Last Saturday, Lenovo troops all its hardcore gamers to Cyberzone area at SM North Edsa in Quezon City to compete and play for its newest sub-brand gaming PC, the Legion. The event is a 2-day gaming convention that allows gamers to battle in the League of Legends (LoL), a multiplayer online battle arena video games in Southeast Asia.
The event also showcase Lenovo’s variety of laptops from Lenovo Legion Y520, Ideapad Y910 to its desktop IdeaCentre Y710 Cube.
In his press statement, Michael Ngan, Country General Manager of Lenovo Philippines, said, “Lenovo Legion is dedicated to our community of gamers, and their passion for gamin.”
“By introducing Legion through this gaming convention, we hope to grow such a community – where local gamers can support each other in the world of gaming, and improve camaraderie online,” explained Ngan.
The gaming convention serves as a battleground for 12 teams from participating schools such as the De La Salle University; DLSU–College of St. Benilde; Adamson University; National University; AMA University (Quezon City); University of the Philippines (Diliman); and the Far Eastern University, among many others.
Celebrities and personalities attended the event. This include Kristoffer Martin, Jack Reid, Ashley Gosiengfiao, Alex Diaz, and Jerome Ponce. Radio DJs Nikko Ramos and Joyce Pring are also present in the event.
Meet the Legions
Meet the Legion Y520. It’s Lenovo’s entry-level gaming laptop. It runs with the latest 7th gen Kaby Lake processors from Intel with NVIDIA GTX 1050/1050Ti graphics card. Games can be displayed in crisp 1080p or 1440p quality.
Sound quality is another story. The Y520 is equipped with Dolby Premium technology projected through Harman-certified speakers. What makes this laptop unique is the Nerve Sense feature that allows one to easily customize various settings with less effort. How does it works? Through the Nerve Sense, you can adjust the keyboard lighting, disable the touchpad and other unnecessary keys for playing, and control the sound settings. There’s also extreme cooling feature to Nerve Sense which allows one to adjust cooling systems with just a few clicks. For livestream gaming sessions, the Nerve Sense can be integrated into their social media accounts or record their gameplay and upload them at another time.
Meanwhile, the Ideapad Y910 is a virtual-reality ready laptop which is built with a 6th generation Intel Core i7 K processor. Performance-wise, the Y910 is equipped with a One Key Turbo that can instantly boost CPU with just one click for an uninterrupted gaming experience. In terms of graphics, the Y910 is packed with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080M GPU which can reach 4K resolution display.
The last Legions is the VR-ready machine IdeaCentre Y710 Cube. It has a 6th generation Intel Core i7K processor and back ups memory up to 16 GB of DDR4, more than enough to handle games while streaming them at the same time, or even opening multiple applications at once while editing your videos and photos. Additionally, its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU also allows for 4K resolution gaming.
Design-wise, the IdeaCentre Y710 Cube is small, yet mighty. The case is decked in various shades of matte grey plastic, and a three-pronged front edge with lines that glow through external LED lights. The Cube weighs only 7.4 kilograms, and has a tower that’s approximately the size of a standard laptop at 15.48 inches long.
In terms of price, Lenovo only reveals the price of the Y710 at P81,990. The Y520 and Y910 will be available in the first quarter of 2017 and price details will be announced soon.
For more info, visit www.lenovo.com/lenovo/
Stories and photos by: Eugene Rivera