– The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 15 Aura Edition is experiencing price increases due to the ongoing memory and SSD crisis.
– The review configuration (Core Ultra 9 386H, RTX 5060, 32GB RAM) is discounted to $2,619 but remains very expensive.
– The Yoga Pro 7i has no direct competitor with its unique 15.3-inch display, but is comparable in features to the larger Yoga Pro 9i.
– A better value alternative exists, such as the Lenovo Legion 5i, which offers a faster CPU and GPU (RTX 5070) for under $1,600.
– Despite its premium features (OLED 165Hz panel, great sound, keyboard), the high price makes it hard to recommend.
Pricing and Configuration Changes
After prices for memory and SSDs are rising since last year, new laptop models for 2026 are now getting more expensive as well. Lenovo’s new multimedia laptop Yoga Pro 7i 15 Aura Edition is also affected by this, even though our review SKU with the GeForce RTX 5060 and 32 GB RAM is currently already discontinued at Lenovo’s US shop and at $2619, it is actually a bit cheaper than the slower RTX 5050 model. This is still a steep price, so is it really just a result of the memory crisis or is the Yoga simply too expensive?
Unique Positioning in the Lineup
Looking at Lenovo’s lineup, the Yoga Pro 7i is not the flagship series, which would be the Yoga Pro 9 (available with 14-inch or 16-inch screens). The Yoga Pro 7i with its 15.3-inch display is rather unique and there is no direct competitor either, because other manufacturers only offer 14- or 16-inch models in this performance class right now. In terms of features and options, however, there is not much difference between the Yoga Pro 7i 15 and the Yoga Pro 9i 16, for example, because they are pretty much comparable in every respect (including features like Advanced Optimus, the excellent sound system or the excellent keyboard). This is also the case for the great OLED panel with 165 Hz, which does not have any issues with a grainy image on brighter contents despite the touchscreen.
Value Proposition and Alternatives
As mentioned before, Lenovo US currently offers a discount on our review configuration with the Core Ultra 9 386H (Panther Lake), Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5060 as well as 32 GB RAM. This is still a lot of money for this amount of performance and we are still having a hard time recommending it when you can still bet devices like the Lenovo Legion 5i with a faster HX-CPU from Intel, a similar 165 Hz OLED panel and the even faster GeForce RTX 5070 for less than $1600 right now on Amazon, for example. For more information about the new Yoga Pro 7i 15 Aura Edition, please see our comprehensive review.