Lenovo ThinkPad S1 Yoga

by Ching-Wan Yip

Last Updated: August 5, 2014 8:26 AM

First published: Mar 20, 2014

ThinkPad Yoga (also called S240)

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/yoga-series/yoga/

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

Blog

http://blog.lenovo.com/design/introducing-thinkpad-yoga

Videos

Tour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqB1ZgBoMA0

Incredible engineering - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqxYFGxSXE

Think Innovation Minute: ThinkPad Yoga Lift 'n Lock Keyboard - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBAY0JJ0CLk

Yoga Goes Business Black: Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga Hangout - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2f0eeiiG_Y

Forums

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Edge-S-series/bd-p/Thinkpad_edge

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewforum.php?f=72

http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo/731068-lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-330.html

Good

• 4-in-1
  • Laptop Mode
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-black-laptop-mode-4.jpg
  • Tablet Mode
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-silver-tablet-mode-3.jpg
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-silver-tablet-mode-6.jpg
  • Stand Mode
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-black-stand-mode-2.jpg
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-silver-stand-mode-7.jpg
  • Tent Mode
    • http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-convertible-thinkpad-yoga-silver-tent-mode-5.jpg
• OneLink port (tiny cover, going to lose it in a second)
• very cool fold and lift keyboard frame
• lenovo logo bevel inscribed vertical into lid, the one one like that?

Bad

• battery not rapid charge?
• no mini DisplayPort, VGA, Ethernet - via OneLink Dock (for Pro - only one external display can be active, not even with internal LCD off or daisy chain with MST monitors) or USB (extra cost option) only
• doesn't support 3 displays out of the box (need OneLink Pro (DP or DVI|VGA, + miniHDMI)
• thicker and heavier than other clamshell Ultrabook
• no fingerprint?

others

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

vs X1 Carbon Gen 2

not one Halo machine

Specification

no data sheet yet

Models: 20C0, 20CD

User Guide - 2014/03/05 - http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/s1_yoga_ug_en.pdf

Setup Guide - http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/s1_yoga_swsg_en_sp40a26898.pdf

Driver Matrix - http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?&DocID=DS038353

HMM -2014/03/05 - http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/s1_yoga_hmm_en_sp40a26742_01.pdf

Parts list - 2013/11/07 - http://download.lenovo.com/parts/ThinkPad/yoga_fru_bom_20131107.pdf

PSref - http://lenovo.com/psref/

Glossy -

• http://www.partnerinfo.lenovo.com/partners/nz/products/downloads/yoga/TP_Yoga_DS_ANZ_3oct2013.pdf
• http://www.partnerinfo.lenovo.com/partners/us/products/downloads/thinkpad-yoga/ThinkPad-Yoga-Competitive-Flyer.pdf
• http://www1.partnerinfo.lenovo.com/partners/us/products/downloads/thinkpad-yoga/ThinkPad-Yoga-Reseller-Guide.pdf
• http://www1.partnerinfo.lenovo.com/partners/us/products/downloads/thinkpad-yoga/ThinkPad-Yoga-Infographic.pdf

