20 Best Lenovo Laptop For Gaming (2023 Updated)

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is a stylish and well-built laptop computer with great gaming performance. A robust cooling system, beautiful screen, good keyboard, and rugged build quality all contribute to its ability to stand out amongst the competition.

However, there are a few drawbacks which may result in you wanting to steer clear of this device. The thing that has impressed me the most with this laptop is the screen. I’ve used multiple 144Hz and 165Hz panels before, but this one by far has the best colours and response time of any I’ve used.

Gaming on this panel is a great experience, with smooth motion and no blur whatsoever. The screen also seems much larger than my old 15. 6″ laptop, despite the fact that it’s only an extra ¾ of an inch taller whilst maintaining the same width.

It makes a surprising amount of difference. The pixel density is so high that aliasing in games is nearly impossible to see, although that does come with the drawback of requiring UI scaling. This usually looks fine in games, but in the desktop environment, it can result in blurry elements.

I’m also having a strange issue where switching to an external display causes my desktop icon click zones in Windows to become much wider than normal, but shutting the system down and doing a cold boot fixes this.

When I was considering purchasing this system, I saw a lot of people complaining about the 16:10 aspect ratio having black bars; this is being blown completely out of proportion. I’ve played dozens of games on this computer so far, and I have yet to see a single one that actually had black bars in gameplay.

There definitely were a few menus and loading screens which did, but that was it. The bigger concern for black bars is in streaming videos, as most videos online are published in 16:9. Overall though, the advantages of the 16:10 screen definitely outweigh the drawbacks.

The keyboard is very nice. It doesn’t ghost at all, and the keys have enough actuation force that I don’t accidentally press them when resting my hand on the keyboard. The keys also have a concave design and have enough surface friction as to keep my fingertips centered, so I’m less likely to have my finger slip and hit multiple keys.

Though I originally thought of it as a gimmick, the RGB lighting is actually kind of nice for setting up both a blue and red back-light for use in the daytime versus nighttime. One really great feature is in the inclusion of a Fn-lock, meaning that you can switch between function keys and additional functions like screen brightness and volume control without having to do a reboot or hold the function key.

I really wish that the media keys had been included as a separate set of keys, though. They share the home, end, page up, and page down keys, which I do use a lot, making the media keys a lot more cumbersome to use.

Another gripe I have is in the fact that the S-key also includes a home-row groove, which has repeatedly led to me placing my left hand on the wrong keys when trying to find the home row. The computer’s chassis design is really nice.

The lid and bottom are both aluminum, whereas the keyboard cover is some sort of plastic or composite material. However, this is actually a good thing. It’s still very robust; it barely flexes at all, even when purposefully pressing down on it.

Meanwhile, the fact that it’s not metal means that the keyboard does not heat up as much as it would otherwise, so it’s more comfortable to use. I’m also very impressed by the aesthetics of the laptop.

The black keyboard and trim on grey chassis is stylish without being so over the top that it’s embarrassing. Meanwhile, the RGB lighting and lid logo can be turned off (with Fn+space and Fn+L respectively).

I would prefer a more subtle lid logo, however. The Y-logo is still chintzy and childish, and it’s not what I’d expect for a “professional” line of laptops. My old laptop merely had their standard manufacturer logo in a reflective chrome style, which was much nicer.

My only other complaint is in the fact that the trim behind the lid prevents the screen from opening further, and I definitely would like to do so when using the laptop whilst I’m standing. It’s still usable, but it just barely falls short of what I feel would be ideal.

If I were a little shorter or the surface a little higher, it’d probably be fine. One final thought is the fact that the materials the laptop is made of seem to be good at staying clean, or at least at looking it.

Even after a few weeks of heavy use, it still looks like it did when it came out of the box. My last laptop was all-black, and it would get grubby-looking and require wiping off fairly frequently. The computer also has a good selection of ports, at least better than most competitors.

If it had just one more USB-A port, I’d be thrilled. However, four is still pretty generous. I also would have liked to see an SD-card reader and Kensington lock, though I’m not too miffed by their omission.

Three outputs for external displays is plenty, and I like the fact that the Ethernet port doesn’t have moving parts to break off like some laptops do. The fact that most of the I/O is on the back whilst a couple of the USB ports are on either side is well-designed.

There are a few main drawbacks to this machine, however. The first is the fact that the fan profile is unable to be customised. For gaming, the fan profile is perfectly fine. It runs quiet enough to not be distracting whilst still keeping the system cool.

However, when doing basic desktop use like online shopping, video streaming, or even just word processing, the fans constantly turn on and off due to the fan profile being far too aggressive at low temperatures.

Enabling “Quiet Mode” doesn’t seem to make any difference in this regard, either. It’s bad enough that I considered returning the laptop solely for this reason. I did end up finding out that you can enable a power plan setting to disable the CPU’s turbo boost clocks with a registry edit, which does help somewhat (and the extra processing power isn’t really necessary when not gaming anyways), but having to constantly switch the power plan is annoying.

The second drawback is the absurdly large 300W power brick. This thing weighs nearly 2½ pounds, which is nearly half the weight of the laptop itself. The cables are inflexible, and it’s awkward to try to pack up and place into a bag for travel.

There’s no need for a 300W power brick in the first place. My system with a R7 5800H and RTX 3070 can only use 170W under full CPU and GPU load, so even with 20W-40W of additional power for the screen and other components, a 230W power brick (which Lenovo includes with lower-spec versions) would have been sufficient even for worst-case scenarios.

Granted, charging the laptop whilst at full load would be slower then, but I’d gladly take that trade-off. Most people aren’t buying gaming laptops to use on battery power, anyways. The third drawback is if you ever have to contact Lenovo’s support team.

My unit came with a 1TB+1TB storage configuration despite being advertised as having a single 2TB storage configuration, and the support team was completely unable to resolve this issue. My first call resulted in having a replacement unit sent to me, which meant that I had to wait over a week to even use the laptop as I originally intended to.

The replacement had the same configuration issue as well as having a defective trackpad that didn’t work whatsoever, so clearly the call centre and the replacement centre are not communicating with each other.

When I called back about this, I was told I’d receive a shipping label to return the replacement. It didn’t arrive. I called back and was told to keep waiting. It still didn’t arrive. I called back, and this third support rep was able to have one sent to me before the end of the phone call.

I was also told I’d receive a 7% refund to account for the configuration error (which is less than half of the cost of the 2TB drive that was advertised to me and I paid for) within 24-hours, but it’s been days now with still no refund.

The other option was to send the unit back for a full refund, but at that point, all the sales that occur in late November were over, so now any other laptop would have been much more expensive. Also, the call centre is in India, so actually calling support is a terrible experience of hard-to-understand accents and phone service interruptions.

Unfortunately, there is no way to e-mail or text chat with a support rep. I should also note that this is their premium “Ultimate Support” package. What a joke. Linux users may also wish to steer clear for now.

It’s possible to make it mostly work, but it involves a lot of troubleshooting, installing kernel updates, and setting boot parameters. By default, the WiFi chip did not work in Ubuntu without a kernel update, and some extra configuration was needed to get the Nvidia drivers set up.

Manjaro was a smoother experience, with both WiFi and graphics drivers working out of the box, but I had scaling issues when using KDE Plasma. Neither distro had working screen brightness controls for the built-in display when using the dedicated graphics mode, although setting the boot parameter ‘nvidia.

NVreg_RegistryDwords=EnableBrightnessControl=1′ fixes it. In hybrid mode, the built-in display’s brightness controls work, but I can’t get any external displays to work. Even after getting Linux set up, the battery life isn’t great since the processor seems to have less power-saving features than on Windows, and this exacerbates the aforementioned fan noise issue.

In conclusion, if you only intend to use Windows, can deal with the portability and fan noise drawbacks, and don’t mind the potential (lack of) support problems, it’s a really good computer. The performance is great, the screen is beautiful, and the build quality and aesthetics are very good.

Apart from the service experience I had, I’m pretty satisfied with the purchase.

To quickly summarize, this laptops are beings shipped with a very strange defect. Basically The Lenovo vantage software which lets you choose which GPU mode to use ( Dedicated Nvidia GPU, AMD iGPU, hybrid mode etc.

) Is not doing anything. The AMD iGPU never gets disabled no matter what you do, even trying in the bios. This causes other issue like the Gsync not working and works performance in games since the Nvidia GPU is not bypassing the AMD GPU.

Basically it’s like the MUX switch is not working. The other, even worst issue is that new Nvidia drivers are not working on this Laptop. When i start the driver update installation the installation stop and says this Windows version is not compatible, and no supported Nvidia product detected.

No matter how many driver versions I tried. And yes, i made sure to download the correct drivers. The only drivers that works is an old 2021 version that gets installed by Windows update. To make matters worst is the fact the Lenovo support is literally useless.

First agent that I contacted just asked me to reset the BIOS settings and when that didn’t work just gave me the Microsoft support phone number. After that I contacted Nvidia but they had no clue what was happening.

