By Kevin Lee
When Apple reinvented the MacBook last year it was a revolution in engineering to make one of the world’s thinnest and lightest laptops leaving many Windows machines looking considerably flabby. This year however, Lenovo has completely outdone itself to produce the Yoga 900S, a 2-in-1 laptop that doesn’t sacrifice full-sized USB 3.0 ports be even thinner.
You would be right if you guessed the Yoga 900S is essentially a ‘s’limmed down version of the Yoga 900 going for $1,099 (about £745, AU$1,506). And in fact, the 900S is a 12.5-inch hybrid notebook that’s both smaller and thinner than the 13.3-inch Yoga 900.
Measuring in at just 0.5-inches (12.8mm) and weighs 2.2 pounds (0.99kg), the Yoga 900S is even more of a featherweight machine than the 2.03 pounds (0.92kg) Yoga 900 and its thicker 0.59-inch (15mm) frame. Comparatively the Macbook stands at 0.51-inches (13.1mm) tall and tips the scales at 2.03 pounds (0.92kg). And keep in mind, those are the 900S measurements with a touchscreen.
There are some substantial differences outside and they continue onto the internals. The Yoga 900S is outfitted with a lightly pared down spec sheet including a QHD (2,560 x 1,440) …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac