Lenovo Yoga 920

[raqball]

Got this yesterday on a trade with my brother. Gave him my Pixelbook and cash for it. This is the top of the line Yoga 920 with the following specs:

• Core i7-8500U (8th Gen)
• 16GB DDR4 RAM @ 2400mhz
• 512 M.2 Samsung SSD
• 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) Display @ 13.9”
• 2ea USB C ports, 1ea USB A port, a headphone jack and a fingerprint reader. There is no SD card slot (bummer)

The machine is beautiful! I really think this might be one of the best looking laptops ever made. It came with Win 10 Home but I quickly updated it to Win 10 Pro. Slapped Ubuntu on as a dual boot and away I went!

This thing flat out screams! It’s probably one of the fastest computers I’ve used in a while. The fan kicked in a few times during hard usage and it is audible but not bad considering the power and size of the computer. During normal tasks I have not heard it. It does get warm when being pushed but nothing extreme. Unlike the Yoga 910, Lenovo made a smart move and brought back the full sized right [ shift ] key. I had the 910 and hated that key!

Can't comment on battery life yet but my brother said he got about 9 hours so I'll test battery life with Windows 10 and Linux.

The fingerprint reader is fast and accurate. I’ve not had to tap it more than once for the machine to unlock. My brother never did any updates so I needed to go through all the Windows updates and a BIOS update to get it rocking along.

Quick scores and a couple of photos:

• Screen: 10/10 = It’s a gorgeous 4K screen.
• Keyboard: 8/10 = It’s good but not as good as the KB on my previous X1C
• Trackpad: 9/10 = It’s accurate and feels nice and smooth. It is a Microsoft precision touchpad
• SSD: 10/10 = It’s fast! See screenshot of CrystalMark test.
• Sound: 8/10 = It sounds good but since the speakers are downward firing YMMV.​
• Build Quality: 9/10 = Slight screen bleed that’s only noticeable at boot. The watchband hinge is sturdy and solid. The machine feels well built with little to no flex.

Overall it’s a stellar Windows machine. Retail price on it is something like $1599 but I think when my brother bought it last week it was on sale at Best Buy for $1499 so there are deals out there and Lenovo always has sales on their site as well.

 

[Queen6]

Nice would make for a great secondary notebook for me, currently I need stronger performance than an Ultrabook can deliver.

Q-6

 

[raqball]

Nice would make for a great secondary notebook for me, currently I need stronger performance than an Ultrabook can deliver.

Q-6

I'm retired and a bum so ultrabooks are fine for my home type use. I think my son wants the Surface Book 2 so it's looking like this will be my machine going forward. I edited a small 4K video last night on the Yoga and it did awesome! The fan kicked in but no major heat when encoding. The new 8th gen U processors are quad core so that helps a lot in these types of machines.

 

[Queen6]

I'm retired and a bum so ultrabooks are fine for my home type use. I think my son wants the Surface Book 2 so it's looking like this will be my machine going forward. I edited a small 4K video last night on the Yoga and it did awesome! The fan kicked in but no major heat when encoding. The new 8th gen U processors are quad core so that helps a lot in these types of machines.

I still have my 13" SB, equally overkill as a companion to my primary notebook, being basically a desktop replacement. Huawei's MateBook X remains to be great, equally sans Touch & Pen, tempted to pick up a 10" Samsung W10 tablet with KB & pen as will great for on the go and notes etc.

Q-6

 

[macgeek18]

The new 920 has been tempting for me. I have the old 11" YOGA 700 and I really like it but a bigger screen is a plus. Currently I'm using the 12.5" Thinkpad X220 with Fedora and I love everything about it. Those machines are beautiful.

 

[raqball]

The new 920 has been tempting for me. I have the old 11" YOGA 700 and I really like it but a bigger screen is a plus. Currently I'm using the 12.5" Thinkpad X220 with Fedora and I love everything about it. Those machines are beautiful.

I'm diggin' it.. My son and I are swapping machines tomorrow so he can try this before he decides which he wants. I think he is going to take the SB2 which is fine by me..

I really am liking the Yoga 920!

 

[macgeek18]

I've been tempted by the SurfaceBook and all these new 2-in-1's but I still like being able to upgrade my machine if I want too. It's another reason I have moved away from Apple for computers.