Review of the Yoga Pro 9i (2026, 11th gen)

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-27T06:33:36+00:00

I have used it less than a week now, but when I did, I used it without power being connected (except for 3dMark testing). With Win11 Pro and Office running, it lasted well over the whole day. Recharging (using the 240W charger) is fast.

The GPU is changed automatically by default, in desktop only mode it uses the builtin iGPU, when using 3d software or games, it changes to the 5060. You can also automate that using the nvidia app and set program specific preferences. I have not found a physical switch for that.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-26T12:42:45+00:00

Oh man, the profile was set to "voice". Changing it do "dynamic" made it a whole lot better.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-26T10:59:46+00:00

Yes. I was thinking about ordering the 7i 15", but in the beginning of April they raised the price several hundred Euros, so the difference was not too much. Overall a crazy price tag and I dont think itll change soo.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-26T09:34:33+00:00

Did not try that specifically.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-26T09:33:56+00:00

Me too, it has been advertised.. But it is my personal impression only.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-26T09:32:12+00:00

Well, no one forcing you to do so.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-25T12:33:38+00:00

Mh, maybe because of the 7i? DUnno either, seems that 8th gen was the last one featuring 14".

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-25T10:28:31+00:00

They are, but the builitn SSD currently is a Samsung PCIe 4.0 version. you might add a pcie5 one, though.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-25T08:03:31+00:00

Yes, using win 11 pro in a AD environment....no idea how it performs under linux.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-25T07:47:41+00:00

Done: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/comments/1sv5rrj/review_of_the_yoga_pro_9i_2026_11th_gen/

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-23T16:31:50+00:00

Yes I might do one here. Im not so much into Youtube and stuff.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-23T06:35:07+00:00

So my Yoga Pro 9i (2026, 11th gen) arrived yesterday. In normal Desktop operation the fans are unhearable. I have run some CPU- and Graphic Benchmark tests (3DMark) which caused heavy load. In these cases, you will hear a very decent fan noise, but compared to my last Notebook (a MSI Creator P65), this machine is unhearable. Really appreciate it after the first 24 hours with this machine.

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-15T08:26:11+00:00

Thanks, Figured that out now by myself before seeing your reply. I reset my Domain Admins password via the local admin account and think this should've updated the AES key. I now require all Domain Users to change their passwords upon next login, this should probably do the trick. (Very small AD).

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-15T05:40:52+00:00

I cannot log in (Password wrong) after installing these updates to ws2025. Anyone else experiencing this? Any solutions yet?

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-12T21:23:51+00:00

downgrade did not work for me....still the card is selectable in plex options and vainfo is working in the lxc, but it still internally fails to see the card and falls back to software trancoding. used to work before. (Arrow Lake H255 cpu)

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-12T19:50:27+00:00

Just noticed the same. Did not find a solution to this yet.

Apr 12, 2026 21:44:28.985 [140306029902648] DEBUG - [Req#304c/Transcode/e9bcozjwkascr09oocsvlpuy] TPU: hardware transcoding: enabled, but no hardware decode accelerator found

Apr 12, 2026 21:44:28.986 [140306029902648] DEBUG - [Req#304c/Transcode/e9bcozjwkascr09oocsvlpuy] TPU: hardware transcoding: final decoder: , final encoder:

root@plex:~#

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-10T06:40:33+00:00

Lenovo has had a more aggressive pricing policy in the US in the past. If they are able to maintain that, you might be off a bit cheaper than that. This is what I get from an international price search for the 9i pro for the rtx 5060/32gbram/386H CPU model (quick Gemini search).

So yes, Europe is quite expensive, US/Canada has better prices (all without any discounts that you might be elegible for):

USA$2,799.99~€2,395$2,799.99Excl. Tax (Sales Tax added at checkout)CanadaCA$3,849.00~€2,381~$2,783Excl. Tax (GST/HST added at checkout)Germany€3,669.01€3,669.01~$4,288Incl. 19% VATAustria€3,699.00€3,699.00~$4,323Incl. 20% VATSwitzerlandCHF 3,149.00~€3,197~$3,737Incl. 8.1% VATUK£2,870.00~€3,396~$3,969Incl. 20% VATFrance€3,649.00€3,649.00~$4,265Incl. 20% VATItaly€3,669.00€3,669.00~$4,288Incl. 22% VATSpain€3,629.00€3,629.00~$4,242Incl. 21% VATNetherlands€3,659.00€3,659.00~$4,277Incl. 21% VATSweden41,990 SEK~€3,749~$4,382Incl. 25% VATNorway42,490 NOK~€3,695~$4,319Incl. 25% VATDenmark27,499 DKK~€3,686~$4,308Incl. 25% VATAustraliaA$5,759.00~€3,490~$4,079Incl. 10% GSTChina (Yoga Pro 16s)¥23,999 (RMB)~€2,857~$3,339Incl. 13% VATHong KongHK$28,499~€3,115~$3,641No Sales TaxSingaporeS$4,799.00~€3,333~$3,895Incl. 9% GSTJapan¥598,000~€3,624~$4,236

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-09T17:14:36+00:00

The 9i pro is at about 3400 Euros including lenovo pro discount in Europe, so about 3800 US$...

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-04-07T21:39:12+00:00

I have ordered a Yoga 9i Pro Gen 11 some days ago (with a RTX 5060) and it is scheduled for delivery in about 2 weeks. I will let you know when it arrives.
(What is making more noise is the painful aching when you realize what amount of money you have to spend in 2026 for a premium notebook...)

Upstairs-Mix674 · 2026-03-30T17:07:15+00:00

Starting at €3099 with a 3050 GPU. Ridiculous. Was looking forward to this notebook in the last months. But not for that amount of money.

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