Lenovo has turned its Yoga Mini i into a proper retail product in China, and the pitch is simple: a tiny 0.65-litre mini PC with Intel Core Ultra chips, support for up to four displays, and enough AI branding to keep the marketing department busy. It is aimed at people who want desktop performance without the desktop footprint, which is exactly why mini PCs keep creeping from niche curiosity into mainstream office gear.
The first configuration on sale pairs an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 with 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD for CNY 5,499, or about $797. That is higher than Lenovo’s earlier $699 US starting price for the same processor tier, but pricing in China often tells only half the story until a wider launch lands. Bigger variants are still on the way, including one with an Intel Core Ultra X7 385H, up to 32 GB of LPDDR5x memory, and as much as 2 TB of PCIe Gen4 storage.
A 600 g mini PC with a very non-mini ambition
The Yoga Mini i measures 283 x 202 x 123 mm, weighs 600 g, and uses an aluminum enclosure with a polished Seashell-finish base. That circular look helps it stand out from the usual black-box mini PCs, which tend to hide under monitors and ask for no attention. Lenovo is clearly selling this as a design object as much as a work machine, which is smart in a category where most rivals look like they were cut from the same anonymous mold.
Core Ultra, Arc graphics, and a 45W cooling setup
Inside, Lenovo is leaning on Windows 11 Home or Pro, an NPU rated at up to 50 TOPS, and graphics that scale to Intel Arc B390. A 45W thermal design with a blower fan is doing the unglamorous work here, because slim PCs only look elegant until the CPU starts sweating. That spec stack puts the Yoga Mini i in the same broad lane as other premium mini PCs built for creators, multitaskers, and office setups that need more than a Chromebook in a fancy shell.
- Processor options: Intel Core Ultra 5 325 up to Intel Core Ultra X7 385H
- Memory: 16 GB to 32 GB LPDDR5x
- Storage: 512 GB to 2 TB PCIe Gen4 SSD
- Graphics: up to Intel Arc B390
- Cooling: 45W thermal design with blower fan
Four displays, WiFi 7 and a surprisingly busy feature set
Connectivity is where Lenovo starts flexing. The Yoga Mini i can drive up to four displays through dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB-C with DisplayPort, HDMI 2.1 with 4K at 60 Hz output, USB-A, and Ethernet, while wireless support includes WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0. There is also a 100W integrated power supply, which means fewer loose bricks cluttering a desk already busy enough with cables.
The extras are oddly ambitious for something this small: a 2W speaker, dual microphones, Adaptive Lighting that reacts to presence and audio, touch controls, an accelerometer for gesture interaction, WiFi sensing for human presence detection, a fingerprint reader in the power button, Microsoft Pluton, Secured-core PC support, and Walk Away Lock. Lenovo also says the machine carries ENERGY STAR, FSC, and carbon-neutral certifications, and it is listed as coming soon in other regions, with a broader global rollout expected before July 2026.
The bigger question is whether Lenovo can keep the price sensible once the fancier configurations arrive outside China. Mini PCs are getting better at exactly the same time laptops are getting harder to justify for stationary work, so a compact machine with real AI silicon and serious display support has a lane to itself if Lenovo does not overplay the premium badge.