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• CISPE members gain access to Microsoft software on a PAYG CSP-Hoster Program
• Privacy and sovereignty benefits also come with the latest update
• It's unclear if this draws a line under the two-year battle

In a major win for European cloud providers, CISPE members can now offer Microsoft software under a pay-as-you-go model via Microsoft CSP-Hoster Program, with licensing costs set to be more closely matched to those offers on Microsoft's own Azure platform.

The news comes after several hurdles in CISPE's battle with the tech giant, but with the group's members now able to host workloads without sharing customer data with Microsoft, the latest development marks a major customer privacy win.

However, some ongoing issues and limitations persist even after two years of battling, including the enforcement of Entra ID with Microsoft 365 – no alternative identity management is allowed.

CISPE wins big against Microsoft

CISPE described the win as a "landmark agreement" that has cost, privacy and sovereignty benefits.

When generally available, Microsoft 365 Local will enable deployment on local (sovereign) European cloud infrastructure, while customers will no longer have to pay more money to access Microsoft software on non-Microsoft platforms.

Despite reaching some agreements over the course of the last two years, CISPE's continued lobbying has produced even more results.

"The agreement we reached with Microsoft marks a significant breakthrough in our long-standing efforts to ensure a level playing field,” CISPE Secretary General Francisco Mingorance explained.

"For enterprise customers, the new programs directly address previous concerns of CISPE members and empowers European enterprises to choose among a wide range of cloud solutions that meet their sovereignty, compliance, and economic needs."

The news comes just days after we learned that Microsoft was readying a counterproposal after failing to meet a previous deadline to settle the saga.

TechRadar Pro has asked Microsoft to comment on the development, but we did not receive an immediate response. We also asked CISPE if this marks the end of the battle.

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• Amazon has renewed Invincible for a fifth season
• The highly-rated animated show's fourth entry will arrive sometime in 2026
• Matthew Rhys has also joined the Prime Video series' voice cast for season 4

Amazon has revealed Invincible has been renewed for a fifth season.

The announcement, which was made on the adult animated show's social media channels yesterday (July 17), confirms Invincible season 4 won't be its final entry. Considering how popular the critically-acclaimed Prime Video series is, that's no great surprise, but it's nonetheless pleasing to hear that Mark Grayson's story will continue on one of the world's best streaming services.

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Interestingly, Amazon also revealed that the show's cast had already completed recording their lines for its fifth season.

It's likely, then, that Invincible season 5 could be ready to go in 2027 and maintain Prime Video's recently established plan to release new seasons annually: Invincible season 2 part 1 aired in late 2023, Invincible season 2 part 2 launched in early 2025, and its third and most recent season released earlier this year. Season 4 is set to arrive in 2026, too, so there's no reason to suspect the show's fifth installment won't arrive a year after that.

Which character might be voiced by Matthew Rhys in Invincible season 4?

Welsh actor Matthew Rhys has joined the cast for Invincible's fourth season (Image credit: Michael Loccisano)

Invincible's latest renewal and the completion of voice work on season 5 weren't the only announcements made in the above video. Indeed, Amazon also revealed that Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason) had joined the voice cast for one of the best Prime Video shows' fourth chapter.

Understandably, Rhys' role is being kept under wraps, but that doesn't mean we can't guess which character he'll portray. After all, there are plenty of candidates in the series' graphic novel namesake who've yet to show up in its animated adaptation.

So, who could Rhys be voicing? Grand Regent Thragg is a possibility but, as much as I like Rhys as an actor, I'm not sure he has the gravitas to play the Viltrum Empire's commander-in-chief. J.K. Simmons, who plays Omni-Man, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who voices Conquest, have proven that actors with deeper voices are best suited to portray Viltrumites, so I don't think Rhys is the right fit for Thragg.

If he plays a villain, he might be better hamming it up as someone like Dinosaurus – real name David Anders – who's something of an superhuman eco-terrorist and, as his name implies, a formidable shape-shifting humanoid reptile when he's in his dino-form. Dinosaurus is a dangerous albeit silly character, so Rhys might be the perfect fit to play him.

