- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Notebook
- Intel Core i7 (3537U) Dual Core Processor 2.0GHz with 4MB L3 Cache
- 8GB (1 x 8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L memory
- 128GB Solid State Drive
- 13.3 inch Multitouch WSXGA HD+ LED backlit IPS display
Product Description
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch Convertible Ultrabook (Orange) - (Intel Core i7 3537U 2.0GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8) - Lenovo basic YOGA13 i73537U 8GB 128GB SSD HD 133 LED INTEGRATED multitouch Win8 Clementine MM ORANGE UK MAM3LUK Portable Notebook... See more product details
Customer Reviews: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13-inch Convertible Ultrabook (Orange) - (Intel Core i7 3537U 2.0GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8)
First off, this is a great product. it is fast, light and the battery can last up to ten hours. The Yoga is a fantastic design and at the current price on Amazon it is a bargain. The problem with some reviewers is that they seem to be focussing on what the Yoga/RT system is not and never was, and they seem so disappointed. One reviewer wants to express his devotion to his Mac which is sweet really, however the Yoga is not a laptop and so it is not a like for like comparison and so his comments in the matter are redundant. Others complain that Windows RT is not the full operating system, Really? One thing I will say about Apple fans is that they understood that the ipad was not a mac and that the ipad was not expected to run 'legacy' programs, they took all this in their stride and embraced change.
Microsoft have done a good job with RT and I like that it is bundled with Office 2013. Sure there are not a zillion apps in the Microsoft store and that may be a deal breaker for you. I have been using a Samsung tablet for two years and the only apps I used regularly have been VLC player and Citymapper. The tablet was used mostly for watching videos, checking email and using GPS mapping, the downside was that I couldn't do my office work very easily. With the Lenovo I have the perfect combination.
In sum, there is no point whatsoever in comparing RT to full Windows 8, anymore than you would compare mac os x to the ipad operating system. Oh, and do buy the Lenovo Yoga it really is that good - three weeks in and no problems whatsoever other than needing to switch off wifi before connecting a Bluetooth speaker.
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Firstly let me tell you where I am coming from I am not loyal to one brand far from it I will switch to what best suits my needs. Twelve months ago I had an iphone, Ipad and a Macbook pro.
I now have a Windows Phone , Yoga and my ipad.
The yoga is tremendous, its an ipad yet also a laptop in one! The ipad is an amazing piece of kit but its more for consumption rather than production, the yoga and Windows 8 is great for both, have it in laptop mode to get some serious work done, flip it in to say tent mode to watch a movie and then into tablet mode to do some web browsing or reading.
Cons:
1)No backlit keyboard is a bit of a pain but you could type using the on screen keyboard in tablet mode
2)128gb SSD - we all want bigger :-) but look at it like this its as big as the biggest ipad and has an SD card slot so can be expanded like that. Plus you get 7gb of Skydrive storage for free!
Pros:
1) The YOGA bit, its not a gimmick this is a new way of making computers and it really makes windows 8 shine, you are getting multiple devices in one package!! I personally have the i5 version it cost £750 I think thats pretty decent value.
The different modes are great for standing it up while cooking, laying in bed or on the sofa, plus unlike say a regular tablet you can actually get proper things done!
2) Its really fast!
3) Its lightweight!
4) The battery is really good once a day charge is fine
5) You get a really long power cable
6) Some internet geeks moan about the screen not being retina display etc, its still HD and its 13 inches! it looks great
7) USB 3.0 port and HDMI port
8) Memory card slot
To conclude great product at a good price I got mine at PC world, my Macbook is for sale on Amazon is anyone fancies it! ;-)
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Many of the reviews listed under this product seem to be for the Yoga 13, which is confusing, not only because the size of the two products is different, but the hardware spec and the OS is different too.
I bought the Yoga 11 which runs Windows RT. I considered the Yoga 13 which runs full-fat Windows 8, but decided against it because it costs nearly twice as much, is bigger and heavier, and has a shorter battery life. And, with Office 2013 built in, I don't need to run any legacy Windows programmes.
For £500, this is a good value machine if you have no need to run legacy Windows programmes and are happy with RT. For me, the fact that it comes bundled with Office 2013 preview as well as access to the ever-growing Windows App Store means it does everything I need. The design is brilliant - unlike other tablets, I can sit in a chair or in bed and use it in "stand" mode with the keyboard upside down on my lap. This means I can adjust the screen to any angle I like and operate it as a tablet without having to hold it. Try operating an iPad without having to hold it!
Phenomenal battery life, superb screen, slick to use, and way more flexible than any tablet or laptop machine - what's not to like? Alternatives I considered before choosing the Yoga 11 were the Microsoft Surface, HP Envy x2, and Asus Vivo. I considered that none of them tick all the boxes which the Yoga does.
The future of Windows RT is clouded, but that doesn't bother me. At £500, the Yoga 11 will see me through the next year or two, by which time full-fat Windows 8 (or Windows 9?) machines will be more affordable, and hopefully with a battery life which matches the Yoga 11's class-beating 13 hours.
I bought mine from John Lewis - same price as Amazon, but with a 3 year warranty included.
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Since I couldn't wait for this to be in stock from Amazon, I went and bought it direct from Lenovo and spent £50 more. And it's worth it.
