Why I chose the ThinkPad X1 Yoga over Surface Book 2
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- If I had to choose between the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga or the Surface Book 2, which would it be? My answer - and the reasons for it - may surprise you. See at Lenovo Shop: thrifter.com/syNa
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a thinkpad in silver just seems like blasphemy
Which is exactly why I love it.
hence yoga
I agree but I do like you can't see the fingerprints
its alot darker in person than it is in images. looks nice but the trackpoint kinda stands out a bit more, as do the keys. I would get it in black though.
Laptop Racist !!! #SilverLivesMatter
I appreciate your honesty and not blindly picking the Microsoft product, even though I still think it's a great device.
I went with the X1Y3 with i5... and loving it so far! You're spot on with looking at the purchase realistically when it comes to whether you'll ACTUALLY game or would benefit from the extra battery life and pen!
Great video! Love the honesty in this one!
thank you for making this video for sharing your thoughts and your experience
I just can't go back to a 16:9 screen after using 3:2 so MS has me locked in until other manufacturers get with the program.
16:9 for media consumption and gaming, 3:2 for general usage and productivity
The only one I know ow that has adopted is the Huawei X Pro - which is why I'm going for it!
Agree. I would order it now if it had a 3/2 display. For a so called "business laptop" why is this choice not available.
Try the Dell XPS series or the MateBook series (if you don’t live in the U.S.) I hate this stupid Huawei ban because I can’t buy a MateBook anymore in the U.S.! Have to stick with a MacBook Air then.
Yeah, I think the companies are just looking to steal as much from the consumer as possible. 3:2 is more screen area for a given screen diagonal size (15.6", 14", 13", etc) Why not have the consumer pay for literal blank space, often advertising their company logo too? (AKA Big bezel chins and/or big heads)?
Still rocking a Lenovo T440s, almost four years old and still going very strong! LOVE this thing! Still, want to get into digital art and am going into a different work field, so I've been eyeing the X1 Yoga 3rd Gen FOREVER. It's my dream comp!
Are there speakers on the display part of the Yoga? If not, how does it sound when you flip it over or use it in tent mode?
X1 Yoga after testing a demo unit, would you buy a screen protector for it ?
How hot on the lap is the X1 yoga gen3. I bought a zenbook and found it far too hot on the lap. I do a lot of work this way.
Deciding on either x1 yoga or yoga c930. Both are 2in1 and I do like the pen. Similar spec but x1 yoga is a little pricey. C930 got a sick design tho. Any suggestion?
Can you do any small video editing with premier 720p on the yoga? Without a dedicated gpu wondering if it's reasonable to use the x1 yoga
Interesting video, thanks for sharing it... could you please expand when you mean 'what do you need the laptop for...' to decide which one is your best fit?
Surface Book 2 has the best battery life in the category, a great 3:2 screen, convenient keyboard/touchpad and a reliable set of peripherals. It also comes with a clean install of Windows 10 Pro. Perks and gimmicks aside, the Surface Book 2 is one of the best all-rounder laptops out there, plain and simple. The Surface's only problem has always been price.
I do own a SB2. Nothing ever goes wrong because I carry it in a case. You can argue that every piece of tech these days is a toy. Our tools is how we use them.
There ita any solution to recover a laptop if its stolen or lost ? Im looking to buy one book2 and i live an unsafe life like when i travel etc .. ?
Isn't your video editor/encoder of choice accelerated by GTX graphic cards?
It can be so easy to get carried away and get a maxed-out laptop, so it's refreshing that you picked a device that would be sufficient for your needs. I'm surprised you even said that you could have gotten away with the i5 model.
Yeah, it's a common thing too. From my needs/job/what I do with these its' why I'm even OK with the HP Envy x2 (ARM). I have a few i5 devices too and they've been great.
Can you do 4k Video Editing on the Yoga X1 i7-8650u
Sir could you please let me know if the pen input on the Lenovo felt like writing on glass, or if the pen has some friction against the surface like the surface book’s pen? I’m a science major who still likes taking notes the old fashioned way with writing vs typing. Having notes electronically on one note via the pen input sounds really nice- if the note taking pen doesn’t feel super slippery like writing on glass all the time. I thank you in advance for your feedback!
