Lenovo, HP launch gaming laptop, PC in India

Bengaluru/ New Delhi: WITH the aim to empower gamers, technology brand Lenovo on Monday launched a new gaming laptop -- Lenovo Legion 5 Pro -- in India.

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro comes in storm grey colour and is available at Rs 1,39,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB and Rs 1,59,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 32GB on Amazon.in and Lenovo.com.

The company also announced its gamer-centric Legion Ultimate Support, which is the company's comprehensive service and support offering designed specifically for gamers. It can be separately purchased at Rs 999 for one year and Rs 1,999 for two years.

'PC gaming and e-sports have seen a massive surge in recent times, causing a rise in the demand for more powerful gaming machines with immersive experiences,' Dinesh Nair, Director, Consumer PCSD, Lenovo India, said in a statement.

'As a brand, we believe in implementing the feedback from the gaming community and designing devices with sophisticated exteriors and epic gaming performances,' Nair added. Legion 5 Pro features a 16-inch QHD 165Hz IPS display with up to 3ms response time, 16:10 aspect ratio, 2560 x 1600 resolution and NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync support.

With the latest generation AMD Ryzen 5000 Series processors and up to 140W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 for dishing out high resolution gaming at optimal frame-rates, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is a gaming upgrade that is engineered to empower gamers in India to expand their arena.

Meanwhile, with an aim to expand its gaming PC portfolio, HP on Monday launched its next-generation mainstream gaming PC portfolio Victus by HP in India.

The Victus by HP E series laptops powered by AMD Ryzen Processor start at Rs 64,999 and would be available on Amazon India, while Victus by HP D series laptops powered by Intel 11th Processor starts at Rs 74,999. It will be available on Reliance digital stores in the coming weeks. 'We are on the cusp of a major gaming boom in India based on the rising popularity of gaming witnessed in the last few years,' Vickram Bedi, Senior Director (Personal Systems), HP India Market, said in a statement.

'For youngsters in India, gaming is increasingly becoming a passion point like music or any other sport,' Bedi added.