Lenovo's Pro 9n, one of the first laptops built around Nvidia's RTX Spark platform, starts at $2,999.99 and climbs to $6,099.99 depending on configuration.
The base model pairs an 18-core Nvidia N1X CPU with an integrated RTX Blackwell GPU carrying 5,120 cores, 32GB of LPDDR5x unified memory, and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The top-spec build swaps in a 20-core N1X chip, a 6,144-core GPU, 128GB of RAM and a 2TB PCIe 5.0 drive, with several tiers in between. Both configurations ship with a 15.3-inch OLED touch display running at 2560x1600, with a 165Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, G-Sync and brightness rated at 500 nits for SDR content and 1,100 nits for HDR.
Windows Central, which has had a review unit for about three weeks, says the chassis weighs 3.64 pounds and measures 0.66 inches thick, with an aluminum top and bottom replacing the plastic found on cheaper machines. The outlet's reviewer called the new thermal layout, which routes air through a larger intake on the bottom and bigger rear vents, effective at keeping the laptop cool under load, though that's one reviewer's experience rather than a lab measurement.
Ports, pen and a bigger touchpad
Port selection includes two USB4 connectors, two USB-A ports rated at 10Gbps, an HDMI 2.1 output, a UHS-II SD card slot and a 3.5mm jack, alongside Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Windows Central's reviewer said the laptop never required a dongle during weeks of use.
Lenovo also fitted the Pro 9n with its first haptic touchpad built for inking, paired with a bundled Yoga Pen (Gen 2). The reviewer described the 3.74-by-3.94-inch surface as workable for rough sketches in Krita, though drawing near the edge left a hand hanging off the pad, and lining up the pen with on-screen cursor position took some adjustment.
The keyboard gets 1.5mm of key travel and three backlight stages, which Windows Central's reviewer called among the best Lenovo has put on a non-ThinkPad machine. Audio comes from four speakers, two 2W tweeters and two 2W woofers, tuned with Dolby Atmos.
Webcam and where it lands in the RTX Spark field
Lenovo built a raised bar above the display to house a 9.2-megapixel webcam with an IR sensor for Windows Hello, a jump over the 2.1-megapixel camera on the Asus ProArt P16 and the 1.6-megapixel unit on Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, both of which Windows Central has also tested.
That puts the Pro 9n's $2,999.99 starting price below the Asus ProArt P16's $4,399.99 launch price for its RTX Spark configuration, while aiming at buyers who need the N1X chip's unified memory for local AI work rather than casual users. Lenovo has not given a release window beyond the price list already published, and further configurations may appear as the RTX Spark lineup expands through other PC makers.
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