Lenovo Yoga Tablet Deals & Offers

I would second this. The customer support can be easily described as the most evasive and consumer hostile I've ever encountered. I've spent >2 months trying to get the poor battery life on my S740 fixed. It gets at most 1/3 what the advertised runtime is(4hrs, instead of 11). I've spent the last 2 weeks hammering every channel of communication simply to get any response from them. Emailing, web forms, forums, Facebook, WhatsApp (every time they give me the telephone number and hang up on me). They just literally completely ignore me. The only time I get any response is when I telephone them, and they say "yep, we'll collect it". Then nothing happens, and I spend weeks trying to chase them for any info or update. It took 3 attempts to get the thing collected. I'd reached the point of filing a PayPal dispute case, and wonder if this is why they actually collected this time.. Couple this with the first few weeks of trying to explain (in great detail) to the support person that the advertised runtime is supposed to be when it is being lightly used. He was trying to convince me that the 11 hour battery life is for when the laptop is shutdown (yes, really). He even (apparently) escalated it to an engineer, who supposedly "confirmed" what he thought. So now I'm expecting them to throw it back at me and say "it's fine". It seems Lenovo have outsourced their support to far east (eg India), and the support personnel seem to have found a way to game the system to boost their performance metrics by simply ignoring customers. I can't even find out how to make a complaint! No one will tell me! So yeah, buyer beware. I wouldn't touch Lenovo with a barge pole.

How does this compare with The Lenovo Yoga C640 (i7 \ 8GB \ 512GB SSD \ 13.3" fullHD) on offer at Costco for £684? Worth the extra for the processor and SSD upgrade?

That's alright then, just know alot of them have had long order times

This laptop ships in 1-2 business days, mine arrived within 3 days of ordering

Terrible customer service but a good deal if you don't mind the risk and you will be lucky if you get this by the end of July, if it says 6 weeks delivery it's more like 3 months

I just got reply from CS and they confirmed that my battery is fine. It actually has more than 100% expected battery capacity loool Vantage is displaying an incorrect msg apparently and I have been advised to ignore it... You can try running a battery report and see? Should easily be able to Google how to do it :)

Usually lasts a good few hours... Im hoping it's just some error in Vantage and the laptop is actuary fine! Charged to 100% despite the error...

that's odd... how long does your laptop last with normal use? i have around 7-8hrs so far which i am happy with. One night it went from 7x% to 10% overnight in sleep mode but the other night it was fine, just losing about several %-age points. I have submitted a help ticket through customer service - hope they can come back with something useful.

Well mine is going back. As much as I like it, there's just too many issues it seems. Worst of all is the power button. Works half the time. The fan produces a very annoying high frequency noise. It seems to kick in a fair bit I think based on how many CPU cores are clocking up. The bottom, plastic half of the laptop seems very flimsy and bendy. Overall it doesn't feel like it's going to last.

Hmm I love the laptop and I just checked my battery status. It says "battery failed due to normal wear. The battery cannot be charged. Replace the battery" But it IS charging? How strange... (:I

What happened?

Thanks for the update. I got properly scared off from Lenovo after my experience. Now i have a MacBook Pro and i'm not even an Apple fan.

Quick update. Laptop came back today after been with them since Wednesday of last week (Not bad considering the current circumstances) was done by their senior support team apparently. Full new lid and screen, warranty extended until May 2021 as a good will gesture. So far so good, doing a full reset then will have a proper look. It's been a bit of a nightmare really, but, we've eventually got there. I'll probably look at taking out the maximum extended warranty possible with Lenovo for piece of mind. Their turnaround times are really impressive for a 'Standard warranty' service. Sent and back within 5 days.

(shock)

Wow (horror)

Oos expire....

I'm massively tempted apart from the fact I held off the C940 on the run up to christmas (was £735) and now its back up to £980. Kicking myself.

I think you'll get a discount to £689.99 but not the points. Possibly top cashback

There's nothing for students?

If your employer has an employee discount portal you can access the lenovo discount site. The points are given by a company called "perks at work" which can be exchanged for cash

Anyone else thinks this is a better option compared to the galaxy tab s6 as a media consumption device and for some light work? The s6 may be faster but it would be costing close to 800 (with keyboard cover)...Any suggestion here??

This laptop is getting 12 hours out of a 60Wh battery. That's the same battery size and runtime as the current Intel-powered Macbook Pro 13" or AMD-powered Thinkpad T495s which aren't exactly designed to be power sipping frugal models. The best x86 laptops will run 20-30% longer on the same capacity battery than this one. The iPad pro's hardware is interesting, although of somewhat uncertain performance as we haven't seen much in the way of computationally demanding windows/mac OS apps being ported. Photoshop made the transition a month or so ago and while I haven't seen any benchmarks yet, the initial rumblings seemed to suggest the A12X was at least approaching x86-levels of competence. It's something to keep an eye on, but until we get a better idea on how it stacks up in terms of capability it's too early to herald it as the next big thing.

