Designed for hybrid workers, Lenovo’s new dual-screen Yoga Book 9i received several best of show awards at CES 2023. With two 13.3-inch, 2.8K OLED PureSight displays, Lenovo is calling this 9i refresh “the first full-sized OLED dual screen laptop.” One hundred percent DCI-P3 color accuracy and Dolby Vision HDR offers users ultra-vivid images, sharper contrast, and richer detail, according to Lenovo. The Yoga Book 9i responds to hand-gestures for moving between screens and resizing windows, the setup has a haptic touchpad and keyboard, as well as a detachable keyboard that turns off when not in use.

The 2023 Yoga Book 9i “is the laptop dream that I thought might never be realized,” writes Digital Trends, noting that “it shares a lot in common with the Surface Neo, an abandoned project by Microsoft,” which Lenovo says collaborated on the model’s custom software.

“Lenovo has done excellent software work to make the Yoga Book a device that’s both pragmatic and a lot of fun,” writes The Verge, adding that this latest 9i iteration brings “great innovation in a category where form factors and features are very, very established.”

The laptop’s dual OLED screens can be used in various ways, “enabled by its ‘origami’ magnetic stand. It all comes together brilliantly, whether you’re stacking the two screens vertically or using the detachable keyboard over the bottom screen in laptop mode.” Digital Trends marveled over the touchscreen keyboard’s usability, “thanks to the precise haptics involved,” calling that alone “an achievement,” adding that it is exciting “to see Lenovo take seriously a laptop concept this daring.”

Hinged, with a detachable keyboard, the lightweight convertible form factor lets users switch between laptop, tablet, or tent mode. For example, in a face-to-face meeting, users can use the tent mode to display a slide presentation on one screen while viewing and controlling the presentation from the second screen.

Powered by up to the 13th Gen Intel Core i7 U-series mobile processors, the new Yoga Book i9 is built on the Intel Evo platform, engineered to run multiple apps with minimal impact on responsiveness, battery life and connectivity. “How powerful is the thing, and can you edit video on it?,” The Verge asks, concluding “you won’t have an incredible editing experience, but you could probably complete a project on it if you were out and about.”

Engadget says it offers “a level of flexibility and adaptability that traditional laptops simply can’t match,” noting that “unlike overly ambitious concepts in the past, this dual-screen notebook is actually coming out,” in June for $2,100. “Expensive,” says CNN, “but you’re essentially getting the benefits of a dual-monitor setup within a compact laptop you can take anywhere.”