Lenovo Yoga 9i Pro ( Gen 9 )- 2024 - Game Testing

Testing some modern very demanding games on the Yoga 9i Pro.
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SPECS:
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
RTX 4060
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[@lukep4714]

I have been a fan of Lenovo ever since I was shown the light of the ThinkPad. Every coder and engineer and prosumer knows the ThinkPad lineup is the best for durability and stability in any laptop out there. Now the brand Lenovo is kicking it up full speed with their yoga class for screen quality which I think is the most important part of any laptop! Thanks Lenovo for seeing the screen as being the key against Apple in laptop differentiating. This core ultra 9 185H even though it’s first generation it’s exciting to see it unveiled in one of the highest end consumer laptops. Thank you for covering it.

[@mariomatus2105]

bro thinkpads were tanks. I still have a working unit for over a decade now

[@DenGladeSpiller]

Thank you, love the consumer version of your reviews. Very thorough Do you have thoughts on the new Legion 7i Gen 9 laptop and its newer cooling design? I am curious about the fan noise especially, but there are not any real reviews of it yet and no interest among reviewers to take up on this years Legion 7 laptop.

[@c4nchi]

Jarrod most likely gonna make a video about this year's Legion at some point.

[@TechGuyBeau]

I have a legion 7i slim coming next week for review. As well as the 5i slim. I’m working on an AMD 5 slim atm. 7i pro perhaps in a bit

[@DenGladeSpiller]

@@TechGuyBeauThat is great, really looking forward to that. Can you look into the fan noise? I myself have had a few different legion laptops and the thinner models tends to have a horrendous high pitch fan noise. Maybe cause the high is oscillating in such a thin chassis, that it makes a whistling sound. Felt like a dog whistle for humans - maddening. Even read Lenovo got sued because of it, which I do believe. So I am very cautious about buying the thinner legion laptops cause of that.

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@DenGladeSpillerthey have changed the shape and style of their fans this year. I find them much quieter and more tolerable. I’ll definitely see what the 7i uses :)

[@Md.MinhazulArafin]

Does this laptop has single and multiple dimming zone display features on board like Asus?

[@karikaru]

Dumb question probably but what looks better- lower settings higher resolution or higher settings at lower res?

[@user-ts1xj4xj1p]

The Mini LED display quality is just insane. Although I have games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator in my Steam library, I barely play them. However, if I purchase the Yoga 9i, I might play games occasionally just to feast my eyes. I briefly used the 2023 Yoga model, and I must say, its display quality was much more impressive than even Samsung's best OLED.😊 Your decision to capture the Mini LED in a video directly with a camera seems very good. What brightness level did you set before shooting the video? Also, I'm curious about what brightness level you usually set for tasks like document work.

[@TechGuyBeau]

My camera freaks out filming OLEDs and mini LEDS. I have to constantly adjust. The absolute blacks in contrast to the coloured portions confuse the camera. If you set the laptop to max brightness is a dim room it will sear your eyes lol. So usually 60%. 100% is best for extremely bright rooms. The screen on this laptop is, without a doubt, the nicest laptop screen I have ever used in my life.

[@adammorra3813]

@@TechGuyBeauCan i use this laptop outside on a bright sunny day?

[@kpat46]

Hey can you tell if this display suffers from screen tearing ?? have you experienced it ?? also pl. tell if this screen supports adaptive sync. Thanks a lot

[@themadears]

How is it compared with last year model with i9 13905h version?

[@Burbanana]

those are insanely low temps! What are your thoughts on the offset keyboard and trackpad? I find it very difficult to get used to the left-shifted KB, keeps throwing me off. Might return it and explore more options until Im 100% certain.

[@TechGuyBeau]

I prefer the setup. I require a number pad, and having a trackpad that didn’t line up with the keyboard would be weird.

[@Burbanana]

@@TechGuyBeau understandable! Do you get any random animation slowdowns or unresponsivenss on windows 11? I use W10 on my desktop and I have seen little stutters or animation 'lags' here and there on W11 my unit, not sure if its windows or the new Core Ultra chips / iGPU

[@codydebortoli1797]

How would the Yoga 9i Pro with a RTX 4050 and 16gb RAM compare to this gaming-wise?

[@alexandr7686]

please add tests for programming, compile some huge project on different laptops, would be great!

[@christophervillanueva9909]

Is it okay if I play on it plugged in?

