All of it is true. This computer is really a little beast. I'm very happy with it. The oled screen is on another level. This is a real neddle in a hey stack.
They're back ordered by like 2-3 weeks from lenovo at the moment and best buy didn't have a single shipping model left available in the country. My local BB had an open box that was returned for display issues (infamous lenovo black screen of death). Bought and was able to get it for less than $1k -- Currently sending to lenovo for repairs under warranty and feeling like I stole it.
Yooo heck yeah bro. Did you get it from Lenovo website ? What options did you get. Please let me know in the discord when it arrives and you get it checked out.
Mine just arrived a couple of days ago and like you said it’s the first laptop I’ve had that I have zero complaints about outside of maybe the mid speakers, especially with the 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM upgrades. Games run incredibly well, even state of the art stuff. I’ve always been fine with a locked 60 @ 1080p so I think I’m going to get lots of use out of this guy for many years to come. Great review!
@@cppctekTonight I started running into some issues with game performance dropping when connected to a monitor, despite the monitor being set as the only display. I think maybe dropping Hybrid mode into dGPU mode is helping a bit, but I’m not sure. Resolution isn’t set any higher and everything is set to 60hz. Have you had any issues with this?
@@jackal27 Are you connecting the display to the second USB-C port on the left? Ie the one that is closer to you? I believe that port is connected to the iGPU instead of the Nvidia card, so you are losing out performance there. If you connect the monitor to the HDMI or the the USB-C port further from you, you should connect to the Nvidia GPU directly and your performance should return to normal. Oh also an easy way to check whether you´re connected to the iGPU or the dGPU is to open up Nvidia Control panel and check whether you have an extended list of display-related options on the left panel. If there are only 3-4 settings on the left, then you're connected to iGPU and you're limiting your performance.
@@Trisiton I actually learned that it was my TV's stupid busted HDR. Doesn't even matter if it's disabled on my laptop. If I disable it the problem disappears, but the setting is only available in a secret menu that takes a cheat code to find and it turns back on every time I boot up the TV. Very cool.
Idk if you’ll keep doing videos this way but this is the first time i saw a video of a random dude and immediately subbed. I've watched channels on and off for months and never subbed but damn man. What sets you apart from other reviewers is you feel like a dude that i can trust and known for a long time, like a friend telling me with excitement about the specs in a way a normal person would understand, that's rare and this is an absolute gem! PS : I am a technician and i don't even need that style of a video but i loved it nonetheless, if anyone reading this is new to PC or confusing numbers, at least for now this guy is the way to go!
Thank you so much ! I feel the same and I’m a long time pc tech as well. I’ve been building rigs since the early 2000s but I still try to keep it short and simple so people in the mainstream can enjoy as well as experienced techs too. I appreciate the compliments so much. Means the world. What kind of content would you like to see next? I’ve got some cpu lapping tips and advice on oc video in the pipeline. As well as the new msi claw content coming. I’ve still got soooo many other things to review and test. It’s just finding the time to edit is the bigger challenge I face now since my editing skills are not as good as I’d like. I enjoy the creative process with making mods and coming up with cool takes on stuff you won’t see anywhere else.
@@cppctek I'd personally just watch anything tech related but I'd like you to touch on some aspects almost no reviewer actually touch on. For example, I was learning towards lenovo LOQ 16 but the reason I'm now sold for slim 5 is simply the OLED. It's 24 less frames on the display but it will certainly feel a lot better on the eyes and the overall experience, you feel me? Benchmarks and stats are cool and all but it's really hard to find tech that just feels good, some might have crushing benchmarks but might just be uncomfortable to even touch due to cooling etc. Would love to see more content with your current approach but touching a bit on what the actual everyday experience is, this is what a normal person would understand and even enthusiasts will appreciate.
Just got one last week and can confirm it's amazing. Extremely affordable (1500 euros) and the efficiency is bananas. Even when gaming at full throttle in Performance mode it remains only somewhat warm to the touch and much quieter than any gaming laptop I've seen. When not gaming, the fans aren't even on and the battery is anywhere from 5 to 7 hours. Certainly no macbook, but as a gaming-capable all-rounder it can't be beat.
Since ram isn't upgradable I'd go for 32GB option by default. WIndows and gaming are getting more and more demanding every year. You could find yourself needing an upgrade sooner than later. It also keeps the resale value for the laptop higher when you choose to upgrade.
@@cppctek Ya that's a plus, but it's also a headache. Lol windows and Chromium browsers LOVE ram. I also tried running Alan Wake II on my 16GB Laptop and it gave me an error. I had to disable the iGPU on my laptop as it was reserving some ram even though I had a DGPU as well.
Great video. My previous laptop is very similar to yours. A 5th gen Legion 7 (10750H/2070Super). I still have it, and it still runs great, but man is it hard to keep it cool. Constant throttling from that i7. Last year, i tried out this 14" Legion. Great laptop. But I landed on the Legion Slim 7 (AMD7840HS/4060) And WOW, the difference. Performance is close, but better on the new machine, but the temps and battery life are MILESSSS better. My old Legion would barely get 2-3hrs just idling. This new one, I can watch RUclips for 8-9hrs. Crazy. I concur with everything in this video. My Legion Slim 7 I got to my door from Lenovo brand new, last year for 1290.
@@TheAmanor123 Rest easy with your 14" laptop. I was comparing my Slim 7 to my old 7. But yeah, I'd still say the Slim 7 100wh battery would outlast the Slim 5. Cheers.....dude.
Heyyy thank you so much ! I have another laptop I’ll be reviewing soon it looks like also if you like laptop reviews. I also have some more rog ally content coming too. Thanks for the compliment! Happy holidays.
Just got it for 970 through lenovo with the coupons and medical discount. Wasn’t planning on a gaming laptop this year but at that point it’s whatever especially compared to other oled builds.
Just got one, two days later, I left the charger at a location I won’t be visiting for two weeks… Just ordered a 170W Lenovo Legion Slim charger, better have two in the future I guess? Anyways, this laptop is amazing, I can recommend it!
Well-rounded review. Would have loved to see your benchmarks with demanding games such as Cyberpunk 2077. I use this laptop for my RUclips gaming walkthroughs. It's pretty solid. ❤
I picked one up at Best Buy for $850 on Black Friday, great laptop but with upgraded ram to 32GB I was able to really push the iGPU in the 7840HS while keeping a low power connection rate. I also threw in 2x 2TB Samsung 980 Pros too give me the head room I was looking for but overall for around 1000$ I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Hopefully we see me amd laptops thus year tho !! Also very interested in seeing intels lineup this year
Sheeesh. So if you got it for half price that’s crazy. Question though … how did you upgrade the ram? This particular model has soldered ram with no ram slots for upgrades. Did yours have the oled ?
