As a telehealth and traveling healthcare provider this hardware would be awesome to have in my backpack. It would allow me to see patients on one screen and look at labs/x-rays and chart on the other. Can't wait for this tech to become more mass produced/improved
Out of the three configurations, I think the most ideal (for me, anyway) is the dual screen desktop setup. Not only I have two screen to use, I still have access to a physical keyboard, which, according to your tests, responds faster than the virtual keyboard.
I'm very impressed and I hope they will go on with the development of dual screens - for my daily routine I would definitely buy such a dual screen in a few years instead of an foldable phone 🙃
What would be cool is if it was dual screen one windows and one android. And if it had some nice software that helped make seamless transitions between the 'two devices'
This definitely seems like a product up my alley....after 1-2 more iterations. Let them iron out the kinks, but overall looks great and will keep an eye on this
I am in desperate need of this. I have watched about 6 vids on this now and you all generally say the same. However, I work from home and my job requires me to use multiple applications all day (copying pasting from one to another) When I go to the actual office, I have 2 monitors which I love because my productivity increases immensely. When I go home with my one screen laptop, it takes me forever to do my work, I can't stand it. Also having the same dual monitor setup home is harder since I lack the space that I have at work. I am sooooo sad that I can't buy this! I will keep looking for it. I wish I could sign up to be on a waiting list. Thanks for your review!
Big props for Lenovo for making such an innovative product and also for including all the accessories in the box. Hopefully they continue this lineup, in the coming models we'll see a P series or Ryzen processor and add a headphone jack while making the device bit cheaper and more repairable.
Thank you for this review! This is truly an amazing product! I love the idea of 2 screens as I use a tablet for notes/sketches, along with my laptop, and this would integrate it well! Being a longtime Yoga user, I really love the solidity of this line of laptops. I enjoy your reviews as you have a very uniquely practical perspective that is very helpful! Looking forward to more. Good Luck!
I have been following the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i since months now and I have watched numerous videos about it. This is by fare the most informative one I‘ve yet seen. Great job! The device is available now here in Germany. I will buy one now and especially after seeing this video I have the impression I know what I will get and what I won’t get. Thanks for making this review.
Wishlist for future iterations: 1 - Screen Brightness Increase ( original = 370 nits ) 2 - Improved drivers and stability when transformation between modes ( bug fixes ) 3 - Semi-Dual-Mode 3rd party support ( when placing included keyboard on bottom half of bottom screen ) 4 - Larger screen size (16") ( original 13.3" 2800×1800 )
That would work great for office work. Instead of split-screen on a desktop PC or swiping across desktops on a laptop, I could have full windows at the same time. It's like having the Lenovo's 17 -inch ThinkBook without the bulk.
This has a great potential for being an ergonomic portable workstation. I’m hoping this format will not be discontinued but rather polished in its imperfections.
If this had a P series processor, even without any dGPU, I would buy this instantly. It's perfect for 90% of my use cases and would be great for using when travelling on trains or planes, whilst also giving the screen real estate I need when in hotels or coffee shops.
Not sure if I'd take the OLED screen, but this is definitely in my wish list. As someone who currently daily driving an LG V50 with its detachable Dual Screen case after selling the Samsung Galaxy Fold, dual display is always more practical than foldable screen.
Had very high hopes for this when it was first revealed in CES earlier this year, and was totally planning to get it......but I just found out that here in Hong Kong, it's open for pre-order for a staggering HKD$24,998, or ~ USD$3,189.....that's WAYYYY more expensive than anyone had expected. Also....no Windows Hello nor fingerprint, and glare-screen instead of matte? Yea...I will probably just wait for the next generation....
Thanks allot for the review of this laptop, i bough the lenovo legion 7i pro 2023 i9 13900HX , and to be honest , i love it thanks to all the reviews you have done, i dont regret buying it at the end...
This looks amazing! It would be cool if you could turn into a portable monitor after the hardware is too slow to be used in day to day tasks :D. I mean it already has thunderbolt!
I've wanted this laptop for months. I am going to use it mainly for reading ebook / listening to audiobook and taking notes by writing. This will allow me to physically write, which is better for retention, and be able to store the notes virtually, via a write to text allowing me to connect my notes and search through them later on. I will do the same for watching videos (courses) and taking notes. I can't wait for this to come out! Was supposed to be April now they are saying June.
A very cool device but I hope there are alternatives to the gesture-based controls (like the eight-finger tap) for people who are physically unable to use them.