[@YoutubeUniverse]

Ik u don’t like them but can u review the g16 with the 4080/90 because of the vampor chamber

[@TechGuyBeau]

If asus sends me a g14/16 id love to do an in depth review, perhaps a few videos. The price is too outlandish on the 4080/90 models for me to be interested considering the low wattage performance

[@birukharar2.0]

Can you please make more review on that display? Since the display is star of the show of yoga pro 9i the ll

[@kasperkorea]

Great video! You've reviewed both the Yoga Pro 9i and the Legion 7i. Have you noticed any benefits at all using the Lenovo Legion 7i over the Yoga? It seems the two laptops perform similarly in gaming benchmarks despite the difference in cpu performance. However, the yoga comes in a nicer chasis, have better speakers, screen, build quality, etc.

[@TechGuyBeau]

the Legion offers slightly better cooling and better performance profiles (legions normally have superb performance tuning). but otherwise they are pretty close. If the prices are similar get the Yoga for sure. but if its way more expensive the legion is pretty compelling. (also the legion 7i with the 3.2k screen is better tan the 1600p).

[@kasperkorea]

@@TechGuyBeau That was a quick reply! Much appreciated. Actually, I bought the Lenovo Legion 7 as a desktop replacement, but I was considering returning it and replacing it with the Yoga for the aforementioned reasons. JustJosh also mentioned the Yoga feels cooler to the touch and have less fan noise. But I’m concerned if the Yoga can output stable performance for CPU intensive workloads for long durations and if the fans are more audible overall, because the intel ultra CPU would max out at lower levels of performance than the 14900hx

[@Sam_Locke]

@@TechGuyBeau One thing I like about the Yoga against the Legions are the keyboards. I prefer an actual keyboard with the arrows next to each other the Legions have them in a funny place!

[@yourname-yj2iq]

Witch GPU hast it ?

[@CC-hm8yl]

what are u paying in canada for 1gb internet? can you tell, just for comparison reasons. greetings from germany

[@TechGuyBeau]

Around $80-100 CAD. Month

[@user-lz4fl9hm5l]

thanks for your sharing! I want to ask that whether the screen blooming on this screen is obvious? many people focus on relevant phenomenon on miniled screen, and i don’t know the ability Lenovo solve it. thank you!

[@TechGuyBeau]

I didn’t notice it. I have had mini LED screens with that issue but not on the yoga

[@tiltednite2366]

IVE done some testing with the screen and I’ve only noticed screen blooming when hdr is on, you’ll really notice it. other than that I haven’t seen any blooming with the laptop set on it’s normal settings

[@user-lz4fl9hm5l]

@@tiltednite2366 thanks for your reply!

[@user-lz4fl9hm5l]

@@TechGuyBeau thanks for your reply!

[@patilpatil7841]

Help me decide between Yoga pro 9i 4060 ($1600) and Legion 5i Pro 4070 ($1650). I really like Yoga, would I be missing out on FPS of 4070?

[@Schmacks]

How long does the battery life last usually, and does the game perform less powerfully when unplugged?

[@Kids11111]

Who games on battery?

[@Schmacks]

@@Kids11111me

[@allworksnew]

​@@Kids11111what if youre on the go?

[@Kids11111]

⁠​⁠@@allworksnewIf you need to game while on the go you should consider getting a steam deck or Nintendo switch or Rog Ally or something like that. Windows laptops do not perform well with gaming when unplugged. MacBooks do well on battery, but they can’t run most games. In any case, if you are talking about this particular laptop, I can answer because I have it. It taps into the battery even when plugged into power. The 170 W charger is not sufficient at all. So without the charger, it performs even worse. I would not recommend this for gaming or even creative tasks that involve the dGPU. Lenovo has cheated us owners of this Yoga laptop. I got it because they advertised international warranty. But when I raised this battery drain issue with them, they said they would not honour the warranty because I bought it from another country. They are cheats of the highest order. I made a huge mistake. I should have stuck to the Dell XPS. Dell charges more, but they are very honest about doing right by the customer no matter what country they are in. When I had a small display issue with my XPS, they gladly replaced the entire 4K display for free without fuss when there was barely a week left for the warranty to run out. Lesson learned. I will never buy a Lenovo again. I have advised my IT department today of this deceptive practice by Lenovo and they have removed Lenovo from consideration for their upcoming batch order for our company.

[@allworksnew]

@@Kids11111 I got you. What about for making music?

