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Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i Is a Revolutionary Laptop for Those Who Dislike Foldable
January 06, 2023 By Jozeph P
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Dual 13-inch OLED displays
According to Lenovo, the Yoga Book 9i is the "first full-size dual screen OLED laptop" among retailers offering at least 1 million units per year. The laptop is aimed at creative consumers who want a machine that is both productive and entertaining. It has two 13.3-inch OLED panels linked by the soundbar hinge that Lenovo has been using in its Yoga convertible lineup for some time. So every OLED screen has a 16:10 aspect ratio and 28801800 pixels. Each panel has 255.36 pixels per inch (PPI), for a total of 10,368,000 pixels. Depends entirely on whether it's 16:9 or 16:10, that's 12.5 to 25% more total pixels than a 4K screen. Each screen has a refresh rate of 60 Hz and a maximum brightness of 400 nits. The brightness of each screen can be adjusted individually. Lenovo also claims that each screen continues to support Dolby Vision HDR and has 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage.Hands-on
I briefly experimented with a fully functional prototype of the Yoga Book 9i, which I used both as a massive dual-screen laptop entirely dependent on touch and in a more conventional form factor, using wireless and virtual keyboards. The Yoga Book 9i will include a physical Bluetooth keyboard that can be used independently or magnetically docked to the bottom two-thirds of the lower screen. If you do not use Windows widgets, the area is somewhat useless because it cannot be used for anything else. I was able to bring up a virtual touchpad with the virtual keyboard on the screen by sliding my fingers up the real keyboard. [caption id="attachment_79845" align="alignright" width="1200"]
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Tapping five fingers on the system brought up the computer's virtual keyboard every time. Some tasks, such as sending a Note to my lock screen, were difficult to complete on an early prototype. Lenovo anticipates that the final version will be more polished. For those who prefer a tactile keyboard, the keyboard will also be an acquired taste.A computer as expensive as the Yoga Book 9i could very well have to be a user's primary computing device. But it's difficult to imagine using a keyboard like the one that came with the computer as the primary input driver, especially since it's something else to remember to bring with you. Attaching my best wireless mechanical keyboard to the Yoga Book 9i should be simple enough for long typing sessions, but BYOK is hard to accept when considering portability needs and the laptop's price.
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Using the Yoga Book 9i as a 2-in-1 was cumbersome. It weighs 3.04 pounds, which is less than the 3.26-pound Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7 from last year, and it measures 11.78 x 8.03 x 0.63 inches. The Yoga Book isn't any more difficult to bend into tablet mode than a standard convertible. I couldn't help but be concerned about the safety of the OLED in my clumsy hands.
You could give a presentation and view notes with the PC tented, or have two vertical screens next to each other or stacked on top of each other. It's like using a portable monitor with an ultralight laptop, but with more flexibility.
If you dislike bezels in multi-monitor configurations, this laptop will cause you to cringe. The soundbar hinge houses a pair of 2 W speakers, and the machine's deck houses a pair of downward-firing 1 W speakers. I'm curious how audio blasting out of the center of my screen and toward my face would feel.
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The 13.3-inch screen on the Yoga Book 9i is larger than the one on the ThinkPad X1 Fold prototype I demoed in August. Using the laptop's Book Mode, however, requires turning a 13-inch laptop on its side, which feels noticeably more cumbersome than using a foldable. Whenever the system was still not completely open flat, the ThinkPad had a visible crease.
Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i will be powered by an i7 U-series CPU from Intel's 13th Gen Core mobile CPU lineup. This gives the system two Performance cores, eight Efficient cores, and 12 threads, and the processor has a base TDP of 15 W. The dual-screen PC will be significantly more expensive than the previous Yoga 9i (14-inch Gen 8) refresh.
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Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i laptop will cost $2,100 and will be available in June. It will be a less expensive option than the ThinkPad X1 Fold, which has a 16-inch screen but a much more typical form factor. There are still concerns about functionality, battery life, and performance. The Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED costs $3,500 right now.
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