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And here's a not very positive review:
http://www.mobilegeeks.com/lenovo-yoga-3-pro-first-impressions-thoughts/
I doubt expertreviews have tested the laptop properly because most users are reporting 5-7 hours with normal usage, they say maybe an hour better than Y2P.
The review from mobilegeeks confirms that as well.
Y3P has some very good pros going for it:
- lighter and thinner
- Gorilla glass
- extra USB 2 port when not plugged in AC
- supposedly better yellows than Y2P, but screen is still pentile with not very good colors
- little longer battery life than Y2P, but still less than other Haswell ultrabooks
- *supposedly* better quality hinge (we'll know this for sure only in some months)
- smaller charger
Some cons:
- less bright screen than Y2P (300 vs 350 nit)
- larger (deeper) body
- slower performance with lots of throttling (can't even play 1080p Youtube video without stutter)
- ugly and shiny hinge
- no function keyboard row
- higher price than Y2P
- worse speakers than Y2P despite JBL speakers
Conclusion? Doesn't look good to me...
My Yoga 2 Pro gets like 6-7 hours of moderate use. So I see no battery life improvement (in spite of the lower voltage processor..... maybe the went with a 3 cell battery, lmao). Also it was just released and their seems to be audio driver issues, similar to that of the Y2P but worst.
Honestly, the slow processor is a BIG mistake. For me, the Y2P is an upgrade to the Y3P (more stylish (opinion based), cheaper, better speakers, keyboard function keys, faster, brighter screens......).
Only thing I wish I had was that cool USB charging port. Then again, I would buy a Y2P over a Y3P for the aforementioned features. Speed, lack of better looking hinges and the loss of the function keys are my 3 main problems with the Y3P.