Lenovo Breaks into 2025 with Exciting New Gaming Laptops and Smart Home Assistant Device

A year has dawned and tech giant Lenovo starts the annum with not one, but two distinct gaming laptops screened for your needs. Tagged as the Legion Y520 and Legion Y720, avid gamers will be thrilled to hear that these sleek machines are not far from their reach, slated to be available in February and April respectively. Let’s take a quick peek at the pricing: the Legion Y520 starts at $899, while the Y720 pricing will begin at $1,399, enough to make your wallets heavier or lighter depending on your perspective. Now, onto the intriguing question of whether these laptops belong on your tech roster, let’s delve into their primary specifications.

Starting with the Legion Y520, which boasts of some impressive features. Among these include:

– Processor: The latest 7th-gen Kaby Lake Intel Core i7 processor equips this laptop with top of the line processing speeds.
– RAM: Up to 16GB giving you the freedom to multitask without breaking a sweat.
– Storage: Generous storage options with a 512GB SSD coupled with a 2TB hard drive.
– Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU for stunning visual clarity.
– Display: To complement the high-end graphics, a 1080p display is provided.
– Size: At 2.4kg, portability meets performance.
– Connectivity: Versatility in connections with three USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, a VGA port, a DisplayPort, and an audio jack.
– Battery: A 60Whr battery ensures you get up to an estimated 5 hours of power on a single charge.

The Legion Y720 also offers impressive specifics, with specifications very much like its sibling, the Y520, but it prides itself on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU graphic processor giving it advanced graphics power. Another unique attribute is the option between a 1080p and 4K resolution, making it ideal for high-definition viewing. Plus, it supports VR viewing on Lenovo’s Entertainment Hub app, enhancing your immersive experience on the 15.6-inch screen.

Adding a cherry to the top, you will not find many laptops under the $1,000 tag that can compete with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU, which gives the Legion more bang for your buck.

But wait, there’s more. Alongside the gaming laptops, Lenovo pleasantly surprised us with the imminent announcement of their new smart home speaker, the Smart Assistant, linked with the voice assistant capabilities of Amazon’s Alexa

At a tempting price of $129, the Smart Assistant is not only affordable but also stylish, boasting a cylindrical shape in vibrant shades of gray, black, green, and orange, resembling the Amazon Echo. With a powerful 360 degrees noise and echo cancellation, this speaker can captivate your living room, listening to your commands from up to 16 feet away. If you want an extra bang in sound quality, alexa recommends the Harman Kardon model with enriched audio for an extra $50.

Lenovo’s foray into home assistants, with the Smart Assistant, places them in direct competition with tech powerhouses Microsoft, Amazon and Google, marking a significant milestone for Lenovo in the smart home assistant sphere.