lenovo is better in terms of software for me cuz they all have the Conservation Mode which makes it perfect for sitting in a desk all day with no battery bloating, something that the Blades cannot do yet (at least for now until they update that on all blades model using synapse
I wonder what kinda bottleneck it has on external monitors. Think it would run well with a 16:10 display attached to it? I am assuming like a 1920x1080 displayport or thunderbolt type c mini connector would be ok to game on?
How to fix the awful speakers Using Nahimic: Turn on Nahimic audio enhancement: Set it to Music mode: Turn on Surround sound Do not use Volume stabilizer (personal pref) Set Vocals to +2 (Only when using surround) Set Bass to +7 Set Treble to +4 Your sound should now be noticable more punchy and clear! Best of luck and a merry xmas to you all!
Here in Germany all 14 inch Laptops are wayyy more expensive. Just ordered my Slim 14 for 1400€ which is a decent price i think (32GB and 4060). G14 is 2500€ and Razer Blade 14 is 2800€ which is nuts. Thanks for the review!
Coming from a Legion 5 Pro, I love that Lenovo decided to hop onto the 14-inch gaming laptop battle. I've also had a G14 for a while and that got very hot, too. Maybe it's really just the form factor limitations.
Yes, but only on the 7840HS cpu for some reason, it shouldn't be much of a difference though, so the 32GB should be a better option than the slightly better cpu in my opinion
I bought last year Lenovo Yoga 9 14' (2022 model) and it is amazing and beautiful laptop! It's ultrabook without decent graphic card but I bought it for work. This one looks fantastic for mobile gaming! 👍🏻
thanks for posting this video. i've been specifically looking for a laptop that's 14 inches + decent display + gaming gpu + amd processor + metal body, and i'm happy to have found this computer. My current laptop is a lenovo flex 14 that I bought at the start of 2020 for $500. I've gotten almost 4 years out of it, so $125 a year for my laptop. I think I'm going to upgrade to this one as the price seems really nice. I'm also a laptop user--i like having everything together and don't use a desktop, so this just might be a really good fit for me. thanks so much for posting dude.
This was the first laptop that I bought for myself. As a university student I didn't want anything flashy and extra bulky so I could carry it, yet I was looking for something that I could do gaming on it as well. I am extremely happy with my choice. It was exactly what I was looking for.
@@MatthewMonizI agree blade 14 has the best thermals out of the 3. Matthew have you reviewed the Zenbook 14 Pro OLED yet? I think it can really compete
AMD 7840HS hitting at 90 degrees: it's too hot... Apple M2 hitting 108 degrees: M2 is soooo efficient and cool that it doesn't require a FAN.... which approach is better? using a fan to run m2 at 60 degrees, or slowing down fan and tweaking processor curves to make AMD ones quiet?
For under 1000 euros yes. With soldered RAM and those CPU temps, no. Brand new and hitting while gaming 80C...if the problem is not a bad thermal paste application, this is DOA.
CPU temps will be high regardless because of tiny die and staggering clock speeds. That's how Zen 4 runs. 100C all day every day (on desktops it's 95C). If you want cooler perf, just drop to balanced mode. Intel has more cores, each core at lower clocks and use massive dies. Total opposite is AMD.
This hands down the best way to go for me... 180 degree hinge design leaves out the Razor.. Vs the Rog the Legion has the better support with Lenovo Premium Legion warranty and this seems to be better quality.. Add in Sales and discounts you can get with the Legion and it Wins! For me I can take on trips then put on stand for dual with larger external screen and standin desk.... now I dont need to have a small backup laptop for traveling as well
About the temps...which 14 inch gaming laptop is handling the overall temp well? I have seen reviews and it seems almost all of them have heating issues. Would very much appreciate ur input.
Is it first Legion with (almost) ThinkPad keyboard layout (I mean PgUp/PgDn next to arrow keys) ? I love it, but I wish 16" version had the same keyboard. I'd buy it. 14" is a bit too small for me. I am surprised that 14" and 16" keyboards are different.