I would say that if the price drops, and some kind of magnetic connection for charging is implemented, I would definitely buy it. But now, it's almost 2600 euro and that is rediculous. Obviously, if they decided to support this product an make it painless to work on from software perspective, this would be a great breakthrough.
Love Toe Foo and Snitchz, btw, this formfactor make sense in Design Industries, I could see it would be useful in client presentation and on site project management
Thanks for sharing...just picked this up a week ago and also just picked.up the Asus version of this in the NEW Zenbook Duo..... Which one do you like more? Which one has better battery? Reviews have also said the Asus Zenbooks OLEDs are brighter....after looking at both over the weekend....the Yoga Books screens look noticeably more punchy and vibrant....
Look promising but the thing who could be very insane would be the possibility to detach the screens from each other and have a real tablet when you need one. That would be awesome.
Innovative and well thought out. The quality Lenovo build will last for a long time I'm sure. Powered off a USB C connection, add a hub that can transfer PD power and you'll have plenty of ports when used as a workstation.
Honestly this is the future. I really believe it... it's an excellent idea and format. But, they really need a top tier haptics tech like what Apple use in their trackpad, or better, to make the typing experience somewhat decent. I think in the future when screens are even more flexible we might have some kind of morphing tech to give actual physical keys that kind of could pop up out of the screen when the virtual keyboard is displayed. If there were some physical depth to the virtual keyboard, even just little bumps, combined with top tier haptics... it would be absolutely amazing.
I imagine simply a texture to the bottom screen would help with typing. It should be possible to make it invisible but allow you to quickly find your finger placement to type.
This is a great innovation. I could really use this for what I do. I wish the price wasn't that high. I wonder if they would sell also that keyboard separately.
Noticed that you cannot access system defaults when in BIOS as there is no (keyboard) function keys. FYI - Gestures stopped working day 2 which was fixed with reinstalling the yoga 9i solutions user center software from the Lenovo support website.
I really like the idea but I would need a kinda weak one like a i3 and 16gb of ram for a cheaper price. Also it needs to keep the pen input compatibility. For like 800$
I want to get one, as far as I know, they will be available in Au in July. Maybe get version 2 but if there are not enough early adopters, there will be no version 2.
Superb review. Like the Microsoft Surface Duo I expect software issues to be sorted out at some point. The real question is whether the use of AR glasses will make the concept of addtional physical displays redundant. Then there is the X1 Fold Gen 2 as well. This might be better than both alternatives, but there are options out there.
as I own the "predecessor" yoga book c930, reflection on the lower screen can be an issue. how did you deal with that? did it cause eye problems somehow?
its nice really specially the case that turns to dual screen setup on the go. i wish it has better specs and can do gaming but still if your doing office work this work wonders. and one that stand the most is the battery life
I ordered this! To be honest, I wish it had the red thinkpad nob in the keyboard, but maybe bluetooth wouldn't handle it well. Also wish it was fold, not double screen, and that it was 120hz... maybe next gen.
Awesome video my friend based on your practice with the laptop If I understood correctly would you say this laptop is decent for video editing? For big projects
Interesting concept. I wonder if this also works properly with Linux. Also, can you leave the original keyboard away entirely and use it with a different keyboard of choice? Or is there some reason why the original keyboard is necessary?
Im not sure if it's good for video editing, and if it would be good in a long term. I'm currently thinking about buying this or the Asus Zenbook 14 pro duo
I've seen several videos about this laptop but this is by far the best I've seen.
Thank you! Means a lot 🥹
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GIANT SURFACE DUO!!!!!
same
As a nerd it doesn't matter if is useful or not, if I had the money definitely would replace my ThinkPad. It's beautiful engineering.
As a telehealth and traveling healthcare provider this hardware would be awesome to have in my backpack. It would allow me to see patients on one screen and look at labs/x-rays and chart on the other. Can't wait for this tech to become more mass produced/improved
Out of the three configurations, I think the most ideal (for me, anyway) is the dual screen desktop setup. Not only I have two screen to use, I still have access to a physical keyboard, which, according to your tests, responds faster than the virtual keyboard.
I'm very impressed and I hope they will go on with the development of dual screens - for my daily routine I would definitely buy such a dual screen in a few years instead of an foldable phone 🙃
What would be cool is if it was dual screen one windows and one android. And if it had some nice software that helped make seamless transitions between the 'two devices'
I've had foldable phones for years, love em, and I just ordered the Yoga Book 9i so it should be here in a coupe weeks! 🤞🤞
This definitely seems like a product up my alley....after 1-2 more iterations. Let them iron out the kinks, but overall looks great and will keep an eye on this
LOL said Win11
@@MrLunithy Ditto that lol.!
