QI wireless charging is an amazing little addition to the Yoga; it really comes through in a pinch when I need my phone charged and don’t have the cable or charging dock around. But if you transcode the files down to ProRes, you will be in business. Brady Betzel is an Emmy-nominated online editor at Margarita Mix in Hollywood, working on shows like Life Below Zero and The Shop. The 27-inch screen boasts a 4K resolution with 100% Adobe RGB support and Dolby Vision. If Lenovo had packed the Yoga A940 with some truly enterprise-level hardware, it would have had a device that would have challenged the iMac Pro. As you can see, the export time is pretty long. RAM: 16GB DDR4 I also clicked “Set to Frame Size” for all the clips. If you edit 4K video, or want to mix high quality soundtracks – including Dolby Atmos – then out of the box the Lenovo Yoga A940 will perform very well, though you’ll probably want to hook up external speakers if you’re serious about music and audio production. The only problem is the hefty price tag of around $3,500. Export 3: 4:01, Color, 110% Resize, Spatial NR: Enhanced, Medium, 25; Sharpening, Gaussian Blur Your email address will not be published. As it stands, Australia has by far the best model specs-wise, while the UK gets a pretty raw deal. It can be genuinely useful in certain apps, and the fact that you can plug it in to either side of the Lenovo Yoga A940, depending on if you’re right or left-handed, is a nice touch. It’s with that need in mind that I decided to review the Lenovo Yoga A940, a 27-inch, UHD, pen- and touch-capable Intel Core i7 computer with an AMD Radeon RX 560 GPU. There was a problem. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? While it wasn’t like a jet was taking off, the sound of the fans definitely made me and my wife take a glance at the system. Adobe Premiere Meanwhile, in Australia, you can get one with a newer 9th generation, Intel Core i7-9700 eight-core CPU, 16GB RAM, 2TB hard drive and 1TB SSD and AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 GPU for AU$4,999. Color Correction w/ 110% Resize, 100 Sharpen, 20 Gaussian Blur: 26:11 Export 2: 37:21 Still in development, Douglas was designed to… Read more…. Connectivity: 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 While it would be incredible to have an Intel i9 processor inside of the Yoga, the i7 clocks in at 3.2GHz with six cores. These aren’t … Geekbench 4 Single-Core: 4,767; Multi-Core: 16,112 Check out more at their website. Sequence 2 contained these same clips with the same color correction applied, but also a 110% resize, 100 sharpen and 20 Gaussian Blur. There’s also an indent where you can store the included stylus. The dial has good action and resistance. © Required fields are marked *. It has some other features — like IR camera, QI wireless charger and USB Dial — that you might not necessarily be looking for but love to find. The build quality and screen leave us wanting, but it's a serviceable, cheaper alternative to Microsoft's Surface Studio 2. Compare it to the iMac, which comes with an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48, which is AMD’s professional series GPU, and the Lenovo Yoga A940 can’t compete. There are even fewer choices if you want touch and pen capabilities. New York, Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The Lenovo Yoga A940, also a Windows 10 machine, wants to compete with both – but how does it fare against its two established rivals? He is also a member of the Producer’s Guild of America. But that’s not to say it’s a bad performer. And let me tell you, once the sequence with the Gaussian Blur and Resize kicked in, so did the fans. It’s with that need in mind that I decided to review the Lenovo Yoga A940, a 27-inch, UHD, pen- and touch-capable Intel Core i7 computer with an AMD Radeon RX 560 GPU. The added wireless charger is a lovely touch, and the design as a whole will appeal to many people, even if it’s not quite as slick as the iMac. Perhaps more disappointing is the choice of GPU, with the AMD Radeon RX 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 being a decidedly mid-range graphics card (GPU). The Lenovo Yoga A940 is a strong alternative to the iMac and Surface Studio 2, mainly thanks to its competitive price and some genuinely useful and innovative design quirks that shows that Lenovo wasn’t happy to merely copy Apple and Microsoft when it built its all-in-one PC, but to blaze a trail of its own. If you are working in primarily HD video and/or graphics this is the all-in-one system for you. The mouse and keyboard aren’t the most comfortable to use, and the inability to charge the mouse and stylus when not in use on the wireless charging pad is a shame – that could have been a killer feature. Plus, if Lenovo irons out the bugbears, the next generation device could be something very special. Both of these are quite a bit cheaper than the Surface Studio 2, which starts at $3,499 or AU$5,499 (about £2,680). The Lenovo Yoga A940 is a very good all-in-one PC for creative professionals. The content creation dial is a welcome addition. The audio could use a little more low end, but it is good. 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Here are the parts inside the Lenovo Yoga A940: Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz processor (up to 4.6GHz with Turbo Boost), six cores (12 threads) and 12MB cache; 27-inch 4K UHD IPS multitouch 100% Adobe RGB display; 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (SODIMM) memory; 1TB 5400 RPM drive plus 256GB PCIe SSD; AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB graphics processor; 25-degree monitor tilt angle; Dolby Atmos speakers; Dimensions: 25 inches by 18.3 inches by 9.6 inches; Weight: 32.2 pounds; 802.11AC and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity; side panel inputs: Intel Thunderbolt, USB 3.1, 3-in-1 card reader and audio jack; rear panel inputs: AC-in, RJ45, HDMI and four USB 3.0; Bluetooth active pen (appears to be the Lenovo Active Pen 2); and QI wireless charging technology platform.