In my country, other 14" gaming laptops don't exist! The only 14" laptop with a RTX 4060 is the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 i7-13705h, 80w RTX 4060, 3k touch 165hz display for 2200€. The Slim 5 14" starts at 1700€ ! The model i´m looking at the moment has the Ryzen 7 7840hs (the Ryzen 9 7940hs is also an option, but the performance increase is 5% while it cost's 160€ more, not worth it), RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and the 120hz OLED display, for 1900€ (at the moment 1650€ for a promotion on Lenovo website). BTW i much prefer fast solderem RAM + 2 NVME's VS upgradable SO-DIMM's + 1 NVME, after all isn't 32GB RAM plenty for the future, where has i believe 99% of users are more likelly gonna run out of storage that there are of RAM. But i'm not sure ill pull the triger because of the display. It doesn't have G-Sync! Its OLED so black's are black and looks amazing, however there always the fear of Burn-In. What i think Lenovo should do is make a Lenovo Legion Slim 7 14". Have the full metal construction of the Slim 7, One USB-C gets Thunderbolt, 105w RTX 4070 and either give the OLED G-Sync or change the display to the Mini-Led from the Yoga Pro 9 14" (3k 165hz Mini-Led 600nits).
Goddamnit. This looks so good. Great video too! So quick one: I'm an OLED wh*re, and I'm looking to do some gaming and 3D work on a solid system. Contemplating getting a 2022 Razer Blade 15 OLED because of the extra screen real estate, macbook-esqe build & upgradability. Do you recommend I pick this bad boy up instead? Would appreciate a response, thanks!
this might be a good mini me to my 7i pro (4080). Think I'll wait a bit for the price to drop/sale though. If this thing could come in at around 1k, done deal. I love Lenovos's deisgn language and build quality overall. Looks like a nice portable gaming rig. Yeah, my 7i Pro is good size and weight but I'm using it as a desktop replacement. Thanks for the preview/review!
Hi Matthew. Great review as always. Thank you. I just received one myself. Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" RTX 4060 32gig 1tb. I find I have a whistling fan noise at low RPM's kind of like a small baby jet engine. Did you find that was the case with your review laptop. Thank you.
when i saw it on videos i did not like the lid design at all, but in person it actually looks awesome.... the screen is amazing, build quality top notch, keyboard and track pad are great and snappy, its very portable.... couldnt test performance and cooling yet and the track pad might be small for some but otherwise its amazing so far.; i also really like that you get 2 chargers
For whatever reason noone seems to mention that if you set windows to turn the screen off after some inactivity (to protect the oled screen), this also turns the fans off. So if you leave it like that in a few minutes it will get scolding hot. I updated bios and most of windows on first run, then left it to download stuff. When i returned to it, most of it was scolding hot, it literally hurt to touch it, well over 50 degrees celsius on the surface. As soon as i woke the screen, the fans ran into overdrive. It took 1 or 2 minutes until it occurred to me that I should check battery temperature and it was 47c after 1 or 2 minutes of maximum cooling… I read on Lenovo’s support site that people reported this problem more than half a year ago and despite this causing high temperatures in lithium batteries and thus imho this should be a priority they still didn’t fix it. In my opinion this issue is serious enough that if they can’t fix it via updates they should have recalled the whole thing as it affects user safety. So if you get this (don’t, but if you still do), set up a black screensaver instead of having it turn off the screen if you don’t like lithium battery fires…. For me, I’m done with Lenovo. Overlooking something like this is one thing, that happens, people make mistakes, but doing nothing about it for months after people reported the problem is in a different league, it’s not just a mistake anymore.
Nice show! Thank yo showing the features of the legion 5 14. If you switch to silent mode, and go for a business meeting for some hours. Even do a presentation on external screen with the internal gpu: Does it get loud/noisy? Or can it be really silent when running basic office tasks?
This one seems to be exactly what I want. Price is still pretty steap tho (€1600 in my country for Ryzen 7 RTX 4060) so I'm just gonna wait it out until there's a good (student) discount. For €1400 I'll probably pull the trigger. I would've liked to see a RTX 4070 but it is what it is
I get educational pricing too, and you can buy it without Windows OS and save €100 that way (€1513 for Ryzen 7 with 4060)...not a bad deal. For the same money I could get a last gen Alienware X15 R2 with i7-12700H and 3080ti...not a competitor on size, but on price!
