Lenovo - Yoga 2 Pro 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Silver

I went in expecting to purchase a Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 an ultrathin ultrabook. The sales rep. showed me the Yoga Pro 2 i7 (Specifically the i7) vs the Yoga Pro 2 i5. The i7 version was nearly the same size at the Yoga Pro 3! BUT the i7 chip vs the M Processor (in the YP3) is triple the processor the M chip is, so it was a no brainer. The M chips falls just below the i3 from what I found in performance. Basically the YP2 i7 is the same size machine but 3x the processing power for the same money. Literally you only save a very small mm and a slight weight advantage with the YP3. Now this is only the i7 version. The i5 version of the YP2 is definitely thicker and the YP3 has a clear size advantage. But the YP2 i7 version had the 4 most important things to me to give me what I want now AND the future: i7 Processor 8gb Ram 256gb ssd (no moving part hardrive that can fail) AC Wifi The AC Wifi still baffles me that it wasn't until late 2014 for this to start showing up as a normal item. Even early 2015 and maybe only 1/3 of the laptops being sold today seem to have AC wifi. The Yoga Pro 2 (and 3) has AC wifi (and Bluetooth 4.0). A very welcome feature to have to help futureproof the longevity of this laptop. The "softtouch" area that surrounds the keyboard is very nice and has a luxury feel to it. It is molded to have a slight leather look texture to it. The auto brightness is glitchy, I notice in a low light environment that the screen brightness flickers to adjust. Maybe it was the ceiling fan causing it to be confused, but it was a bit odd to see the screen brightness constantly adjusting in a low light living room with a ceiling fan moving. Boot time is great, bloatware is very minimal and easily removable through the unistaller. The ultra high resolution is very nice and the only problems I have encountered are with Photoshop elements. The toolbar scaling (even with 250% text size) is still very very small, but I can see the entire picture to edit so I don't have to scroll around to see parts of the image (trade off of full image size vs small text size). So far, very happy with the choice of the Yoga Pro 2 i7 over the 3 M processor. I do wish the exterior was aluminum, but I imagine that would drive the cost up. The painted plastic exterior shell likely won't hold up over time, but that is only my speculation. Looking at all the options at the Best Buy retail location this was by far the best option for me for an Utlrabook with the specs I desired (i7/8gb/256gb/AC wifi).

Over all the computer has some great features, the biggest draw back is when the commuter is in tablet mode it doesn't take pictures like a real tablet. I feel that this computer/ tablet would be awesome if it had a camera in the front and the back, this is a huge draw back, the computer it self is great the tablet is very week with a back camera.

I am a tool designer and have used high end computers for years. I love this machine and the buying experience at Best Buy was excellent.

I went back and forth between this model and the standard Yoga 2. After hours of research and several trips to Best Buy I decided on the Pro version. The black lid on the Yoga 2 looked really cheap and I preferred the soft touch silver and the rubber palm rest of the Pro. Also the Pro didn't creak and twist when picked up by one corner but still managed to weigh a 1/2 lb less. When I got it home the first surprise was during the intial setup it saw my 5G wireless network. I had read countless complaints about the single-band card & all of the connectivity issues associated with it. Needless to say, I was elated to find that Lenovo had addressed this on the new builds. Mine was built on 6/12/14 & the box shows a ship date of 6/17/14. Apparently Lenovo made this change without saying a word. I have uploaded a pic showing that mine shipped with dual band AC wifi. I would strongly suggest going to the store & having the associate bring one out to verify that it has the newer WLAN. It's stated on the label on the box. Unfortunately my unit still refused to stay connected to the internet. It would lose connection every 5-10 minutes & I would have to run the windows network repair to be able to reconnect. This went on for days. I searched the internet up and down & tried everything. I downloaded the newest drivers although windows said my driver was up to date it was actually 2 editions old. I did a total reset of Windows. Nothing helped. Then I found a Windows employee stating that Mcafee was a known culprit of wifi issues with 8.1 & the dreaded yellow exclamation point in the task bar. He recommended removing McAfee from the computer and turning windows defender back on (make sure if you do this to uninstall it and then run Mcaffe's uninstall tool to completely remove the program). Since I removed Mcafee, guess what? Not a single disconnect. I can't believe they put this junk on there at the factory. One of the advantages of 8.1 is the security and anti-virus software isn't needed anyway. Just let Windows defender do its job and say goodbye to constant anti-virus pop ups. Since removing McAfee it has run like a champ. The different modes are great & now I find my tablet collecting dust. The windows app store still stinks so don't expect to find the vast majority of apps you have on your Android or iDevice. Google only has one native app and that is search. The only issue I really have with the computer is the display. The pixel density is exceptional but it is not great at displaying the color yellow even after the "fix" issued by Lenovo. I would have preferred they spent that money on the best RGB 1080p screen instead of just a "pretty good" pentile 1800P display.