• 4th Gen Intel Core i7-4500U (4MB Cache, 1.80GHz, up to 3.00GHz) or i5-4200U processor (3MB Cache, 1.60GHz, up to 2.60GHz) [some configurations with i7-4600U (4MB Cache, 2.10GHz, up to 3.30GHz), i5-4300U (3MB Cache, 1.90 GHz, up to 2.90GHz) or i3-4010U Processor (3MB Cache, 1.70GHz, no Turbo?)]
• 12.5" FHD IPS (1920 x 1080) 400 nits IPS 10-finger multitouch display (& pen - anti-glare) [some with Touch HD 1366x768 300 nits] - anti-smudge (smudgeless)
• Intel HD Graphics 4400, 1920x1200 (mini HDMI) @60Hz maximum external, dual independent display
• 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz Memory (8GB in some configurations)
• 720p HD webcam (Chicony, Bison, Liteon 18.8/19.4mm) fixed focus (System Update install Vimicro driver)
• SSD: 128GB, 256GB SSD SATA3 (180GBGB in some configurations)
• Up to 8 hours MM2012 with standard battery (tabook said 7 hr Integrated Li-Polymer 8-cell, HW Authentication 47Whr)
• 12.46" x 8.70" x 0.74"-0.76" (WDH)
• 3.52 lbs (8-cell 3.46 lb. 8-cell with pen 3.59 lb)
• LED Backlit keyboard - Chicony - 6 row, 83-key, spill resistant
• 2 x USB 3.0 (left one Powered Always On)
• Audio/Mic Combo
• OneLink Dock (connector)
• Mini HDMI
• 4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
• VGA via OneLink Dock (4X10A06077 $119.99, OneLink Pro 4X10E52935 $179.99)
• Dolby Home Theater® v4 certified /, Stereo speakers 2 watt x 2
• Dual-array microphone enhanced audio for VOIP
• Intel® Wireless-N 7260 2 x 2 11 BGN+BT or Dual Band Wireless-11 AC 7260 2 x 2 +BT, PCIe Half Mini Card
• Lift ‘n’ Lock backlit Keyboard
• Up to 8 hours – MM2012, dependant upon configuration
• Ethernet Enable RJ45 using dongle (USB 3.0 FRU 03X6840) or OneLink Dock
• TrackPoint and 5-button clickpad
• Bluetooth
• 8-cell: 12.44" x 8.70" x 0.74"; 316mm x 221mm x 18.8mm
  8-cell with Pen: 12.44" x 8.70" x 0.76"; 316mm x 221mm x 19.4mm
• Case material:
  Display cover: Magnesium and Aluminum + Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS);
  Bottom: Magnesium and Aluminum + Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
• One PCI Express Mini Card slot
• One M.2 Card slot for support of WWAN card or SSD
• Trusted Platform Module, TCG 1.2-compliant
• some no Intel AMT

• Lenovo QuickControl - V 1.10
• Lenovo Auto Scroll Package
• Lenovo Settings – Metro - for Windows 8.1
• Thinkvantage Active Protection system (SSD needs it?)
• RapidBoot HDD Accelerator
• Lenovo Base Utility Package (???)
• ThinkPad Monitor File
• Lenovo Companion – Metro - V 1.2
• Lenovo Experience Center – V 1.0
• Lenovo Solution Center – V 2.1
• Lenovo Support – Metro - V 1.2
• Device Stage – Lenovo Thinkvantage Tools - V 4.0
• Password Manager 4.2
• Thinkvantage System Update V5.02 (with 1st boot – Call to TVSU)
• StartPin Config (Thinkpad Edge S Touch Sharkbay)
• User Guide Viewer and Warranty Viewer

Preloaded Applications - 3rd party Applications – Only certain NLS preloads - bloatware - Why?

• Amazon Kindle Metro – Not PRC – V 1.1
• Ebay – Metro – V 1.2
• Intel AppUp Center – V 3.8
• Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync – V 1.9 – Not PRC
• Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync – Metro App – V1.3
• Nitro Pro 8 for Windows 8.1 – V 8.5 (trial version?)
• Rara – Metro – V1.0
• Skype - Not in CS
• MS Office 2013 WW except JP (trial version?)
• Absolute for Ultrabook – V2.3
• AccuWeather – Metro – V 2.2
• Evernote – Metro – V 1.1
• Evernote Skitch – Metro – V 2.3
• Dolby Home Theater
• Norton Internet Security 2014 – 30-day trial
• Zinio
• Norton Studio – Metro – V 1.2
• Validity FMA
• Express Cache
• Nuance Dragon Assistant - limited language support, not in PRC

