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Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16 Series

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9Processor: Intel Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 9 185H, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13705H, Intel Raptor Lake-H i9-13905H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Display: 16.00 inch
Weight: 2.074kg, 2.23kg
Price: 2700, 2900 euro
Average Score: 81.67% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 19 reviews)
price: 75%, performance: 89%, features: 72%, display: 93%, mobility: 66%, workmanship: 84%, ergonomy: 88%, emissions: 83%

 

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023

Specifications

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023Notebook: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13705H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 3200 x 2000 pixels
Weight: 2.23kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 6 reviews)

 

Reviews

Forget the Macbook Pro | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i, Slim & Powerful Laptop Legend!
Source: Tech Spurt English
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i, or Slim Pro 9i as it's known in the US, is one of the best slim and light laptops of 2023 for power users. Boasting a 13th Gen Intel processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU and PureSight Pro display, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i is beefy enough for video editing and gaming. Yet this 14 or 16-inch notebook is also impressively portable, making it an ideal alternative to Apple's Macbook Pro. Gamers and creators will love the Intel 13th Gen power, backed by an RTX 4000-series GPU so editing and online deathmatching are silky smooth. The Lenovo Slim Pro 9i remains impressively quiet despite the next-gen performance, while that slender chassis is easy to slip inside a backpack. You get a 3k display on this 14-inch model, upgraded to 3.2k in the 16-incher. The Yoga Pro 9i also serves up some beefy speakers, a well designed keyboard, privacy webcam and loads of great features.
Hands-On, online available, Long, Date: 03/28/2023
FINALLY! - a Professional Laptop that actually puts out
Source: JerryRigEverything English
Lenovo over here putting the 'Pro' back in 'Professional'. And huge thanks to Lenovo for sponsoring this video and sending over the laptop. With a dedicated Nvidia 4070 GPU and a blistering Intel Core i9 processor, this laptop is basically good at everything from homework to eating chicken dinners. Look I don't know what the kids are doing on laptops these days - I just know its a really really powerful machine.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/28/2023
2023 Lenovo Yoga PRO 9i - Compact Powerhouse
Source: SuperSaf English
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i features a 14.5”/16" LCD or MiniLED Display, up to 3.2K Resolution, 165Hz Refresh Rate, is as thin as 16.9mm, weighs as little as 1.65KG, with up to a custom Intel® Core® i9 13905H, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX ™4070 Laptop GPU, 64GB LPDDR5X Dual Channel, 6400Mhz, 1TB PCIE Gen 4 M.2, 75Wh Battery with Rapid Charge and Price Starting at $1699.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 03/28/2023
First Impressions: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (2023) Review
Source: Trusted Reviews English
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (2023) appears to have gotten a lot of things right. There’s a price that looks reasonable for the performance, but a caveat is required here until we receive full pricing details. You’ll be able to customise your build to either fit mid-tier creative and gaming needs up to something that will accommodate professional creators on the go and higher-end gaming. The full package is backed up by a keyboard that offers a good first impression and a wondrous display. It’s not the most portable device and other features that I didn’t have the opportunity to test out, like the speakers and webcam, will also play a part in determining if this is up there with the best of them.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 03/28/2023

Foreign Reviews

80% Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i, un portátil para los amantes de la potencia
Source: Computerhoy Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/07/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Laptop Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 8 – siła, moc, wydajność i kreacja
Source: Co Nowego Turkish PL→EN
Positive: High performance; elegant design; powerful processor; nice display; good ergonomics; decent speakers.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/31/2023

 

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070

Specifications

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070Notebook: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i9-13905H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 3200 x 2000 pixels
Weight: 2.23kg
Price: 2900 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80.6% - good

Average of 5 scores (from 7 reviews)

 

Reviews

90% Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Review
Source: Trusted Reviews English
Is the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i better than the MacBook Pro? Tough question. The Lenovo has a faster screen with a touch interface, an Nvidia GPU that makes it better suited to gaming and, in my view, a superior keyboard. The Apple laptop counters with far longer battery life, better HDR performance (but that’s a MacOS vs Windows issue) and better connectivity. Like-for-like, the MacBook Pro is considerably more expensive. My review system has the Mini LED display, Core i9 CPU and RTX 4070 graphics, but I can’t find that exact model on sale in the UK. The otherwise identical RTX 4060 model is, however, readily available for £2,299, and since the performance drop-off between the RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 is not that dramatic, I’ve based my value-for-money conclusions on that. What can be said though is that the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 is one of the very best MacBook Pro rivals yet, topping the HP Omen Transcend 16 and Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra in terms of graphical and audio performance, even if it similarly falls foul in battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/24/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%

