“Model question Will thinkpad yoga 14 release the version includes i7 6500U? I really need i7 for my job and I only like 14 inch thinkpad yoga. I noticed that the thinkpad yoga 460 was announced in September and I thought this model is pretty close to that one, what's the difference between these two?”
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This laptop is the 460 yoga in everything but name. It is the Best Buy consumer model (no fingerprint, no QHD screen, 1 processor config). The business oriented models will re rolling out supposedly in January or February. Secondarily, if you are happy with the power of a Broadwell i7, then you will get the same performance out of this Skylake i5, same benchmark scores. Even then, the Skylake i7 is only around %10 faster in benchmarks, so you won't be seeing that much of a difference in real world usage.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Excellent questions! I own the 20FY model of the ThinkPad Yoga 14. Let me assure you that this is not your father's i5. I replaced an older i5 and this baby runs circles around it! If you look at the benchmarks that have been done between the 4th generation i7 and the 5th generation i5, you will see that the new i5 is only a tad slower. I also thought I needed the i7, but looking at the "big picture" of system performance, I realized that the power consumption of 5th gen i5 was much better. Same thing with the SSD vs HDD. Again with the HD display vs UHD display. All things said, this is a less power hungry model...sitting in a "sweet spot" regarding total system performance. Good battery performance (not quite as good as NEXT YEARS MODEL)! But twice the battery life of my old i5. What is the REAL difference between this model and the 460? Supposedly the 460 will ship in January (or February, or March)? Then you should be able to get further answers. Realize that the 460 will have options that are not on the 14, but they may not all be immediately available with first shipment availability. Personally, I love my ThinkPad Yoga 14 3rd gen (Model 20FY)!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My previous answer was written when tired. My apologies for the confusion. The model I have is the 6th gen Intel i5-6200 (not 5th gen). It is the 3rd gen ThinkPad Yoga 14. Previous i7 version would be the Intel 5th gen. These are the model processors that I was reading benchmark info. Again, sorry for the confusion.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.They may! I did hear that there were new models possibly coming down the line soon. I'm not certain of your needs, but I've been getting snappy results from the included i5-6200U of this model.
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