If CES is the place where companies can demo products they don’t intend to sell for another six months, what better place for PC makers to tease their first Windows 8 tablets?

1. January 10, 2012
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga Convertible
Tablet Review, Runs Windows 8 and Long
Batteries life
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga Convertible Tablet IPS, but it boasts 1600 x 900 resolution — an unheard
Review, Runs Windows 8 and Long of pixel count for tablets, let alone most 13-inch lap-
Batteries life tops. And when this hits, it’ll pack “next-generation”
(read: Ivy Bridge) Intel Core processors — albeit, of
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life , Lenovo battery , thinkpad t61 battery around $1,000, when it eventually ships, sometime
later this year after Windows 8 gets finalized.
Fortunately, the battery life is worthy of a tablet:
Lenovo says the 54Wh juicepack can last up to eight
hours.
If you only have five minutes, we highly suggest you
meet us past the break for some hands-on impres-
sions and not one, but two videos. Seriously, folks,
even next to all the Android tablets, chubby Ultra-
books and baby scales that have been announced at
CES, this is by far the most memorable thing we’ve
seen. Do it. You know you’re curious.
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
If CES is the place where companies can demo pro- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga hands-on
ducts they don’t intend to sell for another six months,
what better place for PC makers to tease their first Though you can flip the screen over so that it looks
Windows 8 tablets? Though the OS isn’t expected to like an enlarged slate, we imagine that once the
reach its final stage until later this year, Lenovo is novelty wore off we’d use it this way infrequently.
already showing off the IdeaPad Yoga, a convertible Remember that 3.3 pounds is heavy for a tablet, and
tablet with a screen that flips over, like a cover on the 13.3-inch form factor can be unwieldy. Particu-
a spiral-bound book. If you like, you can bend it larly given the high resolution and wide viewing
partway so that the keyboard functions as a stand angles, we’d much sooner fold the Yoga into an
when you’re in the mood to watch a movie. upside-down “V” and use it to watch movies, no
proprietary dock required.
Based on our conversations with Lenovo reps, it’s
clear the company sees this as a laptop first, and For what it is, though, we would have expected it
tablet second. The proof is in the specs, really. It to be thicker. It measure s 17mm (0.67) inches tall,
weighs “less than 1.5kg,” or 3.3 pounds, making it which wouldn’t be at all impressive for a typical
heavier than some Ultrabooks. Not only is its display tablet, but seems slim here, all things considered.
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2. January 10, 2012
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga Convertible Tablet Review, Runs Windows 8 and Long
Batteries life
Interestingly, Lenovo even rejiggered the power port
to help minimize the thickness.
Whether you call this a laptop or a tablet, the build
quality is top-notch in either category. The patented
hinge is rated for 25,000 cycles, and the back cover
has a soft, tactile finish. The keyboard, too, feels
sturdy, in the style of the IdeaPad U300s. The real
start of the show, though, is that IPS display, which
we can tell offers vibrant colors, crisp detail and
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wide viewing angles. But even at this early stage, the
screen seems responsive. Not just to rote taps and
swipes, but 10-fingered input, which at the very least
should come in handy for drawing apps. HD videos,
so far as we can tell, run fluidly at full-screen too.
Of course, the timing of this all depends on how
quickly Microsoft can get Windows 8 out the door,
so suffice to say, it could be the better part of a year
before we or any of you guys get to take one for
a spin. Until then, have a gander at our hands-on
photos, and watch the demo for yourself.
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