@@MrLunithy 80% market share
@@guruoo 80% market share
Love the throttle house cameo. Both of these channels are top notch
I am in desperate need of this. I have watched about 6 vids on this now and you all generally say the same. However, I work from home and my job requires me to use multiple applications all day (copying pasting from one to another) When I go to the actual office, I have 2 monitors which I love because my productivity increases immensely. When I go home with my one screen laptop, it takes me forever to do my work, I can't stand it. Also having the same dual monitor setup home is harder since I lack the space that I have at work. I am sooooo sad that I can't buy this! I will keep looking for it. I wish I could sign up to be on a waiting list. Thanks for your review!
Big props for Lenovo for making such an innovative product and also for including all the accessories in the box. Hopefully they continue this lineup, in the coming models we'll see a P series or Ryzen processor and add a headphone jack while making the device bit cheaper and more repairable.
I cannot wait to get my hands on one these! Seems crazy that it's taken until now to make a device like this!
This isn’t the first device like this.
Thank you for this review! This is truly an amazing product! I love the idea of 2 screens as I use a tablet for notes/sketches, along with my laptop, and this would integrate it well! Being a longtime Yoga user, I really love the solidity of this line of laptops. I enjoy your reviews as you have a very uniquely practical perspective that is very helpful! Looking forward to more. Good Luck!
I love the Lenovo Yoga series of devices, and now I'm thinking of trading in my 2018 model for this one for working on the go
I have been following the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i since months now and I have watched numerous videos about it. This is by fare the most informative one I‘ve yet seen. Great job! The device is available now here in Germany. I will buy one now and especially after seeing this video I have the impression I know what I will get and what I won’t get.
Thanks for making this review.
Wishlist for future iterations:
1 - Screen Brightness Increase
( original = 370 nits )
2 - Improved drivers and stability when transformation between modes
( bug fixes )
3 - Semi-Dual-Mode 3rd party support
( when placing included keyboard on bottom half of bottom screen )
4 - Larger screen size (16")
( original 13.3" 2800×1800 )
I have it. Love it. It is honestly one of the best devices that I have ever used. Really really solid.
That would work great for office work. Instead of split-screen on a desktop PC or swiping across desktops on a laptop, I could have full windows at the same time. It's like having the Lenovo's 17 -inch ThinkBook without the bulk.
I don't write comments but your review is simply "WOW". Liked and Subscribed.
I m a nomad programmer, seriously considering using this as my daily driver :)
Just got mine this week, cant wait to use this futuristic laptop!
I ordered one. Pdf on the left, one note on the right. Stylus for marking up/notes and keyboard off to the side for shortcuts....bliss
This has a great potential for being an ergonomic portable workstation. I’m hoping this format will not be discontinued but rather polished in its imperfections.
It's Brilliant. 🙌🏽 I've been "hacking" portable dual screen setups for my laptop for years. This is it.
I've been waiting for this since it was announced back in January. Lenovo, hurry up and release this!!!
Eber looked like he got properly enlightened during that battery test!
Go throttle house! 😄
If this had a P series processor, even without any dGPU, I would buy this instantly. It's perfect for 90% of my use cases and would be great for using when travelling on trains or planes, whilst also giving the screen real estate I need when in hotels or coffee shops.
Not sure if I'd take the OLED screen, but this is definitely in my wish list. As someone who currently daily driving an LG V50 with its detachable Dual Screen case after selling the Samsung Galaxy Fold, dual display is always more practical than foldable screen.
This video was very professional and the points made excellents thank you keep it up ( am following right now )
You were the le best video so far !
Small request, can you provide a link to the mac's black wallpaper thats in the background?
Yo laptop makers, give us an ultrawide laptop.
Sounds awful, gonna need a duffel bag to carry those around lol
@@W0Rd0n32sTre3T Not everyone carries their laptop around. I like having a laptop at home so I'm not stuck at a desk.
@@6Twisted And have no fear of losing work to a power outage.
They have in the past. Didn't work in the market
And the key to that would be a foldable screen? Preferably two folding parts that are half width, which fold to the back for symmetry.
Love the unboxing! Music and time lapse is fire 🔥
I look forward to future iterations of this product. The displays need to be brighter and have better color accuracy.
I think not exactly brighter, but better to view in direct sunlight, outside or from a sideview.