On the more heroic front, Rhys may be the ideal actor for someone like Space Racer or Tech Jacket. We've briefly seen these superpowered beings in past seasons of Invincible, but neither character has uttered a word yet. It's possible, then, that Rhys has been tapped to voice one of them.

I guess we'll find out for sure when Invincible season 4 is eventually released. In the meantime, read the section below for more coverage on the series' latest season.

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One hope for reshoring manufacturing is it could help revitalize the heartland. NPR's Planet Money team dives deep into the economic theory and evidence behind this idea.

Agents – software systems capable of decision making or performing tasks autonomously - are no longer experimental. Today, these agents are operational, distributed and actively making decisions across the enterprise. From writing code to scheduling tasks, agents are starting to permeate every facet of business. The reason is clear: agents promise significant productivity gains.

Some will be deeply embedded, making them difficult to detect or monitor. Others will operate autonomously, continuously learning and adapting in real time. Many may have broad access privileges in the name of efficiency. This introduces significant potential for both positive impact and risk.

And as adoption grows, many organizations will face a new challenge: securing agents at scale. Businesses will need to ensure that innovation doesn’t outpace security and governance. The stakes are too high; one single misalignment, vulnerability or unintended behavior can lead to a runaway effect of unethical or harmful actions.

We’ve already seen real-world examples of AI failures – sometimes exposing sensitive data or making critical errors. One AI assistant notoriously advised users to eat rocks, and in another case a customer service chatbot deployed by a logistics company began issuing aggressive responses. Both examples show the risk of poor training data – AI agents don’t just learn facts, they learn behaviors, and bad input leads to bad output.

Cloud Déjà vu, Now with Agents

Without consistent oversight, agents can act outside their intended use and damage brand reputation. That’s why it’s important that security is baked in at the start. Like salt and pepper, you can always sprinkle more on later, but if you forget to add it while cooking, the flavor – and in this case the protection – just won’t be the same. Security must be integrated from the outset, waiting until after deployment to retrofit security is a recipe for vulnerabilities.

Just consider what happened during the mass migration to cloud computing technologies. Adoption led to serious security missteps, data silos and visibility gaps. Gaps that have been and continue to be exploited by attackers today.

Now with agents it’s like a bad case of déjà vu. Once again, innovation is outpacing security. In many cases, these autonomous tools are being integrated into critical systems with limited oversight and lacking proper security and controls.

If we don’t apply the hard lessons learned from the cloud era we risk repeating the same mistakes, but this time with far more unpredictable systems. That’s why security must be at the core of agents.

Securing Every Agent Touchpoint

But securing agents requires an expanded approach, one that accounts for autonomous behaviors, including those ongoing interactions with data, systems and users. Agents need a strong trust layer, where every interaction, from API calls to sensitive data handling, must be mapped, protected and governed in real time.

A core part of this trust layer is securing the data agents interact with—inputs, outputs and everything in between. Data is the fuel of agents, and without foundational security that fuel becomes a major risk. Enterprises must focus on the fundamentals like data discovery and classification, encryption and key management.

Access and Identity Management strategies must also evolve as agents take on more advanced roles in the enterprise. Like humans, every agent will require its own unique credentials, roles and permissions to ensure that every interaction is authorized and verified.

Agent credentials should be stored in a secure, automated credential vault, with policies enforcing regular rotation, access logging, and immediate revocation if misuse is detected. Organizations must be able to distinguish between agents using managed or unmanaged credentials.

And once agent credentials are brought under management, it's crucial to protect and enforce proper lifecycle management and governance. By provisioning, rotating, auditing, protecting and decommissioning credentials organizations can reduce the risk of credential misuse and theft.

Without strong identity oversight, businesses risk losing visibility of both human and agent identities and control over autonomous actions.

Decentralized Agents Need Centralized Security

However, at scale, managing agents and especially autonomous ones, will require additional control to monitor behavior, interactions and deviations from policy. Consider a type of agent “security manager” that brings agents and humans on the loop to build trust in how agents operate.

