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by CommanderData 3599 days ago
I've considered buying a Yoga 710, its borderline Mac with a screen small but big enough for my Web dev / GUI work. Marketed as a premium ultrabook - It had all the necessary specs, very light, backlit keyboard, great screen, gpu and battery life.

But it failed at future-proofing, no USB Type C connector. At the price range £750-800 I would expect a premium laptop to have one. Seeing cheaper sub £500 laptops are equip with them.

I plug into Ethernet and need to expand at work, but this is where it stopped for me.

I've had two past terrible experiences with Dell so I beg myself not to make the same mistake when I see something irresistible or too good to be true. Still searching for good dev machine. I may wait a while until Lenovo announces their new line up for 7th Gen Intel but that could be nearer to 2017.