The software-optimized keyboard auto-completes and auto-corrects as you type—letting you work quickly and accurately.
It's available in black, gray and gold.For $550, you can get the Windows version, which has identical specs, but runs Windows 10 Home and has a keyboard suited to that operating system.The Windows model comes only in black.You'll get more options for desktop software in the Windows version, but it lacks some of the Android model's best hardware features. In terms of design, it straddles laptops and tablets. You can also use it to write on paper with a mini ballpoint ink tip (three come in the box) and digitize your notes. Right now, it's the best Android tablet keyboard out there, and you'll also get a great display, longer battery life and a physical keyboard.
When I listened to Ellie Goulding's "Figure 8," her vocals were perfectly clear, but it was hard to make out the dubstep bassline, which got lost amongst the keys, drums and synthesizers. I couldn't feel my fingers on the home row, and I had to adjust to hunting and pecking.
I was a little annoyed when I had to constantly switch back and forth, taking a few seconds each time to pull a cartridge from the stylus and place it somewhere that I knew I wouldn't lose it.The Yoga Book's two small speakers (one on the left side of the device, the other on the right) are quieter than expected, producing only barely enough sound to fill a small conference room. Work efficiently.
Scrolling down web pages with the mouse pad is all but impossible, because the Android Yoga Book doesn't support two-finger scrolling. While this keyboard would never make due for serious work in my case, with time I could get used to it for short documents.When I turned on Lenovo's TouchPal software with autocorrect and suggestions, my accuracy got a little better.
Instead of using mechanical switches or membranes, it's touch-sensitive. It's just really, really cool. I typed a bit in Google Docs with fewer errors because of Lenovo's autocorrect, but it didn't make me any faster.Lenovo's Halo keyboard takes a while to get used to, and touch typists will hate it.I found the tiny, 2.7 x 1.4-inch touchpad area to be quite wonky.
Lenovo's screen had a Delta-E color-accuracy score of 2.3 (the closer to zero, the better), matching the category average but worse than the Pixel C (1.9) and iPad Pro (1).Lenovo's Halo keyboard takes a while to get used to, and touch typists will hate it.
Even though the keyboard was on an entire touch surface, if I fell out of the invisible lines, the mouse would stop moving.Using the touchpad for navigating Android was more difficult than just using the screen.
Make notes or sketches using a stylus with real ink. Multitasking on Android? Lenovo Yoga Book 10.1 inch (Touch Atom X5-Z8550 4 GB 64 GB Intel HD Graphics No-ODD Android OS) - Gunmetal Grey.
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The Lenovo Yoga Book is one of the most innovative devices we've ever tested, and it's great for note taking, but its Halo keyboard is definitely not for touch typists.I'm not sure if the Lenovo Yoga Book ($499 as reviewed with Android, $549 with Windows 10) is a laptop or a tablet, but it sure is cool. I was talking to a colleague and grabbed a sticky note off of his desk and had it perfectly preserved in Note Saver.One word of caution: Never lose the cap to the stylus.