Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx K3011 (59343251) Intel Atom Z2760 11.6" 2GB 64GB SSD Tablet - Windows 8 - Gray

Pros: After reading benchmark and reviews about the new Atom processor, I found that the Intel Atom Z2760 would outperform any nVidia Tegra 3 configurations, which is exactly what I wanted to hear since I was extremely tired of the standard tablet OSes; I've owned iOS, WebOS and Android devices for several years and it's always bothered me that I was always limited in productivity. I had always wished that I could have a full x86 environment so that I could install and run every app that I use for work and school while still having a multimedia consumption device that I could hold with one hand. After a couple of weeks of use, I have found that this is the exact device that I needed. I have compared this tablet in person with the Asus VivoTab Smart, but I would rather have the brighter screen, louder stereo speakers, and the dockable keyboard that offers additional USB ports and its own battery. The Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx K3 has an MSRP value that's about $150 more than the Asus VivoTab Smart and it is also 0.2 pounds heavier. However, I was able to buy it on sale for less than the price of the VivoTab and I felt that the 0.2 pounds in weight was negligible. I was able to use the HP Envy X2 Hybrid Tablet as well. While the X2 is sold with the keyboard included, the MSRP is $850. It has been sold for $600 on sale recently, which is a good price for these Hybrid Tablet devices if it were to include a dockable keyboard. Unfortunately, the X2 tablet was bulky due to its thickness, and it was approaching the 2-pound mark at a little over 1.7 pounds. The X2 felt more like it was built to be a laptop than a stand-alone tablet. However, the Beats branded audio in the X2 as significantly louder than either the Lenovo Lynx or the Asus VivoTab Smart. There are other options for Hybrid Tablets. The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 has firmware, driver and chipset issues, and it is more expensive than the Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx. The Acer W510 is much heavier than the IdeaPad Lynx. Much like the HP X2, the Samsung ATIV is bulky and heavy. The AsusVivoTab full version is much more expensive than its counterpart of the VivoTab Smart. The Microsoft Surface RT has the restricted "Windows RT" system that will not allow the user to install their own programs, as well as having the slower nVidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor. I considered purchasing the full Windows Surface Pro tablet but due to its thickness and weight, it would have made more sense to purchase a Lenovo Twist at that point. Therefore, it was an easy choice for me to purchase the IdeaPad Lynx over any of the other offerings in this category.

Cons: The worst physical aspect of the tablet is that the volume rocker on the side of the tablet. It rattles because it sits loose in its housing; this doesn't seem to be a defect but a design choice. Also, since it sits nested (inset) instead of sitting flush at the edge, it's extremely hard to push the buttons with your fingers. You will need to use your fingernails to reach in and push the rocker buttons. I wish the microphone was better at picking up my voice. When placing it two feet away from me, it picked up my voice and cut out background noise, but my voice sounded whisper-quiet. If I tilted the tablet's top edge toward me, it picked up my voice clearly. If Lenovo had intended the microphone to be directional, it would have made more sense to find a way for Lenovo to mount the microphone port facing the user. Other users complain about the edges of the tablet but I didn't find it an issue; it didn't cut into my hand, doesn't feel uncomfortable after hours of holding it, etc. I wish the back didn't feel like hollow plastic, but since there isn't much 'give' to the plastic, it's just a superficial nitpick. However, I can imagine that accidentally putting weight on this device will destroy the screen since it provides the structural integrity. In comparison, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 or the HP Envy X2 have either metal housings inside or are constructed of aluminum on the outside so that there is some support other than a flimsy plastic casing. I don't imagine I'll leave my tablet lying around on benches, so I am not worried that I'll crack the screen at any point during my ownership.

