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Lenovo Introduces the Legion 9i, the World's First AI-Tuned Gaming Laptop with Integrated Liquid-Cooling System

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Today Lenovo is announcing its top-of-the-line Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8), the first 16-inch gaming laptop in Lenovo Legion's ecosystem—and in the world—with a self-contained liquid-cooling system, designed for gamers and creators with heavy graphic workflow requirements who need a full development studio in their bag. The Lenovo Legion 9i caps out the Lenovo Legion lineup that also includes the Lenovo Legion Pro series for competitive gamers and the Lenovo Legion Slim series for gamers who value agility, as well as Lenovo Legion displays and peripherals. Also announced today are the Lenovo Legion 16" Gaming Backpack GB700 and GB400, two backpack options that give gamers a choice between slim and lightweight agility or extra storage without sacrificing protection for their Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) or any other laptops and accessories.

"The introduction of the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) marks the latest pinnacle of Lenovo Legion's gaming laptop innovation. The Lenovo Legion 9i is first laptop in the Lenovo Legion ecosystem with an integrated liquid-cooling system and hardware AI chip tuning. The forged carbon A-cover, which in addition to its 'unique-to-each-laptop aesthetics' means a lighter laptop for gamers and creators who demand nothing but the best." said Jun Ouyang, Lenovo's vice president and general manager of the Consumer Business Segment, Intelligent Devices Group. "We are constantly challenging ourselves to push the limits when designing gaming solutions. The Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) has set a new benchmark for us that we are excited to meet—and exceed—in the future."




Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) Forges the Future with Integrated Liquid-Cooling and a Forged Carbon A-Cover
The Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) redefines powerful luxury in the gaming laptop space. From the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, and either 64 GB Overclocked 5600Mhz Dual Channel DDR5 RAM or a blazingly fast 32 GB Overclocked 6400Mhz DDR5 Dual Channel RAM, the laptop is equipped with remarkable processing hardware. But it's how the power of these processors is unleashed that makes the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) truly powerful.

The Legion Coldfront integrated liquid-cooling system—the first of its kind on a 16" gaming laptop—allows the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) to put out a maximum of 230 W TDP while weighing in at just 2.56 kg (5.64lbs). The system—co-engineered with Cooler Master—runs over the GPU VRAM to manage heat under extreme gaming sessions, turning on when the GPU hits 84°C to cool the GPU back down. Coupled with the AI-tuned, triple-fan air-cooling system with 6,333 individual intake vents, the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) stays cool even under the most grueling of gaming and content creation sessions. To accommodate the added weight of the custom liquid-cooling system, Lenovo engineers had to design an innovative new A-cover made from forged carbon chips that not only saves weight, but due to the forging process means that every Lenovo Legion 9i has its own unique forged carbon chip pattern on the A-cover.

All of the Lenovo Legion 9i's extra power is brought to life on an up to Lenovo PureSight 3.2K Mini-LED 16:10 Display with 165 Hz variable refresh rate. Creators can switch between DCI-P3 and sRBG color spaces in the pre-installed X-Rite software thanks to per-unit factory color calibration of the display. The 94% screen-to-body Mini-LED display means breathtakingly huge, crisp visuals for both gamers and content creators alike, and with up to 2 TB of PCIe (Gen 4) SSD storage there is ample room to be immersed in a myriad of beautiful games.

Immersion is a key factor of the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8)'s approach to its powerful luxury. The Lenovo LA-2 AI chip's Smart FPS feature directly interfaces with the display to track frames-per-second and automatically adjust power to the GPU and CPU, ensuring maximum FPS no matter the gaming scenario. The Lenovo LA-2 AI chip also syncs the Legion Spectrum RGB present in strips around the keyboard and bottom covers, on the top cover's Legion wordmark, and in the per-key RGB Lenovo TrueStrike keyboard with visuals on the screen - truly immersing the gamer in the on-screen experience. Furthermore, Tobii Horizon software provides gearless head tracking that gives players an extra level of immersion when playing their favorite games.

When it's time to move, the Lenovo Legion 9i (16", 8) is ready with a 99.99Whr battery that can be charged both via the included 330 W Slim Adapter or the 140 W Type-C Power adapter, both of which are included in the box. Wi-Fi 74 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity are provided by MediaTek's Filogic 380 Wi-Fi card with up to 6.5 Gbps of wireless speed.