Pricing

as of 2014/03/19

• $1049 web price -> instant saving -> $923.12
• i3-4010U Processor (3MB Cache, 1.70GHz)
  • i5-4200U (3MB Cache, 2.60GHz) +$100
  • i5-4300U (3MB Cache, 2.90GHz) +$170
  • i7-4500U (4MB Cache, 3.00GHz) with 8GB RAM + $210
  • i7-4600U (4MB Cache, 3.30GHz) with 8GB RAM + $340
• Windows 8.1 64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro 64 +$50
• Intel HD Graphics 4400
• Touch, HD (1366 x 768)
  • Touch & Pen, FHD (1920x1080) +$250
• 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L on MB RAM
• 128GB SATA 3 SSD
  • 180GB OPAL +$100
  • 256GB +$150
• Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AC with Bluetooth 4.0
• 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
• ClickPad without NFC antenna & module (Foxconn 20792S NFC module)
• 8 Cell Li-Polymer Battery 47Wh
• 45W AC Adapter
• USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter + $30

Tested System

20C0-0042 and CTO

from Setup Guide

System board

(composit of 4 photos, don't completely lined up)

no SO-DIMM sockets, soldered to systemboard - PSref tabook.pdf

crucial is wrong, it lists 16GB kit (8GBx2) "upgrade" available, for 2 slots

Device Manager

Weight

by WFU Post Office scale

laptop - 3 lb 6.75 oz

AC adapter - 8.5 oz

travel weight (2 pieces) - 3 lb 15.3 oz

Battery

Stella Sony or Simplo 8 cell 46Wh Polumer

powercfg battery report

Sony 45N1705 LiP

DESIGN CAPACITY - 47,060 mWh

FULL CHARGE CAPACITY - 47,060 mWh (out of the box)

wrong capacity 1st use - dangerous?

FCC over design reported - 47,969 mWh instead of 47,060 mWh

running handbrake, high performance profile

drained to 5% shutdown - 2h07m

charge back to 94% - 2h09m

99%    0m - not charging
98%    3m
95%    7m
90%   14m
84%   21m
77%   30m
74%   35m
69%   41m
63%   49m
57%   57m
53% 1h00m
50% 1h04m
45% 1h10m
43% 1h15m
35% 1h25m
29% 1h30m
25% 1h37m
19% 1h43m
17% 1h46m
13% 1h52m
10% 1h55m - 1st warning
 6% 2h05m - 2nd warning


---
 5%
 6%    5m 
 9%    9m
11%   13m
14%   18m
18%   25m
20%   27m
32%   45m
34%   50m
38%   58m
46% 1h09m
61% 1h24m
65% 1h30m
70% 1h40m
85% 1h56m
88% 2h00m
94% 2h09m

Battery - Windows Assessment

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

failed in non-standard administrator account - cannot run Metro Video for mp4?

administrator group account - no Anti-Virus warning

battery life during full video playback settings

Total Duration (min) : 558.92
 Time spent not running workloads (min) : 5.63
 Local Video Playback Energy Efficiency Workload : 553.29
 Estimated energy used by workload (mWh) : 45930
 Estimated workload energy consumption rate (mWh/min) : 83.01
Battery consumed (%) : 94
Projected time to shutdown (min) : 566
Network traffic rate (KB/min) : 7.32
Display off time (%) : 0.00
 Average overall display brightneess (%) : 56.50

AC Adapter

45W, X1 Carbon (Type 34xx) has 90W, X1 Carbon Gen 2 has 65W, Helix has 45W

FRU - Delta, Liteon, Chicony

power usage

P3 Kill A Watt http://www.p3international.com/products/p4400.html - 0.57-0.62A - 41W

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

Thermal

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

Fan UMA: PCC+ Furukawa?

- pending

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

- pending

• 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

* didn't completely finished test first time. mouse crashed on second time.