At least they tried helping with a few other steps. The second Lenovo agent that I contacted, as soon as I explained the issues with the steps that I had already taken, she told me ” let me look into this” and literally hanged up a second later.

She had my number in case the call drops but she never called back. Since this is a brand new laptop it’s hard finding other people online with same issues, however I did find two people with the exact same issue with the exact model as mine, both bought their laptops here at Walmart.

One was on Reddit and another on the Lenovo support forums. Oh, and the both also complain about the terrible Lenovo support. One of them said the agents was trying to sell them a higher support tier so they could speak with a technician at Lenovo.

I can’t speak for all the configurations but just avoid getting this specific one.

Although I ordered the last-gen version of the Lenovo Legion 5i from 2021, I find it quite powerful for my needs. I actually went with a bit of an unusual configuration. The top end 300 nit 165hz 1080p screen, base SSD and RAM, GeForce RTX 3060, and the mid-tier Intel Core i7 11600h processor.

I wanted a build I know I could confidently run on my after-market 240W GaN external power supply. I felt the top end Intel Core i7 11800h with the GeForce RTX 3070 would be pushing my luck too much.

The 11600h CPU is actually a neat option for a hexa-core processor. Unlike the more common 11400h, the per core cache amount as well as the iGPU EUs are on par with that of its bigger brother, the octa-core 11800h.

This can make a difference in specific benchmarks, and for some older DirectX 9 titles I prefer to run on the Intel integrated graphics, as opposed to the GeForce GPU, which is a battery life hog, if I’m being truly honest.

Build quality wise, although the non-pro model Legion uses an all plastic housing, it’s quite durable and rugged. The only slight downside is that the plastics are soft enough to make it easy to mar the edges of the bottom panel when prying it off to make upgrades.

And this is with using plastic spudgers and pry picks. I’ve learned to ignore it. I also ripped out the 8 GB of RAM that came from the factory and added an aftermarket RAM and SSD upgrade. The RAM was bumped up to 32 GB (using Kingston Fury memory that is highly recommended based on the reviews I’ve read) and a second 2 TB m.

2 NVMe SSD was added to the 2nd m. 2 slot available on the board. Just be aware that the 2nd m. 2 slot is wired to PCIe 3. 0 lanes. Save yourself some money and stick to PCIe 3. 0 model SSDs. I recommend the SKHynix Gold P31 for this machine, but I’ve also had great luck with Samsung EVO 970 Plus drives as well for this sort of application.

All in all, it’s a fantastic laptop and I can’t recommend it enough.

4. 5 STARS I’ve been a Mac user for almost 10 years and purchased this because I needed a Windows computer with high-end graphics and dedicated VRAM to run ArcGIS Pro for my professional certification course.

I’ve always considered Lenovo the top-of-the-line when it comes to PCs, so they were my default choice. I ran this laptop through just about every test you can think of (I’m pretty savvy with technology) and opened up the back just to check everything out.

This computer performs at the standard I would expect for all of its components at a GREAT price with one exception – I wish the battery performed better. In all honesty the battery is about average for this level gaming computer, but Lenovo claims “exceptional” battery life and I would disagree with that statement (hence the loss of half a star).

I let the computer sit idle, screen brightness relatively low but on, with only a browser window open (single tab), and the battery made it to about 4 hours before it was below 10%. Perhaps I am spoiled as a Mac user.

but I expected more longevity out of the battery, especially at such a low CPU load. One other small point. the images for the laptop displayed it with the RGB keyboard and it did not come with that (just the standard backlighting), so that was disappointing but far from a deal breaker.

Still, this laptop checked all the boxes for me and performs very well, especially for the price. I can’t speak to overall longevity yet as I’ve only had her for about 2 months now, but hope she holds up well over time.

Mostly Good. Powerful laptop, really well built, has great connectivity. Great display resolution, colors, and contrast. However, check for bad backlight bleed. A lot of people don’t mind it, so companies seem to relax on keeping backlight bleed in check.

Backlight bleed is really bad for photography, videography, and dark scenes in videos. Mine has barely noticeable bleed in the top left corner. Love the GPU, and that you can overclock from BIOS. However, fan speeds, CPU, and RAM are locked in BIOS as of writing this.

RAM being locked is basically expected. Fan speeds and CPU being locked is inconvenient for those who like optimizing. Their solution for that are Lenovo power states – quiet mode, auto, and a high performance mode, which are really nice and easy to toggle, I just wish I knew how to manually configure them.

I’m getting about 10hrs of battery life but learned that some GPU overclocking software running can keep the dGPU powered on, even when not in use. I also manually change my refresh rate to not drain battery unplugged, because I don’t think Lenovo’s display changes the display refresh rate automatically.

That 165hz looks really good though. Very powerful, well built, professional quality computer; it just has some inconveniences dealing with configurations.

Its good, but be careful to familiarize yourself with the computer and its hotkeys(?)/quick commands/controls first, before doing anything too important. Ive accidentally lost 4 days worth of work/data in one such accident where I clicked a hotkey and it closed everything.

I still dont know how I did it. It also updated automatically one time while I had a doccument open, and I lost data that way as well. So, Im a bit frustrated, but I understand that it’s not entirely a problem that’s with This Computer itself.

Just be careful, haha, cause it’ll likely want to update in the first week/weeks you have it, and you dont wanna lose data like I did. Remember to save your work, folks! About the device itself though: It’s a great, fast, device.

Perfect for gaming & all of that. This is the first laptop I’ve owned that wasn’t a complete fossil, so, its refreshing that things never crash & are overall smooth. The laptop itself is on the heavier side, which I personally really like (I do like a laptop that feels like a brick in my hands, haha).

The size of the screen is also perfect- not too big, not too small (I had a 17 inch laptop before this one, and have also used an 11 inch laptop. I much prefer the Legion5Pro’s size to any laptop I’ve had or used).

My one issue with it would be that it’s a bit smooth. The texture on the outside of the computer is very smooth/slick, and I’m always scared that I’m going to drop it when I have to transport it in my arms.

Tye slickness might be fine if it were a lighter laptop, but in combination with its weight, it feels like a disaster waiting to happen. It’s been ok so far, though. I just would reccomend transporting it in a bag only, for its saftey.

That aside, it is a great, functional laptop. It can do everything I need it to, and I do schoolwork/gaming with large-sized games,/etc. This is the least laggy device I’ve had in all my life, and it’s pretty cool.

I would give it zero if that was an option. I bought it for a class that required a specific video card. It worked long enough for me to load the software, get to the class, start it up, and then it failed loudly as the instructor started the class.

By loudly I mean, the screen went blank, everything froze and there were audible commands to slide something but there is no slider on this computer. (The audio also did not make sense because of whatever was failing.

) It finally shut up so we could start the class and I had to use another computer at the facility. Basically, after that, I would get the Lenovo screen, and then things would go black afterward. And, if you return it, BB will act like you have spilled something on your computer if this happens to you so even returning it is a pain.

Anything will be construed as evidence of a spill so there is that too. I almost got stuck paying hundreds of dollars for a dead computer with a manufacturing problem. And this is the first time anything like this has happened to me.

Upgraded to this from my Ideapad 320 that I bought back in 2015 and installed 16gb of additional RAM plus an SSD in place of the installed HDD. It is excellent for running games especially simulations, huge improvement in the screen not just the colors but also the refresh rate.

Startup is astonishingly quicker even with fast startup disabled. I did upgrade it to 32gb of RAM as the stock 8 was not enough for my use case. It’s my first gaming laptop and so I wasn’t expecting the fans to be this loud but given the performance it is very reasonable and that’s a welcome tradeoff for the stress I put it through.

On passive mode it is silent, can’t hear a thing. I’m surprised that it’s on offer for such little money given it has the 3060 installed. Very pleased with it and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade from even a laptop that’s 2 years old.

Spent a long time agonising over this decision and I’m happy with the outcome. Very fast for general use and the battery lasts about 3. 5-4hrs which is acceptable. I got the version with the highest powered graphics card for £700 during one of the dizzying numbers of sales on this site and think it was a bargain.

This means the battery life is predictably awful when gaming – I only get an hour – but I’m ok with the trade off for the power as I am rarely away from a plug socket. I was worried about the screen at first especially after negative reviews but although the max brightness is only just good enough, it handles glare very well so it’s actually better in direct light than others I’ve used.

I’m told it’s easy to up the RAM which is not quite managing brand new games. I like the keyboard and haven’t found it flimsy. Overall a win.

The Lenovo L340 laptop is a great design. Keyboard feels very nice, soft to type. When I spend my time just browsing the web or watching videos in power save mode, you get around 5+ hours battery, depending on the task which is great.

Playing games is amazing, runs all the games I play. However I do recommend upgrading the ram and storage for high demanding games like halo and forza which I play, as it uses over 8gb ram on high to max settings.

