Kısa inceleme: Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK dönüştürülebilir

The chiclet keyboard has been integrated directly into the upper part of the base unit. The individual keys sit tightly, so they do not clatter while typing. There is no dedicated number block, which is not necessarily a disadvantage, since the keys are quite large at 17 x 17 mm (~0.7 x 0.7 in) with about 2 mm (~0.1 in) of space between them. The keyboard appears to be well thought-out and the lettering is easy to read - even the symbols on the smaller F keys do not make the keys look cluttered. The keystroke is slightly softer compared to other convertibles and the keyboard noise is well controlled and not obtrusive. The keyboard does not flex at all while typing. The subtle white backlight - which offers two adjustment levels in addition to off - is particularly pleasing.

The multitouch-capable ClickPad featuring a chrome bezel, is integrated into the base unit and measures 10.5 x 7 cm (~4.1 x 3 in), which is large enough for trouble-free inputs. The touchpad is located below the mid-point of the space bar and thus shifted slightly to the left - the Yoga 3 14, on the other hand, has the touchpad centered. Which design is better is a matter of taste. Visually, the Yoga 710 appears rather cleaner: there's a small line at the bottom of the touchpad which separates left and right. Clicks are clearly audible, but do not sound "cheap". The silver, smooth surface lets fingers glide easily and fingerprints are not as noticeable as those we have encountered in the past from other devices.

During our time with the notebook we did not encounter any issues with the touchscreen performance. The display supports 10-point inputs and allows the fingers to glide easily. All inputs were recognized directly and translated immediately. The bezel is very narrow and makes good use of the available area.

The Yoga 710 comes equipped with a panel from AU Optronics. The 14-inch AH IPS multitouch-display offers a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels with a resulting pixel density of 157 dpi. The contrast ratio is 929:1, which is quite decent. The average brightness of 298.3 cd/m² surpasses the brightness of the direct competitors; the brightness distribution is also comparatively good at 88%. The glossy display causes unwanted reflections, which makes using the convertible in brightly-lit environments more cumbersome - despite the high average brightness. There are some issues in darker environments with display bleeding, which is particularly noticeable in the upper left when looking at darker scenes. Display bleeding can vary significantly, so our review convertible cannot necessarily be compared to other Yoga 710s. The panel uses PWM at brightness settings of 50% and below, so sensitive users might experience headaches and other issues after prolonged use.

The overall picture quality is quite good. We measured a black value is 0.35 cd/m²; screen content looks very nice and the colors are vibrant. Although the display is very vivid, the colors are not overpowering. As shipped, the accuracy is about average with an average  DeltaE value of 6.2 (goal is less than 3). A calibration improves the color accuracy - we have linked the corresponding ICC profile in the graphic above. The IPS panel does not suffer from a bluish hue and covers the professional color spaces AdobeRGB and sRGB at 58 and 90%, respectively.

The Intel Core i5-6200U is more than fast enough for a convertible. The frugal dual-core unit can - thanks to Hyperthreading - process 4 threads in parallel and has a TDP of only 15 watts. Thanks to the low power consumption, the CPU is a good choice for mobile devices which frequently need to operate away from outlets. The base clock speed is 2.3 GHz; the Turbo can overclock a single core to 2.8 GHz and both cores to 2.7 GHz. The performance is comparable to other notebooks equipped with Skylake-generation CPUs. Only the Lenovo Yoga 3 14, which is equipped with the predecessor Intel Core i5-5200U, cannot quite offer the same performance as the Intel Core i5-6200U and is about 10% slower depending on the application. The Yoga with the Intel Core i7-6500U, on the other hand, is about 10% faster than the review convertible. It is up to the user to decide if the added cost for the i7 model is worth it. 

Perceived performance is very good. Thanks to the fast SSD, the system boots quickly within a few seconds. According to the PCMark 8 benchmark tests, the Yoga 710 comes in second place to the Lenovo Yoga 510-15ISK. The performance difference is roughly 10%. The fast M.2 2280 SSD contributes significantly to the overall responsiveness. During use, we did not notice any latency when opening applications. 8 GB of RAM is quite generous, so there are no bottlenecks here during normal use.

The Yoga 710 comes with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 940MX GPU, which was introduced in March as a refresh of the Nvidia GeForce 940M. The updated graphics card now also supports DirectX 12. Depending on the use, the maximum power consumption is anywhere between 15 and 30 watts at speeds between 1122 and 1242 MHz. Our version has access to 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. Nvidia does not offer any GeForce 940MX models with GDDR5 RAM. On paper, the performance of the Nvidia GeForce 940MX is comparable to the Nvidia GeForce 940M - the results of the 3DMark benchmark tests confirm this.

For less intensive graphics tasks, the system relies on the Intel HD Graphics 520. Graphics switching happens automatically and is completely transparent to the user. The Intel HD Graphics 520 is integrated into the CPU and supports the processor when running 2D applications. In addition, the integrated graphics card supports DirectX 12 just like the dedicated GPU and offers support for modern H.265/HEVC codecs as well.

The Yoga 710 is equipped with two small stereo speakers from JBL located towards the front on the underside of the base unit. Placing the convertible on a soft surface in laptop mode results in a somewhat muffled sound. Users who want the best sound quality need to ensure that the small openings for the speakers are not covered. The sound quality is good overall with mids and high dominating and bass just audible. Of course, external speakers or good headphones are much superior, so we recommend them for the best experience. The Dolby Audio software allows the user to adjust the sound to his or her liking.

The battery life of the Yoga 710 surpasses that of the competition. Part of the reason for the better performance is the higher-capacity battery with 53 Wh. Under full load, the Yoga lasts for 2 hours 27 minutes before shutting down. We recorded a run time of 7 hours 13 minutes during our WLAN test, which closely simulates the real-life battery usage. The run times are quite good and with moderate use, the convertible will easily last an entire work day.