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Lenovo Yoga 530-OC 2-in-1 (81H9000CAU) review

Lenovo Yoga 530-OC 2-in-1 (81H9000CAU)

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Full-sized SD card slot
  • Very good keyboard
  • Excellent touchpad
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Glossy screen means reflections can be a nuisance
  • No USB-C adapters supplied
  • Relatively short battery life in our tests
  • Relatively slow Wi-Fi performance in our tests

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
57%
Tablet use score
57%
Ease of use score
84%
Battery life score
58%
Display score
77%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
60%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
307
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1607
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
20
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:14
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:34
Expert tester comments
Lenovo's Yoga 530 harnesses the abilities of AMD's Ryzen 5 CPU to supply very good all-round performance for mainstream tasks. It's a 14-inch model that is comfortable to use in a lap or on a desk, and its hinges even allow the screen to tilt all the way back so it can be used as a tablet with the supplied stylus. Its battery life was a little short in our tests, and its Wi-Fi sluggish, but it's still a solid unit to consider. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,498.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
91.5
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 238 x 228

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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