ThinkPad Yoga 460 - i7 with 2GB Graphics ($1,459.00) @ Lenovo

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not-A-clue on 30/05/2017 - 09:55 www3.lenovo.com (520 clicks)
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Same price on the ebay site though http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Lenovo-ThinkPad-Yoga-460-Inte…

Processor
Intel Core i7-6500U Processor ( 2.50GHz 2133MHz 4MB )
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64
Display Type
14.0"QHD+ LED Glossy Multi-touch 2560X1440
Memory
8.0GB PC3L-12800 DDR3L 1600MHz
Hard Drive
256GB SSD SATA III
Warranty
1 Year Depot
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 940M 2GB 2GB GDDR3
Battery
3 Cell Lithium-Ion
Wireless
Intel Wireless 8260 (2x2 AC) with BT4.1

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  pantsparty on 30/05/2017 - 10:21

  I think the E470 posted yesterday is better value for money.

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    not-A-clue on 30/05/2017 - 10:24

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/309736

    Agree it is better bang for the buck, but for those looking for 2 in 1 functionality I still think this is pretty good.

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    Diji1 on 30/05/2017 - 10:39

    Right but that's a laptop not a convertible.

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    dazzaspazza on 30/05/2017 - 12:04

    What do you think about this comparatively? my wife wants a 2 in 1 for editing video (good quality) - (she's in the industry getting cross trained). http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/home/ideapad-700-series…

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      KitchenSink on 30/05/2017 - 13:19

      It will be fine for video editing - assuming its Adobe Premier Pro. But I'd recommend something with a better GPU like the GTX 1050 with 4GB at least. The higher the better, but it depends on what type of video editing she is doing like if shes adding filters and special effects. A beefier GPU is always better for that and rendering.

      Also swap the 1TB hard drive with an SSD, the inbuilt 128GB SSD is too small to hold media files to edit on.

      But other than that, it would work fine.

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        dazzaspazza on 30/05/2017 - 18:48

        Thank you for your help- so would you say the ThinkPad Yoga 460 - i7 with 2GB Graphics (listed above) is better than the ideapad 700?

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        KitchenSink on 30/05/2017 - 19:11

        +1

        @dazzaspazza: No, the Ideapad you listed is definitely better in terms of performance.

        In a nutshell
        Yoga 460 - dual core with hyper threading. Limited to 16GB RAM
        Ideapad 700 - Real quadcore with hyper threading - this improves rendering and exports of videos by a lot compared to dual cores. Max RAM 32GB.

        Graphics between the two are not that far apart in what I read. So it would hardly make any difference in terms of performance. The more differentiating factor would be the CPU. Hard drives and can be easily upgraded to SSDs later on. RAM can be added later on but they both have a limit (16GB vs 32GB). CPUs and GPUs cannot be upgraded.

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        dazzaspazza on 31/05/2017 - 11:25

        @KitchenSink096: thanks so much

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  sweetnipples on 30/05/2017 - 10:29

  I often wonder in this day and age, how a $1500 Laptop, Netbook, Think pad, call it what you ever you like, is a good value?

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    virtual81 on 30/05/2017 - 11:04

    Thats a fair comment.
    I actually have this machine and can say from 6 months of ownership i think it's fantastic.
    I paid about $1200 including 3 years next bus day onsite support, even up to $1500 it's pretty reasonable value.
    What i see in this vs cheaper units is an excellent round out of quality components.
    You can get <$1k machines, but what you won't get is some of all of the following…

    -Carbon fibre chassis, pretty durable build
    -Wacom digitizer + stylus
    -Excellent battery life, both claimed and real, many other brands make large claims and fail to deliver.
    -Excellent keyboard, Lenovo's thinkpads have pretty awesome keyboards.
    -Intel 8260 MIMO WiFi

    Granted not everyone is interested in the above, but i see the value in this over the Harvey Norman $800 lappys.

    Will post more in direct response to the deal…

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  jihape on 30/05/2017 - 10:57

  I have the model without dedicated gpu and only the HD screen.
  It is a good laptop, but will probably get an xps 15 next time.
  This laptop is not that upgradeable. A msata slot (42mm length), 2.5" ssd and 1 memory slot. At least the keyboard is good.

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  garage sale on 30/05/2017 - 11:12

  I think it depends what you want in a tablet …..buy an e470 and a tablet ……same price as 2 in 1 but you can choose if tablet is windows, iOS, or android……

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  virtual81 on 30/05/2017 - 11:15

  +1

  I have pretty much this identical unit, paid ~ $1200 including 3 years NBD onsite support.
  Reasonably easy to disassemble, have done so twice now, youtube has some videos giving some pointers.
  Has 7.5mm 2.5" HDD bay, now empty on mine.
  Single SODIMM slot, now 16BG on mine (was MUCH cheaper to upgrade after purchase using 3rd party ram)
  Has an M.2 slot, limited to 42mm can't recall weather it's just sata or proper NVMe, I've a crucial 512GB SSD in it.
  The optional GbE USB3 adaptor is handy for me, the proprietary port adaptor is probably ok too, but i went with USB3 as it could be used on any machine.
  The Proprietary port is a pain as there is actually an internal NIC that is only missing a port, and the adaptor is too overpriced to be a port.

  A fresh, clean Win10 install can get a pretty decent run time on the battery, the 940M graphics adda nice kick with only a minor increase in battery drain.
  Battery life of ~ 8-10 hours browsing, significantly less when running light - moderate games.

  On the downside i had 2 of these units develop small spots of backlight bleedthrough.
  On 1 unit it was replaced without issue.
  On another unit the replacement also had the issue, and the replacement of the replacement had bad backlight bleed across the bottom, 3rd replacement was fine.

  Another issue is the 1440p display is way too fine with Win10's poor scaling.
  Love hi res, can't fault the lappy, just a Win10 fact of life that many apps scale poorly, and running at native res/scale is too small.
  If i had an option i'd love 1080p at this size, but the best would be for Win10 to get their scaling shit together.

  Overall very happy, but the QC on the replacement displays is a negative.

  Happy to answer any questions / queries.

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    El Cap on 30/05/2017 - 22:53

    +1

    hey does it comes with a pen? if so, how good is it for writing.

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      virtual81 on 05/06/2017 - 10:56

      +1

      Yep, comes with a pen (stylus).
      It has an internal super capacitor and charges when in the storage hole.
      10 seconds charge gives a fews hours of run time.
      As much as i want to say it's great i find the included pen too small for my big hands.
      Also finding the buttons on the pen in a pain as they are flush with the pen barrel, no tactile hints as to where they are so you either have to actually look at where your fingers are, or test push the buttons by feel.

      I purchased the larger aftermarket pen and and whilst it sits better in hand the same issue exists with the buttons.
      Being a Wacom digitizer it should work with the right wacom pens if it means enough to you.
      Modding the included pen with some kinda marks or gouges were the buttons are might help.

      Apologies for the late reply.