Lenovo Legion Lenovo Legion Pro High-Performance i9 Gaming Review

If you're hunting for a gaming laptop that can also handle serious creative work, the Lenovo Legion Pro with its Intel i9-14900HX and RTX 4090 is a monster of a machine. It's built for people who want the absolute top-tier performance without compromise, and with 64GB of RAM and a massive 4TB SSD, you're getting desktop-level specs in a portable form. The 16-inch 240Hz screen is gorgeous for gaming and color-accurate enough for pro work. Just know it's not a light laptop at over 3.6kg, so 'portable' here means you can move it, not that you'll want to carry it all day.

This thing is fast. The RTX 4090 mobile GPU puts it in the 95th percentile, meaning it'll crush any game you throw at it at its native 1600p resolution, easily hitting high frame rates to take advantage of that 240Hz display. The i9-14900HX CPU lands in the 89th percentile, which translates to buttery-smooth gameplay and the ability to handle heavy multitasking or video rendering without breaking a sweat. In practice, you can game at max settings, stream, and have a dozen browser tabs open without a single stutter. The 64GB of RAM is overkill for most, but it means you'll never have to worry about memory, ever.

Prices for this config swing wildly from about $1,960 to over $2,780 depending on the vendor. At the lower end, around two grand, it represents a pretty strong deal for this level of hardware. At the high end, you're paying a premium. If you need this much power, it's worth it, but if you're just a gamer, you could save a lot with an RTX 4080 laptop. Always check for the vendor with the $1,959 deal first.

The closest competitor is the MSI Vector 16 HX, which offers similar specs but might have a different cooling solution and design language. The Gigabyte AORUS MASTER 16 is another direct rival. If you're a creator who also games, the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max is a fascinating alternative; it'll destroy this Legion in battery life, portability, and some creator tasks, but it can't touch the raw gaming performance of the RTX 4090 and lacks native support for many PC games. For a pure Windows gaming powerhouse, this Legion Pro and the MSI are the top contenders.

So, should you buy it? If your answer to 'do I need a mobile desktop with an RTX 4090 and 64GB of RAM' is a firm yes, then absolutely. This is a buy-it-and-forget-about-upgrades-for-years kind of machine. It's fantastic for high-end gaming and demanding creative workloads. But if you value portability or battery life, or if your gaming needs are more modest, this is overkill and you'll be happier with a lighter, cheaper laptop. For its target user—the performance-obsessed gamer or pro who needs to move their rig sometimes—it's one of the best options out there.