Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition: This OLED stunner goes all day

This convertible laptop takes Lunar Lake to its limits.

- CHRIS HOFFMAN

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition (fave.co/4l3dl23) is a 14-inch 2-in-1 convertible laptop with an Intel Lunar Lake processor (fave.co/402SDh2). It combines a touchscreen and a 360-degree hinge with 32GB of RAM, a beautiful OLED screen, and the long battery life Intel's Lunar Lake hardware is known for.

Unlike some other Yoga-branded laptops (fave.co/3ZwN7IL) I've reviewed in the last year, this model is a 2-in-1 convertible PC with the 360-degree hinge the Yoga name was once known for. This machine has the same CPU as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 (fave.co/4jQ7dyu), and I reviewed them both at the same time. The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is the consumer alternative to the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1, with the same CPU on the inside but a different design and a more entertainment-focused display choice. The battery life is long, the screen looks beautiful, and the machine looks and feels sleek.

SPECS

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition is an upgrade to the previous-generation Lenovo Yoga 9i (Gen 9), fave.co/4n7yOOL. This time around, the machine has a Lunar Lake CPU—specifically, the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V. That means it gets much longer battery life and can run Copilot+ PC Al features (fave.co/45SQerW) that Intel's older NPU (fave.co/4kORFMP) just wasn't powerful enough to run. It also has a more powerful integrated GPU that is surprisingly good for integrated graphics—plus a generous allotment of 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD.

Model: Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V

Memory: 32 GB LPDDR5x RAM

Graphics and GPU: Intel Arc 140V

NPU: Intel Al Boost (up to 47 TOPS)

Display: 14-inch 2880×1800 OLED display with variable refresh rate up to 120Hz and HDR

Storage: 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Webcam: 5MP 1440p webcam

Connectivity: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C), 1x USB Type-C (USB 20Gbps), 1x USB Type-A (USB 10Gbps), 1x combo audio jack