Lenovo Yoga 13 Ideapad: flexibility and Compactability

The Lenovo Yoga 13 idea pad has an excellent ultra book design concept. Lenovo has positioned itself in the forefront of innovative technology and design manufacturing providing strong, reliable and powerful machines over the years. (See review of the Lenovo S400 here)
So why exactly makes this laptop stand out? It has extremely flexible hinges that allow the screen to flip 360 degrees making it one of the best and simplest hybrid tablet-computers available in the market. Its convertible status is spectacular since it provides 4 modes that capitalize on consumer content for easy creation and sharing. This is because it perfectly incorporates the windows 8 usability that goes perfectly well with the many applications and eases use of the windows 8 O.S due to its tablet status. ( Have you read about the Dell Inspiron Duo Hybrid tablet? )

The specs :

• 8 hours battery life, 4 cell lithium polymer with 54Wh capacity.

• 3rd generation Intel core i7 processor, dual core, 64 bit computing with Max turbo speed 2.6 GHz

• Windows 8 64 or windows pro 64

• Intel HD graphics 4000 integrated

• 13.3'' 1600*900 resolution HD+IPS display that is capacitative multitouch.

• Memory of 4GB, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD

• Weight of 1.54 kg

• 1.0 MP HD integrated webcam

• USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, combo jack, 2-in-1 card reader (SD and Micromedia card) and HDMI

• Bluetooth 4.0 and Lenovo 802.11 wireless b/g/n

• 10*7 cm track pad that allows pinch-to-zoom, two finger scrolling and clicking 

Some of the preloaded applications include Skype, one key recovery, McAfee antivirus and eBay. It retails for $1000. On my part, too much an amount for the specs, but then again, you pay for the architecture and creativity does not come cheap.You can order one to be shipped since am not aware of a retailer in Nairobi currently stocking it.