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

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

Screen is gorgeous. Best I have used in 20 years. Keypad is nice. Fit is nice. USB-C charging is universal. This is a fast machine for my use which is primarily sales support, but also run multiple VMs on Hyper-v, K8s / kubernetes and Docker. Also using Aporeto for container security.

Taking the venerable ThinkPad X1 Carbon and adding a 360º hinge should result in one of the best convertible laptops that money can buy, but the transformation isn't quite so straightforward.

Excellent all-round performance; Very good keyboard and trackpad; Impressive display brightness; Integrated ThinkPad Pen Pro; Robust ThinkPad X1 build quality; Three-year warranty

Fan noise is noticeable; Battery life good but not great; Oversaturated display colours; HDR and Dolby Vision question marks

Like all ThinkPads, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga is tested against 12 military-grade requirements and more than 200 quality checks to ensure they run in extreme conditions. From the arctic wilderness to desert dust storms, from zero-gravity to spills and drops, you can trust this laptop to handle whatever...

Lenovo's toe-curlingly bad adverts for its Yoga 2-in-1 devices really shouldn't put anyone off considering one of the laptops if they're in the market for a new lappy - tempting as it might be to do so.

Not surprisingly, the most interesting out of the bunch is the latter, the X1 Yoga, which takes the innovations of the X1 Carbon and places them in a convertible form, boasting access to Intel's latest 8th-generation Core processors, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage under the hood.