Had very high hopes for this when it was first revealed in CES earlier this year, and was totally planning to get it......but I just found out that here in Hong Kong, it's open for pre-order for a staggering HKD$24,998, or ~ USD$3,189.....that's WAYYYY more expensive than anyone had expected.
Also....no Windows Hello nor fingerprint, and glare-screen instead of matte? Yea...I will probably just wait for the next generation....
exactly my poitnt. buy old stuff and dont get gouged
This channel always gives the best laptop reviews
Really nice! Made me itch for one!
I see you supporting your fellow Canadian RUclipsrs, Throttle House!
the silly part of me wants one purely for DS/3DS emulation, but it's far to expensive for a simple thing like that XD
Thanks allot for the review of this laptop, i bough the lenovo legion 7i pro 2023 i9 13900HX , and to be honest , i love it thanks to all the reviews you have done, i dont regret buying it at the end...
yes, as a software QA this is amazing. On one screen test cases, in the other screen the software under test
This looks amazing! It would be cool if you could turn into a portable monitor after the hardware is too slow to be used in day to day tasks :D. I mean it already has thunderbolt!
Ikr.. it only has 2 Pcores and they call it an I9?! What a joke.
That would make me consider it immediately
I've wanted this laptop for months. I am going to use it mainly for reading ebook / listening to audiobook and taking notes by writing. This will allow me to physically write, which is better for retention, and be able to store the notes virtually, via a write to text allowing me to connect my notes and search through them later on. I will do the same for watching videos (courses) and taking notes. I can't wait for this to come out! Was supposed to be April now they are saying June.
Hi, have you bought it yet? Can you give a quick review?
@@aichatakonate7087 I haven't. I've been eyeing the Asus one. It looks like it's better and cheaper. Haven't made that money decision yet. 🤣
This will be my next laptop.. I have a wireless split ortholinear keyboard and this seems to compliment it quite well.
Waiting for it to officially come out in June 2023
For dual screen, Asus has an app with tons of feature for second screen and windows management.
What are the animations on the screen at 1:28? I’ve seen those used a lot and I’d like to check them out myself
Love the concept of this device. I want one!
A very cool device but I hope there are alternatives to the gesture-based controls (like the eight-finger tap) for people who are physically unable to use them.
Great review!! Cannot wait to get mine!!
Glossy and under 400 nits is a no no. This is a laptop and so it's supposed to be on the go. Those specs are not enough for such usage.
I would say that if the price drops, and some kind of magnetic connection for charging is implemented, I would definitely buy it. But now, it's almost 2600 euro and that is rediculous. Obviously, if they decided to support this product an make it painless to work on from software perspective, this would be a great breakthrough.
I gave up my Macbook Pro 14 for this which was a decent laptop. I haven't looked back since.
Love Toe Foo and Snitchz,
btw, this formfactor make sense in Design Industries, I could see it would be useful in client presentation and on site project management
Would be so cool if you could dual boot on eacht screen, Like windows android or windows linux
That would be really trick! I'll put it to my diy R&D.
why bother. WSA and WSL give you the xperience without dualboot
I cant seem to find any info on the sponsor keyboard brand.. who are they?
Now hook up an eGPU via thunderbolt and see what the numbers are.
yo for real though where can I buy that montech keyboard because I can't find it for sale ANYWHERE 😂😭
Same been looking for them
So when is this available. I can seem to find it being sold anywhere in the US?
I like how you present it
After experiencing it I think that how it should be done
I would buy this for my next latop upgrade
I daily drive an ipad for school, despite owning a desktop 3090 system.
This device feels like an AWESOME upgrade to my ipad!!
Anyone who uses an iPad does need a real computer that adults use for work...
Excellent review my dude. Subbed. I would easily pay $2100 for this thing. I bet the next version is better though.
Well I'm intrigued. This just might finally be the laptop that replaces my XPS 9510 for editing when I'm not at home.
Where can I get wallpapers like that? What's that category exactly called,
Paired with a split keyboard, this is very useful.
Thanks for sharing...just picked this up a week ago and also just picked.up the Asus version of this in the NEW Zenbook Duo.....
Which one do you like more? Which one has better battery? Reviews have also said the Asus Zenbooks OLEDs are brighter....after looking at both over the weekend....the Yoga Books screens look noticeably more punchy and vibrant....
Thanks for your review. Got a question: When using a projector, which screen is projected? Both, or only one? Can you shift screens easily?
Look promising but the thing who could be very insane would be the possibility to detach the screens from each other and have a real tablet when you need one. That would be awesome.