[@arnulforamirez4836]

How is it going tech guy beau just wanted to see what the max battery life you have gotten out of doing normal daily work task is it better than last year i heard it can get up to 9 hours let me know thanks

[@TechGuyBeau]

No, I’ve been having issues with battery due to drivers. I’m only getting about the same as last year. My assumption is Lenovo will address this. The 185h should be more efficient

[@arnulforamirez4836]

@TechGuyBeau gotcha I really waiting the unit to hit stores like best buy I like last years just you already chewed their that battery like butter thanks foe your response will be watch for further updates thanks again and good your good content

[@edeka3]

Is the battery better now? ​@@TechGuyBeau

[@Schmacks]

Impressive fan sounds for running rdr2 at 50 fps. Im trying yo find a powerful laptop with a reasonably quiet fan and this may be the one for me

[@dustydynasty802]

Amazing screen! Do you just leave the display on HDR all the time?

[@TechGuyBeau]

No you should only use HDR if playing a game with HDR or content with it. TBH i rarely use HDR

[@dustydynasty802]

@@TechGuyBeau I saw on another video the laptop mostly looks like an IPS display when in SDR without the dark blacks. Is this true? Thanks for the reply btw

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@dustydynasty802 no, they probably. had the IPS model of this screen

[@tilu8696]

Hello would you recommend the touch screen version or non touch one?

[@TechGuyBeau]

It doesn’t really matter, just preference. I WOULD recommend MiniLED over ips though

[@tilu8696]

@@TechGuyBeau Thanks I just want to try it for gaming with that screen.

[@spaghooti911]

What do you use to show the CPU/GPU temps and FPS in the top left?

[@TechGuyBeau]

I use after burner with riva

[@RazielMessiah]

Ok dude, after watching every possible review about this laptop, the G14, Razerl Blade 14/16 and the Legion 2024 series I'm finally sold. I bought the Yoga Pro 9 , 185H, RTX4070 and 64GB DDR5. Thanks!

[@byczong]

Any remarks about the laptop? :) What about the battery and which screen did you choose?

[@RazielMessiah]

@@byczong Went for the MiniLed 165Hz matte screen w/o touch. Overall it's a solid laptop for my needs, I can do dev work and some gaming without problems. The most battery time I've got was close to 6 hours by reducing brightness to 50%, refresh rate to 60Hz and disabling the CPUs turbo boost, otherwise you'd be lucky to squeeze 3h out without any adjustments and doing basic work like surfing the web/watching aome yt videos here and there... There's also quite a few thing I hate about it, nr.1 would be the fact that the bios is locked with intel's Plundervolt measure and you can't use tools like ThrottleStop to decrease the CPU voltage, it's a shame, the unit could definitelly work faster, cooler and more silent with an undervolt. I used some thermal adhesive paste and stuck some copper pads on the heatsink, this dropped the temps by 3-5"C but it's still not where I'd like it to be. Idle temps while doing basic tasks is 35-42"C, moderate tasks get you at 60-70"C and gaming can even spike some of your Pcores to 105"C (tjunction is set to 110"C so it's more or less "safe") The screen colors and brightness is alot better than anything you'll see on YT reviews, it's just gorgeous. Would I recommend it? Probably. If undervolting was also and option I'd be perfectly happy.

[@allworksnew]

​@@RazielMessiahI would like to get this as a first laptop for my music production needs. Do you think this would do the trick? I know battery life could be better

[@RazielMessiah]

@@allworksnew Here's how I go about the battery life, you can easily find a power outlet anywhere nowadays, coffee shops/airports/malls etc, and most of the time I'm using it is at home anyway so it doesn't affect me much... Yes, go for it, the speakers on it are the best I've heard on any laptop, including my wife's MacBook.

[@mukeshangrish]

I saw your earlier reviews on this laptop and the G16. Can you please explain why you found $2600 CAD Asus Zephyrus G16 overpriced but not this $2800 CAD Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i. I thought the only difference is in screen technology, so am I missing something big here?

