Product Description
The IdeaPad Yoga 11 is the world’s slimmest multi-mode PC with 10hrs battery life and a 5-point multi-touch screen that folds back 360o.
| List Price: | $699.99 |
| Price: |
$549.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #792 in Personal Computers
- Color: Silver Grey
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 59342980
- Released on: 2012-10-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .61" h x 8.00" w x 11.70" l, 2.80 pounds
- CPU: Tegra 3.0 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 2GB DIMM
- Hard Disk: 0GB
- Processors: 1
- Display size: 11.6
Features
- NVIDIA Tegra T3.0
- 2 GB DIMM
- 64 GB Solid-State Drive
- 11.6-Inch Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GFX
- Windows 8 RT, 10-hour battery life
Amazon.com
| FOUR MODES, ENDLESS FUN. Every once in a while a PC comes along that truly breaks the mold. Meet the IdeaPad® Yoga. The IdeaPad® Yoga 11 combines the productivity of an Ultrabook™ with the touch experience of a tablet, taking full advantage of the Windows® 8 functionality. The screen flips a full 360 degrees into four modes that make it easy to create, share, or consume content. Combine those with its long battery life, and the Yoga 11 provides ultimate versatility. Use the Yoga 11 in four unique ways: laptop, tablet, stand, or tent. With a five-point multi-touch screen and a Windows RT experience, the Yoga 11 goes the distance with 10 hours of battery life. Plus, it includes Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2013 RT with Word 2013 RT, Excel 2013 RT, PowerPoint 2013 RT and OneNote 2013 RT, for full productivity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
59 of 61 people found the following review helpful.
Almost there...
By Emm Jay-Ess
I actually purchased the Yoga 11" directly from Lenovo's site. I do want to point out that my entire experience was really positive working with their sales and customer service staff. The item shipped quickly and without hassle - they required signature but since they ship via UPS, they allowed my neighbor to sign. Ultimately I did return this item which I'll explain more on, but that process too was outstanding. They immediately (like while on the phone with them) emailed me pre-paid UPS shipping labels and provided all the instruction I needed to get it sent back.
Pros:
- Versatility and form factor: The 11" size is plenty portable, and it's relatively light for a laptop. The available touch-screen with it's various "modes" makes it nice to use while standing itself up in a wide range of positions across it's 360 degree rotation.
- Build quality: It feels solid, the lines fit together well, it doesn't creak or flex when you hold it from outer edges. The palm rest is textured and it seemed more durable than others I've used that discolored over time. That said - it's casing is made of plastic and I hoped for higher grade materials. i.e. the aluminum found in Apple's products.
Cons:
- Internal hardware: It uses the same Tegra 3 processor that comes available in $200 Android tablets, and as a result you're stuck with a diluted version of Window's 8, and it occasionally has a hard time keeping up with the performance demands.
- Windows RT: This isn't a review for Windows RT so I'll keep this brief. It's too limited, the Windows Store comes up short on apps I find essential, and being an ARM chip means you're stuck with RT indefinitely with no declared upgrade path to RT Pro.
- Tablet Mode: I thought I wanted the Yoga because it was the ideal compromise between laptop and tablet. Unfortunately, it isn't. It's just a bit to long (or tall) when holding it in portrait style. It weighs 3.8lbs which is definitely too heavy for practical tablet use, and the keyboard remains exposed when in this mode, which for me felt very awkward.
- Price: Considering the sacrifices with the weak-ish CPU, being stuck with Windows RT, and that it doesn't quite deliver on the tablet concept - it's overpriced at $799.
In summary: I returned the Yoga because I found it to be fundamentally the same offering as the Microsoft Surface, but you're charged $300 more for the attached keyboard and it's various "modes". The stand mode is super convenient, but it's not worth the difference in price.
It needs a capable, lap-top grade processor that can run full Windows 8, and it needs to get closer in width/height ratio to true tablets while still offering lap-top productivity for it to be worth $799.
When the app store is ready, I will want a Windows 8 device. And a convertible of some kind would make a lot of sense for me if someone can produce one that delivers beyond concept and pays attention to the details that reveal themselves in daily use.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great tablet, but not good for laptop use
By Pen Name
Great laptop....fast start up and shut down. Slim, lightweight, and the touchscreen works great, but the biggest disappointment is the Windows RT operating system. I can't install my printer or other previously used devices and drivers defeating the entire purpose of the laptop capabilities for my business needs. Great for tablet use, but not for Laptop use.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
SLOWWWWWW
By Costoda
I bought this device being a developer looking for a device to test Windows RT apps with. This is not that device. The keyboard doesn't detach from it, so you have to take the entire thing with you. For what ever reason, the CPU seems really slow, even with the updates on it. It's nothing like Windows Phone 8, it feels sluggish. The keyboard on it is NOT a Think Pad keyboard and I found it less than stellar in keeping up with typing in Microsoft Word. Finally the track pad would randomly not work properly at all. I can't recommend this to anyone.
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