Lenovo Launch Legion Y740s and Legion BoostStation GPU: CES 2020

Lenovo started to show their presence at CES 2020 by introducing their gaming device which includes display, notebook and various other devices. Their gaming lineup notebook is pretty demanding and also favorite among users, so Lenovo has decided to iterate their Legion lineup with new 15-inch Legion Y740S also with an option of external GPU Legion BoostStation.

Lenovo Legion Y740S Made Gaming More Thing and Light

Lenovo’s Legion gaming notebook offers good moderate performance at very reasonable costs. Lenovo also put their effort into the design which made the notebook looks amazing. Recently at CES Lenovo has announced 15-inch Legion Y740S which pretty thin and light in terms of performance.

Display

Display on the device offers from 1080P display to 4K display which is capable of HDR using Dolby Vision. The keyboard of the device also feels bouncier and has pretty good key travel with a tactile response without ghosting. You can also expect Dolby Atmos-capable speakers which may perform pretty decent. The display refresh rate of the device is 60Hz rather than other competitors moved toward 120Hz for smoother visuals.

Legion Y740S weighs only 4.2 pounds (1.9kg), which is just 0.6-inch thick (14.9 mm) which made the notebook light so gamers can carry easily. 

Performance

While making the notebook thin Lenovo has sacrificed discrete GPU as now they completely rely on Integrated Intel’s GPU. While Lenovo also provided an option for External GPU which is the company’s first External GPU, the Legion BoostStation. The Integrated GPI performs pretty well for minimal tasks like surfing, moderated graphics-intensive applications, and light gaming. Intel has really improved its Integrated GPU with the introduction of Intel’s 10th-gen CPU.

From inside the notebook will have up to a 10th-gen Intel Core i9 H-series processor, which is termed as performance beast. The notebook can also be tied with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB of PCIe SSD storage.

Port selection of the device is pretty good as it starts with 2 Thunderbolt 3 port so that the user can connect their external GPU to the notebook and play their favorite game. Lenovo also adds two 3.1 Gen 2 ports that leave room for high-speed peripherals besides the eGPU. It also features an SD card reader and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Lenovo BoostStation: Provide Richer Gaming Experience at Minimal Cost

The BoostStation also provides an option to add external storage with slots for a hard disk/ SATA SSD or a pair of PCIe SSD modules, as long as the 500-watt power supply can accommodate your options. It doubles as a hub with two USB 3.1 ports, one USB 2.0 port, HDMI and Ethernet. The eGPU itself bears a strong resemblance to a rotated version of Razer’s Core X, with its slide-out tray, venting design, aluminum build and, an arrangement of the back Ethernet and USB ports.

Lenovo also offers some pre-equipped versions of the BoostStation with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060,2070 or 2080 Super cards, a GTX 1660 Ti or an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, though you can always choose your own graphics card. It starts at $250, which is a pretty good price for the empty box.

The notebook starts from $1,100 while the cost of specs out version is not available. While you can bundle the notebook with BoostStation for an extra $250.