Legion 7i: Lenovo would like to get involved in the notebook upper class
Lenovo has added new (high-end) models to its Legion 7, 7i, Slim 7 and Slim 7i gaming laptop series. A whole catalog of hardware that, according to the manufacturer, covers the needs of amateur and professional gamers and will be in stores from July. Lenovo, which appears relatively late to the gaming notebook party as a notebook manufacturer, wants to be perceived as a high-end manufacturer.
“It’s about the holistic message that we want to convey. If you only deliver mid-range models, you as a manufacturer will only be perceived as mediocre,” John Miedema, Manager at Lenovo, explains to us at the launch event about the latest foray into the to pack only the best of the best into future gaming models.
The manufacturer is not stingy with full-bodied superlatives in the announcement: the new models are said to set some records, such as the world’s longest battery life in a 16-inch gaming laptop. Lenovo Legion 7 and 7i promise to be the “most powerful gaming laptops out there”, with slim versions taking credit for being the lightest Legion yet. With the Slim series, Lenovo is using the same tactics as many other notebook manufacturers, to bring thinner, lighter and less conspicuous hybrids onto the market in addition to non plus ultra models, which, in addition to still decent gaming performance, are also said to be suitable for the office.
Lenovo Legion 7(i): the ultimate in features and performance
The new high-end models are called Legion 7 and Legion 7i. Both models are 16 inches – the difference between the two lies in the processor. As the name suggests, the 7i is equipped with 12th Gen Intel Core chips from the new HX series, while the 7 series without the “i” works with AMD Ryzen 6000 series chips. In both cases, the most powerful chip of the respective series is available, namely the Core i9-12900HX and the Ryzen 9 6900HX. The graphics are provided by the very powerful Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Ti in the Legion 7i and the Radeon RX 6850M XT in the Legion 7.
There are also some other upgrades in features compared to the Legion 5, starting with the FHD 1080p webcam and a whopping 99.99 Wh battery. More is not installed, because otherwise the notebook would not be allowed on the plane. The display has an aspect ratio of 16:10, WQHD resolution, a mini-LED backlight and a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz (there is also an optional 240 Hz panel with variable refresh rate support). G-Sync or Freesync is also supported, depending on the hardware platform. A small peculiarity of the Legion 7i is the overclocking of the DDR5 RAM in the configuration with the maximum amount available (ie 32 GB): from the standard 4800 MHz it can be boosted up to 5600 MHz. The new notebooks should come onto the market in July in this country.
Reference-www.pcgameshardware.de