This should be more than a dashboard, rather intelligence capable of understanding what agents are doing, why they’re doing it and whether their behavior aligns with policies and risk thresholds on a constant basis. It flags anomalies, enforces constraints and enables human review, when needed.

That last part is particularly important. Human oversight remains essential, especially when scaling agents. This control layer becomes the security conscience of your agent fleet: always watching, interpreting and enabling distributed and trusted autonomy.

As agents continue to proliferate, the ability to deploy them responsibly will define who can scale securely and who introduces unnecessary risk. To secure agent ecosystems, organizations should integrate security from the start of deployment, continuously monitor behavior and access, maintain strong human oversight, and regularly audit and update security policies.

Enterprises that get this right will unlock significant productivity and resilience; not by slowing down agents, but by giving them the security and governance they need to operate safely and responsibly.

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Portable monitors have become increasingly popular as people are working more flexibly than ever before. Many jobs are allowing hybrid schedules, or the ability to work out of the office, remote work is booming, and some are even learning to make the most of their ability to work from anywhere, knocking out their work from a cafe, a lakehouse, a holiday/vacation location, or visiting family.

However, depending on what you do, some people prefer a screen larger than 14-16 inches for work. That's where portable monitors gained significant traction. Then, people came to realize that having a monitor as thin as a tablet, with a single cable to power it and run the display, can be extremely helpful in many scenarios, including more complex desk setups, niche setups, and semi-portable setups.

While most of the best portable monitors I've tested are more like an additional 13-18-inch screen, the UPerfect UMax 24 is a 24.5-inch panel, as thin as my iPad mini for most of its display, and more comparable to my MacBook Pro at its thickest. It's lightweight, features a built-in stand, and has minimal ports, yet offers enough functionality to get started. It boasts a QHD resolution with a 165 Hz refresh rate. In short, this thing is a beast. It's a desktop-sized monitor that's lightweight enough to bring with you just about anywhere.

(Image credit: Collin Probst // Future )UPerfect UMax 24: Pricing and Availability

The UPerfect UMax 24 can be found on UPerfect's website for $439.99, currently on sale from $540. The UMax 24 can also be purchased from Amazon and a few other retailers.

The screen comes with a two-year warranty and global delivery, making it accessible to almost anyone who wishes to obtain one.

(Image credit: Collin Probst // Future )UPerfect UMax 24: Unboxing & first impressions

I'll be honest, I didn't realize what I was getting into when I grabbed this monitor, nor did I understand how beneficial it could be. It was going to be a big display that wasn't powerful enough to be my main and not portable enough to take with me. Instead, I found that it was a fantastic in-between, giving me a near desktop-level monitor experience but in something that I can toss in the carrying case, easily carry with me around the house, or to a special location or on a road trip, or if needed I could even throw this in a larger bag like a suitcase and fly with it.

Right off the bat, I appreciate the dual USB-C inputs and the HDMI port, although I wish it were a full-size HDMI port instead of Micro-HDMI. However, I can look past that, and I love the kickstand. There is a VESA mounting point, but I'll discuss that further later. What would be super annoying is if this screen didn't have a way to hold itself up, but thankfully, this one does.

At first glance, this thing is impressive. And that feeling only continued once I plugged it in. Even the people around me when I plugged it in had to make comments. The matte display, rich 2K on a massive portable screen —everything. It's beautiful. Of course, I wish it were higher resolution, but I also understand why it isn't. At this size, not everyone wants a 4K display, and creating a 4K portable panel at this size would be more expensive and power-hungry. I'm sure that's just the start of it.

UPerfect UMax 24: Design & Build Quality

(Image credit: Collin Probst // Future )Specs

Display: 24.5″ IPS
Resolution: 2560×1440
Refresh Rate: 165 Hz
Response: 10 ms
Brightness: ~320 nits
Color: 100% sRGB
Ports: 2× USB-C (Alt‑DP + PD), HDMI 2.0
Weight: 2.64 kg

The UMax 24 is well-built. The screen feels sturdy, the matte coating feels and looks of high quality, the bezel is relatively thin, and the kickstand is made of nice metal that stays in place nicely.

