Debating between this 7 slim and the 5 pro for school work, and gaming. What draws me to this besides the performance is the smaller profile and lighter weight since I will bring it around with me to school.
@@TheInfiniteNine hi did you get intel or amd? what 's your best battery life so far? I just ordered a legion 7 with 12800hx and a legion slim 7 with ryzen 9 because i am worried about battery life/performance balance. Really hope to hear your experience. I will return one in the end. Thank you.
I got this laptop and crashing all the time with an external display. I troubleshoot everything I could and can’t stop the issue. The legion support is useless as they don’t come and service you at home even thought I am supposed to. I called multiple times and didn’t get any service. Don’t buy if you have multiple display setup.
@@blondedye I have the AMD advantage, however, there are forums filled with customer complaints regarding legion slim 7 in general with the same issue as above.
I’m debating myself on which one should I get, legion 5 pro or legion 7 slim , my purpose of buying a laptop is to do school work and game at the same time so I’m concerned a bit about the portability and battery life. Also can I use a usb-c to charge it while doing light work instead of carrying the charger with me?
Go with the 5 pro preferably the 5i pro. Yes. You can USB c charge. It has better ports and upgradability options to future proof your purchase later on down the road with more ram. It also has a bigger battery if I'm not mistaken.
@@BenGKaiser you CAN add it though. The 99Wh battery from the UK market does fit according to Reddit users adapting theirs over. It's ~$150 bucks though.
Great stuff, Ben. One question about your qualm with the CPU (HX vs HS). I am looking at another Legion SKU and it comes with a choice of the 6900HX OR the 6800H. IS the 6800H that different from the HS, or have you not had experience with both of them before?
HX, H, and HS are all unique. Basically the most efficient out of the 3 skus is the HS. It will get the best battery life. The HX is unique because it allows for custom overclocking via the BIOS. So if you want to get REALLY techie the HX would be good. Overall the HX and the HS provide unique values. Personally I like the battery life of the HS, but the HX offer slightly more performance. It is up to you what you would like out of your CPU.
@@BenGKaiser I see. You know, you reviewed the Legion 7 AMD with the 6850M XT about a week ago. The one you reviewed had a 6900HX but they sell a 6850M XT with a 1 TB SSD and a 6800H. I'm no power user or content creator but I am looking to get the best battery life for work while still having a rather powerful machine. That's why I asked about the CPUs. Seems like a 6800H will be just fine for me (6900HX is OOS on Lenovo's site for the past 1.5 months) and I can deal with the 1 TB of storage (as opposed to the 2 TB in your review unit) with an external drive. I just didn't know if I'd get FOMO going for the 6800H vs the (OOS) 6900HX
Slim 7 is excellent laptop. It is much more better than my previous Legion 5 (2021). By design, by thiсkness, by tdp, by aluminium. It got small improvments compared to Legion 5, but no one worsening.
Why this over the slim 7i if you're a content creator? You really need to do a Slim 7 vs Slim 7i Doesnt the slim 7i also have a few different ports? ONE MORE bad thing. You cannot buy this thing in any store with anything better than a 1080p screen. You want a higher resolution screen, then you have to build one at Lenovo and wait almost a month for it to ship.
@@SenseHeroic isn't high resolution one 2560 x 1600? Is yours ryzen 7 or ryzen 9? Hows your battery life? I am worried since I just ordered the ryzen 9, but notice it only has the 77whr battery instead of the bigger 99whz version
Most of the lenovo IPS screens only have 65-70% p3 and adobe color. On high end ThinkPad's they don't have OLED option, but there is IPS HDR P3 100% Adobe 100% option for 400-500€. What is the quality like between high end IPS and OLED?
tbh the only drawback for me is the single nvme slot, like yeah I know I can upgrade the one, but then I have to trust the migration of the OS goes well, and trust I wont lose files, and then I have to sell the OEM stick becuse it's useless to me now
@Ben Hey. Is it still worth going for the 2021 model compared to the 6600s model? I can only get the WUXGA model before February, amazon has the older model with 2TB for around $80 more inclusive of taxes. So I am having trouble deciding. I can't game all that much and it's mostly gonna be for my studies. I can't make up my mind and tell my dad what to get on my own so I am asking for some advice. The other options like TUF A15 doesn't have a fingerprint reader, but I can get that one from mucrocenter for like $120 less, but would need to add another SSD just like if I get 6600s model of this from Lenovo. An advice would be much appreciated.