As with other Lenovo Legion laptops, the Lenovo Legion 9i comes with Windows 11 as well as a 3-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, so gamers can enjoy hundreds of high-quality games from the get-go. Nahimic by SteelSeries provides an extra edge in games through immersive 3D audio that lets gamers hear teammates more clearly while adding to the spatial awareness that is so key to topping the leaderboards. Players who stream will appreciate the easily-adjustable balancing and EQ controls, keeping the focus where it needs to be—on the win.

The Lenovo Vantage software application offers an additional all-in-one suite of tools, including real-time performance dashboards, overclocking controls, as well as intelligent fan controls with a new custom fan mode that allows gamers to eke out every edge over the competition. Also bundled with every Lenovo Legion device is Legion Arena, which consolidates owned games from multiple platforms for gamers to search their entire library from one place to quickly find the game they want to play. Optional Lenovo Premium Care support is also available for people who want access to advanced technical support with at-your-doorstep support and preventative PC health check.

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The Lenovo Legion 9i with Intel processor is expected to be available starting October 2023 starting at €4,499 (inc. VAT).



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Starting from 4500€... LOL. Probably it will cost more like 8000 with full specs.
 
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Because AI is a buzzword, expect it to turn up in everything from raw steak to power tools, no matter how silly or stupid such a concept might be.

Today's "Stupid Use Of The Buzzword" award goes to Lenovo. They appear to be rebranding the existing, established GPU+CPU power management features as AI because buzzword.

I'm willing to be there is no Lenovo LA-2 AI chip.
 
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the word "AI" is now a sloppy buzzword to sell products.
 

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Weird isn't it that a company with a "World's FiRsT" didn't even provide TPU with cooling setup illustrations in their press release. So I went to check and this is how it looks like apparently...

https://p1-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/ag09fv4r6hbaub0wlwwsntncnejtgd398010.jpg


https://p1-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/zyccuwdxj49hnju9wiqyzbza13rm2g768192.jpg


https://p3-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/vtmfhl39k8nux7qqqpxadech1wmefq933637.jpg


(All images above are from Lenovo Legion 9i Offical Page)

Oh so we are back to calling big heatpipies liquid cooling again or am I missing a pump, a reservoir, and a fill port (which should of course be there, for obvious maintenance reasons) in these pictures?
 

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Oh so we are back to calling big heatpipies liquid cooling again or am I missing a pump, a reservoir, and a fill port (which should of course be there, for obvious maintenance reasons) in these pictures?
My thoughts exactly. So basically we could call all heatpipe cooling as liquid cooling then.
 
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The attrocious job the marketing and product strategy teams have done aside... This is an incredibly competitive package with a great screen, 100wh battery, top spec CPU, good memory, storage, graphics options, and good connectivity (2 USB-A, 3 USB-C with 2 of them serving TB speeds and power, card reader, built in RJ45, and HDMI 2.1 from the dgpus.

Job very well done by the engineering teams at least.
 
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The attrocious job the marketing and product strategy teams have done aside... This is an incredibly competitive package with a great screen, 100wh battery, top spec CPU, good memory, storage, graphics options, and good connectivity (2 USB-A, 3 USB-C with 2 of them serving TB speeds and power, card reader, built in RJ45, and HDMI 2.1 from the dgpus.

Job very well done by the engineering teams at least.
That's assuming their um, heatpipe wcing system actually works. Whats for dinner Ma? Fried thighs baby! Hehehe

The specs are nice tho.

Their using the AI buzzwording along with their fake water cooling doesn't invoke much confidence.
 
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Who did they bring in for marketing, Prestige Worldwide?
 
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Weird isn't it that a company with a "World's FiRsT" didn't even provide TPU with cooling setup illustrations in their press release. So I went to check and this is how it looks like apparently...

https://p1-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/ag09fv4r6hbaub0wlwwsntncnejtgd398010.jpg


https://p1-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/zyccuwdxj49hnju9wiqyzbza13rm2g768192.jpg


https://p3-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2023/08/04/vtmfhl39k8nux7qqqpxadech1wmefq933637.jpg


(All images above are from Lenovo Legion 9i Offical Page)

Oh so we are back to calling big heatpipies liquid cooling again or am I missing a pump, a reservoir, and a fill port (which should of course be there, for obvious maintenance reasons) in these pictures?
That copper-coloured square is the pump. The loop is shown in pic 2. Don't see any mention of a fill port; probably filled and sealed from the factory and that's it.
 
