Lenovo is again at CES this 12 months with a large assortment of recent Legion gaming PCs, and this contains the brand new and improved Legion 9i Gen 9 gaming laptop computer, powered by AI and the most recent CPUs and GPUs.
Like most of the different manufacturers, AI is an enormous a part of the Legion lineup this 12 months. Almost about the Legion 9i, Lenovo has baked in some actually cool software program known as Sensible FPS. This tracks FPS (frames per second) information output whereas gaming along with the ability utilization between {hardware} elements. It then runs captured frames per second information by some algorithms to optimize the CPU and GPU energy that impacts the frames per second. Lenovo says this guarantees to supply smoother gameplay so you may focus much less on display screen tearing and hitches, and extra on these clutch moments that may get you the win.
Along with the brand new Legion 9i, Lenovo can also be asserting refreshed Legion Professional 7i and Legion Professional 5i Gen 9 laptops, in addition to Gen 9 variations of the Legion 7i, Legion 5i, and Legion Slim 5. Lastly, it’s asserting two new desktops too. The Legion Tower 7i and Legion Tower 5i.
The entire Legion PCs will include highly effective 14th Gen Intel CPUs besides the Legion Tower 5i. This comes with the top-end thirteenth Gen Intel chip as an alternative. All the brand new PCs will include NVIDIA’s 40-series GPUs, with choices for as much as an RTX 4090 within the Legion 9i Gen 9, Legion Professional 7i and 5i, and as much as an RTX 4070 within the Legion 7i, 5i, and Legion Slim 5.
The Legion 9i Gen 9 “redefines distinctive”
For individuals who don’t need to compromise on their gaming rig, the Legion 9i Gen 9 is the machine you need to think about it appears. Whereas expensive at a beginning value of $4,399.99, the laptop computer is providing the height of efficiency throughout the board. It comes with an Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU and as much as an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. It additionally options 64GB of DDR5 RAM and as much as 2TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. To not point out a 16-inch 3.2K Mini-LED show with a 165Hz refresh charge.
All of that in fact appears fairly customary for a top-end flagship gaming laptop computer. The place it “redefines the distinctive” as Lenovo says, is thru the AI smarts. The SmartFPS characteristic talked about above is a type of methods this laptop computer units itself other than the pack. Nevertheless, it additionally has a very neat Sensible Management characteristic for customizing efficiency profiles and adjusting issues like fan velocity, thermal settings, and extra. And if you happen to like your RGB lighting, the Legion Aurora Sync characteristic makes use of AI to sync the RGB lights on the keyboard to the audio in your video games for a extra immersive expertise. That is all powered by the Lenovo LA3-P AI chip. A more moderen model of the chip it introduced final 12 months.
None of these items are completely crucial in a gaming laptop computer. Nevertheless it probably enhances the expertise rather a lot. And that comes at a value with these elements. Fortunately, Lenovo has different inexpensive choices. Even when they do forfeit among the efficiency energy. And as a pleasant bonus, the entire gadgets will include 90 days of Xbox Recreation Go Final totally free.
Lenovo has new entry-level gaming PCs too
Exterior of the Legion line, Lenovo has new entry-level gaming PCs coming from its LOQ line. These will embrace the LOQ 15IRX9, 15IAX9I, 15AHP9, and the LOQ Tower 17IRR9. All of those will likely be out there in North America aside from the 15AHP9 mannequin, which Lenovo says will solely be coming to the EMEA.
Pricing and availability
Lenovo plans to launch all of those by mid to late April though some will begin launching as quickly as this month. The Legion 9i Gen 9 would be the first to hit cabinets in January with a beginning value of $4,399.99. For one thing extra reasonably priced, the Legion Professional 5i can even launch this month beginning at $1,499.99.
The Legion 7i, Professional 7i, and LOQ 15AHP9 will launch in March with beginning costs at $2,099.99, $2,699.99, and 1049€ respectively. Lastly, in April, shoppers can choose up the Legion 5i beginning at $1,399.99, the Legion Slim 5 at $1,499.99, the Legion Tower 7i at $2,699.99, the Legion Tower 5i at $1,249.99, the LOQ 15IAX9 and 15IAX9I at $749.99, and the LOQ 15IRX9 at $799.99.