Yoga 900 modes: laptop, tablet, stand and tent. Auto Lock does a good job in this respect - although when Lenovo says it's easy to open the laptop one-handed, we disagree: Auto Lock makes a pretty tight closure, and two hands are needed to prise the lid and base apart. In the old days some laptops had physical locks to keep the clamshell safely closed when in transit. It also clamps the lid and base sections firmly together in a feature Lenovo calls Auto Lock. Whatever you think of the aesthetics, the watchband hinge is smooth, reliable and flexible. It's very visible, and is coloured orange, gold or silver depending on the device's lid and base colour. Lenovo has come up with one of the most complex (and with 813 individual components, arguably the most over-engineered) 360-degree mechanisms in the shape of the Watchband Hinge. Go set a watchband: the Yoga 900 features the same 813-part hinge as last year's Yoga 3 Pro. On some devices - also known as 'detachables' - the screen and keyboard separate completely, while others sport various 360-degree hinge mechanisms that allow the screen to lay flat against the keyboard, facing outwards in 'tablet' mode. But with a serious uplift in processor power this premium device could be the new benchmark for other high-end ultrabook convertibles.Ĭonvertible ultrabooks are no longer a new idea, and there are several takes on what 'convertible' actually means. The new 13.3-inch Yoga 900 advances the ball by a considerable margin: the characteristic 360-degree 'watchband' hinge mechanism remains, as does the sleek, lightweight ultrabook design.
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