Could we have a Surface Book 2 vs MateBook X Pro? Would really like to have your opinion
I wish you'd compare x1 tablet vs. surface pro 6
I bought the X1 Carbon with the highest specs. It's pretty nice. I'm really loving it.
great feedback, I bought the 5th Gen Carbon on craigslist for $700 and it's such a good laptop.
For me good display is the highest priority but that comes at to high cost in India
Could you do a review about the office apps for huawei or Samsung desk mode?
honest review thank you
I recently bought SB2 15" and went through this same dilemma for months before buying SB2. Excellent video and reflects most of the thoughts that had to decide from. I decided for SB2 for two main reasons, the swag and 1060 may help with photo and especially video editing (although I do not do video editing that much).
I've been in the rut over which laptop to get. I can't tell you that this video was my last, but I really enjoyed your honest, if hesitant, approach. THanks!
Going to get one of these in an i5 for uni work... can’t decide whether I really need anymore than the FHD screen
Since i have a decent desktop and I got used to having 2x27" monitors always in front of me, after I discovered how nice and smooth the Samsung Dex works with my Samsung S8, I decided it was enough, and o just ditched my Surface Pro 3. I have a Microsoft foldable keyboard and a lenovo yoga mouse that doubles as a presenter remote, that I used for the surface also. I only take the keyboard when i feel like I need it, but in the last month I held my classes only with my smartphone docked into the Dex, connected at the projector, used the mouse to navigate the desktop from presentation to presentation and all was fine. Powerpoint was snappy and w/e movies I had to show ran without any issues. It seemed simpler to have a HDMI output than a mini display port, since most of the projectors in classes have HDMI or VGA. Sound was there through HDMI when needed. It's a perfect pair for a teacher on the run, but this is all paired with a decent desktop to work with, when I get home.
I have a SB2 15". Honestly, I love it so much. As a student, digital artist and gamer, this is performs as well as it is portable. I went with the 15" as it has the 1060gtx and of course the bigger screen, I don't think there has been a day where I've put my stylus down. I also got the 10% student discount so that was quite nifty. Would recommend the SB2 to anyone who has 2 or more needs as I feel like it's more orientated towards the creative arts community (I mean the surface dial/pen/dock is a nod to this statement)
Thanks for the discount tip! I've been trying to justify the cost so that helps.
For me, I choose Yoga 730.. Yeee, we love the freedom of choice!!
How many nits is your HDR display?
Hello are you still using this laptop
LTE can now be ordered with non-HDR but 2560x1440p resolution screen vs just 1080p!
i use a thinkpad L380 yoga-silver! its perfect, switched from the last macbook air, this was the best decision!
i love the touchfunction, the yogafunction and the pen option! no wobbling cases like on the tablet pcs and a real powerfull software, not like a appbased device...and on top these buildquality.🤗
Just ordered one for work. Thanks for your review I went with the Core I5 processor 16 GB, 1TB, 14.0" WQHD (2560x1440) IPS, 500nit and Intel UHD Graphics 620. Yeah I went with silver also thanks again great review I struggled for weeks picking out my new computer job is Sales and Marketing Manager so having the accurate colors for approving advertising was important and it is probably more power then I'll need for the daily things I'll be doing... I'm sure I'll enjoy watching movies on flights and being able to share presentations.
So do you still have it and like it? :D
Got the new X1 Yoga - HDR screen AND 4G Cellular. It does exists. Love the two TB ports, the keyboard, and the flip screen. Didn't like the MS Surface Pro due to high cost, NON-SERVICEABILITY, lack of TB, proprietary charging port, and lack of accessories (unlike Lenovo).
Please tell us how you got the HDR screen and 4G LTE. I asked Lenovo through their chat service on their website and was told these options cannot be ordered together. I absolutely require cellular and was bummed to say the least to learn I could not get it with the great screen all the reviews are ranting and raving about.
I took a picture of my config to proof this and realised there's no way to put a pic here. Anyhow the Product Code is: 20LDCTO1WW. Maybe Lenovo is prioritising other markets first before supplying to the american market. I just placed the micro sim into the slot and everything works!
dyong888 Thank you for replying. I was able to find that model available with both options on Lenovo's Japan site, if I am reading the translated webpage correctly. Hopefully this model will be available in the US soon.
