Pros & Cons
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- Innovative multimode hinge.
- Powerful Intel Core i7 CPU.
- Almost 11 hours of battery life in our tests.
- Higher-than-1080p-resolution display.
- USB-C port.
- Function key row.
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- Screen colors aren't as bright as that of rivals.
- Connecting to an external display requires a separate USB-C adapter.
- Clicky trackpad.
- Fan noise.
Lenovo Yoga 900 Specs
| Graphics Processor | Integrated |
| Native Display Resolution | 3200 x 1800 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 |
| RAM (as Tested) | 4 |
| Screen Size | 14 |
| Touch Screen | |
| Weight | 2.8 |
When it was released, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro pushed the boundaries of design and construction in convertible-hybrid laptops. Now comes the Lenovo Yoga 900 ($1,399 as tested), which despite the change in naming convention, is the Yoga 3 Pro's successor. It's slightly thicker, thanks to a larger battery pack and active cooling for its sixth-generation Intel Core i7 processor. The Yoga 900 is a wonder of engineering, with extra power, features, and battery life that improves on that of the Yoga 3 Pro. It's our Editors' Choice for high-end convertible-hybrid laptops.
Design and Features
Outwardly, the Yoga 900 resembles the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, with its silver-colored metal body. The watchband-style hinge lets the system convert into Laptop, Stand, Tent, and Tablet modes. The hinge's complex mechanism is mostly exposed metal, unlike the plastic-sheathed dynamic fulcrum hinge built into the Microsoft Surface Book, a detachable-hybrid tablet. As a result, the Yoga 900 is a lot thinner than systems like the Acer Aspire R 13 (R7-371T-72TC) and the Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 P55W-C5212-4K , both of which have much chunkier bodies.
View All The laptop measures 0.59 by 12.75 by 8.86 inches (HWD) and weighs 2.85 pounds, which is thicker and slightly heavier than the Yoga 3 Pro. It's thinner (but deeper and wider) than the Lenovo LaVie Z 360, (0.67 by 12.56 by 8.35 inches). It's a bit heavy to cradle in the crook of your arm for a long period of time, but it's still comfortable to hold for short stints in Tablet mode.
The backlit keyboard has a dedicated row of function keys, an improvement over the Yoga 3 Pro, which requires two or more fingers for functions like volume, screen brightness, etc. The extra row is a lot more convenient, especially if you need the F1-F12 keys for shortcuts in your programs. The key caps are scalloped and curved for comfort, key travel isn't too soft or too hard, and the leatherette covering the palm rest is soft to the touch. All this helps to keep your hands comfortable during long typing sessions.
The one-piece touchpad is a bit clicky. It feels like it has a two-step click mechanism, but it's not a force-feedback trackpad like on the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch. It's purely mechanical, with no additional features.
The 13.3-inch touch screen has a WQHD+ (3,200-by-1,800) resolution, which gives you a lot more space for your spreadsheets and webpages than the relatively cramped Full HD (1,920-by-1,080) display on the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 , and the 2,560-by-1,600 resolution of the latest 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro. However, there are competitors with even more expansive 3,840-by-2,160 resolution 4K screens, like the Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 P25W-C2300-4K and the Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 P55W-C5212-4K. The Yoga 900's screen looks a little duller than the Radius 12 as well, particularly in terms of text sharpness and color accuracy. In everyday use, the Yoga 900 is perfectly fine for general PC users.