Their unique selling point can be long battery life , like in mobile phones . AMD and Intel only seem interested in power hungry CPUs. Fanless laptops and tablet PCs are very limited and low performance as on now but Apple iPad Pro is forcing Microsoft to think again or lose market share. As Microsoft Edge got its own Arm version, I think Microsoft has the power to create Arm version of its apps on Microsoft store and not repeat mistakes of the past, when everything ran on emulation I would not mind buying Surface Pro X if it was cheaper and had 5G modem.

And what makes you pretty sure? Previous changes of this calibre haven't been quick. The Windows ecosystem has never had to support a new architecture. Mac OS did, but Apple were able to eliminate PowerPC hardware entirely so that's not comparable. I guess something like HiDPI screens are probably a good comparison. Most programs had some basic compatibility while some were broken entirely. I don't own one yet but I gather they've gotten to the mostly sorted stage in the last year or so. The first HiDPI screens came onto the market circa 2013 so that's around 5 years. And ARM laptops don't currently have that momentum. Unless they can offer a unique selling point there's a good chance they won't even stick around.

Yes, I agree with you. This is an offer which is definitely not for everyone however there are great benefits as you mentioned. Regarding to the compatibility issues what the user might going to face to: nowadays everything goes so fast. Even if there is going to be issue with compatibility I am pretty sure they will fix that within a very short or reasonable time.

DO NOT BUY LENOVO ANDROID DEVICES!!! THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THEIR DEVICES WITH OS UPDATES I bought one of their flagship devices not had a update in 3 years

Good God that's the same specs and same price I paid for my tab 2 5 years ago! That was a decent price back then but this is a terrible price now, they should have cleared this stock for about 60 quid last year.

Have to agree. Hardly used my last version tab 2 and with all the software issues it is now a brick. Wouldn't buy another lenovo tablet ever again.

There is no software support updates. These were very good specs but let down by very poor lack of support. I have two of these but one is now so clitchy and does not charge that well is really not worth trying. There is not even android hack rom for these ones. Avoid..

Bought one of these brand new when Lenovo were clearing the stock in March for £130 delivered. Great item still going strong with no problems at all. Warranteed for 2 years.

The Yoga C940 appears to be a standard laptop rather than a 2-in-1 - very confusing naming. https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-c-series/Lenovo-Yoga-C940-14IIL/p/88YGC901221

The only option would be to go for the latest model C940 but price will be much more higher (embarrassed)

I Went on the website. Was trying to customise the options. 16gb ram and 4k screen. Not available. This model is being phased out it seems. Too bad I really want those speakers!

That's a NO from me then

With ultrabooks if you get a 4k screen, the battery will not last very long, so there is a conpromise to be done. I would be fine with a FHD screen on a 13".

Your last chance to spend £750 (y)

Very useful info and a very poor service from lenovo....

I would advise to thing twice before buying a lenovo product. I bought a 730 which turns out has a design fault. I also bought the 5 business day on-site warranty. Well, Lenovo support say they only need to deal with the inside part of the laptop like memory, cpu, etc. They replied to the email 9 days after I wrote it, all this while I had a 5 business day extra warranty. They admitted there is a manufacturing fault and they sent out extra hinges and a technician was supposed to contact me to arrange an onsite repair. That never happened. I asked to escalate the issue, I was given an email address where I can complain. Obviously nobody replies to the emails. Their support person is at such a low level of intelligence that I needed to repeat 5 times what I wanted while he seriously lacked training. So as a piece of advise: stay away. The laptop is sold by Digital river Ireland which are not a lot better. When contacting them, it took me 4-5 emails to explain that there is a design fault and they as a seller are responsible. Now we are at the "we contacted our back office and waiting for an answer but we do not know how long it will take". It seems like my next step is my credit provider...

It's not 4k and you can't upgrade the RAM.

Is this a 4k screen?

Via my 16+ daughter college email, Student beans they call it.

How did you get the student disccount?

Also £16.49 cashback tracked via Quidco.

It doesn't have an HDR screen.

Helllo How can I get the disscount? Can`t find nowhere to get this price

No dock on the machine for the pen.

out of stock

Does the pen have a dock on the machine? I.e is there a slot it can slide into for storage?

This more modern, better specs

I have just received mine. It came with a pen.

If anybody has information on any potential further codes e.g. 10% new customer code? Please let me know... still thinking if I should take this deal myself even though I don't need it right now...

Shocking customer service along with repair centre AVOID for your sake! More here

That's A great price, I got one on a deal a year ago. Fyi The laptop has some notable pros (pen, build quality, thin, light) and cons(dim screen, too little key travel, not lockable, very flaky fingerprint reader). Overall I'm quite happy though, it's fairly fast...

Yes, delivery was at 4pm and yes it includes the pen (pretty sure it's the version 2 with the rubber tip)

So, have they made it?

Does this come with the Active Pen 2? The same laptop on eBuyers own website states it as an included accessory (but costs £41 more) but I don't see the same details on the eBay store.

Voted hot for 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports

Yes they had the i7 version at £700 with the discount code. This one is the i5 version for £630.