I have been on a hunt of a 14" Gaming notebook for 6 months now, following are my requirements. Portability (ofcourse), Battery timing, RTX 4060, minimum 16gb ram, a good display. On a tight budget, Blade 14 is out, and any laptop with Intel is out too. I am confused between this and G14. G14 has drivers issues with HDMI port and a bunch of others. And this is too new to judge, considering Lenovo's history, I am not doubtful but are the temps good enough to go for it? I am not a hardcore gamer, I just play valorant and some Need for speed for fun. I need it for video editing and training Machine Learning models. How is it for the usecase? TIA
Actually the other reviews I saw the CPU gets much better temps than the other 14 inch laptops, did you test with the turbo overclock or with the performance/balance. Some reviews say CPU stays arround 80 ºC in performance with litle FPS drop.
BTW, I just saw it available yesterday on Lenovo's website. It is not a Best Buy exclusive. It is a bit confusing because you can only get 32 GB with the Ryzen 7 option; the Ryzen 9 option can't have more than 16 GB of RAM, which is soldered because it's a 14 inch laptop with 2 SSD slots. Honestly, I almost want this laptop, but I'm waiting for the Framework Laptop 16 instead, as my unit is in the first batch.
Saw that in the UK also you’d think ryzen 9/32gb configs would make more sense to be honest, maybe its a config that will be there later, I was quite surprised at how well priced the actual upgrades were. £50 for extra 16gb is possibly a no brainer
I am thinking to move to this model from MBP M1 Pro 16" 16gb version. Now I am waiting for Black Friday discounts and hopefully wont regret at the end.
@MatthewMoniz I probably becamr fan of your videos cos of your sticker placement bit, but what's an example of a perfect sticker placement to you? @02:25
Hello, I am having a bad time finding an oled laptop for gaming and studying with an rtx 4050 or 4060 for around $1200, could you recommend something that can be upgradable in memory, that does not run very hot and preferably with an intel cpu?
Got this laptop today and I must say it overall feels and handled fantastic for a 14,5 inch laptop. The only sad thing is for sure the lackluster speakers. I mean they're fine but its really not something you would want to watch series och movies with. Obviously a laptop like this is for portability work/gaming and in those scenarious you would most likely use headphones anyways, but still. It is honestly a little dissapointing. For reference I just hand a 2023 Asus zenbook Oled and the build quality and speakers were miles better. Still considering switching back as it was almost half price to. But we'll see how this little rascal holds up.
Feels very sturdy on the outside but the keyboard is kind of underwhelming and it does have some flex courtesy of being plastic. Performance and battery life seems great for such a small 4060 laptop tho!@@shahriarhakim6673
What did you end up doing? I also recently got an Asus Zenbook S oled. Build quality and display are amazing but the Legion 14" looks pretty nice and better for gaming. Considering switching to that.
No absolutely not! The keyboard is a very pleasant plastic material and quite wonderful to type on. I've honestly only ran the computer on iGpu for now for travel so I'm not able to tell you about heating while gaming and such. @@YourLifeWillForeverBeALie
I love everything about this laptop, except for the double chin. Something about having those two bezels stacked on top of each other makes it look dated, but that might just be me.
I wish there will be more laptops with important ports on the back so I don’t have to see all those cables when I’m using it on desktop with external monitor.
Another great review. Between the down firing speakers and the fan noise it looks like headphones are going to be a must with this laptop. Those CPU temps are sure off-putting.
Does anyone know how to decrease fan noise? Mine runs quite loud when playing minecraft or whatever. I’ve tried quiet mode and it didnt help. Any advice?
Any idea on when it will be launched in India and how much do you guys think it would cost? My budget is 1,50,000rs(1800$) what alternatives do I have right now, i will use it for Video editing with adobe and Blender.
I am interested in this laptop but I am not sure what to do, but I really wish to get a gaming laptop with an Oled glossy display and a proper keyboard. I was also looking at the Samsung book 3 ultra but that one is quite expensive sadly enough.
i could get the 14inch ~1500€ the Slim 7i with the 4070 ~1900€ or the Pro 7i 4080 ~2400€ i mainly use it for Work Trading(forex/Crypto) wich one is the go here for Desktop or Allround Setup with a 27inch Oled Monitor with 240hz? i have a Gtx 970 :D. Can i even get the 240hz with either of those Graphics Card no right? i will only Play Multiplayer FPS/MMo´s thanks alot
What do you guys think of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5? Would you buy this over the ASUS G14 or Razer Blade 14?