[@TechGuyBeau]

I didn’t review the g16, however I did make a video complaining about Canadian pricing. Mainly on the g14 but I did state that the g16 was also somewhat too expensive. My takes on the g16 Vs yoga: The yoga 9i can be had for quite a bit cheaper, I paid approximately $2300 after tax, whereas the g16 is $2600 before tax at Best Buy. Lenovo routinely holds great sales so you will be able to get her yoga for even cheaper, plus Lenovo rewards cash, etc. asus doesn’t discount products until sometimes 1-2 years later. OLED technology risks burn in, MiniLED does not. Otherwise they are somewhat comparable. I have heard horror stories (and experienced some issues myself) with asus warranty in Canada as well. This may not be the case for everyone. In the end the g16, assuming you buy in at 32gb, appears to be a good laptop. The price is VERY high, and will not see respectable price cuts in all reality for at least 6 months, if not a year (maybe BF?). The yoga will see considerable price drops. I don’t routinely recommend anyone pay MSRP for a laptop, which would immediately stand in favour of Lenovo here as they will routinely be selling this for quite a bit below what asus will (consider that I paid less on the day the laptop launched even, which is a horrible time to buy a laptop). If you really do want a 16” laptop, they are both likely to be quite good. My primary beef is with the price of the g14, which is frankly insane, and the lack of sales on asus products in general. I hope that helps? In summary, if you aren’t worried about OLED burn in, or warranty, just grab whichever of the two you can get cheaper. I’d recommend waiting in sales as always.

[@abhishekmistry4629]

​@@TechGuyBeau Hey, Was just wondering how did you bring the cost to $2300 after tax, The least I could bring it to was around $2650 after tax even with the student discount

[@bartsimpson2131]

@@TechGuyBeau I found this helpful, thanks! Most of the time my screen is filled with static images/icons. I do music production, mix/master. Love G16 looks/build quality, worried to get it coz of 3rd fan and OLED burn in. Do you think I should just keep the Yoga? Price in Europe is about the same (Yoga 2300Є vs G16 2400Є).

[@hussischerracker6579]

Nice Video! Which one is better for gaming ? 2024 Lenovo Legion 7i vs Lenovo Yoga 9i Pro - 2024 ?

[@hussischerracker6579]

And is it possible to upgrade the ssd to 2 tb and the ram to 64 gb?

[@esjaimecota]

For gaming Legion is way much better. But this laptop (yoga) is for working and gaming besides

[@MimzyHD]

Really want to purchase this machine. Will be mainly using it for work and light gaming, my biggest concern is the battery life. What does the battery life look like for light web browsing and Yt watching?

[@CraigCabrey]

I just got it. Turned off the dGPU, installed all updates, set to battery mode, etc. Windows is reporting 2 hours @ 70% -_-

[@Promikes]

​@CraigCabplease bro give your thoughts on the laptop, I am willing to buy it too, choosing between this and 7i, 7i pro, g16, samsung gb 4 ultra. Tell me your impressions, more info about battery, noise and temps, thank you in advance

[@CraigCabrey]

I returned it. Value for money isn't there. Battery life is piss poor. Likely driver issues, as Linux was getting much better efficiency. Lack of fingerprint reader, 6/10 battery capacity. Screen is brilliant, speakers are brilliant. An AMD 7840HS and a 99 Wh battery would make this the supreme laptop over everything else (including MBP 16).

[@Promikes]

@@CraigCabrey yes but looks like they ignore AMD this year don't know why... and what you're willing to buy? After this, have any thoughts?

[@CraigCabrey]

@@Promikes I bought a refurbished Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 AMD for $1200 & a Thinkbook 13x Gen 4 for $1500. Best of both worlds

[@A4Louisdebou]

Do you also have slight battery drain (like 10%/hours) if you play a AAA game on performance mode ? I have the maxed config (Ultra 9 64GB RAM 4070) I am pretty confident that the 170W power supply is just a bit too weak for the spec under heavy gaming use.

[@TechGuyBeau]

I didn’t notice that. Are you using the included charger? I’d recommend using DDU to remove your Intel and nvidia drivers. Then install them fresh. Also there is a bios update if you go to the Lenovo website support site and put your serial number in. That could be why

[@A4Louisdebou]

@@TechGuyBeau I tried everything you mentionned but issue is the same. Lenovo have an exact same power supply but 230W instead of 170W which is compatible. Pretty sure this will solved the issue. CPU can drain up to 90W and GPU up to 100W in performance mode so 170W is just not enough

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@A4Louisdebou maybe contact lenovo, see if they will send you a 230 watt. If not tell them you will just have to return it

[@A4Louisdebou]

@@TechGuyBeau That's exactly what I did contact them this morning, premium support will call me back this afternoon (was standard support this morning). They wanted me to purchased it first. I explain that this is not normal to have battery drain when plugged in especially on a €2.5k laptop and if they do not solve this issue for free for me I will return the laptop. I will tell you how it goes if you are interested.