Foreign Reviews

90% Recensione Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 8: LA workstation Intel
Source: Smart World Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% display: 90% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 85%
Review: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i – prestaties genoeg, met kanttekeningen
Source: Techzine Dutch NL→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; good GPU. Negative: Very high price; overheats while using; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/31/2023
80% Test Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i : élégance et performances au service de la création
Source: Clubic French FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/22/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
76% Recenzja Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 8 16. Ekran, w którym się zakochasz
Source: Android.com.pl Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2023
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 80% display: 100% mobility: 60% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Test Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i - flagowy, multimedialny notebook z GeForce RTX 4070. Laptop do pracy i do rozrywki
Source: PurePC Turkish PL→EN
Positive: Excellent speakers; great display; decent performance; comfortable keyboard; big touchpad. Negative: Short battery life; overheats while using; expensive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/29/2023
67% Test: Lenovos ypperlige Yoga Pro 9 er en vidunderlig maskine, der snubler lige før målstregen
Source: Computer World DK DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 67%

 

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9

Specifications

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9Notebook: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9
Processor: Intel Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 9 185H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 3200 x 2000 pixels
Weight: 2.074kg
Price: 2700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

88.7% Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 G9 laptop review: MiniLED with 1200 nits and Core Ultra 9 | Notebookcheck
Lenovo has improved its multimedia Yoga Pro 9i 16 flagship of the G9 generation in several areas. The 3.2K mini LED panel with 1200 nits is optionally matte and accompanied by Advanced Optimus. We put the most powerful configuration, which has the Core Ultra 9 185H and GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, to the test.
Ultra Portable, MONSTER GPU - Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (2024)
Source: Hardware Canucks English
The 2024 Lenovo YOGA Pro 9i might be the ultimate Windows laptop for productivity! At just 0.71” thin, it packs a ton of performance while bringing some generous efficiency gains. In this video, we embark on a journey to compare it to its predecessor to see what improvements Lenovo brings to the table.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/25/2024
Ultra Portable, MONSTER GPU - Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (2024)
Source: Hardware Canucks English
The 2024 Lenovo YOGA Pro 9i might be the ultimate Windows laptop for productivity! At just 0.71” thin, it packs a ton of performance while bringing some generous efficiency gains. In this video, we embark on a journey to compare it to its predecessor to see what improvements Lenovo brings to the table.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/25/2024
ALL NEW 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and Yoga 9i 2-in-1 // Intel Core Ultra 9
Source: Ben G Kaiser English
CES 2024 at the Lenovo Booth brought us the latest adition to the Yoga line-up. 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and 9i 2-in-1. These two laptops are equipped with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and the Pro comes with an NVIDIA RTX 4070.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 01/17/2024
ALL NEW 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and Yoga 9i 2-in-1 // Intel Core Ultra 9
Source: Ben G Kaiser English
CES 2024 at the Lenovo Booth brought us the latest adition to the Yoga line-up. 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and 9i 2-in-1. These two laptops are equipped with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and the Pro comes with an NVIDIA RTX 4070.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 01/17/2024
How Is This Powerful Laptop So Quiet?!
Source: Dave 2D English
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/09/2024
How Is This Powerful Laptop So Quiet?!
Source: Dave 2D English
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/09/2024

 

Comment

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.


With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM (96 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).

These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost). 

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Raptor Lake-H:

i7-13705H: On Alder-Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported.

i9-13905H: On Alder-Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5.4 GHz. Similar to the i9-13900H but without vPro support and the 13905H uses a different package and socket.

Intel Intel Meteor Lake-H:

Ultra 9 185H: The top-of-the-line Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 5.1 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The 8-core Arc GPU, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 2.35 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well such as the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processors's "base" power consumption is 45 W, while its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 115 W.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


16.00:

This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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81.67%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9
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Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IRP8, RTX 4070
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 2023
Stefan Hinum, 2023-09-23 (Update: 2023-09-23)