I also forgot too mention mine was an open box product but after realizing the Black Friday deals applied to open box product, I immediately took the opportunity and drove about an hour and a half to a semi local Best Buy
Heck yeah !! Let me know how ya like it ! I have been meaning to Make a few videos with this thing so stay tuned and lmk if you got any questions. Be sure to Update all your drivers and nvidia drivers too. Join the discord as well to keep in the loop. We got some EPIC windows tuning help in there and tons of stuff to really take it to the next level. Totally free discord.gg/Z8HQ9Fs9
@kwantumd since it’s soldered you can’t unless you can do bga soldering and can find the chips which even with my novice level skills I still won’t do bga soldering lol. But yeah you have to find a model pre loaded with the ram since it’s soldered. Only draw back but since it has dedicated vram it’s not as bad as 16gb on a handheld tho for sure.
Im wondering if i should upgrade to this from my current 16" 2021 Legion 5 Pro with RTX 3070 Ryzen 7 5800H? Would the performance be fairly on par or better than my current laptop? I know DLSS 3 would be a nice advantage with this one but am curious how it would stack up without factoring in the DLSS difference.
Holy crap, that`s a real bargain! Unfortunately, in my country its 2.5 times more expensive😅 And its not just this model, ROG Zephyrus G14 is ~2.500$ for the same specs. Wish i could order it from another country...
That’s how i feel about the the screen on my Legion LOQ 15 but I bought it off my buddy for $600 so for it being 144hz, 16gbs of ddr5, same ryzen 7 cpu & a 4050 I can’t complain too much. Plus this thing is just for when im on the go or the road since my main PC is a giant water cooled 4090/i9 13900k rig but the oled screen on Slim 5 is so nice
Affordable is a stretch. I was lucky and found a refurbed unit from lenovo at an online auction. Got it for half of rrp. Fantastic gaming laptop though. Surprisingly quiet in quiet mode during gaming.
Recently this went on sale for 899-999 and for an oled with a 4060 that’s the cheapest out there and it’s very affordable in comparison to most gaming laptops unless your looking for those really low low low end ones like a 4050 or lower
@@cppctek What country? I"m in australia and paid $1500aud for the top model (W11 Pro, 1TB SSD). Retail price is $3299aud for the lower model and $3498 for the top, which equates to buying 2x 4080 super (give or take a couple hundred dollars). That's insane imo. Like it's a great package but overpriced. Currently on sale now for $2119 and $2318 which is reasonable.
The model I reviewed goes on sale for 1000-1299$ frequently on Lenovo website and Best Buy. Currently the ryzen 9 model with 4060 and 1tb is retailing for 1299$ usd www.lenovo.com/us/en/model/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series/legion-slim-5-gen-8-(14-inch-amd)/len101g0032
I have this exact laptop and love it...I only have 1 complaint and its just the fans can get very loud but other than that its really a great laptop and the oled is absolutely stunning.
It really depends on your point of comparison imo. I had it side by side to the msi gp66 and it was extremely tolerable. All gaming laptop fans are going to be audible for sure. It’s an unavoidable thing really but if you compare the fan noise to other models irl under the same gpu and cpu performance we see here it’s the best I’ve seen
id disable cpu turbo boost, I found that performance is quite similar without boosting to 5ghz+ for no reason; I run OW2 at native res locked 130 fps under 70c on the gpu and cpu is cool. Fans dont really spin up that much. I feel that CPU boost is a plague for gaming laptops.
@@cppctek i tried using the 780m igpu graphics instead of the 4060 on some triple A games like COD, Gears5, Street fighter 6, and undisputed boxing and I'm getting over 110 fps on most of them and the fans don't even kick on at all. This thing is amazing!
@CPPC TEK that other thermal pad is not for the WiFi card it is for another nVME drive if you were to install one in the other slot which is right there nex to the WiFi card
I got this laptop about a week ago I have only two minor problems with it which is the battery life and also not being able to find laptop sleeves and accessories for it. Other than that it's basically the most well rounded laptop with a compact size, good weight/portability, really nice screen, and balanced specs. Battery issues is solved since I can use a C135 gan usb c charger that lenovo sells in china. I'm really impressed how I can still game on quiet and balanced mode while plugged in to usb c which means that I don't have to bring the 170w power brick around when I'm travelling. I'm still having issues optimizing the battery life or something since I think that most reviewers are getting at least 5-7 hours while I'm getting only about 3-4 hours on a full charge. 32gb ram for me is a must for this laptop since I'm always using about 10-12gb on my laptop with chrome, discord and a few apps in my taskbar. Honestly 16gb of ram is really limiting and if you buy more ram windows will definitely find a way to make use of it. The ram is also really well priced and not upgradable so I wouldn't get the 16gb version. I don't think it's worth skimping and getting the 16gb version since 32gb allows you to open as many tabs as you want and have more than enough ram for games.
Excellent information. Thank you. Also, thank you for not having your dog in the presentation, a kid, a car, a cat, a bird, a little baby, or any of the other subliminal manipulations that used car salemen are so fond of...
Hey CPPC. Thanks for a good and honest review. Just ordered mine. My question to you is the extra SSDm2. Can I add a Samsung Pro 990 2TB into the 2nd slot. Or do you have a SSD that will match better
Thanks ! Nvme wise I’d say check the nvme tier list and make sure whichever one you get does have dram cache, it’s tlc and not qlc and it’s not in a lower tier class. I’d personally go with one that isn’t super crazy fast as those tend to run hotter. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1B27_j9NDPU3cNlj2HKcrfpJKHkOf-Oi1DbuuQva2gT4/htmlview
Is it good and enough for 16g ram? Is 8 x 2 dual channel Ram or just single 16g ram because i have alots of trouble with single channel DDR4 ram in my old laptop, everything run slowly because of it? thank you
have you tried using legion toolkit? and undervolting for more battery life when on battery? oh and also how was the pd charging with a normal 100w charger was it enough for productivity usage? mine coming in like 2 days 🎉🎉
I haven’t yet but I will visit that in my next video with this . Do you have any suggestions to try ? Hop by the discord or dm me if you have any settings I should try. I’ll be the first to admit I’m not an under volting expert but I am good with overclocking lol
From what I seen the ryzen 7 7840 Is not unlocked for under or overvolting. Sucks I ordered mine and then seen they had a 7940 which is unlocked since it's a ryzen 9 for $50 more 😒
I'm hesitating between this model (with Ryzen 9 but only 16GB RAM and RTX 4060) or their pro 5i Gen 9 with i9-14900 HX, 32GB RAM, and RTX 4070 (it's about $200 US more). Any tips on which one to choose?
