Lenovo might have just solved one of the biggest portability headaches for creatives who rely on drawing tablets. At CES, the company showcased a new range of Yoga laptops, including two models with a trackpad that doubles as a drawing surface.
Instead of a regular trackpad, the new Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition and Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition feature what Lenovo calls a Force Pad. It’s a glass surface designed to function both as a traditional trackpad and a compact pen tablet when paired with the included Yoga Pen Gen 2.
Lenovo says that this new solution is powered by Wacom, a major player in the pen tablet space. According to the company, it enables more precise sketching, annotation, and design work directly on the laptop, letting creatives leave their pen tablets behind when working on the go.
The Force Pad is configured to automatically disable touch input when the pen is in use to prevent unintentional gestures, which should result in a seamless experience. For users who need a larger drawing surface, both Lenovo laptops also feature touch displays that work with the Yoga Pen Gen 2.
The Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition can be configured with up to a 16-inch 3.2K Tandem OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and touch input, while the Yoga Pro 7i features a 15.3-inch OLED panel with a 165Hz refresh rate and optional touch input. Both models offer impressive color accuracy, covering 100% of the sRGB, DCI-P3, and Adobe RGB color spaces, with a Delta E of less than 1.
Unique features backed by powerful hardware
Under the hood, the laptops can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Panther Lake processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of storage. Other highlights include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity, a decent range of I/O ports, and multi-channel stereo speakers, all packed into a slim chassis.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i is estimated to start at $1,899 and will hit the market in the second quarter of 2026, while the Yoga Pro 7i is expected to start around $1,799 with the same availability. Lenovo has not confirmed details about all available SKUs. More information is expected closer to launch.