** Aggregate Memory not reported, OpenCL error 339

Benchmark - FurMark

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

1.13.0

720 preset

Benchmark - GeekBench

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

v3.1.5 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/

3DMar

v1.2.362 March 12, 2014

3DMark 11

3DMark 11 1.0.132

3DMark Vintage

PhysXLoader.dll error

3DMark 06

3DMark Score - 6357.0
SM2.0 Score - 2240.0
HDR/SM3.0 Score - 2633.0
CPU Score - 3380.0
GT1 - Return To Proxycon -  18.6 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest -  18.7 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley -  1.07 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley -  1.7 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight -  24.7 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze -  28.0 FPS  

Benchmark - Maxon CineBench

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

R15

OpenGL

24.5 fps - HD Graphics v.10.18.10.3383, 98% Ref. Match

CPU - 226 cb, Single Core 92 cb, 2.45x MP ratio

11.5

OpenGL

fps

CPU

pts

- pending

Benchmark - Graphics - VMD

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

1.9.1

3172 fps DNA

CPK

Benchmark - Graphics - Chimera

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

1.8.1

- pending

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. 1060 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/

 21 start
 31 main
 99 startupCrashDetectionBegin
181 createTopLevelWindow
552 firstLoadURI
551 firstPaint
602 sessionRestored
    startupCrashDetectionEnd
 43 selectProfile
 43 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

* with missing device drivers

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/

0.7.7

HWInfo

http://www.hwinfo.com/

4.37

LCD

12.5" nits, HD+

LEN40E2 (Jtouch or Gunze 18.8mm)

ICM - pending

the default 125% scaling is horrible, you pay more and got a lousy fussy display?, change back to 100% to get crispy sharp display (yeah, text are small, you know that when you bought it right?)

ghosting problem on some LG Philips panels -

• http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Edge-S-series/Thinkpad-Yoga-ghosting-after-image-watermark-issue/td-p/1412737/page/2
• http://support.lenovo.com/de_DE/detail.page?DocID=HT051485
• http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo/731068-lenovo-thinkpad-yoga.html
• http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19497269.aspx
• http://www.marco.org/rmbp-irtest.html

FHD Touch w/ or w/o digitizer FRU - (Jtouch or Gunze 18.8/19.4mm)

LEN40E4

Pen + digitizer

Wacom FEEL driver compatible for pressure sensitive. Only one button on barrel and no eraser button on end

Lenovo's WinTab Driver

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

Storage

SSD - 2.5", 7mm, SATA 6.0Gb/s

• OPAL 6G -Intel Sierra Star 180GB
• Toshiba HG5d 2.5" 128 GB
• Lite-On LCS-128M6S 128 GB
• Lite-On LCS-256M6S 256 GB eDrive
• Samsung PM841 128 GB
• Samsung PM841 256 GB eDrive

mSATA SSD

• 16GB 2242-D3-B-M LiteOn M.2 L6G-16
• 16GB 2242-S3-B-M SanDisk M.2 U110-16

HDD - 5400 rpm 2.5", SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7mm

• Toshiba Aquarius-B Slim 500GB
• HGST Jaguar-B7 500GB
• WD MN500S-6G 500GB
• WD MN500M 1TB

Storage - CrystalDiskInfo

256GB Samsung

MZ7TD256HAFV-000L9
firmware update FWSD22 DXT02L5Q -> DXT04L5Q

128GB Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1

http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=SAMSUNG+MZ7TD128&id=4920

6.1.12

6.1.9

LITEONIT LCS-256M6S 256.0 GB - http://www.liteonssd.com/

Storage - SSD utility

liteon ?

S.M.A.R.T.

Samsung Magician 4.3 - doesn't recognize OEM drive

Storage - AS SSD

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

1.7.4739.38088

128GB Samsung

256GB LiteOn

Storage - CrystalDiskMark

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

128GB Samsung

3.0.3a

256GB

3.0.3 x64

1000MB

Storage - ATTO Disk Benchmark

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

128GB Samsung

256GB Lite-On

Storage - Anvil's Storage Utilities

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

128GB Samsung

1.1 2014

Storage - HD Tune Pro

http://www.hdtune.com/

Storage - HD Tach

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

Bitlocker

pending

TrueCrypt

http://www.truecrypt.org/

7.1a 50MB

SD

SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I 95MBps, 633x 64GB

copy from SSD - maximum : 81.6 MBps (only has 81.3 MBps explorer progress bar screen capture, composit with other run's task manager and reesource monitor)

