Lenovo is one of the leaders in the global electronics market. This brand actively promotes its products in the laptop segment, developing completely original concepts and combining them with a high level of device assembly. An example of a device for which these signs are fully characteristic is the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro laptop. This device is another product in the Yoga line, the main feature of which is the presence of a cover on the devices that can rotate 360 degrees. Moreover, laptops of this type are equipped with a touch screen. As a result, the corresponding device can actually be turned into a tablet. The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop is positioned as an easy-to-use, functional and sufficiently high-performance device. Due to what resources can he meet such criteria? What do users say about their experience with the device?
Notebook Basics
Main Feature,characterizing the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro laptop, as well as other devices in the Yoga line, is the ability of the lid with the monitor to open 360 degrees. The device is equipped with an Intel Core M chip, which is based on Broadwell technology and a 14 nm process technology. The power consumption of this microcircuit is 4.5 W, in some cases it can grow up to 6 W. This characteristic allows you to use the cooling system with a minimum power. The nominal frequency of the Intel Core M processor is about 1 GHz, however, these chips can also function in a mode called Turbo Boost, in which case their frequency can grow up to 2.9 GHz (although this indicator is not achieved on all processor modifications). The Intel Core M chip has an integrated Intel HD Graphics 5300 that can operate at up to 900 MHz.
Note that there are several versions of Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro - 80he00hqrk, 80he00chua, 1370 and others. Do not confuse the laptop in question with other consonant solutions. For example, the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 3 Pro device is a tablet, a completely different category of devices. It runs on Android 5.1 mobile OS. The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro - 1370 devices presented in various modifications, for example, operate under "desktop" Windows. In terms of functions, it is quite close to the mobile version of the OS, however, it supports applications of other categories. Modifications in which the laptop Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro - 80he00chua and others are presented have similar functionality. Differences are mainly in regional specificationsdevice.
Appearance
Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop cover and bottom are made of aluminum. The thickness of the device in its most massive part is 15 mm, of which 5 mm is occupied by the display. The device weighs about 1.19 kg. Based on its small dimensions, the device is classified as a Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro ultrabook. The device is positioned, thus, as "ultrathin". Its thickness is comparable to that of a tablet. Actually, due to the large mobility of the lid, the laptop, if necessary, transforms into a tablet. The touch screen of the device also contributes to this.
On the left side of the body of the device are USB connectors - in versions 2.0 and 3.0, an HDMI-type slot, as well as a card reader that is compatible with SD media. On the right side of the device there is another USB 3.0 port, a 3.5 mm audio slot, as well as control keys corresponding to those on tablets. The air vents are located behind the hinges at the back of the device.
Management
The laptop keyboard has relatively little travel. Some function keys are combined with numeric keys. This may predetermine the need to get used to such a layout, as some IT specialists note. Keyboard Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro has a white backlight with a non-adjustable brightness level. It can be enabled with the combination of the Fn key and the space bar. You can control the device using the touchpad, its size is 90 by 60 mm.
According to users, the keyboard of the device looks verycompact, and this is taking into account the fact that quite a lot of space remains on its different sides to the edge of the case. It can be noted that the CTRL key is located in the corner - while on many other laptops the Fn button is mounted in this place, and this makes using the keyboard, according to some users, not very convenient.
Regarding the touchpad - laptop owners and experts note its convenience. In many respects, such an assessment is due to the fact that the corresponding hardware component supports gestures, through which the user can turn pages, change the scale of an image or text. Among the noteworthy features of the touchpad - the keys corresponding to the right and left mouse buttons are combined with its main panel. A marking line is laid between them, and when you click on them, a characteristic click is heard, allowing you to recognize an action similar to that performed with a mouse.
Features
The next aspect of Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro that interests us is the specifications. Let's study them in more detail.
The device is equipped with an Intel Core M chip with a nominal frequency of about 1 GHz (the specific figure depends on the modification), when the Turbo Boost option is enabled, the chip can be accelerated to 2.9 GHz. The chip has a 4 MB level 3 cache. The processor structure has 2 cores processing 4 threads.
Graphics controller - type Intel HD Graphics 5300.
