Lenovo Yoga 720 with Thunderbolt3 for EGPU?

Kind of surprised B and H, here in Manhattan just told me they weren't going to carry it. It's at Best Buy, but I'm always leary of buying from them.

 

What's wrong with Best Buy? They have a great 14-day return policy, including open-box. If you're an elite member, you get 30 days. Any issues within that time frame, you can bring it to any Best Buy and exchange for a new one.

I'd be more concerned with Lenovo warranty support.

 

Also, this video was just posted, showing full support for an eGPU.

 

Going to Best Buy over the weekend

 

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Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, it turns out that the discovery that the port is 4 lane was actually an error. It is indeed only 2 lane as was reported in an update in the video's comment section. However, the good news is that the limited 2 lanes don't seem to be negatively impacting performance or compatibility with the eGPU that he tested with, so all hope is not yet lost. Lon said he'll do more testing and provide an update next week. Fingers crossed.

 

Lenovo Yoga 720 13″ Review: Portable but Powerful
http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-720-13-review-portable-powerful/

 

Lenovo Yoga 720-15IKB (7700HQ, FHD, GTX 1050) Laptop Review
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Yoga-720-15IKB-7700HQ-FHD-GTX-1050-Laptop-Review.227572.0.html

 

See the relevant information here "2017 15" Lenovo Yoga 720 + GTX 980 Ti@16Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core) + Win10 [theitsage] " https://egpu.io/forums/implementati...-980-ti16gbps-tb3-razer-core-win10-theitsage/

 

I've been eyeing one of these but reports of the CPU being stuck at base speeds and not being able to turbo really has me wary?
True?

 

Not exactly. Turbo boost can be enabled with third party software, but it causes the device to run too hot. See this video for the full details:



The solution to keeping turbo boost enabled would be to somehow improve cooling. This same guy from the video released a follow up where he attempts to do just that by replacing the thermal paste, but his results weren't ideal. Check it out:

In my personal experience, this laptop runs like a dream for the most part and was the best option for me. However, as far as gaming goes, I just use it to play last-gen games at max settings/60fps and I game on consoles for current-gen titles. In the future I'd ideally like to have both a dedicated desktop PC for gaming and a lightweight 2-in-1 for everything else. But until I'm in a position to afford that, my YOGA 720 will have to suffice and I'm really happy with it.

 

Hi Guys,

i got the yoga 720 15 with full hd Display.
Its almost perfect. Almost!
There is no fan noise in windows or games like league of legend. Just cap the framerate with a tool like rtss frame limiter. No heat, no fan...realy nice.

Keyboard, performance, weight everything is nice but the display. Its a glare display and its annoying. Even no lights in background you can use it as a mirror. Even on highest brightness settings. After 1h i get headache.
Its my first glare display after years. So i ordered now a anti glare film.
If its doesnt fit i return this beautiful laptop.

 

Please, kabua, update the situation when you'll try the anti glare film.

 

Hi Guys,

i got the anti glare film. it is already installed.

The good news: There are NO reflections. My others notebooks with anti-glare displays never reach this kind of level of antiglare.
Installation took one hour. its hard to get all the bubbles away. In Games like league of legends you see no different. Its almost perfect.


the bad news: in windows every where is white background color it is a little bit fuzzy. Its like you put a drop of water on a display. Then you can imagine how it looks like. First i thought i have to clean the surface, but it is the anti film. there are a lot of red and blue and green dots in the film. You can still use Windows of course but it makes no fun to use Word anymore cause the letters too fuzzy.

Last but not least: i give it a chance for the next 3 days.

 

Thank you!
Bad news for professionals...
Which is the anti-glare brand?
Could you post a pic of the problem?

 

The brand is atfolix from germany. bought it on amazon. was the only one for yoga 720 15.

i tried to make a photo with my smartphone but not working...i try it tomorrow again

 

Hey Franketto,

attached you see a zoomed photo. With a decent distance you normally dont see the rainbow colors but everything gets a little bit fuzzy. What actually annoys is the oil effect (u see it best above the ssio in the word professionals). Its like you have a little bit water on the display.

BUT BUT BUT
Normaly i would say you dont get disturb by this effect. Its just me. I feel very uncomfortable when the display is not perfect.

p.s: Just for Info: the Display was cleaned. No water on it when i took this photo

 

Thanks.
Do you think this effect could be better/worse with the UHD display?

 

Im not a expert for this. But when i put the anti glare film (i removed it now) in front of a light u can see that the ligth is split into red, green, blue.
there is no reflection with anti glare film cause the light is spread. So everything in the background get a litte bit fuzzy. Maybe with a perfect anti glare film you have no side effects. but...i paid 20 euro for this ...to be honest paying more is not worth for me. i send the notebook back and hope to get another book with anti glare display. its a little bit sad cause the rest of the notebook is perfect.

to answer your question: i realy dont know. there are thousand of people which use this book every day and are very happy. maybe the glare display or with an anti glare film this notebook is good for you.
i picked full hd cause i dont rly need higher resolution on a 15 inch notebook. i use right now a 14 inch with full hd..even here i have to set my windows settings to 125% -150% zoom.

 

What are temps during gaming?
I've read reports and they are either good or bad, some say it runs hot while others don't , so I'm asking actual owners that have had this laptop .

 

totally working with external gpu even under 13" model, as x4 lane.

 

Yes, 13'' is better than 15'' regard TB3!
15'' is TB3 2x not 4x and does not have PD, instead 13'' is 4x and has PD!

 

Hi, Sorry for late answer.
I send it back.
The temps were good/very good in games like dota and league of legends. When you use framelimitier (60 frames per seconds) then you will never hear fan.
I didnt try newer games.

 

Do these models have Gsync?

 

No, G-sync reduces battery life by a LOT. It's useless on a device such as this.

 

My short review on the dimensions I care about is below. Feel free to post any questions.

Build quality

• All metal, understated.
• If macbook is 9 / 10 build quality I would say this is 7 or 8 / 10.
• Converts easily into a tablet, amazing you can game on it too.

Gaming

• Runs Overwatch at 60 frames on highest graphics settings.
• Noise is low (also low fan pitch is pleasant).
• Temperatures around mid 70's (Celcius).

Display

• I always turn displays up to 100% brightness so no problems for me here.
• My usage profile is usually at night without reflections to trouble a glossy screen.
• Touch screen is nice, about as responsive as a good quality smart phone.

Price

• Wait for the discounts, like Dell these periodically get reduced by hundreds of dollars when you buy direct.

Note:

• Lenovo have limited the CPU to prevent it turbo boosting very often.
• This is likely due to the fact it is a convertible so the heat needs to be limited in some modes (eg: tablet).
• I personally saw this as a big plus because it also means it runs cool and quiet.
• It didn't cause any issues with the games I play.
• My thoughts are that if you need more power to run games you should be getting another type of machine (like a Gigabyte Aero) where you are prepared to put up with more heat and noise.