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.

Dell Inspiron Duo Hybrid Tablet: Lust at first sight!!

Sometimes i can be lustful...well, everyone CAN .... This is the intense wanting feeling that one gets when they see something physically appealing to them. It's the exact feeling i had when i saw the dell Inspiron Duo Hybrid tablet. i thought it was made for me. This laptop doubles up as a tablet as well as a notebook.

Before seeing it, i had been in the middle of intense prayers asking God to provide funds for a nice tablet i had seen. I did not need the tablet at the time but was extremely in lust with the way it looked. Its sleekness, HD graphics and portable size made me go gagaaaaa!!

You can make out my reaction when i saw this hybrid model. It has a 10.1 inch screen that can be flipped and transformed into a tablet. How cool is that? This provides an instant access to videos, e-books and music in a faster way.

I then set off to look around for it. At avenue electronics, the last price was KES 49,000 and they had one left. I was a bit sad because i was not intending to use all that money on an intel atom dual processor since the same amount could fetch me a more powerful gadget. However, thanks to the power of window shopping, i stumbled across a place that was selling it for kes 38,500. That is a REALLY good price since they would normally go for $545. Made me a tard bit skeptical though. Even though it comes in a range of colors such as red, foggy night and martin blue, the stores only had the foggy night one.

However, i decided to go with the Lenovo S400. you can have an interesting read as to why the latter captured my attention by clicking here.
Some of the disadvantages of the convertible include:

• poor battery life
•  a sluggish touch functionality
• a non removable battery

If you are a lustful person who would prefer beautiful and captivating looks to functionality, this is a good buy ; probably the best option for a cosmopolitan who loves to be trendy and has very basic functionality requirements such as checking emails and storing documents.


A mother reading this should seriously think of getting this for their daughters, or a caring boyfriend should get it for the girlfriend. You can customize the back of the screen to bring about  interesting designs such as these; Enjoy!!

fancy, huh?

I am grateful that you stopped by!!