[CES 2024] Lenovo Showcases Its Massive Portfolio Of Legion & LOQ Models

Lenovo Showcases Its Massive Portfolio Of Legion & LOQ Models

Lenovo’s gaming laptop lineup has been comparatively expansive compared to other brands when it comes to variants available, and in this CES 2024, the company is updating all models to “Gen 9” specs, incorporating the latest hardware on offer. It also introduces updates to Legion Tower desktop PCs, as well as new accessories.

Starting with the flagship that is Legion 9i – released last September, this laptop is getting updates in the form of the new Intel Core i9-14900HX coupled with NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU for a combined 230W TDP. Other specs include up to 64GB DDR5-5600 RAM, up to 2TB SSD, 99.99Wh battery, 3.2K 16:10 165Hz VRR MiniLED panel, and a unique forged carbon lid that is bespoke to every unit due to its manufacturing process.

The laptop also comes with an upgraded LA3-P AI chip, which now includes a feature called Scenario Detection that adjusts power allocation on the fly to either CPU or GPU depending on the workload. The chip is also responsible for some of the onboard lighting effects, which allows the RGB to sync with audio or on-screen images.

Down the line is Lenovo’s mainstream high-end lineup, including the Legion 7i, Legion 5i, and Legion Slim 5. Available in various colors, these laptops will come powered by either Intel (Legion 7i, 5i) or AMD (Legion Slim 5) chips, with GPU options maxed out to NVIDIA RTX 4070. Users can configure up to 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, as well as 1TB SSD. For the Legion 7i, it’s getting Wi-Fi 7 and an optional pre-calibrated 3.2K 165Hz display; meanwhile, the Legion 5i and Legion Slim 5 will stick to existing Wi-Fi 6E standards, and a QHD+ 240Hz display.

For the Legion 7i and Legion 5i, Lenovo has introduced a new cooling solution called Coldfront: Hyper – which redesigned the airflow pathways to force the exhaust into a hyperbaric (high-pressure) chamber located in the center of the chassis. The intake is designed to block off any exhaust air from re-entering the cooling loop to keep temperatures in check.

Next up is the Legion Pro series – for the Legion Pro 7i, you get up to Core i9-14900HX and RTX 4090 at your disposal (combined 250W TDP); Legion Pro 5i owners meanwhile have the choice to max out the specs with Core i9-14900HX and RTX 4070 (combined 215W TDP). These two laptops utilize Coldfront: Vapor cooling system, and use the older LA1 AI co-processor for the Pro 5i model (the company didn’t specify which AI chips power the Pro 7i model).

For the budget LOQ lineup, there are plenty of hardware options, says Lenovo. These include the choice of Intel or AMD CPUs, a range of NVIDIA RTX 20, 30, and 40 series GPUs, plus an all-Intel option that runs on the Arc A530M discrete GPU. For Intel models, Lenovo is introducing “hyperchamber” cooling technology that adds 15W of power available while reducing skin temperatures by 2°C, as well as reducing fan noise by 2dB compared to its predecessor.

Moving on to Lenovo’s tower gaming PC offerings, the company offers the choice of Legion Tower 7i, Legion Tower 5i, and the subtly designed LOQ Tower 17IRR9. Starting with the Legion Tower 7i – Lenovo offers the option to equip this tower PC with Intel Core i9-14900K, “latest” NVIDIA RTX GPUs (we think it could be the recently-announced RTX 40 SUPER series), up to 64GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, 6TB of SSD, all powered by a 1200W power supply with 90% efficiency rating.

For the Legion Tower 5i, you get the option of Intel Core i9-13900F, up to NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti, 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, and 2TB of SSD, all powered by the 850W PSU with a 90% efficiency rating. For the LOQ Tower model, this relatively small 17L chassis packs Intel Core i7-14700, NVIDIA RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM, and supports up to 1 SSD and two HDD drive bays, with the 500W 92% PSU powering the whole system.

On the peripheral side of things, Lenovo has introduced the Legion K510 Pro keyboard and the Legion M410 wireless RGB mouse, both with their unique translucent chassis aesthetics. The keyboard is a 75% unit with mechanical switches whereas the mouse comes with 2-zone RGB lighting, a 16000 dpi sensor, and a rechargeable battery.

Lenovo only listed US availability thus far, with most models expected to be released around March and April this year. Only the updated Legion 9i model will be available within this January, while the Legion K510 Pro keyboard is expected to be released in June this year.

Pokdepinion: That is a very unique looking keyboard and mouse.