Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro

by Ching-Wan Yip

Last Updated: June 12, 2014 1:10 PM

First published: Apr 2, 2014

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/yoga/yoga-2-pro/

announced: September 5, 2013 http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1714

Blog

http://blog.lenovo.com/design/introducing-yoga-2-pro

Videos

• Lenovo Unboxed: Yoga 2 Pro: http://youtu.be/lNv0dbXP9No
• Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro: 4 Awesome Modes, 1 Incredible …: http://youtu.be/JLY9TUOynR4
• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga and Yoga 2 Pro: Hands On: http://youtu.be/T4B_jICj99k
• Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro @ IFA 2013: http://youtu.be/89k39k8LpNI

Forums

• http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/bd-p/IdeaTabWindows
• http://forum.notebookreview.com/ideapad-essential/735166-yoga-2-pro-owners-thread.html

Good

• Quad HD+ 3200x1800
• "normal" keyboard
• 360-Degree Flip-and-Fold Design - Multimode 4-in-1 - Laptop, Stand, Tent, Tablet Modes

Bad

• no TrackPoint
• no pen
• no mini DisplayPort, VGA, Ethernet
• miniHDMI too recessed for some adapters
• no dualband 802.11n (Kona Intel chip?)
• no 802.11ac
• one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 with power only
• no Lift and Lock keyboard like ThinkPad Yoga
• no OneLink port
• no Ethernet
• no Ambient Light Sensor?
• no NFC
• no fingerprint reader
• no RapidCharge battery
• slow driver update
• no Lenovo System Update - need manual update?
• no other Lenovo ThinkVantage stuff - QuickConnect, QuickCast, Settings, Companion, Support, Password Manager, Access Connection, Reach
• no TPM 1.2/2?, iAMT? hard drive password? eDrive? OPAL? connected standby?

others

• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga
• Lenovo X1 Carbon (2014 2nd Generation)
• Lenovo Helix
• Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch
• Lenovo X1 Carbon
• Lenovo T430s
• Lenovo T420s
• Lenovo W520
• Lenovo T410

Information

data sheet - http://www.lenovo.com/shop/emea/content/pdf/IdeaPad/Yoga/en/ideapad-yoga2-pro-datasheet.pdf

User Guide - 2013/10/16 - http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=UM019242

Driver Matrix - http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS038317

HMM -2013/10/16 - http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=UM019262

Product Overview - http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?DocID=PD030402

Parts list - System configuration for your product - IdeaCentre, IdeaPad and 3000/Lenovo G, H, K, Q, S, U, and Y Series systems. To learn the system configuration of your product, please kindly contact our support centre for assistance:?

Specifications

• i7-4500U (4MB Cache, 1.8GHz up to 3.00GHz) 4th Gen Intel Core
• i5-4200U (3MB Cache, 1.6GHz up to 2.60GHz)
• i3-4010U Processor (3MB Cache, 1.70GHz, no Turbo)
• 13.3" high-resolution QHD+ (3200 x 1800) IPS wide-view display with 10-point multitouch technology
• Integrated Intel HD graphics 4400
• Up to 8GB DDR3L 1600 MHz, 1 SO-DIMM slot (2GB / 4GB / 8GB)
• 128GB / 256GB / 512GB SSD
• 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0
• Audio Combo Jack (headphone and microphone)
• micro HDMI-out
• 2-in-1 (SD/MMC) card reader
• Integrated stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater
• Intel Wireless-N 7260 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.02 (optional)
• 720p HD webcam
• Integrated dual digital array microphone
• Backlit AccuType keyboard
• Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
• weight (average) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
• 4 Cell 54 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion
• >=9 hrs Windows 8 Idle @150 nits - Battery
• >=6 hrs FHD playback @ 150 nits
• 330 mm x 220 mm x 15.5 mm1 (12.99" x 8.66" x 0.61")
• Windows 8.1 Pro 64
• Windows 8.1 64

bloatware

• McAfee Internet Security (30-day free trial)
• VeriFace Pro
• OneKey Recovery
• Zinio Online Newsstand
• Skype
• Amazon Kindle for PC
• CyberLink YouCam
• Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium 30-Day Trial
• Lenovo Cloud Storage
• Phone Companion - Bespoke?
• Yoga Camera Man
• Yoga Chef
• Yoga Photo Touch
• Yoga Picks
• Lenovo Motion Control
• Lenovo Voice Control (Dragon Assistant also?)