Laptop doesn’t get too hot however I would suggest raising the back end with 2 bottle caps or a cooling pad to prevent thermal throttling when gaming. Overall very pleased with the laptop.

I’ve only had the L340 gaming laptop for about three days now so I’ll update my review at a later date. First impression, the material it’s constructed with is solid, smooth function and performance and even more so after BIOS update.

The 15 inch display is clean. Runs a bit hot when gaming and the vents are between the base and monitor blowing the hot air on the screen it self not sure why they did this. When I took the bottom off I seen only one memory slot ( not dual channel ) so even though it’s upgradeable to 16gb unfortunately their are no dual channel memory upgrade options.

Their is expansion slot for a 2. 5 drive but no cable was supplied for it. You can replace the ssd nvme with a larger size one if needed. The battery drains very quick but that’s to be expected with dedicated GPU.

Overall it seems to be a nice system at its price point. I’ve used other Lenovo devices and they have always been reliable.

Starting off this is a very good laptop for the price point, however there are flaws the come with it. Firstly the screen, the screen doesn’t glare as much as other laptops but my main complete is the screen isn’t very bright.

Then the battery, if you’re going to be running light games it only lasts around 2 hours but normally it will run 5. Then the gaming, if you want to run triple A games like the Witcher this laptop isn’t for you, but for simpler games like csgo, Minecraft, rocket league, fortnite, etc this laptop will do good.

There is 512gb of fast ssd storage which is better than a lot of laptops at this price point, but if you are planning to game then you might have to replace it in 4-6 years because ssd’s die faster when people game on it.

The laptop is a little big to bring into school with you if you plan to but it will still work fine. Overall this is an incredible laptop for the price and the body is beautiful and not too “gamery”.

So I’ve been on the search for a sub $1000 mid-grade gaming laptop at the beginning of 2022 and I can easily narrow this down to be one of the best mid-grade gaming laptops in the market right now! Pros: +3050Ti GPU is a great middle ground GPU without having to spend an extra $400 for a 3060 GPU.

All 30 series GPU’s come with DLSS support with will significantly help with performance that games that support it. +5600H is more than enough for mid-grade gaming with its 6 Core processor. CPU temps are good averaging around 80 C on recent games like Halo Infinite (can be cooler if a cooling pad is used).

+Overall Good Temps: I’ve so far tried a few sessions for over an hour using low/mid setting at 120 Hz and the highest temps I saw reached no higher than 90 C. Not the greatest cooling but never did I felt like the laptop was going to melt after an hour session.

+Lenovo Vantage support: If you’re familiar with Lenovo’s Legion series, all Lenovo laptops come with great software support for drivers and other features like performance/overclocking modes. The IdeaPad however doesn’t come with MUX switch though unlike the Legion series laptops.

Meh: -Windows 11: The IdeaPad 3 come preinstalled with Windows 11 which might be a negative for some. I do question the 4GB ram requirementfor Windows 11 but after using it for a good while, I don’t mind Windows 11 that much and see it more as an upgraded Windows 10.

I personally would’ve preferred Windows 10 but Windows 11 works fine enough. I did finding myself removing a lot more bloatware on Windows 11; some of them requiring a lot of resources for no reason (McAfee being preinstalled? WTF).

– Upgrading your RAM is a MUST! It comes preinstalled with one 8GB stick which took up 6/8 GB of RAM when booting up the first time! I’ve since upgraded to 2x8GB sticks which has since worked miracles and significantly helped with performance.

-Difficult back-cover: Removing the back cover can be somewhat of a challenge if you’re not careful. Screws are easy to find and unscrew but you have to deal with a plethora of stiff clips which can be somewhat difficult to take off if you don’t have a wedging tool.

-Surfaces can smear easily but nothing that a microfiber towel can’t handle. Cons: -Battery life can be desired: The website states up to 8 hours which is completely false! On battery mode on full brightness, I saw at most 3-4 hours from 100% to 5%.

To help with the battery life-span, I’ve turned on conservation mode which only charges it up-to 60%. This is great for the battery life but the trade-off being that battery mode now lasts for only AN HOUR! Not a problem if you’re always plugged in but overall, battery life can be much more desired.

Conclusion: This is I believe one of the best mid-grade gaming laptops for value in early 2022. The biggest pros being its hardware and none of the fluff you see in other gaming laptops (excessive RGB, over-complicated designs, etc).

While battery life is lacking and upgrading RAM is a must, I’ve overall enjoyed my experience with the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3.

A fantastic laptop at a great price point. I got it for $889 with a $100 cashback from American Express which made it more than worth the price. Pros: – The keyboard keys are very nice, large, and legible, a very underrated feature in most laptops.

– Excellent performance for work use. I use this as a work machine, not gaming, and I need a lot of productivity applications (file copying, moving, etc. ) as well as programming needs, and this has worked fantastic for both.

– Upgrade-able RAM and storage. Do keep in mind the second NVME slot is for 3rd gen, not 4th gen. Still, both are very welcome additions. – A thunderbolt port. Yes there is only one, and it’s on the back which is frustrating, but you would be surprised how many 12th gen Intel machines have no thunderbolt port whatsoever.

Cons: – Abmysal battery life. It can last maybe 3 hours at best without charging, regardless of what you’re doing with it. – Awkward touchpad placement (it’s off to the side and you’ll often accidentally move the mouse when typing) – Tough to take apart, make sure you watch a YouTube video or something before trying to take this apart because it’s.

really weird and has a lot of screws and shrouds and it’s very easy to miss one. – Lenovo bloatware. It really makes it difficult to distinguish what programs are necessary and what are just random bloatware programs.

Overall, a good computer at a great price.

After the initial endless wave of startup options my first thought was to load up a music video to test the audio and video quality. It took around 10 second to open Edge, which I thought was odd but ok it the first time so whatever.

Upon clicking on a random video, the entire machine froze up and went into full ‘not responding’ mode, then the screen went black except for the mouse cursor. 30 seconds of this and I forced a hard shutdown.

After half an hour of windows updates on next startup with no issues, I once again went to YouTube and clicked a random video and the exact same thing happened. Computer bricked. I’m not an expert, but I don’t think that’s what’s supposed to happen out of the box.

Maybe I was unlucky and got some scuffed components, but I feel like Lenovo quality control shouldn’t allow these things to happen. It’s thing like this that cause consumers to lose faith in a brand.

I will say that in the 2 minutes that the computer was able to perform it’s tasks it was nice and quiet. Also, the screen has a nice matte finish with good brightness and response rate. The keyboard layout, brightness, and responsiveness are all decent, and the cooling and airflow are excellent and we’ll thought out.

Too bad.

This laptop at the time of writing is hands down the lowest price you can get an RTX 3050 laptop, at $550 most laptops peddle the aged GTX 1650 or worse. But do not let the price fool you, this laptop while with some rough edges, can really shine with a little polishing.

The absolute first thing to do if nothing else, is adding more ram, the single stick of 8GB of ram is criminal in how it kneecaps performance in single channel. The second is more storage. The beautiful thing Lenovo did was give you the option, either to use the 2nd M.

2 slot or install a SATA SSD/HDD, the bracket kit was in the box and it is what I used, added a cheap SATA 500GB SSD along with an extra 8GB stick and now this was ready to roll. The screen while not very bright, is bright enough, the 120hz display is a treat.

I personally like the “style” of keyboard, hard to describe it but the lettering is engraved VS simply “printed”, it feels better to the touch and of higher quality. The CPU is “weak” in how it is “only” 4 cores, but with Hyperthreading netting 8 threads, it is enough especially for the GPU it is paired with, speaking of, this one is rated at 85 watts, there are more expensive ones with RTX 3050 rated at 60 watts or less! Though from my monitoring, it needs to be in “performance” mode to let the GPU go full blast, this is by cycling the three modes, silent, auto and performance, FN+Q cycles it with a little icon indicating what is activated.

The performance for the class is good, heat is well managed, I did not see the CPU pass 74C, GPU 75C, which is decent for a gaming laptop, fan noise is acceptable, lower pitch rush of air, not a high whiney one.

Battery life is a bit below average, did not extensively try but I noticed it drained quicker than others that I had (browsing, no sane person will game on the battery. will they?) Build is all plastic but well done, I have zero complaints of my purchase, thank you Lenovo!.

Recently purchased this laptop for my son for school and casual gaming. Processor and graphics card are the star of the show leaving RAM and Storage lacking. After setup, I immediately had to purchase a single 8GB stick and 1TB HHD.

Luckily, bestbuy had a PNY 8GB PC4-3200 stick for $27. 99 and the crucial 1TB SSD cost $60. 99. Continuing on things I did not like, case can be difficult to open if you don’t have one of those tools to pry and slide over the edges to lift the bottom case after removing 10 screws.

There’s a Hard drive caddy, ribbon to connect SSD to motherboard (ensure that blue part of the ribbon faces upwards) and some screws to hold everything in place. Once I upgraded the Storage and RAM, the improvements were significant considering the fact that you are now accessing dual memory and doubling the bandwidth for gaming/task.

