![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, the keys and the trackpads are only active in Laptop Mode, so they won’t register accidental taps or presses. I should also mention that the keyboard is slightly lowered into the chassis, so the laptop won’t lean on the keys when you’ll have it in stand or tablet modes. This aspect is especially annoying for me, as I lay in bed with my laptop leaned on my legs, and there’s just too little space for my hands to fit in for a comfortable typing position on this Yoga. Luckily, the front lip is blunt and there are no sharp surfaces to worry about (although the contact between the dimpled arm-rest and the plastic front edge isn’t perfect and could cause some scratches), but even so, I would have loved if Lenovo were able to push the keyboard ensemble higher. And that means there’s not enough space for your wrists to lay comfortably on its surface. I don’t appreciate the keyboard’s positioning though, which is placed low towards the laptop’s front and leaves room for only a narrow palm-rest. Overall, I dig the design and the feeling. It comes in black on all versions, while the outer shell is available in Light Silver, Golden or Clementine Orange. ![]() The laptop’s interior is covered in a smooth plastic, with a dimpled pattern, which kind of reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy S5’s back panel. Having something heavy pressing on the hood could damage the panel. If I would end up buying this thing, I’d have to be really careful about how I’d use it and how I’d carry it around. I can’t say whether that’s going to affect the display on the long term or not, but it certainly got me concerned. The panel stress is even more visible in tablet mode, when the screen flexes a millimeter or two and again pushes ripples into the panel. You might not notice these in everyday use, but you will notice them on a darker background. That’s visible when adjusting the viewing angle, which causes light ripples on the panel’s lower left and right corners, but also on the entire bottom margin. #CORE YOGA PRICES PRO#However, I believe Lenovo went a bit too far trying to make the Yoga 3 Pro as thin as possible and somewhat sacrificed the screen frame’s rigidity. In fact, there are already a few of those on the unit I have, despite being only a few days old. So for the most part, this laptop feels like it’s worth its high price tag, although the metallic case is prone to scratches. Its outer shell is crafted from aluminum, and that gives it a beautiful allure and the sturdiness you would expect from a computer you’re probably going to carry with you daily. The Yoga 3 Pro is half an inch thick and weighs 2.6 pounds, which are impressive numbers for a 13 incher. ![]() The specs sheet for the Lenovo Yoga 3 Proġ3.3 inch, 3200 x 1800 px resolution, IPS, touchscreenĢxUSB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, SD card reader, micro-HDMI, webcamģ00 x 228 x 12.7 mm (11.8 x 9 x 0.5 inches) Update: In the meantime Lenovo launched the Yoga 900, a worthy successor fro the Yoga 3 Pro. But is it actually any good? Well, stay with me till the end of this review and you’ll find out. The Yoga 3 Pro is its more compact successor, but the new generation is not just a redesigned shell, it’s also one of the first ultrabooks built on Intel’s Core M hardware and probably the first you will be able to buy this Fall. Last year’s Yoga 2 Pro was, and still is even today, one of the best 2-in-1 ultraportables you could get. It’s the base model with the Intel Core M 5Y70 processor (a higher end CPU in the Broadwell Y family), 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD, listed at $1299 at this very moment (will definitely get cheaper in time though). It’s worth noting that this particular unit is one of the samples given to journalists at the launch event earlier this month and it’s not something I’ve bought myself. The article is a review, a collection of all my impressions gathered after using the Yoga 3 Pro for a few days. ![]()
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