Lenovo Slim (Yoga) Pro 9i 16" REVIEW

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.

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?

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

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

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.

Costco has it on sale for $1499

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

😊 too expensive and it is not all good.

Can you uze two external monitor with 4k and 165 hertz? One from hdmi one from thunderbolt4? Is it possiblr? Or is it possible to use one 4k 60 hertz and one 4k 165 hertz?

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

Great as always

how many frames fps for fortnite?

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?

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.

does it support pen or stylus?

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

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?

Another excellent review from Mr AMD once again!

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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.

Wha an awesome thing

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

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?

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

Lenovo is shit, they have preinstalled rootkits, shit hardware and shit company.

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!

Please review the Vivobook 16x Pro k6604

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.

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.

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...

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

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 :)

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 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

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?

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.

Hope bring back speaker comparison to MacBook Pro

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.

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.

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 ❤❤

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

How many SSD drive slots, one or two?

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.

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