Hey Ben I know you're not a laptop engineer but I recently came across your video on why you should get an i7-1260p without a dedicated gpu and i'm still baffled by how i7-1260p laptops with dgpus perform worse in battery life testing, irrespective of screen type and battery size. I mean the laptop runs on integrated graphics when doing the battery test, so what is causing i7-1260p dgpu laptops to have less battery life? Maybe it could be higher power limits, but the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 manages to still get the best performance of an i7-1260p and still has excellent battery life. Something's not clicking here.
what do you think about the extreme gen 5 vs legion 5i pro ? Which content creator should pick the x1 extreme and which content creator should pick the legion 5i pro ?
I'd go Legion 5i Pro all the way. I just filmed my head to head review with those two laptops and the Legion 5i Pro out performs it by 20 - 30% easily.
@@BenGKaiser Hi Ben, thanks a lot for the reply ! Any rough idea about when your head to head will come out ? I'm subscribed and hopefully you get to 100k soon !
Thank you for your review and sharing all your thoughts about this product. It helps to decide which lappy to go with in this current generation where there are so many options.
Nice review. I find it interesting the RAM and CPU power efficiency are points you bring up as a creative professional but the lack of TB, USB4 or a 2nd SSD bay don't. Doesn't storage capacity and transfer rates to external storage matter for a creative professional? Intel version has both, but the battery life is also worse.
i get it AMD is great but i found an intel i5 for 700AUD, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Graphics, 512GB NVMe on sale in Australia. If i was to insist on getting the AMD version would have bumped up the price well over 2000 AUD, no complaints whatsoever, does all i want it to do without issues. I wonder why not a single review of this laptop covers the intel version... dissapointing
What im really curious about is there a way to tune the fan speeds. I open adrenaline but i cant find the option to fan tune nor could i find any info online can someone just let me know if it has it or not so i could stop looking for what might not exist 😂
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I love that it has a smaller trackpad. Why is everyone obsessed with giant trackpads? Mouse or trackball for the win all day.
Debating between this 7 slim and the 5 pro for school work, and gaming. What draws me to this besides the performance is the smaller profile and lighter weight since I will bring it around with me to school.
Slim 7 all the way
@WhiteIndication Yup its what I ended up buying 😁
@@TheInfiniteNine intel or amd?
@@TheInfiniteNineI'm planning on buying the slim 7 so how is it?
@@TheInfiniteNine hi did you get intel or amd? what 's your best battery life so far? I just ordered a legion 7 with 12800hx and a legion slim 7 with ryzen 9 because i am worried about battery life/performance balance. Really hope to hear your experience. I will return one in the end. Thank you.
I got this laptop and crashing all the time with an external display. I troubleshoot everything I could and can’t stop the issue. The legion support is useless as they don’t come and service you at home even thought I am supposed to. I called multiple times and didn’t get any service. Don’t buy if you have multiple display setup.
this exact model or just legion in general ?
@@blondedye I have the AMD advantage, however, there are forums filled with customer complaints regarding legion slim 7 in general with the same issue as above.
I have seen ppl say its because of optimus or i gpu mode being on dedicated gpu must be on as well in order for it not to have this problem
Which HDMI cable are you using?
Thanks Ben, for the amazing insights. Can you select one between slim 7i and asus zephyrus m16? Rtx3060 or equivalent?
I’m debating myself on which one should I get, legion 5 pro or legion 7 slim , my purpose of buying a laptop is to do school work and game at the same time so I’m concerned a bit about the portability and battery life. Also can I use a usb-c to charge it while doing light work instead of carrying the charger with me?
The same
Go with the 5 pro preferably the 5i pro. Yes. You can USB c charge. It has better ports and upgradability options to future proof your purchase later on down the road with more ram. It also has a bigger battery if I'm not mistaken.
Love these updates! Thanks for the review.
Great review...in my opinion I'm not really disappointed to its battery life being the minimalist look and compact design...
