Lenovo's BoostStation eGPU enclosure arrives alongside the Legion Y740S laptop – The Verge, The Verge
1k Views
Lenovo is getting into the eGPU market with the Legion BoostStation, a new eGPU enclosure which can accommodate graphics cards up to 728 mm in length. The company also has a new laptop it’s announcing today: the Legion Y (S, which starts at $ 1,0) ******************************************************. ****************************************************. The company press release calls it “our thinnest and lightest gaming laptop yet,” but that’s a claim you’re going to have to take with a hefty pinch of salt, not least because it lacks a dedicated graphics card, possibly making it a good partner for the BoostStation.
The pairing puts Lenovo in more or less direct competition with Razer, which already offers a pair of eGPU enclosures in itsRazer Core X lineupthat can be used alongside laptops like its compact Blade Stealth models. Lenovo’s eGPU enclosure comes with a small price advantage over Razer’s: the BoostStation starts at just $**********************************, while Razer’s Core X starts at $ (******************************************************. In addition, Lenovo’s enclosure comes with a USB hub (including a pair of USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and an Ethernet port), while Razer only offers a hub with its more expensive $ Razer Core X Chroma. That said, Razer’s enclosures can accommodate graphics cards that are 728 mm in length, which is slightly better than Lenevo’s mm maximum.
As well as selling the enclosure on its own, Lenovo says it also plans to bundle it with a variety of graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD, though there’s no mention yet of what these bundles could end up costing.
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings