Fit, Finish, and Hands on with the Lenovo Yoga Book
Fit and Finish:
Time to take a look at what matters with the Yoga Book, how it feels and how it works in real life. More than half the experience with a laptop or mobile device is the look and feel. It is essentially the “how does it appeal to me” and “do I want to put my hands on it”. Some of this experience is driven by the usability factor but most of the time it has a lot to do with aesthetic and hands on feel. In this regard the Yoga Book wins big time. Its super light weight, matte finish, unique keyboard, and overall design will have you wanting to take it with you just so you can be seen using it.
Moving on to some design aspects the Yoga Book becomes a mixed bag. Being as thin as it is left Lenovo with the inclusion of a Micro-USB port but no full size port, this presents some issues for those wanting to use external drives, or pretty much any USB device using a standard USB plug. It should be noted that the Yoga Book is not really intended for this and is a device meant for users on the go. We also have to make mention of the large screen bezel on the Yoga Book. The 10.1″ screen is surrounded on the right and left by 1″ of black bezel and a bit more than .75″ on the top and bottom. Some of this is forgivable by remembering the thin form factor requires the designers to fit much of the electronics into the bezel area, but we fans at TechwareLabs of the trend towards eliminating the useless black bezels around screens. In all fairness the Yoga Book looks quite nice and even with the large bezel it is not overly noticeable.
Design Pros:
- Small, thin, and super light
- Watchband hinge performs perfectly
- Integrated drawing/note tablet
- Included pressure sensitive pen
- Ability to charge the Yoga Book using a standard external battery pack
- Included pad and paper fitting the Yoga Book
- Charger offers 4 modes of charging (1 normal, 3 Quick Charge)
- Top row function keys are very useful
- Windows Ink Workspace included with Windows 10
Design Cons:
- No Full USB port possible due to the thin nature
- Micro-SD card slot not easily accessible
- Large screen bezel
- Mouse buttons placed on right and left hand sides of the touch pad are awkward.
- No indicator lights for HDD, CAPS, Num Lock, etc.
- Double tapping keys occurs often with Halo Keyboard
Design Neutral:
- Full HD Screen 1920 x 1200
- Backspace and Fn keys are atypical size and locations
Now that we know what the Yoga Book can do, let’s talk about its performance.
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