UHS-II / Class 3 U3 speed / SDXC 4.0 spec. capable? - pending

USB 3.0

limited to 12 USB drives using two 10 port USB hubs (+internal SSD, SDXC, 4 network drives) - Not enough USB controller resources error

USB View said 6 end points in use off xHCl and Intel 8 Series controllers

• Intel Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Adapter
• USB Input Device - Elan (touchscreen?)
• USB Composite Device
• Generic USB Hub
• USB Input Device (Realtek - camera? cardreader? or other?)
• Wacom Device

12 open level 1 open, 6 level 2 available.

copy from Seagate BackUp Plus FAST STDA4000100 USB 3.0 on right port, won't recognize drive on left always on port - 236 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

Optical Drive

- pending

LG BP06 Blu-Ray

Samsung SB218BB slim DVD

Samsung SE-S204 Feb 2008 F/W TS01 (white) AC powered - boot recovery DVDs ok

Lenovo Slim DVD

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

Wireless

Intel Wilkins Peak 2 7260 2*2 11ac+BT4.0 M.2

maximum 867Mbps

AC1900

1300+600 Netgear Nighthawk R7000 firmware V1.0.2.194_1.0.15 http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R7000.aspx , copy from QNAP

512Mbps

Firmware Version 1.0.3.24 - pending

AC1750

1300+450

best 469 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 from QNAP TS-659 Pro II QTS 4.0.3

intel wireless 16.6.0.8 driver. 16.10 pending

from the server side, max. at 54.69 MB/s

from DiskStation DS1511+ DSM4.3-3810 2013/11/06

459Mbps

66.9MBps

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 http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=484&pl1_id=3&pl2_id=18

- 361 Mbps max.

from the server side, max. at 42.42 MB/s

802.11n wfu

98.4 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 - intel driver - 16.6.08, 2013/10/14

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

Keyboard/TouchPad

On Screen Display OSD

No icon showing (2 levels) backlight levels like T430s

UltraNav - TouchPad and TrackPoint

no buttons clickpad ("integrated five buttons") multi-touch

Control Panel - TouchPad, TrackPoint, classic - Middle Button - no control of neither, scroll, zoom like old one?

Synaptics Control Panel

Audio

High Defi nition (HD) Audio, Conexant CX20751 codec

Smart Audio II

Dolby

Home Theatre Plus vs. v4?

- pending

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

OneLink

OneLink $119.99 4X10A06077 Black (Heatwave Red and Frost Silver only in non-US markets) - pending

OneLink Pro $179.99 4X10E52935 - pending

Output

• can connect at least 6 display, not all can be active though (may be can get to 9 max supported by Windows adding more MST and USB)
  
  
• miniHDMI to HDMI adapter cable matters 3840x2560 @ 30Hz - Dell P2815Q 4K ok, - seiki SE39UY04 4K ( (stereoscopic 3D support?) not ok- not supported
  
• mini HDMI to VGA (Lenovo) FRU 00HM073
• mini HDMI to VGA with 3 feet USB power cable (cablematters 113047) black - 1080p ok, auto-rotation not supported for multiple displays
  
  
• mini HDMI to VGA with 3 feet USB power cable (cablematters 113047) white - http://www.cablematters.com/pc-429-79-cable-matters-active-mini-hdmi-to-vga-male-to-female-adapter.aspx
• mini HDMI to VGA with 3 feet USB power cable supports audio (cablematters 113057) black - http://www.cablematters.com/pc-475-79-cable-matters-active-mini-hdmi-to-vga-male-to-female-adapter-with-usb-power-cable.aspx - 1080p + audio (Intel Display Audio) out ok
  
• miniHDMI to VGA startech - user reported problem with old 2008 Dell monitor - limited to 1024
  
• miniHDMI (Type C) to HDMI-Full (Type A) Sony VMC-15MHD - http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=VMC15MHD&LOC=3&session_id=3d8aaa1e579a59dd89ca5af96d0db3a7#/howtoTab , http://www.sony-asia.com/product/vmc-15mhd?site=hp_en_TH_i

Ambient Light Sensor

ALS by ???

