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Only at Best Buy Lenovo Yoga 910 Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Work, play or surf the internet on this Lenovo Yoga notebook computer, featuring Windows 10 for reliable support of your programs. Intel Core i7 processing and HD graphics offer smooth applications and images. The 16GB internal memory offers the space you need for multitasking at work, while the 14-inch screen on this Lenovo Yoga notebook computer is easy to view.
Posted by: PatrickMcC
from California
So I got this laptop for travel purposes, I will be traveling next month to Europe and wanted a laptop to watch movies for the 10 hour flight. In seat power has always been a roll of the dice. I have a 3 year old Yoga 2 Pro which I bought for the same reason, unfortunately the Yoga 2 pro only lasted close to 6 hours watching video.
Anyhow, straight out the gate the build quality on this 910 is on a different level to the Yoga 2 Pro, even though that model has run flawlessly for the last 3 years, it never felt premium (even though the Yoga 2 Pro did cost $400 less at the time but it is the 256gb model).
When I unboxed the 910 and felt it in my hands for the first time it really did have that nice premium feel to it and with the silver version it does not show finger prints like the Yoga 2 Pro does as it is all silver and not just silver on the outside.
As for battery, I did a run down test over a couple of days running a 1080 video loop taking the battery down to it's shut off point of 7%, on both occasions this got me to 10.5 play time at 60% brightness which is perfectly acceptable when watching in lower lit surroundings, at 70% brightness it started to eat the battery quite a bit faster and it looked like that would bring the screen time down about another 2 hours BUT as I said, for watching videos on an airplane or lower lit areas it was really nice.
As for the screen itself, it has really nice contrast, everything pops and reminds me of the surface pro 4 screen which I bought but returned due to it's much lower battery life. Also this is a 13.9 screen unlike all of it's competitors which are all 13.3 and so this also impressed me that the battery life was still so great.
For people who play games, this unit does not have a discrete video card but will play at low settings, World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, the latter being the hardest on the unit.
On to the perks, the Hello button is great, put your finger on the pad and the laptop logs in within seconds, no worries about someone seeing your password in a crowded area.
Ports are pretty good, 2 USB-C and 1 USB 3. The non power USB-C allows for HDMI passthrough using 3rd party adapters. I think the only negative is that there is no thunderbolt included which the new HP Spectre x360 does have. Also there is no card reader built in but there are several 3rd party USB-C adapters which have USB 3 and card readers built in.
As for the video conferencing camera, I have not used it and if I do use it I will be using the laptop in tent mode to avoid "up the nose" video conferencing :) .
Finally the cpu is 7th generation i7 lower power variety, which doesn't have the same horsepower as my MSI which is quad core vs this dual core but it is still pretty powerful. For the most part the fans stay off and when running in a normal environment are quiet, everything stays cool and so far I have observed no heat issues when playing video games which are amongst the most taxing tasks I have run on this laptop.
Overall I am very pleased with this laptop. My only real concern is the USB ports and plugging hubs into them could cause strain on the port physically due to most hubs have short cables and so has the hub hanging from the USB port and possibly long term causing damage.
Anyhow, straight out the gate the build quality on this 910 is on a different level to the Yoga 2 Pro, even though that model has run flawlessly for the last 3 years, it never felt premium (even though the Yoga 2 Pro did cost $400 less at the time but it is the 256gb model).
When I unboxed the 910 and felt it in my hands for the first time it really did have that nice premium feel to it and with the silver version it does not show finger prints like the Yoga 2 Pro does as it is all silver and not just silver on the outside.
As for battery, I did a run down test over a couple of days running a 1080 video loop taking the battery down to it's shut off point of 7%, on both occasions this got me to 10.5 play time at 60% brightness which is perfectly acceptable when watching in lower lit surroundings, at 70% brightness it started to eat the battery quite a bit faster and it looked like that would bring the screen time down about another 2 hours BUT as I said, for watching videos on an airplane or lower lit areas it was really nice.
