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7.8 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Lenovo Yoga 7A 2-in-1 16 $1,700 at Lenovo Pros Roomy 16-inch OLED with fantastic color coverage
Good everyday performance from Ryzen AI 7
Practical two-in-one flexibility
Solid build quality Cons Integrated Radeon GPU is underwhelming for 3D work and gaming
No discrete GPU option at this size
No Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 ports
Annoying keyboard quirk
Lenovo's Yoga 7A 2-in-1 16 is aimed squarely at creators and students who want a big, color-accurate OLED canvas with a 360-degree convertible design without having to dish out workstation money. The $1,700 configuration I tested -- AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 processor, 24GB of RAM, Radeon 840M graphics and a 1TB SSD -- is close to the top of the range and is clearly positioned as a "prosumer" device.
With that audience in mind, the Yoga 7A 16 mostly delivers. The 16-inch OLED touchscreen is a gorgeous panel and looks fantastic for editing photos and streaming video. AMD's latest Ryzen AI chip makes Windows 11 feel responsive even when you're juggling dozens of browser tabs. Where this 16-inch OLED laptop falls short is with graphics performance and screen brightness. The modest 300-nit brightness on this particular 16-inch panel means it's not ideal for HDR, and its multi- and single-core CPU performance falls behind competing models. Also, the integrated Radeon 840M GPU makes the Yoga 7A 16 ill-equipped for using the huge, color-accurate OLED display for 3D gaming or serious video editing.
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