Definitely it's design language is more subtle than that of the asus and less pricey than the razer and still boast a great deal of performance.
lenovo is better in terms of software for me cuz they all have the Conservation Mode which makes it perfect for sitting in a desk all day with no battery bloating, something that the Blades cannot do yet (at least for now until they update that on all blades model using synapse
I wonder what kinda bottleneck it has on external monitors. Think it would run well with a 16:10 display attached to it? I am assuming like a 1920x1080 displayport or thunderbolt type c mini connector would be ok to game on?
You said you will make a full review on the lenovo Yoga Pro 9i when the actual customer version will come. But now about six months are about to pass.
Tempted, I have a G14, it’s amazing. OLED though 🤤 but why Ryzen 7 and not higher?
How to fix the awful speakers Using Nahimic:
Turn on Nahimic audio enhancement:
Set it to Music mode:
Turn on Surround sound
Do not use Volume stabilizer (personal pref)
Set Vocals to +2 (Only when using surround)
Set Bass to +7
Set Treble to +4
Your sound should now be noticable more punchy and clear!
Best of luck and a merry xmas to you all!
you tried anything else?
@@NoLimitations0 FxSound
@@rui569 is that an app?
@@NoLimitations0yes it is.
@@AlungSion what settings you use my fault for late reply just got the app
The USP of your RUclips channel is you also show the Internals of laptop. Don't ever lose this USP. Love your videos.
THanks!
What is USP?
@@matthewrreis Unique Selling Point
Here in Germany all 14 inch Laptops are wayyy more expensive. Just ordered my Slim 14 for 1400€ which is a decent price i think (32GB and 4060). G14 is 2500€ and Razer Blade 14 is 2800€ which is nuts. Thanks for the review!
That's a robbery.
because of value added tax... but thats someting that might also come on top depending on the state in the US afaik (sales taxes?)...
link German website please.. Thank you.
Same here in India for Asus. Razer is not available here and Lenovo hasn't launched the legion slim 14 yet
Bruh here in my country the prices got inflated for 2200 usd, for the 4050 model...
Coming from a Legion 5 Pro, I love that Lenovo decided to hop onto the 14-inch gaming laptop battle. I've also had a G14 for a while and that got very hot, too. Maybe it's really just the form factor limitations.
I think it is, I have a 14 inch lenovo slim pro 7 with rtx 3050 and 7735hs, it gets hot when I put it under load
How hot does this one get? I have a legion 5 pro and its too big i travel alot & also it gets waaayyy too hot
I have an Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 and the temps are just fine. Average 85C under load. Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and RTX 4070
Thank goodness you cover the sticker placement! 🙂
Right?!
I can't peel them off fast enough.
Great first step from Lenovo into 14 inch gaming laptop. But i'll wait for the 2nd Gen
Legion 14" is a winner no doubt !
Lenovo is the best.
One of the best webcam I have seen on laptop.
I prefer the classic Lenovo ThinkPad design, but this looks cool, too. OLED, High refresh, SD Card, useful ports on the side. It’s great really.
The main problem of OLED screen is burn in I hope in veey near future they release QLED screen laptop who knows but some laptops 2160p is enough
You can turn up the soldered ram to 32gb if you purchase through Lenovo. Huge recommendation if you opt for this bad boy!
Yes, but only on the 7840HS cpu for some reason, it shouldn't be much of a difference though, so the 32GB should be a better option than the slightly better cpu in my opinion
Looking forward for comparing videos with other 14" gaming laptops :)
I bought last year Lenovo Yoga 9 14' (2022 model) and it is amazing and beautiful laptop! It's ultrabook without decent graphic card but I bought it for work. This one looks fantastic for mobile gaming! 👍🏻
thanks for posting this video. i've been specifically looking for a laptop that's 14 inches + decent display + gaming gpu + amd processor + metal body, and i'm happy to have found this computer. My current laptop is a lenovo flex 14 that I bought at the start of 2020 for $500. I've gotten almost 4 years out of it, so $125 a year for my laptop. I think I'm going to upgrade to this one as the price seems really nice. I'm also a laptop user--i like having everything together and don't use a desktop, so this just might be a really good fit for me. thanks so much for posting dude.
FINALLY!!!
slim and small
This was the first laptop that I bought for myself. As a university student I didn't want anything flashy and extra bulky so I could carry it, yet I was looking for something that I could do gaming on it as well. I am extremely happy with my choice. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Ive always loved the way it looks and the ports layout. Would've bought this if I didn't already have the ROG 14 (2022) gaming laptop.
