Following an enormous rollout of standard Slim-branded laptops final week, Lenovo is saying 4 high-end gaming fashions to spherical out the model. The brand new Lenovo Legion 7 collection options a few of the strongest CPUs and GPUs in the marketplace, together with superior cooling methods and a redesigned chassis with straightforward port entry on the rear.
Legion 7i and Legion 7
Lenovo is coming laborious with its flagship gaming laptops. The redesigns Legion 7i (the “i” is for “Intel,” as with many different Lenovo designs) options your selection of Intel’s ferocious new Core i7-12800HX or an much more bombastic Core i9-12900HX paired with both 16 or 32GB of 4800MHz RAM. Not quick sufficient? There’s an overclock out there for the 32GB package deal, as much as 5600Mhz. Discrete graphics choices are both the RTX 3070 Ti or the 3080 Ti — no center floor or low-end choices right here.
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Bodily, the Lenovo Legion 7i is a 16-incher with a 2560×1500 16:10 IPS display. You’ll be able to select between a 165Hz or 240Hz display, each with G-Sync. Different charms embrace full USB-C energy supply at as much as 135 watts (with a 300-watt proprietary adapter included), two USB-C ports on the left and a 3rd on the correct. Storage is available in 4th-gen PCIe SSD kind, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB. You’ve acquired much more ports centered on the again, straightforward to identify from the highest of the laptop computer because of illuminated markers: full-sized Ethernet and HDMI, yet another USB-C (4 whole), and two USB-A ports. The design additionally incorporates a full CNC aluminum-magnesium physique, “Killer” Wi-Fi 6E, a maximum-capacity 99.99 watt-hour battery, and a full RGB backlit keyboard.
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The Legion 7, the AMD variant, packs in equally spectacular Ryzen 7 6800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU choices, however the overclocked RAM selection is dropped. Matching AMD graphics card decisions are the Radeon RX6700M and RX 6850MXT. The one different main modifications are dropped Thunderbolt help and branded Killer Wi-Fi (although it’s nonetheless 6e).
The Legion 7i begins at $2450 with availability later this month. The Legion 7 will comply with in June at a less expensive $2060 base worth.
Legion Slim 7i and Slim 7
For the sleeker Legion Slim 7i and Legion Slim 7, Lenovo retains a stunning quantity of the identical {hardware} intact. The one huge sacrifice for going with the sleeker, .67-inch design is the selection of graphics playing cards: the Intel mannequin affords RTX 3050 Ti, 3060, and 3070 playing cards from Nvidia, whereas the AMD model goes with the Radeon RX 6600S and RX 6800S. These high-end processors from the Legion 7i and Legion 7 are nonetheless out there, with an additional Core i5-12500H or Ryzen 5 6600H on provide, respectively.
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The Slim model affords the identical spectacular screens (1080p choice on base), storage, RAM (8GB additionally provided, overclock dropped), and battery with USB-C charging. The bottom webcam is dropped from 1080p to 720p, although the improve is obtainable. The smaller chassis swaps out a USB-C port on the correct facet for an SD card slot, an odd selection, and likewise erases the USB-C and full-sized Ethernet ports from the rear. The Intel model will get an additional USB-A port, three whole. Sadly they couldn’t squeeze in these illuminated indicators, both.
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The Legion Slim 7i goes on sale later this month beginning at $1590, whereas the AMD-packing Legion Slim 7 will promote in June beginning at $1520.
