Iiyama's new gaming laptop has a built-in kickstand — and a 4.4-hour battery
Iiyama — the brand most people in the US and UK know from office monitors — has launched a gaming laptop in Japan with an unusual party trick: a built-in extendable stand that props up the rear of the chassis to improve airflow. The PC Koubou-exclusive LEVEL-15FX167 starts at roughly $1,660 (¥247,000) and goes up to $1,785 for the RTX 5060 variant. There is no confirmed availability outside Japan.
The stand
The extending leg lifts the back of the laptop off the desk, letting more air reach the cooling system underneath. Iiyama claims this drops CPU temperatures by 3°C — a modest gain, though in long gaming sessions even small thermal margins matter. The tilted angle also changes the keyboard pitch, which some users find more comfortable on the wrists. It's a practical idea, and one that rarely ships as a factory-fitted feature rather than an aftermarket accessory.
The hardware
Inside, the LEVEL-15FX167 pairs one of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5050 or RTX 5060 Laptop GPUs with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H — a processor that launched back in December 2023, making it over two years old at this laptop's release. That's an odd combination for a machine priced above $1,600. The rest of the spec sheet is straightforward: 15.6-inch FHD panel at 144Hz, 16GB DDR5, a 1TB NVMe SSD with room for a second M.2 drive, Wi-Fi 7, and a Gigabit Ethernet port sensibly routed to the rear so cables stay out of the way. The whole thing weighs 2.34kg.
The battery problem
Here's the catch. Battery life is rated at just 4.4 hours for video playback and 6.8 hours at idle under the JEITA 3.0 standard — a Japanese benchmark that is generally stricter than US MobileMark testing. Real-world gaming runtime would likely be closer to two or three hours. For context, per Laptop Mag, the ASUS TUF Gaming A14 manages around 10 hours, and even the Razer Blade 14 hits 8 hours. Most RTX 5060 gaming laptops now land in the 8–10 hour range for mixed use. At 4.4 hours, the LEVEL-15FX167 ranks below the average for its category — which makes the built-in stand feel more like a desk fixture than a portable convenience.
Worth watching?
Iiyama sells ProLite monitors through UK and US distributors, but has no known laptop presence in either market. With no regional pricing, no retail listing at Amazon, Best Buy, or Currys, and a processor that's showing its age, the LEVEL-15FX167 is currently a Japan-only curiosity. If the stand concept catches on, expect other manufacturers to copy it without the battery trade-off.
