The touchpad in Lenovo’s Yoga Aura Edition laptops makes me unreasonably excited

At CES 2026, Lenovo rolled out refreshed Yoga Aura Edition laptops. The idea is that the laptop figures out what you’re doing and quietly adjusts itself, instead of you constantly poking around in your settings wondering why your battery is dying so fast. 

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The big one is the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition. This thing is clearly built for creators who want power without going the full desktop route. It runs Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips with Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics, and Lenovo redesigned the thermal system so it can run harder without overheating or getting super loud. 

The most interesting thing is the new Force Pad, though. It looks like a normal touchpad, but you can draw directly on it with the included Yoga Pen. This is kind of perfect for quick sketches or marking things up without whipping out another device.

And because this is an Aura Edition device, you get access to Lenovo’s Smart features. Whether you’re deep in the throes of a complicated spreadsheet or binge-watching your favorite Netflix show, Smart Modes quietly alters performance, battery life, and so on based on whatever you’re doing. 

Smart Share, on the other hand, lets you tap your phone to the laptop for quickly moving photos and videos around. And, if anything goes horribly wrong, Smart Care lets you connect with Lenovo’s support team with a single click.

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If you don’t want a big, heavy laptop, there are lighter options too. The Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition packs a lot of power into a sub-2.2-pound body, while the Yoga Slim 7x is all about long battery life (you can thank the Snapdragon chip for that one!). No matter which one you gander at, OLED screens and solid speakers are pretty much a given.

Depending on the model, Yoga Aura Edition laptops will cost between $949 and $1,899 and are expected to hit stores in Q2 2026.