Lenovo is the latest manufacturer to present its Windows 8 devices. Like Microsoft Surface, but also like a number of other devices, Lenovo concentrated on hybrid tablets.
The concept of
Yoga 11 and
Yoga 13 is simple, laptop whose keyboard you can turn in 360 degrees. With this the notebook turns into a tablet that uses the keyboard section as support for the tablet. Yoga 11 and Yoga 13 are working on Nvidia Tegra 3 and Intel i5 or i7 respectively. They have a resolution of 1366 x 768 and 1600 x 900, with 2 to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of space. Ofcourse, both have WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and the camera has support for 720p video.
It is interesting to note that Yoga 11 is the only device that will not be a "pure" tablet, and will work with Windows RT OS. Prices of these hybrid tablets will be $800 and $1,100.
Idea Tab Lynx in appearance is closer to hybrid devices that we have become accustomed to, with a tablet which you can detach from the dock which is located on the keyboard. The screen resolution of 1366 x 768 seems too small, but this resolution is
recommended by Microsoft as an ideal for the operating system. Clover Trail (
which we presented yesterday) is the processor who is selected for this tablet, and despite the fact that this processor allows a thickness of 8.5 mm, Idea Tab Lynx is 9 mm thick. Most of the other specs are similar, or at least comparable, with Yoga 11. The tablet will cost $600, but unfortunately for the dock keyboard you'll have to additionally pay $150, although the dock continues the work of the tablet for 16 hours.
The last presented device is
ThinkPad Twist and according to its hardware it is one of the most impressive hybrid Windows 8 tablets that we've presented so far. The 12.5-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution is protected by Gorilla Glass. You can choose from Intel i3, i5 or i7 and the device comes with integrated HD4000 graphics card. The tablet has 8 GB RAM, 2 USB 3.0 ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. ThinkPad Twist will costs $850, but will be more expensive if you choose a 128GB SSD.
There is no data on the date of launch for this Windows 8 devices by Lenovo, but is expected the tablets to come out at the same time as Windows 8.
