Seems a pretty decent spec for the price. Not a huge SSD but an SSD nevertheless, and could be swapped out quite cheaply. Orange colour only, won't be everyones cup of tea but hope it helps someone looking for a 14" 2 in 1
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pic007
27 Mar 164#15
Very poor customer serv.
raefil
26 Mar 164#6
Terrible company absolutely awful service. 8 month old laptop right hand hinge broke totally refused to repair it under warranty. Received extremely sarcastic emails after saying that it wasnt fit for its purpose. A laptop should open and close.
I wouldnt touch another item theirs again, ever. It cost them more to return from repair centre in germany than it would to have repair it.
Give them a wide berth.
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ICTHUS
5 Apr 16#28
OUT OF STOCK NOW
hugekebab
27 Mar 16#27
beware the **** keyboard
sm-1991
27 Mar 16#26
Just reading the reviews, so many people are complaining about the poor hardware, a few reviewers have mentioned they are/have bought a macbook air to replace their Yoga. you can buy a good used one for £500-600.
duckative
27 Mar 162#25
He's referring to the seller- saveonlaptops
Kev`
27 Mar 16#24
This model is NOT listed in the Lenovo £50 Cashback deal. Please be aware of this. It is only the newer 700/900 models. List can be found here:
Asus is responsible for an Asus Laptop, not Lenovo.
raefil
26 Mar 164#6
Terrible company absolutely awful service. 8 month old laptop right hand hinge broke totally refused to repair it under warranty. Received extremely sarcastic emails after saying that it wasnt fit for its purpose. A laptop should open and close.
I wouldnt touch another item theirs again, ever. It cost them more to return from repair centre in germany than it would to have repair it.
Give them a wide berth.
RedRain to raefil
27 Mar 161#14
same i bought the kids a similar lenovo both computers died with in weeks
blackc4t100 to raefil
27 Mar 16#22
Had a similar experience with them. Bought a asus i5 laptop with 1080 screen.
Turned it on and was a big bright green pixel/pixels in the centre of the screen. Couldnt even look at anything as your eye was drawn straight to it. Terrible for supposedly HD screen. Sent it back and the refused to replace saying stuck pixels are allowed on new screens. They ignored any emails and are just a tinpot disgrace for a company
Luckily Asus got involved and replaced it straight away.
Savonlaptops. Absolute horror of a company
Stay clear you have been warned
axl515
27 Mar 16#20
Thanks huang, it wasn't showing up on my phone but I see it now. Decent deal, although remember cashback isn't always certain
huangxq2 to axl515
27 Mar 16#21
I agree cashback is never 100%.
But the straight £50 cashback with no string attached should be very much safe. Just remember to claim in time, and follow up if cashback not received in time.
andiejn
27 Mar 16#19
Yep, sons laptop is on it's 3rd hard rive & he only bought it a xmas. OK, this is an SSD that shouldn't fall down like a standard HD, but then, a standard drive should last a wee bit longer.
kuspecialist
27 Mar 16#13
Is there any way to get MS office cheaply?
LewsTherin to kuspecialist
27 Mar 16#18
yes, reddit.
huangxq2
27 Mar 16#17
On the right of the laptop picture, there is a box says £50 cashback ends 7 April 2016.
I saw that, but can you confirm the cashback? I haven't been able to find any mention of it
TacticalTimbo
26 Mar 162#1
Can the SSD deffo be switched out, is it an M2?
huangxq2 to TacticalTimbo
27 Mar 16#11
The SSD is 2.5 inch SATA.
No spare M.2 slot either.
If the SSD is too small for you, go for the new Yoga 700 with 256GB SSD.
huangxq2
27 Mar 161#9
Good price for a Yoga 3.
I was expecting better results for the screen given it is IPS FHD. From the review, it is even worst than Flex 2 14. I used to see Flex 2 14 deals quite cheaply.
I used to recommend Flex 2 14 and 15 to people who want cheap laptops with good FHD IPS screens. I think now Flex 2 with FHD IPS screen is quite difficult to find in the UK.
Having said that the price is still hot for the yoga 3.
If the price was to increase by another £100, you might be better off buying a smaller Ultrabook with better screen, such as, Toshiba Radium and HP Spectre x360.
axl515
26 Mar 16#8
Apologies, i7 I meant of course
axl515
26 Mar 16#7
Here is a review from notbookcheck Sliwka, it should answer your questions. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Yoga-3-14-Convertible-Review.138000.0.html
In terms of colour reproduction it seems reasonable for everyday use but not so good if your doing professional editing. The i7 will run those programs proficiently but again, it depends on how intensive the work your doing is
Sliwka
26 Mar 16#5
I'm using a Lightroom and Photoshop. How thus would preform? Is this display accurate with colours?
axl515
26 Mar 16#4
Although note, as mentioned in the link I posted, you may need to remove the drive cage from the 5mm drive that comes with the laptop in order to fit a standard 7mm drive.
bilbob
26 Mar 16#3
Good spot. That's a lot of machine for the money... Quite tempted!
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I wouldnt touch another item theirs again, ever. It cost them more to return from repair centre in germany than it would to have repair it.
Give them a wide berth.
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https://lenovo-offers.com/uk/en/pages/yoga-cashback/qualifying
I wouldnt touch another item theirs again, ever. It cost them more to return from repair centre in germany than it would to have repair it.
Give them a wide berth.
Turned it on and was a big bright green pixel/pixels in the centre of the screen. Couldnt even look at anything as your eye was drawn straight to it. Terrible for supposedly HD screen. Sent it back and the refused to replace saying stuck pixels are allowed on new screens. They ignored any emails and are just a tinpot disgrace for a company
Luckily Asus got involved and replaced it straight away.
Savonlaptops. Absolute horror of a company
Stay clear you have been warned
But the straight £50 cashback with no string attached should be very much safe. Just remember to claim in time, and follow up if cashback not received in time.
I do not know how did you miss it.
Just in case you still miss it. Link below.
https://lenovo-offers.com/uk/en/yoga-cashback/
The i7-5500u and i5-6200u score very similar results.
http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/yoga/700-series/yoga-700-14/?sb=:000001D4:00051930:&clickid=1Fewe03Xa3sGQNCznkVuuUViUkSyYYzZiyRQU00&Program=3766&pid=121977&cvosrc=affiliate.impactradius.121977&PUBNAME=digidip+GmbH&cid=uk:affiliate:rk5fv4&acid=ww:affiliate:74clty
No spare M.2 slot either.
If the SSD is too small for you, go for the new Yoga 700 with 256GB SSD.
I was expecting better results for the screen given it is IPS FHD. From the review, it is even worst than Flex 2 14. I used to see Flex 2 14 deals quite cheaply.
I used to recommend Flex 2 14 and 15 to people who want cheap laptops with good FHD IPS screens. I think now Flex 2 with FHD IPS screen is quite difficult to find in the UK.
Having said that the price is still hot for the yoga 3.
If the price was to increase by another £100, you might be better off buying a smaller Ultrabook with better screen, such as, Toshiba Radium and HP Spectre x360.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Yoga-3-14-Convertible-Review.138000.0.html
In terms of colour reproduction it seems reasonable for everyday use but not so good if your doing professional editing. The i7 will run those programs proficiently but again, it depends on how intensive the work your doing is
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Yoga-Series-Notebooks/Yoga-3-14-SSD-Upgrade/td-p/2049835
The SSD can definitely be switched, and no it isn't an M.2 Drive