Also, with 2 hard drives, the Nvme will be used for windows and some programs where games will be stored on SSD. As for battery life, that thing will keep you close to a wall for power as the battery is on the smaller side and it’s a gaming laptop.

So I would expect no more than 2 hours even when the 3050 is not in use and the onboard IRIS graphics handles all the load. So to wrap up, at $549 this is hard to beat as I’ve only seen laptops with GTX 1650s in that budget space but you will need to upgrade RAM and add a SSD or Nvme( forgot to mention that Lenovo does not include the screw/mount to hold up the Nvme).

Plus battery life is terrible.

It’s a great ‘gaming’ laptop without all of the little cosmetic annoyances like RGB and looking like it comes out of Battlestar Galactica. The front panel of the laptop is super clean and is just begging to be stickerbombed.

It runs things well due to the RTX 3050, and has support for DLSS which really helps things out in terms of framerate. The battery is nothing to write home about, and one of the first upgrades you should buy for it is more RAM.

8GB is rough to work with, but that’s the compromise you get for the purchase price. Then, another SSD. Lenovo seems to support upgrades, as it comes with a little bag of goodies with screws and other materials need for hardware upgrades.

(Which is really nice!) It doesn’t run too hot, as theres plenty of heat vents and a decent cooling system, albeit I haven’t tested it on max settings with something really demanding. Things run pretty smoothly, and the CPU is up to snuff for things you’d run on a laptop.

The GPU wonderfully renders things cleanly (Just make sure to disable battery saving options for the most performance) and it runs Blender and Sony Vegas well, so it’s a good mobile work machine. I took a risk buying this with 0 reviews, but for the sale price of $600, I’m very satsified.

Games tested: Battlefield 4, Counter-Strike: Source, Risk of Rain 2, Call of Duty: Modern-Warfare (and others). I like Lenovo, and would love a little swag bag.

Have had the laptop for a week now, and am very happy with it. For context, this is the first relatively high end laptop I’ve had; previous one was more of a budget-to-mid-range gaming laptop, so that’s my point of comparison.

Upon first look/touch, this Legion 7i is clearly much better in build quality: the look of the casing is sleek and sophistated (with just a touch of that gaming laptop flare), and the materials feel durable and good quality.

The screen opens nicely and feels very stable — it is easy to position and not flimsy. The keyboard is very nice to type on (and I am very picky about that). I actually often prefer typing on chiclet keyboards because mechanical keyboards can feel clunky to me and more easily fatigue my fingers (I do a lot of typing for my work lol).

But this keyboard seems like one that would be pleasing to a wide range of people. The keys have presence and the keyboard chassis area is sturdy and does not depress in when you exert typing pressure on it.

The pressure it takes to press the keys is, in my opinion, a very successful happy medium — just firm enough that it is satisfying and tactile, but light enough that typing is still very easy and not straining.

The 16:10 screen is pretty nice, but I will note that there can be some downsides: by default, text will appear quite small in many applications. To me, annoyingly small. This seems to have been pretty well remedied for me by a couple of settings tweaks (in Windows itself and then in a couple of applications, like Firefox).

As such, I am okay with it. However, may be something to consider if you dont think you have much use for the 16″ screen in the first place or are particularly averse to having to play around with settings to get a comfortable display.

I don’t believe this is an issue with just this laptop, but rather with the display size/ratio that doesn’t seem to be as automatically well-accommodated on operating systems and apps. I’m not an expert on the more nitty gritty specs, so you can probably find better reviews on those aspects elsewhere.

But I can say that so far, the laptop has been running smoothly for me and is nice and speedy (and wow, that is a nice change from my older, HDD-only laptop!).

This laptop is absolutely amazing! I’ve been able to max out all of my games and keep the system relatively cool and quiet. The display is incredible, build quality is awesome and for the price that I got it at, I do not regret picking this over some of the newer, but pricier 12th Gen intel models.

Keyboard and trackpad are really good too, plus having the ports in the back of the laptop, keeps my desk looking very tidy. Thanks to the vapor chamber cooling, my GPU temps stay locked at 65C and my highest spike after 5 straight hours of gaming was only 68C.

My CPU runs a bit warm during some games, so I’ve used throttlestop to limit boost to 3. 8Ghz and now my temps remain between 60-70C with zero performance loss. I also tend to apply an 80fps limit and by doing this, I essentially max out all of my games and have a very quiet system.

Funny enough, my work laptop (2020 Macbook Pro) tends to make much more noise when just browsing the internet, than this laptop does when gaming. Obviously, if you run the fans at full tilt, then this laptop gets very loud, but with my settings, it is impressively quiet and cool.

Note that elevating the back of the laptop lowers temps a good 10C, so definitely make sure not to leave it flat on your desk. I’ve also been using this as a VR rig for airplay w/ an Oculus Quest 2. With a proper Wifi6 router setup, airplay works incredibly well for cable-less VR.

By going intel, I also get access to Thunderbolt 4 and PCIE4. Because of this, the included NVME drive is super fast at about 6. 5GB/s Reads and 5GB/s Writes. The second drive is PCIE3, so I purchased a 2TB Samsung 970 Evo as a data drive mainly for games.

Maybe the only downside with this laptop is the battery life, however I only ever use this laptop when connected to power. If you did want better battery life, the Ryzen system apparently gets close to double compared to intel, but you lose out on Thunderbolt 4 and PCIE 4, which was more important to me.

I purchased the i7, 16GB Ram w/ RTX3080 for around $1800 after cashback and multiple promos applied. At this price, the laptop is a steal, though even getting this for around $2. 5k is still a really great value.

The only changes I made were adding ram and a secondary drive to it. The RAM is single rank, so I purchased 32GB of Dual Rank RAM for $100 and that improved my Timespy score by about 10%, plus improved my 1% lows in games quite dramatically.

Overall I couldn’t be happier with my purchase!.

I upgraded from a 1060 laptop (also from Legion). and the Legion 7 (5800h, 3070) is just a beast! I can run any game at max settings without thermal throttling. For gamers looking for their next or first gaming laptop, I highly recommend this product.

Also it is, in my opinion, the best looking gaming laptop in the market right now. Some data that may be useful for future buyers (I did not upgrade 16GB RAM or anything). All max settings and at native resolution: *COD Warzone: 100-120 fps *COD Vanguard (Beta): 110-130 fps (almost max settings) *New World: ~120 fps outside towns; 40-60 fps in towns (also due to poor optimization from NW) *Witcher 3: ~100 fps During gaming, I only noticed CPU and GPU to be hot in New World.

However, even then, GPU sits at 60-70 degC while CPU is at 70-80 degC. I heard other people with diff. laptops (and even desktop PCs) are having higher CPU temps than that. Compared to my old Legion Y7000p (1060) that can run NW Beta at low settings with ~60fps at 1080p, playing NW with Legion 7 at 1600p with ~100 fps feels like an entirely different game! Build and sound qualities are superb.

What I like the most in Legion 7 is that I can turn off RGB lights exclusively on the cover or on the keyboard. I hated my Legion Y7000p because of being unable to turn off the large Y logo during conferences/lectures.

Lastly, 5800h is enough for me. I do small molecular modelling and prediction studies and I don’t even often need to use our computers in the lab anymore. When my laptop can’t handle processes, it’s most often because I need to use a supercomputer.

I hope this review helped future buyers out there! I had a hard time choosing my gaming laptop but ultimately chose Legion 7 (5800h, 3070) over MSI GP66 because it was only 100 CAD more expensive when I bought it.

ASUS G15 AE wasn’t available yet in Canada when I bought Legion 7. However, I will still buy Legion 7 because the better screen alone makes it more worth it (I travel a lot and can’t be bothered always bringing an external monitor).

IšverstiShow in original languageLaptop został zakupiony zaledwie wczoraj, a ja już jestem nim zachwycona. Przede wszystkim bardzo ładnie się prezentuje i jest niezwykle lekki i zgrabny. Laptop działa niesamowicie szybko, zaledwie kilka sekund wystarczy, by uruchomić urządzenie i rozpocząć pracę.

Jest bardzo przejrzysty i intuicyjny, dlatego pracuje się na nim bardzo przyjemnie. Sprzęt nie wydaje właściwie żadnego dźwięku. Jest niezwykle cichy i nawet przy intensywniejszym użytkowaniu laptopa prawie nie słychać, co jest zdecydowanie jednym z największych atutów.

Klawiatura jest bardzo dobrze zbudowana, nie miałam najmniejszych problemów z przyzwyczajeniem się do niej po poprzednim laptopie. Wszystkie klawisze są bardzo dobrze oznaczone, a z samej klawiatury korzysta się naprawdę bardzo wygodnie.

Poza tym jest bardzo cicha podczas użycia. Laptop ma przepiękne kolory i jakość obrazu. Odtwarzanie filmów nawet w najwyższej jakości nie sprawia najmniejszych problemów, a jakość obrazu i kolorów jest imponująca.

