the screen, 356 nits as an average across the entire display area, and a deviation of just 7%. The contrast ratio is also incredibly high at 2020:1, ensuring deep blacks and good colors. Speaking of colors, the panel is able to reproduce 100% of the sRGB color gamut, while getting incredibly accurate with our Design and Gaming profile.

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4. Battery life

The 60Wh battery pack lasts for 10 hours and 27 minutes of Web browsing, or 8 hours and 28 minutes of video playback. Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with.

1 reason NOT to buy the Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2

1. The weight

With an aluminum chassis and good durability, Lenovo has chosen to sacrifice a bit of portability, as the device comes with a weight of 1.50 kg, which isn’t exactly very portable when you factor in that you’re buying it largely to use it as a tablet.