Additional Characteristics and Operating Systems
Specifications
Lenovo Yoga Book | |
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Processor | Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Quad Core up to 2.40 GHz |
Graphics | Intel HD 400 Graphics |
Memory | 4 GB LPDDR3 |
Screen | 10.1" IPS LED Touch (1920 x 1200) |
Storage | 64GB eMMC MicroSD Slot |
Camera | Rear : 8 MP Auto-Focus Front : 2 MP Fixed-Focus |
Wireless | 11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi wireless Bluetooth 4.0 |
Connection |
Micro USB 2.0 (power and data) Micro HDMI Headphone jack |
Battery | 21 Whr 5900 mAh |
Dimensions |
10.1" x 0.38" x 6.72" 1.52 lbs (690 g) |
OS | Android 6.0 or Windows 10 |
Price | $499 MSRP |
Beyond the unique Halo Keyboard and stylus input, the Yoga Book is a very spartan device. It's clear that the physical footprint of this device was very important. Coming in a just 0.38" thick and weighing 1.52 lbs, some sacrifices were bound to be made in functionality in order to achieve the form factor.
The only ports you'll find on the Lenovo Yoga Book include micro USB, micro HDMI, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
While the omission of an additional USB port for peripherals may have made more sense for the Android version of the Yoga Book, it is very frustrating for the Windows version. The only way you are connecting additional devices to this machine is through the micro USB port with an OTG cable, something that most people don't have laying around.
Speaking of the operating system differences, we had the chance to look at both the Windows and the Android versions of the Yoga Book.
Personally, I have never seen much utility from a tablet running a primarily mobile phone operating system, be it Android or iOS. For productivity and even media consumption, I vastly prefer the flexibility of an 11"-13" notebook. Spending time with the Android version of the Yoga Book didn't drastically change this opinion.
If you are looking for a device for light media consumption and note taking or drawing, Android certainly has appropriate apps. Things like Microsoft OneNote and Adobe Photoshop Sketch are impressive offerings compared to their full-fledged siblings. However, for the $500 starting price tag of the Yoga Book, I expect to be able to do a bit more with my device than an app ecosystem like Android provides.
The Windows version of the Yoga Book provides the standard experience you would come to expect from a Windows Tablet. The Intel SoC means that you have full compatibility with any sort of application you would be looking to run on Windows.
Now, let's take a look at the performance of both of these devices.
Since we can write on the
Since we can write on the actual screen this is pointless.
Exactly.
Ironic that the
Exactly.
Ironic that the reason you use to deem this niche product “pointless”, is the EXACT “point” of its existence altogether.
It’s for users that, for whatever reason, aren’t not satisfied with the more popular digitizer/stylus input method.
What I need is seamless pen
What I need is seamless pen support in OS (or Windows?) not going backwards.
Looks pointless to me too,
Looks pointless to me too, needs the chicklet keyboard back.
As someone who bought the
As someone who bought the yogabook week one (After seeing it at IFA when it was announced). I do love mine, but it took a long time, at least 2 months before i came reliant on it.
As a university student, handwritten notes synced to OneNote is awesome, the fact that I can send off notes to classmates for projects etc.
The keyboard took me the longest to get used to, literally months of daily usage. In the end I turned the sounds and vibrations off and learnt roughly where it all went. Ivstill isn’t perfect, as a right pinky shift user, I usually hit # instead of shift, ending in loads of unintended hashtagging on twitter.
It’s not perfect, the I/O is pitiful, it takes forever to charge, it doesnt last anywhere near hte 12 hours that LEnovo Claim and the screen does not look like 400 nits in anyway shape or form.
Though i’ve gotten very used to a sub 1cm roughly 700g laptop, and I dont really want to trade it in.
Thanks for your insight, I
Thanks for your insight, I have been eyeing this Yogabook since it was announced as well. Playing with the Android one at Walmart, it seems nice but i just dont know about the keyboard :-(.
I’d avoid the Android one a
I’d avoid the Android one a all costs, it’s just not worth the $50 savings.
I have been using the Android
I have been using the Android version of this device for many months now.
The noise and vibrations for the key press are incredibly annoying an frustrating.
I think 95% of people will have a hard time with the keyboard. Its important to not rest you fingers on the home keys. This is best done when you wrists are off the table. I didn’t have a huge learning curve because I was taught to touch type by a real school teacher who used to hit my wrist with a wooden ruler when my wrist wasn’t parallel with the keyboard.
For the Android version, the CPU is quite slow. My cellphone has benchmark numbers that were twice as fast. The screen resolution is quite low for a tablet. I really hate holding it in portrait mode because its heavy and the hinge is annoying because it digs in to your palm.
On the Android side of the world, the only other device similar to it is the Pixel C. That costs more and weighs more. If Nougat actually had better support for multiple windows then I would have bought that.
Although I could easily imagine having huge problems with right clicking with the track pad in the Windows version of this device, I think that problem can be solved by using a Bluetooth mouse. Frankly, I always us a mouse with my Yoga Book when working on a table. It just seems a nicer way to interact.