Lenovo - Yoga C940 2-in-1 14" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Mica

I bought this laptop after purchasing, exchanging, and then returning the new OLED Spectre 13. My reasons were: -Crackling speakers above 65% volume on almost any music and video (both units I owned exhibited this characteristic, and as a musician this was unacceptable to me) -Clacky trackpad (also on both units) -Keyboard was offset to the left and made typing difficult -Dots on OLED screen- especially visible on whites and greys- however, contrast and color accuracy and vibrancy are best in class on the HP- probably amazing for video and picture editing What makes the Lenovo superior: -Build quality is top notch -Incredible sound system for a laptop- almost like listening to a Bluetooth speaker -Much more comfortable and well placed keyboard- my typing accuracy doubled -Trackpad is larger and sturdier -the 14" screen makes streaming and browsing the web much more enjoyable -The battery seems to last about 1-2 hours longer -Geekbench, Cinebench, PcMark 10 and Novabench benchmarks were higher on the Lenovo than the Spectre I had the Spectre for about 4 weeks before exchanging it for the Lenovo, so I had plenty of time to form my opinion. I hope that this review helps those who may be on the fence between the two. Build quality is so important on a laptop, and I feel much more secure with the Lenovo.

Within days of purchasing this laptop the screen began to have problems. The bottom section of the screen would replicate multiple times covering the entire screen. So far, it has returned to normal after touching the screen. This has been documented by several other owners on https://forums.lenovo.com. I am debating whether to return it. Given the price, I would expect higher quality.

She likes it, but has not had time to use it much. It works as advertised.

Great laptop, especially with the discount. The feeling of the keyboard and the material is top-notch. The sound quality is very impressive. I switched from surface pro and there are several things can be improved. First is the pen. It is smaller and slender than surface pen. It is not easy to use at first and there is no “eraser” at the top. The second is the fan noise. The fan will run start constantly even stays on desktop with almost no task. It still happens when I update to the newest driver. I try to change the battery plan but there is no option. The noise is not crazy loud but it is obvious with a quiet surrounding. It is very close to a perfect purchase(4.5/5). This is the best price with such configuration. But definitely can be improved.

Highly recommend, with a few caveats. I have had about 6 or 7 laptops in my hands the last few months (thanks to return period widows), and often 2 or more at once, which is helpful for comparison. So, the C940 has very few ports, that is my 1st (and really, only) complaint (it's why I marked 'ease of use' down to 4 from 5). There is no SD card reader. Battery life is better than any other laptops I have; battery life is not good when 4K is in use, obviously. With 4K enabled, I get 6-7 hours of display time. That said, you can set display to 1920x1080 in settings, and battery life improves drastically, you'll see 9 - 10 hours of display time. Very little content is in 4K so you really don't see a difference, and you can quickly switch to 4k for instances where you want it on. Battery is 60wH, though some best buy employees will read the specs and tell you it is 45, it's not. (at one point there was a typo in the specs that said the power supply was 45wH - it's not, it's 65wH, but that is the 'power supply', not the battery) Display is gorgeous (4k or FHD), the color gamut is great. I'm very picky about the display, that's the main reason the other laptops were returned. Too often, what should be red appeared burnt-orange, and whites were too warm and creamy; NOT on the YOGA display; it's a little on the cold (bluish hue) side and reds are vivid and perfect. Blacks aren't super inky-black (my HP ENVY x360 15.6" with Ryzen 5 has the super inky blacks, but doesn't cover the rest of the color spectrum as well as the Yoga). Build quality is fantastic. I considered returning it for the non-4k model for better battery, but would lose 4GB of RAM and the optane memory (better to just switch off 4k and still have the option to enable it). The design choice to have a lip near the camera for lifting the lid is super nice. Hinges are snug and not floppy/sloppy. Keyboard is very good, in my opinion. The keys are a little 'squishy' compared to the HP ENVY 15.6" I have - not as 'clicky' as the ENVY, and slightly less travel than the Envy. 2 very different key experiences, and I can't quite say which I prefer, but if you know your own preference, that's where things stand. I'm a student, and always have about 15 tabs open on the taskbar, a few of them are chrome tabs using different accounts, and each has a few windows, and this thing NEVER slows or has any hiccups; always lightning fast. (side-note: The Ryzen processors are better at multi-threading, and you will notice that when you open your screen/login and instantly try to scroll on a chrome page and it doesn't respond for a second because it's busy trying to get the Hangouts widget to render/load; that 'waiting' doesn't happen on a Ryzen CPU, because it's better at doing multiple things simultaneously. Something to consider). I have an ENVY x360 13.3" with the 11th gen evo CPU that will get returned, as I don't notice any real benefit of the 11th gen over the 10th gen CPU, though color reproduction may be marginally better, but that could just be the display on that device. And the 13.3" is considerably smaller than the 14", I didn't expect it to be. Final note, I highly recommend this device and this configuration, IF you can overlook its lack of ports (which can be remedied by buying a hub, but who wants to carry extra stuff around). It would be nice if it were available in the iron gray, rather than ridiculous silver tones, but at best buy, it isn't. The other caveat would be, if you can wait (or play the buy-and-return game long enough) to get a device built around the new Ryzen 5000 series chips that just came out, as even the cheapest CPU in that series smokes all of intel's chips of any price-point by every metric. - Cheers (I hope I covered it all, congrats reading it all)

