The 2024 Lenovo Gaming Laptops Lineup: The Complete Guide!

    If you’re already a Legion fan looking for his next purchase, or you’ve heard great things about these laptops and want to learn more, you couldn’t be in a better place than right here, right now. The 2024 Lenovo lineup of gaming laptops have devices from the highest echelon (think Legion 9, liquid metal, vapor chambers, and more), but goes down to laptops for the common man (Legion 5 and the LOQ series). There are also a lot of devices in between that like the 7-series, along with its Pro and Slim offshoots (the Legion 5 also has Pro and Slim models).

    Today we’re giving you a whole tour of Lenovo’s 2024 gaming laptop offerings, from the biggest and most powerful models, down to the more budget variants that are suitable for any gamer (or even creator) who needs a good-performing laptop.

    The 2024 Lenovo gaming laptops (both the LOQ and the Legion series) are utilizing the AI buzz to their advantage, marketing their LA2 AI chip heavily. In our experience, you can set up better performance profiles for yourself, with undervolting and further tweaks. We offer a whole eBook Guide and Tools for you to try yourself.

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    Lenovo Legion 9i (16″, Gen 9)

    This is as good as a Lenovo gaming laptop gets. While we still haven’t had the pleasure to review it, we got pretty close with the Gen 8 model. It’s pretty much the same laptop, offering the same display, RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 graphics, and build quality.

    The only difference between the Gen 8 and Gen 9 is that the 13th Gen Intel CPUs are replaced by the newer 14th Gen Intel chips, so you go from a Core i9-13980HX to a Core i9-14900HX.

    The 3.2K 240Hz MiniLED panel stays the same, as well as the magnesium-aluminum chassis with the forged carbon finish on the lid. On the inside, there’s a rather impressive cooling system, consisting of both an air cooler and a closed-loop liquid cooler. The latter kicks into work only when needed.

    If you want to get a clear picture of what the Legion 9i is all about, check out our review of the Gen 8 version.

    Lenovo Legion 9i (16", Gen 9) - Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 2048GB SSD
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, No OS, DOS, Windows 11 Pro
    • Battery
    • 99.9Wh
    • Dimensions
    • 357.7 x 277.7 x 18.9 - 22.7 mm (14.08" x 10.93" x 0.74")
    • Weight
    • 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 2x USB Type-C
    • 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • Card reader
    • SD (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11be
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.3
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • optional
    • Web camera
    • FHD with E-shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Dual Microphone Array
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers (super linear speaker), audio by HARMAN, optimized with Nahimic Audio, Smart Amplifier (AMP)
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    All Lenovo Legion 9i (16″, Gen 9) configurations

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    Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (16″, Gen 9)

    The Legion Pro 7i is a gaming laptop with everything that the definition entails. Plenty of RGB, a vapor chamber that makes the laptop a 16-inch beast, and a display that both gamers and creators can appreciate. The panel has a high resolution, and a fast refresh rate, while also offering full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage, so there’s nothing you can’t do with the Legion Pro 7i.

    In terms of performance, the laptop comes with a Core i9-14900HX and no other CPU options, as well as either an RTX 4080 or an RTX 4090. The CPU in particular is pushed to lengths that we couldn’t even imagine, putting big 18-inch devices in its back pocket. You can find out more about what we’re talking about in the in-depth review below.

     

    Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (16", Gen 9) - Specs

    • BOE NE160QDM-NZB (BOE0C8B)
    • Color accuracy  1.7  1.0
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 4000GB SSD
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Chrome OS, No OS, DOS, Windows 11
    • Battery
    • 99.9Wh, 80Wh
    • Body material
    • Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 363.5 x 262.1 x 21.95 - 25.9 mm (14.31" x 10.32" x 0.86")
    • Weight
    • 2.62 kg (5.8 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 3x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • Card reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.3
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD / FHD with E-shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • optional
    • Microphone
    • Dual Microphone Array
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, audio by HARMAN certification, optimized with Nahimic Audio, Smart Amplifier (AMP)
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    All Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (16″, Gen 9) configurations

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    Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (16", Gen 9) in-depth review

    Just like MSI and their Vector 16 HX A13V, Lenovo shows to the world that you don't have to buy a huge 17 or 18-inch laptop to fully utilize the power of a 175W GeForce RTX 4080 or 4090. The Legion Pro 7i (16″, Gen 9) is 16-incher that offers high-end hardware. The Core i9-14900HX is the only CPU option for the series. That's a 24-core beast that dissipates a lot of heat during full loads. That's why you'll find a huge vapor chamber thermal system under the hood. GPU-wise, you can choose between the two most powerful NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics cards with hefty TGPs. Expectedly for such a d[...]