When I was shopping for a laptop, I was looking at the HP Spectre x360 15t, but it wasn't the best option for my budget. I went with the Lenovo Yoga 720 13. I just wanted portability and a pen enabled display with good performance and that's exactly what I got - all for under $1000. Glad I got it because it's a great laptop
Thanks for the honesty! And since you asked: I'm pretty much on the fence regarding laptops atm. Honestly I would love it if MS had a solid tablet offering with essential apps for mail, onenote, file handling and pen support. Throw in a 120hz display and I'm pretty much sold. While I'm probably in the minority with this, but I think full w10 is overkill for a tablet and as much as I loved the surface line it's too pricey for what I would actually use it for. And the w10 UI just doesn't work for a tablet that well. Not even in tablet mode. Despite all it's shortcomings, this is something w8.1 definitely did better.
I really like my new Surface Book 2 15". I upgraded from the SB with Performance Base. I did try my hand at a Razer 14", but the fans were a bit to much for me, and even when I decided to give it a second try before returning it, I had a complete system crash with no ability to recover. On my new SB2 I have enjoyed gaming on it on occasion (on the go) plus I use the pen quite a bit too. All my devices are pen input devices as I am a huge OneNote user and love the ability to just jot down information that I can later convert or edit right from within the note. I don't draw as much as I would like to say I do, although I do like knowing I have the capability if I so choose to do that again.
I just bought a used t480 and put arch on it! love thinkpad stuff!
ThinkPad FTW
I’m holding out for the refresh of the Surface Pro. It’s got to happen soon....right?
I think you should buy the surface book 2 .
its just a lot more useful and powerful than the surface pro 2 and the surface pro could take some time to come out (knowing microsoft).
Saurav Pratap Chhetri while I agree with you, I really don’t care for the SB in the way it attaches/detaches. I want to use the SP for Windows Ink and traveling. It’s a hard choice!
You can get a Suface Book 1 I7 for around 900 dollars. That's more power for less money than a Surface Pro.
H.B. Hatecraft I quite agree! My primary use will be the digital pen and OneNote so I might not need the power/screen size. I’m wanting the tablet experience and both seem to be able to do that.
The old i7 Surface Book's cpu is slower than the i5 Surface Pro. The fanless i5 throttling will even that out a bit, but for short workloads the i5 is faster.
If, like Dan, you don't use it, I would avoid the Surface Book. the 940MX isn't a particularly good gpu anyway.
I got the Lenovo Flex 5, does exactly everything I want it to. No need for a super expensive laptop because I own a powerful gaming PC rig and a decent Lenovo Ideacentre AIO. It also has stylus support which is a plus on the Flex 5.
Why everyone chooses the 15" inch to compare to is beyond me, the 13.5 inch is more affordable and closer in specs to most other competitive devices on the market. The 15 inch is a productivity and content creation powerhouse that packs a heck of a lot of hardware in a sleek form factor. Looks to me that Daniels need would have been met with the i5 version of the SB2 or even the SB1 with performance base for not much more than the Lenovo. Absolutely in love with my SB2.
2:13 what is he using for watching youtube?
Agree that It’s always about how well the device fits the particular user needs. I love the Surface Book 15” as both laptop but also when separated in tablet-only mode to support inking for note taking and journaling. The size, thinness, and light weight for this and performance are spectacular. Nothing else even comes close. But that’s because of my own use case regarding the tablet. A 2 in 1 that folds and doesn’t separate when desired is way too heavy and bulky - feels like going back in time 10 or 20 years.
I recently bought a Surface book 2 for $2000+ tax for the 512GB model.
I pricematched it with bestbuy and then I used a 25% off coupon from office Depot.
If the device wasn't on sale I would have waited for the new Razer 15.6 laptop with 8gen CPU, or another gaming Dell laptop.
The new Razer looks bad ass!
For my needs, I want a dedicated GPU. So the Lenovo wouldn't work for me.
Yeah it's hard choosing a laptop these days indeed.
Great video once again Dan.