Ya it does look nice!
Interestin, Jarrod's Tech Video showed that This Laptop manage thermals way better than Asus G14 and Blade 14
G14 doesn't have great thermals either. Blade 14 is the better option out of the 3
@@MatthewMonizI agree blade 14 has the best thermals out of the 3. Matthew have you reviewed the Zenbook 14 Pro OLED yet? I think it can really compete
this looks better than the asus and razer, great selection of ports, second m.2 slot, clean stealth design, I want one..
The thing that i really love from legion is it has no gaming badges so i can make an excuse for my parents...
Thanks matt! im picking this up tomorrow from best buy for 1000 dollars us.
did you get it? if so, how is it so far?
@@AintFragile No, didnt like the soldered ram, that was a deal breaker for me.
AMD 7840HS hitting at 90 degrees: it's too hot...
Apple M2 hitting 108 degrees: M2 is soooo efficient and cool that it doesn't require a FAN....
which approach is better? using a fan to run m2 at 60 degrees, or slowing down fan and tweaking processor curves to make AMD ones quiet?
For under 1000 euros yes.
With soldered RAM and those CPU temps, no. Brand new and hitting while gaming 80C...if the problem is not a bad thermal paste application, this is DOA.
CPU temps will be high regardless because of tiny die and staggering clock speeds. That's how Zen 4 runs. 100C all day every day (on desktops it's 95C). If you want cooler perf, just drop to balanced mode.
Intel has more cores, each core at lower clocks and use massive dies. Total opposite is AMD.
@@DeepteshLovesTECH I don't buy that .
If only they could design the laptop as beautiful as the yoga series
finally an OLED gaming laptop from lenovo but im still waiting for rtx 5000 series laptop with 165hz 4k res lets wait more
2025 sir
We need more competition in the 14inch laptop market, with Legion slim 5 we got an alternative to Asus Zep G14.
This hands down the best way to go for me... 180 degree hinge design leaves out the Razor.. Vs the Rog the Legion has the better support with Lenovo Premium Legion warranty and this seems to be better quality.. Add in Sales and discounts you can get with the Legion and it Wins! For me I can take on trips then put on stand for dual with larger external screen and standin desk.... now I dont need to have a small backup laptop for traveling as well
They should call this laptop “small” instead of “slim”
This thing is gorgeous. I wanna wait to see if they go on sale, right no they are going for about 2,000-2,200$ Canadian right now.
About the temps...which 14 inch gaming laptop is handling the overall temp well? I have seen reviews and it seems almost all of them have heating issues. Would very much appreciate ur input.
Is it first Legion with (almost) ThinkPad keyboard layout (I mean PgUp/PgDn next to arrow keys) ? I love it, but
I wish 16" version had the same keyboard. I'd buy it. 14" is a bit too small for me. I am surprised that 14" and 16" keyboards are different.
I'm definately buying this, as its on sale from 3k to 2k in australia (1250 usd)
I just bought it hopefully it’s good. Spent 2 weeks researching
How did it work out?
@@brooksgill3442 been good no issues, use it everyday for university
does sleep feature work fine??? some says it got heated during sleep because fan is turned off
In my country, other 14" gaming laptops don't exist! The only 14" laptop with a RTX 4060 is the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 i7-13705h, 80w RTX 4060, 3k touch 165hz display for 2200€.
The Slim 5 14" starts at 1700€ !
The model i´m looking at the moment has the Ryzen 7 7840hs (the Ryzen 9 7940hs is also an option, but the performance increase is 5% while it cost's 160€ more, not worth it), RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and the 120hz OLED display, for 1900€ (at the moment 1650€ for a promotion on Lenovo website). BTW i much prefer fast solderem RAM + 2 NVME's VS upgradable SO-DIMM's + 1 NVME, after all isn't 32GB RAM plenty for the future, where has i believe 99% of users are more likelly gonna run out of storage that there are of RAM.
But i'm not sure ill pull the triger because of the display. It doesn't have G-Sync! Its OLED so black's are black and looks amazing, however there always the fear of Burn-In.
What i think Lenovo should do is make a Lenovo Legion Slim 7 14".
Have the full metal construction of the Slim 7, One USB-C gets Thunderbolt, 105w RTX 4070 and either give the OLED G-Sync or change the display to the Mini-Led from the Yoga Pro 9 14" (3k 165hz Mini-Led 600nits).
