Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 Review

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 convertible laptop, is essentially a smaller version of the Yoga 13 we previously reviewed. Unfortunately, with its smaller form-factor, comes some sacrifice. The Lenovo Yoga 11 runs Windows RT as opposed to the full version of Windows 8. It’s also powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.4ghz Processor, which offers less performance than its Intel powered Ultrabook counterparts. That said the IdeaPad is still a very capable system. Under the hood you get 2GB of DDR3 Ram, a 64GB drive, bluetooth, wi-fi, HDMI out, and a 720p HD camera. It also comes with plenty of ports – including an SD card slot and two USB ports

And like its bigger brother, the IdeaPad Yoga 11 offers a truly unique form-factor – it can operate in several modes, including tablet mode, laptop mode, tent mode and stand mode – each opening up a world of possibilities. Plus, made of magnesium aluminum alloy with a soft-touch finish, it also offers a similar excellent build quality. The Yoga 11 however, offers a smaller form-factor thanks to 11.6″ display. This display is very good – it’s able to get pretty bright, it offers pretty vivid colors, and sports a healthy 1366×768 resolution. The Yoga 11 also measures just .61 inches thick and weighs nearly a pound less than the the Yoga 13. But weighing in at 2.6lbs, it’s definitely heavier than your typical tablet, yet a lot lighter than your typical laptop. As a matter of fact, it weighs over a pound more than the Microsoft Surface. The Yoga 11 also sports the same excellent chicklet style keyboard that the 13 has. Unfortunately, its touchpad is a bit too sensitive for our taste.

The system comes loaded with Windows RT which limits you to only RT compatible apps that are available in the Windows store. On the plus side, Microsoft Office 2013 RT is included which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and One Note.

General performance on the Yoga 11 is good. The system mostly feels responsive to swipes and most apps load quickly and perform well. Boot time for our system is 45 seconds Our biggest gripe however is with internet explorer which seems to experience frequent lags when loading up pages and clicking on links. We’re not sure if the Yoga’s hardware is to blame, or its software.

Battery life for the Yoga 11 is nothing short of spectacular. We experienced an average battery life of 12 hours on a higher brightness setting with Wi-Fi turned on. And we’ve seen others with reports of 17 hours on lower brightness settings! The Yoga is also able to quickly charge up. To that effect, in less than an hour it can charge over 80% full of its capacity.

The smaller display makes the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 super travel friendly, yet it’s large enough to use comfortably on the road. As a matter of fact, we feel like the Yoga 11′s form-factor offers the best of both worlds for travelers. To that effect, it’s easy to carry in your bag while providing ample display real estate, and at the same time it elliminates the need to carry around a tablet. We also appreciate that it comes in two color choices – a fun orange or in a silver gray color. Overall, the Yoga 11 is a great alternative to the Microsoft Surface, as long as you don’t mind the extra heft. It also offers great build quality, an ergonomic keyboard, excellent battery life, and overall it’s a dream form-factor for a traveler. You just need to take into consideration that this is a laptop first, and a tablet second.

That said, If you’re looking for better performance, and you desire the same convenient form-factor, we highly recommend waiting for the Yoga 11s Ultrabook to come out in the summer. The Yoga 11s will offer the same great compact form-factor as the IdeaPad Yoga 11, but it will be powered by a more powerful Intel Core processor and will run a full version of Windows 8. And it shouldn’t cost more than $150 more than the current Yoga 11 model. In any case, the Yoga 11 we reviewed here is currently available for just $499 on Amazon, making it quite the steal for the quality you’re getting.

Relegated to coming off the bench, Josh Gatt played the final 32 minutes but couldn't keep Molde from falling into last place in the Tippeligaen in a loss to Brann on Saturday.

Having lost the first two matches of the season, Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskj?r, in whose reign the defending back-to-back Norwegian champions had never lost two consecutive matches, made multiple changes to the starting lineup. One of those changes included Gatt losing his starting spot on the right wing.

The changes seemed to work on the offensive end in the first half as Molde had a plethora of chances, but so did Brann. At the end of 45 minutes, a lack of finishing on both ends kept the match scoreless.

It continued to be scoreless even after introducing the American winger, who managed a shot on net in the 75th minute, but that changed in the 80th minute, when Amin Askar scored the match's only go for Brann. Martin Pusi? played a long ball through to Askar, who beat Molde goalkeeper Ole S?derberg one-on-one.

Aalesund doubled its lead in the 15th minute through a Leke James goal. After the ball ricocheted off a couple of players around the edge of the 18-yard box, James ended up with the ball and fired it past Clark.

H?nefoss answered five minutes later. Heiner Mora sent in a cross from the right side of the field to the middle of the box that met Remond Mendy, who, unmarked around the penalty spot, placed it with his head to the right side of the net.

In the 33rd minute, Kevin Larsen equalized for the away team, sending in a low 23-yard shot into the back of the net.

After halftime, H?nefoss got its first and only lead of the match through a Riku Riski goal in the 50th minute. Mora sent in a long ball to Riski which allowed the Icelander to get behind the defense, and Riski placed the ball past a helpless Sten Grytebust.

Two goals within a six-minute span gave Aalesund the win, though, starting in the 60th minute. Peter Orry Larsen beat his man to a Jo Nymo Matland cross and beat a diving Clark to equalize, while Phillips scored in the match-winning goal when Barrantes played a long ball to get him one-on-one with Clark. Phillips didn't miss from 13 yards out.