Announced at IFA this year, Lenovo’s Yoga 9i is the company’s flagship convertible, and it makes some really interesting improvements on an already-great laptop. For one thing, it’s getting the improvement that pretty much all Intel-based laptops are getting: 11th-generation processors. Intel Tiger Lake not only brings faster CPUs and more powerful Iris Xe graphics, but it also supports Thunderbolt 4 and faster memory. It’s pretty great.
It also comes in a new Shadow Black color with a leather cover, and I never realized how much I wanted this from Lenovo. I’ve criticized the firm for making laptops that are magnificent, but have designs that just feel bland. Seeing this in black is sexy, and then adding in the leather cover really gives it a nice touch.
That’s not all though, because it has a haptic Smart Sensor Touchpad and an Ultrasonic fingerprint reader. The entire palm rest is completely smooth, and if you click the touchpad, it gives a vibration to make it feel like it’s moving. Of course, if you power down the PC, you’ll realize that there are no moving parts.
The Yoga 9i still has the other bits that make it an excellent convertible, such as the rotating Dolby Atmos soundbar. It comes with four 2W speakers, including two woofers and two tweeters. It’s also got a 14-inch 4K touchscreen that supports Dolby Vision HDR. That touchscreen has pen support, and the pen is stored inside of the device, which has a pen garage.
Check out the unboxing video below:
