Lenovo has announced several new laptops at Mobile World Congress today, including two new AI laptops added to its Aura Edition models with the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition and the Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition. Alongside these two devices, the company is also announcing the Yoga Pro 7, Yoga Slim 7, and the Yoga 7 2-in-1. Neither the Yoga Pro 7 nor the Yoga Slim 7 will be launched in North America. It’s also showcasing the new IdeaPad Slim 3x, a new Copilot+ PC powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processor.
The IdeaPad Slim 3x is perfect for power users who need a lot of storage. While it comes with up to 1TB internally, it houses a second SSD slot that users can access and add in more storage with an additional NVMe SSD. This second slot will support either 512GB or 1TB, depending on your needs. It also comes with up to 24GB of RAM, as well as a 15.1-inch OLED display and several IO ports for plugging in accessories. Lenovo plans to start shipping this laptop this month with a starting price of $649.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition is perfect for creators and gamers
Lenovo’s Legion brand is the company’s main family of devices focused on gaming, but laptops like the new Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition will be able to handle games just fine.
Powered by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H CPU, and up to 64GB of RAM, this laptop is no slouch in the performance department. Lenovo is gearing this toward creators, but with those specs, it’ll be a fine gaming machine as well. So when you’re done creating, you can kick back with your favorite game and relax.
And thanks to Lenovo’s ‘X Power’ feature, the laptop can adjust cooling for optimal performance while delivering a 130W TDP. No matter what you’re doing, the 16-inch 3.2K OLED display will ensure it looks good visually. A 1,600-nits peak brightness, meanwhile, will help to prevent glare. Lenovo says it plans to ship the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition sometime in Q2. Pricing is expected to start at $1,799.99.
As for the Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition, this uses Intel Arc graphics, so it won’t be as capable for gaming. However, it should be more than suitable for content creation and general computing. It houses a smaller 14.5-inch OLED display with a 3K resolution, up to 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. It also uses the Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU. This model isn’t going to be available in North America. Pricing and availability outside of North America will depend on the region.
Lenovo has two new Yoga 7 2-in-1 laptops coming for under $1,000
Budget shoppers hunting down a good deal might be interested in one of Lenovo’s two new Yoga 7 laptops. Both of them are 2-in-1 machines, making them versatile enough to be used in several different ways. They also both come in at a price that’s well under $1,000. That should make them more easily attainable by a larger number of consumers.
First, there’s the Yoga 7 2-in-1 with a 16-inch display. This one is expected to launch in Q3 with a starting price of $849. Then there’s the 14-inch model that launches this month with a starting price of $899. Both laptops come powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 series CPUs, specifically the Ryzen AI 7 350. Additionally, they can come with up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage.
Solar power for all with the Solar Power Kit for Yoga
In addition to its new lineup of Yoga laptops, Lenovo has announced a few additional proof of concept devices. One is the Solar Power Kit for Yoga, a power bank that uses the same kind of solar technology as the Solar PC concept. The solar panel is detachable and uses USB-C for connection, and it can be attached to “bags, tents, or trees” to charge wherever there’s sunlight.
Another proof of concept device called the Lenovo AI Stick adds AI features to PCs that don’t run on a processor with an NPU. It can connect to PCs via a Thunderbolt port and gives those PCs access to things like local large language models and AI-enhanced graphics. There’s also an AI display with a built-in NPU. This has similar functionality to the AI Stick. Allowing users to gain AI capabilities with a non-NPU PC that’s plugged into it.
