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Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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ianamartin wrote: post #91
laurentMiguel wrote: post #75

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Is there a particular use case that the physical buttons are better for? EVERYTHING. Every time I need to create a new folder. Every time I need to copy and paste. Every time I need to see additional information about a file. Every time I need to inspect an element on a web page. Every time I need to move something off my desktop. Every time I want to open in a new window. Every time I want to do ANYTHING involving a…

You right click to copy/paste? And you complain that trackpads with gestures are unacceptable and inefficient. I don’t know if I can process that.

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Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Post by Monkeyget »

I have a Lenovo X1 Yoga which, confusingly, is completely different from the "non X1" Yoga rviewed here. Also not to be confused with the X1 Carbon which is pretty much the same product as the X1 Yoga but belongs to a different line. Thanks for the clarity Lenovo.

Anyway I like the balance the X1 Yoga strikes : it has a regular Thinkpad keyboard which is nice to write code on AND it is a 2-in-1 touchscreen that you can flip into a tablet. The keys recess into the case when you flip it into tablet mode.

Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Post by dbingham »

Seanny123 wrote: post #126
Seanny123 wrote: post #123

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Whelp, they marketed it as Android and it had access to the Google Play store, so I thought it was Android... Seems I was wrong! I still maintain its very poor for reading papers I've found on my phone and then syncing the annotations.

Omg. I got the goodereader.com 13.3 inch confused with the Remarkable ereader. I have no idea how, but here we are... Sweet, this is my second stupidest comment on this website.

Nothing shameful about making a mistake, happens to the best of us. But you might want to edit your first comment to point out that you were referring to a different device in case people don't make it this far down the comment thread.

Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Post by Seanny123 »

dbingham wrote: post #133
Seanny123 wrote: post #126

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Omg. I got the goodereader.com 13.3 inch confused with the Remarkable ereader. I have no idea how, but here we are... Sweet, this is my second stupidest comment on this website.

Nothing shameful about making a mistake, happens to the best of us. But you might want to edit your first comment to point out that you were referring to a different device in case people don't make it this far down the comment thread.

I think the edit button ages out and I've missed the window?

Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Post by etatoby »

Casseres wrote: post #118
etatoby wrote: post #64

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I have a Yoga P40. It's a great machine. The CPU, RAM, and SSD are very fast: I can compile heavy stuff in a blink. The HDPI display is gorgeous: I can open it 180° or 360° and sketch or paint on it with an active pen. The keyboard is not bad. It's not mechanical, but it doesn't tire my hands as others do. But the one thing that drives me nuts is the buttonless trackpad. This thing is utterly unusable. I've been tryi…

Are you refering to the trackpad that doesn't have buttons, and the whole trackpad moves down when you click? If so, I have a Lenovo Yoga laptop that did that too. I bought a regular trackpad from the same line off of eBay and swapped it out myself, it was quick and easy. I recommend doing that.

WHAT!!! Is that even possible!?!?

If this works I owe your a beer!

Yes, I'm referring to the whole trackpad that moves up and down. I have separate buttons for the trackpoint above the trackpad, but I cannot use them with my thumb. The whole layout has been driving me nuts!

Re: Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen

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Post by etatoby »

Casseres wrote: post #118
etatoby wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a Yoga P40. It's a great machine. The CPU, RAM, and SSD are very fast: I can compile heavy stuff in a blink. The HDPI display is gorgeous: I can open it 180° or 360° and sketch or paint on it with an active pen. The keyboard is not bad. It's not mechanical, but it doesn't tire my hands as others do. But the one thing that drives me nuts is the buttonless trackpad. This thing is utterly unusable. I've been tryi…

Are you refering to the trackpad that doesn't have buttons, and the whole trackpad moves down when you click? If so, I have a Lenovo Yoga laptop that did that too. I bought a regular trackpad from the same line off of eBay and swapped it out myself, it was quick and easy. I recommend doing that.

Wait, I don't think my line has the one with the buttons below. I have a P40.

Could you tell me which Yoga model you had and which trackpad did you buy?

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