tldr; Solid 16-inch 2-in-1 with Intel Core Ultra. Good display and build quality. Heavy for tablet mode at 16 inches. 14-inch variant better for portability.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16-inch)
“Unfortunately the yoga 7i ram is soldered and not upgradable, SSD will be upgradable though. It's a very nice laptop however if you get the correct ram spec for what you need. On the surface, it is very likely it will work with your old software. New snapdragon X chips work with legacy software in the same way apple did it, through a translation layer. The only compatibility issues I have seen is with software that has kernel access. This is mostly things like anti cheat.”
“Thinking about buying yoga 7i 2in1 at best buy for $499. Is the hinge issue that bad? What if I just use it like normal laptop and don’t flip over to use it like tablet? I’ve never used Lenovo laptop other than ideapad briefly and i’m seeing mixed reviews on this. My alternate option is acer swift go…which comments below suggesting acer is a brand to avoid?”
46 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 2/24/2026