PS:15 inch model.
i only use my laptop for Microsoft Word and websurfing. I went with the entry level Lenovo Flex 6 14" . I love everything about this computer except the low res 720p touchscreen. Off angles are not allowed but i only use it in a normal laptop angle anyways. It chugs along well with most every day things with it's little multi threaded pentium 4415u cpu. I replaced the 500gb toshiba HD with an Adata sata 120gb SSD. This makes a world of difference in everything. When i was swapping drives i noticed it has a M.2 NVME slot inside so if i ever need more storage. I do something people think is really weird and run it in tablet mode all the time. I didn't think i would care about the touch screen but i use it ALL the time now. It has a GREAT keyboard and good trackpad. Mine came from best buy and i caught it on sale for $379. Best new $400 laptop i could find 4 months ago. I am going to stick with it for a while. I really prefer 11-12" screens but there is no quality products i can afford in that small category :(
I am stuck between the x1 carbon and the x280. there was a great deal on the x280 but i missed it. Now im back to thinking about the x1 carbon
Personally, I hardly ever find my self using the 2 in 1 or pen feature in a 2 in 1 laptop. I am just not use to it.
The Thinkpad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen is the laptop I really WANT. The Thinkpad X230 is the one i really NEED... So getting the X230 with 32GB SSD & 320GB HDD for just USD 149. Runs my productivity apps just as fast. Maybe will revisit the “want” for the Yoga 3 years down the road, when it cost less than 200 bucks (hopefully).
I am currently a college student with physics or cyber security as intended major . I need a laptop that is versatile and is furture-proof for 4 years or more. As a gamer and student, is surface book 2 the best option for me?
Phyo Kyaw 4 Years is forever in a PC’s life. I would get something reliable get an extended warranty if you need it for 4 years.
Don't know about X1 Yoga but I need that Surface Book 2 to showoff in front of people using MBP! (and also to actually use it's pen and WMR headsets)
Just curious, why not the yoga 920? I can't find any advantages of x1 compared to that one
Nikola Kostic, the x1 yoga has more ports, is more durable (military grade), and weighs the same with comparable battery life. It was the extra ports that grabbed my attention. When I found an x1 online at a great price, I snagged it, no regrets.
LM B. Fair enough, I guess it's all tradeoffs. I personally went for the yoga due to 70wh battery (vs 54) and thinness: 14mm (vs 17). I think the yoga 730 is about 17mm, just like the x1, but that one has a gtx 1050
soooo......
should I buy it?
I just pulled the trigger and bought this used on Ebay because, (1) It was out of my budget to buy new for this model, (2) I hate all non-Apple trackpads, so the Lenovo TrackPoint allows me an escape for when I'm fed up with a sub-par trackpad, and (3) because I'm a student who takes notes in class and sometimes there are drawings and diagrams on the whiteboard to copy down. Having a pen is nice for those instances but I don't need to use one for hours at a time. I can tuck it away when I don't need it and not worry about losing it.
If you like drawing, I'd go for the surface book, as the hinge lays at a slight angle.
I have happy with my SB 2 13". I have the entry level due to $$$ but I am happy. I would say its durable since i dropped it by accident and it survived without a scratch.
I am thinking (90% decided) about getting a maxed out Yoga X1 and eventually upgrade it with the eGPU Lenovo module if I decide to dive more into video editing and stuff.
Did you do it? I just bought both of those things (used) I'm really excited while I'm waiting for them.
@@TheJuankpunk lol hi :) nah... went Dell XPS 15 instead, happy with it
The best vid. For choosing laptop.
How about a comparison between ThinkPad X1 Yoga, Yoga 920 and the new T580?
"Standard" Yogas belong to cheaper series, also lacking TrackPoint keyboard of ThinkPads.T-serie is again standard laptop design with normal display hinge instead of 360 turning one.
I have a burgundy surface laptop, but if I could do over, I would probably get the new Lg gram or or the 2016-2017 XPS 15.
It does look a bit like a laptop from the early 2000s for some reason imo.
Agreed, almost generic in fact. I have no doubt the built quality is great and nice move with that HDR display, but the design of the laptop is almost boring. I suppose it's more business oriented that for anything else.
Black version is gorgeus!
