- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
- ASUS ZENBOOK UX32VD
- Acer Aspire S S7
- 13.3"
- Core i7 1.7 GHz Dual core
- 8 GB DDR3-1333
- 128 GB SSD
Announced January, 2012
by LaptopMag (Nov, 2012)Plus, the price of this touch converible undercuts the competition.
by LaptopMag (Apr, 2011)From Blu-ray discs to YouTube videos, images were detailed, crisp, and colorful.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga compared to the Dell XPS 17
GHz1.7
Intel Core i7 3517U
Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2013)While no match for the ThinkPad range, its keyboard is pleasant enough to type on and its touchpad is lovely, while that 1,600 x 900 IPS screen supports 10-finger touch.
3 GHz
Rated 100% by by Alaska-Computer-TechThe sound through headphones is excellent, but the sound coming from the laptop itself will really amaze you.
screen size
13.3"
17.3"
IdeaPad Yoga by The Verge (Nov, 2012)But still, It's neither the best nor the worst display I've seen on a device in this class, this size, or this price.
XPS 17 by Alex--average-joe (Feb, 2013)I also didn't plan on carrying it around, so I wanted a large screen size.
screen resolution
IdeaPad Yoga by LaptopMag (Nov, 2012)Add in a comfortable keyboard and a sharp 1600 x 900-pixel display and you've got a lightweight convertible that can go from business to party in less than a second.
XPS 17 by LaptopMag (Apr, 2011)The 1080p trailer for Thor was crystal clear, and we could make out fine details in costumes and set pieces.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 3 GHz | 3 GHz |
IdeaPad Yoga by LaptopMag (Nov, 2012)Our $1,099 review unit of the IdeaPad Yoga features a 1.7-GHz Intel Core i5-3317U CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD and an Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU.
XPS 17 by LaptopMag (Apr, 2011)The XPS 17 3D features a 2.3-GHz Intel Core i7 2820QM CPU, 8GB of RAM, and two 750GB, 7200-rpm hard drives (1.5TB total).
processor
IdeaPad Yoga by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2013)The specific processor in question is the dual core Intel Core i7-3517U, which hums along at 1.9GHz by default but can turbo clock up to 3GHz.
XPS 17 by LaptopMag (Apr, 2011)Dell has updated the XPS 17 with a 2nd-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, dual 750GB hard drives, top-tier Nvidia graphics, JBL speakers (and a subwoofer) an HD webcam, and Blu-ray player.
memory
| 0 GB | 12 GB | 20 GB |
IdeaPad Yoga by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2013)Oddly for a machine sporting such a nice chip by default, 4GB is the maximum amount of RAM on retail models - the Lenovo Yoga 13 doesn’t seem to be available from the company’s UK site right now, where specs tend to be configurable and the Yoga should take up to 8GB.
XPS 17 by First-laptop-user (Sep, 2011)it works for me (then again, my old desktop had less than 1/2 gb ram and 225 gb or memory with a really crappy video card so i might not know what i am saying) it works for me, but will it work for you?
Performance Real world tests of Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga vs Dell XPS 17
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Dell XPS 17
| Much faster internal storage | 0.1 ms (SSD) | vs | 10 ms (HDD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100x faster random access time; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| Has a touch screen | Capacitive | vs | None |
| Very few laptops have a touch screen; interact with the screen using your fingers | |||
| Has an accelerometer | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Detects movement for interactive apps | |||
| Much lighter | 1,500 g | vs | 5,556 g |
| 3.7x lighter | |||
| Much thinner | 17 mm | vs | 114 mm |
| 6.8x thinner | |||
| Has a memory card reader | MMC, MMC Plus, MMC Plus HD, SD, SDHC, SDSC, SDXC | vs | None |
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 138 ppi | vs | 106 ppi |
| More than 30% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v4.0) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
Advantages compared to the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
| Has a CD reader | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| About half of laptops have a CD reader | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Much more storage capacity | 1,000 GB | vs | 128 GB |
| Around 8x more storage capacity | |||
| Has a DVD reader | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; watch movies and share large files on DVDs | |||
| Much faster processor | 3 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz |
| Around 80% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Much bigger screen | 17.3" | vs | 13.3" |
| More than 30% bigger screen | |||
| Has a Blu-Ray reader | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 12 GB | vs | 8 GB |
| 50% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga | Dell XPS 17 |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 5 | Acer Aspire S S7 2-way tie: Fastest processor |
 | 6 | ASUS ZENBOOK UX31A 5-way tie: Is full HD |
 | 7 | Dell XPS 13 xps13-l321x 5-way tie: Really fast internal storage |
 | 8 | Dell XPS 12 Has a DVI |
