Lenovo has been the dominant force in the convertible notebook market since the introduction of its Yoga notebooks back in 2012. Each year brings new 2-in-1 notebooks with 360-degree hinges, allowing the devices to be used in 4 modes: Laptop, Tent, Stand, and Tablet. Last year's Yoga 710 line was met with critical and commercial success, although there were some quibbles about the keyboard layout, screen flicker, and port selection.

With the Yoga 720 line, Lenovo has made some design tweaks and component upgrades to address these issues. Today we look at the 15-inch model to see what Lenovo has to offer in their largest and most powerful Yoga yet. As with most Lenovo notebooks, the Yoga 720 15 can be configured at the time of purchase, and there is no shortage of choice here. Our model is equipped with the Intel Core i7-7700HQ, the 2 GB variant of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1050, and a Full HD (1920x1080) IPS touch screen. Our unit also has 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB NVMe SSD, both of which come standard on the line but can be upgraded to 16 GB and 1 TB, respectively. Our particular configuration retails from Lenovo for about $1,260, although Lenovo frequently has sales. (At the time of this review, Lenovo was offering this model for $1,049 on their site).

The Yoga 720 under review spans several categories. It obviously fits the bill as a convertible, but the inclusion of the i7-7700HQ and GTX 1050 also make the device suitable as a multimedia notebook. The moderate power of the GTX 1050 also grants the Yoga 720 some gaming chops, albeit at lower settings. As such, we will closely examine all of these factors and see how our unit stacks up against notebooks from each of these categories. For this review, we have chosen the HP Spectre x360 15 and Dell XPS 13 9365 2-in-1, both of which are excellent convertibles. We will also compare the Yoga against some multimedia notebooks, namely the Dell XPS 15 9560 (UHD) and HP Pavilion 15t-bc200. Finally, to get a good sense of its gaming capabilities, we will include the Lenovo Legion Y520 and Samsung Odyssey, both of which are entry-level gaming notebooks. Let's get started.