All-in-one desktops try really hard but don¡¯t really capture the hearts of true PC enthusiasts. And in a world where iMacs are often regarded as the gold standard in the all-in-one configuration, whether it¡¯s in terms of performance or aesthetics or even user experience, Windows PCs often are left behind.?
Lenovo however, with its Yoga 7 AIO is pulling all stops in bringing to us a machine that looks extraordinary, with a large, sharp display and performance that claims to pack a punch. But does it truly deliver as advertised? Let¡¯s find out.
Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 sports a 27-inch touch IPS panel sporting a resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels. The panel is locked at 60 Hz and is 100 percent sRGB compatible. The entire panel is almost rimless, with the glass sitting flush with the edges, as is seen in many high-end monitors these days.?
The panel was vivid and vibrant for all kinds of content consumption -- text, movies or even simply browsing online. However, what sucked was the fact that the giant touch-screen panel was glossy as hell.?
This means if you have a desk that¡¯s close to a window, you¡¯ll either have to blast the brightness to its max (which even at 360 nits wasn¡¯t the best) or get dark curtains to limit natural light into your workspace.?
While from the front this looks like any other monitor, the Yoga AIO 7 has strange quirks that don¡¯t really help in bettering the user experience.?
The construction is solid with heavy aluminium legs that firmly hold the rather heavy unit. However, the monitor isn¡¯t the best when it comes to ergonomics. It lacks height adjustment or any kind of pan movement. What you do get is some angle tilt which doesn't really do much.?
The screen can smoothly change its orientation from horizontal to vertical, which looks cool but unless you¡¯re addicted to social media scrolling or a hardcore coder won¡¯t really make sense to you.?
For a machine that¡¯s called Yoga, you¡¯d expect it to have some moves, but it¡¯s as limited in its movement as a buff bodybuilder.?
The onboard JBL speaker also isn¡¯t the most impressive with its 2.0 stereo arrangement. It surely has some fidelity, but it lacks the loudness or punchiness you expect from a JBL speaker of a similar size.?
What is great is that Yoga AIO 7 gets a good set of I/O -- one USB 3.2 Gen 2, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 for Link Mode, two USB 2.0s, two USB 3.2 Gen 2, one HDMI out 2.0, one ethernet connector and one power connector. You also get a detachable camera that connects on the top of the screen.?
Under the hood, you¡¯re greeted with some rather impressive hardware -- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H that sports eight cores, 16 threads at 3.2Ghz with a boost clock of 4.4Ghz, as well as 4MB L2 and 16MB L3 cache.?This is paired with 2xGB of DDR4 memory at 3200MHz and AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB of GDDR6 video memory.?
Synthetic benchmarks show how capable this machine is for a power user and even for those working on creative applications such as casual video and image editing.?AMD's Ryzen 7 5800H doesn't break a sweat.
3DMark testing reveals that this PC equipped with RX 6600M graphics is in fact very capable for doing some light gaming, however, one can only get some good FPS by bringing its resolution down to full HD. I tried playing some Valorant which was easily able to deliver over 60fps at all times on full-HD resolution.?
Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 is a strange bag of tricks that sometimes hits the right spot but also misses out on many elements. It¡¯s got a bang-on panel with disappointing ergonomics (at least for me) and glossy nature, but it compensates for it by offering phenomenal performance that I really wasn¡¯t expecting from this machine.?
All this with a full set of I/O and solid construction, it¡¯s definitely a strange piece of tech. And for a price tag of Rs 1,71,990, it¡¯s definitely not cheap.?
So if you¡¯re in the market for a powerful PC that¡¯s out of the ordinary and don¡¯t mind it being a little rough around the edges, Yoga AIO 7 might be worth going for, but it¡¯s definitely not the iMac killer it¡¯s trying to be.
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