Lenovo Yoga 3 14

If you usually use a laptop, but want a system that can also be used as a tablet or a display, and then the Lenovo Yoga 3 14 ($ 949 tested) is worth serious consideration. 14-inch convertible laptop hybrid, full HD screen makes it easy to share with others when in a tent and stand mode, but it's pretty hard to use Tablet mode unless you're looking to use it on a flat surface. Battery life is a strong point, and it sports the proud and oft-copied Yoga hinge, but there are other convertibles flip over the day, so the Yoga 3 14 is much stronger competition.

Design and Features
Yoga 3 14 $ 949.00 and are reasonably thin Lenovo Laptop mode, measuring 13.25 by 0.72 by 9 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.65 pounds. That is bigger and heavier than our current Editors Choice 'for hybrid convertible midrange laptop, the X360 HP Spectre 13t (13-4003) $ 999.99 at Best Buy, but smaller and lighter than the 15-inch Toshiba Satellite Radius P55W-B5224 $ 750.00 on Amazon. It has almost the same size and weight of the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 $ 799.99 and Dell, which has a smaller 13-inch screen. 3 Yoga 14 is available in silver or black light (like our review unit).

The 14-inch In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen has a 1920-by-1080 resolution, which is perfect for viewing movies from Netflix or other online video services. The built-in speakers are incredible strong, but you can get by with it if you are watching a talk-heavy movie in a small, quiet room. Stand and Tent mode is ideal for watching video because these two modes did not have a backlit keyboard on your view. The default adaptive dims screen brightness setting screen aggressively, so you may want to turn it off if you are watching videos. There is a bit of screen bounce after quick taps, but you'll be really picky to have to bother you.

The screen size is a problem when the system is in tablet mode. Obesity makes it difficult to hold an arm for an extended period of time, especially since the laptop weighs 3.65 pounds. That's lighter than the almost five-pound Toshiba Satellite Radius P55W-B5224, but heavier than the HP Spectre X360, which, with its 13.3-inch screen, is easier to carry around.

The keyboard has a curved and scalloped keys, as in previous systems such as Lenovo Lenovo Edge 15 $ 699.99 at Best Buy, but the 3 buttons on the Yoga 14 seems to have a shallower keystroke. It's easy to get used to, but if you're a stickler for key feel, give the system a try on your local big box store. One-piece touchpad worked well, although one of the HP Spectre X360 is proportionally greater.

It is worth noting that this is one of the few models of Lenovo to use a USB plug for power adapter (the other is the Lenovo Yoga pricey 3 Pro $ 1,149.00 and Lenovo). That helps provide you with an additional USB 2.0 port when you are using battery power system. Yoga 3 14 also has a micro HDMI port, requiring users to purchase a separate dongle to connect the laptop to an HDMI monitor or HDTV, as well as two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot , and a headset jack. 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 offers wireless connectivity.

The 8GB of system memory is good if you're the kind of user who keeps two dozen browser tabs open at once. The 256GB solid-state drive (SSD) offers lots of free space. With an annoying amount of bloatware, however, including Dailymotion, Evernote Touch, Kindle, Share It, The Weather Channel, and Zinio. A group of Lenovo-branded apps like Companion, Photo Master and Yoga Chef also take up space on the Start screen. The system has a standard one-year warranty.