Lenovo Slim (Yoga) Pro 9i 16" REVIEW 

Saw this at Best Buy and the trackpad feels like a mac. It’s honestly the closest windows laptop that felt like a MacBook Pro I’ve tried. Excited to see this review!

Finally a proper review for this laptop. A really compelling product. Lenovo should focus on such devices, professional, sleek , feature packed and powerful. I'd like to get an AIO or a Lenovo display with the same design and engineering principles as a companion to this.

Great review as always! A bit surprising just 3 usb ports (2 full size, 1 type c) when compared to the zenbook 14 pro which is much smaller and has same number of ports. Ud think 16inch form factor gives u at least 2 type cs...

Fantastic review! I'd like to know though if VRR is supported on this laptop.

I bought this model today at CostCo; $1,799 price was reduced to $1,599 and the deal was too good to pass up. I cancelled a $3k order I had placed for the i9 Samsung Book3 Ultra, was concerned about the screen wobble. So far so good on the Lenovo.

Curious question Andrew. If you had to choose between this Lenovo and the DELL XPS 15 13th Gen i9 with OLED - which would you choose? Purchased this Lenovo unit for my son headed off to college this fall and awaiting for it to arrive. Just wish the charger was UCB - C so that it would benefit from a power brick on the go given battery life. I got a sweet deal but wondering if the battery life will end up being a deal breaker.

Thank you for your reviews always, but there is one huge issue that has only be pointed out by notebookcheck: HDR management. The device is SDR by default and HDR is activated by a switch. That changes peak brightness, color accuracy AND battery management greatly. It's not at all treated like the MacBookPro. It means that the device will by default be in SDR, evenly lit (gray black bars for movies and a less than stellar color accuracy). It's crucial when this laptop is directed to creators. Especially when the MacBookPro lineup comes with one by default. With a proper software implementation. In any case, you barely mentioned the peak brightness being different in SDR compared to HDR but that's pretty much it. However seeing the price difference with the Mini LED and IPS display, and the impact the screen option has on the rest of the laptop, I think you should have mentioned it more clearly. Also, according to the Notebookcheck review, the châssis is different from the 14 to the 16 inch, which makes the latter the less attractive version overall.

Hi Andrew, good review (and previous unboxing) - I was wondering, so is the display 100%sRGB/Adobe RGB/DCI-P3 as first stated and in all other marketing materials or is it 100% sRGB/93% Adobe RGB/86% DCI-P3 as you then later stated and detailed on screen? How did you find this discrepancy - did you colour calibrate yourself and determined these results? If the second set of details is accurate, is that not so far off from the advertising as to make the advertising misleading? I'm also trying to determine the number of dimming zones for this and, more preferably, the 14" variant. Unfortunately, the only reference I find online is one retailer describing the 16" model as having >1600 dimming zones: there is no information on the 14" at all - and I've been completely unable to get through to Lenovo customer support, in order to ask them directly. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

Hi Andrew, do you think the version with i7 and lcd display is much longer about battery life? There's a good offer in Italy on the Lenovo's site and i'm thinking about this :)

Ordered this one from lenovo since its available now. With my work discount i got a great deal. Can't wait. Thank you for the review.

RU-vidrs....learn from this guy....this is how you do a proper review! Great video!!

Another excellent review from Mr AMD once again!

Great as always

I always love this Yoga line ❤

That mini LED screen might have hurt battery would like to see the non mini LED versions battery test. also Envy 16 or this whats your take?

Pre release reviews noted teal color and processor/gpu specs on both 14 and 16 inchers up to i9&4070. No teal in US/Can and current limited avail models are i7/4050 (14) and i9/4060 (16). My ideal sku would be i9/4070 in 14 inch but wondering if it will eventually be released in N America, or perhaps we wont get that, and certainly not in teal!

Hey Andrew, overall nice video but u said in ur livestream of this laptop review that u would compare the audio with the macbook pro 14 in the video but u haven't done it. Please can u just release a short video or a short of comparing the audio of this laptop with the macbook pro 14. I can't decide between both of the laptops. please it would be a lot of help if u do that. Love ur videos ❤❤

Hello andrew, Do you recommend slim pro 9i, galaxy book 3 ultra, dell xps 15 or asus rog flow x16 if ignoring battery life for work and gaming? Thanks

Nice PC. Camera and mics are good. Speakers sounded good. Very good display. Battery life so so. The Nvidia graphics card is what drains the battery at a faster rate. If turned off and used internal graphics if it exists in this unit would probably improve battery life for things like video playback. Great review.

