Lenovo’s New Yoga Book With an E Ink Display is Really Exciting

The world needs more of E ink displays. These screens are extremely light on batteries, but more importantly, they are lighter on eyes and ideal for reading content. This is particularly why Amazon’s Kindle line of E ink display readers are so popular among readers.

Lenovo’s new Yoga Book C930, that was presented at IFA 2018, ditches the hard physical keyboard for a new on-screen one that shows up on its e-ink screen. You can also detach the e-ink display half and use it as a separate e-reader (can only support downloaded PDF and Mobi files). Or you could just flip it over using the 360-degree hinge and jot down notes with a stylus (Wacom).

Of course, it would be tough for the on-screen keyboard to match an actual one with key-travel even with haptic feedback and shadow effect Lenovo is using, but then again the Yoga Book isn’t meant for hardcore typing work. It’s more of a media and content consumption laptop with a workable keyboard which makes it quite interesting, especially for professionals on the move.

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There are a few other frills too. These include two USB Type -C ports on either side, a fingerprint sensor, and an option to knock-knock and pop open the lid.

The Yoga book C930 weighs 790 grams and is closer to a full computer than any other Yoga book. It employs up to Intel Core i5 processors (7^th generation) with up to 4GB RAM and up to 256GB SSD options. The 35.8Wh battery within is rated to last 8.6 hours. The base variant that comes with Intel core M processor goes for $999, which is on the pricier side.

Yoga Book C930 Specs and Highlights