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Lenovo is back this week with a few terrific deals on some of its bestselling laptops. The company is still continuing its 50 percent off promotion for the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10, and now it’s adding the convertible model of that laptop to its anniversary sale. The 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 is now enjoying a 57 percent discount from its regular retail price, knocking the price down from $3,099 to $1,333 for a savings of $1,766.
You’re getting a laptop that can convert into a tablet in the same 14-inch form factor as the regular ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. It has a 360-degree convertible hinge design, a touchscreen, integrated pen support, and all the reliability and durability of a business-class notebook from Lenovo. If you don’t need a business-class laptop, Lenovo’s Yoga 7i is also on sale.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 14-inch
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7
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The Yoga Gen 7 has a modern 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1245U processor in a thin and light design that weighs around 3 lbs. Be sure to apply the THINKANNUALDEAL4 coupon code at checkout.
In our review of the laptop, we praised the current generation’s redesign and the excellent typing experience. But even though the laptop delivered solid performance, we found that heat can be a problem, which can be uncomfortable if you’re using the ThinkPad X1 as a tablet. If you’re not pushing the processor to the extreme, you’re getting a sleek convertible with up to nearly 15 hours of battery life with the screen turned to 250 nits of brightness.
The configuration that’s on sale includes 16GB of LPDDR5 soldered memory and a 256GB M.2 solid-state drive. The laptop comes with a 14-inch WUXGA IPS touchscreen display capable of displaying 100 percent of the sRGB color spectrum at 400 nits. Refresh rate is capped at 60 Hz, and since the laptop solely relies on Intel Iris Xe Graphics, it isn’t suitable for gaming. Tile tracking is built in, so you can activate the service any time you need to locate your laptop.
Lenovo Yoga 7i for $1,010 (was $1,480) at Lenovo: If you don’t need the MIL-STD 810H certification from Lenovo’s ThinkPad business line, stepping down the Lenovo Yoga 7i will give you a similar 14-inch convertible experience. The Yoga 7i is part of Lenovo’s consumer laptop lineup, and it’s now discounted by 31 percent, reducing the price to just $1,010. Unlike the ThinkPad on our list, no coupon code is required for this sale.
Giving up the ThinkPad’s durability certification will get you some performance upgrades compared to the ThinkPad X1 Yoga on our list. You’ll be getting a more powerful 12th Gen processor on the Yoga 7i as well as a higher-resolution 14-inch panel. The Yoga 7i is configured with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U alongside Intel Xe Graphics, 16GB of LPDDR5 soldered memory, and a 1TB solid-state drive. The 14-inch touchscreen display comes with a 2.2K resolution that can reach 300 nits of brightness. The slim and light laptop is part of Intel’s Evo Ultrabook certification.
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