Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Laptop w/14” 4K Touch Display
2021 model black Yoga 9i is a 2-in-1 Laptop with an aluminum casing, 14-inch 4K Ultra HD IPS touchscreen display, Intel Iris Xe graphics, the latest 11th generation Intel Evo i7-1185G7 processor, 16GB LPDDR4X memory, 1TB Solid State Drive, Windows 10 Pro operating system and modern connectivity options. It has the fingerprint reader, US English backlit keyboard and comes with the Sylus style Lenovo Active Pen Plus for drawing and selecting comfortably.
Quarter two of 2020 release 11th generation Intel Evo i7-1185G7 processor (4 cores, 8 threads & 12MB cache) runs at the high speeds of 3.00GHz up to 4.80 GHz with the turbo boost function. The average CPU Passmark benchmark score is an impressive 11351 on the day of this review. Soldered 16GB LPDDR4X system memory at 4267MHz is enough for gaming purposes and offers you intense multitasking power overall. 1TB SSD is a lot of local storage space, has no moving parts and offer much quicker access to your data, zero noise, less heat production and fast start-ups and will require much less power or battery usage.
14-inch glossy 4K UHD touchscreen display has the 16:9 image aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate, 315ppi, 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution, VESA HDR400 and 500 nits of brightness for working or playing comfortably even in the daylight and IPS panel for up to 178-degree viewing angles. Intel Iris Xe Graphics is quite good overall as far as the integrated graphics cards go and you can expect great details, good contrast and beautiful colors on your 4K Ultra HD resolution HDR video. You can work on your creative projects, edit multimedia and play some of the modern games fluently. In terms of performance it is similar to the entry level NVIDIA MX series. You have two 720p HD resolution webcams- at the front and the rear with built-in microphones.
Sound quality is well above average with two subwoofers, two tweeters, and Audio Rotating Sound bar with Dolby Atmos speakers. The typical TDP- Thermal Design Power is 15 watts (Energy Star certified) and the battery life is reported to be up to 15 hours at the reduced light settings etc. from its internal lithium ion polymer battery. Your colors options are mica or shadow black with the leather cover and they weigh 3.02 pounds, mica color Lenovo Yoga 9i measures L12.57″ x W8.51″ xH 0.57 – 0.61″ and shadow black Yoga 9i is 12.57″ x 8.53″ x 0.60 – 0.64″.
Connectivity options include 802.11ax WiFi (2×2), Bluetooth 5.1, a USB-A 3.2 gen 2 port (Always on), 2 x USB-C 4.0 ports / Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort and Power Delivery), headphone/microphone combo, cable lock slot and AC adapter. Lenovo Yoga 9i is not a cheap computer by any means but you’re getting all the latest and the best specs and features with also the upgrades. It has a great modern design, works very fast and feels snappy overall, has a very large SSD and good size high bandwidth memory and you can run all the graphics programs easily, has a very decent sound system and beautiful 4K UHD display. It comes with a year of parts and labor warranty by the manufacturer. It appeared at Amazon.com on December 15, 2020 and there is a single 5 star rating at the moment. You have the option to purchase it with 2TB Solid State Drive if you need more storage space and costs roughly 400 dollars more.