Stop lying 😐
the design language of the thinkpad has been pretty much kept going back to even when ibm owned the thinkpad. its a business class laptop more than anything, and out of all the business class laptops this is the least one with a shitty design, dunno how you can get away with those hideous hp laptops and latitudes are basic as f.
Just spray it black (with paint or plasti-dip). ♫ No colours anymore if you want them to turn black. ♫
Thanks Daniel for sharing your experience.
Personally, I didn't buy any new laptop. I'm sticking with Surface Book with dGPU from 2015.
I'm a photographer, videographer and retoucher.
What I did some days ago was buying a spare Surface Book Performance Base on Ebay. Just the base, with no tablet. Spent 200£. Which is a fraction of the price of a whole new Surface Book 2.
A "cheap" and useful upgrade to my current machine which I've planned to use until it dies :-)
Thanks Microsoft for having created such beautiful machine!
P.s.: honestly, I prefer the Surface Book over the Lenovo, but it's just my opinion.
X1 yoga or c930??
Let me know plss
@Aaron Patel Hello Aaron and if I want program and develop with it, what do you advice please ?
I have the surface book... But realistically if I could buy one tomorrow I would lean towards the Samsung galaxy book with LTE... It has better battery life and can charge off of a smaller battery bank... I use my laptop to mark up drawing all of the time and a light weight, large battery, nice pen, LTE, low power is attractive... I'm wondering if the surface go when it comes out with LTE might not be a really good option
Love the Yoga...hate 16:9. That's why I went SB2. Yoga is super sexy tho.
Agree on 16:9 not being ideal, but as the display gets larger (14" and higher) it's less of a big deal from my experience. It's bad on 13-inch or smaller though.
Chris Johnson III yea once you go 3:2 you can't go back
same here, I need more vertical space than a 16:9 could give...
Just pass me the surface device
Hace un video del surface book 2, saludos Daniel y que sea en español
Having owned all three laptops, the XPS 15" 2-in-1 beats both the surface book and the X1. The Surface Book was too bulky, and I had all kinds of problems with the quality of the Thinkpad. The Thinkpad is also priced pretty high for something that doesn't even have a discrete GPU. The keyboard was the best, but it didn't take long for me to adapt to the mag-lev keyboard on the XPS and now I really like it.
in what way XPS beats them?
DarkPa1adin see above.
I love my Surface Book 2 13", but my ultimate Laptop would be a Surface Laptop 360.. like a yoga. Im not using the detachable tablet, like ever.. so a thin good looking Surface 360 in burgundy.. man.. thats the Dream.. for now, SB2 is really really good though
Alexander Amundsen Haha, I guess there's a need for a non-bulk Surface Book. I don't need the NVidia, perhaps MX150 max.
So far the Yoga 920/X1 yoga been doing that premise, add-in a 3:2 or 16:10 screen itll be good.
me too man, I can't believe there is no 360 3:2 laptop on the market, one that is not top heavy as the surface book. Hope someone will make a light one, like the notebook 9 pen, but with the right aspect ratio. Something like the Matebook X pro but yoga style. MS wants to create new devices with its Surface line but they don't realize there is a need for such a device
Digitalguy the SB2 is top heavy, I'm not a fan of that either. I don't reeeeally need Nvidia gtx1050/60.. even though I like it. But I also have a switch.. Injustice can't have the Surface Laptop, without 360!
agreed! I'm loving my surface laptop. I switched from a surface pro because I missed the traditional form-factor of a laptop. But watching netflix is a better experiences where there is no keyboard separating you from the screen
First let me say that I already own a Thinkpad yoga 14 and love it. Now I just bought the new x1 yoga and really liked it. It's basically the same device but it was alot lighter. I got the i7 with the HDR display. The display is beautiful and here is where the problem came in. THE BATTERY LIFE! With the hi-rez screen the battery life stinks. I was so disappointed. None of the reviews do true battery tests. I don't know why. If you get an honest 3 hours your doing well and that is with the display at half brightness. Who knows how long the machine will last at full brightness. I ended up returning the device. I think I'm just going wait a little longer or buy it again but with an i5 and the lower rez screen with the hopes to get better battery life.