Hey so which would you get, this or the HP Envy 16 that you reviewed?? Its such a hard choice, the HP is currently FIVE HUNDRED cheaper! Also does this LENOVO have a second m.2 slot for a second SSD like the Envy? Subscribed!

I just got this laptop the other day and it seems great, only issue is that the main letter keys seem to have a rattle/loose sound when typing on them, this is not present on keys like the shift, space and numpad buttons. Could you let me know if you also have this or should I contact lonovo?

Which do you think is better this one the Asus Zenbook pro 14 oled UX6404Vi?

What a great review! Very informative and yet you kept it simple📈💪🏻 But recently I found out that Hp Envy 16 has a decent performance compared to Slim Pro 9i. And I struggled alot which one should I buy. If you being me, which side should I picked? Hope you can help me decide!🤩💪🏻 Once again! Love the review Andrew!

Really liking my 14" version. Haven't really put it to the test yet. Just wish I could have gotten the teal version.

Nice review. Have you heard of the lenovo thinkbook 16p g4 (gen 4, so 2023 version)? Are you planning on reviewing it?

nice review Andrew!

Andrew do you have any idea what the contrast ratio was in sdr and Hdr?

I love how I kept seeing people recommending this thing, yet there's no way it's acceptable that a 16" device has soldered RAM.

the only deal-breaker is the battery life

I was hoping to compare the sound with Yoga 9i 14inch 2023 Please 🙏 Many thanks for you ❤

Hey Andrew, will you be able to get a Lenovo Legion 9i gaming laptop? It will be a top end gaming notebook that uses this screen.

You missed out the biggest con by a mile - It doesn't charge via the USB C port. I got one this week. If you work in multiple locations it's my number 1 want in a laptop now so I can plug it into my work / home work stations. With this you have to carry a bloody great big brick around with it. Even the Lenovo 300w TB dock you need to plug the rectangle power lead into. You gave it a 10 for ports?!?!!!?! It has 1x USB-C port. And 2 old school USB ports. Everything I own now is USC-C. The old school ones are irrelevant, and the USB-C port it does come with is useless. For ports this laptop should get a 2. Unless you are living in the early 2000's.

Is there room for a 2nd SSD? Because it looks like there was room next to the battery when u zoomed in on the wifi card

Your review is great

does it support pen or stylus?

I should be very surprised if a regular 13th gen intel mobile part has a quad channel memory controller. The amount of memory slots connected has no impact on how many channels the mem controller can access. Though it does have an impact on memory ranks.

Can we expect a significantly better battery life with the 14.5" version, since it has a smaller screen and same battery size? Any data on that subject?

Which do you think is better compared to the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra?

Costco has it on sale for $1499

Thanks for this. I don't know shit about laptops and need a new one. This is the one for me. ps I've just spent £1998 on one to realise the model I had is not touchscreen. Had to return it. Which gen/model is touch screen? Mine was a Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16". Thanks again.

Nice review as usual,and a stunning looking laptop but I hate unupgraded devices in 2023

Good review

Any time you have a proprietary power connector, you have to buy multiple adapters so that you can leave them at the home/office so that you don't have to always carry one around.

Is the 2nd nvme slot able to utilize RAID? That HP Envy 16 doesn't have RAID.

I saw a lot of room for a bigger battery! Maybe some company will figure out how to change the one that is already installed to a bigger and better one. I don't know if it's possible.... but it would be nice😂 Anyway, very good review! Im waiting for version with 64gb and rtx 4070:)

Should I get this ( the 4050 version) for 3d modeling ? ( 3ds max , Autodesk, Photoshop)

14.5" model please :)

Hi guys, given that it has a huge touchpad, how good is palm rejection for this laptop?

Looking at getting this at Costco with the current deal, but have 2 questions looking for reply. The soldered RAM could be a point of failure, and I can't find any data on reliability of it, but 32GB should future proof this laptop against issues with capacity. Anyone else concerned with soldered RAM vs Slot? The battery life is of some concern, but for day to day usage, browsing, office apps, and most utility apps if I can get 4-5 hrs it would good to go. Does anyone have any real world numbers on this laptop with this time of use case? I have no problem plugging it in for heavier resource apps.