@@cppctek It does not. The upgrade is the 5i Gen (with IPS Monitor but better RAM and graphic card) and is $200 more. This model (not the upgrade) has the OLED but lower RAM (16 GB) and graphic card (4060 vs 4070). That being said, I don't play a lot of heavy games (Hogwarts Leg, Starfield, and Frostpunk 2 would be the highest right now) and I want to use it both for work and gaming but I also want it to last a few years.
@francoishastir2507 if your not a high fps gamer and you prefer better visuals go for the oled. The ram won’t make a difference since it has dedicated vram and I never hit the ram limit in 99% of games
Just ordered this today and it arrives tomorrow. Are you still enjoying this laptop? Is the 16gb enough? I bought the Ally but honestly it’s been miserable with issues, kicked around doing the Legion Go instead as I’m still in my return policy, but I’m just gonna use this laptop with a controller when I travel and use the steam deck for the lighter stuff if I need to. I’ll end up getting either an Ally down the line when the as card issue is resolved or something new in a year.
@@cppctek I've got some travel/flights coming up so I'm excited to try this. Can't wait to debloat it and get it going. I have a 65W 30k baseus I'm hoping will help offset the drain on the 4.5 hour flight... Great video man, you gained a subscriber
@@cppctek side note I saw you made an earlier comment about debloating, do you have a specific guide or something you follow? I am not looking to go crazy, but definitely want to get it running as optimized as possible...
Yeah most definitely great for everything all around. I will say the speakers are probably the only point on the laptop where it didn’t get a 10/10 for everything.
@@cppctek Help me decide please, Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Rtx 4060 16Gb ram 512ssd Intel I5 13500H - 1140 euro Slim 5 Rtx 4060 16Gb ram 512ssd Ryzen 7840HS - 1265 Euro Legion 5 Pro Rtx 4060 32Gb ram 1Tb ssd I5 13500HX - 1465 Euro 5Pro Rtx 4060 32Gb ram 1Tb ssd Ryzen 7745HX - 1485 Euro What to choose as my first gaming laptop that i want to keep for many years? for best cooling and most silent?
@robi6713 I would suggest the 4060/7840hs with 16gb since it’s a better bang for the buck. You can always upgrade the nvme ssd very very easily later if you need more storage and can get a 2tb nvme now for as cheap as 75-100$ usd. If you get the 16gb ram model it’s more than enough for everything I do but I will say I wish the 32gb model wasn’t so much more money. I wouldn’t say you need the extra ram but it would be nice to have for tons of heavy multitasking or for games with very large open world maps. The intel system btw I’m not a fan of the 13500h it’s not nearly as powerful as the ryzen
@@cppctek So its better to get slim 5 with 16gb ram and upgrade later if needed? Someone told me that the 5 Pro is better for cooling cause its got a bigger Chassis
@robi6713 the cooling on all of them is extremely good and keeps the temps well within check. Normally I’m an intel person myself and tend to go with thicker laptops but having the slim 5 with the ryzen 7840hs and the 4060 in this form factor with great temps changed my entire mindset on the size of laptops I go for now. It’s way more portable and easier to toss in my bag and not worry about the extra weight either. It’s a pleasure to carry around. I tested out another Lenovo the other week with a 4090 if you haven’t seen it it’s worth watching but the price is way higher lol. I find myself feeling like the weight of it’s a bit too much when you carry the two.
@@cppctek yours was cutting edge as well, I remember it was even powerful enough to render some of our earlier videos. Wow 🤩 if you saying that then it gots to be strong laptop 💻
My battery life has been sucking, but for me, watching RUclips or browsing the web can drain my battery from 80% to 15% in just 2 hours, which is quite bad. I am using a 60Hz refresh rate and the battery saver turns on when the battery reaches 30%. Do you think I am doing something wrong or is this how it's supposed to be?
Hmm I do have some stuff to say about the battery life. Stay tuned. I just got back in town and have some more videos planned, lots actually with Lenovo laptops and tuning. I think I’ll have some advice on the battery life but I need to finish my testing tommorow
@@stefangiurgila7807 Ok, one thing that I noticed is that even in Hybrid Mode the GPU still draws a reasonable amount of power. When I selected iGPU I have got better results in both temps and power consumption. Just an example, when GPU is enabled my temps stay at 50~ and when using the iGPU only I got max 40~
Try this, change to Hybrid iGPU only mode, restart or sleep/wake, check using alt+R to see if nvidia GPU overlay shows up, if not, the GPU is complete disabled. You might have different results, hopefully better. =D
It’s the most quiet laptop I have ever heard. Since it’s a computer of course it has to have fans and some minimal fan noise. There’s no way around that. There’s no such thing as silent on a computer at all. Maybe a game boy or an iPhone
@@cppctek i see. I currently have a ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and it’s completely silent for light tasks on Silent Mode (fans kick in past 60° C) probably because of the liquid metal compound on the CPU. Considering switching to the Slim 5 (for many other reasons as well) but wanted to see how the fans were on light tasks cause Ive had previous laptops that were quiet but audible fans on silent and I’m a student and usually study in libraries.
@nathand5212 well compared to my msi gp66 it’s extremely quiet. When doin basic task the fans aren’t audible really. Hearing is something everyone’s different with but lately a ton of people are buying a laptop for the first time and you never know with people. Some folks just have wayyyyyyyyyy too high of expectations for a laptop. I’ve seen some people demand a gaming laptop be whisper quiet with gaming and I’d love to see one not thermally throttling if it’s whisper quiet. I mean realistically you could carry around some dry ice and a silent 120mm fan and cool it with some ducts
You can always add an occulink pcie card it does have an extra slot open. But if your going for occulink supported laptops I would say those aren’t in too big of a demand since it’s cheaper and more portable and cost effective all around to just spec your laptop with the gpu you desire. Just curious about your use case scenario and what appeal or use for you does the occulink entail ? I am generally on the assumption that most handheld gamers want it so they can dock at home and play aaa titles but with a laptop your usually going to be able to get any gpu you want now a days. Ohhh btw….. stay tuned and check my community post for the laptop I have on my desk to review that Lenovo sent over for review. It’s got a 4090 ;) I can ask my rep about the occulink support for you but I’d love to hear more so I can explain it and maybe see if they have any input or suggestions. Thanks for the comment. Happy new year
@@cppctek appeal would be more feature rich and more "feature proof". When I buy a laptop, I want it to last for awhile. I just heard rumors that Lenovo has thinking about oculink support for some of their laptops.
