1.Price, availability & specs2.Design & ports3.Display & features4.Performance5.Competition6.Should you buy?
The all-in-one desktop market in the Windows space is pretty lackluster these days.
Is it any good?
The back of this thing looks glorious.
I’ve been using one as my daily PC for the last month, and this is my review.
Disclaimer:This review was made possible by a review unit provided by Lenovo.
The company did not see the contents of the review before publishing.
Curiously, the availability of different spec configurations differs depending on region.
Perhaps this version will be coming to the U.S. later.
I will say the model we reviewed does have an odd combination of specs.
The back of this thing looks glorious.
Why would anyone need an i9 along with 16GB RAM and no dedicated GPU?
The vents are positioned around the back, which is also where all the ports are located.
Moving around to the back, the design still looks great.
We have a nice selection of ports in a not so nice location.
You won’t be ashamed to show off the back of this PC in an open-office environment.
I have to lean over my desk every morning just to reach the power button.
And if I want to plug in a USB port?
These uniform bezels are chef’s kiss
The display is surrounded by four uniform bezels, which look great.
The glass that covers the display is edge-to-edge and incredibly glossy.
Lenovo clearly did not attempt to apply an anti-reflective coating to this screen.
The glorious 31.5-inch 4K display.
That may or may not be a good thing.
With no anti-reflective coating, the Yoga AiO 9i is pretty much a mirror.
If you have any light source behind you, you will definitely see it reflected in the screen.
Our color test results.
On the flip side, as I said, no matte coating means things look sharper.
Moving onto the rest of the machine, the Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i is packed full of features.
On the subject of the camera, it leaves a little to be desired.
There’s a handy camera shutter switch on the right side of the base.
On the flip side, the built-in microphone and speakers are excellent.
The microphone is clear and picks up your voice very well.
The speakers on the HP ENVY 34 sound slightly muffled in comparison.
Windows 11 comes preloaded on the Yoga AiO 9i.
Unfortunately, the Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i is chock full of bloatware right out of the box.
Lenovo Smart Appearance is included and will enhance your webcam with special AI-powered filters and backgrounds.
Such effects include skin smoothing and filters to make you look prettier.
If there is, the app will blank out your display until that person looks away.
Great if you deal with sensitive data.
On the inside, we’re rocking an Intel Core i9-13900H, which is a top-end chip from Intel.
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SSD performance is also good, albeit not the best.
My review unit shipped with a 1TB capacity, with 4,028MB/s write speeds and 5,089MB/s read speeds.
Overall, performance on the Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i is good for the most part.
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It sounds like when a car shifts gears.
It has the best screen, but that comes at a hefty price of $4,799.
That price doesn’t even get you the latest specs, either.
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This is also decidedly last gen, but you’re paying much less for it as a result.
There are a couple of key differences between Lenovo’s and HP’s designs.
The Lenovo features a 16:9 4K display, with all its PC components in the base.
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The HP features a 21:9 5K ultrawide display, with all its PC components housed behind the monitor.
The base of theHP ENVY 34is tiny because there’s no computer in there.
There’s just a wireless charger for your phone.
HP Envy 34 is an excellent AIO, and is the closest competitor to the Lenovo.
Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i: Should you buy?
I think the Lenovo Yoga AiO 9i is one of the best Windows all-in-ones out there right now.
But it’s not perfect.
The base of the Yoga AiO 9i.
The included webcam is a bit of a letdown, and that beefy CPU does thermal throttle under load.
Ultimately, I wish there were more PCs like this on the market.
The flagship Windows AiO space is severely lacking in 2023.
Lenovo’s latest flagship Windows all-in-one desktop PC is a sight to behold.