OEM software

disk layout

128MB GPT

1000MB UEFI

Windows_OS

2 restore partitions? one unknown type?

21.7GB used, 206GB free on 227GB capacity

 DISKPART> list part

 Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
   -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
   Partition 1    Recovery          1000 MB  1024 KB
   Partition 2    System             260 MB  1001 MB
   Partition 3    Reserved           128 MB  1261 MB
   Partition 4    Primary            106 GB  1389 MB
   Partition 5    Recovery            11 GB   108 GB

plugincommucation.exe crashed when first connect to network

programs

Start Menu

still too much crapware

Lenovo Transition

PrtSc doesn't work when rotate into portrait mode - why?

Lenovo Settings

no more hotspot?

even system update just updated settings dependency, got the message again (new version has auto update [& new flat Metro/iOS 7 design]?)

Lenovo Startpages

Why?

http://lenovo13-comm.msn.com/?pc=LNJB
http://home.lenovo.com/

Lenovo Solution Center

alert for Cisco AnyConnect VPN client (not part of OEM, ours install) and an unspecified unknown device in device manager?

Norton Internet Security

30-day trial

Nitro Pro

trial?

ThinkPad Smart Mark

by PenPower Technology, Chinese Traditional or Simplified

Drivers

Firmware / BIOS

only updated to 1.05 (vPro) 2014/02/26 via System Update for B* , not 1.14 - only for Q*? manual install doesn't work either, said version already loaded.

need to disable OS optimazation before can do recovery from 3 DVDs. Windows complains about SecureBoot not configured correctly in desktop watermark. Have to turn it back on.

Acronis

True Image 2004 Premium build 6673 2014/02/22 http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/updates/ cannot boot if SecureBoot is on

failed to image or restore multiple times, with 2013 build 5551 with UEFI hotfix also

