The ThinkPad X1 Yoga has a lovely display, but it's heavy and doesn't last long enough on a charge.

Display is spectacular; bright; and colorful; Solid productivity performance; Mostly solid build quality; Great soft-touch feel

Very expensive; Thicker and heavier than many competing 2-in-1s; Disappointing battery life

We held the Core i7 HDR variant of the 2018 X1 Yoga in a positive light. We lauded its well-built chassis, good performance, and quiet operation but took some issue with its high price tag. At USD $2400, that model of the X1 Yoga may be out of the price range of most users.

excellent build quality; versatile modes; well-balanced keyboard; good security options; great port selection w/ 2x Thunderbolt 3; accurate and comfortable TrackPoint; good color accuracy; no PWM; blazing fast storage; excellent performance without much sacrifice in fan noise or heat; very slim,...

on the pricey side; mediocre color space coverage; heavy for a 2-in-1; display is a bit too dim; problems with glare; thin and unpleasant speakers; somewhat awkward to use in tablet mode due to size; no dedicated volume keys make volume adjustment cumbersome in tablet mode

The X1 Yoga is a cutting-edge 2-in-1 stuffed into a tried-and-true but very premium chassis. If you must have a laptop with an HDR screen, it's worth the considerable expense. If not, there are other high-end business 2-in-1s with similar computing performance, better battery life, and cheaper...

Copious memory and storage as configured; Bright, vivid HDR display; Built-in active stylus; Keyboard automatically retracts in tablet mode; Quick charging

Expensive as configured; Ethernet port requires proprietary adapter

We have covered Lenovo's X1 Yoga series since , and while the company might only be on its 3rd generation machine, what's under its hood is what might be thought of as four generations of advancement since then.

Outstanding 2-in-1 functionality; Quad-Core processor; Best in class keyboard; Solid display; Excellent stylus pen functionality; Fast NVMe SSD

Thermal throttles quickly; SD/SIM slot hard to access; Speakers are lacking

Since its inception, the ThinkPad has been a flagship for business computing best practice, where price is a secondary consideration compared to performance, resilience and reliability.

Massively powerful; Stunning screen; Retractable keyboard

High price; Mediocre battery life

Tough, fast, and generous with battery life, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga has a lot going for it, but a bargain price isn't one of them.

Premium construction and tough shell; Sliding cover for webcam lens; Impressive performance and battery life

Steep price tag; Tough-to-access memory card slot

For the 2018 model, Lenovo adds the option for a WQHD-resolution 14-inch display (2,560x1,440 pixels) with 100 percent Adobe RGB color gamut, brightness up to 500 nits, and pending a future update, support for Dolby Vision HDR.

The third-gen Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga two-in-one has the same premium durable design as past models and gets an extremely bright HDR display option; eighth-gen Intel Core processors; a more secure fingerprint reader and a webcam privacy shutter among other things

Battery life, at least on the high-end configuration, is underwhelming; The HDR display isn't ideal out of the box for color-critical work

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga (3rd Gen) remains an excellent convertible laptop -- definitely up there in the top tier. It's slightly larger and heavier than the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen), with thicker screen bezels, but brings 360-degree screen rotation to the ThinkPad X1 range.

Well built; Screen locks out in tent and tablet modes; ThinkShutter webcam security; Stylus cleverly housed within the chassis; LTE mobile broadband option

Battery life could be better; Dongle required for Ethernet connection; Expensive

Lenovo has a flexible version of its most popular business ultrabook, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga. As the name suggests, the X1 Yoga brings the X1 lineup's robust business features to Lenovo's flexible Yoga design, enabling users to fold the display entirely back into a tablet-like mode.

Excellent display; X1 Carbon style with Yoga flexibility; Tablet Mode and built-in stylus; 4G LTE option; Robust sound quality

Stylus is difficult to remove

General Usage & Final Thoughts I've been using the ThinkPad X1 Yoga as my main laptop for a few weeks now and I am really enjoying it. First off it is thin and light enough that it does not add much extra bulk to my backpack. That power adapter is also very small.

– Great performance with the Intel Core i58250U; – ThinkPad security features; – Extremely comfortable keyboard; – ThinkPad Pro Pen included; – Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports; – Superfast NVMe SSD

– No "borderless" display; – No 4K display option available