    Pros

    • Good battery life for such powerful hardware
    • Great performance
    • Stable aluminum build
    • Potent vapor chamber cooling solution
    • 6 USB ports
    • PWM-free
    • High Max Brightness - 492 nits (BOE0C8B)
    • 100% sRGB and 99% DCI-P3 coverage + great color accuracy when our "Design and Gaming" profile is applied (BOE0C8B)
    • 240Hz refresh rate, 1600p resolution, and snappy (7.6 ms) pixel response times  (BOE0C8B)
    • The fans aren't too noisy during gaming
    • Optional 1080p Web camera with an E-shutter
    • The CPU and the GPU can sustain impressive clocks and power limits during full loads
    • Comfortable keyboard
    • Supports NVIDIA G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus
    • MUX switch
    • CPU OC / undervolt function
    • High-performance SSD (SKHynix HFS001TEJ9X115N)

    Cons

    • Four of the USB ports are just 5Gbps
    • Lacks thermal pads for memory cooling
    • High NVMe temperatures during benchmarking

    Lenovo Legion Pro 7 (16″ AMD, Gen 8)

    Another Legion Pro 7, this time powered by an AMD CPU. In fact, it’s powered by THE AMD CPU, the Ryzen 9 7945HX. We’re saying this because the Ryzen 9 is still the most powerful CPU that we’ve tested, holding the first place in our Top Laptop CPU Ranking.

    We haven’t tested the Legion ourselves, however, it comes with the same vapor chamber and GPU options, while having a more powerful CPU, so if anything you’re upgrading by switching to an AMD-based system, unless there are some Intel-exclusive features that you might want to keep like Thunderbolt 4 or the dedicated encoding support from their integrated graphics.

    If you don’t care about them or plan on eventually using the GPU inside for encoding and rendering, then the AMD version of the Legion Pro 7 might even be better, thanks to the extra CPU performance.

    Lenovo Legion Pro 7 (16" AMD, Gen 8) - Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 8000GB SSD
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11, Windows 11 Pro
    • Battery
    • 99.9Wh, 80Wh
    • Dimensions
    • 363.4 x 262.15 x 21.95 - 25.90 mm (14.31" x 10.32" x 0.86")
    • Weight
    • 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 3x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • Card reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.1
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD / FHD with E-camera shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • optional
    • Microphone
    • Dual array microphone
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, audio by HARMAN certification, optimized with Nahimic Audio, Smart Amplifier (AMP)
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (16″, Gen 9)

    The Pro version of the Legion 5 provides plenty an upgrade that transforms the laptop from a gaming device to a full-fledged Creator machine. It’s all thanks to a screen that covers 100% of the sRGB and 99% DCI-P3 gamuts, as well as a cooling system that’s able to maintain 130W on the Core i9-14900HX even after 15 minutes of stress testing (with a peak of 179W in short bursts).

    There are also the more powerful GPUs, as the Pro 5i gets 140W versions of the RTX 40-series. In the laptop that we bought, we had an RTX 4070, which maxed out at 130W, providing quite an increase in gaming performance. At the same time, the battery life is quite good considering the powerful components on the inside, You can find more details in our in-depth review.

