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Review Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Convertible Ultrabook
Another major change in the ThinkPad formula which has roiled the community is the jarring transition from the traditional ThinkPad keyboard—widely proclaimed to be amongst the very best on any notebook available—to a trendier, more modernized Chiclet-style keyboard that the company calls “AccuType”. The details are pretty straightforward: the AccuType keys are flatter but still feature a small dip in the center to help guide your fingers, and their surface is also roughly 30% larger than that of the keys on the traditional keyboard. This supposedly provides for a more accurate typing experience, and in fact, we find the AccuType keyboard to be very good in its own right. However, …
HP EliteBook Revolve refreshes the traditional convertible tablet, arrives in March
The laptop itself is centered around a fairly standard 11.6-inch, 1366 x 768 Gorilla Glass 2 display that’s (thankfully) covered in a matte finish. We’re told it comes in at 400 nits, and while it’s suitably sharp and bright in person, colors seem a bit faded and we would certainly like to see a higher-resolution panel. Internally, a magnesium chassis (wrapped in soft-touch plastic) protects an Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processor, 4GB of RAM (upgradeable to 12GB), and up to a 256GB SSD. There are also two USB 3.0 ports, a DisplayPort, and a full-sized Ethernet jack, as we’d expect on a machine primarily targeted to enterprise, as …
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 First Impressions: Ultrabook Convertible
The IdaPad Yoga 13 is an Ultrabook Convertible, a new style of Windows 8 device that transforms from a notebook to a tablet and back, offering flexibility not found in a standard notebook. The IdeaPad Yoga 13 runs a full version of Windows 8, offering more than the Windows Surface RT, and packs in an Intel 3rd generation Core i5 processor to offer plenty of power for productivity, casual games and watching movies. Lenovo designed the IdeaPad Yoga 13 with a dual hinge that allows the Ultrabook Convertible to open as a notebook and rotate completely around to tablet mode. Check out the versatility of the IdeaPad Yoga 13 in …