Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 Specs and Details

Specifications of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (82A2001CFR)

Chassis, connectors, screen of Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (82A2001CFR)

Forged in aluminum , the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (82A2001CFR) is above all sober, goes everywhere and robust with a high-end frosted finish. Its “Slate gray” color changes from gray or silver with a shade that draws towards deep blue. The surfaces are soft, smooth and matte and do not catch fingerprints for a simple look, without any flashy elements, ideal for slipping into a professional environment.

In terms of measurements, the 14 inches optimizes its format with 15 mm thickness for a 320 x 208 mm frame around a borderless screen and 1.4 kg on the scale for this version with a glass screen.

Moreover, the design element that steals the show from the chassis is probably the screen. Its bright IPS panel (300 nits) reveals a Full HD definition (1920 x 1080 px) which allows you to get the best out of High Definition content. A layer of glass is placed on the screen, bringing a little more sharpness to the content but with the appearance of reflections caused by the ambient light, a detail that could bother some. Note that the panel covers 100% of the sRGB colors to work the image accurately.

The connection is in the variety despite the small profile of the machine. Lenovo adds to its Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 an HD Infrared webcam with Windows Hello facial recognition and a long range microphone for the use of the Amazon Alexa and Windows Cortana assistants. No need for a fingerprint reader so the session opens on its own, without touching anything. The interfaces as such include two USB Type-C portsincluding a Gen2 which supports charging, video streaming and data streaming as well as two standard USB 3.2 Gen1 ports. But that\’s not all. A microSD card reader is also present, as is an HDMI 2.0 output. It\’s pretty generous compared to the competition now. Note also that Lenovo equips this model with the latest Wifi module to date (Wifi 6 ax) . Bluetooth 5.0 is of course on the menu.

To enrich the user experience, Lenovo leverages artificial intelligence . Step away from your computer and the video you are watching automatically pauses, transfer content from your screen to another monitor with just a turn of your head, and more. Lenovo\’s AI should also facilitate authentication and translation while helping to extend battery life by optimizing performance based on usage patterns.

Performance, battery life of Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (82A2001CFR)

The great strength of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (82A2001CFR) is to be seen in the processor department with the support of an AMD Ryzen Renoir (2020) Ryzen 7 4700U Octo Corelow consumption. This shows a nice increase in performance compared to the Ryzen 7 3700U (2019), thanks in particular to the number of cores which doubles but also to the finer engraving used. Without going too far (the processor is recent), for all common office-type uses, we can claim to be able to obtain scores close to an Intel Core i7-1065G7 but the difference is more visibly drawn on tasks that consume processor resources. can take advantage of all hearts such as content creation (editing, rendering, modeling …). Namely that we remain on low consumption (TDP 15W), so we should not expect from this processor the same resources as an Octo Core-H (Ryzen 7 4800H) which is a processor designed for complex calculations thorough.

Opposite, the 16 GB RAM is a force to enjoy comfortable multitasking whatever your use and to look forward to the coming years with peace of mind. It\’s a good thing that the total is quite high because the RAM is welded and therefore not scalable.

The Yoga Slim 7 is not intended for playing, but the Radeon Vega 7integrated into the processor is not against some occasional parts. At the level of an NVIDIA GeForce MX330, its capacities are more than enough for everyday work and the tasks listed above and even allow some games from time to time on games that are not very demanding graphically. Most will require you to make some concessions on screen definition and / or details however. Especially since the processor is forced to make some concessions on its power in this case (reduced TDP), due to the compactness of the chassis. By this mean that you will not be able to take full advantage of the potential of the components but that the whole will still allow you to play and create in good conditions, a bargain already for the price.

Opposite, storage is elementary here since it is entrusted to a fast dedicated 512 GB SSD (NVMe PCIe) . The system gains there directly compared to a configuration with mechanical hard drive because of the speed of loading offered by the SSD. This type of storage ensures almost instantaneous switching on and off, transfers calculated in seconds or instantaneous software launches where mechanical support implied substantial latencies. Note also that the SSD is by nature more silent, robust and efficient than a hard drive. Not to spoil anything, the capacity of 512 GB is comfortable to store your heavy files without too much restriction.

Finally, a word on autonomy. Despite its small profile, Lenovo still managed to slip a 60.7 Whr battery into its case, allowing it to be self-sufficient for nearly 9 hours . A force to carry it with you for a whole day. Plus, RapidCharge technology lets you power up to 80% of the battery\’s capacity in just one hour.