Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 9i
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 9i (Yoga Slim 9 Series)
Processor Intel Core i7-1280P 14 x 1.3 – 4.8 GHz, 52 W PL2 / Short Burst, 35 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-P
Graphics adapter Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Core: 1450 MHz, Memory: 2600 MHz
Memory 16 GB
LPDDR5-5200, dual-channel, soldered, 52-44-44-104
Display 14.00 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixel 243 PPI, 10-finger touch, LEN140WQ+, OLED, glossy: yes, HDR, 90 Hz
Mainboard Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB-00BL2, 1024 GB
909 GB free
Weight 1.389 kg ( = 49 oz / 3.06 pounds), Power Supply: 321 g ( = 11.32 oz / 0.71 pounds)
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 9i Review:
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 9i is a 14-inch laptop with a 3K OLED 90 Hz display and a fast Intel Core i7-1280P. But who’s going to keep track of the Yoga series? Yoga 9, Yoga Slim 7i Pro, Yoga Slim 9i, Yoga 7, Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, and Slim 7 ProX, some being convertible, while others aren’t. Whilst our Yoga Slim 9i (or just Slim 9i, as it’s called in the US) is beyond doubt a classic clamshell-style laptop of upper mid-range with high-end aspects, which you can already spot by looking at the fancy 3D glass lid. The term “Ultrabook” has now been replaced by Intel with “Evo Laptop”, but we still use the former here and there.
Compared to the predecessor, you can now choose up to 32 GB of RAM, while our SKU features 16 GB and a fast 14-core Intel processor, with the Core i5-1240P as the only alternative. It does not exist in an AMD version like the Yoga Slim 7. On top of a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, you get a 3K OLED 90 Hz display in our tested SKU, but at Lenovo US, you don’t have a choice but to take the 4K OLED screen with a lower 60 Hz refresh rate (also applies to Canada).
Despite many perks, our review shows a few flaws remaining from its predecessor, while the competition comes up with powerful devices: Asus’ Zenbook S 13 OLED featuring the new Ryzen 6800U from AMD, Dell’s XPS 13 Plus, and also Apple’s MacBook Air featuring the M2 chip. Schenker’s Vision 14, however, excels somewhat in our comparison field of its design, dedicated GPU, and RAM slots. Similarly, HP’s Spectre x360 13.5, for being a convertible and boasts a 3:2 aspect ratio display.
