Marcel Winatschek

The Yoga 8

The cylinder battery on the Yoga 8 was the thing that actually caught my attention. Moving it to a side module instead of spreading it through the chassis shifts where the weight sits—into your palm instead of across your fingers. That’s not huge until you hold the thing, and then it clicks. The folding stand does the same work, solving the problem of how your hands actually want to move instead of assuming one correct way to hold a tablet. Thin edges, laser-etched back to prevent scratches. It’s competent design—nothing flashy, just someone thinking hard about how your body and the object meet.