Lenovo’s 2024 Yoga laptops come in Intel and AMD flavors

Lenovo is giving its Yoga line of thin and light laptops a 2024 makeover, with most models receiving shiny new Intel Meteor Lake chips, but at least one is getting an AMD Ryzen 8040HS processor instead.

The newest flagships are the newest versions of the Yoga Pro 9i 16″ laptop and Yoga i9 14″ 2-in-1 notebook… because the Yoga name hasn’t automatically meant 360-degree convertible for the last few years. Only models with “2-in-1” in the name can actually bend over backward to become tablets. Other new models include the Yoga Pro 7/7i, Yoga Slim 7, and Yoga 7i 2-in-1, as well as a new Yoga Book 9i dual-screen convertible with a Meteor Lake processor.

Folks who want the biggest, highest-res display with the fastest refresh rate and the highest-performance graphics might want to check out the new Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (16″) laptop, which supports up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 H-series processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, 64GB of LPDDR5x memory, and ships standard with a 165 Hz, 3200 x 200 pixel IPS LCD display.

But the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 14″ convertible might be a more flexible model, in more ways than one. It has a 2.8K OLED touchscreen display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, a convertible tablet-style design and ships standard with a pressure-sensitive pen. It’s also thinner, lighter, and has a lower starting price. There are some down sides though: this model only features Intel Arc integrated graphics and tops out at 16GB of LPDDR4x memory.

The only new AMD-powered Yoga laptop that Lenovo is announcing this week is the new 14-inch Yoga Pro 7 clamshell-style notebook with a 180 degree hinge and support for up to an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics, and 16GB of LPDDR5x memory.

Here’s a run-down of the new Lenovo Yoga lineup for the first half of 2024, not including the dual-screen model which stands out enough to get its own article.