Lenovo’s newest ultraportable laptop is a brilliant, functional work computer. Actually, it’s slimmer as well as lighter than Apple’s 13-inch (33 centimeters) MacBook Air, turning it into one of the most compact laptop computers around.
In addition, it delivers a super-sharp display and a strong processor, and it lives up to the Yoga name using a concept which folds back and you can use the notebook like a tablet, a 13-inch tablet.
Design
The Yoga laptop got the name from the hinge, which allows you use the device such as a standard notebook computer for casual work productivity, or possibly fold the display back a full 180 degrees to use the device as a big tablet, making it flexible, like during a Yoga session.
The Yoga 3 Pro is an evolutionary move forward after the earlier version. The main modification certainly is the hinge, which leaves under the dual-axle style viewed from the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro and the Lenovo Yoga 2, and alternatively works with a watchband-inspired hinge that works the length of the device. You can always turn as well as fold the notebook like earlier, with various usage modes, like Stand, Tent, and Display, and now you can additionally lay the laptop out flat, 180 degrees, which you cannot really perform at earlier versions. Even more important, the latest hinge provides Lenovo some more millimeters to shave off the device, which helps to make the Yoga 3 Pro the thinnest Yoga yet.
The frame is actually shaped plastic, with anodized aluminum on the cover as well as the underside of the chassis, but the palm rest brings a gentle – touch surface having a polka-dot texture. The notebook slims down still further with the new chassis design, due to to an Intel Core M processor, which wouldn’t require the cooling fans needed by Intel’s standard notebook CPUs.
The keyboard is likewise a little thinner, and yet Lenovo has maintained to hold the majority of the comfortable depth and soft key action experienced on previous iterations of the Yoga. The touchpad is really great, considering the motion settings as well as precise tracking you, as you may expect from a Lenovo product.
The 13.3-inch screen along with High Definition (3,200-by-1,800 pixels) resolution, includes Gorilla Glass, which should certainly protect it from scratching as well as breaks.
Features
In order to the new look, Lenovo brings several surprising changes in terms of the port selection, such as an energy connector which doubles as a USB port. The traditional USB slot is actually improved by having a small bump on one side that helps to be sure that the power cable is definitely connected correctly, and the port reverts back to the traditional USB anytime the DC power cable is disconnected. This has the double effect of lowering by one the number of ports needed on the system without worrying about reducing total connectivity, and adds a new branded charger that you’ll have to purchase through Lenovo. At the same time, the notebook provides micro HDMI for display output rather than of the most generally used full-size HDMI.
Apart from the two quirks, the port selection is really standard, with two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, and a headset jack. Along the right part of the notebook are some physical control keys for Power, Volume, and Screen Rotation. Internally, the computer comes with 802.11ac WI-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. Provided with the incredibly thin chassis, it’s not a bad choice of features at all. The modern style additionally determines the storage alternatives, as the Yoga 3 Pro arrives by having a 256GB solid state drive (SSD).
The system arrives with some things preinstalled, like a free 30-day trial of McAfee LiveSafe, a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365, as well as apps like Skype, Zinio, Amazon, Evernote, and others.
Performance
The slim style of the Yoga 3 Pro is owed basically for the use of the new Intel Core M 5Y70 processor, paired with 8GB of RAM. That 8GB is everything you will get, by-the-way, since it is soldered straight to the motherboard, instead of the usual So-DIMM slots, so there’s no possibility to raise the memory. And while that processor is much more mighty versus Intel Atom CPUs used in many Windows tablets, it doesn’t really compare with the Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors included some other adaptable hybrids.
The Core M CPU is basically operating in a reduce time speed to minimize energy usage plus produce much less heating. This means that, the Yoga 3 Pro has an advantage when considering battery life, which lasts approximately a superb 8 hours .
Conclusion
If choosing out the best system is purely about performance, might be advisable for you to search for a much-less-expensive system with a full-size laptop CPU. However, if portability and battery life are primary concerns, the Yoga 3 Pro is perfectly ahead, thanks to the Core M and the thinner design it enables. Mix together this with a superb display, a reliable feature set, and an impressive design this is one of the best ultraportables on the market.
To get a feel for the yoga please see the video review below.
