Saturday, January 23, 2016
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 14 20FY (Yoga 460): Best Laptop Ever (for what it's worth)
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 14 20FY (Yoga 460): Best Laptop Ever (for what it's worth)
This is frankly the best laptop I've owned.My previous laptops were an HP Pavilion TX2000 and a Lenovo Ideapad S3 netbook.
I'm not an artist, but I just prefer to always have the option to use an active pen so I always include it in my criteria when buying a PC.
First of all, I'd like to say how absolutely thrilled I was when this thing's price went down from an already reasonable $999.99 to a whopping low price of $699.99! It was only for a day. Good thing I was able to accidentally find out about it and immediately request for a price match from Best Buy. The process was seamless and I got my $200 back after approximately just 3 days ($200 instead of $300 because I purchased it on sale for $899.99). I'm just so ecstatic about the savings! Somebody even mentioned in the forums that it's practically lower than manufacturing costs.
I'm not an artist, but I just prefer to always have the option to use an active pen so I always include it in my criteria when buying a PC.
First of all, I'd like to say how absolutely thrilled I was when this thing's price went down from an already reasonable $999.99 to a whopping low price of $699.99! It was only for a day. Good thing I was able to accidentally find out about it and immediately request for a price match from Best Buy. The process was seamless and I got my $200 back after approximately just 3 days ($200 instead of $300 because I purchased it on sale for $899.99). I'm just so ecstatic about the savings! Somebody even mentioned in the forums that it's practically lower than manufacturing costs.
Anyway, on to the real review of the 2-in-1:
It's nothing short of spectacular.
Screen - I thought this would be an issue because of some of the complaints in forums, but it turns out to be really amazing. More so because those complaints might have lowered my expectations. But I find it really easy on the eyes. It's not too bright at highest setting, but I don't mind as long I can still perfectly view my screen even with direct sunlight on it. I never even put my devices on highest brightness setting anyway.
Screen - I thought this would be an issue because of some of the complaints in forums, but it turns out to be really amazing. More so because those complaints might have lowered my expectations. But I find it really easy on the eyes. It's not too bright at highest setting, but I don't mind as long I can still perfectly view my screen even with direct sunlight on it. I never even put my devices on highest brightness setting anyway.
Keyboard & Trackpoint - It's the boss. It doesn't look as sleek as those in Macs but it's definitely easier to type on. I thought I wouldn't be using the trackpoint as I've never tried one before but it turns out to be a really intelligent design. I find myself using it more and more everyday. It saves me time because my fingers wouldn't have to travel so far from the keyboard when navigating the screen.
Speed - Yes, it's superfast. I haven't even toyed with the settings yet, but right out of the box, I never experience any lags. The bootup takes less than 5 seconds.
Touchpad - Great, responsive, spacious, no issues whatsoever. Doesn't jump or scroll too fast in Chrome like some of the complaints. Maybe because the drivers are already updated.
USB ports - It is advertised to come with 1 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports but there are actually 3 USB 3.0 ports (1 of which is always on, meaning you can charge your mobile devices through it even when the PC is off). It's a mistake I'm not complaining about. :)
Also, it's not heavy but it's definitely not as light as I thought it was. I read in the forums that the weight advertised (3.85lbs) is wrong and the actual weight is actually (4.1lbs).
Also, it's not heavy but it's definitely not as light as I thought it was. I read in the forums that the weight advertised (3.85lbs) is wrong and the actual weight is actually (4.1lbs).
Power - I haven't stress tested this thing yet, but I never experienced any issues so far when running multiple programs. I've run around 5-6 medium-to-heavy programs without problems. I also saw a video about someone running 10 programs all at once, half of which were heavy ones, and there were no issues so I have high hopes for this.
Touchscreen - I honestly don't know how to rate this. As long as I have no problems with it then I'm fine.
Pen - Haven't toyed much with this thing yet. I find that palm rejection isn't that good but fair enough. It could very well be just user error. Also, pressure sensitivity is working well. I'm only using the Corel Painter Essentials 5 that came free with the Intel Starter Pack in testing this though.
Overall user experience is 10/10. I couldn't be any happier with my purchase. It's a laptop that is packed with features yet doesn't fall short in performance and power. Definitely worth even more than the retail price of $999. :)
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