According to Lenovos product page, the camera on the back of the device has a resolution of 8 megapixels, but the spec sheet reads 5 megapixels. FREE SHIPPINGThis one is Lenovo’s first attempt at merging the versatility of the Yoga form-factor, with its 360 flippable screen, and the business-grade characteristics of the iconic ThinkPad line.Lenovo UK introduces Miix Series that comes with amazing features. Reliable, rugged, & powerful business computer for small business, corporate & enterprise. Despite being 20 mm thin and starting from 1.36kg, it offers MiL-SPec durability and comes packed with the latest features like 4 th generation intel® core processors, vPro and revolutionary ThinkPad docking.Shop the Lenovo ThinkPad X Series business laptop. Optional ThinkPad® X240 introducing the thinner, lighter, 12.5' Lenovo® ThinkPad® X240. Lenovo® recommends Windows 8.
It’s a shelf unit (can be bought in stores over here) and one of the base models available, as you can see from the detailed spec sheet below, starting at a little over $1000 / 1000 euros. For now, I must tell you that this tested ThinkPad Yoga was sent-over by Lenovo, and I got to use it for about a week before giving it back. More Lenovo ThinkPad X240 configurations - 39. But more about those in a sec.Lenovo ThinkPad X240 - Specs. Well-suited for business users, artist or students, the ThinkPad Yoga is for sure a laptop to reckon and a fairly good tablet as well, especially if you’re going for one of the top versions, bundled with a pen and a digitizer.
Let’s get to the ThinkPad side. That might sound like a gimmick, but it actually makes using the laptop in tablet mode more comfortable.But enough about the Yoga part of this ultrabook. When the screen is folded back in tablet mode, the keyboard’s tray rises and mechanically locks the keys in place, so they are not only deactivated, but cannot be pressed either. On this one, there’s this so called “Lift’n Lock” system. On all previous Yogas, the keyboard remained exposed when flipping the screen. However, there is one particular aspect that was changed on the ThinkPad Yoga.
ScreenBut let’s get back to that screen. But I’d trade those anytime for the convertible screen and the build quality. It lacks the fuss or the fancy materials found on other devices (brushed metal, glass, etc) and it is bulkier and heavier than most other ultrabooks in it class. For instance, the lid cover does not bend at all and actually pressing the lid cover as much as I could resulted in zero ripples on the panel, which is extremely rare for a thin-and-light laptop these days.Anyway, long story short, the ThinkPad Yoga is a practical and incredibly solid built ultrabook. But you’ll feel the roughness in everyday use as well. It has to pass of course those MIL-SPECS for pressure, dust, temperatures, etc.
Lenovo X240 Spec Sheet 1080P Panels With
However, adding the Full HD panel with the digitizer and pen will cost around $250 extra, so if you’re on a tighter budget, this entry-level panel will probably do just fine.Fairly good screen, even on this entry-level configuration Keyboard and trackpadNow, let’s turn our attention on the keyboard and trackpad. Can’t complain about the brightness, colors, contrast and viewing angles, although this is only a budget display and there are clearly better alternatives out there. This version lacks the digitizer and the matching Wacom Pen as well, so I can’t tell you anything about those in this review.But I can tell you that the screen, despite it’s lower pixel density, is quite good. However, there’s only a 1366 x 768 px IPS panel on this base version, while others pack 1080p panels with digitizer support.
It comes with an Intel Core i5-4200U processor, 4 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 5400 rpm HDD with a 16 GB caching SSD. And of course, if the click-pad is not your thing, you do get a TrackPoint as well on this machine.We only have the base configuration for this reviewBefore we get to talk about performances though, I once again have to mention that we have the base-model here. The entire surface is click-able, and while it’s not always performing exactly how you’d want, it’s again better than what’s available on most other Windows laptops. Besides that, the FN and CTRL keys on the left side can be switched in BIOS, and the functional keys can toggle certain aspects or work as regular F keys, and you can jump from one mode to the other by hitting FN+ESC.As for the clickpad, it’s spacious and smooth, performs fairly well and supports all sorts of gestures. The rubber coated keys with a slightly curved surface offer perhaps the best feedback you’re going to get in this class, despite the fact that the travel distance is still fairly limited.There’s little to complain about the layout either, as we do get large arrow keys on this ThinkPad, plus properly sized Shift, Enter, etc keys.
However, there aren’t any options larger than 128 GBs right now, but those should do OK for the OS and the main programs. Or in other words, it is replaceable.I haven’t tested this myself, but it looks like it is possible to get a larger compatible SSD on that M.2 port and use it as a boot drive. In fact, the caching SSD on this unit is a 42 mm M.2 Sandisck U110. However, for storage, the ThinkPad Yoga uses a 2.5 inch 7 mm drive and M.2 SSDs as well. All options share the same Intel HD 4400 graphics chip.You should know that both the CPUs and the RAM are soldered onto the motherboard, so you’ll have to get the ones you want from starters, as there’s no way to upgrade those.
But this bottleneck called HDD can be addressed. Booting from cold takes 30+ seconds, launching apps takes longer than you might expect from an ultrabook and so on. So it’s no surprise that it’s not that zippy. So you can buy it with a cheaper HDD and then upgrade it by yourself, saving some money in the process.Back to those performances, this tested unit only comes with a HDD.
With light use, you’ll barely hear the fan spinning (although it is ON most of the time), while the HDD cranks from time to time. Noise, Heat, Connectivity and othersWhat matters even more , at least in my book, is how cool and quiet this ThinkPad runs. CineBench 11.5: OpenGL 18.52 fps, CPU 2.49 pts Bottom point, the base version of the ThinkPad Yoga is not lightning fast, but if you’re budget allows, this laptop can become quite a powerful beast. 3DMark 13: IceStrom – 40440, Cloud Gate – 4281, Fire Strike – 578
With a HDD, the same config should go for closer to $1000, or about 1000 euros over here in Europe.That’s a fair price, for what you’re getting. An Intel Core i5-4200U / 4 GB / 128 GB SSD configuration, with the same HD screen, sells for around $1050 on Lenovo’s website, and is the closest we can get to our tested configuration. And while you can get better from other Haswell laptops, it’s still a fairly good result.Expect about 6 hours of daily use from the 47 Wh Battery Prices and availabilityThe ThinkPad Yoga starts these days at $999 in the US. There’s also a spinning HDD on the test unit, which is not as efficient as an SSD, but despite all these, the ThinkPad Yoga lasted for between 6 to 7 hours on a charge, while performing various everyday tasks ( browsing, writing texts, watching some clips, listening to some music – screen at 60%, Balanced mode, Wi-Fi ON). Lenovo put a fair-sized 47 Wh battery inside this laptop, which is however smaller than what’s on the Yoga 2 Pro.
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