Yeah, I wish it had slightly higher battery life similar to the Zephyrus G14.
@@BenGKaiser you CAN add it though.
The 99Wh battery from the UK market does fit according to Reddit users adapting theirs over. It's ~$150 bucks though.
Another informative video, thanks Ben!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great after-use review. Thanks for the info on what you can expect when you use this laptop for a long time.
Glad to help!!
@@BenGKaiser love your videos man
Great stuff, Ben.
One question about your qualm with the CPU (HX vs HS). I am looking at another Legion SKU and it comes with a choice of the 6900HX OR the 6800H.
IS the 6800H that different from the HS, or have you not had experience with both of them before?
HX, H, and HS are all unique. Basically the most efficient out of the 3 skus is the HS. It will get the best battery life. The HX is unique because it allows for custom overclocking via the BIOS. So if you want to get REALLY techie the HX would be good. Overall the HX and the HS provide unique values. Personally I like the battery life of the HS, but the HX offer slightly more performance. It is up to you what you would like out of your CPU.
@@BenGKaiser I see. You know, you reviewed the Legion 7 AMD with the 6850M XT about a week ago. The one you reviewed had a 6900HX but they sell a 6850M XT with a 1 TB SSD and a 6800H. I'm no power user or content creator but I am looking to get the best battery life for work while still having a rather powerful machine.
That's why I asked about the CPUs. Seems like a 6800H will be just fine for me (6900HX is OOS on Lenovo's site for the past 1.5 months) and I can deal with the 1 TB of storage (as opposed to the 2 TB in your review unit) with an external drive.
I just didn't know if I'd get FOMO going for the 6800H vs the (OOS) 6900HX
Slim 7 is excellent laptop. It is much more better than my previous Legion 5 (2021). By design, by thiсkness, by tdp, by aluminium. It got small improvments compared to Legion 5, but no one worsening.
Why this over the slim 7i if you're a content creator? You really need to do a Slim 7 vs Slim 7i Doesnt the slim 7i also have a few different ports? ONE MORE bad thing. You cannot buy this thing in any store with anything better than a 1080p screen. You want a higher resolution screen, then you have to build one at Lenovo and wait almost a month for it to ship.
I would love to get my hands on one. I will have to check with my connection at Lenovo.
@@BenGKaiser Ask for the higher resolution screen if they'll ship you out one. ;) Love all you do!
I got the amd version with a 1440p screen from Best Buy. Definitely possible
@@SenseHeroic isn't high resolution one
2560 x 1600? Is yours ryzen 7 or ryzen 9? Hows your battery life? I am worried since I just ordered the ryzen 9, but notice it only has the 77whr battery instead of the bigger 99whz version
Hey Ben, if you had to choose between Intel or AMD for Slim 7, which one would you choose?
intel any day
If you care about battery life and temps, amd - if you want to leave it plugged in all the time when you want to have any performance go with Intel.
@@napolipizza-hw8xd hi do you know what is Legion 7's (regular with intel 12800hx ) battery in the best case scenario? Thank you
Most of the lenovo IPS screens only have 65-70% p3 and adobe color. On high end ThinkPad's they don't have OLED option, but there is IPS HDR P3 100% Adobe 100% option for 400-500€. What is the quality like between high end IPS and OLED?
You want to see a larger track pad?? Shea you wan dey swim for track pad nii???
This or the G14, quite the hard pick for me considering this is a long term laptop
Is the Intel or AMD version of this laptop better ?
I am trying to decide on this for photo editing or Acer - Predator Helios 300 - 15.6". My older iMac can't hack PS or LR anymore. Which would you get?
Bought one with an HS right today.
You just had to wait.
It's always like that with computer hardware.
Which laptop has a better quality screen, this or the zephyrus g14?
Would you get this for stream gaming vs the legion 5 pro 2022 AMD version? Playing Valorant.
tbh the only drawback for me is the single nvme slot, like yeah I know I can upgrade the one, but then I have to trust the migration of the OS goes well, and trust I wont lose files, and then I have to sell the OEM stick becuse it's useless to me now
Is the legion 7 amd advatage loud for normal use? Im really thinking of buying it im gonna use it for progrmming.
Love your content.
