Testseek.com have collected 120 expert reviews of the Lenovo Yoga 9 / 9i 14 - Intel Gen 14 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo Yoga 9 / 9i 14 - Intel Gen 14.
April 2021
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120 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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4662 Reviews
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The editors liked
Fresh
Sleek premium look
A hodgepodge of aluminum
Leather
And glass
There is an included stylus
4K resolution with 477 nits of maximum brightness
Dolby Vision
And VESA HDR500 support (BOE NV140QUM-N54)
The display doesn't flicker at any brightnes
Attention-grabbing appearance
Loud
Room-filling speakers
Impressive heat management
Premium OLED display
Super-sleek and lightweight
Excellent speakers
Dolby Vision makes for a great viewing experience
Builtin active pen for inking
11th Gen Intel and Evo certification
Beautiful aluminum design
Excellent audio setup
10hours battery life
Excellent performance from new Intel "Raptor Lake" silicon
Superb OLED touch screen with pen support
Fantastic sound with sophisticated design
Pen and carrying case included
All-metal design looks sharp
Feels even better
Beautiful all-black aluminum exterior
Leather-wrapped lid is gorgeous
Keyboard is excellent
Once you get used to it
The haptic touchpad is really nice
The Dolby Vision display is gorgeous
Audio on the Yoga 9i is incredible
Video calls are exception
Long battery life
Colorful 1080p display
Strong audio
Fast performance
Hundreds less than competitors
Fast overall performance
Colorful 14-inch
1080p display
11+ hour battery life
Great rotating speaker
Garaged stylus
16
10 OLED screen
New rounded design
Excellent audio
Sturdy build
A nice
Bright
Sharp screen
Solid and clear sound
Easy to flip between laptop and tablet modes
Thin and light design makes it very portable
Battery lasts 9 hours of light productivity
Keyboard feels comfortable to type on for extended periods
Can use in tent or tablet mode
Pen included for taking notes
Superb speakers in Rotating Sound Bar
Stylus with on-device housing
Multiple pre-configured options
Excellent 4K screen
Lightweight
Very comfortable to carry and use daily
Stellar video and audio performance
Finds space for a USB-A port
A great-feeling keyboard
Excellent speakers and audio system
Powerful processor
All-day battery life
Good value for specs
Big multicore performance jump
Great visual and audio experience
Laptop sleeve and active pen included
Good overall performance
Sleek design
Inclusion of a USB-A port
Amazing sound
Responsive touchscreen
Ability to flip the screen around
High performance for the size and weight
Quiet when running low-medium loads
No uneven backlight bleeding or PWM
Integrated active stylus recess
Integrated 3.5 mm audio jack
Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports
Respectable battery life
Good audio for the size
Elegant leather cover on the lid
Good WLAN performance
Integrated stylus slot
Robust chassis construction
Webcam shutter
Good 4K touchscreen with HDR 400
High color-space coverage
Good graphics performance
Fast SSD
High quality case
Good picture quality with 90Hz mode
Fast processor and high system performance
WiFi 6E & Thunderbolt 4
Stylus included
3 years on-site service
The editors didn't like
Lacks an SD card reader
Glass palm-rest area
Which is a magnet for fingerprints
The touchpad vibration needs improvement
4K unit offers less than 8 hours of light usage on battery
Uneven luminance uniformity across the screen (BOE NV140QUM-N54)
Polished edges can feel slippery
Power button on the side is too easy to press accidentally
Keyboard's keys are a little too flat
And legends may not stand the test of time
Gimmicky keys waste space that could be used for more helpful inputs
All ports on just one side
Thermal design could be better
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Still using a 16
9 aspect ratio
No IR camera
Edgetoedge glass touchpad only available on the leather version
Antiglare display finish
Battery life is decent
But not long
Extra function keys aren't customizable
So no Windows Hello facial recognition
The 16
9 aspect ratio makes it a little longer than usual when in tablet mode
Limited ports
No IR webcam
Shadow Black design costs extra
Limited to 16GB of RAM
