Ultrabook with some gaming performance

[Robert_78]

I'm looking for a very portable, light, 13-14" laptop for school work, travel, and light gaming. I do have a PC that I game on, but I want to be able to play something more that basic casual games when away from home. I will also be bringing this to school, and I have quite a journey, so it needs to be under 4lbs (even that's pushing it).

I found the Lenovo Yoga 700 14" (top model), but I couldn't find a good review of it. The reasons I liked this one, is that it isn't super expensive to get it with the 940M, and it won't break my back when I carry it.

If there's anybody that has this, or knows of something similar, I'd love to hear about it.

 

[jaguarskx]

I recommend the very similar, yet better ThinkPad Yoga 14 which has an active digitizer and comes with a digital pen. Great for writing notes. It has the same Core i5-6200u CPU and nVidia 940m GPU. It is slightly heavier at 3.85lbs, but since it is a business laptop it has better build quality which also includes more robust hinges. BestBuy sells it for $1,000.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/4456400.p?id=1219749486129&skuId=4456400


Here's a video review, but I believe it is for the previous mode which has an i5-5200u instead of the new and slightly more powerful (??) i5-6200u; I cannot verify because I am at work.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS4Lv76SwvQ

 

[jaguarskx]

I think there is a 13.3" Asus laptop that has a 940m, but from what I remember it is around $1,300 or $1,400.

 

[Robert_78]

I recommend the very similar, yet better ThinkPad Yoga 14 which has an active digitizer and comes with a digital pen. Great for writing notes. It has the same Core i5-6200u CPU and nVidia 940m GPU. It is slightly heavier at 3.85lbs, but since it is a business laptop it has better build quality which also includes more robust hinges. BestBuy sells it for $1,000.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/4456400.p?id=1219749486129&skuId=4456400


Here's a video review, but I believe it is for the previous mode which has an i5-5200u instead of the new and slightly more powerful (??) i5-6200u; I cannot verify because I am at work.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS4Lv76SwvQ

That one looks really cool, but I can't find that one in Canada...

Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[jaguarskx]

Really?

In the US the ThinkPad Yoga 14 is actually a little cheaper than the Yoga 700 with a nVidia 940m which costs $1,049 when ordering directly from Lenovo.

 

[Robert_78]

Really?

In the US the ThinkPad Yoga 14 is actually a little cheaper than the Yoga 700 with a nVidia 940m which costs $1,049 when ordering directly from Lenovo.

Yeah. I just can't find a store that sells the model with the 940M in it.

 

[jaguarskx]

Looking at Lenovo's Canadian website, there are no Yoga 700s with the nVidia 940m. The 14" Yoga 700 has a Radeon R7 m375 which is about halfway between the 930m and 920m performance so it is relatively weak. It is selling for $1,200 CAD which works out to $900 USD. The 15" Yoga 700s have a nVidia GTX 960, but they start at $1600 CAD which is $1,200 USD. That's a bit more expensive the compared to the US where they start at $980 USD.

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/y700-series/


I am afraid if you want a 14" convertible laptop with a nVidia 940m in Canada, then you will have to look for another laptop that is hopefully not as expensive as the ThinkPad Yoga 14 which I recommended when I assumed you lived in the US.

 

[Robert_78]

Looking at Lenovo's Canadian website, there are no Yoga 700s with the nVidia 940m. The 14" Yoga 700 has a Radeon R7 m375 which is about halfway between the 930m and 920m performance so it is relatively weak. It is selling for $1,200 CAD which works out to $900 USD. The 15" Yoga 700s have a nVidia GTX 960, but they start at $1600 CAD which is $1,200 USD. That's a bit more expensive the compared to the US where they start at $980 USD.

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/y700-series/


I am afraid if you want a 14" convertible laptop with a nVidia 940m in Canada, then you will have to look for another laptop that is hopefully not as expensive as the ThinkPad Yoga 14 which I recommended when I assumed you lived in the US.

Odd that you see that. Here's a link of what I see on their website.

http://