Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 review – premium business transformer
Business devices are constantly evolving and the. Now, you can find them in many different shapes and forms factors starting from ultra-light laptops to heavy workstations meant for 24/7 work. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 is a pure office machine that many CEOs should like because it’s not cheap at all but it comes with many goodies under the hood.
It’s a light and thin notebook but you can configure it with Intel Raptor Lake U or P chips and you have seven processor options at your disposal. Expectedly, you’re not going to find dGPU options here which is something normal for such a compact device. The main event is the 390-degree hinge. You can quickly transform the notebook into a tablet or you can use it in tent mode. You can also have more fun with the device thanks to the included ThinkPad Pen Pro.
The security seems on point and Lenovo is trying to attract business users with some useful extras including a Web camera with a privacy shutter, a dTPM chip, a spill-resistant keyboard, and a fingerprint reader. Just like other office laptops from the same brand, you can pick a device with many optional features such as vPro CPUs, IR camera, Privacy Guard, lock on leave function, 4G or 5G connectivity, Computer Vision camera, etc. This will greatly increase the end price, especially if you get the optional 4K OLED touchscreen display. At first glance, the gadget looks like a premium 2-in-1 machine that can be used for work and entertainment.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-yoga-8th-gen-2023/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (8th Gen, 2023) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 57Wh
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 314.4 x 222.3 x 15.53 mm (12.38" x 8.75" x 0.61")
- Weight
- 1.38 kg (3 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0b
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD / FHD / IR with privacy shutter, MIPI, fixed focus, Computer Vision
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Quad Array Microphone, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
- Speakers
- 2x 2W woofers + 2x 0.8W tweeters Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
All Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (8th Gen, 2023) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-yoga-8th-gen-type-21hq-21hr/downloads
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, you’ll find the laptop itself placed in a smaller fancy-looing box, some manuals, and a 65W Type-C charger. The least powerful siblings are bundles with a 45W charger.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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