It’s a tough choice. The 16” doesn’t have the oled but it does have higher refresh. I love the oled but I do like high refresh. I wish I could have both
Depends on complex the edits are but yea definitely. I even edited in davinchi resolve with ease and didn’t hit any roadblocks. It also depends on what encoder you use to encode with. Nvidia using the av1 encoder is amazing and really speeds things up. The beefier the gpu/cpu the faster it will render those edits though.
Negatives? Plastic, rtx 4060, could have been rtx 4080 (works from 100w down to 60w) why 4080? 12gb vram is needed at 1440p. What it has to be? 100% aluminium, 32gb ram (iGPU takes 4-8gb), 4tb m.2 ssd lexar, 3.2K screen 120hz, 16core R9 7945HX3D.
1: price for 4080 laptops is nearly double 2: 90% of laptops are all plastic(metal cost more) 3: 32gb should be a minimum for sure I agree 4: not everything will come perfectly spec’d unless your willing to pony up a bunch of money. This is a very light and well balanced laptop I enjoy using till this day.
@@cppctek I dont care about the price, because i change my main computer every 7 years. Calculate 50 euro per month, 84x50 = 4200 euro lay arround. Usually i have a Desktop ITX PC but... the wattage starts to be a problem. Energy costs will increase by 50% till 2030, so i decided to save money by chosing a laptop. Then i save 1400 euro in 7 years, lower wattage = lower cost. And if you ask me, why metal? Its quality and healthier for the environment (No plastic trash, 100% recycle able). I think 32gb with a good iGPU is barely enough, i would prefer 48gb if possible. (8gb to iGPU), Firefox and basic programs pull 8gb, 32gb left to use. For me is a sturdy aluminium laptop more important, could be heavy but should be thin, so cooling will be enough and it looks good.
Hey i am getting legion r7 5800h with rtx 3070 with 1tb ssd and 32gb ram in 1073 dollars its better to buy this because i want future proof any suggestion?
In 2024 I’d say a 5800h / 3070 is pretty dated and not a good future proof option. It also depends on the price. If it was super cheap like 500$ sure that’s worth it for a while but games get more demanding every year. I’ve got a video dropping this week with a new laptop you will like and I’ll be comparing it to the Lenovo
I’m visually impaired… Can I use this with an external monitor or a 65” 4k tv; if so, how? I really just am looking for a good way to play custom bo3 zombies on max settings. Can this laptop do that? Thank you!
Yes on the tv part. You can use an hdmi cable between them. Also it’s not really the high fps 4k gamer but it does play forza 4k around 60fps and some games will most def dip way below that on 4k but it’s mostly amazing at the other resolutions
@@cppctek since bo3 was released in 2015, it should be good for max settings, right? Is there any possible way you could upload a video clip of it, if you have the game, please? :)
Hello, I bought a Legion 5 Slim 2023 Amd7840hs rtx4060, I have a problem like the laptop makes a buzzing / electric noise when doing nothing, if I try to move with finger on touchpad the cursor, the noise either goes away or it will buzz louder, is this normal or I need to refund?
Not that I can see but most other gaming laptops have a lighted power button. I mostly game at night in the dark and it never even gets noticeable. The backlit keyboard was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy brighter so I disabled that tho lol
Well yes all laptops will have to run the fans when doing some task just because power does = heat and in order to keep things in check fans are a necessary item when it comes to a high performance laptop. But the good news is the fans when doin these task are way more quiet than my previous experience with most other laptops. It’s more quiet than you think. Is it iPhone quiet … of course not but is it iPhone level performance? No lol. You always have a give and take with performance and fans. You can enable quiet mode which really will keep it quiet but if your gaming in quiet mode it may drop you down a few fps
Really ? So supplying a bit more power can allow for higher tdp to be achieved ? I know I haven’t tried but not I’m curious. I know for example on the ally when docked you are limited to 25w turbo mode but if you toss on a 100w power adapter your able to get into that 30w turbo mode again as if you were undocked.
£1450 ($1800) in England with 7840h and 32gb ram. Ships in 6+ weeks from Lenovo's website 😂 Might go for a refurbished Macbook pro 14" m2 10 core 32gb 1tb. Only need it for creative work, what do you think?
Regarding the hub that you describe at 11:00 i don't get it, I thought that using a video signal via usb-c you are limited to 30hz ( i see this one supports 4k60hz, but still... ) for high refesh monitors via DP or HDMI, making it a very hard bottleneck for monitor refresh rate.
Nope wrong brother. Def not limited to 30 or 60 hz. Not sure where you experienced that at but that’s 100000000000000% FALSE. Look at the rog ally dock videos I’ve shown for example where I’ve tested DOZENS of usb c docks that all can support 120hz 1080 and many can do up to 144hz on some resolutions too. There is zero limitation here on this laptop either. Try it for yourself. Buy a good quality dock that supports the resolutions you want. Not all docks are created equal though
This laptop usb thunderbolt is connected directly to the rtx 4060 not the internal graphics, thisnway you can have an amazing experience with external monitors in this usb c
Is keyboard ⌨️ getting hot while working in Quite Mode? I had Lenovo 5i with Intel 14650hx 32,1tb,GeForce 4060 and I had to sell it , because this configuration was to hot (CPU up to 157wt) and cooling sistem was not able to cool it even in office apps working and RUclips watching. Thank You
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!
I’d totally get this instead of razer. Razer software is terrible and the fans are suuuuuuuper loud and high pitched on the razer. Plus the 2022 models are going to have muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh less fps / performance
@@cppctek thanks for the reply. Haha yeah the fps. I'm trying to use or for 3D animation. I really like the brightness + sleekness of the 2022 3070 Ti Razer. That's my dilemma. Ps: my room is mostly cold.