Bateria spokojnie wytrzymuje bez zasilacza kilka godzin intensywnej pracy, co zdecydowanie jest największą zaletą tego sprzętu. Laptop jest lekki, a jego stosunkowo nieduża wielkość pozwala na swobodne przenoszenie go np.

do pracy czy na uczelnię. Pięknie się prezentuje i widać, że wykonany jest z najwyższą starannością. Z całego serca polecam ten sprzęt. Sama nie zamieniłabym go na żaden inny.

IšverstiShow in original languageIk heb deze laptop nu 2 en een halve maand en ik gebruik hem om team fortress 2, Titanfall 2 en Apex legends mee te spelen wat opzich wel gaat alleen begint het gedonder nu al.

Ik ben zuinig op de laptop; ik download niet als een gek vanalles en ik klik ook niet op iedere link op internet, met anderen worden; ik probeer de laptop “troep vrij” te houden. Allereerst staat de laptop vol met bloatware van lenovo die je niet kan verwijderen omdat anders sommige dingen niet meer werken, de gedeelde functietoetsen bijvoorbeeld.

Daarnaast vond windows het vandaag “ineens” nodig om de Nvidia GTX uitteschakelen en alle games lekker over de AMD Radeon chipset te draaien; wat gewoon niet gaat. Dit slaat he-le-maal nergens op. Nadat ik de stuurprogrammas voor de Radeon opnieuw had geinstalleerd (deze waren ook “ineens” weg namelijk) en de GTX opnieuw had ingeschakeld via apparaat beheer (wat ook helemaal weggestopt zit) doet de laptop het weer zoals het hoort, denk ik.

Wat eigenlijk wel een redelijke keus zou moeten zijn als je een beetje op je geld moet letten is achteraf gezien gewoon redelijk waardeloos, mede dankzij windows 11 en de bloatware waarmee deze laptop komt.

Ik ga de mijne iniedergeval te koop zetten, spijt van mijn aankoop!.

IšverstiShow in original languageLaptop użytkuję od około 2 tygodni. Przesiadłem się z 7 letniego laptopa gamingowego, w którym był Intel i5 4th generacji. Różnica jest wyraźnie odczuwalna. Na poprzednim laptopie Sims 4 potrafiły się zaciąć.

Na Lenovo działają aż miło i laptop nie wydaje się przy tym przesadnie obciążony. World of Tanks też działa bardzo dobrze. Projekty w Android Studio kompilują się szybciej niż na poprzednim laptopie.

Biorąc pod uwagę obecne ceny kart graficznych oraz konkurencyjnych laptopów jestem bardzo zadowolony z zakupu. Chciałem mieć laptopa na którym będą działać starsze gry bardzo dobrze oraz nowe chociaż w minimalnym zakresie.

Matryca wyświetla poprawne kolory, klawiatura jest wygodna. Jedynym mankamentem wydają się głośniki, grają totalnie zwyczajnie. Szkoda, że nie dodają do gamingowych laptopów nieco lepszego dźwięku. Praca na baterii jest adekwatna do poboru energii karty graficznej oraz procesora.

Zaletą jest także zainstalowany już Windows 11. Dodatkowo jest także oprogramowanie od Lenovo. Obawiałem się zbędnego obciążenia RAMu jednak wszystko działa sprawie a jestem zadowolony, że sterowniki automatycznie aktualizują się.

Nigdy nie lubiłem robić tego ręcznie. System odpala się w jakieś 8 sekund. Kupiłbym ponownie.

Could have been 5 stars, so close! I’ve tried the Legion 5 Pro, the Legion 7i, and the Legion 5. All 2021 versions. This could have been the best out of all except for 2 main shortcomings. 1. The screen.

I really like that it’s 17. 3″ and wanted one like that instead of just 16″, but unfortunately, the 1080p and lower quality panel (weak colours, contrast, and viewing angles (it’s still “IPS” but not the best)) ruins it.

17+” should always be QHD. There’s no need to keep QHD for the 16″ models, makes no sense! The smaller, the more pixel density, the sharper. So, the bigger the screen, the more resolution is required.

And, Lenovo doesn’t have a 17. 3 QHD Legion laptop (they have ThinkPad versions instead). 2. The physical size. This is actually a huge 17. 3″ laptop, not a compact one. I’ve had 3 other smaller 17. 3″ laptops and they fit in my backpack.

While this one does “fit”, it’s just too big and the corners at the back are too sharp. Will rip a backpack if it’s not large enough (mine holds 17″ laptops but you see it sharpy poking out so any trip and it will rip my expensive backpack.

Even my wife’s older Dell 17. 3″ laptop is smaller than this one, and it was the biggest one I’ve seen. She now has a very compact 17″ QHD 16:10 format laptop that is really really compact. Nonetheless, the Legion 5 needs some work to make it more compact.

Thickness is good. Better slightly thicker for better airflow. Weight is good too. Feels high quality even though it’s plastic. If the screen was QHD, I would have kept it. Well, mine came damaged as someone dropped it at the factory and edge had scratches and the lid was bent (how did they ever ship it like that lol), so the screen had major backlight bleeding in that spot, almost like a “black eye”.

I’m sure this is only a one time mistake and other units do not have it so I am not removing a star for that. So, if the screen was QHD and it wasn’t damaged, I would have kept it. Especially since it’s the only high-end Legion laptop, at this time, that has an SD card slot.

For some reason, L5P and L7i do not have SD card slots, very very strange and annoying as I want a full sized one at all times in my laptop. If anyone is wondering, the webcam has a physical shutter, the way I like it, and not a side switch, like the L5P and L7i.

Instead of that switch, it has a tiny LED there to indicate if the computer is on. Nice touch and smarter design. Really makes you feel bad for buying higher end laptops like the L5P and L7i. With the above said, the rest is great on this laptop.

Keyboard is excellent (should have had full sized numpad though! They instead used the same keyboard as the 16″ models so the numpad area is narrow), and it is better than the low-on-travel L7i keyboard that isn’t any good.

White font on black keys is how it should be, not white on grey (difficult to see). The speakers are pretty good! Not cheap. They’re loud. Temps are good. Touchpad is smaller, which I like, so that it doesn’t take too much space and we accidentally activate it when typing.

It’s precise and fast, and easy to click. Camera is bad like in all Lenovo laptops. They should do what MSI is doing, a higher quality 1080p camera that is sharp and low on noise reduction. Battery life is pretty good.

Since it’s a Lenovo battery, it’s not very reliable nor consistent compared to other brands (no idea why but Lenovo really needs to change their battery cells and use higher quality ones). But, I saw it idling around 8 hours or so.

It’s a great laptop if you want to plug it in to an external monitor or just don’t mind the screen.

I was able to snatch the Slim 7 from Lenovo at a great holiday discount so my review will be biased in that respect, but I still think the price is competitive even at regular retail price. I mainly use this for video and content creation and the configuration I have includes the Ryzen 5900x, RTX 3060, 32g ram, 2T Storage, and the UHD 500 nits display.

This machine is both powerful enough to have multiple CPU intensive applications running smoothly all at once, and slim enough for me to actually carry it around comfortably from place to place. The 5900x paired with the RTX 3060 make it a breeze for video and content editing, and the UHD display is amongst the best displays in the market with great color accuracy.

It’s also a solid gaming laptop if that is your focus. This laptop is nicely designed and engineered with quality materials making it feel like a very premium package. Accessibility is not the best, but you do get 2 USB-C ports, 2 USB-A ports and an SD card reader.

Battery life is Meh. but more on that later. If you’re a content creator looking for a powerful and affordable laptop that can also be portable or if you’re a student that also wants to use their laptop for gaming, I think this can be a good contender.

However, there are some caveats that take the score down for me. The biggest being the battery life. I have been able to get right around 7 hrs at most on battery power and that’s using the power efficient silent mode and only doing office tasks like word, spreadsheets, powerpoint, light web browsing (no YouTube), and display brightness at 25%.

If you’re using it for college or just office work, 7 hrs is not bad but it’s not great either. I have seen that the keyboard rgb light has been an issue for battery life on some Slim 7s, but this specific configuration did not come with rgb lights or the software so that cannot be the issue here.

I theorize that the UHD display perhaps takes a hit on the battery life. The 500 nits display is so bright, though, that 25% brightness is actually quite bright compared to other displays. Watching video on YouTube takes the battery life down significantly to around 4-4.

5 hrs and doing video editing or other intensive tasks can even take it down to 2. 5-3 hrs. Also, keep in mind that performance will be reduced when using battery power. All in all, this kind of negates the whole portability aspects if you have to carry around the 250watt charger that weights almost as much as the laptop does.

I manage to get around this by using a USB-C charger whenever I want to carry it around, however, the performance is still reduced when using the USB-C charger. As with most Windows content creator or gaming focused laptops, if you want the full performance, you’ll have to be plugged in with the appropriate charger.