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@A4Louisdebou so they will refund after purchase? if so go for it. and then yeah let us know

[@nitinchoudhary9005]

This laptop isn't launched in India yet.. Waiting for it eagerly to purchase it...

[@AdarshTidake-hv7yo]

Im also waiting but I doubt It will launch in India 😢

[@DarkMatter-br6zb]

Hello sir , may ik what is the best work laptop around 1 lakh inr . I want decent amount of battery for atleast 4-5 hours , good display, and smooth display rate and can handle android and fps games .Also please suggest me the laptop which is useful for ai or cybersecurity

[@TechGuyBeau]

The issue here is I’m not familiar with your market, can you post some options in that price range.

[@evrprojects6071]

Im looking for a gaming laptop that i can code on and have high fps with good temps, i have tried a asus x16 flow with 4070 and its really good but What do you think would maybe fit better? The x16 flow 4070 or a yoga i9? Maybe a diffrent laptop? I want a clean laptop that looks somewhat proffesional i guess but i care more about the display and performance for gaming and thermals :)

[@TechGuyBeau]

Price of them?

[@evrprojects6071]

Yoga i9 4070, 64gb is 2774 dollars and asus x16 32gb 4070 flow is 2914 dollars

[@justinhalen2126]

now do a gaming performance test between this one and legion 5 14 inch

[@TechGuyBeau]

They works perform about the same realistically. The CPU here is more powerful though so in extreme cpu bound games the yoga 9i will edge out the 14” slim

[@rram404]

how much db do you get with balanced mode

[@UnlicensedHitman]

It's probably around or under 40 db, which is quiet. The fans are still spinning and don't overpower the sound. That's the setting I play on my gaming laptop but with my laptop balanced mode is around 50 db and high performance is 55+ DB. I have a MSI Ge75 17" RTX 2060 gaming laptop. The Yoga 9i Pro is significantly cheaper than the MSI GE78HX laptop I want. It goes for $2,700 for RTX 4070 with sales tax. I could get the Lenovo for maybe under $2,200 with 4-year warranty and sales tax when they allow discount promotions.

[@TechGuyBeau]

40-45 db is about right. Silent doesn’t really produce audible sound unless you out the laptop to your ear

[@adammorra3813]

@@TechGuyBeau I can't find the 4070 in my market, I only see 4060 in the US.

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@adammorra3813there is almost no practical difference between a 4060 and 70. I’d just get the 4060. You lose maybe 10% fps but save a load of money

[@adammorra3813]

​@TechGuyBeau ok thank you kind sir. I enjoy your videos and thank you for the comments. I am OK to spend a bit more as I keep my laptop for average of 3 to 4 years. I still have a Lenovo laptop from 2011 and running as my media machine. It's solid!

[@jayanandasteiner5413]

How does this run going out to an external monitor?

[@TechGuyBeau]

As in over hdmi? Typical hdmi will have equal if not better performance

[@jayanandasteiner5413]

@@TechGuyBeau great news, just locked one in w the 4070 after reading this. Apparently the teal mini-led has a different material for the screen besides glass. Any ideas about this?

[@lukep4714]

Tell us about the drivers. Do you have an update?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Try using the nvidia beta software

[@lukep4714]

​@TechGuyBeau so with nvidia's beta software , you are able to get the latest studio and game ready drivers?

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@lukep4714it seems to prefer studio drivers

[@lukep4714]

@@TechGuyBeau I read that there is not a large difference between the two in real world applications, even gaming so I do not see this as a downside. NVIDIA website says game ready is for day 0 patches , but to be honest when is that ever necessary, very few games require these day zero patches and standard drivers will in most cases fit every situation. Are you able to switch though between both on the NVIDIA beta app?

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@lukep4714 I use Studio drivers most of the time outside of game testing. They perform basically the same other than in games that are just launching. but they offer more stability, and i prefer them for pro tasks

[@Franknpipe]

The Costco sale @ $1,599.99 just ended. I almost went for it. Still too expensive

[@TechGuyBeau]

It’s amazing, but light as well wait for a sale

[@LucaPocchia]

Hi, I've bought this model and my battery says 2 hours remaining even at 100% whike doing nothing. Is it the same for you?

