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日本Lenovo Yoga 9 (14″, 2023) review – fantastic build quality, efficiency, and performance
Convertible laptops are nothing new. But if you look for the best of the best, Lenovo Yoga 9 (14″, 2023) is as high as you can get on the 2-in-1 food chain. Its competitors include the HP Spectre x360 14. In fact, this is a very tough part of the market, because it is easier to fail than to succeed.
People have high expectations when they pay a premium for their devices. On the bright side, Lenovo rarely fails to impress. This particular notebook retains the great visuals of its predecessor but incorporates Intel’s 13th Gen processors.
As of the time of writing this review, the Yoga 9 (14″, 2023) is only offered with the Core i7-1360P. As you can see, this high-class convertible relies on a 28W CPU, instead of the underpowered 15W chips.
What is even more exciting in our opinion, is the display. You have two options – one with a 2.8K resolution, and 90Hz refresh rate, and one with a 4K resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. But the real deal is the fact that both panels use OLED technology.
We are going to tell you everything about the display, but first, let’s see what the actual device looks like, shall we?
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-yoga-9i-14-2023/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Lenovo Yoga 9i (14", 2023) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 1000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 75Wh
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 318 x 230 x 15.25 mm (12.52" x 9.06" x 0.60")
- Weight
- 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- FHD IR with privacy shutter, fixed focus, with ToF sensor
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Microphone Array with noise-cancelling
- Speakers
- 2x 3W (Woofers on the side) + 2x 2W (front-facing tweeters on hinge bar), optimized with Dolby Atmos, Audio by Bowers & Wilkins
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All Lenovo Yoga 9i (14″, 2023) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/yoga-series/yoga-9-14irp8/downloads/driver-list
What’s in the box?
Inside the packaging, you will get the mandatory paperwork, a 100W USB Type-C charger (meaning your CPU won’t be power starved), as well as a Lenovo Precision Pen 2. In addition, there is a high-quality sleeve in another compartment of the packaging.
Are the transistors on the board till poor as they were with previous ‘chinayogas’ ?
I have bought the maxed out version of this laptop a year ago (only difference is that I have the Core i7-1260P which is very similar in performance to the Core i7-1360P) for 2000€ for use in university lectures. Sadly its pretty bad: -It gets very hot just using OneNote, especially in tablet mode when you write on the screen. The screen has super high friction which makes it hard to write (nothing like the smooth feeling of an iPad or Samsung tablet/convertible). -The included pen (precision pen 2) turns itself off while writing even if its fully charged (should… Read more »
So the Yoga 9 (in this article) comes before the Yoga 7 (your buying advice)?