Last Wednesday, we discussed laptops that manufacturers think are suitable for women, which generally look like this:
I am not sure what led designers to believe that“intense pink” paired with“metal matte texture” would appeal to women, because among the women I have encountered, they generally prefer a clean and elegant design style.
Objectively speaking, women’s needs for laptops are the same as men’s. There are those who love gaming, of course, and there are also those who love “I just like metallic pink”. I respect everyone’s aesthetic preferences as long as they do not affect others.
Today, I will discuss the laptops that I believe are suitable for businesswomen who do not play games and have low performance requirements:
Lenovo YOGA Pro 13s Carbon 2021 Core Edition
Swipe left to see the ports
Left side of the body
Right side of the body
Its configuration is as follows:
i5-1135G7 processor
16GB 4266MHz memory
512GB SSD
13.3-inch 2560×1600 resolution 16:10 aspect ratio 100%sRGB color gamut IPS screen
Battery capacity 50Wh
Thickness 14.3~15.6mm
Weight 0.966kg
Adapter weight 174g
Currently priced at 6299 yuan
Its advantages and disadvantages are as follows:
Advantages!
1. The body is extremely light, weighing less than 1kg
2. The screen quality is good, 2K resolution + 16:10 aspect ratio
3. Equipped with PCIe 4.0 SSD, good performance
Disadvantages!
1. Fewer types of ports, traditional USB-A needs to be adapted
2. The uniformity of the keyboard backlight is poor
3. There is a vacant fan position inside the body that is wasted
[Upgrade Suggestions]
This laptop is not difficult to disassemble; after removing the screws from the D shell, the back cover can be taken off.
The machine is equipped with 16GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz dual-channel memory, which is sufficient for daily audio-visual entertainment use, and the memory is soldered and cannot be replaced.
The 512GB SSD is Samsung’s PM9A1, supporting PCIe 4.0×4, and the machine only has one M.2 interface, which can be replaced if needed.
[Purchase Suggestions]
1. Has very high requirements for portability
2. Likes a simple white body
3. Does not mind adapting USB ports for use
The biggest feature of the Lenovo YOGA Pro 13s Carbon 2021 Core Edition is its white + light weight. It is a laptop focused on portability, combining white carbon fiber and magnesium-aluminum alloy materials, ensuring both lightness and body strength.
Regarding the screen, the actual measured color volume is 106.9%sRGB, color coverage is 99.2%sRGB, and the color accuracy has a maximum ΔE of 2.49, with an average ΔE of 1.45, which is absolutely sufficient for office and audiovisual use.
Regarding battery life, its PCmark10 battery life test result is 8 hours and 18 minutes.(Scenario: Modern Office)
Regarding noise, the decibel value under full load is 36.2dB, which is relatively quiet.
Regarding ports, this laptop has two independent Thunderbolt 4 ports, one fully functional USB-C 3.2 Gen2, and a 3.5mm audio port. Lenovo also provides a small expansion dock that can adapt USB-A, VGA, and HDMI ports.
The YOGA Pro 13s Carbon 2021 Core Edition is the longest named model in Lenovo’s product line and is also Lenovo’s first ultra-light laptop launched in the mainstream price segment.
So if you like a lightweight body and a white appearance, this laptop is quite suitable for you.
But if you have high requirements for CPU performance, then laptops like the Xiaoxin Pro 14 that pursue performance will be more suitable for you.
[Concluding Remarks]
The image above shows the disassembly of the Lenovo YOGA Pro 13s Carbon 2021 Core Edition, with a single fan and single heat pipe combination, indicating that the mold originally should have two fans.
Room temperature 25.8℃
Reflectivity 1.0
BIOS version: F7CN30WW
Using Fn+Q to switch to “Beast Mode”, we conducted a stress test using a low-load Stress CPU for this lightweight laptop.
Under full load, the CPU temperature reached a maximum of 86℃, and after the PL2 time ended, the CPU fluctuated between 69~80℃, with power consumption of 17~22W and frequency of 3.3~3.7GHz.
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Temperature on the back during stress testing
The surface temperature is shown in the above image, with the highest temperature on the keyboard cap in the middle-right area being 41.8℃.
The WASD keys are at 30.8℃, the arrow keys at 28.7℃, and the center point on the back at 32.6℃. The high-temperature area is not large, and the highest temperature is also not high, so the overall surface temperature performance is good.
Overall, as a non-performance-oriented lightweight laptop, this computer’s heat dissipation performance is acceptable; if the CPU power consumption could stabilize at 22W, it would be even better.
The evaluation room of the laptop bar will discuss female consumer groups from time to time, and every time there will be straight men complaining: “Women just love MacBooks.” I guarantee similar comments will appear today.
In fact, this belief is not without reason. The design style of the Apple MacBook itself is【clean and elegant】, which aligns with my initial point in the article. Coupled with Apple’s high-end brand image, when I recommend laptops to women around me, I often consider the MacBook.
In my opinion, Apple is not “the best choice for women” for the following reasons:
1. Women = Men ≠ Wealthy People
The lowest configuration of the new Apple MacBook is close to 8000 yuan. Although women’s purchasing power is generally stronger, not all are wealthy socialites. In the PC camp, there are many products with higher configurations, lower prices, good workmanship, and attractive appearances competing with the Mac. Today’s YOGA Pro is one of them.
2. Suitable Mac working environments are relatively few
From my understanding, women work in various industries, with many in finance and accounting departments. Various accounting devices, such as tax disks, online banking U-shields, and invoicing systems, only support Windows systems(some even do not support win10), making them unusable on a MacBook, which is inconvenient to use.
In other words, some industries must use Windows PCs, just as some industries must use Macs.
3. In the lightweight business field, Apple is not a leader
Many computer novices always subconsciously think that Apple laptops are very lightweight and portable, with the representative being the MacBook Air.
In fact, this is incorrect. The Apple MacBook Air uses a magnesium alloy CNC one-piece body, with an actual weight of 1.29kg and a thickness of 16.1mm. This data does not even rank in the top ten in the lightweight category.
For example, today’s Lenovo YOGA Pro 13s, Dell XPS 13, Inspiron 7300, HP Spectre x360 13, Elite Dragonfly, ThinkPad X1 Nano, Acer Swift 5, LG Gram, VAIO SX14, etc. I can give you a bunch of examples, some of which do not even market themselves as lightweight but are still lighter than the Apple MacBook Air.
So in summary, women’s needs for laptops are actually the same as men’s,and if they are obsessed with Apple, it may be due to a limited perspective on computers and not knowing there are wiser choices available.
What we need to do is not to ridicule “girls only love Apple”, but to educate women who are willing to accept computer knowledge at the right time, expand their understanding of digital products, and ultimately establish a correct and rational consumption value.