The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 currently ranks as the best cheap RTX 4080 gaming laptop you can buy, but now its sibling, the Gen 10, is ready for its time in the limelight. Can it keep up with its predecessor’s price point? I’m not sure.
Lenovo’s Legion series has typically offered a quality gaming experience for an affordable price. That’s the key here, the Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 needs to be affordable. Lenovo tells us the Legion Pro 7i will be available starting March 2025, starting at $2,399.
Don’t go running yet. That’s not a bad price if the Legion Pro 7i starts with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU. That would rank it around where its predecessor landed, at under $2,499. But what is the Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 offering overall? Here’s what we learned at CES 2025.
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10: Specs
| Laptop | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 |
|---|---|
| Price | $2,399 |
| Availability | March |
| CPU | Up to Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| GPU | Up to GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop / 24 GB GDDR7 |
| RAM | Up to 64GB 6400Mhz DDR5 (2 X 32GB) |
| Storage | Up to 2 TB (1 TB X 1TB) PCIe SSD (1*Gen 5) |
| Display | Up to 16-inch, 2560 x 1600, 240Hz, OLED |
| Weight | Row 7 - Cell 1 |
| Dimensions | 14.34 x 10.86 x 0.86~1.04 inches |
Best cheap RTX 5080? We’ll see
Unfortunately, all we know about the Legion Pro 7i Gen 10’s GPU offering is that it goes up to an RTX 5090. There’s nothing about what it starts with, at least not yet. However, there are still quite a few things to be excited about.
As always, I want to gush about the display. With a 16-inch, 2560 x 1600, 240Hz OLED display, it already knocks its predecessor out in the first round. The specs are the same, except for that one thing — OLED. The previous model features an IPS panel. Lenovo rates the OLED version for 100% DCI-P3 and 500 nits of brightness, which is around where Gen 9 fell, give or take a few numbers. Regardless of the figures, an OLED panel will provide deeper blacks and bolder colors overall.
Then there’s the 99.99WHr battery. The Gen 9’s battery life was weak, coming in at a measly 4 hours and 29 minutes. Now, its predecessor did offer the same-sized battery, but we’re hoping that the new Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU puts in a little more effort with power management.
It’s also nice to see the keyboard rated for 1.6 millimeters of travel. The last thing you want is to have to buy an external keyboard for your gaming laptop because the keys bottom out before you can satisfyingly destroy your enemy in [insert your favorite violent game here].
Still, like I said, it’s going to come down to pricing with the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10, and we likely won’t know more until closer to its release in March. Despite that, I’m excited to get my hands on the new Legion Pro 7i when it comes through our lab. Stay tuned for our full review and benchmarks. In the meantime, check out our ongoing coverage of CES 2025.