Pricing

as of 2014/04/02

too bad that lenovo stopped publishing ipbook.pdf after version 437 2013/06/06 and Janet X. Zhang departed PSREF development after 6 years, 111 versions "... Due to reduced resources ...." "... PSREF sheets will only cover Think branded commercial product lines, and stop covering all Lenovo & Idea branded consumer product lines going forward....", hard to figure out the exact configuration, only 2 models left on sale on website, closing out? new models coming out?

• $1049 i3-4010U/4G/128GB (1.7) - 59394185 silver gray
• $ 999 i5-4200U/4G/128GB (1.6) - 59394174 silver gray
• $1049 i5-4200U/4G/256GB (1.6) - 59409364 clementine orange
• $1199 i5-4200U/8G/256GB (1.6) - 59394171 clementine orange
• $1199 i7-4500U/4G/256GB (1.8/3.0) - 59409368 silver gray
• $1199 i7-4500U/4G/256GB (1.8/3.0) - 59409367 clementine orange
• $1199 i7-4500U/8G/256GB (1.8/3.0) - 59386391 silver gray- BestBuy only?*
  
• $1499 i7-4500U/8G/256GB (1.8/3.0) - 59394180 silver gray
• $1599 i7-4500U/8G/512GB (1.8/3.0) - 59409372 silver gray
• $1749 i7-4500U/8G/512GB (1.8/3.0) - 59394173 silver gray - w/ integrated camera?

* $1499+ web price -> BestBuy -> $1149 (buying from them is a whole different story. they "give" you one year free Kasp., Webroot, or Trend Micro Anti-Virus, but the cashier won't give you unless you give them phone number, email. Tried to give them the store phone number, she won't take it, I complained to supervisor, there is no reason they need to store my personal information, didn't they learn from Target, unless it is absolutely essential, he said it is policy, need to "active" the software blah blag,(

Accessories

• Lenovo Yoga Slot-In Case (888015541) $39.99
• Yoga 2 Pro Screen Protector (888016036) $9.99

Tested System

59386391

Device Manager

Weight

by WFU Post Office scale

laptop - lb oz

AC adapter - oz

travel weight (2 pieces) - lb oz

Battery

powercfg battery report

LiP?

DESIGN CAPACITY - ? mWh
FULL CHARGE CAPACITY - mWh (out of the box)

running handbrake, high performance profile

drained to 5% shutdown - h m

charge back to 100% - h m

95%    m
80%   m
70%   m
66$   m
51%   m
30% h m
20% h m
10% h m - 1st warning
 7% h m - 2nd warning
---
 5% 
10%    m
20%   m
40%   m
52$   m
66$   m
80%   m
90%   m
95% h m
98% h m
99% h m

Battery - Windows Assessment

ADK 8.1 ? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh825285.aspx

battery life during full video playback settings

Total Duration (min) : 
 Time spent not running workloads (min) : 
 Local Video Playback Energy Efficiency Workload : 
 Estimated energy used by workload (mWh) : 
 Estimated workload energy consumption rate (mWh/min) : 
Battery consumed (%) : 
Projected time to shutdown (min) : 
Network traffic rate (KB/min) : 
Display off time (%) : 
 Average overall display brightneess (%) : 

AC Adapter

65W?

