Lenovo LOQ 25-10: 280Hz 1080p gaming monitor for $90

Lenovo's LOQ 25-10 is listed on JD.com for 599 yuan, roughly $90, and ships as a 24.5-inch 1080p gaming display with a native 280Hz refresh rate.

The monitor was quietly released in China and pairs a standard Full HD (1920 × 1080) IPS panel with high refresh hardware. Lenovo's listing identifies the model as LOQ 25-10 and specifies the 280Hz native refresh rate and a 1ms gray-to-gray response time at the monitor's highest overdrive setting. The company also advertises an esports mode that lowers motion persistence to 0.5ms MPRT.

Specifications and connectivity

The LOQ 25-10 uses a 24.5-inch 16:9 IPS panel with an anti-glare coating. Color coverage is listed at 99% of the sRGB gamut and the panel implements 8-bit + FRC to simulate 10-bit color depth. Typical brightness is 300 nits and the static contrast ratio is 1100:1. The monitor can accept an HDR10 signal, but Lenovo's specifications note the 300-nit peak brightness and the absence of local dimming hardware, which means the product is unlikely to deliver a noticeably expanded high dynamic range experience.

For inputs, the LOQ 25-10 offers one DisplayPort 1.4 connection and two HDMI 2.1 TMDS ports. Adaptive sync support includes AMD FreeSync Premium and VESA Adaptive-Sync to address tearing and stutter when frame rates vary.

Design and ergonomics

Physically the monitor has thin bezels on three sides and ships with a basic stand that supports tilt from -5 to 22 degrees only. There are no built-in speakers and the stand lacks height, pivot, and swivel adjustments. The rear includes 100 x 100mm VESA mounting holes for third-party monitor arms.

Lenovo's product listing places the LOQ 25-10 among recent device rollouts from the company, which also introduced the Xiaoxin Pro 27 Vitality Edition with a 13mm body and a 120Hz QHD screen, and began selling the Snapdragon X2 Plus-powered ThinkBook 14 Gen 9 with prices starting at $1,289.