Eh even in a cold room the 3070 ti is going to simply create more heat and uses more power. Also the Lenovo is super bright for being an oled. Many of the brightness ratings I take with a grain of salt because the naked eye sees things differently. For your use case scenario the razer gets the job done but I think you’d enjoy the quality better on an oled and having more accurate colors. It’s recalibrated as well and most definitely is wildly good
hello , can i see your amd driver version? . i just got it and play csgo but the displau said i got old igpu drivers and the system suggest the update . keep in mind dont update it . i have problem with screen cannot change to 60hz from 120 . if so it will flickering
I’ve updated mine and can run 120 with no issues. What’s likely the problem is your needing to set the game to have an fps cap to match your monitor and also enable vsync. I only have the nvidia gpu model currently but I do know that issues sounds exactly like you need to go and change some things around. It’s either that or when in 120hz mode it could be also an issue with the game not making enough fps to satisfy the 120hz mode. Check and see first how many fps your making in the game and see if you can limit it or adjust settings to dial it to be on par with your refresh rate.
I would rather get the g14 2023 cuz I can upgrade the ram to 32 gigs. I know that the slim 5 can be upgraded to 32 gigs but there are no good deals with that model. I would rather go with the g14 since it also goes on sale for $1000 on Best Buy a lot. Thanks for the video! If you know a good deal on the slim 5 32 gigs let me know!
@@cppctek my current is 16gb ram too, and it's not bad, but it's four years old now. I think in the next four years, the comfortable amount is going to be 32 for sure.
Loving my Slim 7i 2023. It's not OLED but I don't miss it (in games). When I want deeper blacks, for regular streaming and production, I turn to my 16" M1 Pro.
Best Laptop of 2023. Hands down it's not even close! Kind of ruins the fun of searching for the elusive does it all and is a f'ing great laptop hunt. Best of 2023 and this is the form factor and build quality and performance direction all manufacturers should follow. The 10lb with 30lb anchor battery monster laptops are idiotic! After you test it and haul the plastic corpse ball and chain laptop around. Uggghhh....
@@cppctek yep looked there, bad options for any legion atm, they only have the pro 5s 16" on sale now here. the yoga pro 9 with intel i9 13900h and 4060 is on sale for about 2000€ but im concern the fan noise will be too loud after I saw the cooling system
@ikuma8291 the fan noise is sooooooo much better pitch and sound of any other laptop in this class. I’ve got several friends I’ve been hearing what they’re sounds like and this is the most tolerable gaming laptop that I’ve heard. All laptops unfortunately have fans that do make some noise. It’s really something I wish would be replaced with some sort of magic watercooling with a fan less design one day but for now we have fans. I don’t mind these at all. My msi gp66 laptop sounds like a jet engine and the Lenovo sounds like about like an Xbox or something it’s very low pitched and not that loud. Fan noise is worse on laptops with really tiny fans like the msi or some of the razer laptops too. Small fans are way higher pitched and just hit that sound wave that bugs you.
@@cppctek ah nice to hear. I have a msi creator with i7 8750 currently and its ridiculous loud if I dont limit the cpu. changed thermal paste and it made it little better, got some ptm sheets also but I havent bothered yet to try them as the laptop is just generally too weak for my video editing/gaming usage
@dreamaway2 are you buying it to game on or to look cool. Is hardware and fps / performance more important or are looks and flashy lights and doo dads and things that go brrr?
I haven’t heard of either of those games. The battery life is pretty good but I honestly was saving that for the next video once I get the undervolt and tuning fully done where I’m happy for battery life. It’s rated for a few hours gaming but I think on mw2 I got like 2 hours constant. But when using it regular easy 6-7hours
The review was too optimistic imo and could’ve have pointed out two important cons: lackluster speakers and non upgradable RAM. They are not dealbreakers for me but very important to mention
I’m pretty sure I mentioned about the ram and I did mention the speakers were speakers and it wasn’t anything that wowed me. Thanks for watching. I know in my prior experience with tons of laptops most of them sound about the same and it’s on par with several I’ve got now. The only time you’ll get better speakers is when you look nearly double the price in much larger laptops. Speakers on a laptop just aren’t a deal breaker for sure but the ram could be for some.
Def need some of that myself lol. But hey at least it’s a good deal. I’ve seen some folks get it under a grand with some discounts and even some open box deals under a grand too
All of it is true. This computer is really a little beast. I'm very happy with it. The oled screen is on another level. This is a real neddle in a hey stack.
Eyyyy I’m so glad you agree! I’ve yet to see anyone who owns this have anything bad to say. I’m quite obsessed with this laptop currently. I love it.
They're back ordered by like 2-3 weeks from lenovo at the moment and best buy didn't have a single shipping model left available in the country. My local BB had an open box that was returned for display issues (infamous lenovo black screen of death).
Bought and was able to get it for less than $1k -- Currently sending to lenovo for repairs under warranty and feeling like I stole it.
Bb has some in stock online today and there $1099 now
How's the thermals of the laptop
what does oled mean
Just ordered one of these waiting for it to be shipped. So excited!!
Yooo heck yeah bro. Did you get it from Lenovo website ? What options did you get. Please let me know in the discord when it arrives and you get it checked out.
how long does the battery last?
@@cppctek i picked one uo for just 1050
Mine just arrived a couple of days ago and like you said it’s the first laptop I’ve had that I have zero complaints about outside of maybe the mid speakers, especially with the 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM upgrades. Games run incredibly well, even state of the art stuff. I’ve always been fine with a locked 60 @ 1080p so I think I’m going to get lots of use out of this guy for many years to come. Great review!
Heck yeah ! I’m so glad everyone else loves this as much as me. It’s def the best bang for buck gaming laptop
@@cppctekTonight I started running into some issues with game performance dropping when connected to a monitor, despite the monitor being set as the only display. I think maybe dropping Hybrid mode into dGPU mode is helping a bit, but I’m not sure. Resolution isn’t set any higher and everything is set to 60hz. Have you had any issues with this?
@@jackal27 Are you connecting the display to the second USB-C port on the left? Ie the one that is closer to you? I believe that port is connected to the iGPU instead of the Nvidia card, so you are losing out performance there. If you connect the monitor to the HDMI or the the USB-C port further from you, you should connect to the Nvidia GPU directly and your performance should return to normal.
Oh also an easy way to check whether you´re connected to the iGPU or the dGPU is to open up Nvidia Control panel and check whether you have an extended list of display-related options on the left panel. If there are only 3-4 settings on the left, then you're connected to iGPU and you're limiting your performance.
@@Trisiton I actually learned that it was my TV's stupid busted HDR. Doesn't even matter if it's disabled on my laptop. If I disable it the problem disappears, but the setting is only available in a secret menu that takes a cheat code to find and it turns back on every time I boot up the TV. Very cool.
where did you get the puupy?