Model - ADXL65SDC2A

FRU - 45N0358

20A 3.25A, 100-240V 1.5A

Consumo de energia - 74.45 Wh

En. Modo de espera - 0.20 Wh

Made in China, Delta Electronics Inc.

Rev: B

Date of Manufacture : 2014.01

power usage

P3 Kill A Watt http://www.p3international.com/products/p4400.html - A - W (up to %)

APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 https://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500G - W

Thermal

FLIR i7 thermal camera - http://www.flir.com/thermography/americas/us/view/?id=54156

Acoustic - noise level

Pyle PSPL05R - http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PSPL05R/Digital-Sound-Level-Meter-With-recording-Function

Audacity 2.0.2 Frequency Analysis spectrum plot -noise (normalized) recorded Sony PCM-D50 http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-audio/resource.latest.bbsccms-assets-cat-audio-latest-pcmd50.shtml

pending

Benchmark - WEI

no WEI UI in Windows 8.1

http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/tipstricks/WEIwin81.html

Benchmark - WinSAT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_System_Assessment_Tool

Benchmark - CPU - Handbrake

http://handbrake.fr/

Handbrake 0.9.8 - 2h10m Grandmaster 7.27GB DVD

Benchmark - PCMark

http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/pcmark

PCMark 8 Home Conventional 3.0

• Score :
• Test Duration : m s
• Web Browsing - JunglePin : s
• Web Browsing - Amazonia : s
• Writing : s
• Casual Gaming : fps
• Video Chat v2 / Video Chat playback 1 v2 : fps
• Video Chat v2 / Video Chat encoding v2 : ms
• Advanced Photo Editing part 1 : s

PCMark 7 pending

Benchmark - PassMark

http://www.passmark.com/

v8 build 1031

Benchmark - SiSoftware Sandra

http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/

2014 SP1C 20.25

Benchmark - FurMark

http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

1.13.0

720 preset

point, fps (min:, max:), ms

Benchmark - GeekBench

http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/download/windows/

v3 x32

Benchmark - IntelBurnTest

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?197835-IntelBurnTest-The-new-stress-testing-program

v2.54

Benchmark - MediaCoder

http://www.mediacoderhq.com/dlfull.htm

0.8.29.5602 2014 Mar 25

9m57s 731MB 1920x1080 10Mbps MPEG-Ps -> 1Mbps MP4

Benchmark - Graphics - 3D Mark

http://www.3dmark.com/

v1.2.362 March 12, 2014

3DMark, 11, Vintage, 06 - pending

Benchmark - Maxon CineBench

http://www.maxon.net/products/cinebench/overview.html

R15

OpenGL

fps - HD Graphics v.

CPU - cb

11.5

OpenGL

fps

CPU

pts

Benchmark - Graphics - VMD

http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/

1.9.1

fps DNA

fps CPK

Benchmark - Graphics - Chimera

http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/benchmark/benchmark.html

1.8.1

Benchmark - NAS Performance Toolkit

http://www.intel.com/products/server/storage/NAS_Perf_Toolkit.htm

pending

Benchmark - DPC Latency Checker

http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

1.3.0

max. μs

Benchmark - Firefox

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/

28.0

about startup 0.1.12 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/about-startup/

    start
    main
    startupCrashDetectionBegin
    createTopLevelWindow
    firstLoadURI
    firstPaint
    sessionRestored
    startupCrashDetectionEnd
    selectProfile
    afterProfileLocked

Benchmark - SunSpider

http://www.webkit.org/perf/sunspider/sunspider.html

1.0.2

Start Up

ADK

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/use-windows-7-event-viewer-to-track-down-issues-that-cause-slower-boot-times/3253

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2012/09/19/measure-boot-performance-with-the-windows-assessment-and-deployment-toolkit.aspx

ADK 8.1 download

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39982

What's New in 8.1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn247001.aspx

assessment - startup and shutdown experience - fast startup

eventvwr

processes, services, memory usage - pending

CPU-Z

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

1.69

GPU-Z

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

0.77

HWInfo

http://www.hwinfo.com/

4.36

LCD

12.5" ?nits, QHD+

ICM -

LCD - color/brightness

x-rite i1display pro i1profiler 1.4.2- http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=1454

adaptive brightness off

(still crash if ADC on, compare profile also crash like Helix?)