I bought the Yoga Pro specifically for the display, planning to use it for editing photographs and to use in place of paper for editing PDF versions of word docs as I have been doing with a tablet. The larger screen lured me. I have not had the Yoga Pro long enough to have fully put it through its paces, but although early results are exciting in some areas, they are disappointing in key areas. For starters, I'm excited about the weight of this baby. It's half the weight of my previous laptop. And the display is like looking at a glossy print with stunning color and crisp detail. Depending on source quality, some video is so clear it's like looking out the window at real life. The adjustable-spread easel display works well to pop the Yoga Pro in a small area to play music -- speakers are super! -- or show recipes and instructions. The reverse stand feature works well in my lap for reading ebooks, positioning the screen at a nice angle. And I love, love, love the backlit keyboard. I can work in a totally dark room now without a light. On the downside, the touchpad is terrible. Lenovo could do WAY better on this, and I hope for updates. I could get used to the two finger scroll that's backward from my four previous touchpads -- you move fingers up to scroll down. But double-tapping to drag? No. Double-tapping on scroll bar to move it? No. Spread and pinch zoom control is nice. Far worse than the touchpad is the fact that the bleeding-edge, better-than-retina display is so far ahead of its time that especially Adobe software, but others as well have type three times smaller than phone screens on controls. Several installation windows are unreadable. Lenovo points the finger at developers who haven't caught up. Whatever the case, I am unable to use Windows LiveWriter to prepare blog posts, and Photoshop controls are so tiny I must use a magnifier to see them and a mouse to select them. A stylus is not precise enough. Stylus. This is the third disappointment. A rubber-tipped stylus such as one uses with an iPad works well and prevents a screen full of finger smudges. But how I miss the precision of the digitizing Samsung S-pen! I'm not throwing out my tablet just yet. Especially because controlling PDF docs on the touchscreen is difficult with both Adobe and Foxit readers, and writing with the stylus as I do on my tablet is virtually impossible. Letters deform as I write and input skips. I have similar results drawing in Photoshop. Perhaps later updates will improve this. I hope so! Finally, I actually do use three USB devices now and then. Sad that I'll have to carry a hub. I recommend this device with reservations. The more people who kick and scream about software that doesn't support these pixel-rich displays, the sooner that problem will be solved. But if you have vision problems, it's not time! And don't count on writing on the touchscreen as I did. Otherwise, it's splendid.

This is the perfect ultrabook: - Very fast for a ultrabook: I7 processor, boots in ~7 sec... - Outstanding display resolution & sound - Light, very thin, very ergonomic in laptop or tablet mode. I was afraid to feel it "too big" for a tablet, but in fact it is perfect: you can really read, play, run several apps without having to switch/rescale these all the time. - USB3 ports + mini HDMI post allows it to communicate very efficient with external devices. Never had any issues with the WIFI. I really think that this 2 in 1 (ultrabook/tablet) is the best in its category. The idea to have the keyboard always available or hidden without having to pull it from somewhere else is invaluable! I do not have to carry a tablet anymore when I travel.

First, it should be 4.5 stars if I could do that. I will start with my 2 issues with the laptop. 3200X1800 is simply too much right now. Movies and Win8 Apps look amazing, no doubt. Go into desktop mode and it just depends on the app. You can have windows zoom, which again depends on the app if it works well or not. I simply gave up on that resolution and am running it at 1920X1080. It still looks amazing so in no way and I dissapointed I had to do this The 2nd has nothing to do with this laptop, but Windows 8 is still awful. After a month or so of use I'm getting used to how to do everything. It just isn't intuitive. The display options for example were in 3 different places. Windows zoom is not in the same location as changing the display resolution. If you are going to be 100% in the Metro or 100% in the Desktop, then there will be very few issues. They are just very odd to use together. All of that said, I would still recommend this to anyone for this price. I wanted a laptop that was light for travel and this is perfect. The keyboard is a tad small, but this is just what you get from a 13.3in laptop. This is not my primary device, and if it was I would simply get a USB keyboard that is larger for everyday use. This just matters what you are used to using. I'm used to full deskop keyboards which will never exist on an ultrabook. I'm happy with the hinge and it feels solid. More solid than I expected. When in tablet mode I'm never holding it. I knew this going in as I had a 10in tablet a year or so ago and I never held that either. I rested it on my lap or put it on a stand on a table. So this being a 3lb tablet was no issue because it was always going to be resting on something. The presentation mode is actually my most common mode because it rests on my lap and then move the screen up/down to get the perfect angle for me. I'm not sure if I would have used a digitizer or not. I'm not an artist and I haven't used a stylus in years. These were the reasons why I didn't go with the other convertables out there with an active digitizer. The other 2 options I was looking at where Surface 2 Pro - This was removed because 50% of the time I knew I would use it on a couch and the non solid keyboard was simply not going to work here. The stand wasn't awful, but it just annoyed me too much for the week I tried it. The benefit of it just being a tablet wasn't a bonus to me as a 2lb tablet is still heavy. Sony Flip 13 - The fan noise killed this choice for me. Price is a 2nd issue on this, but if you required a digitizer, this seemed like a good option. It was also a laptop when needed vs the surface pro 2. Last minor issue. Lenovo(like every manufacturer) puts soo much crapware on it. It is a minor issue because it is very easy to remove. There is just sooooo much of it. I did keep a few, but haven't used them yet. The cooking app looks interesting.

I bought Yoga 2 Pro on Columbus Day and have been using it since then. I have 4th gen i7, 8GB RAM with 256GB SSD. It is very fast, 6 seconds to reboot! And the screen is amazing. My wife's favorite brands are Sony and Apple but even she was amazed with the screen. It is a handsome and sleek hybrid. I travel a lot and having such a lightweight yet capable laptop is a blessing. I do work on it all the time and I am quite content with it. My only dislike is the touchpad. It is native and in order the change it, you need to delete & add drivers. Also it feels like cheap glass. When I am not mobile I use a Microsoft Arc Mouse so I have no problem with it but I believe it could have been a little bit better. It would not also hurt to have the second USB 3.0 instead of 2.0. I have read people complaining about the battery life and weird feeling of touching the keyboard in tablet mode. Both of them are not an issue for me. Even in transatlantic flights I do not spend time with my laptop for 7 straight hours - who needs longer batter life? I read a lot of comic books (screen is great for that) in tablet mode and I do not even realize the keyboard. Considering the prize (I paid $1199 on Columbus Day) this is the best hybrid you can buy.