On the third of January, Lenovo unveiled the line-up of smartphones which they will present at CES. The company is best known for PCs, however, and they obviously have plenty of those at the show as well. This post will cover three unconventional laptop announcements which borrow a little bit of design from the tablet universe.

The Lenovo MIIX 2 10 is a 10.1-inch detachable computer which integrates an Intel Atom quad core processor. This model does not list its RAM options but I expect 2 GB (although 4 GB is possible). Since it uses an Intel Atom processor, it includes Windows 8.1 (and not Windows RT like those based on ARM SoCs). Lenovo claims 8-hour "All-day" battery life. Prices start at $499.

The MIIX 2 11 is a similar detachable computer with an 11.6-inch 1080p screen. More than just the screen size changes, however, as its processor gets a significant boost up to a Core i5 1.6 GHz backed by 8 GB of RAM. SSD capacities will range from 64 GB up to 256 GB. The price for this one starts a few hundred dollars north of the 10-inch model at $799 and up.

The Lenovo Yoga 2 is also available in 11 and 13-inch models. The Yoga is known for its hinge between the screen and the body (and, specifically, its wide range of options). You will be able to use it as a standard clamshell notebook or flip it around and use the keyboard as a stand for the touchscreen. If you want to go all the way, you can also open the hinge so that the back of the monitor touches the back of the keyboard and use it as a standard tablet. The two models vary significantly in specifications above and beyond the size of the screen.

The Yoga 2 11 is built around an 11.6-inch 1366×768 IPS touchscreen and includes an Intel Bay Trail processor. Because it is an x86-based processor, it will run Windows 8.1. Again, Lenovo does not mention the RAM choices available for the Bay Trail version. Storage will be available in either a 500GB hard drive with 16GB of SSD caching or, in some areas, potentially a 256GB SSD. It will have up to 8 hours of battery life. Prices should start in the mid-$500s USD.

The Yoga 2 13 is built around a 13.3-inch 1080p IPS touchscreen. The processor is a Haswell-based Core i5 backed by up to 8 GB of RAM. Storage will be either a 500GB hard drive with 16 GB of SSD caching or, in some areas, a 256GB SSD. Unlike the 11-inch, the 13-inch model will also include a backlit keyboard. It will have up to 8 hours of battery life. Prices for the 13-inch model start at $999.

The Lenovo Flex is like a Yoga that did not do as much Yoga as the Yoga. They cannot bend entirely backwards to become a tablet but they can flip 300 degrees to become a stand-up tablet. They can also be used as a standard touchscreen laptop in clamshell mode.

The Flex 14D is a 14-inch 1366×768 touchscreen with up to 8GB of RAM and an AMD APU up to an A6-5200. Lenovo also claims that you will be able to choose up to an HD 8570 GPU (which might be discrete). For storage, you will have the choice between a 1 TB HDD or a 500 GB SSHD with 16 GB of SSD caching. You can also opt for a backlit keyboard. Lenovo claims up to 9 hours of battery life and, of course, full Windows 8.1.

The Flex 15D, unlike the trend from the Yoga and MIIX series, is very similar to the 14D. The main difference is the 15.6" touchscreen with the same resolution (1366×768). Prices for this line start at under $500 USD and range up to about $800 USD.

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