Lenovo has crafted a brilliant, forward-thinking device that could very well create a subcategory in computing all of its own. But, with low-power components inside holding it back against the tablet competition, it’s tough to outright recommend you buy the first generation.
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We’re immensely fortunate to live in a world where the Lenovo Yoga Book exists, and we’re not just saying that because it’s relatively inexpensive right now (but it is!). No, the Lenovo Yoga Book is worth your consideration, as it’s the unlikely combination of a tablet and a laptop in a way we’ve never seen before and may never see again.
Suffice to say, it’s a device that’s made a name for itself on TechRadar, having finagled its way onto our best laptops of 2017 list. But, why do you think that is?
Well, despite being convertible, the Lenovo Yoga Book doesn’t resort to a physical keyboard, at least not in the traditional sense. Instead, this laptop marks the debut of a hinged keyboard and trackpad entirely free of travel, as a result of being completely digital. That might sound weird and difficult to adjust to, but, well, it is.
Still, it’s well worth the asking price – and, we’ll get more into that later – for offering inputs separate from the screen that you can use as a Wacom digitizer for cooking up doodles. Of course, pioneering its own, all-new category of notebook is a full-time job, we wouldn’t advise writing it off prematurely. After all, breaking new ground is bound to take some getting used to.