Hey guys has anyone bought the 8565u processor version of the Yoga 730 15 inch?. The Whisky lake version, I wanted to ask does this one have it? if so can someone confirm how many lanes of PCIe does it have over thunderbolt 3? I wanted to know since the 8565u version has total 16 lanes, 4 more than the older version, do those extra lanes go to the thunderbolt 3 connection to give it 4 lanes of PCIe over thunderbolt 3?

Really personable guy! Keep up the great work Sander

Thank you very much for addressing my inquiry, the 730 15.6" just jumped to the top of my list (earlier being 2nd only to its 13.3" sibling). Nice info on battery performance as well, I know other devices do have better longevity but they're also much more expensive and/or are conventional laptops, not 2in1s. P.S. Who'd dislike this ?? 😡

Excellent video. Thank you very much for your review and help. Very detailed, articulate and full of information. I gave you a thumbs up, subscribed and hit the bell for notifications. Can't wait to see your next video!

Thanks for this video and all the others related to the Y730! You answered a lot of my doubts! Which country are you from btw?

Nice video, man. Just one tip, if that can do you any good: try to get better ilumination next time, specially if you're opening up a device to show its tiny details. Not so many videos about this laptop around, I'm inclined to buy one of these and I've watched all the ones you made. Keep up the good work! Cheers from Brazil.

hi, I want to buy this laptop. but need your suggestions. Is this laptop is durable enough to use 5-6 years?

I picked up a Yoga 730 last month. Wifi cuts out after like 5 minutes. I want to swap to an Intel Wifi Card. When I first got my laptop I almost returned it! (before I noticed the wifi issue), due to the display being absolutely TOO DIM. I bought this to work on the car, so sunlight would have killed it's usefulness. Fortunately after a Lenovo update, I was then able to up the brightness, to my great relief!!. I do love this device. Nice build quality. BTW: If you moisten your finger, the print reader works much better.

Are the letters on the keyboard lit so they can be recognized in darkness, or are only the rims of the keys lit?

Hey Sander, nice video! About the extra dimm slot, you have any idea what type will be the best for this?

Someone on Reddit (or perhaps Reflagdeals forums) said that you can actually upgrade the ram to more than just an additional 8GB. They had to take theirs in for service and the tech put a 16GB unit in the slot and he has 24GB usable on his Yoga.

Hey there, thank you so much for these videos, there aren't a lot of online reviews for lenovos products for some reason. I would like to know more about the pen experience with this product if you wouldn't mind. I was in the mindset of buying a surface pro, but for longivity's sake, it just doesn't make any sense over the 730 because of the later's specs and usb-c. Can you use the pen comfortably in presentation mode or does the screen wobble too much for example? And by the way, do you know why the 900s family is being presented as the premium class when the specs are similar between the two? Is it a physical difference? The bending mechanism might be a bit different..? Thanks

Hey, thank you for the video! How long is the battery doing? I mean at usual office stuff and or at the university?

Hey sander how are you getting such good battery life? I have the 4k i7 version which is rated at 9 hours but i only get like 1 hour. I have the cpu undervolted, i put nvidia on optimal power, and I dont have the screen on full brightness. I have downloaded hwinfo64 and my computer is drawing 22watts when i am doing nothing. Can check to see yours? Also for the fingerprint thing if you go into device manager and turn off power saving for biometric devices it works really good.

Your comments on heat and thermals is interesting. Mine heats up very quickly just web browsing and the fan gets very loud.

That battery is actually several times bigger in capacity than any smartphone. mAh is not a measure of energy, you need to multiply it by the voltage to get energy. Laptop batteries have higher voltage, so they have higher capacity for the same mAh rating. What you _can_ compare directly is Wh (watt-hour) rating, which does in fact indicate energy. Smartphone batteries are about 12Wh. Your laptop has 51Wh.

Is there the possibility to add 16gb as many blogs are saying? Im gonna buy this in Spain, and it is insanely expensive. gtx 1050, i7 8550u, 512gb ssd m2. for 1200€.

Hey Sander, how are you doing mate? Can we upgrade our M.2 SSD and if yes, what will happen to our licensed version of win10 and other softwares which comes pre installed on that SSD? Will hardware change cause our warranty void? and will new SSD be validated for fresh install of windows from older ssd? Thanks in advance

We bought a 730 -- overall good laptop except the wireless modem simply SUCKS. It is a RealTek real POS, so I had to buy an Intel 8625 WiFi/BT module and replace it. Put in the new Intel module and never a drop signal, and constant, fast internet access.

Sometimes as far as the finger printer you need reset the reader mine works 100% of the time to the point I have forgotten my pin which I need to figure out

Hey have u faced the screen flickering issue?

I have a 15" yoga 730 with dedicated GPU graphics and more features. I disagree with you about the fingerprint issue. I can see in the video that you're not applying your finger properly for the reader to recognize it. Also you seem to wanna compare it to the fast responsiveness of smartphones' fingerprint unlocking. The fact is, laptop fingerprint readers use a stronger and more secure technology than smartphones' because they house all of our work and documents : they are more sensitive. The yoga 730 uses the latest Intel fingerprint technology and because it is stronger and more secure, do not expect your computer to be unlocked if you do not apply your finger properly. The convenience of smartphones fingerprint unlocking speeds comes at the cost of strong security. It only needs to read a portion of a finger to recognize (making it less secure), unlike on Lenovo laptops which require a full application of a finger on the reader (hence more secure). Personally I have never (and I mean never) had any issue with it and am happy with it being hard on fingerprint recognition because it makes me feel more secure with it. So you should check that out again

U can remove the adaptive brightness right there in the settings

Hi, Can I ask how's the battery performance after around 2 months of usage? Gaming wise, is there any heat throttle issue? And lastly, are the edges quite tacky or even sharp as other reviews have pointed out? You are by far one of my trusted reviewer for this laptop!

Those little damn screws pissed me off when I was taking them off

what does this mean (8 GB Onboard + 8 GB DIMM). Does it mean 16GB in total?

All due respect, but saying "battery performance is really really good"? That's VERY false. My Yoga 730 lasts about 3 hours with just web browsing. It's pretty atrocious.