digitalversus.com Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:48
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Following the initial announcement at last January's CES in Las Vegas, Lenovo gave us a deeper look into the IdeaPad Yoga last week at the MEDPI trade show in...
Doubles as a tablet, Processing power, Battery life (5 hrs) and weight (1.5 kg), Decent screen, Sound quality through headphone output and speakers...
Very little connectivity, Overheating (up to 50°C)...
It's official, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a completely different beast than the Yoga 11. This one has a great screen and sound quality of the type we'd like to see more often on ultrabooks. With good battery life and a lightweight body, the Yoga 13 is...
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wired.co.uk Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:48
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Lenovo has experimented with ways to convert laptop to tablet before, notably with the ThinkPad Twist , but the IdeaPad Yoga 13 converts from laptop to tablet by flipping the screen all the way over so it sits underneath the keyboard. It's on sale now fo...
Decent screen, good build quality...
Slowish processor, not cheap...
The IdeaPad Yoga 13 offers an intriguing take on the tablet/laptop hybrid theme. It's well built, and works effectively, even if it's a bit heavy to be very attractive as a tablet. It's a shame the performance level doesn't quite match the premium price...
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Chinese PC powerhouse Lenovo’s Yoga 13 might look like a regular ultrabook, but it’s not. Bend this baby backwards, and you’re left with a very capable, if not slightly heavy, tablet. Interesting you might say, but what is the practical value? For us...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:49
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Never before has a hinge seemed like such a big deal, but Windows 8 has done some strange things to laptop manufacturers. While the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13 might look like most other laptops, it is actually a lithe, excitingly hinged transforming machin...
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micromart.co.uk Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:49
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Moving somewhat off the beaten track, we arrive at this, the IdeaPad Yoga. We keep getting told that Windows 8 is an operating system designed to work with tablet PCs, so here's an Ultrabook that more or less approximates one. The convertible IdeaPad Yoga...
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The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is perhaps the simplest laptop-tablet hybrid we’ve ever seen. It ditches the fancy sliding mechanisms and double screens found in other convertible Ultrabooks and instead gives you a super-flexible hinge that lets you fold th...
Its keyboard could be better, but its excellent screen and long battery life elevate it above its rivals...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:49
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The Lenovo Yoga 13 is the bigger and more powerful member of the Yoga family, the handy double-jointed hinged series of laptops that lead a double life as both an Ultrabook and a full-sized Windows 8 tablet. Is this thin touchscreen wünderkind your nex...
Lenovo’s taken some cues from its rock solid ThinkPad line with the Yoga: it’s a sturdy bit of kit. While there’s only a slight bit of flex in the keyboard and it’s quite hefty folded over in 'tablet' mode, the rest of the machine is rigid and definitely screams high quality when it first graces your hands.The transforming nature of the Yoga is what makes it unique: it folds back perfectly as des...
Unfortunately, while the Lenovo Yoga 13 excels as an Ultrabook with a touchscreen when working with Windows 8, its size makes it too big to be truly useful as a full-time tablet. Folded on itself, as a tablet it’s a bit ungainly, and the widescreen ratio of a laptop just isn’t helpful when you’re holding the machine, rather than the table: it’s too wide to comfortably type with, and impossibly lo...
The Lenovo Yoga 13 is a great touchscreen Ultrabook, but its tablet function falls flat due to the unwieldy size and heft, making it more party trick than useful talent. On the other hand, its propped up tent option more than makes up for it, and makes...
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2013 could very well become the year of the hybrids. The boundaries between tablets and laptops are growing increasingly blurry. Both devices have their own distinct advantages, but there seems to be an innate human tendency to want to combine things. S...
The Lenovo Yoga 13 has a unique and innovative design. We like how it looks and you can move around the screen to create different configurations. In a matter of seconds you have turned it into a tablet, and back into a laptop. The build quality of the...
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We're in the throes of the Windows 8 revolution and there are already all manner of twisty, folding, laptop-cum-tablet touchscreen devices out there. The Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13's tact is to opt for a single screen that, while it looks like a more conv...
Great design, IPS screen looks excellent, full Windows 8, good viewing angles, variety of positions is excellent...
Pricey, keyboard in tablet position feels strange, expensive, some competitors offer more for the cash...
The Yoga 13 is as much a visual treat as it is an excellently designed laptop. We love the way the screen can be positioned through 360 degrees, but the overall expense and exposed keyboard in the tablet-like position are two standout issues. Still, if...
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The Yoga 13 is a truly exiting form factor and a well-made device. It's a good Ultrabook and yet there are serious issues to be considered. The Yoga 13 is missing a few features and fails on a few aspects related to the convertible form-factor and converg...
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To be fair to Lenovo, reviewing the IdeaPad Yoga shouldn't really be all about Windows 8. After all, this touchscreen Ultrabook – that bends over backwards to become a fully fledged tablet – is a well crafted piece of hardware with engineering merits of i...
While I didn't expect to become a Windows 8 convert, I'm certainly less of a sceptic and I'll admit I enjoyed using the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13, but I'm not convinced working on it is going to be plain sailing. Without hardware like this, Microsoft's big...
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channelpro.co.uk Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:49
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Lenovo’s ingenious Yoga 13 is an unusually flexible Ultrabook, with tablet functions that come as a welcome bonusRating: 4Average: 4 (1 vote) Other Windows 8 hybrids have gone crazy with intricate sliding mechanisms and ingenious flipping, rotating scr...