The diagonal of the display is 13.3 inches. Monitor resolution - 3200 by 1800 pixels, color depth - 276 PPI. The matrix is made using IPS and IGZO technologies,has a glossy finish, as well as LED-backlight.
Laptop RAM - 8 GB, type - DDR3L-1600. The modules are built into the motherboard.
Notebook hard disk capacity - 256 GB, type - M.2 SSD.
There is support for interfaces: USB, Micro HDMI slot, audio jack.
Communications: Wi-Fi module, as well as Bluetooth version 4.0.
Sound equipment is represented by a microphone and two speakers.
Battery capacity - 5900 mAh, 4 cells.
Pre-installed on the laptop OS - Windows 8.1 in 64-bit version.
The mentioned characteristics are quite competitive. Especially in terms of the processor. The Intel Core M chip is among the most high-performance ones on the mobile device market. Such chips, in particular, are actively used by Apple when releasing the MacBook.
Very decent can be called the amount of RAM. In practice, the marked resource - 8 GB - is used by few applications. However, if any, the owner of the laptop in question will run, the required amount of RAM is present in the device.
The hard disk capacity is quite in line with the standard for the notebook market. In addition, Lenovo sells modifications of laptops in this series also with an increased hard drive capacity, for example, 512 GB.
The video card is sufficiently productive. But its functioning is characterized by some specifics in terms of the use of the maximum frequency of operation - we will consider this aspect in more detail a little later.
Other hardwareNotebook components are quite consistent with modern user needs. The main communication standards - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB - are supported by the device.
How much does the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop cost? The price of this device is about 91 thousand rubles. Specific prices are predetermined by the policy of individual suppliers, in many respects - by the ruble exchange rate. Also, the cost of the device depends on the configuration. In particular, as we noted above, there are models with a 512 GB hard drive on the Russian market. Laptops equipped with it will cost more.
Soft
The device is running Windows 8.1. This version of the operating system is "desktop". Thus, the laptop is not designed to work with mobile applications from stores like Google Play. Windows 8.1 provides a high level of compatibility for programs created for previous versions of operating systems from Microsoft. Therefore, for users who are accustomed to Windows, running samples of software of interest will not be a problem.
Internal structure of the device
Now let's take a closer look at the internal structure of the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop. You can explore it by removing the 10 screws securing the bottom cover.
A significant amount of the internal space of the device is occupied by the battery. The motherboard is located at the top of the device case. Many IT-specialists note its compactness. On the right side is the hard drive, as well as Wi-Fimodule. The processor and RAM modules are mounted in the center of the motherboard. External elements of the chip cooling system are located on the left side of the motherboard. They are represented by a fan, as well as a heat pipe made of copper.
Screen
Let's now study the screen features of the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro laptop. The display of the device is protected by Gorilla Glass. Diagonal screen Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro - 13.3 inches. The specifics of the resolution of the device involves the use of scaling mode in Windows OS. According to tests conducted by IT specialists, the maximum brightness of a white screen is about 302 cd/sq. m. The color gamut of the laptop screen according to experts is 87% sRGB. The color temperature index is about 6500 K.
Users do not fix any difficulties in scaling images to a particular resolution. True, if you start the browser, the font may look too small. Although such shortcomings can also be eliminated through the scaling tools. The laptop display is touch-sensitive, there is support for "multi-touch", the device can handle up to 10 simultaneous clicks. Thus, the device can be used as a full-fledged tablet without any problems.
Sound
Among the most noteworthy sound solutions implemented in the notebook are JBL-style speakers that support Maxx surround sound developed by Waves Audio. Through a dedicated Maxx Audio application, the user can manage the library of media files. It is noteworthy thatThe speakers of the device are actually located on the cover of the device. This feature, as well as the specifics of the technological solutions implemented in the laptop, predetermine the appearance of the surround sound effect. According to many users, in terms of sound quality, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop is one of the most competitive on the market. With this device, you can comfortably listen to music and various sound effects in games, watch movies.
Performance
The performance of the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop depends primarily on the efficiency of its processor and video module. Therefore, IT specialists evaluate the corresponding parameter, first of all, based on the indicators recorded for the specified hardware components of the device. At the same time, many experts prefer to identify the relative performance of the processor in comparison with the efficiency of competing models and analogues.