I'm in IT and engineering. I usually don't purchase computers through Best Buy, but this pandemic is changing a lot of things. I needed a machine for my own use after sending my last laptop (mine) to an employee who was in trouble. One of the reasons I don't order consumer computers is because the OS and BIOS are usually need to be updated (a lot) out of the box. Moreover, the include a lot of crapware. This was not any different. However, once you put the time in to rid it of junk and update the important bits, it's a pleasantly speedy machine with good specifications for most users. It's equivalent to the Dell XPS 9300 in terms of performance so far, after the myriad of updates. And, the 14" 4K screen is a hair larger than my Dell's 13.4" screen, which is nice for tired eyes. My plan is to order another Dell for work, but I will be keeping this machine for home use. My kids will enjoy using it too for their creative work, given it has pen support. Two Thunderbolt ports and a USB-A port seems sensible and about the minimum a home computer should have, given one is used by the charger. One item of note is that the BIOS needed to be updated to solve a rather frustrating initial video glitch. Once complete, the machine works as expected. Wait to catch it on sale for $200 off. At the lower price, it's about the best option on the market for the money.

Intel Optane SSD failed after only 6 months. This computer is owned by a 65 yo Granny. She does not stress it much at all. Mainly email and the occasional ZOOM meeting. The computer performed well but who would expect a HD failure so soon. And this was unlike any HD failure I ever encountered. It would not boot. File System completely gone. SSD no longer recognized by BIOS. In the past when a HD would not boot at least I could access the drive using recovery disks. Not in this case. I could get a windows to start from disk but still no SSD access. Very Disappointing. think twice before you get a Lenovo with Intel Optane. I don't wish this on anyone.

I purchased this laptop in January, and right off the bat, it began to give me issues: the fans were SO LOUD that it was discernable at all times in a quiet room (and could even be heard above normal conversational levels), even when I was just running Google Chrome. I assumed this was just because the device was set to operate at such a high level with 16 GB memory and i7. In February, I left the country, so was unable to bring it to Best Buy for a look. In March, when I returned to the US due to COVID, I had to spend a lot more time on Zoom, and the laptop would crash constantly. It would freeze, the screen would flash green and red, and when it froze, it would make a horrible screeching noise. It froze nearly every day. I eventually did a factory reset on the device which cleared up the freezing issue for a few months, but the device's fans were still loud and it would get HOT. Unable to touch it HOT. Last month, the green/red flashing continued, and I took it to Geek Squad. They sent it out for diagnostics/repair under warranty, where I've now been informed that the device had a defective motherboard and defective thermal modules upon purchase. I've had to buy a Microsoft Surface Pro ($800) in the interim to attend my classes remotely, which is working far better than my $1600 Lenovo device ever did. I look forward to getting my device back, but now that I have a Pro, I'm not even sure that I want my Yoga back given the multitude of issues I experienced with it. I've attached a photo of what happens when the screen would flash.