Idk if you’ll keep doing videos this way but this is the first time i saw a video of a random dude and immediately subbed. I've watched channels on and off for months and never subbed but damn man.
What sets you apart from other reviewers is you feel like a dude that i can trust and known for a long time, like a friend telling me with excitement about the specs in a way a normal person would understand, that's rare and this is an absolute gem!
PS : I am a technician and i don't even need that style of a video but i loved it nonetheless, if anyone reading this is new to PC or confusing numbers, at least for now this guy is the way to go!
Thank you so much ! I feel the same and I’m a long time pc tech as well. I’ve been building rigs since the early 2000s but I still try to keep it short and simple so people in the mainstream can enjoy as well as experienced techs too. I appreciate the compliments so much. Means the world. What kind of content would you like to see next? I’ve got some cpu lapping tips and advice on oc video in the pipeline. As well as the new msi claw content coming. I’ve still got soooo many other things to review and test. It’s just finding the time to edit is the bigger challenge I face now since my editing skills are not as good as I’d like. I enjoy the creative process with making mods and coming up with cool takes on stuff you won’t see anywhere else.
@@cppctek I'd personally just watch anything tech related but I'd like you to touch on some aspects almost no reviewer actually touch on. For example, I was learning towards lenovo LOQ 16 but the reason I'm now sold for slim 5 is simply the OLED. It's 24 less frames on the display but it will certainly feel a lot better on the eyes and the overall experience, you feel me?
Benchmarks and stats are cool and all but it's really hard to find tech that just feels good, some might have crushing benchmarks but might just be uncomfortable to even touch due to cooling etc.
Would love to see more content with your current approach but touching a bit on what the actual everyday experience is, this is what a normal person would understand and even enthusiasts will appreciate.
Didn’t expect this quality video before clicking on your thumbnail. Awesome presentation 👏
Wow, thanks!😊
Picked up mine a few weeks ago. Got the 32 gigs ram. Very happy. Great screen. Did a lot of research and am glad I didn’t make a bad choice.
Heck yeah ! Glad you got one. Lenovo is running circles around the other guys right now
Price ??
@RISHABHSINGH-kx7ex last I checked on Lenovo’s website it was 1099$ but I’ve seen some people find open box deals for less at Best Buy
@@cppctek thnks 4 the reply, by d way ordered mine 16 gb frm bb open box for 1068 including taxes
super excited for my valentines day gif 🤣🤣🤣😆😆
where did you pick it up at? I'm looking for this puppy
Just got one last week and can confirm it's amazing. Extremely affordable (1500 euros) and the efficiency is bananas. Even when gaming at full throttle in Performance mode it remains only somewhat warm to the touch and much quieter than any gaming laptop I've seen.
When not gaming, the fans aren't even on and the battery is anywhere from 5 to 7 hours. Certainly no macbook, but as a gaming-capable all-rounder it can't be beat.
Heck yeah I’m glad you enjoy it. It’s such an awesome laptop for the money
I returned my Ally X and spend little bit to get this. Zero regret!!!!
Since ram isn't upgradable I'd go for 32GB option by default. WIndows and gaming are getting more and more demanding every year. You could find yourself needing an upgrade sooner than later. It also keeps the resale value for the laptop higher when you choose to upgrade.
True. I was able to debloat windows and save a good bit of ram which makes everything much more doable
@@cppctek Ya that's a plus, but it's also a headache. Lol windows and Chromium browsers LOVE ram.
I also tried running Alan Wake II on my 16GB Laptop and it gave me an error. I had to disable the iGPU on my laptop as it was reserving some ram even though I had a DGPU as well.
@CHA0SBLEEDS oh wow that’s crazy. I didn’t have any issues on Alan wake 2. I also tune windows and debloat and it saves a ton of ram
can't wait to run linux on mine(PopOS). haven't had time to play with it much yet. But Windoz using 9GB of ram barely doing anything is CRAZY
Especially chrome 😋 😅
I just returned my Pro 7 7945HX RTX4080 to keep the Slim 5 14.5", its s so cool
Nice!!! Yeah it’s such a great combo
Great video. My previous laptop is very similar to yours. A 5th gen Legion 7 (10750H/2070Super). I still have it, and it still runs great, but man is it hard to keep it cool. Constant throttling from that i7. Last year, i tried out this 14" Legion. Great laptop. But I landed on the Legion Slim 7 (AMD7840HS/4060) And WOW, the difference. Performance is close, but better on the new machine, but the temps and battery life are MILESSSS better. My old Legion would barely get 2-3hrs just idling. This new one, I can watch RUclips for 8-9hrs. Crazy. I concur with everything in this video. My Legion Slim 7 I got to my door from Lenovo brand new, last year for 1290.
Every single review shows the slim 5 14 having better battery than any other legion laptop... Are you sure about that dude?
@@TheAmanor123 Rest easy with your 14" laptop. I was comparing my Slim 7 to my old 7. But yeah, I'd still say the Slim 7 100wh battery would outlast the Slim 5. Cheers.....dude.
I literally JUST traded a pc for this EXACT Laptop. Can’t wait to get into cracking this one
How has it been? Your comment is 1 month old now, so I expect you to have the laptop...
I’m still enjoying this one. :) also check out how many other people in the comments own one too or got one and they love it.
@@cppctek Niceee, I am hoping it to be the little beast-powerhouse that can fly through tasks at ease...I am gonna get it within 2 weeks...
Congrats on the laptop from Lenovo! That’s huge man! Moving on up!
thanks brother!
This is one of the best reviews ive ever watched
Heyyy thank you so much ! I have another laptop I’ll be reviewing soon it looks like also if you like laptop reviews. I also have some more rog ally content coming too. Thanks for the compliment! Happy holidays.
Really wish they had an oled on the bigger models!
Easy subscribe. Love the first person style and pace you talk at.
🤠🤠thank you so much !
Just got it for 970 through lenovo with the coupons and medical discount. Wasn’t planning on a gaming laptop this year but at that point it’s whatever especially compared to other oled builds.
Yoooooo that’s a steal !!!!!!!
Can you give link to the laptop ?
Just got one, two days later, I left the charger at a location I won’t be visiting for two weeks… Just ordered a 170W Lenovo Legion Slim charger, better have two in the future I guess? Anyways, this laptop is amazing, I can recommend it!
