Confusing name, great laptop - Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 YOGA? YOGA!
0:28 What’s Inside?
2:28 14” vs. 16”
3:54 Specs
5:59 Screen
8:28 Valheim “Cottage SImulator”
10:22 Weight, Keyboard, Trackpad,
11:56 Speakers
14:12 Time to take it apart

[@ShortCircuit]

CORRECTION: Text on screen at 0:13 is supposed to say *This isn't the first non convertible yoga". Silly Autocorrect. We're working on updating the on-screen text!

[@izzatchakhachiro3286]

love it, i've been a fan of yoga laptops for years. Also love ur vids

[@onapersonalnote7045]

Heads up, the link to the laptop shows the 11th gen version. Might want to get it updated.

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!!

[@David-lm2ht]

And how many kidneys will i have to sell to afford this thing?

[@iamdmc]

this is about the 5th fking paid review I've seen on this laptop lenovo is pushing this hard - it's got to be crap and it's expensive AF - for decades old LCD tech. You can get bright OLEDs in most laptops now, and for this price I'd expect OLED! also it's HDMI 2.1 TMDS - the FAKE HDMI 2.1 (rebranded 2.0). FRL is the full spec 4K120Hz HDMI 2.1 no way I'll be buying

[@Induratize2]

Alex found out the way to take Linus' place is to drop and smash things as much as possible

[@loowick4074]

He learned from his master well. Look how carelessly he mangles expensive tech made by sweat and toil of workers for entertainment value. Shaking it vigorously as the simple machine cannot comprehend whether it was made for computing or heavy industrial processing. If I was Linus i would be proud.

[@Payton-ac]

😂

[@yensteel]

Shakey Shakey

[@AaronShenghao]

I mean a laptop shouldn't be too delicate.

[@ElZamo92]

At least Linus doesn’t do it on purpose, so it’s funny when he drops things... Alex smashing expensive pieces of tech against the desk on purpose got old like the third time he did it.

[@drakealex]

I am glad Alex is testing the durability of the packaging and products.

[@generallyunimportant]

same.

[@roembol]

I actually have a Yoga Slim 7 2020 and it doesn't have the folding gimmick either. This is definitely not the first yoga to not fold completely.

[@hvtarun7030]

hey I'm planning on buying the Yoga Slim 7i Pro X what have been your experiences on your laptop?

[@MrRinre]

How is that a gimmick?

[@nebnollock5198]

@@hvtarun7030 I've got a 14" AMD yoga 7 and it's been amazing, it's basically the same laptop but without a dedicated gpu. The most impressive thing is the battery life, I can get 16-20hrs of Netflix playback, that's definitely down to the AMD cpu, I would get it over the Intel if you could. I custom spec'ed it with the 90hz oled and it looks insane, definitely the best display I've ever seen on a laptop.

[@nikolaikoop852]

​@@nebnollock5198 I have the same laptop, but realistic battery life is around 7-10 hours. What settings are you using to get 16 hours?

[@hvtarun7030]

@@nebnollock5198 I can't get the AMD one it's not available where I am I can only buy the intel one It's specs are : Intel i7-12700H 16GB LPDDR5 RAM RTX 3050 IPS Anti glare display What do you think?

[@ReviewingModsOfGames]

I do miss socketed RAM and CPUs in laptops, as it really helped with keeping the few that people want to keep going alive and keeping them out of landfills for a good bit longer.

[@thunderarch5951]

Removable laptop CPUs were dumb and there's a reason why they don't do that anymore, lol

[@mohammadislam2324]

@@thunderarch5951 constantly spewing out precious metals for every computing device instead creating efficient software to cut down ewaste is even dumber. Modular parts decrease waste, but considering the PC community could care less about the raw electricity they consume en masse, lost cause.

[@tvthecat]

​@@mohammadislam2324 Are you insane? Socketed CPUs are insanely impractical.

[@markkukauppinen4889]

Buy a framework laptop

[@alkoyyy]

​@@tvthecathow so?

