When it comes to multimedia laptops, Apple MacBook 14 Pro reigns supreme. But quality has its price. The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14 With its bright mini-LED display and lots of technology, it is a very good and, above all, affordable alternative to Apple’s flagship.
Cyberport currently offers you enough 600 euro discount on the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14 and the multimedia laptop is on offer for only 1,699 euros. Of course you also save on shipping costs.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 14: Super bright mini LED display
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14 offers an almost perfect total package. The super-bright mini LED display in particular convinces with its excellent image quality. The laptop achieves up to 1,400 cd/m² with a completely white image and is therefore loud Notebookcheck.com even before that Apple MacBook Pro 14* (1,100 cd/m²) and even better than comparable OLED laptops Acer Swift X14*.
Thanks to the high screen brightness, the Yoga Pro is suitable perfect for films and series. Of course, HDR formats are also supported. However, you have to do it yourself and switch to HDR mode in the settings. Apple is one step ahead of Lenovo here and automatically switches from SDR to HDR mode.
With RTX 4050 graphics card and 165 Hz
The 14.5-inch mini LED display with touch function provides a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz with a resolution of 3,072 x 1,920 pixels and, in combination with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card for laptops also an excellent choice for gaming. In Notebookcheck.com’s standard test, the Yoga Pro has to compete only with the one that costs almost twice as much Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED* give up.
Given these values and the Intel Core i7 processor, 32 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, the Lenovo Yoga Pro is certainly ideal for all other requirements that you place on a good notebook in this price range. Working from home is no problem; Switching between tabs and applications is fast and fluid.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14: a real MacBook alternative?
The biggest disadvantage of the Yoga Pro is this relatively weak battery. The laptop only lasts three hours under full load and with maximum screen brightness. With daily use it has at least nine hours of juice. Moreover, the Lenovo laptop is fully charged in just 100 minutes. Another point of criticism is the highly reflective display, which can only be hidden to a limited extent due to the brightness. Films and series in direct sunlight are only recommended to a limited extent.
Otherwise, you get one with the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 14 very strong all-round laptop with an excellent screen and high gaming performance. If you can live with the short battery life, the laptop is certainly a real alternative Apple MacBook Pro 14.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7: the affordable alternative to the Pro 9i
This is a cheap alternative to the Yoga Pro 9i 14 Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 for 1099 euros on Amazon.
The Pro 7 also comes with a 14.5-inch display, but offers a slightly lower resolution. However, given the size of the display, this is barely noticeable. In any case, the panel is matte and therefore easier to use in sunlight. The RAM is 32 GB and the mass memory is 1 TB. The Pro 7 does not come close to the Pro 9i in terms of performance, but it does offer good quality for this price range.