This is probably one of my favorite models that was announced at CES2015. I have been waiting a long time for a ultrabook or convertible ThinkPad that came with at least 16GB of RAM. Developers that need to load a lot of programs at the same time, the ThinkPad Yoga 15 is very welcome. For example Android Studio requires at least a computer with 8GB of RAM. And then you still don’t have virtual machines of Android running in the background.
The battery life doesn’t seem impressive, only 8 hours are to be expected. Although you cannot have everything, all other features make up for it.
2.3kgs may be a little bit heavy for a convertible, as it is only 200 grams lighter than the ThinkPad W540 right now. But again, I value the amount of features above weight.
The only difference with the ThinkPad Yoga 14
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Processors: Up to Intel Core i7-5500U
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Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce GT840M
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RAM: up to 16GB
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Storage: up to 1TB HDD or up to 256GB SSD
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WWAN: Sadly not, the only feature really missing for me
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Camera: 3D RealSense Camera (This sounds interesting)
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Display: Full HD (IPS) with active digitizer (included digitizer pen)
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Keyboard: Lift-n-lock keyboard
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Battery life: 8 hours
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Weight: 2.3kg (5.1 pounds)