Datacolor Spyder4Pro 4.5.4 - http://spyder.datacolor.com/portfolio-view/spyder4pro/

pending

LCD - viewing angle

pending

Keyboard

pending

TouchPad

no buttons clickpad

Control Panel

Motion Control

pending

Storage

SSD - Samsung MZMTD256HAGM-000L1

Windows8_OS C: - 194GB free of 219GB

Lenovo D: - 414MB free of 3.99GB

Storage - CrystalDiskInfo

6.1.9

Storage - SSD utility

liteon ?

S.M.A.R.T.

Storage - AS SSD

http://alex-is.de/PHP/fusion/downloads.php?download_id=9

1.7.4739.38088

Storage - CrystalDiskMark

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html

3.0.3 x64

1000MB

Storage - ATTO Disk Benchmark

http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?sku=Disk_Benchmark

Storage - HD Tune Pro

http://www.hdtune.com/

pending

Storage - HD Tach

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Tach

pending

Storage - Anvil's Storage Utilities

http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/anvil-storage-utilities-releases-new-storage-and-ssd-benchmark/

1.1 2014

Score :

Read :

Write :

Storage - TrueCrypt

http://www.truecrypt.org/

7.1a 50MB

USB 3.0

copy from Samsung 840 EVO 250GB in Startech SATA-III ASMT 2105 SCSI UASP enclosure - ?MBps

copy from Seagate BackUp Plus FAST STDA4000100 USB 3.0 - ?MBps

USB 3.0 hub

- pending

Anker 10 port hub VIA VL812 Chipset 4A 900 mAh max. http://www.ianker.com/product/68UPHUB-B10U

Satechi 10 port hub

Plugable 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 4A Power Adapter (VIA VL812 Rev B2 Chipset and updated firmware v9081 http://plugable.com/products.

High Point RocketStor 5122B dock

Icy Docl MB981U3-1SA 2.5"/3.5" SATA & IDE

StarTech eSATA dock with fan

UASP capable like Thermatake x5 (not duet?) ?

Lenovo USB 3.0 dock

Windows To Go

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/devices/windowstogo.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go

- pending

Optical Drive

- pending

LG BP06 Blu-Ray

Samsung SB218BB slim DVD

Samsung SE-S204 Feb 2008 F/W TS01 (white) AC powered -

Lenovo Slim DVD

Wireless

Kona? Intel Wireless-N 7260 2*2? +BT4.0

maximum ?Mbps

AC1900

1300+600 Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Firmware Version 1.0.3.24 http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R7000.aspx , copy from QNAP - pending

AC1750

1300+450

best Mbps against Netgear R6300 AC1750 V1.0.2.68_1.0.49 1300Mbps 5GHz WPA2-PSK [AES] Channel 153 http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6300.aspx

intel wireless driver?

from the server side, max. at ? MB/s

AC1200

867+300

edimax BR-6478AC AC1200 867Mbps, 4MB NOR Flash, 64MB RAM, Rev A Hardware, Boot Code 1.0, WPA2 Pres-shared Key AES, v2.09 firmware, 2014/ 03/19 - pending) http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=484&pl1_id=3&pl2_id=18

- ? Mbps max.

from the server side, max. at ? MB/s

802.11n wfu

? Mbps max. from ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition [X-RAID2 6x Seagate ST31000528AS [931 GB] , 1GB RAM [4-5-5-15 DDR2]], RAIDiator 4.2.25

Bluetooth

4.0 (+HS?)

