Lenovo Yoga Book 9i: A dual-screen laptop built for productivity

After presenting a Yoga 9i last year, Lenovo is back at CES 2023 with its evolution: the Yoga Book 9i. A major development since it is now a laptop with two real screens, for improved comfort and increased productivity.

Last year, Lenovo renewed its laptops convertibles, including Yoga 9i. This year during the CES 2023, this is not the case, since the brand presented the Yoga Book 9i, a two-screen version of its old laptop, which wants to be at the forefront of technology and a new chapter in the Yoga range. The manufacturer takes advantage of the show to present the latest versions of its ThinkPad X1 range, his “mac mini»but also its new ThinkVision PC screens.

Two screens for twice the comfort

This 2-in-1 laptop has two 13.3-inch 2.8K Oled screens. Touchscreens that can be used with Lenovo’s Smart Pen. These two tiles are compatible Dolby Vision HDR and support 100% DCI-P3 color space. They adopt a 16:10 format that is more pleasant for productivity than the very classic 16:9. The refresh rate is 60 Hz and the maximum brightness of 400 cd / m², which remains classic.

A two-screen experience which can apparently be enjoyed positioned side by side vertically, or one on top of the other horizontally. Enough to open several windows simultaneously, even on the move, to work more efficiently. The design is reminiscent of the fusion between a Surface Duo and one ThinkPad X1 FoldLenovo’s laptop with a foldable screen, and of course reminds the Surface Neo, little angel gone too soon.

Among the features developed is a five-finger gesture that allows viewing an image on both screens simultaneously. You can change the display mode at any time: classic laptop, both screens simultaneously, or even as a touch pad. A change of shape facilitated by the folio support provided.

The Yoga Book 9i is entitled to the latest Intel Core processors

This laptop works with Windows 11 (Family or Pro) and the manufacturer indicates having collaborated with Microsoft to integrate “smart write and read functions as well as note-taking functions“. An operating system that includes Windows Hello, to unlock your computer without a code. On the audio side, we are entitled to a “rotating sound bar” with four speakers (with a combined power of 10 W) created by Bowers & Wilkins that streams 360° audio, all with spatial audio technology Dolby Atmos.

On the hardware side, the Yoga Book 9i is equipped with the 13th generation Intel Core i7-U15 processor. It is coupled to the graphics chip Intel Iris Xe and 16 GB of RAM in LPDDR5X. To store your files, you will be entitled to a PCIe Gen4 SSD 512 GB or 1 TB. As for connectivity, the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i includes three ports USB-C Thunderbolt 4; on connectivity, it is WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.

The machine weighs 1.38 kg and is 15.95 mm thick. It packs an 80 Wh battery that would last for 10 hours of video playback with both screens on, or 14 hours with just one screen.

Lenovo Yoga Book 9i price and availability

The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i will be available from July 2023 starting at 2,299 euros. Only one color will be offered: Tidal Teal, a kind of green-blue.

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