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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
This laptop is like a portable OLED TV that you can take anywhere, and that's just one reason I love it
LaptopMag and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Laptop Mag/Rami Tabari If anyone knows anything about me, I love my big, beautiful LG OLED TV — I have two in my house, and I am considering getting a third (no, I don't have that kind of money, I just know deals). Because of that, I am super picky about my laptop displays, so when the Yoga 9i landed on my laptop, I started drooling. I recently reviewed the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition, and there's a lot to love there, but the display and audio experience completely blew me away, making this laptop a killer multimedia device. Whether you travel often, like snuggling up in bed, or simply cannot afford a chunky LG OLED TV, here's why you should consider the Yoga 9i. The Yoga 9i is the peak multimedia device Credit: Laptop Mag/Rami Tabari ...nearly double the color coverage of the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4. The two key features of the Yoga 9i are its display and audio. However, its battery life and design lend themselves quite well to this purpose. First things first, the Yoga 9i is rocking a 14-inch, 2880 x 1800, 120Hz OLED touchscreen display. It clocked in 421 nits of brightness and covered 210.6% of the sRGB and 149.2% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. For context, that offers nearly double the color coverage of the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4 . Credit: Laptop Mag/Sean Riley ...no other laptop manufacturer has replicated the Yoga's sound bar hinge. We don't have the tools to measure audio quality, but no other laptop manufacturer has replicated the Yoga's sound bar hinge. It delivers 360-degree sound with four speakers, which include two 2W tweeters (treble) and two 2W woofers (bass). It offers a loud, wide range that makes the lows, mids, and highs feel distinct. It's easily equal to or better than your average TV speaker, maybe not in volume but in quality. Of course, the Yoga 9i can't replace 65 inches of big-screen goodness, but it certainly helps that it's remarkably cheaper. You can score the Yoga 9i for just $1,499 right now at Best Buy . That'll get you the shiny 14-inch display alongside an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Features: 14-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) 120Hz touchscreen, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, Integrated Arc graphics, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Deal Battery life is another critical component for this stellar streaming superstar. Technically, since it does sport the Intel Arc 140V iGPU, you can get in some light gaming as well. We ran Sid Meier's Civ VI: Gathering Storm (Medium, 1080p) at a solid 69 frames per second. You might be able to run some AAA games as well, albeit at low settings. The core advantage that the Yoga 9i has over a TV is portability. The Yoga 9i weighs only 2.9 pounds and measures 12.44 x 8.66 x 0.65 inches. You could fit this thing into most laptop bags and even some purses. And this is so easy to snuggle up in bed with. Battery life is another critical component for this stellar streaming superstar. You can't binge The Last of Us on a laptop that dies during a critical moment. Thankfully, this rig will net you 12 hours and 47 minutes of battery life. Your time will vary since we set our display brightness to 150 nits, so the dimmer your screen, the more battery life you'll eke out. Credit: Laptop Mag/Rami Tabari If you are constantly on the go, the last thing you want to worry about is your shiny new laptop breaking apart during a single drop. Well, lucky for you, the Yoga 9i sports an aluminum chassis that's been MIL-SPEC tested for drops, shocks, extreme temperatures, and more. Overall, if you're looking for a laptop to watch your favorite shows and listen to your favorite music, the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition is the perfect choice.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amid the slow death of Windows 10, Microsoft's CEO reveals a bold stat about Windows 11
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Maybe not precisely on October 14, 2025, but at some point soon, Windows 10 will become a security risk. That date is when Microsoft will stop supporting the operating system, and it will not patch any new vulnerabilities. If you're still using Windows 10 at work, your IT department will most likely not allow you to use the OS any longer. All of this will hasten the death of Windows 10, which has been slowly dying since Windows 11 debuted in October 2021. The death of Windows 10 has been slow because, as Laptop Mag has reported often over the years, Windows 10 users are raging against the dying of the light. There are myriad reasons for keeping Windows 10 instead of Windows 11, and in the words of Laptop Reviews Editor Rami Tabari, 'You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who isn't displeased with Windows 11 in some shape or form.' But with each new update, Windows 11 gets better and better, and the data shows that more people are making the switch. StatCounter, a site that tracks various data, showed that in April 2024, Windows 10 usage accounted for 70% of Windows users. A year later, it accounted for just 54% of Windows users. And this week, Microsoft revealed a statistic that demonstrates just how bold the change to Windows 11 has been in the past year. 'We continue to see increased commercial traction as we approach end of support for Windows 10. Windows 11 commercial deployments increased nearly 75% year over year,' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday. ("Commercial deployment" is finance-speak for "units sold and switched on," essentially.) Windows nearly 75% year over year." The comments came during Nadella's remarks to investment analysts after Microsoft released its earnings report for the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal year. While Windows is top of mind for many PC users, as a revenue earner for Microsoft, it's pretty small. In the 2024 fiscal year, Windows revenue made up just 9% of the company's $245 billion. The growth of Windows 11 has been steady since its launch in October 2021. In its 2023 annual financial report, released in July 2023, Microsoft noted that the number of devices running Windows 11 had doubled in the previous year. Features: 14-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) 120Hz touchscreen, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, Integrated Arc graphics, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Deal If you ask Copilot, Microsoft's generative AI app that comes included with many Windows 11-enabled laptops, why Windows 10 hangs on for so many so close to its end-of-support date, the reasons are apparent. For one, if you have an older computer, it may not run as efficiently or at all with the Windows 11 operating system. Other, more OS-focused reasons – such as quibbles about the Start menu and control over system updates – keep people on Windows 10. If you haven't upgraded or it's your first time with Windows, know that it's free to upgrade to Windows 11 if you have Windows 10. However, there's a non-monetary cost: it will require more of your RAM and memory. Your system requirements, if not up to spec, will put a choice in your hands: stick with Windows 10 and risk a security vulnerability, or buy a new laptop. Windows 11 rolls out updates to features in the second half of every calendar year and monthly security updates. Each new update includes information from all previous updates. Microsoft released the most recent security update on April 25, and, as the name suggests, the 24H2 version of Windows 11 was released in the second half of 2024, specifically in October 2024. The Windows 11 25H2 release window is rumored to be between September and October. As reported by Windows Central, Microsoft started testing 26200 series builds in March, a precursor to 25H2, with developers. As Windows 11 adoption skyrockets, Microsoft tightens its grip on new users Microsoft has forked up Windows 11, but there's one clear solution Microsoft doesn't want you to upgrade to Windows 11 No, Microsoft isn't going to charge you $1.50 to update Windows 11 I ditched Windows 11 for Linux — and you should, too Windows 11 Home vs. Pro: Which one is right for you?
