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Lenovo’s Yoga line has always been able to twist itself into different forms, but the newest addition announced at CES 2024 puts a unique spin on it—you get two displays joined by a hinge in the Book 9i. But while this laptop looks as if it’s the Microsoft Surface Duo reborn, you can do a heck of a lot more with it.
When paired with its detachable keyboard and cover, you can bend the Yoga Book 9i not just into a traditional clamshell form, but dual landscape or dual portrait mode, a tented set of displays, and side-by-side screens. And, most importantly, it’s not hampered by a mobile operating system: It runs Windows 11.
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The many novel forms of the new Lenovo Yoga Book 9i.
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Lenovo calls the Yoga Book 9i “the first full-size dual-screen OLED laptop,” with specs that easily go head-to-head with rivals. This new model weighs just 2.95 pounds and boasts a 13.3-inch display, Intel 14th-generation Core i7 U-class CPU, Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics, up to 32GB LPDDR5X memory, up to a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, and a rotating Bowers & Wilkins soundbar. Anyone who’s ever wanted a Surface Duo with Windows is finally in luck.
In addition to the Yoga Book 9i, Lenovo revealed seven other laptops coming to the lineup, along with AI features aimed at creatives. Lenovo’s Creator Zone software leans on generative AI to convert text prompts to images—and with its powerful new 16-inch Yoga Pro 9i laptop, you also get Image Training, which lets you teach a local AI to create images in the vein of your usual style and preferences. Both it and the 14-inch Yoga 9i also pack an AI chip (“Lenovo AI Core Chip”) to power AI-driven optimizations for performance, battery life, and cooling efficiency.
The Yoga Pro 9i will sport your choice of an Intel Core 5, 7, or 9 H-series CPU, up to RTX 4070 laptop graphics, up to 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, up to 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, a six-speaker array with enhanced bass, and either a 3200×2000 IPS display rated at 400 nits brightness or mini-LED panel rated at 1200 nits. Don’t need quite so much stuffed into a laptop? The 14-inch Lenovo Yoga 9i is a lighter, 2-in-1 alternative that steps down to an Intel Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, Intel Arc graphics, 16GB LPDDR5x memory, up to 1TB M.2 SSD, and a rotating Bowers & Wilkins soundbar with four speakers. For the screen, you can choose between a 2800×1800 or 3840×2400 OLED panel with 400 nit brightness.
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is one of four new Yoga laptops that still sport the line’s well-known 360 hinge.
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More affordable options start with the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i and Yoga Pro 7.