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| The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition is currently discounted by over 20% |
Let’s be real: most PC users will never spend over $4,000 on a maxed-out ThinkPad P16 Gen 3. That doesn’t mean you have to settle for slow hardware or dim screens if your budget hovers around two grand. In fact, for creative pros and anyone tackling heavy multimedia workloads, a machine like the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition might be exactly what you need—especially now that it’s on sale.
Right now, Best Buy has marked down the 16-inch Yoga Pro 9i with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, 32GB of soldered DDR5 RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card to just $1,699**. That’s a $500 discount (23% off) from its official MSRP of $2,199. If you’ve been hunting for a high-performance laptop that won’t completely break the bank, [**you can grab it now at Best Buy for $1,699], with free store pickup where stock permits.
A Display That Steals the Show
For anyone who edits photos, grades video, or just binge-watches HDR content, the Yoga Pro 9i’s screen is a genuine highlight. It sports a 16-inch tandem OLED panel running at 3200 x 2000 pixels with a silky 120Hz refresh rate. Lenovo claims a peak HDR brightness of 1,600 nits—that’s seriously bright for a laptop, making highlights in HDR videos pop like crazy.
Color accuracy is excellent out of the box, so designers and video editors won’t need to reach for a calibration tool right away. And with a 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.1, and an SD card reader, you’ve got all the connectivity and storage a creative workflow demands.
Performance Is Strong, but There’s a Trade-Off
We tested two different configurations of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 G10 Aura Edition—one with the same RTX 5060 GPU as this sale model, and another with an RTX 5070. The Core Ultra 9 285H and OLED display were identical across both. Overall, the Yoga Pro 9i impressed us with its raw horsepower. Whether you’re rendering timelines in Premiere Pro, stacking layers in Photoshop, or even dabbling in light 3D work, the RTX 5060 handles it capably.
That said, no laptop is perfect. The OLED panel uses PWM dimming (common in OLEDs), so sensitive users might notice flicker at lower brightness levels. The RAM is soldered—meaning no future upgrades—so 32GB is what you get for life. And in performance mode, the fans can get pretty loud. Lenovo prioritizes thermals to keep the CPU and GPU running hard, but if you’re in a quiet room, you’ll definitely hear them spin up.
Hands-On Video and Final Verdict
Want to see it in action? Check out our hands-on video review here for a closer look at the chassis, speakers, and real-world performance.
Despite the fan noise and soldered RAM, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i G10 Aura Edition remains a well-rounded multimedia machine. The aluminum build feels premium, the keyboard and touchpad are comfortable for long sessions, and the speaker system punches above its weight class. For under $1,700, you’re getting a fantastic OLED display, a current-gen Intel CPU, a capable RTX 5060, and enough memory for serious multitasking.
If your workload involves creative software, streaming, or any task that benefits from a gorgeous high-refresh OLED, this discounted Yoga Pro 9i is arguably one of the best values in the sub-$2,000 segment right now. Just remember: bring headphones if you plan to push it hard—and don’t plan on upgrading that RAM later. For everyone else, this deal is well worth a click.