Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e (11.6-inch, 2016) Series

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, portability, performance, keyboard

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Rugged design ; Multiple use modes ; Excellent inputs ; Bright, vivid touchscreen

Pricey by comparison ; Chrome OS isn't touch-friendly ; Narrow viewing angles ; 'Meh' battery life

The ThinkPad Yoga 11e sports a rugged and flexible design, an excellent keyboard and booming speakers. If only the thing didn't cost almost 500 smackers at checkout.

The ThinkPad Yoga 11e is the first Chromebook we've tested with hybrid and tablet modes. The rugged body and reinforced glass feel very sturdy, and the keyboard and touchpad are very usable.

The rugged body, meant for students, is especially thick and heavy. Despite a serious price premium over other Chromebooks, there's no real boost to performance or battery life.

The education-aimed Yoga 11e Chromebook bends into several useful hybrid shapes, but it's also too thick and rugged for commuters who want lightweight hardware for their lightweight operating system.

The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook is an interesting alternative to a traditional, expensive business notebook. It nails down most of the basics. The 11e features a rugged design, great keyboard, and a decent display with wide viewing angles.

Sturdy build. Responsive touch screen. Wide viewing angles. Comfortable keyboard.

So-so performance. Middling battery life. Relatively low-resolution screen.

Conclusion The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e can't match the performance that you'll get from pricier midrange convertible-hybrid laptops, and it's almost twice the price of the similarly configured, entry-level Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1. However,...

Fantastic convertible design. Ruggedized design and solid construction. High-quality In-Plane Switching (IPS) touch display. Best-in-class keyboard.

Much more expensive than competitors. Performance doesn't stand out. USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are the same color.

Conclusion As it stands, the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook is too expensive to recommend, except for schools that want to make the most of their budget—the combination of rugged durability and compatibility with Chrome's classroom management...

Wide viewing angles; Durable design; Springy keyboard ; Short battery life; Mediocre Performance; Weak audio ; The ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook combines a versatile and sturdy flip design with a comfy keyboard, but we'd like more battery life.

Short battery life; Mediocre Performance; Weak audio ; The ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook combines a versatile and sturdy flip design with a comfy keyboard, but we'd like more battery life.

The ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook combines a versatile and sturdy flip design with a comfy keyboard, but we'd like more battery life.

Bright, high-contrast IPS display, Gets hardly warm, Always quiet, Fast 7,200 rpm hard drive, Large maintenance hatch, Good input devices

Average battery runtimes, Only 12 months warranty

Lenovo's ThinkPad Yoga 11e is an 11.6-inch convertible that is primarily designed for schools, which means the construction is correspondingly very sturdy. The Bay Trail Celeron processor is powerful enough for office and web applications. The Yoga 11e...

Solid and rugged ; Comfortable keyboard ; Long battery life

Expensive ; Heavy ; Keyboard buggy when flipping modes

As far as Chromebooks go, the ThinkPad Yoga 11e stands out from the crowd for a couple different reasons: the design and the convertible construction. Unlike some competing models, the Yoga 11e doesn’t look like a toy, and it has the distinct Lenovo...