Goddamnit. This looks so good. Great video too!
So quick one: I'm an OLED wh*re, and I'm looking to do some gaming and 3D work on a solid system. Contemplating getting a 2022 Razer Blade 15 OLED because of the extra screen real estate, macbook-esqe build & upgradability. Do you recommend I pick this bad boy up instead?
Would appreciate a response, thanks!
this might be a good mini me to my 7i pro (4080). Think I'll wait a bit for the price to drop/sale though. If this thing could come in at around 1k, done deal. I love Lenovos's deisgn language and build quality overall. Looks like a nice portable gaming rig. Yeah, my 7i Pro is good size and weight but I'm using it as a desktop replacement. Thanks for the preview/review!
It'll be around $1k in a year or so on Lenovo's sales.
Right now it's around $1500 US with Ryzen 7 and 32gb ram , 4060
Hi Matthew. Great review as always. Thank you. I just received one myself.
Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" RTX 4060 32gig 1tb. I find I have a whistling fan noise at low RPM's kind of like a small baby jet engine. Did you find that was the case with your review laptop. Thank you.
i just got the lenovo legion 9i...its pretty awesome in person
Nice! I still need to get one in! How you liking it?
when i saw it on videos i did not like the lid design at all, but in person it actually looks awesome.... the screen is amazing, build quality top notch, keyboard and track pad are great and snappy, its very portable.... couldnt test performance and cooling yet and the track pad might be small for some but otherwise its amazing so far.; i also really like that you get 2 chargers
@@nemesis7884what screen size is it?
For whatever reason noone seems to mention that if you set windows to turn the screen off after some inactivity (to protect the oled screen), this also turns the fans off. So if you leave it like that in a few minutes it will get scolding hot. I updated bios and most of windows on first run, then left it to download stuff. When i returned to it, most of it was scolding hot, it literally hurt to touch it, well over 50 degrees celsius on the surface. As soon as i woke the screen, the fans ran into overdrive. It took 1 or 2 minutes until it occurred to me that I should check battery temperature and it was 47c after 1 or 2 minutes of maximum cooling… I read on Lenovo’s support site that people reported this problem more than half a year ago and despite this causing high temperatures in lithium batteries and thus imho this should be a priority they still didn’t fix it. In my opinion this issue is serious enough that if they can’t fix it via updates they should have recalled the whole thing as it affects user safety. So if you get this (don’t, but if you still do), set up a black screensaver instead of having it turn off the screen if you don’t like lithium battery fires…. For me, I’m done with Lenovo. Overlooking something like this is one thing, that happens, people make mistakes, but doing nothing about it for months after people reported the problem is in a different league, it’s not just a mistake anymore.
one thing i would love to see: how does 1440x900 resolution with integer scaling look on this panel for games?
Nice show! Thank yo showing the features of the legion 5 14.
If you switch to silent mode, and go for a business meeting for some hours. Even do a presentation on external screen with the internal gpu: Does it get loud/noisy? Or can it be really silent when running basic office tasks?
This one seems to be exactly what I want. Price is still pretty steap tho (€1600 in my country for Ryzen 7 RTX 4060) so I'm just gonna wait it out until there's a good (student) discount.
For €1400 I'll probably pull the trigger.
I would've liked to see a RTX 4070 but it is what it is
I get educational pricing too, and you can buy it without Windows OS and save €100 that way (€1513 for Ryzen 7 with 4060)...not a bad deal. For the same money I could get a last gen Alienware X15 R2 with i7-12700H and 3080ti...not a competitor on size, but on price!
@@rossdev weird, I don't get any education discount here
Hope you compare Slim 5 14inch with other 14 inch laptop.
They've given the lightup I/O symbols to every single laptop in this year's lineup except the Legion 7i Gen 8 💀
I have been on a hunt of a 14" Gaming notebook for 6 months now, following are my requirements.
Portability (ofcourse), Battery timing, RTX 4060, minimum 16gb ram, a good display. On a tight budget, Blade 14 is out, and any laptop with Intel is out too. I am confused between this and G14. G14 has drivers issues with HDMI port and a bunch of others. And this is too new to judge, considering Lenovo's history, I am not doubtful but are the temps good enough to go for it? I am not a hardcore gamer, I just play valorant and some Need for speed for fun. I need it for video editing and training Machine Learning models. How is it for the usecase? TIA
bro, if you need one for Machine Learning, the only obvious answer is Nvidia.
even in my need for rendering 3D, the software prefers a RTX.
