The Lenovo Yoga 710 is a laptop with a specific purpose. It wants to offer the best, most convenient ultraportable laptop experience you can get without spending a scary amount of money. It offers a 360-degree hinge and a touchscreen, making it far more useful as a fun machine while you're travelling about is just a bonus. You can use it sat on your knees, and we have, but it feels perched atop them rather than sturdily sitting like a 13- or 15in laptop might. The message: this is a real laptop, but prepare for the culture shock if you've only used 15in laptops to date. The 710 has a hinge that flips all the way around, turning it into a thick, heavy tablet. It won't compare too well with an iPad or dedicated Android tablet, but this setup can be useful when a normal tablet isn't. It'll let you prop the tablet up in bed, let you read an article easily while you cook without the keyboard getting in the way, and will keep the screen upright on a tiny table. You'd need a folio case to get the same effect with a normal tablet, and it may well feel a lot flimsier. Each kind of hybrid has a distinct appeal, and 360-degree hinge style of the Lenovo Yoga 11 710 leaves you with a device that still absolutely feels like a laptop. Other hybrids often struggle with weight balance because their brains and at least part of their battery needs to fit in the screen.