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My favorite part of AI is when the AI said "It's AI-ing time" and then AI'd all over the place, truly one of the most AI moments of all time.

This post is now valued at $800 shittillion dollars
 
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Because AI is a buzzword, expect it to turn up in everything from raw steak to power tools, no matter how silly or stupid such a concept might be.

Today's "Stupid Use Of The Buzzword" award goes to Lenovo. They appear to be rebranding the existing, established GPU+CPU power management features as AI because buzzword.

I'm willing to be there is no Lenovo LA-2 AI chip.
There's an app that uses image recognition and timers to guide you through a recipe in real time. So we already have the AI steak xD
 
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Because AI is a buzzword, expect it to turn up in everything from raw steak to power tools, no matter how silly or stupid such a concept might be.

Today's "Stupid Use Of The Buzzword" award goes to Lenovo. They appear to be rebranding the existing, established GPU+CPU power management features as AI because buzzword.

I'm willing to be there is no Lenovo LA-2 AI chip.
To be fair, it has been used a lot before it got popular. Asus has an AI overclocker or whatever they call it on their rog mobos, and I have to tell you it actually works insanely well.
 

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If I hear one more AI forced buzzword attached to completely unrelated products I'm going to barf.

To be fair, it has been used a lot before it got popular. Asus has an AI overclocker or whatever they call it on their rog mobos, and I have to tell you it actually works insanely well.
You don't need Artificial Intelligence for overclocking, just Natural Stupidity.
Don't you think the manufacturers would clock their chip higher if there weren't any technical downsides? When you overclock you stick your head deep in the sand and ignore the most basic knowledge of computer chip engineering: fk stability, fk errors, fk power consumption, fk overheating, fk real performance, fk permanent failures, fk lifespan. Just burn the mofo!

That's like believing companies hire men instead of women. That the companies decide to pay men more money for less work so the companies can make less profit.

/double facepalm
 
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Don't you think the manufacturers would clock their chip higher if there weren't any technical downsides?
No. Not all CPUs can clock equally, some can't at all, so in order for the manafacturer to do that they would have to spend a ton of time testing and ocing every single CPU to find the most optimized settings for each one of them.
 
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So is it a laptop AIO? And doesn't water cooling require a radiator?
 
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...and the clueless comments of the crowd comes tumble onto my screen. People who think they are bright or funny...and are anything but. :kookoo:
Why don't you enlighten us, oh Great one!
 
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The Lenovo LA-2 AI chip's Smart FPS feature directly interfaces with the display to track frames-per-second and automatically adjust power to the GPU and CPU, ensuring maximum FPS no matter the gaming scenario.



This is already achieved for years, the optimal power plans exist without the help of A.I.
 
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"The Lenovo Legion 9i is first laptop in the Lenovo Legion ecosystem with an integrated liquid-cooling system and hardware AI chip tuning"

That's what we call a "heatpipe" and a basic power control module. But hey, jargon and buzzwords!
Because AI is a buzzword, expect it to turn up in everything from raw steak to power tools, no matter how silly or stupid such a concept might be.

Today's "Stupid Use Of The Buzzword" award goes to Lenovo. They appear to be rebranding the existing, established GPU+CPU power management features as AI because buzzword.

I'm willing to be there is no Lenovo LA-2 AI chip.
I want an AI enhanced steak. Just for the memes.
 
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Oh so we are back to calling big heatpipies liquid cooling again or am I missing a pump, a reservoir, and a fill port (which should of course be there, for obvious maintenance reasons) in these pictures?
So "decade-old existing hardware monitoring and rudimentary software control" counts as AI, and "low-tech copper tube that's a bit damp inside" counts as liquid cooling. I cannot wait for them to claim it's fusion-powered next.
 
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So... the liquid cooling is only used to spread out the heat from the chips to the heat pipes, seems like a shitty idea.
 
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So... the liquid cooling is only used to spread out the heat from the chips to the heat pipes, seems like a shitty idea.

I think it adds a small percentage to the actual cooling capacity. The more you stuff the heatpipes with heat, the better the transfer to the actual heatsinks will be. Without it it would be a tad slower to pickup perhaps.

It's a gimmick - not a breakthrough in laptop cooling.
 
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