Chris Capozzoli, after doing the updates from Lenovo and Microsoft, I had no problem with battery life. I’m able to go a whole work day with screen at 50% and battery performance settings at half-with no noticeable drop in performance. Of course, work for me means using Word and Powerpoint, email, and the web, so I’m not a big power user.
Mine is also the core i7 8650 with hdr screen.
I went with the Surface Book 2 15". I never had a high end laptop like this before, and I know a lot of laptops that do the tablet mode leaves the key board exposed. The best thing about the Surface Book 2 I think is I'm not just getting a laptop, but I'm also getting a tablet too. The Surface Book 2 keyboard is the best I ever used on a laptop. My only complaint with this laptop is the feet on the bottom do not stick to surfaces good. The laptop is a little too easy to move around the table, but if that is my only complaint then the laptop is mostly perfect. I highly recommend the Surface Book 2 to anyone if they're willing to spend the cash on it.
IMadeAUserNameThisLong l hey can i ask u if you got lightbleed in the dark indoor environment at the highest brightness?
I'm a pretty casual user of this laptop, and the brightness is bright enough for me at 50%. When I do use this at max brightness I don't notice anything wrong. I don't know enough about lightbleed, so I could be wrong. From what I know the display is perfect, and the touch responsiveness is great.
i appreciate your fast response. thank you
I used my black X1 carbon everyday for 5 years, never wiped down any fingerprints
I ended up with surface pro i7
I need a convertible laptop with a MX150 which already fits all my PC gaming needs. It should be light and quiet when I'm just browsing the web or do decent office work. It should have Wacom EMR. AES or the latest N-Trig technology would be ok too. But not old N-Trig like Acer does.
14' would be a perfect compromise between weight and size for me.
And I would really love 3:2 aspect ratio.
But there's just no device like this. Even if I'd step back a little here and there.
A Huawei convertible laptop might be the solution. Or Samsung selling their laptops in Europe.
Apfel Schorle you just painted the dream Laptop for me :) The Huawei Matebook X Pro does everything you just listed but its not a 2in1.. And the SB2 13" ist just way too overpriced :/. Good luck to you my friend!
if you are at university or you know someone. there is a special thinkpad t480s version with mx150.
Yeah there are a lot of good classic laptops with mx150. But I need a convertible with pen support.
Same here man, I need something like the Samsung notebook 9 pen but with a 3:2 ratio. I imported the regular notebook 9 (extremely light) to Europe and I love it, but a convertible would be my dream, but only with the good ratio, 16:9 does not make sense as a convertible. A convertible Matebook x pro would be great. Glad to know I am not alone. There may well be a market for the first manufacturer that will make such device.
Then the best choice is Huawei matebook pro 2018. Has exactly what you said. Sold at Microsoft stores. Mx150. 3k screen. Macbook pro look alike but better.
just got the microsoft laptop yesterday. best decision Ive ever made
I will go for Huawei Matebook X Pro.
i want a 2 in 1 or convertible with high graphics power . Surface book 2 is ideal for me but the price = WTH man , i need the touch screen because i am so used to tablets now .
If I could buy one tomorrow, I'd pick a laptop with at maximum 1050ti video card for game programming.
I used to have a laptop but it was taking so much space on my desk. I am saying that cause I also have external keyboard. The reason behind external keyboard is that I have external monitor and it would be really hard to use meyboard on my laptop to not destroy the experience with the second keyboard. And behind all of that I have sound sytem which is also taking space on a desk. The worst thing about laptops are cables. When I want to go somewhere with my laptop I need to disconnect all the cables and connect them again when I get back. This is the reason I ha e decided to buy Surface Pro 3 (used and with i5/8gb ram/ 256 ssd) where I got Surface dock with ot and detachable keyboard. Surface is taking less place and I am not losing nerves with all those cables because all I need to do is detach Surface dock from it.
Sorry for grammar mistakes. I am commenting on my phone.
I have the i5/4gb 128gb SP3, and I kinda miss that extra 4Gb of RAM, especially recently when windows 10 decides to do things in the background.
I use mine as a secondary device, but the small space it takes up on a desk is really useful.
Also I only used it as my main computer when my ssd died in my pc, and it handled two monitors, Spotify, lot of chrome tabs, and CAD really well.
