Lenovo always brings some of the coolest news to CES, and 2025 is looking to be no different. The company is bringing a crazy new laptop with a rollable display to market with the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, but if you want something a little less wild, there are also some great consumer-oriented laptops in the Yoga brand.
Of course, there's a new Lenovo Yoga 9i, as well as a refreshed Yoga Book 9i, but the highlight is the Yoga Slim 9i, which is the world's first laptop with a cemra under the screen.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i
Starting with the most unique laptop of the bunch, the Lenovo Yoga 9i comes with a couple of "world's first" selling points. For one thing, it's the world's first laptop with a 98% screen-to-body ratio. And that's because it's also the world's first laptop with a camera under the screen, allowing it to have almost no bezels around the display.
This seems to be one of the best displays we've ever seen on any laptop, too. Lenovo touts 4K resolution and a120Hz refresh rate for this OLED panel, and on top of that, it's promising 100% coverage of sRGB, DCI-P3, and Adobe RGB with a color accuracy rating of Delta E<1. And the webcam itself looks to be pretty solid as well, with a 32MP sensor and a Visionary.ai imaging algorithm that should help ensure better image quality even when seeing through the display.
Other specs include an Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processor (Lunar Lake) up to a Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage, along with a 75Whr battery. All of that comes in a chassis that weighs just 2.62 pounds and includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports for connectivity.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i will be available in February starting at $1,849.
The Yoga Book 9i gets a refresh
Lenovo continues to support the dual-screen Yoga Book 9i, and the laptop got yet another refresh at CES 2025. It now comes with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 H-series processors, along with upgraded 14-inch displays that now support a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz. The screens are also brighter, so outdoor visibility should be improved.
Otherwise, it's pretty familiar, though Lenovo boasts new AI features with Smart Note and Smart Reader. Smart Reader can use AI to generate a synopsis of a book in your library to help you decide what to read next. Another upgrade is a slightly larger 88Whr battery, which should get you more time away from a charger.
The new Yoga Book 9i will launch in May and start at $1,999.
The new Yoga 9i 2-in-1 and Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition
Aura Edition is the branding Lenovo has been using for some of its laptops that include unique exclusive features, such as smart modes which can help adjust the behavior of the laptop to suit certain use cases. For example, Attention Mode can block certain websites to ensure you remain focused on the task at hand. There are also features like Smart Share for easily sharing files with a mobile device.
At CES 2025, the new Lenovo Yoga 9i and Yoga Slim 7i are both joining the Aura Edition lineup. Both laptops come with up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, meaning they both support Copilot+ features through the NPU, and they come with up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The two laptops are also available with up to a 2.8K PureSight Pro OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh and 100% coverage of sRGB and DCI-P3, plus 99% coverage of Adobe RGB, as well as up to 100 nits of peak brightness. The display supports up to DisplayHDR 600, and while touch is included by default on the Yoga 9i since it's a convertible, it's optional on the Yoga Slim 7 since it's a clamshell laptop.
Outside of the Aura Edition models, there's also the new Yoga 7i 2-in-1, a convertible laptop that comes in both 14-inch and 16-inch versions. Both models include similar displays up to a 2.8K OLED panel similar to the one above, and they have similar specs across the board, including the Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors, up to 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition will be available in February starting at $1,599, while the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition will be available in January starting at $1,099. Meanwhile, the Yoga 7i 2-in--1 models will be launching in February, starting at $899 for the 14-inch model and $949 for the 16-inch version.
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i
Stepping down to the IdeaPad family, Lenovo introduced the new IdeaPad Pro 5i, which comes with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 H-series processor that has a TDP up to 135W for high-performance tasks. It comes with a 16-inch 2.8K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate which is variable, and it also includes an NPU for some AI tasks, though it doesn't support Copilot+ features.
There's an 84Whr battery to keep things going, and a solid supply of ports including Thunderbolt 4, USB Type-A, HDMI, and a full-size SD card reader. The laptop will be available in July and is expected to start at $1,499.
Lenovo also introduced some Android tablets, with the new Yoga Tab Plus, a 12.7-inch tablet powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and featuring an LCD PureSight Pro display, 144Hz refresh rate, and 100% coverage of DCI-P3. A six-speaker setup provides powerful audio, and there's also a large 10,200mAh battery.
If you want something more accessible, there's also the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro with slightly less impressive specs including a MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and a screen that's not as bright. Finally there's the new Lenovo Tab, a smaller 10-inch tablet with a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset and all around middling specs for basic use.
The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus will launch in January starting at $699.99, followed by the Idea Tab Pro in April at $349.99, and the Lenovo Tab will land in June starting at $159.
There's a Snapdragon mini PC too
Finally, we have a couple of new desktop PCs from Lenovo as well, with one of them being easily more interesting: the Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini x. This is a new mini PC powered by the Snapdragon X series of chips, particularly going from the base Snapdragon X announced earlier this week up to a Snapdragon X Plus 10-core.
The IdeaCentre Mini x comes in a tiny 1-liter chassis, but it packs solid performance and an NPU capable of 45TOPS, enabling Copilot+ support. It also has a solid range of connectivity, including USB4, a standard USB-C port, four USB Type-A ports, HDMI 2,1, DisplayPort 1.4, and 1Gbps Ethernet. It also supports Wi-Fi 7.
If you want a more traditional desktop, there's the IdeaCentre Tower 17L, a proper desktop PC powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics, coupled with up to 32GB of RAM.
The front bezel of the PC is replaceable so you can customize the look, and naturally, there are plenty of ports including USB-C, USB Type-A, HDMI, and VGA, plus support for Wi-Fi 7.
The Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini x will launch in April starting at $659.99, while the the IdeaCentre Tower will come in June, starting at $699.99.
