But if battery life and gaming performance outweigh these other features, I advise looking elsewhere.
The Intel Evo i9 and NVIDIA GPU combine for powerful processing and stunning graphics.
When open, you’ll see the protruding top bezel above the 16-inch display.
The right side has another USB-A port and a full-size SD card reader.
You’ll also find the power button on the right side and the webcam privacy slider.
Of these three, my favorite aspect was the keyboard, which has a 1.5mm low travel response.
And boy, did I notice the upgraded brightness and blacker blacks.
In fact, the Slim Pro 9i may have officially made me a Mini-LED believer.
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Balanced is generally acceptable for most occasions.
Speedy, straight-to-the-point, processing happened in Performance mode, and running applications simultaneously was no longer an issue.
Everything flowed, and there was zero latency.
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Games with heavier resource requirements, however, may not do as well.
I had to adjust the prefs in-game to make it playable.
The speaker system, although there are six speakers in total, was less impressive.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16 (2023) laptop gives the Slim Pro 9i lineup an upgrade with a 16-inch Mini-LED display, a quad microphone system, and 1TB of storage. The Intel Evo i9 and NVIDIA GPU combine for powerful processing and stunning graphics.
Keeping your screen brightness lower is one way toimprove battery life on Windows.
A full charge lasted between three and four hours.
During gaming, there was a higher drain rate of 0.72% per minute or 43% per hour.
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Charging was relatively speedy with the Rapid Charge Pro feature.
I did see the laptop gain 30 to 40% in 30 minutes.
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