Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i (14 Inch, Gen 10) Review: Hidden Webcam Leave a comment

God assist us, there are so, so many Lenovo Yoga laptops on the market now. There’s the Yoga 9i, the Yoga Professional 9i, the Yoga Guide 9i, and now this new arrival—the Yoga Slim 9i. A lot Yoga. A lot 9i. If you happen to can’t maintain all of them straight, take consolation in the truth that I can not both.

The necessity-to-know on the Slim 9i is that it’s supposed because the premiere providing on this lineup, together with a hip design, Copilot+ PC options, and a function that hides the webcam behind the LCD utilizing what’s referred to as camera-under-display (CUD) expertise. (This is not the primary time we have seen this—ZTE notably had a cellphone a number of years in the past with a equally hidden selfie digital camera.)

Teal Shimmer

Earlier than I dig deeper into that digital camera trick, let’s speak about the remainder of the bundle. Although it’s crafted principally from aluminum, the quilt of the 14-inch laptop computer is comprised of extremely reflective shimmering glass in a hue of “Tidal Teal.” It’s eye-catching however could also be too flashy for some, which might be why glass lids went out of vogue a couple of years again.

Curvy on each nook, the one sharp edges you’ll discover on the machine are the place that tumbler lid involves an finish. And whereas this laptop computer doesn’t have a notch for its webcam, there’s a bulge on the again of the quilt the place that webcam resides. As such, it’s not a lot “beneath the show” as it’s “behind the show,” an necessary distinction that creates a distinctly bulbous design conceit that you’ll possible both love or hate. (A privateness shutter change is out there on the facet of the laptop computer.)

Lenovo has at all times been recognized for its enter expertise, and the Slim 9i 14 gives among the finest I’ve seen, that includes a spacious edge-to-edge keyboard format and keys with glorious responsiveness, all atop a surprisingly small trackpad. I significantly desire this smaller trackpad design, however customers extra accustomed to huge ice skating rinks for his or her fingertips could discover it constraining. 5 “Fast Keys” on the precise facet of the keyboard supply easy accessibility to completely different energy and audio modes, a fingerprint reader, and different extras.