I’m considering this laptop in the 14.5” or the Slim 9i in 14”. Ideally I’d like the one with the best display. How does this mini LED compare to the OLED display on the Slim 9i? Which would you say has a superior image?

Hope bring back speaker comparison to MacBook Pro

Amazing Lenovo yoga laptop and comparable to the MacBook pro 16.

Big Negatives for the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16" laptop are the poor battery life, the soldered RAM and Wi-Fi card. If you can live with these negatives, everything else about this laptop is Wonderful! I love the 3.2K Mini LED Touch Display, the 1200 Nits & 165Hz Refresh Rate, the excellent Keyboard and Touchpad, the clear webcam and internal mics as well as the 6-Speaker Sound System from B&W. At $1849.00 currently at B&H Photo at limited supply at this price, it's pretty good overcoming the negatives I have just mentioned. Here's the link for this laptop at B&H Photo where you can read up on it and get yours www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=lenovo%20slim%20pro%209&sts=ma. Excellent job once again Andrew!! 👏😁

I will not support companies that are anti-repair by using soldered-on components (RAM /WiFi). This is a huge dealbreaker. My money is going to the Framework laptops.

I have the lenovo slim 7i 16" with 12700h + a370m. I can tell you the 70wh battery is way too small!!! the best it might last you 2 hours. I cant imagine how this i9 can hold up

I hate when manufacturers use proprietary connectors. Just another cable you have to keep in your bag. Just add more clutter!

I know technologies improving through the years but why are laptops getting so expensive in the high-end market? Where were they always higher prices?

I ordered mine and I was told it would only support 2 1TB SSDs. Has anyone tried it with bigger SSDs?

Just picked up this baby at costco Brand New, " Last Piece, Manager's Special" $800 plus tax.

My 13 Pro is already at 88% battery capacity after a year and a half, I can feel that the battery isn't as good as it was I feel like it happened really fast and I take care of my batteries

Which is the better laptop, Slim pro 9i with i9-13905H cpu, RTX 4050, 32 ram, 1 T SSD $1,500 or the Legion Pro 5i with i9-13900HX, RTX 4060, 32 ram, 1 T SSD $1,600. The use case is office productivity to include Autocad. Would typically use dual desktop monitors.

Hate to be one of the the "negative" comments with this laptop because I'm a Lenovo fan and overall it is a good machine. I got the 14" model for less than $1400 with discounts but I ended up returning it. Keyboard and trackpad were great, but to me the battery life was below average, the display not all that great considering the mini LED hype, the rtx4050 a bit underwhelming and above all, I think Lenovo missed a big opportunity by not making this a true "Yoga" laptop with a 360° screen, that's the feature I personally missed the most. I decided to go a couple more months with my 2020 Yoga 9i and wait for the ROG Flow X13 to be available somewhere, even if more expensive. I don't game, mainly design and 3D work, nothing overly demanding.

This laptop is promising.!

Just bought the laptop. Its performs like a dream. I wanted to ask, is anyone else noticing horizontal small lines in color with the screen. I wonder if these are grid lines I'm noting. Haven't really used a mini-LED display before so unsure if this is normal. Would appreciate it if anyone who has the laptop let's me know if they are experiencing the same?

One thing is strange when you test a laptop with rtx4060, but report rtx4050 timespy results.

Please review the Vivobook 16x Pro k6604

Wha an awesome thing

Which is better or worth it buy?, Lenovo yoga 9i vs ZenBook 14x oled?

How many SSD drive slots, one or two?

how many frames fps for fortnite?

What about PWM flickering?

I probably spent more than 30+ hours watching various laptop review and researched on my own. If you want one of the best laptops - one and only MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.

I read that the hdmi port on the 16" is 1.4 and NOT 2.1. The 14" does have 2.1. Can anyone confirm?

I don't know why but these laptops with i7 or i9 and RTX graphics look all the same to me. Like I understand Arc and radeon are not up to task and RTX graphics are the most efficient (so the best for laptops) but... Intel? Ryzen has much much higher efficiency in Phoenix, and higher performace (and worse battery life) with Dragon Range, and while yes, we can call intel the middle way, why not just make one design with each CPU family?

😊 too expensive and it is not all good.

good laptop but uses intel sadly :')

Another review tells 3 hours of RU-vid 100-0% This shit is deal breaking

why didnt use test the 2024 Core ultra 9 version?