Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga Pro Reviews

Overall, we like this Lenovo. It's rugged and has the accurate and comfortable keyboard and pointing devices ThinkPad aficionados have come to expect. The 1080p display will make your presentations pop, and, when you throw in the Dolby-enhanced speakers, you get a great machine for watching movies. (Everybody deserves a little downtime.) And, to top it off, when you need a tablet, this Yoga comes through—without the keys crunching beneath your fingers! Our only question is why this Yoga comes equipped with lift 'n' lock and the recently released Yoga 2 Pro does not. The way we see it, Lenovo is forcing its customers to make a choice between the consumer model's super-high-res screen and this ThinkPad's slick elevating keyboard deck. A laptop with both features would be appealing, indeed.Still, this is one great convertible. You get all the business accoutrements of the ThinkPad—durability, comfort, and so on—as well as the versatility of a Yoga. We understand that it's a huge risk to make drastic changes to products so well ensconced as the ThinkPad, but as far as we can tell, Lenovo has successfully taught this model to do yoga, making it all the more nimble and versatile in the process.

This business-oriented Ultrabook hybrid is a successful marriage of Yoga design and ThinkPad durability, features, and docking options.

The clever keyboard-hiding mechanism in the ThinkPad Yoga is both a great conversation piece and a practical real-world improvement to an already popular design. But, why must I choose between sharp looks and an ultra-high-res screen on one hand, or a better tablet mode on another? This split in the Yoga line makes little sense to me, and I hope we'll see a unified feature set at some point. Keep in mind that the Yoga 2 Pro gives you a Core i5 and 3,200x1,800 screen starting at $999, so you'll have to be prepared to spend more for a comparable ThinkPad version (still topping out at a 1080p screen). Consider the extra investment as payment for the sturdier ThinkPad hardware and all the helpful IT-friendly software Lenovo preloads, including security features your IT department may need to be able to sign off on this as an acceptable workplace computer.

ThinkPad Yoga is a well-designed and versatile convertible device, with a high-quality IPS display that will particularly appeal to business travelers who need to give presentations when they’re visiting clients. However, the use of a sluggish hard drive is disappointing in a laptop costing the best part of £1000.00, especially when compared to SSD-equipped models from Lenovo such as the 13-inch Yoga 2 Pro.

Another winner from Lenovo, with great battery life, a top screen and plenty of innovative features