Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is one of the most unique 13-inch Ultrabooks we've seen to date. At first glance this might look like a traditional laptop with a touchscreen that allows direct control over the Windows 8 tile interface, but simply push the screen back and you'll find that it flips around to function as a tablet or presentation tool.

Build and Design

Lenovo calls the IdeaPad Yoga 13 "the world's first multi-mode Ultrabook" and while some might debate the particulars of that claim, we can say this is a very well-built, premium laptop.

Like most Ultrabooks, the IdeaPad Yoga 13 strikes an impressive balance between speedy performance, good battery life and a thin-and-light design. This 13-inch notebook is just 0.67 inches thin with the screen closed and weighs only 3.3 lbs so it's close to the size and weight of a previous generation 12-inch laptop. We were particularly impressed that Lenovo managed to deliver a relatively affordable touch screen convertible laptop without adding more thickness. Lenovo uses what they call "direct bonding technology" to create the 10-point multi-touch display without the added touch-senative layers used by thicker convertible notebooks. Still, even with the thin profile the Yoga 13 feels solid in our hands.