@@AMZZZMA G14 has Nvidia as well. (2023 model)
Actually the other reviews I saw the CPU gets much better temps than the other 14 inch laptops, did you test with the turbo overclock or with the performance/balance. Some reviews say CPU stays arround 80 ºC in performance with litle FPS drop.
He was talking about GPU temps getting too hot.
@@TheAgentAssassin I believe he says CPU getting too hot, still on other reviews I saw GPU was stayin at max 85ºC
BTW, I just saw it available yesterday on Lenovo's website. It is not a Best Buy exclusive. It is a bit confusing because you can only get 32 GB with the Ryzen 7 option; the Ryzen 9 option can't have more than 16 GB of RAM, which is soldered because it's a 14 inch laptop with 2 SSD slots.
Honestly, I almost want this laptop, but I'm waiting for the Framework Laptop 16 instead, as my unit is in the first batch.
The specific sku I received apparently is a best buy exclusive
@@MatthewMoniz Oh. Although I did see that config on Lenovo's website as well...
Saw that in the UK also you’d think ryzen 9/32gb configs would make more sense to be honest, maybe its a config that will be there later, I was quite surprised at how well priced the actual upgrades were. £50 for extra 16gb is possibly a no brainer
Ryzen 9 in a 14 inch seems a bit overkill , I'd rather go with the 7
I am thinking to move to this model from MBP M1 Pro 16" 16gb version. Now I am waiting for Black Friday discounts and hopefully wont regret at the end.
Team lenovo till the end ..🎉🎉
Mathew which team you on .❤❤
I'm on team good laptop. Whatever laptop is good regardless of brand
Team ASUS
yup
Glad to see someone else focus on proper sticker install. I just remove them anyway, but what a tacky experience on a $1700 device.
I prefer dual slot memory over 2 m.2 slot. 1 m.2 slot is fine because i have a 4tb adata nvme.
That soldered memory is a bummer.
@MatthewMoniz I probably becamr fan of your videos cos of your sticker placement bit, but what's an example of a perfect sticker placement to you? @02:25
Hello, I am having a bad time finding an oled laptop for gaming and studying with an rtx 4050 or 4060 for around $1200, could you recommend something that can be upgradable in memory, that does not run very hot and preferably with an intel cpu?
What color is the laptop in your video - storm grey or luna grey?
Got this laptop today and I must say it overall feels and handled fantastic for a 14,5 inch laptop. The only sad thing is for sure the lackluster speakers. I mean they're fine but its really not something you would want to watch series och movies with. Obviously a laptop like this is for portability work/gaming and in those scenarious you would most likely use headphones anyways, but still. It is honestly a little dissapointing. For reference I just hand a 2023 Asus zenbook Oled and the build quality and speakers were miles better. Still considering switching back as it was almost half price to. But we'll see how this little rascal holds up.
is the build quality bad?
Feels very sturdy on the outside but the keyboard is kind of underwhelming and it does have some flex courtesy of being plastic. Performance and battery life seems great for such a small 4060 laptop tho!@@shahriarhakim6673
What did you end up doing? I also recently got an Asus Zenbook S oled. Build quality and display are amazing but the Legion 14" looks pretty nice and better for gaming. Considering switching to that.
Does the computer overheat and burn your fingers on the keyboard?
No absolutely not! The keyboard is a very pleasant plastic material and quite wonderful to type on. I've honestly only ran the computer on iGpu for now for travel so I'm not able to tell you about heating while gaming and such. @@YourLifeWillForeverBeALie
I love everything about this laptop, except for the double chin. Something about having those two bezels stacked on top of each other makes it look dated, but that might just be me.
I wish there will be more laptops with important ports on the back so I don’t have to see all those cables when I’m using it on desktop with external monitor.
It is really amazing having the main ports on the back, keeps desk space so clean
Another great review. Between the down firing speakers and the fan noise it looks like headphones are going to be a must with this laptop. Those CPU temps are sure off-putting.
Thanks Bryan! Ya, its definitely a bit toasty
You're not going to buy it anyway. Get real.
@@kennymccormick8295 You're right. But I have my opinions and I comment to support Matt's algorithms.