[@harvasyuk]

4:30 You need to resize the Task Manager's window to see the RAM specs. This is a bug which Microsoft engineers don't hurry to fix.

[@Goejii]

Yes their new Task Manager is so fked up

[@sierrachief117]

MS always insist on breaking things that are not broken in the name of updates

[@elu9780]

@@sierrachief117 or actively making them worse. Did you know that Windows 98 installer gave you the option to not install, say, Internet Explorer? Like, all this bloated shit with OneDrive, Mail, Cortana, etc, all that would be optional if Microsoft followed the same philosophy in their post-09 OSs. I would have absolutely loved the ability to NOT install all the stupid bloatware Windows comes with nowadays. And, once Windows 10 ceases receiving security updates, I will switch to Linux full-time because I'm just tired of Microsoft's shit.

[@felixman9691]

Man Alex is so much fun as a host. My favorite is always the shop projects.

[@taufixmns]

😮ni gmb ni 6;dvj v. . Xbox. i. m enjoying huuhb 9. I ued8k😅

[@Modelero]

I love when big companies mix up the names like this, thinking it wouldn’t create confusion because they think the customers are idiots and international information or reviews are a thing lol

[@elirantuil5003]

This looks nuts. I have 0 use cases for such a thing but the engineering put into this is impressive

[@Haargeroya]

I'm sure the engineering was well subsidized by the keylogger chip's expected profits

[@AdvancedGamingYT]

@@Haargeroya Hurr durr china bad freedom country good

[@Haargeroya]

@@daggers101 you do understand that they historically have already used hardware keyloggers, correct? So yes, I do think that.

[@beanmasterz]

​@@Haargeroyawomp womp

[@th0m]

Thank you for finally forgoing the desk mat for the smush / deck flex test. It helps a lot in being able to see how much of the movement is the laptop frame itself. Please keep doing this for that (admittedly not exactly scientific but still helpful) test

[@mehulsaxena6222]

I had so many issues with the one I bought just 4 months ago and got it refunded after like 2 weeks. Absolutely terrible build

[@stemid85]

Fun to see the Yoga series get some love. I bought a Yoga Carbon Slim 7 about a year ago and I'm super happy with it. I came from a Lenovo Yoga X1 4th gen that retailed for 28k SEK, to the Carbon Slim 7 that with a discount only cost me 12k SEK. And yes it is plastic, yes it feels like a toy, but it ticks all my boxes for a travel laptop.

[@I4get42]

Love the audio effects, and editing for the boxes making nice little rythms!!!

[@endjfcar]

Numpads are so damn important when using 3D softwares, as some of the features require you to use the numpads.

[@theofficialquicksilver]

16:28 This is the "Novo Button", it boots you in to menu where you can choose either to enter bios or boot manager and etc but your laptop should be turned off first

[@bradbrowatzke7236]

Loved the review, Alex. Just as a side note, the links at the top DO take you to the Lenovo site, and even tease the YOGA 9I, but the first goes to the same as the second, and there is no 9I available on site (just yet, I imagine). Great laptop for just about anything graphics intensive, but the 16" lends itself more towards drafting and 3D CAD with the integrated numpad. Because of the addressing of a keyboard with a numpad vs one without, the more robust software titles are able to incorporate more functionality via the numpad, streamlining their process trees. Overall, I do look forward to this offering becoming available, although I would like to see a comparison of what the 9I compares to a similarly kitted out Framework, as it sounds like there are some exciting options becoming available for it as well.

[@Nalsii]

Numpads are basically a necessity for languages that use the number row on the QWERTY primarily for diacritics or special characters, I myself couldn't work without it. However, my gripe is the absence of full-size up/down arrow keys, which I also couldn't work without. So I'd have to pass on these if I'd considered them for on-the-go work.

[@furqanandmatt]

The numpad is so essential. And you can't find top ones in a 14 or 15 inch with it. :/

[@JealY666]

No price information, or did I miss it? Great presentation by Alex as per usual, and the cuts/edit was top notch!

