The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i offers a balance of performance and portability with its high-resolution Mini LED display, excellent color coverage, and solid engineering capabilities thanks to its Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU. It's also versatile with a touchscreen and 2-in-1 design, making it suitable for general use and creative work. However, it's less suitable for intensive gaming due to its mid-range GPU.
In contrast, the Razer Blade 14 is a gaming powerhouse with a more powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processor, catering to demanding gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning tasks. Its IPS display has a high refresh rate, but the color accuracy is slightly lower than the Lenovo. The Razer is also more compact, which could be a plus for portability, but this comes at the cost of fewer ports and less upgradeability.
If you prioritize gaming and raw performance over portability and versatility, the Razer Blade 14 is the way to go. However, if you need a device that excels in general use, creative work, and offers a touchscreen with a superior display for a lower price, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i is the better choice. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i
Very good for software development
Best in class overall display quality
Very good speakers
Advantages of the Razer Blade 14
Very good overall build quality
Very good portability
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
Screen Quality
9.8/10
8.0/10
16.0in
SIZE
14.0in
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
400.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
328.0 nits
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has a better screen than the Razer Blade 14 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
PerfectRec’s screen quality scores take into account various important factors that are relevant for different use cases.
Portability
Good
Very Good
16.0in
SIZE
14.0in
4.9 lbs
WEIGHT
3.9 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Razer Blade 14 has very good portability, while the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.5/10
The Razer Blade 14 has very good build quality, while the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,450
$1,965
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has a price of $1,450 and the Razer Blade 14 costs $1,965.
The Razer Blade 14 and Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i are both very good for general use.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Gaming and AI
7.7/10
7.9/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.0/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Razer Blade 14 and Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i are both good for gaming and AI.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
8.7/10
8.4/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and Razer Blade 14 are both very good for engineering and design.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Content Creation
8.3/10
8.1/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and Razer Blade 14 are both very good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
8.1/10
7.9/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3200 x 2000
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i to be very good for software development, while the Razer Blade 14 is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Battery
9.0 Hours
9.5 Hours
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has 9 hours of battery life. The Razer Blade 14 has 9.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
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How the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i and the Razer Blade 14 compare to other laptops
"After making a huge splash with the original 2021 model, it's expected that the 2022 refresh would be more of a minor update to an already impressive machine. It adds a higher resolution webcam (720p to 1080p), faster CPU (Ryzen 9 5900HX to Ryzen 9 6900HX), faster GPU (RTX 3070/3080 to 3070/3080 Ti), faster RAM (DDR4-3200 to DDR5-4800), faster M.2 SSD support (PCIe3 x4 to PCIe4 x4), newer WLAN module (Killer AX1690i to Qualcomm WCN685x), and a MUX switch for the new integrated Radeon 680M GPU. It's indubitably an upgrade especially in terms of single-thread processor performance."
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About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
About Razer
Razer is an American-Singaporean technology company. Razer is best known for their Blade series laptops, well known for their strong performance and sleek design. Although Razer charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a stealthy laptop with clean fit and finish and strong performance. All of their models offer great portability and build quality compared to other gaming laptops.
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