The ports come with some adapters to curve the ports around, pointing them towards the middle of the display rather than the outside, which helps enhance the elegant design of this display even more. Lastly, the kickstand tucks away neatly when not in use, making it disappear when not in use.

(Image credit: Collin Probst // Future )UPerfect UMax 24: In use

I talked about my not-so-temporary setup on the second story of my home in previous reviews. This is the setup on the Tribesigns Mobile Standing Desk, which once featured the fantastic Dell Pro 32 monitor. After I finished my review on that display, I expected to change up this area and get rid of this desk. It felt either too built out or not built out enough for what I wanted to do with it. Overall, I didn't need another workspace, but then I remembered the UPERFECT UMax 24 monitor that I was testing as well, and I figured it would make a perfect addition to the setup.

I've tried a ton of setups with this now, I've used the monitor on the desk itself, with the kickstand holding it up. All around, this might be my favorite setup for this simple workstation. I have also tried with a few different monitor arms from MSI, such as their new MAG MT201D. I have also tried BenQ's monitor arm, the BSH01, and a few others, I can't remember the name of. All of these worked well, providing a few different styles and feels for this space. However, since I am going for a super minimalist setup here, driven by the minimalist monitor, I chose to stick with the display's built-in kickstand to hold it up.

Using this display as a workstation, a single monitor for my MacBook Pro has been great. It's crisp and smooth, and thanks to the USB-C connectivity, I can also use this with my iPad Mini, another iPad, a laptop, or even a Nintendo Switch if I want to.

I can run from my laptop of choice with a single USB-C cable to the monitor, and I can see everything. I can also run the monitor off my laptop's battery, and we can get to work very simply. I also wanted to charge while doing this, so I connected a cable to the second USB-C port and ran that line to the wallet outlet.

So far, this monitor has been great for writing content, emails, web browsing, project management, research, and more. While yes, there is a part of me that, of course, wishes this was a higher resolution, what I have noticed is that I don't mind the 2K resolution as much as I thought I would for this specific monitor. It feels right. it feels like if this were 4K it would feel wrong.

Using this monitor in a setup location is an experience. Setting one up in a semi-permanent location has been wonderful. It is, in fact, one of the largest portable monitors around, so it feels like it was meant for this kind of simple setup.

As I mentioned, I have also been able to take this monitor to one of the businesses I work with a handful of times. Carrying it in the second bag feels a bit clunky, but pulling it out and having all that screen real-estate has been fantastic.

(Image credit: Collin Probst // Future )

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Design

Minimalistically massive

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ease of use

Incredibly easy to use

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Practicality

Highly practical for those who want more screen

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Price

Priced well for the product

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

UPerfect UMax 24: Final verdict

The UPerfect UMax 24 has set out to do the unthinkable, create a portable display that is far larger than most portables, and yet also make it work well enough to be a semi-permanent to permanent setup.

If you're looking for a solid monitor for your desk, and you move a lot, work from anywhere, you have space or budget constraints, or you just like having fun tech, this portable monitor is great for you.

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Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Two-minute review

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is an ideal desktop replacement with more than enough power to take on just about everything in PC gaming spaces and at max settings for the most part.

While there are some situations you might need to bring some settings down a smidge (cough*Cyberpunk 2077*cough), that’s only really due to the higher resolution OLED panel that only requires a bit of power.

Starting at $2,909.99 / £2,700 / AU$4,999, the Legion Pro 7i comes with an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs, a 16-inch 2560 x 1600p OLED display, and up to 64GB DDR5 RAM and 2TB PCIe SSD storage.

Along with the performance and OLED screen are a nice assortment of ports, a full keyboard, and a responsive touchpad that is, unfortunately, not ideally aligned.

For some, especially those who don’t take their gaming laptops on the road all that much, this might be among the best gaming laptops out there. But poor battery life might make one take pause if you plan on getting a laptop that you want to use regularly untethered.