[@nolantran1081]

Looked it up online. Pricing they say would be around 1400 in the US but I don't know if that's right info. But then again, this laptop hasn't been released yet to my knowledge.

[@shayanthis]

I love my second hand Yoga. It's way under-spec'd compared to my newer gaming laptop, but it's just so much easier to use as a daily driver, especially if I'm taking out of the house.

[@iamalittler]

I’ve never seen someone open a box so aggressively

[@elGucc]

Wow this might be my first personal laptop upgrade in years, very excited for this!

[@StellarAudyssey]

Look at more in-depth reviews and user reviews. It certainly won't perform at the expected specs of the hardware, not with the installed cooling. Just more false advertising from laptop manufacturers... Plus, it's a CCP company.

[@NickLetsom]

I have the predecessor to this (Slim 7 Pro X) in AMD flavor and it's incredibly good bang for your buck. Lenovo did a really good job hitting all of the important stuff--the trackpad feels great, the screen is the perfect size and resolution, the thermal management is great, battery life is very good, speakers sound good, and the price was excellent. If I didn't just get this super discounted from Costco I would absolutely buy the newest variant here.

[@velox__]

The mystery switch is the 'reset button', it clears CMOS (and turns off the laptop) by disconnecting the battery.

[@petrkupka2372]

Thank you, I highly appreciate comparing both of them together. Still thinking of P1 Gen5 though...Not sure which of them is better build quality. My wife is dropping laptop frequently...Kids are jumping/leaning on it. We have a 10y old Samsung Ativ Book 7 730U (NP730U3E-X01CZ), bought 06/2013. Still working, but somehow dying, not being able to start from time to time. The only thing we had to replace for the 3rd time was the charging adapter, but Samsung Laptops are not sold anymore in Czech Republic, therefore looking for a replacement.

[@ALLPANICNODISCO1999]

The Numpad is literally my main reason for picking the 16" over the 14"

[@ian22222]

I would love to see an updated review of the production model once that's released. This looks like an incredibly promising laptop!

[@flashlightning6742]

Same! I've been considering buying it for a few weeks so came back to this video, but its a shame that most of the features that I would want to see are not working/not finalized.

[@skeeo7393]

Almost all aluminium gets recycled in the end as it's a very expensive and intense precedure to remove the oxygen bonds and make it usable I don't know too much about it, but I got the fact about the aluminium being recycled from the owner of an aluminium foundry, so it's probably true, but the stuff about the refining of aluminium is just something I googled quickly.

[@KimionTM]

The keyboard on my yoga slim 7 is the best one i ever typed on and i dont think anything will ever top that. Glad to see it return in this laptop too

[@tomekkubiak_]

My first laptop was the Lenovo Yoga Pro 2, which I chose specifically over the comparable Sony Vaio because the keyboard is better, and I am still loyal to Lenovo because of their keyboards, even though that model was flawed because of the RGBW display that had terrible yellow reproduction that was never fully fixed. After it died after five years, I got the (European) Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 - not a convertible - and I love it. I put it in my camera bag too tight and the chassis bowed a little and keys on the very left had been a bit sticky, but it's not too bad, and it's my fault and I could get replacement parts because it's Lenovo. So, I'm their loyal customer.

[@lucaslahlum6331]

none of the links actually bring me to the page where I can buy the model displayed in this video, nor am I able to customize it to add a 4070. Please update if or when the links work!

[@user-highKmilk]

I recommend the ips panel as a custom option on Lenovo. The mini led display is obviously excellent, but it causes considerable inconvenience with creepy flickering.

[@Ty-zd2ts]

Do you guys think it's worth it to get a win based laptop atm or rather wait for future ones (ie. Arm base?). I need an all arounder that adds to my desktop PC when im not home etc. Any ideas?

[@NeXMaX]

This is far from the first "Yoga" branded notebook that isn't a convertible, although it is interesting that it forgoes the "Yoga Slim" name. In certain markets, the Yoga brand has become Lenovo's premium ultrabook lineup as a whole, with other markets retaining the IdeaPad name. Looks like they're making the Yoga branding for premium ultrabooks a more global thing.