Hardware is excellent, very solid and well made device. Screen excellent, keyboard ditto. Does get quite toasty when doing things graphically intensive, but most of the time it's fine, with a slight warm breeze from the vent. Hinge too seems good, and it transforms between the different modes well; no dithering with screen orientation or disabling of the keyboard. The wifi issues appear to have been fixed, and I managed to connect to my network with no issues.
Boot time from power-on to the login screen is 9 seconds! No more drinking tea while your PC boots with SSDs.
Overall, a very good device. It's a little on the heavy side for a tablet, but supported on lap or legs, it's fine, and while it's tubby for a tablet, it makes any other laptop look extremely industrial and chunky. Not cheap, but you probably get what you pay for.
Update: 18/07/13
Been using this device daily for a while now, and it rarely disappoints. Hinge is still fine. I find myself tending to use it in laptop mode rather than converting it all the way around into tablet mode. It's OK for gaming, despite pretty disappointing 3DMark benchmark scores, and it does get very warm in the top left hand corner. In terms of build quality, there seems to be some movement occasionally between the the screen surround and the glass of the screen when you hold this part to close the screen. This may be due to the fact that I tend to pick up the whole device by this corner. The other point is that the lid has discoloured in a few places, obviously from where I've leant it on something. Not sure if it's colour from what I've leant it on bleeding onto the device (doubtful), or the coating of the Yoga rubbing off (seems more likely). However, this is purely cosmetic.
Overall, after daily usage for a couple of months, I would happily buy another one.
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Amazing product- I was on this train from Glasgow to Oxford with my friends working on a spreadsheet. The way I was interacting with it amazed every body. There were many 'Apple' users who said its a very cool laptop & they haven't even seen its bending-over backwards trick yet.
When everybody is jostling for space on the train, my laptop is giving me flexibility to work on any kind of space.
One of my friend using 'Apple' commented that this product makes him wanna go back to windows.
I really don't understand when people say its a good laptop but a bad (heavy) tablet. Its not meant to be a tablet. It is just an added flexibility that you might use maybe 20-30% of the times.
And for me I would say, I was getting this flexibility without any added cost. Because similar specced, top-of-the-line touchscreen ultrabooks from other brands were available for the same price or even more expensive price without the added benefit of any convertible design (Acer S7 -Megan Fox).
So I am delighted by this product and it has exceeded my expectations.
Only had my Yoga 11 for a week and still coming to grips with some of the W8 characteristics, but I love it! Normally buy everything from Amazon, but John Lewis was same price with 3 year warranty.... sorry Amazon, it was too much temptation.
Anyway, back to the Yoga. Looks great in the Orange and a well made unit. It's Windows RT - I knew what I was getting into and ignoring all the negative views of this, for me, a mobile worker who uses Office, Web and email as 99% of my work tools, this was perfect given the light weight, low price and fantastic battery life. I can see that 12hrs is easily achievable. The App store is definitely lighter on games than Android, but I rarely play them anyway.... The essentials are there: Skype, Twitter, Kindle etc. I am a gmail and Google Calendar user, the Mail client syncs with Gmail, but due to technical/political differences, the Calendar no longer links to my Google calendar. I tend to use the Google mail and calendar apps through the browser and they work fine like that.
The screen is very nice (coming from a 3 year old Thinkpad it seems really bright!) and so is the keyboard. Overall user interface is very slick.
Did I tell you about the Orange....
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Takes a while to get used to though.
The Supplier was excellent and the product is great but....
If you are using this as your main device (i.e home working etc), it is a bit on the small side. It is my main device but I have now linked it to a wireless mouse and key board and to a monitor and it effectively acts as my desktop and laptop when I am out and about. Beware also that Lenovo is a bit of a pain to deal with - great products but their support is not great.
After several days with the Yoga 11 I have to say I am very impressed. It gives you the best of all worlds - tablet screen, keyboard when you need it and its own built in stand. On the train or in bed it is self supporting and can be adjusted to any angle - unlike with the floppy covers that usually have to bought as extras with tablets. The fold flat screen works well and the fact that the keyboard becomes the base in this configuration is not a problem.
The Yoga 11 runs Windows RT which has come in for a lot of criticism because it doesn't allow you to run legacy Windows programs. But to me this is missing the point - it would be like criticising an iPad for not running programs written for a Mac - they are two different things. I still use a "normal" PC for more complex work like photo editing - where as the Yoga is my "out and about" device
The Windows RT operating system works well with touch devices like the Yoga, you get Office 2013 built in, the battery life is over 10 hours between charges, it "wakes up" instantly and it doesn't get warm when in use. Also, whilst there are some apps you won't find in the Microsoft apps store that you would get for the iPad or Android, so far I haven't struggled to find a reasonable alternative. Over time I hope this situation changes as more developers produce apps for the new Windows 8 User Interface. The only thing that has defeated me so far is playing mpeg2 video (other formats play fine however).
At this new price I think the Yoga is a more realistic proposition against other tablet devices and for me its perfect.
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Sound is fine!
Video very good!
Folding features very handy!
Maybe a little heavier than I was expecting but not a big issue!
Seems to perform pretty fast too but haven't pushed it too hard yet!
Windows 8 is only ok, gonna dual install in with Ubuntu 64bit anyways.
If your looking for something good for work and play, I think this is it!
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