Like most recent laptops, the S740 also has fairly trim screen borders. Lenovo's cutely curved keyboard keys help here. And while the look is plain, the S740 seems minimal, not a style vacuum. Its keyboard doesn't flex, the screen is rigid, and there's a real heavy-duty feel to this thing all-round.Īll the metal is tastefully anodised. The Lenovo Yoga S740 is an aluminium laptop with some of the stiffest panels we've seen in a sub-£1000 model from the last couple of years. But it is otherwise a pretty fantastic laptop.Įvidence item no.1 : build. The Lenovo Yoga S740 design isn't the stuff of paid-up mummy Instagram influencers, using their Yoga laptop to bake cookies while living their best lives. And how often do you really need to do that? Its hinge open up to 180 degrees, but as there's no touchscreen here, the only real use is to let a whole crowd of people see a YouTube video. The Lenovo Yoga S740 does not have either.
Why not? Yoga laptops were so named for their flexible hybrid style, with 360-degree hinges and touchscreens. Ports: 1x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 2x USB-A 3.0, 1x 3.5mm jack.The only real stumbling block is that while Lenovo calls this a "Yoga" laptop, it really isn't one. We're reviewing the step-up £999 spec, which has a 512GB SSD and top-tier Intel Core i7 CPU. The entry-level Lenovo Yoga S740 costs £799, and gets you the same substance (with a newer CPU) as a £1500 MacBook. And the price is right.įor many this is best lower-cost Windows alternative to a MacBook Pro 13. (Pocket-lint) - The Lenovo Yoga S740 is a near-perfect laptop if what you want is a computer, not a lifestyle accessory.
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