Fold the screens on each other and you have a tablet. Ordinary you mean that you wanted two tablets?
Innovative and well thought out. The quality Lenovo build will last for a long time I'm sure. Powered off a USB C connection, add a hub that can transfer PD power and you'll have plenty of ports when used as a workstation.
I'm surprised these dual screen laptop ideas are making a comeback 10+ years later. I receive an acer iconic model like this ages ago
Honestly this is the future. I really believe it... it's an excellent idea and format. But, they really need a top tier haptics tech like what Apple use in their trackpad, or better, to make the typing experience somewhat decent. I think in the future when screens are even more flexible we might have some kind of morphing tech to give actual physical keys that kind of could pop up out of the screen when the virtual keyboard is displayed. If there were some physical depth to the virtual keyboard, even just little bumps, combined with top tier haptics... it would be absolutely amazing.
I imagine simply a texture to the bottom screen would help with typing. It should be possible to make it invisible but allow you to quickly find your finger placement to type.
This device and the ASUS 17 Fold OLED are pretty exciting. They definite move the needle for what is possible.
If they ship with any linux support at all, its an instant buy for me to do dev work on the road.
This is a great innovation. I could really use this for what I do. I wish the price wasn't that high. I wonder if they would sell also that keyboard separately.
@8:02 Landscape and portrait mode seem reversed?
Tnx for honest review .
Does book mode support two pages from the same book side by side like a real book?
Noticed that you cannot access system defaults when in BIOS as there is no (keyboard) function keys. FYI - Gestures stopped working day 2 which was fixed with reinstalling the yoga 9i solutions user center software from the Lenovo support website.
Does anyone know what sort of virtual keyboard you get whilst in tablet mode.
I want a 17 inch version of this. 4K please
I really like the idea but I would need a kinda weak one like a i3 and 16gb of ram for a cheaper price. Also it needs to keep the pen input compatibility. For like 800$
As a trader, this is a must have
Hi there - what is the pen compatible for this LeNovo ?
I want to get one, as far as I know, they will be available in Au in July. Maybe get version 2 but if there are not enough early adopters, there will be no version 2.
I wanna know how much it weighs total. I mean, icluding the keyboard and the stand.
Superb review. Like the Microsoft Surface Duo I expect software issues to be sorted out at some point. The real question is whether the use of AR glasses will make the concept of addtional physical displays redundant. Then there is the X1 Fold Gen 2 as well. This might be better than both alternatives, but there are options out there.
as I own the "predecessor" yoga book c930, reflection on the lower screen can be an issue. how did you deal with that? did it cause eye problems somehow?
Hardware canaucks i bought the legion slim 7i and it sonetimes opens without needing fi gerorint or password. How to solve this?
I wish lenevo must fix all issues you mention and bring better overall package with those super efficient and powerful meteorlake chips.😊
I would actually love a DOCK like that for my Surface Pro 9 - imagine connecting a secondary screen like that on a hinge :)
Damn man as much as I love this product, I have *NO* need for it. Not even a 2-in-1 laptop. Hell I hardly need a laptop at all. But I want!!!
What is the expected price point, i see alot of speculation of it being in the 2k to 2.5k mark, i honestly hope it is not higher than that.
@hardware canucks do u think it can run blender properly or it's a bad idea to use this laptop for blender?
Is the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i fanless? it cools passively?
its nice really specially the case that turns to dual screen setup on the go. i wish it has better specs and can do gaming but still if your doing office work this work wonders. and one that stand the most is the battery life
I ordered this!
To be honest, I wish it had the red thinkpad nob in the keyboard, but maybe bluetooth wouldn't handle it well. Also wish it was fold, not double screen, and that it was 120hz... maybe next gen.
Awesome video my friend based on your practice with the laptop If I understood correctly would you say this laptop is decent for video editing? For big projects
windows enthusiast here, I LOOOOVE my ipad. This feels like a sandwich ipad running windows haha. I love this so much!!!
People who use Windows don't use iPad. iPads are big smartphones and not computers. So don't compare this dual screen computer to a kids toy.
Does anybody know what the possibilities are to game on this laptop?
Interesting concept. I wonder if this also works properly with Linux. Also, can you leave the original keyboard away entirely and use it with a different keyboard of choice? Or is there some reason why the original keyboard is necessary?
around how much? and has it launch in d market yet?
Im not sure if it's good for video editing, and if it would be good in a long term. I'm currently thinking about buying this or the Asus Zenbook 14 pro duo