There have been some other quirks I have ran into, but I think they had more to do with Windows 11 then Lenovo since updating my drivers has seemed to fix certain issues. Overall, for me, this ticked a lot of boxes specially with the competitive pricing when Lenovo offers these on sale on their website.

For the price, I was never going to find another laptop that offered the 5900x, RTX 3060, 32g of ram, 2T of storage, the beautiful UHD display, a premium feel, and an HD webcam for remote work so it was a no brainer for me, and I am extremely happy with this laptop.

8. 5 out of 10, would recommend.

Note this unit has the Ryzen 9 5900HX with the RTX 3050 Ti on the Slim 7 while the top spec Legion 7 I tried had the i9 11980HK with the RTX 3080. Biggest take away, other than the power: 1. ) I am not exactly sure on the panel manf and I did not do individual testing but the Legion 7’s screen felt WAY better.

In fact it’s one of the best screens I’ve ever seen ever on any laptop. Maybe edged out by the new 16″ MacBook Pros. But while not bad, the Slim 7’s screen seemed boring? 2. ) Legion Slim 7 is lighter but because of the dimensions the feel in had is much more comfortable too if doing any work off desk.

They both have the lip in the back for battery and vent and this creates the perfect handle grip while propping the base on top of your forearm and typing with the other hand. Other notes: Research settings to get the most battery life out of either unit.

(For example turning dedicated graphics card off while on battery, deleting iCue software, etc. ) Both keyboards are excellent to get work done. Love the low key but elegant design on both units. Things I’m not the biggest fan of: 1.

iCue software controlling the RGB light settings is a pain. It isn’t at the bios level so when computer boots or comes to wake from sleep it does the rainbow flashy thing before going to my sedate white or blue static setting.

Also if this is not deleted it will continue to drain battery even without any applications running. 2. While the individual keys are solid, I was not the biggest fan of the layout. I prefer a TKL setup so the F and J keys are centered.

I do not like to lift my hands from this position to reach any and all keys. Even number input is faster for me this way. Only exception is when I am holding a piece of paper in one hand and pecking numbers with a finger.

This numpad however is like 3/4 sized? Maybe I need to get used to it more and get it into muscle memory but I keep hitting the edge of keys so the key stroke doesn’t register. 3. Design of hinge. It is solid.

But I prefer the large center single hinge mechanism found on MacBooks and Razer laptops versus this dual exposed tiny hinge system on either edge that Lenovo employs. — This was not a comprehensive review but just some quick notes I wanted to mention that I did not notice in other reviews while researching before purchase.

All in all, Lenovo made a portable, buttoned up 15″ carrying a 3050 Ti. You will know if this is what you are looking for. After using the full blown Legion 7, the step down in power was alright for me but I really wasn’t happy with the step in screen quality.

IšverstiShow in original languageI’ll end on a good note, but hear’s my cons first: 1. Have wifi problems? Update the driver from Lenovo (go to the subreddit Lenovo Legion and search for wifi and the first post has a link to the drivers).

I don’t know why Lenovo sends the laptops out with old wifi card drivers but it really made set up stressful 2. The trackpad will randomly stop working, like the two finger scroll will just boom! Stop and then you have to open a couple windows to see if it’s a program issue (it’s not) and then in a minute or so it’ll start working again.

Not sure what’s causing that since I have a light load going when that happens (like 50+ tabs on Chrome that’s it). It’s just super frustrating since I’m using this for research/school and use that function a lot.

3. The speakers sound like a cheap Bluetooth speaker. I don’t ask a lot of my computer’s speakers because I don’t often use them but for the price I really expected better. To describe the sound, listening to IU’s Lilac, the song sound like it’s not whole or empty, maybe that’s what they call tin-y.

I use headphones a lot and so I guess that’s not a big deal but it was worse than I expected. 4. They really did my face injustice with the webcam. I really feel like it gives off early 480p YouTube quality days.

They definitely skimped on that. Okay now for my pros: 1. The screen, just wow the screen!!! It’s so bright and colourful and with the matte even in the full sun it looks great. Also I’m coming from a 1080p laptop so not gonna lie having the UHD took some time to get used to since it’s so crisp and detailed.

I was actually worried about downsizing from a 17″ to a 16″ and I honestly think with the smaller size with the UHD I prefer that to a 1080 17″. 2. I got the RGB keyboard, I like how the zones blend into each other and there’s a short cut to switch between the settings which is nice.

3. I like the aesthetic, I know a lot of ppl weren’t happy about having the weird triangle thing on the back but I have to say my immediate impression when unboxing it was that it looks like a work computer haha 4.

The battery life is great, just testing it now and looks like I can get a good 3-4 hours at least just browsing and stuff at 50% brightness 5. Saved the best for last but the fans on this computer are SILENT.

Like I regularly have trouble sleeping from laptop fans if they’re on and this one has so little sound I am incredibly impressed. Haven’t run any heavy games so can’t say what it’s like at max power but it’s so nice to have such a quiet fan.

So overall, 3. 5 stars. Minor inconveniences like the trackpad being weird, having the laptop come with an older wifi card driver, and skimping on the speaker’s and webcam are really what brought this review down.

It really is a great laptop though :).

IšverstiShow in original languageJ’ai failli le retourner. Mais une fois bien réglé il est très bien. Quelques choses à savoir : – pas d’OS installé, il faudra le faire vous-même (et acheter une clé d’activation si vous y mettez Windows, mais ça ne coûte quasiment rien, cherchez sur CDsiscount) – les hauts parleurs sont très médiocres, l’écran est correct, sans plus (mais avec un taux de rafraîchissement énorme, parfais pour les joueurs très exigeants, inutile pour le reste du monde).

Pas trop embêtant pour moi, je le connecte généralement à des enceintes et un grand écran et il fait quand même bien le job en itinérance. – le PC est assez encombrant et lourd. Son chargeur aussi. – la grosse carte graphique et l’écran à rafraîchissement de fou font que la relativement petite batterie ne tiens pas très très longtemps.

Il faut activer le mode hybride pour améliorer un peu ça. Pour surfez et regarder des films on a quand même entre 6 et 8 heures devant soi, ça me suffit. – le point qui fâche vraiment et qui m’a fait regretter mon achat avant de trouver la solution : par défaut, avec le dernier Bios et tous les drivers/outils Lenovo, les ventilateurs sont insupportables, même en mode “silence”.

Un sifflement incessant quand on ne fait rien, un sèche-cheveux dès qu’on lance un jeu. (Et encore, mon sèche-cheveux est moins bruyant. Sérieusement. ) Résolu en installant LegionFanControl, un outil non officiel, mais juste parfait : plus aucun bruit en utilisation normale, très réduit en jeu.

Niveau perf je ne vois pas de différence, les températures du CPU et du GPU restent raisonnables. Le ventilo à vitesse réduite le refroidit très bien en fait, alors qu’on est en pleine canicule. La conception du refroidissement semble vraiment bonne, dommage que le soft officiel soit si catastrophique.

Une fois réglé le problème de bruit des ventilos, franchement c’est un très bon PC avec un super rapport qualité/prix. Aucun problème de perf à signaler, tous mes jeux passent crème, c’est top. Esthétiquement rien à signaler, assez sobre pour un PC Gamer et tant mieux.

Pas super beau non plus à mon goût, mais pas dégueu. Pour mon utilisation, essentiellement statique (branché à un écran, clavier, souris, enceintes) et de temps en temps détaché pour chiller dans une autre pièce, il est pratiquement parfait.

En résumé : Si vous rechignez à bricoler, que vous voulez quelque chose qui marche tout de suite, c’est pas pour vous. Sinon c’est vraiment une bonne affaire.

IšverstiShow in original languagePlease note: My review is based on early usage and testing. Ultimately this is a “recommend”, but I wanted to share details that could be considered NEGATIVES, but may only be CAVEATS.

Software OS: Came with Windows 11. No surprise, I rolled back to Windows 10. “Bloatware” software: Be aware that some of the particular hardware installed on the machine can insist on software that could be considered bloatware.

I have not (yet) encountered anything I couldn’t deal with/disable. Biggest NEGATIVE: My laptop was missing (from the motherboard PCBA) an SATA connector. The service manual gave no indication that this model was incapable of adding a SATA.

BOO BOO BOO. I was able to add a second NVMe drive. I bought this with the expectation of a quick drop-in addition of a legacy SSD SATA drive. Battery system: Casually, the batteries are what I consider to determine life of laptops.

The internal battery pack is smaller than previous generation of Legion 5. I have had past lifetime issues with the BIOS battery in Legion 5 systems. I don’t typically use this system disconnected from wall power, so I cannot attest to battery life under all circumstances.

Power system: I was somewhat surprised that the laptop came with a (required) 230W supply. During periods of intense video activity, it feels like the supply is doing the work (as opposed to internal laptop circuitry – GOOD!) My experiences with Lenovo laptops (Legion 5, Thinkpads), Lenovo docking stations (Thunderbolts), and Lenovo power supplies (65W, 130W, 230W) has been VERY UNEVEN.

