Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Evaluation

Last year, the introduction of Windows 8 system has brought some new atmosphere to the traditional PC industry, the major hardware manufacturers have racked their brains to think how to add mobile Internet features to the computer, so there has been a batch of quite brilliant hybrid design notebook, Lenovo Yoga is one of them. A year later, the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro also went on the market, still has a 360-degree rotatable screen, can achieve four application forms, and the 1600*900 pixel before the low-resolution screen upgrade to 3200*1800 pixel of the ultra clear standard, the processor is also replaced by the latest Haswell, It was a very pleasant surprise. The best part is that its prices have not risen and the price of 999 dollars (about 6087 yuan) has been priced at $100 lower than before. So, after having these modern upgrades, is the Yoga 2 pro experience even better, together with the evaluation experience to find the answer.

Exterior design

Overall design, Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro continuation of the previous style, the ultra-thin fuselage to the end. You can see that the screen hinge part is still quite reliable, after all, to achieve a higher frequency of the flip operation, but also to maintain a certain durability. Overall, compared to the more expensive Samsung Ativ Book 9 plus or Apple MacBook Pro 13 is still a little short, but it is acceptable to consider the lower price of Yoga 2 Pro.

A brief introduction of Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro four use patterns, respectively, notebook mode, tent mode, flat mode and demo mode, fully utilize the flexibility of the screen shaft, so that a notebook computer can have more flexible use of the form. Of course, this all-inclusive experience is not exhaustive, such as turning the screen back into a tablet, the keyboard is outward, although the key is not available, but your fingers will still feel uneven, this is not as good as the home ThinkPad Yoga's lifting keyboard effect. In addition, even the latest Windows 8.1 system, its flat panel interface is still not as friendly as the Apple ipad, this is the system, in fact, Lenovo is also very helpless.

Probably many users or most often use Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Notebook mode, this aspect of the machine performance is very good, the island type keyboard keys in the middle of a slight sag, forming a good radian, but also increased the keyboard backlight, the input experience is good. The only complaint is that the shortened right shift button is somewhat difficult to adapt. The oversized touchpad responds very sensitively, or is too sensitive, and you can slightly reduce its sensitivity. The other two modes are ideal for presentation slides, providing a certain productivity application experience.

Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro's real quality boost is the 13.3-inch, 3200x1800-pixel ultra-clear resolution screen, even clearer than the expensive Retina version of MacBook Pro, and the price of 999 dollars is shocking. As for the use experience of the ultra clear screen, first of all, in the Windows 8.1 modern interface, you can hardly find any difference, of course, the effect of the icon is naturally more exquisite, but in the traditional desktop mode, the ultra-high resolution makes the icons, links and text are very small, the operation has brought some difficulties, So using the experience in general, still hope that Microsoft will be as fast as Apple to launch the traditional desktop of the ultra clear image mode.

Connectivity, performance, and battery

Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro fuselage design a more mainstream interface, including a USB 3.0 and a USB 2.0, MICRO-HDMI output, SD card reader, headset/microphone interface, but the built-in WiFi chip is not the latest 802.11 ac, a little regret. In addition, the Ethernet interface needs to purchase a dedicated adapter to be implemented.

As for the configuration of the processor, the basic edition is equipped with the Intel Core I5-4200U processor, 4GB memory and 128GB SSD solid drive with 1.6GHz main frequency. The 1399 dollar (about 8525 yuan) version has 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD, and the most expensive 1599 dollars (about 9744 yuan) is equipped with a more powerful i7 processor and 512GB SSD. In addition, it has the cheapest core i3 version, but it is difficult to deal with the ultra clear screen, does not recommend the choice.

Performance testing (the lower the score the better)

Hardware performance, the Core i5 processor can achieve better day-to-day use, but because Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro screen resolution is high, so in the hardware test is slightly inferior to other competitors.

Battery performance test (the higher the score the better)

In the final battery performance test, Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro can achieve about 7 hours and 10 minutes of uninterrupted video playback time, the endurance is still very satisfactory.

Comparison of competing products

Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro and competing parameters comparison

Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro starts at $999 (about 6087 yuan), and rivals in the market now include Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus and 13-inch retina version of Apple MacBook Pro. First, compared with the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus, which is the same as Windows Hyper, the Yoga 2 Pro performance is slightly lower (possibly a solid-state drive rate impact), works also lesser, but the price is cheaper, and has a more flexible use of the form, for the average user may be low-cost or more attractive elements.

As for Apple MacBook Pro, it has the highest price, but the processor and graphics are better configured and can achieve longer endurance but do not support touch screens. So how to choose, or according to their own use needs to decide.

Summarize

In general, Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro or a very strong to the continuation of the screen and configuration are fully upgraded, flexible use of the form is also a major selling point, the price is also relatively reasonable, is a very suitable for home entertainment excellent Super extreme. Of course, if you are dissatisfied with the flat-panel design, you can also consider the ThinkPad Yoga, Lenovo may be looking to expand the Yoga series by subtle positioning differences, to attract more user groups to buy.

Advantages:

3200X1800 resolution Super Clear screen

New keyboard backlight

Configuration upgrades, lower prices

Disadvantages:

Battery life slightly behind the same model

No improvement in keyboard design in flat mode