Lenovo claims one hundred pc DCI-P3 colour accuracy, and in my testing I discovered that my display supported one hundred pc of the sRGB house and 98 p.c Adobe RGB colour house. I point out my display as a result of Lenovo screens generally range throughout the similar product line, however these outcomes are typically in line with what you’d count on for an OLED display.

Unlike another premium laptops today—cough, Dell XPS 13, cough—there are many ports on the Yoga 9i. On the left facet there are two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, together with one USB-A port. On the best you get one other USB-C port (oddly, not Thunderbolt 4, although you may cost with it) and headphone jack. Sadly, although, you will additionally discover a energy button on the facet. I detest this. I all the time appear to seize it after I carry it round, inadvertently shutting down the laptop computer. Not a deal breaker, however one thing to concentrate on in the event you’re equally clumsy.

Some Cool Keys, an Awkward Power Button

The keyboard is without doubt one of the extra attention-grabbing options of the Yoga 9i. It has flat chiclet-style keys which are high-quality. They’re not excessive finish and never all that nice to kind on, however they work. What’s attention-grabbing is that the far proper facet of the keyboard has a collection of one-touch perform keys for controlling efficiency settings, audio settings, and colour settings, even including a background blur to the webcam with a single button. There’s additionally a fingerprint reader. I really discovered these keys very helpful, significantly the facility profile button. By dialing again the facility after I was simply looking the online, I used to be capable of get extra out of the battery.

The touchpad is large for a 14-inch laptop computer, on par with Apple’s MacBook Pro 14-inch, and it labored nicely with the multitouch gestures constructed into Windows. The Yoga 9i additionally comes with an lively stylus. It works nice for taking notes, and looks like it could be okay for a bit sketching as nicely.

Good for Working Movie Nerds

I’m pleased to report that the webcam within the Yoga 9i can also be fairly good. It’s 2.1 MP, with a 16:9 view, providing you with 1080p video seize. It’s not 5-MP high quality such as you’ll discover in some current machines, but it surely’s the very best webcam I’ve examined on a laptop computer this yr.

The Yoga 9i has a 75 watt-hour battery, which boasts the identical Rapid Charge Boost function present in different current Lenovos, just like the Slim Pro 7 (8/10, WIRED Recommends). I managed 11 hours and 17 minutes in our customary battery take a look at, which loops a 1080p movie (native) with the brightness at 75 p.c. In extra reasonable testing, like simply utilizing it for work for just a few weeks, I used to be capable of usually get 12 hours, generally extra as long as I saved the brightness dialed again a bit. That’s fairly good for an OLED laptop computer.

While there may be a lot to like about Yoga 9i, it’s clearly not geared toward avid gamers. Even informal avid gamers will possible be disillusioned by the built-in graphics efficiency. If, nevertheless, you are available in the market for a trendy, moderately highly effective laptop computer with superior sound and an awesome, movie-friendly OLED show, the Yoga 9i is a superb alternative.