And even with graphics editing and other ‘everyday’ tasks that ask for a little more than working in documents with a few dozen tabs open, this thing just seemed happy and eager to get on with the job.

I just used it for general apps and browsing and day-to-day performance, which is where its design intent lies. I didn’t try to download the latest games nor some crazy number crunching software to push this to its limits. That has changed to include this Slim concept that suggests the contortion took place inside this body already because surely nothing this good should be able to fit into this little space. My memory of the launch of the Yoga brand within the Lenovo family is all about twists and flips to deliver 2-in-1 experiences for users – the classic laptop-tablet hybrid concept. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon is a bright, white (officially ‘Moon White’) super slim (it’s right there in the name) laptop that felt like so much more than its surface. But getting hands on definitely showed that putting the mandates in place for what manufacturers must do with the hardware to get that Intel Evo sticker really does ensure an amazing experience for users. Instant on, all day battery life, high res screen quality, light weight, all that jazz.

It’s one thing to have walked through everything that is important about Intel Evo hardware.

And this laptop is dizzyingly impressive. Last week we had the drop on Intel’s high performance line of 11th Generation mobile processors, but for the past month I’ve had my first hands on with one of its Intel Evo series laptops that set a fresh new benchmark for the Form Factor Formerly Known As Ultrabook.

Lenovo yoga does not wake up