     

    Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (16", Gen 9) - Specs

    • BOE NE160QDM-NYC (BOE0B38)
    • Color accuracy  3.7  1.1
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 8000GB SSD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 2x 2242 / 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4  See photo
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, No OS, Windows 11, DOS
    • Battery
    • 80Wh
    • Body material
    • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 363.4 x 261.75 x 21.99 - 26.95 mm (14.31" x 10.31" x 0.87")
    • Weight
    • 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 3x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • Card reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.2
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD / FHD with E-shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • optional
    • Microphone
    • Dual Microphone Array
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    All Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (16″, Gen 9) configurations

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    Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (16", Gen 9) in-depth review

    The Legion Pro machines always offer something extra compared to their non-Pro siblings. We already have a review of the Lenovo Legion 5i (16", Gen 9) which is a great gaming laptop that surprises us with its snappy performance. Now, it's time to test the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (16", Gen 9) which isn't that different compared to the standard Legion 5i but the more expensive device has some useful tricks up in its sleeve.Here, you get only 14th Gen Intel Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPU options which bring higher clocks and (some of them have) more cores compared to their 13th Gen counterparts. All[...]

    Pros

    • Very long battery life
    • Top performance
    • Stable build
    • Potent cooling solution
    • Up-to-date I/O
    • PWM-free (BOE NE160QDM-NYC (BOE0B38))
    • 97% sRGB coverage alongside great color accuracy when our "Design and Gaming" profile is applied (BOE NE160QDM-NYC (BOE0B38))
    • 165Hz refresh rate and 1600p resolution (BOE NE160QDM-NYC (BOE0B38))
    • The fans aren't too noisy during gaming
    • Has an optional 1080p Web camera with an E-shutter
    • The CPU and the GPU can sustain impressive clocks and power limits during full loads
    • Comfortable input devices
    • Supports NVIDIA G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus
    • Has a MUX switch

    Cons

    • Plastic body

    Lenovo Legion Pro 5 (16″ AMD, 2023)

    Similar to the Legion Pro 7 and Pro 7i, the Legion Pro 5 offers the same notebook with alternative AMD processors. You can pick between the Ryzen 7 7745HX and the Ryzen 9 7945HX. If you want to compete with the Core i9s of the world, you need the Ryzen 9, which as we’ve said, is the most powerful CPU we’ve ever tested. You still get a high-quality screen and the powerful graphics of the Intel version, as well as the Lenovo AI enhancements that might or might not actually improve performance.

    Community feedback has so far been negative, as the AI model is either not trained enough, or just doesn’t work (you can read for yourself). Still, purely as a gaming and creator laptop, the Legion Pro 5 series, regardless if it’s AMD or Intel, is a great option for those who want to have something more than a regular gaming machine.

    Lenovo Legion Pro 5 (16" AMD, 2023) - Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 8000GB SSD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, No OS, DOS
    • Battery
    • 80Wh
    • Body material
    • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 363.4 x 260.35 x 22.45-26.75 mm (14.31" x 10.25" x 0.88")
    • Weight
    • 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 3x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1
    • Card reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.1
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD / FHD with E-camera shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Dual Array Microphone
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
    • Optical drive

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    Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (16″, Gen 9)

    The Legion Slim 5 is a way for the Legion to become a more office-worthy notebook, with a cleaner and simpler design. The irony is that it’s not really slimmer than the rest of the legions. It’s not lighter either, so how does it differ from the Pro or the regular Legion 5? Well, we’ve got a whole comparison between the Legion 5, the Slim 5, and the Pro 5, which answers all those questions.

    Overall, the laptop doesn’t have as much power as the Pro, however, it still offers a great screen with wide color gamut coverage and high color accuracy.

    In terms of specifications and performance, the laptop brings a more efficient Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, which won’t break any benchmark records, however, it’s still plenty powerful and efficient, so you can take the Slim 5 on the go and still handle intensive workloads. And after all, this is still a Legion so 140W GPUs are a given, with either an RTX 4060 or an RTX 4070.

     

    Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (16", Gen 9) - Specs

    • BOE NE160QDM-NYC (BOE0B38)
    • Color accuracy  3.7  1.1
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 8000GB SSD
    • RAM
    • up to 64GB
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Chrome OS, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11, No OS
    • Battery
    • 80Wh
    • Body material
    • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 359.7 x 260.5 x 19.9 - 21.9 mm (14.16" x 10.26" x 0.78")
    • Weight
    • 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • Card reader
    • SD (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.2
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD / FHD with E-shutter, fixed focus
    • Backlit keyboard
    • optional
    • Microphone
    • Dual Microphone Array
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot

    All Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (16″, Gen 9) configurations

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