[@airidasskalskis6147]

17:21

[@krishpatel7749]

Who's awake at 3 in the morning at short-circuit 😂 lol

[@CarolusBuchwurm]

I hate reviews of engineering samples. Manufacturers will always claim that everything wrong with it will be fixed in the consumer version. Nobody ever bothers to check that though...

[@shekhinah5985]

There where convertible Dell and Thinkpad laptops before Yoga. E.g. the x200 had a convertible version called the x200t which you could convert into a tablet.

[@dualbeardedtech]

This reminds me of a late 90's, late night, infomercial! Freaking hilarious!

[@infinite-tech]

Lenovo just sponsored every single coverage of this product

[@yensteel]

Even Jerry rig

[@iamdmc]

they're pushing this garbage hard it's super duper expensive too

[@nk4j272]

Oh but it's so good for the nature. Look, recycled cans. RAM can't be upgraded, but hey - recycled cans.

[@JonathanOrtegaLobo]

​@@iamdmc you ain't getting this power in such small space with a good screen together with little money. This "garbage" is not for everybody but it certainly has a market. For some reliability and repairability is important, for others raw power and portability are more important 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@infinite-tech]

@@JonathanOrtegaLobo But I still need atleast one 'real' review

[@charliemaybe]

I wish I could use type c charging while under load on my legion. The regular charger is a 300 watt brick that uses the same connector as this lenovo and it is huge, thus carrying around a 100 watt type c brick is much better. The problem is that it would just not charge when under any appreciable load like a game, heavy 3d modeling, and if a ton of stuff is happeneing to allow for the dedicated gpu to seriously kick in.

[@XsSlayeR3]

Assuming this just isn’t available in the UK yet, I cannot track them down anywhere online in the UK and the link in the desc goes to a page on the Lenovo website that whenever I click buy simply nothing happens :/

[@albyx]

I stopped using Windows laptops in 2020 but if I could go back to them, I’d easily pick up a Lenovo machine.

[@LetrixAR]

Modern Lenovo laptops are really good in any price range.

[@milind8751]

Been using a Legion 5 since 2021, it has been amazing so far

[@stox3710]

Reviews of a product that NEVER CAME OUT.

[@powernemo]

Exactly!

[@xanderveldmuisje]

I love the box opening sound😂

[@kadenk.3760]

Don't quote me but Lenovo does a good job of allowing s3 sleep by default, so hopefully these have it too.

[@citrij3816]

I wish they did a real world battery test with those. I have concerns with the 14in having an i9 and 4070. I doubt it'd pass 5 hours

[@kc8omg]

Alex gets to the Short Circuit set and always chooses chaos, and I'm here for it.

[@teemupohjola]

How was the noise when gaming? Looking a laptop with gaming/creativity capability (not easy job). Have tested couple but they were a bit noisy when gaming.

[@hassannaveed4896]

I’m a CPA looking for a laptop with the number pad, and this may be it! Crazy how little laptops there are with number pads. A lot of people complain about the offset of the keyboard, but I can’t imagine my life without the number pad

[@PoringPoring951]

Who needs sleep when Alex drop a new vid.

[@Tirth-Patel]

Sleep 😡😡😠

[@ofthenearfuture]

The lower heatpipe section on the 16" is actually the VRM, as the RAM is a part of the CPU substrate.

[@CarstenAevermann]

Is there pen/stylus support? Do I have to choose the multitouch display to use a pen. Does the track pad supports pen input? how many lvls of pressure can the stylus distinguish (if supported)?

[@ukaszkosecki9836]

If the battery life will be around 4-5h in performance mode, I'll take it for sure🎉. Biggest question: what will the performance be on battery, will it drop a lot or be around 80%

[@GoofieNewfie]

Finally someone did a decent open box on this and gave DETAILS and specs. Love the expert box opening skills! I may actually finally replace my Surface Book with this thing if it feels solid. Still hate vents on the bottom though.

