I read a lot about different computers on these forums so I thought I'd just post some input. I had it narrowed down between the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga and the Sony Vaio 13 because each was an ultrabook tablet/laptop hybrid and each had the active digitizer pen for taking notes, although they each use different technologies (Lenovo uses the Wacom pen and Sony the N-trig pen). I decided to get the Sony Vaio because it was on sale at my local Best Buy and if I bought it through Best Buy I could purchase their damage warranty/tech support plan. I couldn't find the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga in any stores around me, and I was actually going to order it from their website before I ended up buying the Vaio, but once I started adding the options I wanted (Core i5 and the screen that read the digitizer pen input), it started to get really expensive (around $1,350) while the Sony was $1,099 at Best Buy (still expensive, I know).
So I've had the Sony Vaio a week and I've learned Windows 8.1 and I've read about the cons of it online, which seem to be that it has a noisy fan and the wifi is a little weak. I agree that the fan is slightly noisy but it's really not that big of a deal to me (just sounds like airflow) and the wifi I think is a little weak sometimes (which made me think I might return it to Best Buy originally). But the thing that has been annoying me is I can't find the n-trig digitzer stylus ANYWHERE. It's sold out of the Sony site, Best Buy, everywhere. There are a couple used ones on sale on Amazon and eBay but they're like $60+ with no guarantee. I called Sony to ask when they might get them back in stock and the person on the phone told me that Sony actually sold their Vaio line and they're no longer manufacturing them and so they're no longer manufacturing the stylus either. I think that's really odd. Why would they create this computer that has this digitizer technology if they're not going to continue manufacturing the one thing needed to take advantage of it? I'm sketched out by the whole thing and by Sony selling the whole line (although the employee said that they'll still have customer support for it), so I'm thinking about returning the computer back to Best Buy. I have one more week in which to make this decision. I'm annoyed because I spent like two hours today customizing the computer settings, but I guess at least I know now how to use Windows 8.1.
Soo, now I'm thinking about going ahead and getting the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga and hoping that it lasts long enough to justify the price. My fears are that without buying it from a big box store where I can go talk to someone face-to-face, I won't be able to get a response or help if the computer has a problem. Does anyone have any insight on the responsiveness and helpfulness of the Lenovo tech support line? I also can't find the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga sold anywhere other than the Lenovo site--is there a reason why the electronics stores don't carry it? Has anyone with this computer had any problems?
I'm not a big tech person so I don't know a lot about this stuff. I don't make big purchases very often so I've spent a lot of weeks researching the best computer to get that will hopefully last me all through med school and beyond. For those of you who have the Sony Vaio or have tech support experience, do you think it'll be fine if I just buy the expensive n-trig pen from Amazon or eBay and hope it all works fine?
