Yoga 3 Pro or Yoga 2 Pro? Opinions from dual owners please

Hi,
I'm tossing up between the Yoga 2 Pro and the Yoga 3 Pro.
I like the design of the 3 very much, and the weight.
I will run Ofiice apps, Photoshop CS6 on the road, and lightroom 5.7.
Any pros and cons from dual users with experience of this software in daily use would be apprecited.
Regards,
David.

I will be doing a video review on my experience soon but here are some points I can tell you already -
1) It is a great travelling companion, movies, videos, songs, small gaming is all perfect.
2) Battery life is really nice, I watched 3.5 hour long Lord of the rings and still had about 60% left
3) Pretty light and rotates 360 degrees, very comfortable to use in any and every mode.
4) Does not get hot, remains cool.
5) Exquisite looks especially the Bright orange color, which is my fav.
6) Screen is beautiful and everything is crisp (I use it at 1080p)
7) Some apps are very useful like ShareIt, transfer data from android, iphone etc in seconds over a wifi network.
8) Performance is good for browsing as well.
9) Boots in 3-5 seconds
10) Keyoard is backlit and very nice but shallow, trackpad is an absolute delight.
2 finger taps, 2 finger swipes, 3 finger swipes, 2 finger zoom, 2 finger scrolling of pages, everything is smooth and responsive.
11) Sound quality is awesome as well, very loud and clear. Enough bass to provide enjoyable experience.
What you should not expect -
1) Heavy graphics intensive tasks.
2) Lags a bit on some web pages scrolling (NOT noticeable)
3) Some software which are useless and can be uninstalled.
I typed this whole post on my Yoga 3 Pro and it is a great for me to type on this beauty.
Going to watch a movie now.
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