Still, if you have the cash and don’t plan on transporting your gaming laptop often (or have a big backpack), the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is worth a look, especially if you want a larger 16-inch screen for your gaming experience.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Price and availability

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• How much does it cost? Starting at $2,909.99 / £2,700 / AU$4,999
• When is it available? Available now
• Where can you get it? Available in the US, UK, and Australia

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i might not be Lenovo’s most expensive gaming laptop – that honor goes to the Legion Pro 9i – but it’s still very expensive. Its most affordable price is a sizable $2,909.99 / £2,700 / AU$4,999.

Starting out with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and 1TB SSD, pricing goes up from there. The review unit I have, upgraded with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and 2TB SSD, costs $3,559.99 / £2,990.00 / AU$6,839.00, while the maxed-out configuration of Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5 RAM, and 2TB SSD is a jaw-dropping $4,424.49 / £3,900.00 / AU$7,079.00.

As expensive as the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is, larger gaming laptops tend to come with an even heftier price tag. The Origin EON17-X v2 I reviewed last year started at $3,400.00 (about £2,610.00 / AU$5,120.00) for a configuration of Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, 16GB of RAM, and a 17-inch 1440p@240Hz screen.

Of course, you can customize the lid on the EON17-X v2 with whatever design you want, but this does make the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i look affordable in comparison.

• Price: 4 / 5

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Specs

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No matter which configuration you choose, the CPU you get is the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, a 24-core/24-thread processor with a peak frequency of 5.4GHz.

However, there is some wiggle room with the GPU where you can choose from an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, or RTX 5090, 32GB or 64GB RAM, and between 1TB or 2TB SSD storage.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i base configuration

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i review configuration

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i max configuration

Price:

$2,909.99 / £2,799.99 / AU$4,999.00

$3,559.99 / £2,990.00 / AU$6,839.00

$4,424.49 / £3,900.00 / AU$7,079.00

CPU:

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Graphics:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU

RAM:

32GB DDR5

32GB DDR5

64GB DDR5

Screen:

16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), OLED, HDR 1000 True Black, 500 nits, 240Hz

16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), OLED, HDR 1000 True Black, 500 nits, 240Hz

16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), OLED, HDR 1000 True Black, 500 nits, 240Hz

Storage:

1TB SSD

2TB SSD

2TB SSD

Ports:

HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C (power delivery 140W), 3x USB-A, Headphone / mic Combo, RJ45

HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C (power delivery 140W), 3x USB-A, Headphone / mic Combo, RJ45

HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C (power delivery 140W), 3x USB-A, Headphone / mic Combo, RJ45

Wireless:

Wi-Fi 7 / BlueTooth 5.4

Wi-Fi 7 / BlueTooth 5.4

Wi-Fi 7 / BlueTooth 5.4

Camera:

720p with e-privacy shutter

720p with e-privacy shutter

720p with e-privacy shutter

Weight:

Starting at < 2.72kg / 6lbs

Starting at < 2.72kg / 6lbs

Starting at < 2.72kg / 6lbs

Dimensions:

21.9mm-26.6mm x 364mm x 275.9mm / 0.86″- 1.04″ x 14.33″ x 10.86″

21.9mm-26.6mm x 364mm x 275.9mm / 0.86″- 1.04″ x 14.33″ x 10.86″

21.9mm-26.6mm x 364mm x 275.9mm / 0.86″- 1.04″ x 14.33″ x 10.86″

Considering that the base configuration is still fairly expensive, it’s no wonder that all the configurations keep the more premium appointments. Specifically, no matter what you do, you’ll get that OLED 1600p @ 240Hz panel with HDR 1000.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Design

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• This is a big computer
• Large keyboard, touchpad aligned to the left
• Lots of ports including Thunderbolt 4

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is big. It is a 16-inch laptop, after all. It’s fairly imposing in its matte “Eclipse Black” finish with only Legion emblazoned on the back of the lid and Lenovo in silver on the top back as flourishes. It’s also a little over an inch at its thickest.

This is not the most portable of gaming laptops. So, while it makes for a great desktop replacement, leave plenty of space in your backpack if you plan on getting this.