My ideal device would be a Surface tablet, but with an optional Surface book style keyboard dock, with an optional GPU (in the MX150 range) and maybe a drive bay.
Also better WiFi card.
I mostly don't care about WiFi at all. There are really rare cases I am using that. To be honest, I don't think I would be satisfied with SP3 at all if I don't have Surface dock. Every single port that exist on the dock, I am using it. With SP3 I have 2 external monitors cause I really have a space for it. Having 2 external monitors for me means to do my work much easier (software development). 4GB of RAM wasn't even a choice for me, cause it wouldn't be able to handle the work. And about 128 GB of SSD...maybe yes maybe not, hard to say. I am using 3TB WD MyCloud NAS for storing everything so maybe 128 GB of SSD would be enough. Really hard to say. And yea, the biggest difference between having SP3 or laptop is next. When I go somewhere with my laptop, it is bulky and heavy. Really not portable. Portability was the main reason I decided to let go on laptops. Laptops gives you power you can't get in devices like SP but you are losing a lot. As I mentioned, portability and all those problems with cables. Both of laptops and SP can get heated really hard, but for laptop which packs the power, it is really hard to find good cooling pad that will keep your laptop from overheating. But for SP3 I managed to find small cooling pad for his size and it is cooling SP3 like a champ.
Lenovo has also docking stations, all cables are connected to the docking station, one puts the x1 on the dock. Probably every professional laptop manufacturer like dell, hp has docking stations.
For me the WiFi is only a problem when moving files over the network.
I'm a student with a limited budget, and I didn't really had the money for the 256/8GB model, and I also got this one with a steep discount. Storage is fine, since I keep an eye on my steam games, and I have a 200GB MicroSD card for media.
Portability was a big thing for me too. I take it with me to university everyday, because I don't really notice the extra weight. Also I wanted a great screen (IPS), and great battery life, and those cheaper ultrabooks, which offered these things don't really exist anymore.
Do you have a link to that cooling pad?
You look younger, man!
I like doing digital art so the Surface Book 2 is a the best choice . Only problem is the price - yikes -
got a dell 7576 4k version today, lovely machine for the price and 4k youtube, uhd Netflix looks great and plenty powerful enough for my gaming. I just which the surfacebook 2 had the surface pro as the tablet. or the surface pro had a gfx card keyboard dock depending how you look at it. Love the lenovos and yogas in particularly wish there was a gaming version over here, USA seem to have a lot more versions available.
Great laptop pricey but with a bunch of power inside.
It sells for almost the same price as the 13" Surface Book 2 I7. So why not just buy the Surface Book? Or save money and buy an I7 Surface Book 1.
The perfect PS4 Remote Play devise!
In my opinion Yoga 370 will be the best bet
i would have one with gtx 1080 any so i can have a good light weight gaming laptop that 15.6 or better and also can handle power hungry graphics games like GTA V
RyanRBLX 1080 for lightweigh gaming?
You can literally run gta on a 1050
New razer blade 15 seems meet your demand although it "only" packs a 1070maxQ instead of 1080. But the battery life of that laptop is mediocre, you can probably get 4-6 hours of web browsing.
For me, it's the Huawei matebook X pro
I wish they'd make a convertible laptop. I would buy it.
Same here
Apfel Schorle, same here. At least one with 360 rotation.
I would definitely buy it.
Sacchi I agree, one with a 360 hinge would be freaking awesome!
Aarib Anwar No it is not Huawei matebook x pro, it is Huawei “macbook” x pro
Can you gift me your surface book 2 then ? Thank you.
Black color will look better than silver
Huawei Matebook X Pro!
Those chassis edges are sharp af...These little imperfections made me pick the Asus Q325 instead.
Lenovo good for security! Did you forget they got caught packaging spyware on laptops?
Sure, and that is a concern. OTOH, they do have "match on chip" for the fingerprint reader, vPRO support, and their software suite and privacy cam are not to be dismissed either; Lenovo does well in enterprise because of security, not lack of it.
3/2 ratio is better
I wonder who actually drops their laptop in middle of a work?
16:8 = old ehhh sb2 or matebook better