In a pinch you can charge with a usb c charger if it can push enough watts also. But I love having two chargers
Well-rounded review. Would have loved to see your benchmarks with demanding games such as Cyberpunk 2077. I use this laptop for my RUclips gaming walkthroughs. It's pretty solid. ❤
This is going on sale for 850 at Walmart on October 8th 2024, might cop ngl
I picked one up at Best Buy for $850 on Black Friday, great laptop but with upgraded ram to 32GB I was able to really push the iGPU in the 7840HS while keeping a low power connection rate. I also threw in 2x 2TB Samsung 980 Pros too give me the head room I was looking for but overall for around 1000$ I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Hopefully we see me amd laptops thus year tho !! Also very interested in seeing intels lineup this year
Nice what gpu did yours have ? Or was it just the igpu with no discrete card
GTX 4060, same exact spec as the one in the video !
Sheeesh. So if you got it for half price that’s crazy. Question though … how did you upgrade the ram? This particular model has soldered ram with no ram slots for upgrades. Did yours have the oled ?
I just realized this is the 14” model haha, I have the 16” slim 5. My apologies for the confusion!
I also forgot too mention mine was an open box product but after realizing the Black Friday deals applied to open box product, I immediately took the opportunity and drove about an hour and a half to a semi local Best Buy
Thanks for the review 🙏💻 - Waiting for pick up this week!
Heck yeah !! Let me know how ya like it ! I have been meaning to
Make a few videos with this thing so stay tuned and lmk if you got any questions. Be sure to
Update all your drivers and nvidia drivers too. Join the discord as well to keep in the loop. We got some EPIC windows tuning help in there and tons of stuff to really take it to the next level. Totally free discord.gg/Z8HQ9Fs9
@@cppctekis the RAM really not upgradable on this from 16gb?
@kwantumd since it’s soldered you can’t unless you can do bga soldering and can find the chips which even with my novice level skills I still won’t do bga soldering lol. But yeah you have to find a model pre loaded with the ram since it’s soldered. Only draw back but since it has dedicated vram it’s not as bad as 16gb on a handheld tho for sure.
@@cppctek you think it’s a deal breaker to have that limited ram?, I wouldn’t mess with the soldering.
@kwantumd for the value it’s a good deal spending under 1000$. I’m fine with 16 since it’s dedicated ram but if there was only 100$ diff I’d get 32
Im wondering if i should upgrade to this from my current 16" 2021 Legion 5 Pro with RTX 3070 Ryzen 7 5800H? Would the performance be fairly on par or better than my current laptop? I know DLSS 3 would be a nice advantage with this one but am curious how it would stack up without factoring in the DLSS difference.
Performance for a 3070 is pretty close to a 4060 but there are a few advantages but check out my zephyrus g16 video I made recently.
Man I’m excited. I just won one on an eBay auction for $780
Holy crap, that`s a real bargain! Unfortunately, in my country its 2.5 times more expensive😅 And its not just this model, ROG Zephyrus G14 is ~2.500$ for the same specs. Wish i could order it from another country...
@and40703 did you see my review on the zepyrus g16?
@@and40703 yea man I heard oversea prices are nuts! Hopefully the prices drop for you once the RTX 50 series comes out
That’s how i feel about the the screen on my Legion LOQ 15 but I bought it off my buddy for $600 so for it being 144hz, 16gbs of ddr5, same ryzen 7 cpu & a 4050 I can’t complain too much. Plus this thing is just for when im on the go or the road since my main PC is a giant water cooled 4090/i9 13900k rig but the oled screen on Slim 5 is so nice
Great video! Thanks!
Affordable is a stretch. I was lucky and found a refurbed unit from lenovo at an online auction. Got it for half of rrp. Fantastic gaming laptop though. Surprisingly quiet in quiet mode during gaming.
Recently this went on sale for 899-999 and for an oled with a 4060 that’s the cheapest out there and it’s very affordable in comparison to most gaming laptops unless your looking for those really low low low end ones like a 4050 or lower
@@cppctek What country? I"m in australia and paid $1500aud for the top model (W11 Pro, 1TB SSD). Retail price is $3299aud for the lower model and $3498 for the top, which equates to buying 2x 4080 super (give or take a couple hundred dollars). That's insane imo. Like it's a great package but overpriced. Currently on sale now for $2119 and $2318 which is reasonable.
The model I reviewed goes on sale for 1000-1299$ frequently on Lenovo website and Best Buy. Currently the ryzen 9 model with 4060 and 1tb is retailing for 1299$ usd www.lenovo.com/us/en/model/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series/legion-slim-5-gen-8-(14-inch-amd)/len101g0032
@@cppctek ah that's the 16gb model. We have the 32gb model in australia which jacks the price up a little.
I have this exact laptop and love it...I only have 1 complaint and its just the fans can get very loud but other than that its really a great laptop and the oled is absolutely stunning.
It really depends on your point of comparison imo. I had it side by side to the msi gp66 and it was extremely tolerable. All gaming laptop fans are going to be audible for sure. It’s an unavoidable thing really but if you compare the fan noise to other models irl under the same gpu and cpu performance we see here it’s the best I’ve seen
Use quiet mode 😊
id disable cpu turbo boost, I found that performance is quite similar without boosting to 5ghz+ for no reason; I run OW2 at native res locked 130 fps under 70c on the gpu and cpu is cool. Fans dont really spin up that much. I feel that CPU boost is a plague for gaming laptops.
@@cppctek i tried using the 780m igpu graphics instead of the 4060 on some triple A games like COD, Gears5, Street fighter 6, and undisputed boxing and I'm getting over 110 fps on most of them and the fans don't even kick on at all. This thing is amazing!
@CPPC TEK that other thermal pad is not for the WiFi card it is for another nVME drive if you were to install one in the other slot which is right there nex to the WiFi card
Just ordered mine today after few days looking for the best laptop for me and I’m sure I picked the best one
Yee indeed. Enjoy ! Lmk how you like it
Sup, fam. I came from the computex video, your content is great.
This thing is $1015 right now. What a steal
I got this laptop about a week ago I have only two minor problems with it which is the battery life and also not being able to find laptop sleeves and accessories for it. Other than that it's basically the most well rounded laptop with a compact size, good weight/portability, really nice screen, and balanced specs.
Battery issues is solved since I can use a C135 gan usb c charger that lenovo sells in china. I'm really impressed how I can still game on quiet and balanced mode while plugged in to usb c which means that I don't have to bring the 170w power brick around when I'm travelling. I'm still having issues optimizing the battery life or something since I think that most reviewers are getting at least 5-7 hours while I'm getting only about 3-4 hours on a full charge.