Overall Review: The tablet itself is a bit thinner in width than an iPhone 5. While weighing in at less than 1.5 pounds, this tablet "feels light as a feather" when compared even to the netbooks of yester-year. It's about 0.3 pounds lighter than my HP Touchpad and MUCH thinner. To put it into perspective, it means that the Lenovo Lynx is 6 times as heavy as an iPhone 5, or 3 times as heavy as a Kindle Paperwhite. The speakers on this tablet are truly stereo. Listening to the opening score for the TV series "Archer" showcases that there is a stereo effect and it's quite easy to hear it. In comparison to the one speaker port in the iPhone 5, one speaker port on the Lenovo Lynx maxes will max out to about 80% of the speaker volume on the iPhone 5. However, since there are two speaker ports, it can get louder than the iPhone 5 speaker. It is multitudes louder than an iPod Touch 4th Gen. speaker. I cannot get the device to distort sound even at 100%, although the entire tablet will vibrate if the speakers are turned up. It's definitely loud enough to watch Netflix movies in the bedroom even at 60% volume. After installing about 25 programs and configuring them, I was surprised by the start-up time. During the first half-dozen restarts while the tablet was setting itself up and downloading updates, start-up times were about 1 minute and 30 seconds on average. Fortunately, after running all of the updates and installing all of my apps/programs, the tablet does a cold boot in about 20 seconds! That's perfectly acceptable to me since my quad-core Core i5 3570k over-clocked desktop at home takes about 15 seconds to boot up in Windows 7. I'm extremely impressed with the boot-up time on this device. Wake from sleep is, in fact, instant. The OS is responsive the second you hit the "Windows" key to wake it up from sleep. Speaking of sleep, I am monitoring the device over my WiFi network. I can see the tablet pop-up on my WiFi network every 5 minutes even when it's supposed to be asleep: it seems to wake itself up from sleep every 5 minutes to check for new e-mails and beeps to notify me (the screen does not turn on, but it will beep when new items come in). I have apps such as Skype, GMail, Yahoo Mail to auto-refresh while the computer is locked and asleep. When I wake the computer and look at the lock-screen, it gives me notifications about how many e-mails I have received, any calls that I have missed, etc. This is a setting in Windows 8 that can be turned on/off. I have not found a day where I have run out of charge for this device. I have used it on the road to surf the internet and answer some e-mails while tethered over Bluetooth to an access point. After 3 hours of use in this manner, I had about 75% of battery left (the power plan is set to "Balanced" mode with the screen brightness about 3/4 of the way up). I have used this device with the WiFi and Bluetooth on for about 5 hours while streaming Netflix, and it had about 45% battery

Pros: -Long battery life -Huge screen -Good picture quality -Runs full windows 8! -No shovel ware installed and very preinstalled (cr)apps. -Light -Touch screen is useable with bigger fingers -CPU is more efficient than most others on the market -Backlight makes things visible even in direct sunlight

Cons: -The back feels delicate, but you should be getting a case anyways. -Needs an adapter for usb devices (though it does come with said adapter) -Microsoft App-store... But I believe things will get better as the market matures -Wifi range is less than my old laptop, but

Overall Review: If you're looking for a gaming rig or any other type of strenuous application; a tablet most likely isn't what you want. If you want to always have a computer at your side without lugging much weight/space around this is a great tablet. It won't handle even moderate desktop gaming well. But since it runs windows 8 I get the fun of apps and the utility of an operating system. My first day I installed Eclipse and now can happily code outdoors for hours at a time. I carry an entire library with me where ever I go now. Tablets rely on wifi a lot but with a little bit of setup there is plenty to do even without internet access, this is not just a netbook. Side note: The size and weight balance of this tablet make it feel most natural to use it horizontally. If you're used to other tablets you might not like it but personally I find it makes my Lynx feel more like a laptop. I won't be buying the docking station, I've heard bad things about its battery attachment abilities and the touch keyboard is comfortable enough to use due to the large screen size. In short: No tablet is powerful enough to replace a full tower, but the K3 would be more than enough to replace your laptop. Especially if you want a computer you can comfortably carry with you.