Making a usable Windows 8 hybrid is all about compromise, and Lenovo has managed to get the balance just about right. The double-jointed hinge balances flexibility with durability, performance is good and the IPS display is simply glorious.Rather than...
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Other Windows 8 hybrids have gone crazy with intricate sliding mechanisms and ingenious flipping, rotating screens, but the Lenovo Yoga 13 keeps it simple. Thanks to an ultra-flexible hinge, the Yoga 13's lid rotates right through 360 degrees, allowing it...
Lenovo's ingenious Yoga 13 is an unusually flexible Ultrabook, with tablet functions that come as a welcome bonus...
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The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 comes close to ticking the majority of boxes in terms of what we want in a hybrid Ultrabook. As an Ultrabook, the Yoga 13 offers an uncompromised computing experience, while wedding Windows 8 with the touchscreen it deserves, an...
Solid Windows 8 Ultrabook, Folds back for tablet and stand modes, Excellent keyboard, Impressively nippy performer...
Too large and heavy as a tablet, 13in display isn't ideal in portrait...
The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a very good Ultrabook, which offers a reasonable feature set, touchscreen, and an impressive design. That said, if you just want an Ultrabook, you can pick up something good for a fair bit less than £999. As a hybrid Ultra...
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I've got a bunch of Windows 8 PCs sitting around the office and my apartment. I use them all throughout the day, but when I need to actually get something done or test out a feature, I find myself using the Lenovo Yoga without a second thought. That's pro...
Probably! The Yoga is a great laptop in its own right. Having a touchscreen and tablet mode is nice, but having a machine that actually works well is most important. From what we've seen, the Yoga pulls that off the best of the new Windows 8 machines. Len...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated: 2016-11-05 08:36:49
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Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Windows 8 laptop with a touch screen. This is an unusual Ultrabook with a 13.3″ touchscreen and 360 degree hinge that allows you to use it in notebook, tablet and wedge configurations. It has a lovely 1600 x 90...
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As far as Windows 8 devices go, we're having a hard time seeing any other first-gen Windows 8 system or device being more interesting than Lenovo's 13-inch IdeaPad Yoga. It's attractive, snappy, versatile, and surprisingly affordable. Microsoft's Surface...
Superior quality IPS display, Transforms into a tablet…and more, Top, notch keyboard (for typing), Surprisingly affordable, Snappy performance...
No backlit keyboard, Touch response is inconsistent, Average battery life, Not fast enough for gaming, Lacks 1080 screen...
Because all Windows 8 Ultrabooks share the same specification - at press time, every Ultrabook featured the same base processor - hardware and design will be the differentiating factor for the next half year, and possibly longer. That means aesthetics, b...
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techattack.my Updated: 2016-11-24 04:12:43
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Windows 8 has been available to the masses for more than six months now, and with it ushered in a new hardware design trend ranging from a regular Ultrabook with touch display, a traditional Tablet PC-like twistable panel, a detachable tablet from its key...
No ‘excess baggage'; keyboard base acts as a stand or ‘cover' for the ‘tablet' Qualifies as an allround workstation capable of converting to a tablet, Above average performance...
Abysmal battery life, Small Backspace and Right Shift keys, Occasional unresponsive touchpad...
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a perfectly decent laptop that sits comfortably in the mid-to-high-end range of the laptop spectrum. Six months after Windows 8 has been launched, there are still very few PCs with form factors that could utilize what Windows 8 h...
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technoodling.net Updated: 2016-11-24 04:12:43
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Think of the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 as a notebook with tablet envy. Its hinges allow the display to fold all the way back. So between laptop and tablet mode, you have two more Yoga poses – stand, which uses the face-down keyboard as base, and tent, wherei...
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Lenovo isn't cutting any slack with their Windows 8 offerings. Their line-up so far has already included a laptop/tablet hybrid and a typical convertible notebook with a swivel display. With the IdeaPad Yoga 13, Lenovo guns for something truly unique, and...
Unique screen design, Bright, clear display, Responsive keyboard, Thin, light design...
Using it in ‘Tablet Mode' feels awkward, Lowerres screen...
It's not a perfect execution, but the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 does present itself as a machine that is both unique and performable. The flexible screen offers more ways to use it, and we're glad to find that the device is built with great attention to qua...
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The article has been updated with the correct local price. ***The launch of Windows 8 was considered by many as a new era of personal computing, especially for laptop devices. The new operating system (OS) has been completely redesigned for touch inpu...
The Lenovo Ideapad Yoga is part of a new breed of convertible Windows 8 notebooks that can double up as large tablets.The launch of Windows 8 was considered by many as a new era of personal computing, especially for laptop devices. The new operating syste...
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The launch of Windows 8 was considered by many as a new era of personal computing, especially for laptop devices. The new operating system (OS) has been completely redesigned for touch input (though it did retain some familiar elements such as the desktop...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-11-24 04:12:44
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For many of us (myself included), we tend to carry multiple devices to fulfill a particular need. I carry a Blackberry for my emails, a laptop to do most of my work on, and an iPad to casually surf through websites or play the occasional game when I’m...
Interesting and sturdy design, great screen, performs well for everyday tasks...
Touchscreen responsiveness can be a bit off, a bit heavy and bulky to use as a fullfledged tablet...
The Lenovo Yoga is a very smart move for the company, and is a device that certainly gives us a preview of the hybrid laptop/tablet devices that are going to invade the market in the coming months. As a laptop the Yoga performs well, but as a tablet th...
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