"Fitness & Running"? :)

Ngl but a few weeks before they did have this at this price but i believe it was only for a week, only ebuyer reduced their price to match this, but after a week lenovo put it back up but ebuyer left it at that price

Horses for courses, but I reckon the extra is worth the garaged pen, Atmos soundbar and nicer build quality, but the acer is definity a decent saving if you can compromise a bit.

Acer spin 5 is £711 direct from Acer, with code ELEVEN11 Slightly uprated i5 8265u, otherwise same spec.

It's the overall package that makes it attractive, one of those overall functionality experiences that just works.

This seems pretty expensive considering the spec

voted hot. I'm happy with mine. The one from Lenovo had a 3% quid o offer so technically cheaper :)) I paid extra 63 pounds for 3 yrs 5 business day on site warranty as I'm not very happy sending my devices away.

Yes I do like this, very tempted

Tempted by this. Good spot op.

Looks a lot like the c340 lenovo if only that wasn't discontinued

Is anything user upgradable in this? Memory / storage?

You’re not looking hard enough. RRP for the S740 with 512GB ram and the latest I7 10th gen processor is £999.99 https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-s-series/Lenovo-Yoga-S740-14IIL/p/88YGS701250 Yesterday there was a site wide code for 15% off making it £849.99. I went through my work scheme and ended up costing £800.

I was looking for a deal on that exact spec and wasn't under 1100 so your definitely not getting that deal yesterday if at all

8 GB RAM, mid-level CPU and 1080p screen for a grand? Meh. I'll wait until manufacturers stop their collusion and price fixing thanks.

There will be some annoyed people If they purchased yesterday on the 15% offer. Still this is not as good value compared to the new i7 10th gen S740 with 512gb and 3200 ram; even at full price (was £850 yesterday) unless the touchscreen and pen is important to you.

Yeah that's a great price.

The c740 has 8GB doesn’t it? It depends on your needs. If you browse the web, use Netflix/Ms office email (light tasks) I would say 8GB faster is more than enough and a better option. If you want to render a video and play games at the same time then you would benefit from the extra ram, I wouldn’t recommend gaming on these laptops though as the cooling doesn’t look suited for longevity.

For anyone with UNiDAYS or Student Beans you get the 10% already knocked off and can then use the code to get a further 10% making it £607

They've a flash sale set for Thursday, so there could be better prices then.

Great line of laptops, beautiful, we have Yoga C930 Vibes edition, unfortunately, the LCD tape is poorly designed and the pen is much worse quality than my Surface pen

Now showing at £249 AFTER discount 😪

Can you upgrade the Hardrive on these?

+1. Would have made a much better Chromebook. Wonder if Cloudready would work on this?

A good deal in many ways -- voted hot -- but I really don't understand why they've stuck with 32GB for so long, despite the known problems with putting a 15GB+ OS on a 32GB card...

Told you - I can see into the future :D

Thanks! I already had it open to push some stuff around as I expected it was a loose cable... somewhere but now I know what I'm looking for.

It's easy to fix if you are willing to open up. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. The connector on the end of the ribbon that attaches to the board is a really dodgy fit. Remove the connector and reconnect securely and try turning on and moving screen before reassembly. When you can move screen all the way round and back again without glitches re-assemble.

i have an 11 ISK (orange) which i love but ... it has the well reported crackling speaker problem so agree with others that yoga build quality is suspect ... but i was here to look for a replacement so conflicted ... like 'em but they're frustrating. Running linux on it has given new lease of life to old(ish) machine.

Clicked this to post the same thing. Warranty ran out and the issue was never resolved.

I have this it is great. The only issue is the battery only last 4 - 5 hours. I suppose if you use it in a pretty bright location it could appear dim.

As usual - Kept thinking about it for too long. Expired now it seems.

The reviewd model was the top of the range euro version, priced at £825. Yes, that has an IPS display. In the UK, we get the lower spec and we always pay more for the interior version like the one from Costco. It's total BS. £630 and no IPS display is a joke. (poo) https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/Lenovo_Laptops/ideapad_S34014IWL?M=81N7008WUK&clickid=wT51YA2PcyiDVTWVYQ12sxByUklQ-GWgrTLcQY0&Program=3786&pid=121977&acid=ww:affiliate:74clty&cid=de:affiliate:xg02ds

Well, it got a good review here: notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-S340-i7-8550U-MX230-Laptop-Review.423736.0.html Possible it's one of the increasingly many machines these days with a panel and SSD lottery - multiple parts suppliers, not all to the same quality (fierce)

Buy the £600 Acer spin 5 or what ever it's better, just don't buy the Lenovo S340, it has a cheap out dim TN screen, same type of display you'd get on a £280 laptop. Terrible value for a £630 laptop. And that is their new range? What a joke. (poo)

This is a different type of device. This has a digital pen and the screen can be flipped back so you can actually write on it. The costco one has better specs however that is a laptop. BTW costco has a 90 days return policy for any reason as far as I know.