Summary

Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition has the longest battery life ever tested on a laptop: around 26 hours under certain conditions. This marks the first time in years that a Windows laptop bested a MacBook in an area that really matters to people.

Breakdown

• Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition boasts the longest battery life ever tested on a laptop.
• It achieves this feat by using Intel’s latest generation of x86 CPU: Lunar Lake
• The laptop uses around half the energy of Intel laptops that are just 2 years old.
• The total system package, including CPU, GPU, and RAM, runs at 30 watts or less.
• Less energy means less heat which means the laptop’s fan noise is minimal, even during intensive tasks like installing software or running games.
• Lenovo’s AI Core chip adjusts power usage automatically based on user activity - one of the best uses of built-in AI that I’ve seen to date.
• Lenovo and Intel have specifically tuned this device for next-level performance and efficiency - meaning that you may not see similar power efficiency in other laptops using Intel Lunar Lake CPUs.
• The Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition is lighter than a MacBook Air and offers more ports including HDMI and Thunderbolt 4.