VirtualBox

https://www.virtualbox.org/

pending

*nix

kubuntu - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2193327

Accessories

• ThinkPad Low Profile TrackPoint Caps (10pk, Soft Dome) (0A33908) $9.99
• Lenovo Slim USB Portable DVD Burner (0A33988) $79.99
• Lenovo USB Modem (43R1814) $49.95
• ThinkPad Noise Cancelling Earbuds (0B47313) $99.99
• ThinkPad Precision Wireless Mouse - Heatwave Red (0B47165) $24.99
• ThinkPad Precision Wireless Mouse - Frost Silver (0B47167) $24.99
• ThinkPad Precision Wireless Mouse - Midnight Black (0B47163) $24.99
• ThinkPad Precision USB Mouse - Midnight Black (0B47153) $19.99
• Lenovo Laser Wireless Mouse (0A36188) $29.99
• ThinkPad Travel Mouse (31P7410) $19.99
• Lenovo USB Optical Mouse (06P4069) $15.00
• Lenovo USB Laser Mouse (41U3074) $29.99
• Lenovo Scrollpoint Mouse (31P7405) $24.00
• ThinkPad Laser Bluetooth mouse (0A36407) $39.99
• Lenovo Ultraslim Plus Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - US English (0A34032) $49.99
• Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Keyboard- French Canadian 446 (73P5230) $39.00
• Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard -US English (0C52683) $99.99
• ThinkPad Compact Bluetooth Keyboard with TrackPoint US English (0B47189) $79.99
• ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint French Canadian (0B47201) $59.99
• ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint US English (0B47190) $59.99
• Lenovo Wireless TouchPad for Windows 8 (0A33909) $69.99
• Lenovo 65W DC Travel Adapter (0B47481) $59.99
• ThinkPad 65W Slim AC Adapter (slim tip) - US/Canada/Mexico (0B47455) $64.99
• ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter (slim tip) - US/Can/Mexico Part number: (0A36258) $54.99
• ThinkPad 90W AC Adapter for X1 Carbon (slim tip) - US/Can/LA (0B46994) $69.99
• ThinkPad USB 3.0 500GB Portable Secure Hard Drive (0A65619) $169.99
• ThinkPad USB 3.0 750GB Portable Secure Hard Drive (0A65616) $199.99
• Lenovo USB 3.0 to DVI/VGA Monitor Adapter (0B47072) $79.99
• ThinkPad Basic USB 3.0 Dock (US) (4X10A06687) $119.99
• Cherry SmartCard Keyboard from Lenovo - US English (0A36328) $49.99
• Kensington Twin Head Cable Lock from Lenovo (45K1620) $49.00
• Kensington Microsaver DS Cable Lock From Lenovo (0B47388) $39.99
• Gemalto GemPC USB Card Smart Card Reader from Lenovo (41N3040) $39.00
• 3M Thinkpad Yoga Landscape Privacy Filter from Lenovo (4Z10F04121) $49.99
• [Lenovo recommended] Lenovo Sport Backpack - Red (0A33896) $44.99
• Lenovo Sport Backpack - Blue (0B47298) $44.99
• Lenovo Sport Backpack - Grey (0B47301) $44.99
• Lenovo Sport Slimcase - Red (0A33897) $34.99
• Lenovo Sport Slimcase - Blue (0B47300) $34.99
• Lenovo Sport Slimcase - Grey (0B47303) $34.99
• Lenovo Sport Messenger - Red (0A33898) $39.99
• Lenovo Sport Messenger - Blue (0B47299) $39.99
• Lenovo Sport Messenger - Grey (0B47302) $39.99
• [Lenovo recommended] ThinkPad Business Topload Case (43R2476) $49.00
• ThinkPad Business Backpack (43R2482) $59.00
• Lenovo Messenger Max (41U5253) $29.95
• ThinkPad Essential Topload Case (57Y4309) $34.99
• [Lenovo recommended] ThinkPad Basic Case (43R9113) $29.00
• ThinkPad Ultraportable Case (41U5062) $59.00
• ThinkPad Deluxe Expander Case (43R2478) $79.00
• ThinkPad Executive Leather Case (43R2480) $99.00
• Lenovo Performance Backpack (41U5254) $29.95
• ThinkPad Essential Backpack (57Y4307) $44.99
• ThinkPad Slim Essential Backpack (57Y4308) $39.99
• ThinkPad Ultralight Backpack (0B47306) $99.99
• ThinkPad Essential BackPack (4X40E77329) $39.99
• ThinkPad 12.5inch Ultrabook Topload (0B47416) $49.99
• ThinkPad Essential Topload Case (4X40E77328) $29.99
• ThinkPad 13inch Fitted Reversible Sleeve (0B47410) $19.99
• ThinkPad Executive Leather Case (4X40E77322) $99.99
• ThinkPad Professional Topload Case (4X40E77323) $59.99
• ThinkPad Professional Backpack (4X40E77324) $59.99
• ThinkPad Professional Slim Topload Case (4X40E77325) $49.99
• ThinkPad Ultralight TopLoad (0B47307) $89.99

Reviews

• http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-Yoga-Convertible.107937.0.html
• http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/27/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-review/
• http://www.cnet.com/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga/4505-3121_7-35827163.html
• http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-review-01307756/
• http://www.pcworld.com/article/2094960/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-review-yoga-flexibility-melded-with-thinkpad-muscle.html
• http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-s1.aspx
• http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/386503/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga/benchmarks
• http://surfaceproartist.com/blog/2013/12/22/thinkpad-yoga-review-falling-short-of-perfection

• https://plus.google.com/+NatalieLeung/posts/MkZWmKUUhL8 -> http://lucyandtherunaways.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/introducing-my-new-lenovo-thinkpad-yoga.html got to Google+ What's Hot page, looks very supicious of astroturfing