[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I decided to replace my Surface with a Yoga9i as I had an old Lenovo that outlived all my other tech. No cracks, no chips, no wifi errors! Unfortunately, the same issues that old Lenovo had are present here.
The screen resolution is TOO little. 1280 is WAY too small for 2021! Also, there is a very strange over-saturation that occurs from time to time. Switching applications makes this obvious. The garaged pen charges in only a minute, but grip is difficult and some programs do not automatically detect. GIMP, for example, has issues when switching between pen and finger.
I use this for artistic purposes and wanted a work surface slightly larger than (yet as durable as) the Surface and it does that fabulously. I hated the poor detachable keyboard the Surfaces had. However, the keyboard would benefit from lettering in white and not gray which make it difficult to differentiate between keys without backlit.
As I said, I use the Yoga for art and the constantly changing colors of the screen make for inaccurate results.
In sum: the pen, keyboard, resolution, and strange display really bring this fantastic machine down. PLEASE fix these issues as Lenovo really has a chance to soar past the rest.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, June 16, 2021
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