I don't know how to warn you strongly enough against buying this laptop. First, look at how few reviews there are of it, despite how long it's been out. My guess is Amazon deletes products and re-lists them when there are hundreds of negative reviews. Otherwise, there is no logic to how this laptop has such a high rating. If you don't believe anything I'm about to write here, Google the issues I'm mentioning, and you'll spare yourself the headache of ordering this laptop and having to return it.
First, this is the worst keyboard I've ever typed on, and--judging by reviews and threads online--it might be one of the worst ever made. For some reason, Lenovo thought they should scrap nearly 100 years of keyboard design and move the placement of the shift key. In its place, they put the up arrow, and to the right of that, the shift key. I have VERY long/large hands for a woman, and I had to stretch my pinky to its max to reach the shift key (which is also half-sized, as is the up arrow--you'll see why this is important in a second). Every time I (and everyone else who has ordered this laptop) try to hit the shift, I hit the up arrow. This signals that there was no user testing of this laptop. Now, if you're like me, you're thinking, it's probably not so bad. Well, it's that bad. Like many others, I downloaded a program called Sharpkeys which easily lets you re-program your keys.So, I made the up arrow the shift key, the down arrow the right arrow, the shift key the up arrow, and the right arrow the down arrow. That partially solved the problem. But the up arrow is still 1/2 the size of a normal shift key, so you still mistype. Also, it worried me that a program that the develop could stop supporting (look at his site--he hasn't updated the program in over 2 years and currently, it says Windows 10 isn't supported, though it did work for me).
Think that's the only problem with this computer? If only. I was still debating keeping it because I liked the screen, the battery power was o.k., etc. Then I had to type out my first long document in Word. And I learned the space bar is an abomination. When you hit the space bar, 30% of the time it makes a space. 30% of the time, it makes 50 spaces and doesn't stop running. 40%, it deletes a spacesoyourwordsruntogetherlikethis. Think I'm exaggerating? Look up this issue online. Just type Lenovo Yoga 710 into Google and voila, you'll have a field day.
Some other issues: the battery life is just so-so (4 hours). The fan constantly runs. Also, if you read threads online, people are extremely dissatisfied with Lenovo's customer service. I will never buy Lenovo again!
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2560 (UHD Touchscreen) |
| Processor | 2.7 GHz core_i7 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11bgn, 802.11a |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 8 Hours |
