DUAL SCREEN Bliss - Lenovo YOGA Book 9i Review

The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i is a crazy dual screen laptop that does SO many things right with a huge amount of screen real estate. It might be the coolest looking laptop right now but there are some challenges too.

Review unit provided free of charge by Lenovo. This video is sponsored by Montech. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Dual Screen INSANITY
0:29 - Cinematic Unboxing
1:02 - Two OLED Screens!
2:12 - Sponsor Spot
2:39 - Windows Management is Tough
3:25 - Virtual Keyboard + Trackpad
4:39 - Bluetooth Physical Keyboard
5:22 - Widget Bar
6:18 - Different Modes
7:14 - Dual Screen Desktop Setup!
8:28 - Flexing Productivity
9:15 - AMAZING Webcam & Speakers
10:50 - Some Quirks
12:49 - Yoga Book 9i Specs & Performance
13:28 - Battery Life
13:55 - Design, Build Quality and Size
14:28 - Ports
14:48 - Goodbye to Upgradability
15:12 - Final Thoughts

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[petepaxton]

I've seen several videos about this laptop but this is by far the best I've seen.

[Hailstormand]

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.

[vanillabear]

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 🙃

[ParadisusFalls]

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

[elv_on]

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.

[Darkwing]

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

[relevantusername]

I cannot wait to get my hands on one these! Seems crazy that it's taken until now to make a device like this!

[keerthan]

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.

[MFHRaptor]

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 )

[MrReedmonkey]

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

[raould]

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!

[leeannegunn]

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 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!

[completenceoperationalcons]

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.

[jamesnixon]

Love the throttle house cameo. Both of these channels are top notch

[GuantaiN]

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.

[TheAnimeFaction]

I've been waiting for this since it was announced back in January. Lenovo, hurry up and release this!!!

[AlpharderCodes]

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.

[thecollectordaily]

I have it. Love it. It is honestly one of the best devices that I have ever used. Really really solid.

[UndeaKnight]

Eber looked like he got properly enlightened during that battery test!
Go throttle house! 😄

[karlosdelacruz]

It's Brilliant. 🙌🏽 I've been "hacking" portable dual screen setups for my laptop for years. This is it.