As for the screen itself, it has really nice contrast, everything pops and reminds me of the surface pro 4 screen which I bought but returned due to it's much lower battery life. Also this is a 13.9 screen unlike all of it's competitors which are all 13.3 and so this also impressed me that the battery life was still so great.
For people who play games, this unit does not have a discrete video card but will play at low settings, World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, the latter being the hardest on the unit.
On to the perks, the Hello button is great, put your finger on the pad and the laptop logs in within seconds, no worries about someone seeing your password in a crowded area.
Ports are pretty good, 2 USB-C and 1 USB 3. The non power USB-C allows for HDMI passthrough using 3rd party adapters. I think the only negative is that there is no thunderbolt included which the new HP Spectre x360 does have. Also there is no card reader built in but there are several 3rd party USB-C adapters which have USB 3 and card readers built in.
As for the video conferencing camera, I have not used it and if I do use it I will be using the laptop in tent mode to avoid "up the nose" video conferencing :) .
Finally the cpu is 7th generation i7 lower power variety, which doesn't have the same horsepower as my MSI which is quad core vs this dual core but it is still pretty powerful. For the most part the fans stay off and when running in a normal environment are quiet, everything stays cool and so far I have observed no heat issues when playing video games which are amongst the most taxing tasks I have run on this laptop.
Overall I am very pleased with this laptop. My only real concern is the USB ports and plugging hubs into them could cause strain on the port physically due to most hubs have short cables and so has the hub hanging from the USB port and possibly long term causing damage.
My Best Buy number: 2809824283
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Only at Best BuyToshiba Satellite Radius Laptop: Navigate the Web, edit documents and much more with ease using this laptop's 10-point touch-screen display. Give presentations on your HDTV or high-def monitor using the HDMI output or Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi).
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5 out of 5Great So Far!!
By Crankenstein
from Los Angeles, CA
I got this laptop to replace an 8 year-old Toshiba that could no longer keep up with life in 2015. I use my laptop mainly when traveling, so the size and weight of this model are perfect. The fit and finish are excellent and the brushed dark aluminum (almost bronze) color is beautiful. The full-sized, backlit keyboard and top mounted speakers are what convinced me to buy this one instead of a similar 4K Dell model. Where this computer really stands out is with the display. For general use, surfing the internet and sending e-mails, you won't notice the display much, but high definition and especially 4K video are absolutely stunning. This will make movie watching while traveling much more enjoyable for me. The touch screen is easy to use, even though I really don't like Windows 8.1 (does anyone?). Fortunately Windows 10 is only a couple of weeks away! I've already ordered an external Blu-Ray player, so this laptop not having one isn't a big deal. One thing worth noting is that the system RAM is not user upgradable, so 8MB is what I'll be stuck with for the next several years. I did pop off the back cover and the hard disk is easily accessible, and I may just replace the 5,400 rpm SATA drive with a much faster SSD. Overall, I'm very happy with this laptop!
PatrickMcC
California
July 20, 2015
Incorrect, the P55W C is upgrade-able, it has two memory slots which take PC1600 DDR3 memory
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Only at Best Buy Lenovo Yoga 910 Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Work, play or surf the internet on this Lenovo Yoga notebook computer, featuring Windows 10 for reliable support of your programs. Intel Core i7 processing and HD graphics offer smooth applications and images. The 16GB internal memory offers the space you need for multitasking at work, while the 14-inch screen on this Lenovo Yoga notebook computer is easy to view.
Not available in black?
Yes, via Lenovo there is a black version BUT to be honest, I think the black version will be a fingerprint magnet.
7 years, 6 months ago
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PatrickMcC
Only at Best BuyToshiba Satellite Radius Laptop: Navigate the Web, edit documents and much more with ease using this laptop's 10-point touch-screen display. Give presentations on your HDTV or high-def monitor using the HDMI output or Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi).
Is the memory expandable?
If this model comes standard with 8 gb of memory, is there an empty slot to add more?
The laptop has two memory slots which take PC1600 DDR3 memory, so easily upgrades to 16gig . It comes with two 4gig modules installed.
8 years, 9 months ago
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