Lenovo Legion Pro/Slim/9/Y series guide

Where the Legion Pro/Slim/9/Y line stands in 2026

Lenovo's Legion Pro/Slim/9/Y family covers 27 gaming laptops in our catalog, spanning 2019 to 2025, with asking prices from $590 to $2,051 and a median of $922. Every model in the roster is a gaming machine, from the 2019 Y540/Y7000P origins through the Slim and Pro tiers to the 18-inch Legion 9i flagship. The center of gravity is clearly 2023: thirteen of the 27 models carry that release year, and that cohort is where the used-market value sits today.

The configuration spread

CPU options run from Core i5 and Ryzen 5 chips up to Ryzen 9 (12 configurations) and Core i9 (10), with the 2023–2025 generations adding HX-class processors like the Core i9 13980HX and Ryzen 9 7945HX. The GPU ladder is broad: the RTX 4060 8GB appears nine times, the RTX 4070 8GB eight times, and both the RTX 4080 12GB and RTX 4090 16GB five times each, alongside older RTX 3050, RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 Ti hardware at the bottom. RAM ceilings stretch from 24 GB on the oldest units to 192 GB on the Legion 9i Gen 10, screens run 14.5 to 18 inches, and weights span 1.75 to 3.5 kg — this is a series that ranges from genuine thin-and-light to full desktop replacement.

Price versus age

The ladder is unusually compressed in the middle. The 2019 Y-series sits at $700–789, the lone 2021 Slim 7 asks $590, and the lone 2022 Slim 7i $737. Then 2023 lands as a flat tier: ten models ask exactly $922, with three outliers above at $1,424, $1,448 and the roster-maximum $2,051. The 2024 cohort asks $1,152 across the board and 2025 asks $1,440 — so the practical step from a 2023 to a 2024 machine is $230, and from 2024 to 2025 another $288. Given that the $922 tier already includes RTX 4080-class hardware, the value curve flattens hard after 2023.

Which one to buy

The Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 (2023, $922, Ryzen 9 7945HX + RTX 4080 12GB) is the roster's spec-per-dollar peak — flagship silicon at the same asking price as entry RTX 3050 configs from the same year. The Legion 9i Gen 8 (2023, $922, Core i9 13980HX + RTX 4080 12GB) matches it on the Intel side. If you want one generation newer, the Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 (2024, $1,152, Core i9 14900HX + RTX 4080 12GB) is the cheapest 2024 unit with a 4080. On a tight budget, the Legion Slim 7 15" (2021, $590, Ryzen 5 5600H + RTX 3050 Ti) is the floor of the series. One caution: the flat $1,440 tier of 2025 mixes RTX 5050 and RTX 5080 machines — the Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 and the Legion 9i Gen 10 ask the same price with very different GPUs, so check the graphics card before the badge.

Bottom line

Across the roster, the median scores are strong where it counts for a gaming line: best GPU score 78.5, performance index 77.7, gaming index 77, and a USComp Score of 79, with 52 games clearing recommended settings at the median configuration. The trade-offs are the expected ones — portability median 21.7 and mobility 34 — but reliability posts a solid 72. For used-market buyers this is one of the densest hunting grounds in the catalog: the 2023 flat tier alone spans RTX 3050 to RTX 4080 at a single price point, which makes GPU-checking the single most valuable habit here.