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Almost all the venting is underneath and back, so you don’t have to worry about hot air being blown onto you when gaming, assuming you’re using a mouse situated next to the laptop.

Besides the large 16-inch OLED screen, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i comes with a full-size keyboard complete with a ten-key numpad. There aren’t any standalone hotkeys, but plenty of keys have secondary functions, so I didn’t really miss them.

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The keycaps have a quality feel to them with a concave shape and textured feel that makes typing a relative pleasure. I do find the keyboard to feel a little big for some reason and find myself sometimes pressing the wrong button when reaching (mainly when gaming).

The touchpad is not oversized, but it’s set off to the left, which makes sense as the keyboard with the Numpad pushes the natural hand placement to the left as well. However, I’m not a fan of the touchpad’s placement – I would prefer it to be a bit more centered. At least, it’s accurate and responsive.

If you do want to use the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i as a desktop replacement, you’ll be happy to know that the port selection is fairly plentiful. It comes with an HDMI 2.1 port, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and a USB-C port, both of which support DisplayPort 2.1. There are also three USB-A ports and an Ethernet one, along with an eShutter button for privacy’s sake.

• Design: 4 / 5

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Performance

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• Strong performance that’s limited somewhat by the power-hungry panel
• Can run most games at max settings with speedy results
• Sound quality is pretty good

Considering the powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU and higher-end Nvidia 5000-series GPUs – I tested the model with an RTX 5080 – not to mention a minimum of 32GB of RAM, the gaming performance here is going to be quite robust.

Now, all that hardware has to power the 16-inch OLED panel which has a 2560 x 1600p resolution with a refresh rate of 240Hz. That panel also manages 500 nits of brightness and has HDR 1000 True Black support.

So, that can knock off up to 20 or 30 fps from the Lenovo Legion 7i’s performance if you want to take full advantage of this laptop’s display. It’s worth noting that it also achieves a DCI-P3 of 100%, making this a sharp looking, vibrant display. I definitely preferred running games like South of Midnight, Starfield, RoboCop: Rogue City, and Cyberpunk 2077 at that higher resolution.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Synthetic Benchmarks

Benchmark

Score

Geekbench 6.4 Single Core

3,103

Geekbench 6.4 Multi Core

19,829

Crossmark Overall

2,163

Crossmark Productivity

1,998

Crossmark Creativity

2,525

Crossmark Responsiveness

1,727

25GB File Copy Transfer Rate (MB/s)

2,030.38

3DMark Fire Strike

34,434

3DMark Time Spy

16,928

3DMark Fire Strike Ultra

11,388

3DMark Time Spy Extreme

8,337

3DMark Speed Way

4,301

3DMark Steel Nomad

3,999

3DMark Port Royal

10,958

Speaking of, I was able to run all those games at basically max settings, including Ray Tracing where applicable, with smooth results and crisp, clear images. I didn’t experience any skipping, stuttering, or screen tearing. Any way you cut it, this is a powerful gaming laptop that will hold up.

If you look at our benchmarks, you can get a solid idea of what to expect. Cyberpunk 2077 with everything maxed will look good and will be smooth enough, but won’t really take advantage of that high refresh rate as it gets just an okay 30 fps on average on 1600p, so if you plan on playing at the display's native resolution, make sure to use DLSS for the best experience.

However, there are plenty of games where I can achieve up to and above 100 fps even before compromising on settings.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Benchmarks

Game & settings

Frames per second

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ultra High, 1080p)

45 fps

Black Myth: Wukong (Cinematic, 1080p)

45 fps

Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra, 1080p)

50 fps

Metro: Exodus (Extreme, 1080p)

63 fps

Monster Hunter Wilds (Very High, 1080p)

73 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Very High, 1080p)

163 fps

Total War: Warhammer III (Ultra, 1080p)

144 fps

Web Surfing Battery Informant

4:37

PCMark 10 Gaming Battery Test

1:36

As mentioned before, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has a four-speaker system. I didn’t mention that it supports Nahimic Audio, so you get some spatial audio support. Laptops often have mediocre audio at best, but this one sounds pretty good.