In the popular PCMark 8 benchmark, the Intel Core M chip performs comparable to the performance of the Intel Broadwell chip. The speed of video adapters, many experts prefer to identify in 3DMark tests. The HD Graphics 5300 graphics module showed, according to experts, relatively modest results when comparing performance with those of competitive solutions. IT specialists explain this by the fact that the manufacturer sets limits on heat dissipation in the video adapter installed in the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro laptop, as a result of which the frequency of the graphics accelerator is quite low. So the speedThe operation of the video module in the device in question allows you to run not too demanding games. In this case, it is recommended to set the resolution no higher than 1366 by 768 pixels.
According to many users and IT-specialists, the Lenovo laptop in question is quite comparable in terms of performance to some desktop solutions. However, some experts do not recommend purchasing it specifically for modern demanding games due to the relatively low efficiency of the video card.
It can be noted that even in the mode of active loading of the processor and graphics adapter, the laptop does not heat up too much. The temperature increase is felt mainly in the area under the display - in fact, where the processor is located.
Work offline
The most important characteristic of any laptop is the duration of work without recharging. The actual values of this indicator depend not only on the characteristics of the battery, but also on the mode of using the device. Regarding this parameter, many IT specialists also prefer to evaluate it when compared with the performance indicators of competitive solutions.
Experts note that the Lenovo laptop remains competitive when working in all modes - both with a minimum screen brightness and no significant load on the processor and video card, and with the highest performance in the first parameter and the workload of the chips. The operating time declared by the manufacturer of the device without recharging is 7.2 hours. Users and Expertsobserve performance comparable to this indicator. Some manage to fix the result in 8-9 hours - but subject to the average brightness of the display and the disabled Wi-Fi module. If you use the laptop in full load mode on the processor and other hardware components, then you can expect it to work offline for about 5-6 hours.
Conclusions
So, what conclusions can we draw about the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro device? The review of the device, which we have now compiled, allows, first of all, to say that this laptop is a sufficiently productive, easy-to-use and universal solution. It completely allows solving the basic tasks of a modern user, and complements this by adapting to any desired horizontal position of the lid.
How much do the considered capabilities of the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro device cost? The price of the device is higher than that set for some solutions with a similar set of hardware components that directly determine performance. However, the device from Lenovo has a number of completely unique properties - minimal weight, low thickness, high build quality, no significant noise, excellent sound, ease of use. There are few solutions on the market that combine all of these benefits.
Thus, we have the right to speak, first of all, about the uniqueness of the concept that the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop has. The price of this device, according to many IT experts, fully justifies the combination of the noted uniquedevice features.
Reviews
Now let's study in more detail the evaluation of the device by its users. What do the owners of Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro say about the noted laptop capabilities? User reviews can be divided into the following main categories:
- those related to the appearance of the device;
- evaluating the convenience of using a laptop;
- related to device performance.
Let's study them in more detail.
Reviews about the appearance of the device
Lenovo's Yoga concept aims to produce devices capable of body transformation beyond the reach of most solutions on the market. Compliance with the next, 3 series of laptops of this concept is beyond doubt, and users note this. According to the owners of Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, the new line of devices in terms of design, like previous versions of the laptop, is made at the highest level. The aluminum body and small dimensions of the device make Lenovo's solution one of the most stylish and original on the market.
Notebook usability reviews
The design, which fully corresponds to the concept of Yoga, goes well with the high comfortable use of the device, as noted by its owners. The location of the control elements, their structure also contribute to the competitiveness of the laptop among analogues. Which, according to many electronics lovers from Lenovo, there are not so many on the world market, and thereforeconsider the relatively high price of the device completely justified.
Notebook performance reviews
Regarding the performance of Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, many users note that they chose this laptop primarily because of design preferences or because the concept proposed by Lenovo is familiar to them and they do not have a special need switch to solutions from other brands. Device owners evaluate performance not so much in terms of the laptop's ability to run modern games, but in terms of the device's performance when solving typical tasks. Such as, for example, processing documents, working with online resources, watching videos, listening to music. In this sense, the laptop owners do not express any particular complaints. The device works without failures and noticeable freezes - and this factor becomes a key factor for many users in evaluating the performance of the device.
