Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR), ultraportable 13″ 2.5K sRGB AMD versatile thin fast and light nomadic 8h

Our review of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR)

Nomadic with its 8-hour autonomy, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR) is a versatile compact thin and light elegant aluminum laptop PC equipped with a High Definition 2.5K IPS 13-inch sRGB screen with more faithful colors than the average benefits from a reactivity reinforced by its fast SSD storage, a backlit keyboard, an infrared webcam for facial recognition or a USB-C and Wi-Fi ax connection. This ultraportable which runs on Windows 11 is efficient in everyday use and under modest multimedia work thanks to its 16 GB of RAM and its AMD Cezanne Ryzen 7 Octo Core processor with Radeon Vega 8 graphics module capable of supporting light games.

Features of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR)

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR) against the competition

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR) is currently showing in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. He positions himself in the good average in its category where it is one of the only ones to offer such a high definition and display quality screen in such a compact format.

Chassis, connectors, screen of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR)

With its fine Iron Gray design and light silver aluminum anodized sandblasted finish, it has an elegant look.

Its connectivity is good for this type of PC, consisting of 3 USB-C, an audio port and Wi-Fi ax wireless modules (newer and more efficient than Wi-Fi ac) and Bluetooth 5.2 for remote connections and communications.
On the other hand, some will deplore the absence of a standard USB port and an HDMI video output. But you can always go through an adapter USB-C to USB Where USB-C to HDMI.

In any case, you can authenticate yourself biometrically by facial recognition using Windows Hello technology thanks to the integrated infrared webcam.

The chiclet keyboard can also be backlit, which is practical for better discerning its keys in the dark.

The screen will appeal to fans of High Definition content thanks to its 2.5K definition, which is higher than the Full HD standard, especially since it is associated with sRGB and IPS specifications involving more faithful colorimetry than average with significant viewing angles. , both horizontal and vertical. The screen is not adorned with an anti-reflective treatment expected for a mobile PC but with a glossy treatment which certainly gives punch to the colors but proves to be subject to reflections in a bright environment (eg outdoors).

Performance, autonomy of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR)

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (82CY0037FR) targets those who wish to acquire a compact thin and light mobile High Definition portable PC for general purpose mobile use.

Easy to transport thanks to its compactness, its thinness and its lightness, it will interest even more the nomads that it is able to hold approximately 8 hours on battery in light use.

To do this, it relies on energy-efficient components such as the low-power AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Cezanne Octo Core APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) processor and the 16 GB of RAM, which is also low-power.

This core, which delivers good general performance capable of satisfying many users, will be of interest to those who wish to carry out modest multimedia work using multicore and RAM, such as photo editing or video encoding.

On the other hand, to often carry out work that consumes processor and/or graphics resources, it is better to turn instead to a PC equipped with a non-low-power processor and/or an adequate dedicated graphics card.

All the graphics are in fact managed here by the Radeon Vega 8 graphics module directly integrated into the processor thanks to which you can still watch photos and videos but also indulge in light games while no dedicated graphics card is available. is on board.
Keep in mind, however, that concessions are necessary in games since 2.5K requires more graphics calculations than Full HD, which implies a lower number of fps.

On the storage side, there is an SSD that rivals the standard of hard drives in terms of capacity with its 512 GB while being quiet, more energy efficient, more shock resistant and much faster.

In practice, the SSD therefore guarantees much faster starts/stops, processing and software launches than a simple hard drive. for example, or even a faster arrival on the cards of online games.
More generally, the SSD provides much better fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis.

Of course, if 512 GB is too tight, you can use an external storage unit. Favoring a USB-C device then represents an interesting solution for obtaining fast transfers.