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I think the surface is probably a great for what it is, but I think I'll dive for a Lenovo Yoga. I tried a Yoga at the store last week and I was totally smitten

I think the surface is probably a great for what it is, but I think I'll dive for a Lenovo Yoga. I tried a Yoga at the store last week and I was totally smitten by it.

tluyben2 14y ago
Yes, I like that one too, but it suffers from the same big problem; battery life. I would buy the Yoga today if it had double the battery life.
- dizzystar 14y ago
  Quick search shows about 5 1/2 hours with video + wifi running. It's not too shabby but I haven't really ran into a use case where this is a major issue for me yet. I generally use my tablet to read books or watch videos and I don't work in a situation where I'd get pulverized for not having a longer battery life where I wouldn't have access to a charger.
  - tluyben2 14y ago
    Me neither; I just find it annoying :) And like I said; when I buy a laptop which starts out with X hours battery life, it'll take less than a year to get to half of that. Only exception has been Fujitsu Lifebook laptops which, even after years (I still have a p1510 with the extended battery) it still has the same battery life and works like a charm.
dustincoates 14y ago
I have a Yoga and I love it. I find myself using it in tablet mode quite a bit (though never on the train like I might a Nexus 7) for things like reading, watching video, or keeping up recipes while I cook. For all of the criticism on notebook touchscreens--namely, that people don't want to touch an upright screen--I find that I am using the touchscreen when in "notebook mode." It's never tiring and it usually just makes sense. For example, I use it when I'm plugged into an external monitor a lot and I don't want to move my mouse all the way over to what's on the screen of the Yoga. My only complaint is that I find myself going to touch other screens and get disappointed that I can't.

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I think the surface is probably a great for what it is, but I think I'll dive for a Lenovo Yoga. I tried a Yoga at the store last week and I was totally smitten

by dizzystar 14y ago

I think the surface is probably a great for what it is, but I think I'll dive for a Lenovo Yoga. I tried a Yoga at the store last week and I was totally smitten by it.

tluyben2 14y ago
Yes, I like that one too, but it suffers from the same big problem; battery life. I would buy the Yoga today if it had double the battery life.
- dizzystar 14y ago
  Quick search shows about 5 1/2 hours with video + wifi running. It's not too shabby but I haven't really ran into a use case where this is a major issue for me yet. I generally use my tablet to read books or watch videos and I don't work in a situation where I'd get pulverized for not having a longer battery life where I wouldn't have access to a charger.
  - tluyben2 14y ago
    Me neither; I just find it annoying :) And like I said; when I buy a laptop which starts out with X hours battery life, it'll take less than a year to get to half of that. Only exception has been Fujitsu Lifebook laptops which, even after years (I still have a p1510 with the extended battery) it still has the same battery life and works like a charm.
dustincoates 14y ago
I have a Yoga and I love it. I find myself using it in tablet mode quite a bit (though never on the train like I might a Nexus 7) for things like reading, watching video, or keeping up recipes while I cook. For all of the criticism on notebook touchscreens--namely, that people don't want to touch an upright screen--I find that I am using the touchscreen when in "notebook mode." It's never tiring and it usually just makes sense. For example, I use it when I'm plugged into an external monitor a lot and I don't want to move my mouse all the way over to what's on the screen of the Yoga. My only complaint is that I find myself going to touch other screens and get disappointed that I can't.