[@GrimnirLaguz28]

Love the vids with Alex, though one thing is a bit annoying - Valheim should not be used for any sort of benchmarking or just showing-off of hardware performance. Like, I have 2 almost identical desktops and they run the game with some 30% difference in FPS. I love the game, but the optimization is not there for sure. Please, use something that can actually be used as a real reference point for the performance.

[@Haargeroya]

This is not a review. It is a sponsored unboxing. You shouldn't be watching this for reliable benchmarks.

[@GrimnirLaguz28]

@@Haargeroya it does not matter what this is. It would still be a better representation, if he used a game that is more stable and can provide the viewer with more accurate idea of what the performance is. This not being review does not mean that he has to go out of his way to make it harder to understand what the performance of the device is, right?

[@Vandantcyclone]

I got a Lenovo legion for myself for Christmas and now I love the brand

[@Biaanca5036]

Lacking a numpad is not so bad as long as the screen is 16:10 or 3:2. And besides, no numpad usually means more room for a portable scanner in the laptop bag due to the laptop being smaller Been using an ideapad flex 5 alongside a programmable Huion Mini KeyDial and an epson ES-50 scanner for work

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

Dude! I love these!!!!

[@djukic921]

Lenovo laptops rock!

[@kaneki1056]

at first i was thinking maybe i'll get the 14 inch for college if it's in my budget but as soon as i saw the numpad on the 16 inch, i don't want to settle for less

[@kaneki1056]

nvm this shit is too expensive for a college student, i'll just build a pc💀

[@TheZjumpers]

@@kaneki1056 for that price, you could even start your own pc company 😂

[@charlesm.2604]

What's the price? I can't even find the models on the Lenovo website

[@kaneki1056]

@@charlesm.2604 i forgot, but they were too expensive for a student. the only thing i remember about the cost of this is that i could build 2 decent gaming PCs for the same price

[@charlesm.2604]

@@kaneki1056 Makes sense, laptops are already overpriced as it is so if those have a i9, a 4070 and 64GO on DDR5 platform I wouldn't be surprised if they were listed in the $3000 range. I swear laptops are scams. The screen and keyboard aren't even that great on this one anyway so it doesn't justify the expense for high-typing or designing jobs.

[@alimoosarasheed5637]

Wow..That was real quick unboxing..

[@juice8431]

bro chill with the dropping and smashing stuff

[@nickthaskater]

It's such a great laptop that everyone was paid to praise it on the same day with virtually identical videos and titles!

[@JohanLind]

I love that you always give us the bad as well as the good in you reviews, even if the item is sponsored (as in this video)! Keep on keeping your credibility up!

[@popiloupi4434]

I bought the 14 inch model. Can you upgrade the ssd to more than 1tb or is that the maximum you can add?

[@mindphaserxy]

I've got an 80W 3070 on my notebook and it's a champ. Not as powerful as higher wattage versions but gets the job done

[@menaan]

I was really excited for the 16" version of this laptop as I really want a windows based laptop that can actually compare with a macbook. I've been using a 14" Yoga 9i and it is great but I really want a bigger screen. The 75 Whr battery in the 16 is extremely disappointing though and might be a deal breaker :( I know we aren't going to see x86 architecture with battery life that can compete with arm (macbook 16 easily gets over 18 hours), but 12+ hours should be achievable. Unfortunately with the 75 Whr in this thing, I'd only expect maybe 8 if you are being nice to it. Just isn't enough IMO, you need the laptop to be able to get through an entire business day with room to spare. So sad, cause they could've easily fit more battery in there. I'd give up the 2nd ssd slot for more battery personally.

[@MannyGonzalez]

Relax. What the heck with the crazy stunts? 🤦‍♂️

[@openbabel]

Is it available with linux froml lenovo ? does it have the spyware on the chip ? can I update the RAM and wireless cards ? will this have thermal issues? Does it have a mini IPS display ?

[@yanhernandez3915]

Thank you for the review! but where can I find the laptop? it doesn't appear in Lenovo site nor any site.

