Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 30 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

14
Average:

10
Bad:

2

Pros:

10-point touch screen.
Big SSD for the price.
Flip design allows for multiple use modes.

Cons:

Mediocre battery life.
Power button is hard to locate.

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Last revision on March 8, 2015

Reviewers Liked

10-point touch screen
Big SSD for the price
Flip design allows for multiple use modes
Nice IPS panel
Great keyboard
Boots really fast
HDMI out port

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre battery life
Power button is hard to locate
Bottom can get hot
Extra heat venting mars tablet mode
Motion control is gimmicky
Lacks 5GHz WiFi

Expert reviews and ratings

A lot has changed since late last year when I first looked at the Yoga 13. That system showed that there is a market for convertible notebooks and while the Yoga 11S is essentially a slimmed down version of the original, there needs to be more to it at this point to make it a true standout device.

By TechSpot on July 18, 2013

In review: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S (Haswell) Let's say you already own a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S with Ivy Bridge processor ; would it pay off to sell it for a new model with Haswell Core i5? The answer is: it depends. Battery life increased...

By NotebookCheck on March 25, 2014

When Lenovo released the IdeaPad Yoga 13 last year, there was plenty to like about the 13-inch hybrid laptop. It had decent battery life, it came with a fantastic touchpad, and the 360-degree hinge mechanism that let you flip the laptop into a tablet was...

By Wired on September 04, 2013

Lenovo’s Yoga 11S is an absolute joy to use. With a $999 price tag, however, it’s hard to overlook the laptop’s ho-hum performance and medicore battery life. If Lenovo ever decides to update the Yoga 11S with one of Intel’s power-sipping fourth-generation Core processors, the result could be convertible perfection.

By PCWorld on August 13, 2013

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S aims to bring some flexible fun to Windows 8 with an Ultrabook design with a flexible display to turn it into a tablet. It's extremely thin, lightweight and comfortable to use.Typically with today's portable computers, you get...

By TechReviewSource on August 12, 2013

It’s expensive and not as powerful as many other Core i7 Ultrabooks, but its screen and battery life are excellent...

By Expert Reviews on August 09, 2013

Lenovo's IdeaPad series soldiers on with this latest version of the Yoga, an Ultrabook designed to appeal to users who want both conventional notebook and tablet form factors in one package. The Yoga 11S doesn't have quite as many convolutions as, say,...

By InfoWorld on August 05, 2013

As an innovative next-generation form factor, the Lenovo Yoga 11S is a cool experiment and shows potential. As a usable laptop and convertible tablet, the Yoga 11S isn't quite all there yet. It is usable, yes, and innovative, true enough, but the 11S...

By IT Pro Portal on August 05, 2013

The Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 11S is an ultra-flexible and powerful laptop with the option to convert into various different modes, making it a close to ideal hybrid...

By V3.co.uk on July 22, 2013

As a laptop, the Yoga 11S has lots to offer. It's a nice little machine that has impressed us in general use. There are some interesting things to note. For a start, we tested the Core i3 version of the machine, which doesn't seem to appear on...

By Pocket-lint on July 18, 2013

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