I am interested in the Yoga 10 HD+, but am skeptical of the 1.4Ghz with 2GB RAM keeping up. Is it fast enough for fluid operation of multiple tasks?
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Yes, I believe it can handle multiple tasks well enough. I do find it to be not as responsive to touch as I am used to on other devices. I have to swipe and tap with more pressure at times.
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I have no issues about speed. For $50 more though you can get the 3rd generation that just came out this week. Definitely a tablet that stands apart from any other. I love it!
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For the price you will get solid performance. All the specs are listed on the amazon page. The only problem I ran is with 64bit operating systems
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It depends on your use for the laptop. If you have an intense use or graphic intensive application you will see a difference but for non intensive tasks such as e-mail, spreadsheets (not too big), web browsing, etc you not notice a difference.On a more personal note if you feel the need to have the best or will not feel at ease go to i7 or even better to yoga 3...but there is always the matter of price.
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I run CS 4 on it without a problem. When I try running programs that are more graphically intensive, it gets hot and the battery life is greatly reduced. It's not a high powered GPU. All that said, it's been a solid laptop. I've been pleased.
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I don't recommend buying it for gaming and streaming. It doesn't have Office.for heavy duty operations, get Asus laptop
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When I realized the numbers of the processor I was worried also... But after a day of use it is faster than I expected... I had a Dell Vostro and it had better processor number but was only 2/3 as quick... With the amount of Ram and the hybrid Hard Drive it is a fast, lightweight but rugged unit... I know because I carry it with me in a commercial truck 3 to 5 days a week...And it has much improved wifi...
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I've purchased two of these machines they are pretty fast and very reliable, this laptop is wifi and lan ready. also bluetooth capable. have a multi-media card reader in the front, my first one had windows vista the second xp. The only down fall is you will need to purchase a cooling fan pad (the kind you put the latop on and plug into the laptop) as my first one over-heated on my "lap"
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Yes its a 2GB nvidia 745M, I upped the ram to 16gb and put a SSD drive in and this computer is great. I am going to school for IAS and PC Tech so I use a lot of intensive programs like vmware and photoshop along with browsing and I have never had any trouble. If you have the money do those upgrades and put in a AC WiFi card and you wont be disappointed. Also the screen is excellent the colors are really vibrant and everything is really sharp, Also you can calibrate it you you really want to.
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That would depend upon your usage.If you just browse the web,use apps that are not cpu intensive,it should be fine.It would also depend on your ram.If you're doing video editing,or a lot of coding,it might be worthwhile to upgrade.If you need more info,just ask,and give your a rundown of your set-up.
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I LOVE my Yoga. I don't know why everyone hates on windows 8 either. I have enjoyed every part of my Yoga.
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Hey John, this machine has a 3rd generation 17-3517U @ 1.90 GHz to 2.40 GHz. I can say it is quite fast but I am not using it for CAD drawings or I am not into too much graphic detailed business. It is all for emails and web browsing and regular office work.. The machine is little heavy ( close to 3 pounds I guess), but I had mac pro earlier, and it is similar weight.. Overall for two months, I am quite satisfied with the machine.. I wish Windows 8 had a Start Menu on the screen too..
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The graphics on the 2.0Ghz model are perfectly fine for your purposes. I have one of these machines and it is excellent for just what you plan to do. Enjoy!
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This is very good laptop overall, just Windows 7 are slowing it down quite a bit ( despite 3 GB of RAM installed).If you gonna use this I recommend replacing Windows w/ Linux ( I use Lubuntu very light & efficient free OS).
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We have 8g model for a few weeks now. My wife is a flight attendant and needed as small as possible laptop to go on line from all over the US. It works great and is definitely reliable with linux. We did not install XP and I suspect XP may be a bit slow with only 800mhz processor. It comes with Openoffice which is compatible with MS Office but not the same. Reliability is definitely there.
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For engineering applications I should think not much performance difference. Gaming is where it will shine (2GB). My son played Bioshock without nary a hiccup! Very smooth and impressive for a laptop and he has the 1GB. Hope that helps.
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Which ever one you like better. Try them both. I personally like the Yoga for 2 reasons: It is more flexible with its Yoga design (ability to flip the screen) and Lenovo has far better build quality than the Zenbook. The Zenbook is a laptop with a 13 inch screen. I have heard people complain about the flaky touchpad and light bleed issues with its screen on the Zenbook. The Yoga is a hybrid laptop/tablet. I have one. The negative to it is that it does not have a backlit keyboard and only one USB 3.0 port (along with one USB 2.0 port). Zenbook also only has one USB 3.30 port. Either way you go, if you don't need it right away, I would wait for the new Intel Haswell CPU chip this fall. It should add a couple hours of battery life along with 25-35% performance gain. For me, I would go with the Lenovo Yoga hands down.
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I use it both for gaming and all my adobe also. I use it for video editing, digital art, music, etc. Can get a little warm on lap so suggest a laptop board of some type.