I don’t use this system with a docking station, nor do I use an external monitor, but be aware that the general public does report a variety of issues that appear to have a common root cause of “power demand and distribution is not obviously something Lenovo considers”.

The ONLY issue I have observed (that might be power system related) is that when loading the “backplane” USB connectors with peripherals (bluetooth, multiple USB drives) that I’ve seen some unresponsiveness in those USB devices.

something to keep an eye on. External connectivity: Generally, I am satisfied with the availability of external connections (Audio, video, USB/USB-C, ethernet). The “backplane” does have two adjacent USB connectors which are required for some external drives (very good!).

I have yet to fully exercise some of the connections is all the ways I expect to, but it is nice to not have an immediate “show stopper”. I have not tried to exercise internal Bluetooth functionality.

Notes on my usage and its limits: I primarily use this device for “office” applications, web connectivity, and audio/video editing. I have verified that I can install/run certain (older generation) of video games (via Steam, personal installs) but I have not logged many hours using this system for that purpose.

I would have preferred to also have a touchscreen (for digital recording of signatures) but I can live without it, and don’t mind not paying for one (or having something else that could “go wrong”) The single internal 500GB SSD would probably have been OK, but I expanded my storage using the second slot (see caveats above).

NVMe was the only option. I have not expanded memory: the 8GB (ultimately less) has been ok, although for some of my processing needs I do feel like I could stand to expand. I simply have not done so yet.

My purchase was during a “discount” period. This was not an “impulse buy”, although I do feel like the sales cost was at the higher end of what I was willing to pay for the hardware. Generally: I have been satisfied with Lenovo laptops, but I don’t recommend them unequivocally.

IšverstiShow in original languageZacznę od stwierdzenia, że ​​wybór laptopa zajął mi około 4 miesięcy. Wcześniej miałem ultrabooka Yoga 910, który w pełni spełniał wszystkie swoje funkcje, ale nie mogłem nawet zająknąć się jego możliwościami w grach.

Początkowo mój wzrok padł na subtelne rozwiązania, ponieważ przyzwyczaiłem się do lekkiej Yoga 910. Wśród nich był Zephyrus G14 i Legion S7, oba z RTX 3060. Ze względu na niski poziom TGP Zephyrus został odrzucony niemal natychmiast, a S7 z mocą 100 W wyglądał na dobrą opcję.

Postanowiłem jednak również zastanowić się, jak długo będę z niego korzystać. W efekcie odrzuciłem RTX 3060, ze względu na 6 GB VRAM w porównaniu do 8 GB w RTX 3070. Musiałem poświęcić wagę i materiały obudowy, uzyskując mocniejszą „maszynę”.

Rozważałem też możliwość zakupu nowszych modeli za kilka miesięcy, ale patrząc na ich ceny w Czechach pomysł ten został odrzucony. Miałem też szczęście, że ta konfiguracja ma wyświetlacz 165 Hz, ponieważ różni się od innych nie tylko częstotliwością, ale także jakością (na przykład kolorami (które są nawet lepsze niż w Full HD Yoga 910), z tego powodu ludzie kategorycznie nie polecam opcji 120 Hz ).

Ku mojemu rozczarowaniu głośniki nie są mocną stroną laptopa – +- na poziomie mojego firmowego Thinkpada i wcale nie na poziomie tego, co jest w Yoga 910, przynajmniej pod względem głośności. O ile na Legionie słucham muzyki/wideo na poziomie 60 do 90, na Yoga 910 jest to nie więcej niż 35.

Moc w grach – moim zdaniem to galaktyczny skok) Ale oczywiście w porównaniu do innych laptopów w tej cenie, Lenovo wyciska z tego żelazka niemal najwięcej – a chłodzenie radzi sobie z tym. Jakość obudowy stoi na dość wysokim poziomie, powiedziałbym wręcz idealna do plastikowych laptopów (i dużo lepsza od firmowego Thinkpada, ale na pewno nie w porównaniu z całkowicie metalową Yoga 910) Mechanizm i wyczucie klawiatury są bardzo podobne do tych w Yoga 910 – nie mechanika, ale też nie zauważyłem żadnych problemów.

Touchpad jest na przyzwoitym poziomie, zwłaszcza jak na laptopy do gier. Podsumowując, chciałbym powiedzieć, że jestem w pełni zadowolony z zakupu.

I am going to give as much of an honest review as possible. I don’t know a whole lot about computers and especially about how they run but I do know that this is a very powerful one. My old laptop would crash and freeze even when opening up Google and now I’m able to play games I could have never dreamed of playing.

The display is absolutely gorgeous and it makes the gaming experience even better. The audio quality has been really good too! I’ve tried out a few other features that have left me feeling really impressed and overall believe that this was the best purchase I could have made.

I use the laptop for work, school and personal use and it delivers in all the ways I was hoping. The only negative thing I have to say about it is how the laptop itself is designed. I feel that the keyboard is awfully close to the screen and that the mousepad is too high up to lounge comfortably and play.

I want to acknowledge that I don’t think any of this is a huge negative but I think the keyboard is just designed with a man in mind who has larger hands and longer arms. I think that it’s just a minor inconvenience and really does not hinder my love for the laptop that much.

I believe it’s amazing features, great display, and overall performance outweigh my personal preferences by far! It was a great purchase and I think you’d like it too.

I keep getting more and more surprised at LENOVO. I am a novice when it comes to LENOVO products but I was in the market for a new laptop as the one I have was starting to show it’s nearly 10 years old age.

I searched plenty of sites and really thought about going back for my 3rd HP. But, I figured if I found a different brand that had what I was looking for, then I’d pull the trigger on it. I came to LENOVO’s site and I didn’t know what to expect.

I saw the LEGION brands and customized LEGION 5 GEN 6 17″ laptop just to get a price. Afterwhich, I went to several other sites and could not get anything close to what LENOVO was offering at the price that was stated.

I decided to speak with a LENOVO rep and they gave me all the pertinent information I was asking about and even went so far as to place some discount codes on the price. I couldn’t resist and pulled the trigger.

The only thing was that since the laptop was customized, I would have to wait about 3 months for it be delivered(at least that’s what the purchase order said). But much to my surprise, I got an email from LENOVO who kept me informed that they woud send me emails every now and then to let me know of the status of the laptop.

Before I knew it, I got an email saying the laptop was being shipped! I was so excited that I couldn’t believe it! I was expecting 3 months like they stated. But no complaints on my part. All in all, the total time of waiting for the laptop from order to delivery was 1 month! How cool is that? Not only that but the prices for the extended warranty was far less than many other competitors.

At that point, I purchased an extra 2 year plan for less than $70! This is what has made me a customer of LENOVO for life. Thank you LENOVO for keeping this customer swept off his feet for your awesome prices, products and support!.

I have been using this laptop for a few weeks. I got it as an all-around laptop for school, some gaming, and other productivity applications as well (some video editing, CAD software). I haven’t gotten around to all my use cases yet, though.

So far, I really like the laptop, and it is really quiet unless I’m straining the GPU pretty well. Overview: I really like the look of the laptop, minimal branding on the outside, clipped corners. The IO is sufficient with plenty of options for me.

The lid opens one handed. And, the webcam has a sliding cover. The body of the laptop does hold on to fingerprints, though. The screen: I’m not the most picky about screens, so I can’t really speak to the color accuracy (I know the technical rating isn’t great), but I have no problems with it.

The 120hz display is really nice, and makes webpages and some games feel very smooth. It has some glare if there is a window behind me, but upping the brightness minimizes the issue. I haven’t tried it outside.

The keyboard/trackpad: I really like the keyboard, it feels great, responsive, and snappy. I hate condensed keyboards, so the full direction buttons and 10-key are extremely welcome, and the FN keys have a lot of functionality.

The backlight is really handy at night. The trackpad is the same; it feels responsive and the various Windows shortcuts (tap/swipe with multiple fingers) make it easy to get around to different programs, etc.

Performance: More good news. While it won’t run everything at max settings, 120hz, it performs solidly. Older games run great, and easier to run games like CS:GO (I would guess Fortnite, Minecraft, Valorant, etc as well), can do 120hz.

Halo Infinite (a very intensive game) is a bit choppy, but it also runs, and upgrading the ram seemed to help a little bit. A lot of the older games I play don’t even stress the system. Upgrade-ability: The 256gb SSD wasn’t large enough for me, and I wanted to have some headroom on the ram, so I upgraded the laptop with a 1TB m.

2 NVME SSD and another 8GB stick of ram. The ram wasn’t completely necessary for my use cases (I don’t leave extra applications open in the background), but the extra storage has been great. Beware though, a standoff was not included for the extra NVME slot, so you’ll need to purchase one.

I used M2. O*2. 5mm standoffs/screws. The thermal pads for it are included. It also can support a SATA HDD (and probably a SATA SSD), but I forget which is officially listed as compatible. You should be able to use more than 16GB of RAM as well, but I’m not 100% on that.

