Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Lenovo Legion 9i features the RTX 5090 and Intel 275HX with insane upgradability with 4x RAM slots and 4x M.2 SSD slots including one Gen5 SSD. It also tops my charts for some of my gaming tests, while struggling in others. Today, we do a deep dive on this monster desktop replacement 18 inch gaming laptop to see if it is worth buying! Affiliate link to buy Legion 9i (supports the channel, no pressure to buy): lenovo.vzew.net/4GQgLo
All of the benchmarking data was gathered during livestreams which can be found here:
PART 1 of this Legion 9i Benchmarking: youtube.com/live/lrgq8vVSpvU?si=NFMtlN4lLCunp1zx
PART 2 Legion 9i Benchmarking: youtube.com/live/kIaivmo-rCg?si=-Jqnrn0DCEjLX8ZM
PART 3: Legion 9i Benchmarking:
youtube.com/live/qizXLeoUrjs?feature=share
PART 4 Unboxing and Summary: youtube.com/live/GEEPPnch470
You can find links to research, preorder, and buy all RTX 5000/4000 series laptops on my 2025 Gaming Laptop List: listium.com/@GizmoSlipTech/80658/all-2025-gaming-laptops-ranked-list-gizmosliptech
Nvidia FrameView Download: nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/technologies/frameview
Throttlestop Download: techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-throttlestop
MSI Afterburner: msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards
HWINFO64: hwinfo.com/download
Check out my written reviews: http://gizmoslip.tech
Join GizmoSlip Discord: discord.gg/gizmoslip
00:00 - Legion 9i Unboxing and First Impressions
01:32 - Legion 9i Weight
02:00 - Removing the Bottom of Legion 9i
05:10 - Legion 9i Bios Overview
08:08 - Flex Test Legion 9i
08:40 - Keyboard and Trackpad Legion 9i
10:17 - Ports
11:50 - Speaker Testing
14:28 - Fan Noise and Thermal Analysis
18:24 - 3D Display Review Legion 9i
20:57 - Software Overview - Lenovo Vantage and Legion Space
23:56 - Display Analysis
25:49 - AIDA64, Cinebench R24, Timespy, Steel Nomad
31:02 - Legion 9i Game Performance vs Other Laptops Graph Analysis
35:08 - 25 Games Tested at 4K+ and QHD+ and FHD+
41:27 - Game Performance Graphs 4K+ QHD+ and FHD+
46:03 - Pros and Cons to Buying Legion 9i
Lenovo Legion 9i features the RTX 5090 and Intel 275HX with insane upgradability with 4x RAM slots and 4x M.2 SSD slots including one Gen5 SSD. It also tops my charts for some of my gaming tests, while struggling in others. Today, we do a deep dive on this monster desktop replacement 18 inch gaming laptop to see if it is worth buying! Affiliate link to buy Legion 9i (supports the channel, no pressure to buy): lenovo.vzew.net/4GQgLo
All of the benchmarking data was gathered during livestreams which can be found here:
PART 1 of this Legion 9i Benchmarking: youtube.com/live/lrgq8vVSpvU?si=NFMtlN4lLCunp1zx
PART 2 Legion 9i Benchmarking: youtube.com/live/kIaivmo-rCg?si=-Jqnrn0DCEjLX8ZM
PART 3: Legion 9i Benchmarking:
youtube.com/live/qizXLeoUrjs?feature=share
PART 4 Unboxing and Summary: youtube.com/live/GEEPPnch470
You can find links to research, preorder, and buy all RTX 5000/4000 series laptops on my 2025 Gaming Laptop List: listium.com/@GizmoSlipTech/80658/all-2025-gaming-laptops-ranked-list-gizmosliptech
Nvidia FrameView Download: nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/technologies/frameview
Throttlestop Download: techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-throttlestop
MSI Afterburner: msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards
HWINFO64: hwinfo.com/download
Check out my written reviews: http://gizmoslip.tech
Join GizmoSlip Discord: discord.gg/gizmoslip
00:00 - Legion 9i Unboxing and First Impressions
01:32 - Legion 9i Weight
02:00 - Removing the Bottom of Legion 9i
05:10 - Legion 9i Bios Overview
08:08 - Flex Test Legion 9i
08:40 - Keyboard and Trackpad Legion 9i
10:17 - Ports
11:50 - Speaker Testing
14:28 - Fan Noise and Thermal Analysis
18:24 - 3D Display Review Legion 9i
20:57 - Software Overview - Lenovo Vantage and Legion Space
23:56 - Display Analysis
25:49 - AIDA64, Cinebench R24, Timespy, Steel Nomad
31:02 - Legion 9i Game Performance vs Other Laptops Graph Analysis
35:08 - 25 Games Tested at 4K+ and QHD+ and FHD+
41:27 - Game Performance Graphs 4K+ QHD+ and FHD+
46:03 - Pros and Cons to Buying Legion 9i
