Lenovo has unveiled three new Yoga notebooks in Malaysia. One of it is the successor of the original Yoga Book which Lenovo claims to be the world’s thinnest dual-display notebook with e-ink. Instead of a Wacom-developed touch surface, the Lenovo Yoga Book C930 features an interesting secondary E Ink display which doubles up as a keyboard, a sketchpad or a reader.
Lenovo Yoga Book C930
On the main panel, it comes with a 10.8″ Quad HD IPS display that pushes a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels. It supports multi-touch and you can use the stylus on it with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity.
Instead of a typical keyboard, the bottom panel of the Yoga Book uses a flexible E Ink Mobius Display. It shares the same 10.8″ screen size and the black and white display pushes a lower 1920×1080 pixels resolution. Since it’s also used for sketching, it can also support 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity with the stylus.
In terms of hardware performance, the new Book is a significant upgrade over its predecessor. Instead of an Intel Atom processor, the Yoga Book C930 is now powered by either a Core i5-7Y54 or a Core m3-7Y30 unit. It comes with 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM with SSD storage of up to 256GB. You can still expand storage via a microSD card up to 256GB.
Connectivity wise, you have two USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C ports, a microSD slot and no headphone jack. There’s a 2MP camera for the video calls and dual speakers with Dolby Atmos enhancement. Also included is a fingerprint sensor.
Powering the Yoga Book C930 is a 4,650mAh battery which is rated to last up to 8 hours on a single charge. Out of the box, it runs on Windows 10 Home. Overall it’s only 9.9mm thick and it weighs 775g for the WiFi only version.
Unfortunately, Lenovo Malaysia has not revealed its pricing yet but in the US it’s going from US$1049.99 (about RM4,398). If you’re interested, the Lenovo Yoga Book C930 will be available in Malaysia by end of 2018.
Lenovo Yoga C930
If you prefer a proper workhorse, the Lenovo Yoga C930 is a premium notebook that comes with your regular screen and physical keyboard combo. Despite having a similar sounding model number as the Yoga Book C930, the Yoga C930 is a very different machine.
It has a 13.9″ touch-screen display with a choice of UHD (3840×2160) or Full HD (1920×1080) resolution and it runs on Intel’s 8th gen Core i5 (8250U) or Core i7 (8550U) processors. You can have it with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage.
This notebook is also a convertible, allowing you to flip the screen around for greater flexibility. It also comes with a pen which you can keep in a “garage” located at the back of the device.
Connectivity wise, it has 1x full-sized USB 3.1 port, 2X USB-C Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports and a headphone jack. The Yoga C930 is 14.5mm thick at its thinnest point and it weighs 1.38kg. In terms of battery life, the UHD version is rated to last up to 9 hours while the Full HD version claims to last up to 14.5 hours.
The Lenovo Yoga C930 is currently available online and the base model with a Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB storage and a full HD display is priced at RM6,044. Meanwhile, the more powerful Core i7 option with 8GB RAM, 512GB storage and a UHD display is going for RM7,389.
Lenovo Yoga S730
Lastly, there’s also the Lenovo Yoga S730 which is the most affordable of the lot. It features a 13.3″ full HD IPS display which isn’t touch-enabled and it is powered by either an Intel Core i5-8265U or Core i7-8565U processor. It comes with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM with storage options ranging from 128GB to 1TB.
The Yoga S730 is a non-convertible notebook and you can open it up to a 180-degree angle. It is quite light at 1.1kg and it has a thickness of 11.9mm. It comes with 2 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 ports, a USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 port and a headphone jack. A full charge is rated to last up to 12 hours and it claims to provide up to 80% charge with one hour of charging.
The Lenovo Yoga S730 will be available in Malaysia starting 1st December online as well as all full-sized exclusive stores nationwide. According to Lenovo, it will be priced from RM3,859.
