ThinkPad Yoga or Surface Pro 2?

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  SpaceNinja on 13/11/2013 - 20:04

  It depends on what you need.
  Lenovo is an ultrabook that can function as tablet, with proper keyboard and touchpad.
  While surface pro is primarily a tablet that can offer ultrabook functionality with so so keyboard and touchpad.
  Decide based on what primary usage is as the secondary functions are somewhat painful on both,
  e.g Thinkpad yoga is a heavy tablet and surface pro will not be very comfortable to prolonged typing.

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  azz on 13/11/2013 - 21:03

  +1

  I have to say my answer is exactly the same as SpaceNinja - just depends if you want the detachable keyboard vs larger, heavier screen.

  This is a great comparison I've been using because I'm looking for a hybrid at the moment as well:
  https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=A3E71B4BBE25C114!1…

  Between the two, I would get the Surface as I had a Transformer Prime and absolutely loved using it for reading and on the go as a tablet, but then having the keyboard when needed. This time around though I'll probably be waiting for Black Friday and waiting for some of them shiny new Haswells be released/drop in price.

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  Noblejoker on 15/11/2013 - 12:12

  Everything I read about the Surface Pro 2 makes me think I would be better off with a real laptop
  Especially given relatively same price
  The Yoga is intriguing and would seem to be a good usable laptop
  I wonder irl how useable it is in tablet mode
  If I could get hands on with 1 the Yoga would get my vote and I trust Lenovo

  Although I have just about decided to hold off a little for a Win 8 tablet/hybrid
  Dell and others will be flooding the market soon and I think the price will come down
  Plus V2 is often better and cheaper (like Pro2)

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    Astro551 on 16/11/2013 - 23:47

    Everything I read about the Surface Pro 2 makes me think I would be better off with a real laptop

    why do you say that curiously? I'm pretty conflicted as well, the issue I find I guess is that as much as I'd like Surface Pro 2 isn't exactly a tablet, weighing at 1kg+ you wouldn't as easily be able to use it as an iPad for example.

    And then at the same time, disadvantages of using SP2 as a laptop - screen is quite small and might not be able to use as easily in certain situations (on your lap on the train for example).

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  Noblejoker on 17/11/2013 - 13:29

  +1

  This was the review that made me pause
  http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/surface-pro-2-less-th…
  The review of Surface 2 was titled "more than a tablet" and was quite praising
  The Pro 2 though seems not quite a laptop
  Anyone happy with a tablet+kb as a laptop replacement now may be even happier with a Pro2
  But it seems a step down to me - and at a massive price
  I had a good look at the Samsung series 7 tablet posted here yesterday - half the Pro 2 price
  But I think if I can hold out 6 mths - at least till new year - the market will be flooded with new models and all these early entries will be cheaper

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  jimbo jones on 22/11/2013 - 11:45

  +1

  Thinkpad Yoga and Yoga 2 Pro are coming out.

  Yoga Haswell
  http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/yoga-series/yo…

  Yoga 2 Pro is okay if you don't really care about Pen. High resolutions screen.
  http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/yoga/yoga-2-pro…

  I really use Wacom pen, so the Yoga 2 Pro just seems to be touch (or you use one of the ipad rubber tip pens - which is pretty junky).

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    Astro551 on 22/11/2013 - 23:18

    such high res on that sized screen seems like a bit of a waste/really unnecessary..

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  hubertlam on 27/11/2013 - 21:33

  +1

  My employer presented me with a ThinkPad Yoga for testing over the last weekend.

  • Pros: very fast resume for a laptop. Excellent response times for screen rotation. Almost could replace my ThinkPad X230t, with the exception of the X230t being "upgradeable" (I've maxed out the RAM at 16GB so I never run out of memory despite having Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign all running simultaneously!)

  • Cons: very heavy tablet. Held my wife's iPad in one hand easily, whilst the Yoga felt like twice the weight (1.6kg?). Limited upgradeability as RAM is all on board.

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  Noblejoker on 28/11/2013 - 11:42

  Looking for a recommendation of Yoga or Yoga 2 pro
  Below is the summary of the cheapest for each
  Important differences seem to be
  Yoga 2 is bigger 13.3 vs 12.5 with higher res screen
  But Pro 2 is lighter by 0.5 pounds
  Pro 2 has larger hdd 256 vs 128

  Seems the only reason to get the Yoga is for the Pen right?

  YOGA
  Processor
  4th Gen Intel Core i5-4200U Processor (3MB Cache, up to 2.60GHz)
  Operating System
  Windows 8.1 64
  Graphics
  Touch & Pen, FHD (1920 x 1080)
  Memory
  4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L on MB
  Hard Drive
  128GB Solid State Drive, SATA3
  Wireless
  Intel Wireless-N 7260 2X2 BGN+BT

  YOGA 2 PRO
  Processor
  4th Generation Intel Core i5-4200U Processor (1.60GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
  Operating System
  Windows 8.1 64
  Display
  13.3" QHD+ LED Glossy Multi-touch 3200x1800
  Graphics
  Intel® HD Graphics 4400
  Memory
  4.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
  Hard Drive
  256GB SSD
  Network Card
  Intel® Wireless-N 7260 (802.11bgn)
  Bluetooth
  Bluetooth Version 4.0
  Warranty
  One year
  Pointing Device
  Industry Standard Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
  Battery
  4 Cell Li-Polymer
  Pointing Device
  ClickPad without NFC antenna & module
  Battery
  Battery (LiPolymer 47Wh)