Monday, November 5, 2012

Lenovo unveils slew of tablets with keyboards, laptops with touchscreens

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/lenovo-unveils-slew-of-tablets-with-keyboards-laptops-with-touchscreens/

Lenovo intros the IdeaPad Yoga in Ars Technica, er, Clementine Orange.
Casey Johnston

Lenovo is the latest of the PC manufacturers to announce details about its upcoming Windows 8 machines. Like manufacturers we've seen at CES, Computex, and IFA this year, Lenovo is betting big on hybrid systems to drive its Windows 8 sales. The IdeaPad Yoga 11 and 13 both have flexible screens that allow their bases to be used as monitor stands, the IdeaTab Lynx is another Intel Atom tablet with a keyboard dock, and the ThinkPad Twist is Lenovo's take on the laptop that turns into a tablet.

IdeaPad Yoga 11 and 13

The two IdeaPad Yoga tablets are identical in concept: the display hinge allows the computers' displays to be flipped 360 degrees, converting them into tablets and serving as adjustable stands. Both come in two colors: the rather staid Silver Gray and the distinctive Clementine Orange.

Enlarge / The ARM-based IdeaPad Yoga 11 is .61 inches (15.6mm) thick and weighs 2.8 pounds (1.27kg).
Lenovo

On the inside, though, the tablet-esque laptops are very different. The 11.6" Yoga 11, which starts at $799, is a Windows RT device with the following specs:

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