Pros: -lightweight -portable -good size bright screen with good resolution. -responsive touch screen -windows 8 apps (such as internet explorer) are still very quick on this atom processor -full windows 8 32bit to install pretty much anything you want -Solid internet connectivity. (not dual band capable, but can stream netflix perfectly over a stable connection) -Feels solid. Very little bend to the chassis -Great battery life -Time from full power off to logging in at the start screen was 18 seconds -micro hdmi port for streaming media to a monitor or HDTV

Cons: -on screen keyboard sucks. but thats what you should be expecting -speakers are wimpy, but again if you're expecting more you shouldn't be getting a tablet -having to buy microhdmi to hdmi cable was kinda annoying, but not a big deal.

Overall Review: This is a tablet folks. Don't be expecting to game on an atom. Any old games that could run are probably so old that they'll have compatibility issues with Windows 8. This is essentially a more productive version of an iPad. Great for web browsing and general productivity with the ability to do plenty more with the full windows 8 installed. Micro usb slot still gets decent transfer speeds with the adapter (roughly USB 2.0 speed) and with the attached keyboard should have more than enough usb slots. Final Tip: If you have been skeptical of Windows 8, experience it on a tablet. The OS has tons of features and tricks designed for use on tablets that make the experience of using this (or any other win 8 tablet) awesome. Windows 8 is just Windows 7 rearranged a little, once you learn where things went you'll be even faster on 8

Pros: Lite, very easy to hold for extended periods. Nice screen, easy to read, great size, win 8 screams on this, overall i got it to do homework when i didnt want to lug the laptop around or be tied to a desk, so far it has met those expectations.

Cons: only 1 con and therefore 1egg off, the build quality is great on most of the tablet, but the small speaker grills on the sides weren't on right and the fabric was actually sticking out the sides, i had to cut the part sticking out off, quality controll was off that day i guess, not enough to send it back tho

Overall Review: all in all glad i got it and will update the review as time goes on, also i am writing this on it right now😉

Pros: -Long battery life -Huge screen -Good picture quality -Light -CPU is more efficient than I expected

Cons: -Microsoft App-store... Not many apps out there -Wifi range is less than expected

Overall Review: I own Ipad & Android tablets so I wanted to see how a Windows 8 tablet worked compared to the other two. With the 4th discounts this was the perfect buy. To me it took a bit to get used to the windows format it did not seem as intuitive as Android/IPAD but once I used it for a while I got it. If you have other windows devices at home it seamlessly works with them. Printing is a breeze. One other note: This is a rather large tablet so I do not take it with me when I travel. It is great for movies and browsing the internet. A good tablet if you have poor eye sight.

Pros: Awesome having a regular OS. Does everything I expect it to.

Cons: None that I can think of if you stay with Win 8 OS.

Overall Review: Update to Win 8.1 made it impossible to charge when the keyboard is attached. Called Lenovo with this issue and they acknowledged it was a known issue and then asked me to pay 89.00 to downgrade back to Win 8. Until there is a fix for the issue I would not recommend purchasing if you are going to use the Lenovo keyboard with this item.

Pros: I bought from Newegg but refurbished version and this tablet is according to price it is affordable and it is not Windows RT but full Windows 8. Full operating system with compatibility for all programs.

Cons: No keyboard dock included- That is additional cost and Keyboard dock is costly. I had problem with the device- video playing was not smooth. There was time lag in video playing. If you touch browser or word document, onscreen keyboard will not pop up automatically like android device. You need to touch keyboard Icon.

Overall Review: I returned this device to newegg. There was strict condition that only return for replacement and no refund. I was expecting replacement. When that item reached to Newegg, they were sold out and Issued me full refund Which is not fair. Newegg has promised me return for replacement and when they were sold out and they also increase price, They issued me refund. This is not fair on newegg part. I am valued customer since 2008 and I have bought several items from them in past and I was not expecting that Newegg will issue me refund instead of replacement. I returned that device for replacement

Pros: Decent pricing - Beats the surface with regards to features and Windows supports.

Cons: Battery went poof after 3 months of ownership - would now only hold charge for 15 minutes - Looks like there is some serious design with the power system of this tablet. The power system is very picky on which Micro USB charging cable.