Thinking of buying one... its on a sale right now for 1270$ Canadian, estimated 41% savings, should i buy it?
where was it on sale for?
@Ben
Hey. Is it still worth going for the 2021 model compared to the 6600s model?
I can only get the WUXGA model before February, amazon has the older model with 2TB for around $80 more inclusive of taxes. So I am having trouble deciding. I can't game all that much and it's mostly gonna be for my studies. I can't make up my mind and tell my dad what to get on my own so I am asking for some advice. The other options like TUF A15 doesn't have a fingerprint reader, but I can get that one from mucrocenter for like $120 less, but would need to add another SSD just like if I get 6600s model of this from Lenovo.
An advice would be much appreciated.
The Legion slim 7 gen 7 and T14 gen 3 6850u are super silent machines. Why is Yoga 7 gen 7 6800u much noisier, they have same body thickness?
Hey Ben I know you're not a laptop engineer but I recently came across your video on why you should get an i7-1260p without a dedicated gpu and i'm still baffled by how i7-1260p laptops with dgpus perform worse in battery life testing, irrespective of screen type and battery size. I mean the laptop runs on integrated graphics when doing the battery test, so what is causing i7-1260p dgpu laptops to have less battery life? Maybe it could be higher power limits, but the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 manages to still get the best performance of an i7-1260p and still has excellent battery life. Something's not clicking here.
Just Picked up a legion 5 pro any recommendations on a ram kit to upgrade to 32 or 64gb ram?
what do you think about the extreme gen 5 vs legion 5i pro ? Which content creator should pick the x1 extreme and which content creator should pick the legion 5i pro ?
I'd go Legion 5i Pro all the way. I just filmed my head to head review with those two laptops and the Legion 5i Pro out performs it by 20 - 30% easily.
@@BenGKaiser Hi Ben, thanks a lot for the reply ! Any rough idea about when your head to head will come out ? I'm subscribed and hopefully you get to 100k soon !
Is there a chance you could get your hands on a legion 7i to test agaisnt the legion 5i pro ?
slim 7 or 5 pro?
How about hinges. I'm told Lenovo hinges are almost the worst on the market.
Thanks!
waiting for a rtx 40m tho cant decide yet
i dont know it just me , but i more prefer legion 5 hinge design it looks more professional than the legion 7 series
Maybe the hinge look more pro but no way the plastic lambo exhausts make it look more proffesional
Thank you for your review and sharing all your thoughts about this product. It helps to decide which lappy to go with in this current generation where there are so many options.
Can you put a 32go stick of ram in it without compromising the performance?
I believe it only supports up to 24gb 1 16 and 1 8. Should be DDR5 4800. Check with manufacturer, to be sure
Dont open it from the corner of the screen
Nice review.
I find it interesting the RAM and CPU power efficiency are points you bring up as a creative professional but the lack of TB, USB4 or a 2nd SSD bay don't. Doesn't storage capacity and transfer rates to external storage matter for a creative professional?
Intel version has both, but the battery life is also worse.
Can this run aaa games in 2k, with atleast high graphic?
i get it AMD is great but i found an intel i5 for 700AUD, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Graphics, 512GB NVMe on sale in Australia. If i was to insist on getting the AMD version would have bumped up the price well over 2000 AUD, no complaints whatsoever, does all i want it to do without issues. I wonder why not a single review of this laptop covers the intel version... dissapointing
Questions need answering on here
It's only around 300gram lighter than 5 pro, isn't worth it at this point when 5 pro performs better, have better ram upgrade and also cheaper.
What im really curious about is there a way to tune the fan speeds. I open adrenaline but i cant find the option to fan tune nor could i find any info online can someone just let me know if it has it or not so i could stop looking for what might not exist 😂
its a crying shame it doesnt have the nvidia graphics, i need it to run certain softwares
I want one so much!!
Ben my Lenovo ligion 5 pro fans are crackerling and squeaking can you give me a tip?
Yes, get it fixed.
top review
Thai trackpad is big enough. A trackpad too big, you will have to rest your palms on the pad.
Great product but price I but Asus a15 fantastic laptop
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I think I'll stick with asus
Snob review.
You need to undervolt it!!!!!!!!!!!...........!!!! Come-on that's so obvious when you get an hx...