[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've used the Yoga 9i for almost a month now and have little negative to say. It checks many boxes of what I was looking for: 2-in-1, touchscreen, good processor and memory, great speakers, lightweight, and beautiful graphics and resolution. I love how quickly in starts up thanks to the SSD. The Dolby Atmos speaker system makes videos, movies, and music sound much clearer and louder, as if I have a mini surround sound system in my laptop. I love that the touchpad is flush with the rest of the handrest and that it has an ultrasonic fingerprint reader which makes signing in so much easier. A highlight is also the garaged pen. I love how there is a spot for it that is so out of the way it isn't even noticeable. It attaches securely and does not fall out. I've signed a couple of documents electronically using the pen and the writing was easy and smooth. So far there are a couple of things I've noted that could be better. One thing is the webcam resolution, although it's no worse than that of any other laptop I've used. I've read that better resolution can only be achieved with webcams that are (currently) too large to fit in thin laptops such as these. Another thing is how the touchpad right and left click sometimes stick. This can be really annoying if you don't use touchpad gestures. Lastly, the backlit keyboard stays on permanently once turned on. It would be nice if there was an option to have it turn off automatically when it not used for a certain period of time and turn back on with a touch of the touchpad or click of a key. These are all small improvements just to make the user experience a bit better. Overall, the great specs and features of the Yoga 9i outweigh its deficits.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great computer. At first I had the lower resolution monitor, then returned it for the higher definition screen. My battery life is about 2 hours without any power saving. I am doing video editing while on the airplane, so I don't want to use power saver. Machine runs hot, so I use a cooling fan pad. I think with this new chip set, with the integrated graphics GPU, it will run hotter than an older and less hard working chipset. So, a bit expected.
So far I like everything about this laptop (speed, keypad feel, camera, display) EXCEPT the front edge of the laptop is very hard and sharp feeling -- uncomfortable when my wrist is leaning against it when typing for any length of time.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] lightweight, sleek ultraportable -HDMI port or mini-dock would have made it perfect!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, March 16, 2021
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[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This compact machine has plenty of power, easily outclassing high-end machines from just a few years ago. The touch screen is nice, the tablet mode is handy, and Lenovo does a good job of not loading the machine up with a ton of junk software like many brands do. It has a solid, well-built feel to it, but I still chose to load up the warranty just in case.
The cons: - I am not running this in the most power saving mode, so I am not getting anywhere close to the advertised battery life. However, it is hard to beat the battery life with anything with comparable power. This was purchased for college use, intended to last through a day of classes. So far, it is meeting the need - we shall see once intended usage picks up more in the fall semester. - The included 'garaged' pen has miserable battery life. You'll be lucky to get it to last through one class (40 minutes). I can confirm the Yoga Active Pen 2 works with this model, but it's battery life is no where close to the 2000 hours advertised...so I have to work something out there too still. - Would have been nice to have an additional power/usb-c port on the other side of laptop
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the new computer. No issues. Track pad and finger print logon work well. Volume good. Nice to have stylus garaged for the random times when I need one. Lightweight. Leather top and black color sleek appearing. Do wish there was something that kept keyboard elevated off the surface when flipped. Also wish that the dimmer button could bring the screen completely black as was possible in my old 740. Ultimately I spent a lot of time researching and am very happy with the purchase.