For those who need to upgrade their laptop to something a little faster and more powerful, this deal from Best Buy could be the solution. For an undisclosed amount of time, Best Buy is taking $300 off the $999.99 listing price on the latest Lenovo Yoga 7i, bringing the price down to $699.99 ($649.99 for My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total members). With the member discount, it’s the lowest price I’ve seen in recent months. (If you’re curious about what other deals Best Buy has coming, check out their upcoming Drops for deals on other tech.)
The 2023 Lenovo Yoga 7i has a 13th generation Intel Core i7 processor, which is basically the minimum processing power for higher-end laptops. If your previous laptop struggles to keep more than 10 tabs open while screen sharing on a Zoom presentation, this should do the trick. The 16GB RAM memory also has the power to run more demanding applications for video editing or photo editing. The 512GB SSD is not as impressive but it’s still a decent amount of internal memory.
The Yoga 7i has a 16-inch 1920 x 1200 average resolution touchscreen, which is on the larger side for a laptop. So, while it won’t be as portable, it will give you a lot of screen real estate to work with. One of the main selling points for this laptop is the ability to open the screen 360 degrees (hence the “yoga”), turning the laptop into a sort of “tablet mode” for work with a stylus (sold separately). You can expect up to 12 and a half hours of battery life—and yes, it has a backlit keyboard.
If you’re looking for a large and powerful laptop to run high-end software smoothly, this could be a great option for you. Just make sure you get it sooner rather than later; it’s not clear how long this deal will last.
