For the original German review, see here.

It didn't take too long for Lenovo to update their high-end convertible - released last year - with Kaby Lake components. When it comes to the name, one has to look very closely though, as both the old as well as the new notebook are simply named "ThinkPad X1 Yoga". Only the "2nd Gen" or "2017" appended to the name give away which convertible we're talking about. Visually, the new convertible doesn't look any different, but it now features up-to-date hardware. Replacing the older Skylake-CPUs with Kaby Lake versions nets a performance gain of approximately 10 %.

The buyer can chose from four different 15 W TDP processors. The entry-level CPU is the Intel Core i5-7200U, which we frequently encounter in our reviews. Our review convertible features the fastest processor of the bunch, the Intel Core i7-7600U. The RAM complement of 16 GB is generous as well - Lenovo also sells the convertible with only 8 GB. Our ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2017 is equipped with an OLED panel with WQHD resolution; alternatively, the user can also chose the more affordable IPS panel in either WQHD or FHD resolution. Lenovo doesn't hold back when it comes to storage, either and our test unit shipped with a 1 TB SSD. At the time of writing, we don't know the exact price, but around 3300 Euro (~$3720) seems realistic. For students, our supplier Campuspoint offers the convertible for 2499 Euro (~$2820).

Update 06/18: We had the chance to test the WQHD-IPS panel. The test model has the designation 20JES03T00 and was provided by the online retailer Campuspoint. We also checked the Wi-Fi battery runtime of this model and added the results in the corresponding section.

For our comparison, we chose a sampling of other, high-priced convertibles. The table below lists the most important technical specs.

The original review was conducted by our German colleagues. An identically-equipped version of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2017 with OLED display costs $2650 at the time of writing when purchased directly from Lenovo.