New innovations only on Shadow Black edition
Tough competition
Couple weird keyboard things
Nowhere to store the stylus
Limited port selection
Lots of intrusive pop-ups out of the box
Battery life could be a lot better
Phantom Touchpad clicks
Pen 2 included
But not necessary for all users
Pen 2 battery doesn't last long
Low-power CPU and integrated GPU can't handle demanding workloads
CPU and GPU throttle under load
Screen doesn't handle bright reflections well
Haptic touchpad doesn't deliver
No SD card slot
Gets loud at times
At this price
Performance could be better
Staid design
16
9 screen is cramped and dimmer than the competition
Bloatware mars the experience
Cluttered with pitches for optional services
Software
Speakers add vibration to palm rests
Limited availability
Slower write speeds on the internal SSD
Hard to tell this gen from last gen on the Lenovo website
Average black-white and gray-gray response times
Stylus is small and too thin for a comfortable grip
Display could be better calibrated out of the box
Display could be brighter when outdoors
Spongy keyboard keys and clickpad
No integrated HDMI or Mic
Mushy keyboard keys and disastrous ClickPad
No integrated HDMI or MicroSD
Only 1 USB-A
RAM not upgradeable by the user
CPU long-term performance lower than in the Yoga 9i with the i5-1135G7
Published: 2023-07-06, Author: Milan , review by: fonearena.com
The Lenovo Yoga 9i has a lot to offer. It has a beautiful display, ergonomic and stylish design, and good performance. The keyboard is excellent and the 2-in-1 form factor offers a lot of functionality. It also has a good amount of ports, which is not com...
Thin and light design makes it very portable, Battery lasts 9 hours of light productivity, Keyboard feels comfortable to type on for extended periods, Can use in tent or tablet mode, Pen included for taking notes
Low-power CPU and integrated GPU can't handle demanding workloads, CPU and GPU throttle under load, Screen doesn't handle bright reflections well
Published: 2023-04-11, Author: Rob , review by: slashgear.com
A nice, bright, sharp screen, Solid and clear sound, Easy to flip between laptop and tablet modes
Lots of intrusive pop-ups out of the box, Battery life could be a lot better, Phantom Touchpad clicks, Pen 2 included, but not necessary for all users, Pen 2 battery doesn't last long
Excellent performance from new Intel "Raptor Lake" silicon, Superb OLED touch screen with pen support, Fantastic sound with sophisticated design, Pen and carrying case included, All-metal design looks sharp, feels even better
Battery life is decent, but not long, Extra function keys aren't customizable
high quality case, good picture quality with 90Hz mode, fast processor and high system performance, WiFi 6E & Thunderbolt 4, excellent speakers, stylus included, 3 years on-site service
internal components more difficult to access, 2.8K OLED with moiré effect, shorter battery life than the predecessor, stylus cannot be stowed in the case, no microSD reader
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Good overall performance, Sleek design, Inclusion of a USB-A port, Amazing sound, Responsive touchscreen, Ability to flip the screen around
Slower write speeds on the internal SSD, No SD card slot, Hard to tell this gen from last gen on the Lenovo website
After spending about a month with the Lenovo Yoga 9i I would have to say it definitely sits at the top of 2-in-1 devices for 2022. Let's first talk about the 2-in-1 capabilities. This is of course a Yoga laptop so you can easily flip the screen around and...
Published: 2022-06-30, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Lightweight, very comfortable to carry and use daily, Stellar video and audio performance, Finds space for a USB-A port, A great-feeling keyboard
No SD card slot, Gets loud at times, At this price, performance could be better
While the improved durability of modern laptop/notebook/ultrabook devices is a big win, I do lament the loss of one feature from the cheap laptops of my past: the plastic case. Certainly, while the modern metal chassis - like the CNC-machined aluminum fou...
Beyond some power niche power-hungry activities, the 9i is perhaps the best new all-around laptop for 2022. Where Dell opted for a complete makeover of its XPS line up which has proven to be polarizing, Lenovo's subtle refinements may be easier for both c...