[@04th57]

You may want to: - debloat your Windows - set your brightness to a reasonable amount when on battery - set your screen's refresh rate to dynamic (or set it manually using Fn+R) - set your Vantage's power profile to "Battery Saving" (Fn+Q) - this is quite inconvinient, but you can set your power to "Best power efficiency" every tine you unplug - turn on battery saver for good measure This is what I do to my Ideapad Slim 5 Pro, should work on yours, too.

[@arnulforamirez4836]

@@04th57 the windows time remaining isnt always isnt accurate you can calibrate the battery by fully charing it and using unitl it dies than recharge for 2 to 3 hours of non use and see if that helos

[@TechGuyBeau]

In addition to the comments below, make sure: 1. You disable most startup apps. A lot of bloat will run for no reason 2. Don’t install GeForce experience I also suspect Lenovo needs to do some bios updates on the laptop. Fairly routine for a brand new machine

[@francoalvarez8710]

@@TechGuyBeauwill you update us when you find an update for the drivers and BIOS issues?

[@edeka3]

Is it better now?

[@Noob_Master_24]

I wanna see how Horizon Forbidden West performs in this laptop

[@TechGuyBeau]

I just realized I forgot the footage haha. It ran very well. 65-75fps on respectable settings with just quality dlss. I’m including the footage in my new legion video. My gis is the game beautiful

[@VyeiVal]

I hate how this laptop(4070) isnt out for US yet 😢

[@adammorra3813]

4070 won’t be out for US, it’s only for other regions.

[@christianmbabazi9722]

Which is kind of stupid

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

Just got this laptop with the best screen, the ultra 9 chip, and the 4060 (I wanted the 4070 but wasn’t an option and need a laptop ASAP) can’t wait to play helldivers 2 on it. My first beast laptop 👨‍💻

[@adammorra3813]

How is the battery life under normal use?

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

@@adammorra3813 5-7 hours I’d say

[@UnlicensedHitman]

This is tempting. The RTX 4060 and 32 GB RAM is out for sale for $1,900 in the US. I wonder if the 4070 is going to be available and how much that's going to cost.

[@user-ts1xj4xj1p]

4070 is about 250usd expensive

[@lukep4714]

I saw $2105..... Where is $1900????!

[@WoahthereIan]

@@lukep4714 I think they are confused with the 'Slim' Pro 9i, which has a Core i9-13905H

[@user-ts1xj4xj1p]

@@lukep4714 mini led for 2105usd?

[@TechGuyBeau]

The uplift for a 4070 is only about 10-15% max. So just be sure that the cost is worth it

[@Md.MinhazulArafin]

Does this laptop has Advanced Optimus or MUX Switch?

[@tobfon2416]

It has advanced optimus. So yes. 2023 version had no mux Switch. 2024 model is better in many aspects

[@Md.MinhazulArafin]

@@tobfon2416 Do you know if this laptop has single and multiple dimming zone display features on board like Asus? Btw thanks for your precious previous feedback. Have a good day.

[@Drivenby]

Do you think this laptop is good for mostly gaming ? Best Buy has it on sale for 1600 (32gb ram 4060) I bought a slim 5 14 and loves it but will have to return it due to hardware issue . Do you think this is as good if not better? I really only want this for gaming and work (mainly emails and browsing , not any hardware intensive tasks ) but I do game a lot

[@TechGuyBeau]

it’s quite good for gaming yes. It will easily outperform a lot of “gaming laptops” on the market. If you want a killer screen and audio with good gaming performance it is a good option

[@bryce2fadeway]

Did you enjoy gaming with slim 5 14? What was the hardware issue?

[@Drivenby]

@@bryce2fadeway yes I did . I loved the device. I miss it. Finger print censor. I even debated just keeping it . But for 5 day old laptop to already have some issue... I would have exchanged it for the same but it happened around the time best buy had it on sale for 1 month and it was basically sold out everywhere .

[@bryce2fadeway]

@@Drivenby interesting. I was afraid that for long gaming sessions I'll get frustrated on the 14 inch. !

[@Drivenby]

@@bryce2fadeway its a YMMV . Its also 0.5 inch, I think does make a LITTLE difference. With that said 16 inch laptops nowadays are MUCH smaller than they were before (my last laptop was 10 years old and it was a monster) . My yoga 9i actually fits into a 15 inch bag.

[@potato_burner]

extremely annoying noisy laptop. It's kinda silent only in power saving mode. However this mode reduces the performance by a lot, like half.