[@Mahm00dM0hanad]

Ok next time do unboxing like an actual human ok, what have you done in this video is not fun nor interesting it’s just chaos

[@shukero]

I'm a bit confused... I clicked the link, and I'm not seeing any option for an RTX version - only an intel Iris Xe version of this laptop... Can anyone point me to the correct URL so I can take a look at the details on this laptop?

[@slysi84]

"Love to see it!" Boy the writing team love that phrase!!!

[@NeonVisual]

Imagine the volume of returns this laptop is going to get when people bought it expecting a convertible.

[@HummyGG]

Is there a white option for this case? looks really good. I would like to see watercooled build with orange accents

[@Harkins1721]

Fantastic colors

[@EliadBinenfeld]

Does it support a pen? for digital painting, etc.?

[@bikedoc4145]

kinda reminds me off a kid at Christmas opening box's the way those Power Bricks was flying around

[@Sandals-WithSocks]

any 40 series pro 5i/7i reviews in the future? Lenovo seems to be cranking out some excellent all-around laptops.

[@voiddoctor]

I recently bought myself a Yoga Pro 7, fantastic little 14 inch machine.

[@mikeallensonntag]

How on earth did they fit all this into thin laptop like that. It's a miracle.

[@DoctorPotassium]

That's the best camera I've seen on a laptop so far

[@richardbean1871]

Video Quality looks amazing

[@denvera1g1]

And here i was in 2006 with my convertible IBM Thinkpad X60 Tablet not know the technically inferior convertible would take another 7 years to come to fruition. I'd go on to collect 6 more swivel convertible before the first flip convertible came to market I still have most of them, though i sold my fujitsus and my Thinkpad X220, though that was my favorite for its combination extended battery+grip for drawing/one handed operation

[@antyxwg]

I’m definitely interested but what’s the battery life looking like?

[@24JJ]

It looks great but what kind of battery life do you get?

[@meal_team_six]

Wow! I love this channel!

[@nexovec]

OMG A+ for the mic maan

[@R777-RLM]

Dished keys make a real difference. The dished keys on my Legion 5 Pro 16, make typing much better than on my Dell with flat key caps.

[@PratyushTewari]

Why only single ⚡ 4? Is there more advantage to having an HDMI port than another thunderbolt port that can essentially do more than the HDMI port?

[@Waij13]

if it was a 2in1, this would be my dream machine.

[@Tharindu_LK]

Bought a Lenovo Y 50-70 years ago and it was the first and last lenovo I ever bought. Can’t even touch the thing without getting stuff broken 😂 Solid motherboard though.

[@blacklemarlonsofficial]

Man, I love the speakers on the 16"

[@ayancropsciences7395]

@ShortCircuit: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14 inch and 16inch both supports touch screen and Lenovo active pen? As per my knowledge Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 inch doesn't support touch screen and active pen.

[@Luuk8320]

Why does the 16 inch have a power input and not usb-c to charge it?

[@paulflogeras2309]

Great video. The specs on this laptop seem pretty impressive. Would you pick this device or the surface laptop 5. The surface isn't as loaded but certainly has a top-notch build quality. I can't physically touch this lenovo anywhere, so it's hard to decide.

[@AlexanderIsDead]

Is the keyboard comparable to X1 Yoga Gen 8? Thanks.

[@johnbod]

Great review! Personally I’d like some real world things like knowing what specific games and settings I could play on it. Also what software could run on it, especially video editing/3d modeling software.

[@Bollibompa]

A bit too short of a video format for that. There are many, many tests online or other 45 minute long videos on KZbin by other creators.

[@Ifalvarado]

I wonder how is the performance when unplugged, like does the 4050 and intel really need that much juice via power supply?

[@cheekyboy8865]

Just got my Yoga pro 9i with 4050 and 120hz screen - it has no mux switch or advanced optimus....this is unbelievable (unless updates are coming)

[@JohnDoe-mh5pr]

How hot do these get while running high graphics?

[@james.yt.00]

I’m in the USA. I can’t find any of theses in the teal color here. Is this available?