Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga (14 inch) Pro Reviews

The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 is a nice laptop that is distinctly related to its sibling devices, sharing the same design cues and attributes while bringing along its own features and peculiarities. If you're not a fan of the all-black no-nonsense feel of the business-chic ThinkPads, you'd like find one of Lenovo's other Yoga devices more appealing.If, on the other hand, you've a special place in your heart for dense, durable machines with a simple design, the ThinkPad Yoga 14 will certainly fit the bill. It doesn't deviate in any big way from other newer ThinkPads (though, of course, that Yoga flexibility is always welcomed), but it does what it sets out to do very well, and you can't beat that.

It pains me that I can't wholeheartedly recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14. Barring these serious battery issues, this is an excellent laptop. Everything from the screen, to the build quality and Lenovo's usual stellar inputs are fantastic, but this machine could potentially be a lemon. Our unit was defective and, considering that there are plenty of users in the wild who have reported their own broken notebooks, this cannot be ignored. Although it's arguably much better than the 15.6-inch HP Envy x360, purchasing this 2-in-1 mobile workstation requires caution and the expectation you may have to send it back for repairs. I've had far fewer problems with the Yoga 3 Pro and Lenovo's other hybrid laptops, so they are definitely worth a closer look over this rendition. It's for these reasons that readers should steer clear of the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 until these issues are resolved.

The 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 goes to work with a convertible-hybrid ultrabook that flips and folds.

Our main complaints, are the lack of SSD storage and the relative heft of the 4.2-pound portable in tablet mode, but as long as you look at tablet mode as a bonus it's more or less forgivable. As a first-class 14-inch laptop that's capable of folding into multiple modes, the ThinkPad Yoga 14 is a fine choice for users looking for the best of the business and consumer worlds.