Lenovo Yoga 500 - Specs

  • Innolux N140BGE-EA3
  • Color accuracy  5.95
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 512GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
  • RAM
  • up to 8GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Battery
  • 45Wh, Li-Po, 3-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic
  • Dimensions
  • 385 x 255 x 22.2 mm (15.16" x 10.04" x 0.87")
  • Weight
  • 1.80 kg (4 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • VGA
  • DVI
  • Card reader
  • SD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • Audio jack
  • headphone/microphone
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Lenovo Yoga 500 series.

Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)

Lenovo Yoga 500 in-depth review

We again stumbled upon another convertible device from Lenovo's Yoga lineup and again representing the budget-class laptops. Nonetheless, the Yoga 500 notebook comes with a wide variety of hardware and as the price goes up, so does the performance and the screen. In this review, though, we are going to focus on the basic model that offers the bare minimum at this price range.There are some things that we can't get pass by despite the price tag, but it sure does offer a lot of flexibility, good design, and features. For a little over €500, you can get a fully functional convertible wi[...]

Pros

  • Strudy design and lightweight construction
  • Great price for a convertible bringing notebook-like experience (SSHD included)
  • Flexible 360-degree hinge, touchscreen and keyboard backlight are just part of the features that aren't a common thing in this class
  • Silent and effective cooling system keeping temperatures low

Cons

  • Mediocre battery life
  • Bad screen quality (low maximum brightness, low sRGB color gamut coverage, PWM across all brightness levels) even at this price range
  • Bad touchpad with "wobbling" effect and the same goes for the screen