Testseek.com have collected 78 expert reviews of the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 .
January 2014
(80%)
78 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(68%)
30 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid performance
Attractive and useful multi-mode features
Stylus is a plus
Great build quality
1080p screen available (vs. 720p on X240)
Availability of Wacom digitizer
Max 16 GB dual-channel RAM (vs. 12 GB single-channel RAM on X240)
Better perceived build quality overall
Excellent hybrid hinge
Top-notch performance
Quality keyboard
360-degree hinged touchscreen
Pressure-sensitive Wacomn stylus
Rugged enclosure
Available docking station
Versatile Yoga design meets ThinkPad goodness. Sharp full HD touchscreen
Wacom digitizer option
Fast performance
Good keyboard
Great trackpad and solid build to order options
The ThinkPad Yoga has an innovative vanishing keyboard that solves a major hybrid problem. Construction
Battery life
And ergonomics are up to Lenovo's typical high standards
Signature Yoga folding keyboard with keys no longer exposed in tablet mode
Strong performance and sound system
Great-looking full HD display
Multimode design meets business sensibilities. Ruggedized construction. Category-leading performance
Thanks to an Intel Core i5-5300U
8GB of RAM
And a 180GB solid state drive. Solid battery life.
Thin and light convertible design
Excellent keyboard and roomy touchpad
Durability and security features
Strong performance and battery life
High quality audio
Sturdy portable design
Bright display
Excellent display hinge
Well-built
Versatile design
Low-glare screen offers good viewing angles
Comfortable keyboard and trackpad
One of the few Ultrabooks to support pen input
Fast boot-up time
Good all-around performance
Very good build
Metal casing
Bright screen
Lifting keyboard tray
Decent input devices
Non-glare screen
Digitizer
Good build quality
Very bright screen
Versatile and innovative design
Decent performance
Excellent keyboard and mouse
The editors didn't like
Bloatware
Minor inherent issues with face-down keyboard use model
No Ethernet port
No integrated Ethernet port
In short? Despite its missteps
The ThinkPad Yoga is our favorite Lenovo device we've had the pleasure of testing so far this year. For casual consumers
We'd say it's the best Yoga available
And for business professionals
Below-average battery life
Comparably slow SSD speeds
Color range in display is lacking
Display choices top out at 1920 by 1080
So-so battery life
Thicker and heavier many of its competitors
Though an excellent keyboard
We wouldn't mind more key travel
Battery life is adequate but not stellar
The screen is smaller and lacks the higher resolution of the similar Yoga 2 Pro. The hidden keyboard adds mechanical complexity to what should be a rugged road system. The upgrades you'll want drive the price up quickly
Pricey
Short on ports
Weak
Low-res Webcam
Less storage capacity than its competition. Mini HDMI rather than full-size HDMI port
Price as tested is rather high
Slow SSD speeds
Weak color reproduction
Relatively bulky
Self-flattening keyboard seems less useful on a machine that's this cumbersome to use in tablet mode
Signature Yoga folding keyboard with keys no longer exposed in tablet mode, Strong performance and sound system, Great-looking full HD display
Pricey, Short on ports, Weak, low-res Webcam
This strong-performing business laptop comes with everything you'd expect from a ThinkPad, as well as a 360-degree folding keyboard that lets it double as a tablet. Lenovo's new "lift 'n' lock" keyboard deck makes this the most comfortable-to-use Yog...
Solid performance, Attractive and useful multi-mode features, Stylus is a plus, Great build quality
Bloatware, Minor inherent issues with face-down keyboard use model, No Ethernet port
The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga performed well throughout testing, posting top (or close to the top) scores in nearly every test against similarly configured ultrabooks we’ve recently evaluated. Most notably, the ThinkPad Yoga out-performed the similarly-spe...
Published: 2014-01-28, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
The ThinkPad Yoga has an innovative vanishing keyboard that solves a major hybrid problem. Construction, battery life, and ergonomics are up to Lenovo's typical high standards
The screen is smaller and lacks the higher resolution of the similar Yoga 2 Pro. The hidden keyboard adds mechanical complexity to what should be a rugged road system. The upgrades you'll want drive the price up quickly
Lenovo solves half the Yoga equation with a clever hidden keyboard on the ThinkPad Yoga. If we could combine this with the higher-res screen and better looks of the consumer version, we'd have the ultimate hybrid.
Published: 2014-01-27, Author: Dana , review by: engadget.com
Well-built, versatile design, Low-glare screen offers good viewing angles, Comfortable keyboard and trackpad, One of the few Ultrabooks to support pen input, Fast boot-up time, good all-around performance
Relatively bulky, Self-flattening keyboard seems less useful on a machine that's this cumbersome to use in tablet mode, Base model has a fairly low-res screen, Battery life is on the short side
More InfoLenovo ThinkPad Yoga announcedLenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro reviewLenovo refreshes its X1 Carbon UltrabookThe ThinkPad Yoga's self-flattening keyboard is a neat idea. We'd just rather see it on a machine that was smaller and lighter. As is, the so-ca...
ThinkPad Yoga is a well-designed and versatile convertible device, with a high-quality IPS display that will particularly appeal to business travelers who need to give presentations when they're visiting clients. However, the use of a sluggish hard drive ...
Brittany Hillen Lenovo has popped up with a handful of new products recently, among them being the ThinkPad Yoga, a flexible hybrid laptop with a touchscreen panel that can fold all the way back into a tablet-like mode. This follows the ThinkPad X...
Good build quality, Very bright screen, Versatile and innovative design, Decent performance, Excellent keyboard and mouse
Slightly heavy, Ethernet port only via docking station, Display bounces a little
With the ThinkPad Yoga, Lenovo has successfully taken the 360-degree flip-hinge design of the consumer-level IdeaPad Yoga and adapted it for business use. The ThinkPad Yoga is very well built and should withstand the rigors of the road for years to come...
Versatile Yoga design meets ThinkPad goodness. Sharp full HD touchscreen, Wacom digitizer option, fast performance, good keyboard, great trackpad and solid build to order options
Though an excellent keyboard, we wouldn't mind more key travel, battery life is adequate but not stellar
You've probably noticed that we like the ThinkPad Yoga quite a bit. At 12.5", it's slightly more portable than most 13.3" Ultrabooks, but you're not giving up that much screen real estate. In turn you're getting an extremely well built and designed ma...
Abstract: Lisa Gade compares the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 2nd Gen and the HP Spectre x360 Ultrabooks. Check out our video review of the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 2nd Gen...
