Lenovo’s All-New Mega Gamer Legion 9 – in SA Soon

Lenovo has unveiled their all-new Lenovo Legion 9i (18”, 10) at Tech World Shanghai 2025. 

The laptop is a powerfully enhanced machine aimed at the creator and gaming fraternities.The laptop is a powerfully enhanced machine aimed at the creator and gaming fraternities.

While not yet available in South Africa (Lenovo confirmed with Business Tech Africa it should be available here from October / November 2025, the revolutionary processor, will be a leap forward in how South Africans can play, create, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in digital entertainment.

Topline Features:

• Big 18” screen with sharp 4K graphics—and even a 3D option, no glasses needed.
• Supercharged by AI: providing enhanced performance that automatically adjusts for gaming or creative work.
• Loads of Power & Storage: Huge memory and storage space for all your games, files, and projects.
• Always Cool & Quiet: Advanced cooling keeps it functioning optimally, even during long sessions.
• Extra Perks: Comes with three months of PC Game Pass and expert support if you need help.
• Eco-Friendly Option: Offset your device’s carbon footprint easily.

“The most powerful gaming laptops deliver seamless performance even with the most demanding titles, and the new Lenovo Legion 9i (18”, 10) laptop is designed to set a new standard,” said Jun Ouyang, Lenovo’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Segment, Intelligent Devices Group, Lenovo. “Built with top-tier hardware and next-generation AI software innovations, it combines exceptional speed and intelligence — not just for immersive gaming, but also to empower game developers, AI engineers, and designers with the high performance and optional 2K 3D support they need to bring their visions to life.”

Lenovo Meets Gaming and Designer Power with the New Lenovo Legion 9i

Over 50% of announced games coming to current generation PCs and consoles are developed on Unreal Engine¹, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. The Lenovo Legion 9i (18”, 10) is built specifically with creators and game developers, visual artists, and 3D professionals in mind. It is a machine made for those who need a device that can not only run their favourite released games but also bring their own game designs and creations to life.

The 18” PureSight display on the device features up to 4K resolution in 2D, with optional 2K 3D support for designers who regularly work in 3D modelling to seamlessly realise their work in three dimensions without the need for a headset or separate 3D-capable display. The 3D display uses a combination of eye-tracking and lenticular lens array to deliver a 3D image without the need for special glasses. 

Lenovo 3D Studio likewise supports 3D viewing for a myriad of video, image, and streaming formats in both side-by-side and top-bottom arrangements. The software suite also supports 3D display for 30 games and myriad other creation apps. 

Both gamers and developers alike can also benefit from the Dual Mode functionality, switching from a 240Hz refresh rate at 4K up to a 440Hz refresh rate² at FHD resolution when lightning-fast, smooth graphics are paramount. The display features a 93% screen-to-body ratio, maximising display space with razor thin bezels.

AI Power

With the increasing implementation of AI into workflows, the barrier to game development has lowered. AI has shortened development time intervals from years to as short as a few months³, and the Lenovo Legion 9i (18”, 10) features AI-powered hardware and software to expedite games and game development for a gamer dev at a AAA studio to the home gamer with a dream. The laptop features the Lenovo AI Core chip and Lenovo AI Engine+, which work in tandem to dynamically adjust settings based on user scenario, maximising performance whether gaming or rendering.

Lenovo Legion Space likewise leverages AI to sync the device’s RGB to in-game sound and whatever is being displayed, deepening immersion and ambience by adding a visual experience to the device’s new six-speaker sound system. The software’s AI-powered Game Coach, Game Clip Master, and Game Companion features allow gamers to improve their gaming skills, quickly and seamlessly create shareable gaming content for social, and accompany gamers in-game with assistance and motivational encouragement. Read more about the recently redesigned Lenovo Legion Space here.

Top-End Studio Quality and Cooling System

The new model also delivers studio-grade performance, with four slots for RAM and four slots for SSDs, one of which is PCIe Gen 5. This means the laptop can support up to 192GB of dual channel DDR5 RAM⁴ to speed up rendering and rasterising tasks, with more than enough headroom for even the most demanding games and supports up to 8TB of SSD storage⁴—enough space to keep both games and creative assets in one place. And with a 99.99 Whr battery, the Lenovo Legion 9i (18”, 10) can be taken to meetings, pitches, or any place where work needs to be showcased. The Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 275HX processor and up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 GPU deliver a combined total of up to 280W combined CPU & GPU load, ensuring maximum performance across all applications, be they gaming or game development.

Keeping the system cool and quiet is the Lenovo Legion Coldfront: Vapor thermal system including a vapor chamber, hyper chamber and quad fan system with dedicated fans over both the Wi-Fi card and SSD and RAM, keeping the system cool under heavy loads as well as quiet at <48dB at 280W in Performance Mode. 

Pricing for South Africa not yet Available and Pre-orders have not yet been opened

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