Along with its Legion Go handheld gaming console, Lenovo also pulled back the curtains on its new Legion 9i gaming laptop. Honestly, it’s the first gaming laptop from the brand that technically surpasses the current Legion 7i flagship range, and also ships out with some new features.
Starting with the internal hardware, the Legion 9i sports a 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 150W discrete graphics, and a choice between 64GB of DDR5-5600MHz dual-channel RAM, or 32GB DDR5-6400MHz RAM. As for storage, this laptop can be fitted with up to 2TB of PCIe Gen4 storage.
For its display, it uses the brand’s 16-inch PureSight 3.2K (3,200 x 2,000) miniLED panel, coupled with a 165Hz variable refreshe rate. Additionally, the display also has a DCI-P3 rating of 100%, and a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. Oh, and it is also NVIDIA G-Sync validated.
Powering the Legion 9i is a massive 99.9WHr battery that supports Lenovo’s Super Rapid Charge fast-charging technology. To keep the laptop powered, the laptop comes with 330W Slim Adapter, as well as a 140W USB-C adapter as well. For connectivity, it supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
Ports-wise, the Legion 9i comes with an audio combo jack, an SD card reader, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A 3.2 Gen1, an HDMI 2.1 port, and lastly, a LAN port for a gamer’s wired internet needs. Other features include a Tobii Horizon eye-tracking technology, audio tuned by SteelSeries’ Nahimic, and an AI-tuned system that is also combined with Lenovo’s special integrated liquid-cooling system and 6,333 individual intake vents.
The Lenovo Legion 9i is slated for availability starting this October. The laptop will retail from 4,499 Euros (~RM22,596). At the time of writing, local availability and pricing have yet to be announced.
(Source: Lenovo PR)