Besides the usual caveat that laptop speakers will never surpass dedicated headphones or speakers, the sound is full with plenty of clarity. There’s not a lot of rumble (to be expected, of course), but there’s not anything else missing from the frequency range.

Lastly, the webcam with its 5MP resolution looks good and is pretty smooth to boot. If you get this laptop to stream, you might not need to get a dedicated webcam. It’s also nice that it has a privacy eShutter button.

• Performance: 4.5 / 5

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i: Battery life

• Suffers from the typical short battery life of a gaming laptop
• Doesn’t do a great job of retaining charge while in sleep mode

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Battery Test Results

Web Surfing Battery Informant

4:37 hours

PCMark 10 Gaming Battery Test

1:36 hours

The battery life on gaming laptops is typically not all that great. There are some exceptions, but a powerhouse sporting a 16-inch OLED screen with a 1600p resolution is not going to be one of them.

For proof, just look at our benchmarks. In our web surfing test, it lasted a whopping four and a half hours. That’s not great, but this isn’t a new MacBook Air that lasts almost 15 hours, nor is it supposed to be.

It’s not surprising that in the PCMark 10 gaming benchmark, it lasts just over an hour and a half. If you want extended cordless gaming, you should probably get a Steam Deck (or one of its competitors).

A little more concerning and a little more unexpected is the fact that the battery runs down even when in sleep mode. Now, this is not atypical, but there are plenty of laptops that don’t drop down to 35% battery life after being unplugged for a day, even though they haven’t been used.

• Battery life: 3.5 / 5

Should you buy the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i?

(Image credit: Future / James Holland)Lenovo Legion Pro 7i scorecard

Category

Notes

Rating

Value

It may start at a hefty two grand asking price, but that’s not unusual for large screen gaming laptops.

4 / 5

Design

This laptop is massive, making it more of a desktop replacement than a portable gaming machine. At least, it has plenty of ports.

4 / 5

Performance

The gaming performance here is pretty great, only really limited by the fact that it also has to power an OLED screen.

4.5 / 5

Battery Life

The battery life is not great, though about what one would expect with a gaming powerhouse. However, it could do better holding a charge when asleep.

3.5 / 5

Final score

Despite a high cost and low battery life, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is a very powerful machine, ideal for those wanting a gaming desktop replacement.

4 / 5

Buy the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i if...

You want a powerful desktop replacement
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is quite big, and it’s quite powerful. If you’re looking for something that can replace a gaming desktop, this model is more than capable.

You want an OLED screen
The OLED screen here comes with a higher resolution and frame rate, not to mention strong HDR support and DCI-P3 color coverage. If you want a good OLED screen with your gaming laptop, you’re certainly getting it here.

You can afford it
This laptop has the latest and greatest powerful components (at least for a laptop), so it comes with a hefty price tag. Consider this one if money is no object.

Don't buy it if...

You have a limited budget
If you have limited cash for a gaming laptop, then the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is going to be out of your price range, considering its starting price is around 2K.

You want good battery life
Gaming laptops typically don’t have good battery life, and this laptop is no different. If you want one that can last a while without being plugged in, there’s a short list of options out there that don’t include this one.

How I tested the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i

• Tested for a couple weeks
• Used it for work, gaming, and streaming
• Played different types of games

I used the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i for a couple of weeks, playing all sorts of games including Battlefield 2042, RoboCop: Rogue City, and Cyberpunk 2077, to get a feel for what this laptop is capable of.

I tried them at max settings, including Ray Tracing where applicable, mainly Cyberpunk, to see where their limitations are. I wrote most of this article on it and used it for some day-to-day browsing and streaming.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is ideal for gamers who want a desktop replacement that can handle just about everything gaming-wise and have the budget to afford that kind of gaming rig.

I’ve spent the last few years reviewing tech gear for gaming and otherwise, where I’ve gotten a feel for what to look for and how to put a piece of kit through its paces to see whether it’s worth the recommendation.

• First reviewed July 2025

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