Thinking of downgrading from my Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-1 aura— which think pad to get?

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So I’ve been using a Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition for a couple months in college, and honestly, it feels kinda overkill for what I actually do.

I pretty much just hook it up to my monitor and use it like a desktop 90% of the time. I don’t really need all the power or the fancy OLED touchscreen — it’s nice, but not essential. Portability wise I only just use a stylus for math scratch notes.

I’m thinking about downgrading: getting a cheaper laptop for portability/typing and building a proper desktop for the heavy stuff.

Budget is around $300 and I’m absolutely fine with used or refurbished items

Top priority is touchscreen and it’s keyboard, and all I got so far are think pads but it’s tough finding touchscreen ones for this cheap. A think pad sounds nice

Posted Nov 1, 2025, 8:08 PM UTC

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