CES 2026: The Lenovo Legion Professional Rollable idea goes massive large on the contact of a button

Lenovo may need probably the most idea units of any firm at CES 2026, however the wildest and most attention-grabbing one is nearly definitely the Legion Professional Rollable which contains a 16-inch versatile show that may develop to not one however two totally different sizes.

To make the Legion Professional Rollable, Lenovo began out with a normal Legion Professional 7i and saved the underside half together with all of its ports and help for an RTX 5090 GPU. However then the corporate went a bit loopy: As an alternative of changing the pocket book’s authentic 16-inch OLED display with a rollable variant that extends upwards just like the Thinkbook Plus Gen 6 from 2025, Lenovo opted for one which expands outwards to both 21.5 inches or 23.8 inches This implies as a substitute of being restricted to a normal 16:10 side ratio, you even have the selection of 21:9 or an ultra-wide 24:9 with simply the contact of a button. Or extra like two buttons as a result of to widen or shrink its show, you want to press FN plus one in all its arrow keys.

Admittedly that feels a bit clunky contemplating a few of Lenovo’s different laptops with expandable shows have a devoted button. However it is a idea gadget in spite of everything, which was instantly apparent after I acquired an opportunity to see this up shut. The underside of the laptop computer feels strong, as you’d most likely count on as a result of not a lot has modified there. Nonetheless, the highest of the laptop computer didn’t really feel tremendous sturdy, most likely as a result of show’s hinge not with the ability to absolutely help a heavier lid and the pocket book’s bulkier rollable show.

I additionally observed that there have been some faint strains left by the inner motors that permit the rollable show to do its factor and a little bit of waviness from the panel as a result of it not being tremendous taut. That mentioned, from the aspect, I used to be impressed that even for a prototype, Lenovo did a midway respectable job of eliminating any large panel gaps or empty areas the place the lid expands. The most important bummer is that though Lenovo had a handful of demo models on on website, there weren’t any video games put in so I wasn’t in a position see the Legion Professional Rollable’s tech operate in full glory.

But when we’re being sincere, none of that actually issues on a gadget that’s meant to be a showcase and testbed for next-gen tech. The thought of a gaming laptop computer with a display that may go from regular to ultra-wide on the contact of a button (or buttons) is tremendous cool, particularly in the event you play titles like flight sims, racing video games or massive open-world adventures that may reap the benefits of an additional large display. And out of the entire ideas I’ve seen at CES 2026, this one is on the high of the checklist of stuff that I hope ultimately will get was a correct retail product.