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    Ideapad Flex Thread

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jobine, Sep 5, 2013.

  1. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Okay, so Lenovo has just announced what it probably the successor to the now-obsolete Z series.

    Credits to LAPTOPmag for the article: http://blog.laptopmag.com/ideapad-flex-14-and-15

    The Ideapad Flex!

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    That's right! A hybrid between the Yoga and the Z series!

    Some specs!

    - 629$ starting price (similar to current Z series)
    - 14.0 x 9.49 x 0.84-inch
    - Intel HD graphics 4400
    - Intel Haswell ULV processors, up to Dual-Core i7
    - 4.49 pounds (equal to Z400, half a pound lighter than the Y410p)
    - Hinge that goes back 300°, so only 2 out of 4 "Yoga" modes laptop and stand. No tablet/tent mode.
    - 1366x768 (both), 1600x900 (14 inch), 1920x1080 (15 inch)
    - 500GB and 1TB HDD's, along with optional 16GB SSDs, unconfirmed if M.2 or Msata
    - Lenovo BGN Wireless, Single-Channel
    - Optional Nvidia 740M Graphics, but only in the 15 inchers (as opposed to the current 750M/745M in some Z500's)
    - 4 Cell Li-ion battery

    buy it HERE!!!!!

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  2. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Reserved for later
     
  3. dan76

    dan76 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm glad to see this new entry, and with a decent price. 1366x768 as an only option though? That's not good.
     
  4. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Nope. FHD and HD+ are availible on the respective models.
     
  5. MyDigitalSSD

    MyDigitalSSD Company Representative

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    Anyone figure out if this takes mSATA or M.2 SSD?
     
  6. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Knowing Lenovo i'm gonna say M.2

    Looks like Lenovo didn't deliver on the better displays and graphic processors :(
     
  7. octiceps

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    There's some flex in the screen assembly on my Y500, otherwise it's pretty solid.
     
  8. dan76

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    Is the screen resolution really as terrible as everyone is making it out to be?