- pending

Ehernet

USB 2.0 or 3.0 dongle (option not included)

AXIS? driver version ?

copy from Netgear R6300 from QNAP TS-659 Pro II QTS 4.0.3- ? Mbps

Audio

chip?

HDMI audio?

Dolby Digital Plus?

Home Theatre v4?

Audio output

TRRS 3.5mm combo output to TRS splitter (optional)

KM-IPHONE-2TRS http://www.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-iphone-2trs.htm

• Dynamic Microphones
• Lavaliere microphones (with batteries)
• Wireless microphone systems

KM-IPHONE-2TRS-ECM - http://www.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-iphone-2trs-ecm.htm

• ECM Microphones that require 2 VDC plug in power
• Lavaliere ECM Microphones (without batteries)
• ECM PC Microphones
• ECM Headset/boom Microphones

- pending

Output

• micro HDMI to VGA
• micro HDMI to VGA with audio
• microHDMI to HDMI adapter - 1080p ok
• microHDMI to HDMI sony cable 3840x2560 @ 30Hz - Dell P2815Q 4K ok
• microHDMI to HDMI cable 15' cable matters or adapter 3840x2560 @ 30Hz - seiki SE39UY04 4K not ok- not supported

OEM software

programs

problem resizing the columns

• Absolute Reminder
• CyberLink PowerDirector 10
• Dolby Digital Plus Home Theatre
• Dragon Assistant Application en-US version 1.58 (3 others) - Nuance Communications, Inc.
• Engergy Manager
• Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework
• Intel Experience Center Desktop Software
• Intel PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth Technology
• Intel Smart Connect Technology
• Intel Graphics Driver
• Intel Management Engine Components
• Intel PROSet/Wireless Software
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology
• Lenovo EasyCamera - Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
• Lenovo Experience Improvement
• Lenovo Motion Control - PointGrab
• Lenovo OneKey Recovery - CyberLink Corp.
• Lenovo Smart Voice
• Lenovo Transition
• Lenovo VeriFace
• Lenovo Yoga PhoneCompanion
• McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005/2008/2010 x64/x86 Redistribution (4)
• Nitro Pro 8
• Realtek Card Reader
• Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
• User Guide - Lenovo
• Windows Driver Package - Lenovo (ACPIVPC) System
• Windows Driver Package - Lenovo (WUDFRd) LenovoVhid
• Yoga Picks

Start Menu

bloatware - evernote, zinio, ebay, jindle, etc.

Lenovo Startpages

Why?

Lenovo User Guide

Security

30-day trial?

Nitro Pro

trial?

Drivers

from X1C2

Firmware / BIOS

pending

NovoButton restore

Acronis

True Image 2004 Premium build 6673 2014/02/22 http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/updates/

Adobe

Creative Cloud Photoshop CC 64-bit - crashed display driver on startup, less than 512MB VRAM, no 3D, stop waiting for assessing video driver - turn off hardware feature

VirtualBox

https://www.virtualbox.org/

pending

*nix

ubuntu -

Reviews

• http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5377754/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review
• http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review-you-say-you-want-resolution/
• http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/19/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-2-pro-review/
• http://www.pcworld.com/article/2070622/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review-great-performance-and-a-better-than-retina-display.html
• http://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-2-pro/
• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428014,00.asp
• http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-2-pro.aspx
• http://gizmodo.com/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review-flipping-fantastic-1471231347/all
• http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review-26309320/
• http://reviews.lenovo.com/8923-en_us/35194E30ADA8217CAB9ABA00F7301826_12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-reviews/reviews.htm
• http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-2-pro-review/
• http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/laptops-portable-pcs/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-1178490/review
• http://techland.time.com/2013/12/18/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review-one-step-forward/
• http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Lenovo-Yoga-2-Pro-Review/
• http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-reviews/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review/
• http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-Yoga-2-Pro-Convertible.107620.0.html
• http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/11/lenovo-yoga-2-pro-review/
• http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/385510/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-2-pro