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Lenovo Yoga 730-131KB (81CT002UAU) review

Lenovo Yoga 730-131KB (81CT002UAU)

CHOICE Expert Rating

73%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good screen
  • Excellent screen viewing angles
  • Excellent read and very good write storage performance
  • Very good Wi-Fi performance
  • Includes two Thunderbolt 3 ports
  • Excellent touchpad
  • Very good keyboard
Bad points

Bad Points

  • No USB-C adapters supplied
  • Only one regular USB port
  • Glossy screen means reflections can be a nuisance
  • Lacks an HDMI port
  • Lacks an SD card reader

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
73%
Performance score
66%
Tablet use score
63%
Ease of use score
82%
Battery life score
62%
Display score
85%
Audio score
35%
Wi-Fi score
84%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1181
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3096
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
47
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:17
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:12
Expert tester comments
Lenovo's Yoga 730 is a sleek tablet-convertible 13-inch laptop with a very good screen and excellent performance. In particular, it has a very fast solid state drive installed, and its 8th generation Intel Core i5 processor can supply quick results for consumer-level applications and multitasking. Be warned, though, it only has one USB port, and is reliant on two USB-C ports of the Thunderbolt 3 variety for power, video and data input. This means adapters will be needed if you want to plug things into it. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,700.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.3
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1280
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
201
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
16 x 216 x 307

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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