Software: The Lenovo software does have some helpful info and settings, and it doesn’t seem to add too much bloat, but it does use a bit of RAM. I removed some other random Windows bloat, but overall it wasn’t too bad.

Migration software also seems to be available to install from Lenovo, but I didn’t try it. Overall, I really like the laptop. It might not be the best of the best, but it feels balanced to me. And, performs well as an all-around laptop for me.

I got this as a budget school laptop, in terms of looks, it is a fundamental but sleek-looking laptop. Be warned, it is a fingerprint magnet so you’ll have to be wiping down often. The keyboard is only one color white and the screen looks great.

One thing Lenovo does not advertise is the 120hz display. Now in terms of performance, The intel i5 in this is phenomenal and quick, paired with an RTX 3050, you’ll be able to run most AAA titles without issue.

As loud as the fans get when gaming, This specific laptop runs very cool thanks to the design of grabbing air from a subtle grill on top of the keyboard. After running Battlefield 2042 for 3 hours, the laptop was cool to the touch.

The issue I found was the single channel 8 GBs of RAM that the PC comes with. Because it is one stick, being single-channeled can come with speed issues when multitasking. Luckily for the consumer, Lenovo built this laptop to be able to be upgraded, So I would for sure recommend buying another 8 GB of RAM and installing it.

256GB of memory is enough for documents but if you’re going to be gaming on this, I would recommend getting a secondary memory. You are able to do this with either another m. 2 NVME or a 2. 5 inch of your choice.

Lenovo has made it very easy to upgrade this laptop which I am very happy about. Overall, After installing another 8 GB of RAM and a new M. 2 NVME SSD, I am nothing but happy with this laptop. If you are able to catch this on a deal, this is a must buy.

I have been a big fan of IBM/Lenovo computers ever since my first business laptop a couple decades ago. I appreciate the outward professionalism of their designs with the eminently capable insides. Add on to that, they have my favorite keyboard of any laptop I’m not usually a fan of laptops over 15″, especially gaming rigs, because they tend to be a bit too bulky.

Laptop makers also tend to squeeze a ‘full’ keyboard with numpad into 15″+ frames and I don’t like the keyboard, touchpad offset that happens with that setup. Lenovo *did* put in a full keyboard/numpad but the numpad is narrow and the keyboard offset is not too drastic.

Fortunately, Lenovo brought some of their timeless style to the Legion and we have a laptop that would look great in any conference room but has the guts to run AAA titles on the gorgeous WQXGA screen.

They also made a 16″ inch laptop feel like an ultra portable. Though the power brick is hefty, it too is stylish and slender. Here are some points that I appreciate about the Legion Slim 7. Power: Every creativity program I have run and more importantly, every game that I like playing has played without a hitch.

Battletech, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Star Trek Online, and Elite: Dangerous. I’m sure it is going to do just as well with Homeworld 3, Company of Heroes 3, and Bloodlines 2. The extra power overhead is also great for work as well.

With a huge, beautiful screen, you have tons of room to have editing panes open in video/photo editing. You can have multiple tabs open in Edge, while also crunching some video clips or writing in Scrivener.

With the Legion Slim 7 having a complete AMD pipeline, you get to really see the AMD silicon shine. Display: This is probably my favorite laptop display. It hits all the high points by being both bright and colorful, while also large enough and with the resolution to be useful and fun.

Combine that with the speed of this screen, and you have what I consider to be the trifecta of a perfect screen. Heat: From what I have experienced for the last week, the Legion Slim 7 does a VERY good job of managing heat.

While the fans can get going pretty hard, I’m not too worried about that because I typically play with headphones on. Ports: I know some people have complained that the AMD Advantage Edition doesn’t have all the ports that the Intel version sports but for me I think there are plenty and a good variety.

I appreciate the power, video, and USB-A ports are on the back, while the USB-C ports are on the left and the full size SD Card slot and headphone jack are on the right. Expandability: Here is my only real quibble with the Legion Slim 7.

there is not a slot for a second SSD on the motherboard. This is almost unforgivable in this day and age. Programs keep getting larger and larger while media libraries also balloon out. While I can offload some of the media files and even a few of the programs onto high speed external drives, I’d really rather they be internal and save the external drives for back-ups.

This almost made me want to pull a star but the rest of the computer is so good, that I just couldn’t do it. Bottom Line: The Lenovo – Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition is a phenomenal laptop, full-stop.

Not gaming laptop, not business laptop, not media laptop, just a phenomenal laptop because it can do all of those things beautifully while also looking great doing it. Other than the expandability issue, and maybe not their absolute best keyboard, everything else is perfect for what I’m looking for.

If you want an all around laptop that can crush work during the day, and crush aliens at night (or maybe while you are still at work), you CAN NOT go wrong with the Legion Slim 7.

Very sturdy laptop — doesn’t really bend anywhere, including the keyboard! The whole thing is built very well. The keyboard feels amazing and the trackpad is smooth. The screen is very, very nice too, especially when using 165hz (though that might not be best for battery life if you’re using it on the go!).

It plays pretty much every game out there at a more-than-acceptable framerate when plugged in. The iGPU is no slouch either, which is great for playing games that don’t require much GPU while you’re on battery.

Just don’t forget to enable the switchable graphics so it can power down the discrete GPU while you’re on battery. Doing this and getting rid of Corsair iCue (which uses more battery than it should) will net you 5-8 hours of battery life.

OpenRGB supports this laptop so you can use that to manage the lights instead. Definitely worth setting that up because the lighting profiles built into the device (Fn + Spacebar) are all pretty unprofessional if you need to use the laptop in a professional setting.

In a league of its own for the price. Can handle any triple a title you throw at it with ease. Go for the 32gb ram and skip out on the 3080. I’ve heard complaints about the mousepad but it’s actually quite nice.

I do however wish the trend of removing the buttons from mousepads would die off, especially when you’re talking about the company that engineered the holy grail that is the thinkpad. Keyboard is OK, not great.

in fact it’s really my only complaint. The switches are very shallow and somewhat sticky, although I will admit they are incredibly quiet which is quite nice, and the key caps have just the right amount of “grip” to the touch.

Perhaps I have just become too spoiled with mechanical keyboards? Hard to tell. Overall when you factor in the performance, price, beautiful display, and amazing chassis, it becomes clear why Lenovo holds the laptop throne.

Anything other than a Lenovo laptop at this point I consider to be a cheap imitation.

The Lenovo 7 Gen 6 (AMD version) with the 3080 is a powerful desktop alternative. To give a little background, I am a graphic designer, photographer, and 3D digital artist. I purchased this laptop as a backup and mobile alternative to my custom rig.

POSITIVES: Great battery life and battery saving features Mux Switch Solid build Good, fairly bright and color accurate 16:10 screen Nice Lenovo keyboard shortcuts Powerful hardware Not too heavy Not much bloatware (unless you count Windows 11) NEGATIVES: The position of the trackpad which sometimes interfears with typing.

The keyboard could be nicer. Screen (even with 500 nit peak) could be still a bit brighter outdoors. Build tolerence is very high but makes it extremely difficult to open to install anything. Windows 11 also really let’s the hardware down with its bugs and slower interface.

Pros: Overall, wonderful specs for the price. I’ve been playing many demanding games and performance has been phenomenal. Overclocking the GPU in the BIOS also helped with improving performance and temperatures were not much difference which shows the wonderful cooling this laptop has (just don’t touch the area near the power button as that gets a bit toasty, but the keyboard is fine).

Laptop is super quiet at idle and necessarily loud when gaming although I still do recommend headphones for a much better experience. Wonderful that it has a MUX switch which means you can turn off the AMD GPU and just use the Nvidia GPU which means no Optimus which drastically improves performance but reduces battery life severely, if you use your laptop plugged in all the time then there is no issue.

Overdrive is supported but I don’t have the proper skills to measure the screen latency so you may need to check YouTube, Jarrod’s Tech is wonderful. Screen is great, wonderful colours and it looks amazing.

The 165Hz makes the games feel more smooth and is great. For 1080p 144Hz is a great sweet spot and this supports 165Hz which is slightly better and not over kill. The screen is 1080p but for this price it’s worth it and games and other entertainment still look amazing so don’t think you’ll feel left out in terms of resolution because your are not.

Cons: However, in some games there were a few audio problems such as the sound come out both through headphones and speakers. Just wished that there were more customisability as it’s quite limited. There are no fan control so your going to have to live with what they give you.

The screen unfortunately does not support HDR but for the 165Hz I guess it’s an okay trade off. I wished that battery life could be improved as even with Optimus and Hybrid Mode on it still died out quite quick but not too fast.

It does depend what you do and if you are using it for very demanding task a charger is very much needed. The laptop charger is 300w which means it’s going to be huge and it is! It’s also quite heavy but that depends on many people.

It comes with Windows 11 so expect some problems, I had a few but they were not ground breaking by any means.