The best and most important of the review @2:31
Does anyone know how to decrease fan noise? Mine runs quite loud when playing minecraft or whatever. I’ve tried quiet mode and it didnt help. Any advice?
Please do a review of Asus vivo book 15 inch please ❤
Is it wrong that the "Sticker Palooza" joke was decisive to pause the video and give it a like? haha. I cannot even
lol thanks for watching!
Why in video no information about screen because in this model it very beautiful screen
It's 500 less then the G14 here in the EU. A no brainer.
You made us hate sticker guys 😜
I want to buy a Legion Slim 5 with Rtx4060, but i have two options for the CPU, : intel i513500H or Ryzen 7840hs, what to choose?
Do you recommend the 16gb ram version for after effects and Blender?
Awesome review! Waiting for this to launch in India. Really worried about the pricing though!
Thanks! Ya it won’t be cheap
hey I’m from India too and waiting for this to be launched here, do you have any info about its release?
@@ggx-pert7848 none whatsoever at the moment. Lenovo psref has no indication of an India release.
Any idea on when it will be launched in India and how much do you guys think it would cost?
My budget is 1,50,000rs(1800$) what alternatives do I have right now, i will use it for Video editing with adobe and Blender.
Did you get free sync working on it?
Seems like a good deal. Im sure it will get cheaper on sales at Best Buy
How long the battery life without the RTX?
In terms of the price with what I will get. I think it's a good deal
I am interested in this laptop but I am not sure what to do, but I really wish to get a gaming laptop with an Oled glossy display and a proper keyboard. I was also looking at the Samsung book 3 ultra but that one is quite expensive sadly enough.
how is it against the zenbook pro 14 oled with the 4060?
Headphone jack on the right is silly. That where the mouse is
Is burn-in a concern with the OLED screen?
Will this be compatible with a go pro? How will this do with editing videos?
I wish this is not online exclusive. I want to buy it via store for pickup
Why all these 14" game laptops still have so thick bottom bezel under the screen? Or this is how OEMs get more space for the main body?
I'm sorry, I'm a bit old school. I like having the 10-key pad. It just makes work easier for me.
I get it but tough to do on a 14-inch notebook. Not enough space.
i could get the 14inch ~1500€ the Slim 7i with the 4070 ~1900€ or the Pro 7i 4080 ~2400€ i mainly use it for Work Trading(forex/Crypto) wich one is the go here for Desktop or Allround Setup with a 27inch Oled Monitor with 240hz? i have a Gtx 970 :D. Can i even get the 240hz with either of those Graphics Card no right? i will only Play Multiplayer FPS/MMo´s thanks alot
Sticker guy slayer 🔥🔥🙏😂
Gotta report on one of the most demanding industries the world has seen
The resolution is too high and OLED is a controversial solution (PWM flicker)) IPS is better for work
you didn't touch on the keyboard blacklight colors
According to Jarrod’s Tech the back ports do NOT light up 🤷🏻♂️
The power cable lights up the rest do not
@@MatthewMoniz Thanks for clarifying, appreciate it.
An excellent laptop
2:50 the 15 inch version has matte... they could have made it a glossy ips and it would look amazing, but nope...
Atm the price of this one here at my place (4060 model) is 1800 usd equivalent sadly
Does it overheat and burn your fingers on the keyboard?
Nope it doesn’t
Will this be good for music production
no Ethernet port? sucks
Can you explain why AMD proccesor battery preformence is better?
Lower idle power draw and more efficient iGPU. I mean it's built on TSMC's 4nm node.
Does anyone know if the backplate on this is plastic? I wanted to get the slim 7 but I decided to check out the slim 5 which is smaller.
Backplate is metal
@alexanderurban6015 yep but the keyboard deck is plastic. thanks for responding
May i know the wallpaper being used in the thumbnail shot?
Is text clarity good on this oled display? Thx.
on a new laptop, in late 2023 you don't put a usbc 4... instead a 3.2. i'm in time for an upgrade but have 2 thunderbolt devices i use. sad man :/
Any 'gaming' laptop 14" with 2 SO-DIMMs?
If it had great speakers, it would be perfect
Hey man how does it go with games like Baldurs Gate 3 on high resolution? Does it power the FPS significantly or does it stay relatively high?
Is the keyboard Rgb and how’s the battery on gaming