32gb ram for me is a must for this laptop since I'm always using about 10-12gb on my laptop with chrome, discord and a few apps in my taskbar. Honestly 16gb of ram is really limiting and if you buy more ram windows will definitely find a way to make use of it. The ram is also really well priced and not upgradable so I wouldn't get the 16gb version. I don't think it's worth skimping and getting the 16gb version since 32gb allows you to open as many tabs as you want and have more than enough ram for games.
Hey i also have the same laptop. Where did you buy that charger from? Have been looking for a long while but its not available in EU. Thanks
Excellent information. Thank you. Also, thank you for not having your dog in the presentation, a kid, a car, a cat, a bird, a little baby, or any of the other subliminal manipulations that used car salemen are so fond of...
Hey CPPC. Thanks for a good and honest review. Just ordered mine. My question to you is the extra SSDm2. Can I add a Samsung Pro 990 2TB into the 2nd slot. Or do you have a SSD that will match better
Thanks ! Nvme wise I’d say check the nvme tier list and make sure whichever one you get does have dram cache, it’s tlc and not qlc and it’s not in a lower tier class.
I’d personally go with one that isn’t super crazy fast as those tend to run hotter. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1B27_j9NDPU3cNlj2HKcrfpJKHkOf-Oi1DbuuQva2gT4/htmlview
Hi! great video. Can it be powered via USB C? maybe not for the full performance but at like 100w?
Indeed it can. I actually have a video hopefully coming in the next few days on powering laptops via usb c
Is it good and enough for 16g ram? Is 8 x 2 dual channel Ram or just single 16g ram because i have alots of trouble with single channel DDR4 ram in my old laptop, everything run slowly because of it? thank you
Ddr5 will be much faster than ddr4 but thr reason your laptop is slow isn’t because of ddr4
have you tried using legion toolkit? and undervolting for more battery life when on battery? oh and also how was the pd charging with a normal 100w charger was it enough for productivity usage?
mine coming in like 2 days 🎉🎉
I haven’t yet but I will visit that in my next video with this . Do you have any suggestions to try ? Hop by the discord or dm me if you have any settings I should try. I’ll be the first to admit I’m not an under volting expert but I am good with overclocking lol
@@cppctek I've also only undervolted cpu and gpu on a pc never had a laptop before 🤣🤣
From what I seen the ryzen 7 7840 Is not unlocked for under or overvolting. Sucks I ordered mine and then seen they had a 7940 which is unlocked since it's a ryzen 9 for $50 more 😒
@@guess199 dont worry, the 7940hs comes with 16 gb ram only, so you made nothing wrong.
Would you still recommend buying it now? Might not ship until end of April
I'm hesitating between this model (with Ryzen 9 but only 16GB RAM and RTX 4060) or their pro 5i Gen 9 with i9-14900 HX, 32GB RAM, and RTX 4070 (it's about $200 US more). Any tips on which one to choose?
For 200$ more that to me is a no brainer upgrade if it’s got an oled.
@@cppctek It does not. The upgrade is the 5i Gen (with IPS Monitor but better RAM and graphic card) and is $200 more. This model (not the upgrade) has the OLED but lower RAM (16 GB) and graphic card (4060 vs 4070). That being said, I don't play a lot of heavy games (Hogwarts Leg, Starfield, and Frostpunk 2 would be the highest right now) and I want to use it both for work and gaming but I also want it to last a few years.
@francoishastir2507 if your not a high fps gamer and you prefer better visuals go for the oled. The ram won’t make a difference since it has dedicated vram and I never hit the ram limit in 99% of games
@@cppctek Thanks for the tips! My friend also recommended going with this model and using the $200 for a replacement warranty. Thanks!
Thanks dude. I want one
Just ordered this today and it arrives tomorrow. Are you still enjoying this laptop? Is the 16gb enough?
I bought the Ally but honestly it’s been miserable with issues, kicked around doing the Legion Go instead as I’m still in my return policy, but I’m just gonna use this laptop with a controller when I travel and use the steam deck for the lighter stuff if I need to. I’ll end up getting either an Ally down the line when the as card issue is resolved or something new in a year.
Heck yeah I love this laptop. It’s better than the ally for sure and gives me no trouble. I use my Xbox elite series 2 controller on it.
@@cppctek I've got some travel/flights coming up so I'm excited to try this. Can't wait to debloat it and get it going. I have a 65W 30k baseus I'm hoping will help offset the drain on the 4.5 hour flight... Great video man, you gained a subscriber
Thanks a ton. Lmk how you like the laptop.
@@cppctek side note I saw you made an earlier comment about debloating, do you have a specific guide or something you follow? I am not looking to go crazy, but definitely want to get it running as optimized as possible...
Just got me an MSI Stealth 14 studio, a beast.
Is 16 ram enough for most things? I got this for 950 at BB but dont wanna regret not being able to run things
Since it doesn’t share the ram with the vram yes it was enough for me but 32 is nice to have but not needed
nice review, just pulled the trigger!
Heck yeah. You will really enjoy it !
Is this laptop good for a casual use? like web browsing, watching a movie and gaming ocassionaly?
Yeah most definitely great for everything all around. I will say the speakers are probably the only point on the laptop where it didn’t get a 10/10 for everything.
@@cppctek Help me decide please,
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Rtx 4060 16Gb ram 512ssd Intel I5 13500H - 1140 euro
Slim 5 Rtx 4060 16Gb ram 512ssd Ryzen 7840HS - 1265 Euro
Legion 5 Pro Rtx 4060 32Gb ram 1Tb ssd I5 13500HX - 1465 Euro
5Pro Rtx 4060 32Gb ram 1Tb ssd Ryzen 7745HX - 1485 Euro
What to choose as my first gaming laptop that i want to keep for many years? for best cooling and most silent?
@robi6713 I would suggest the 4060/7840hs with 16gb since it’s a better bang for the buck. You can always upgrade the nvme ssd very very easily later if you need more storage and can get a 2tb nvme now for as cheap as 75-100$ usd. If you get the 16gb ram model it’s more than enough for everything I do but I will say I wish the 32gb model wasn’t so much more money. I wouldn’t say you need the extra ram but it would be nice to have for tons of heavy multitasking or for games with very large open world maps. The intel system btw I’m not a fan of the 13500h it’s not nearly as powerful as the ryzen
@@cppctek So its better to get slim 5 with 16gb ram and upgrade later if needed? Someone told me that the 5 Pro is better for cooling cause its got a bigger Chassis
@robi6713 the cooling on all of them is extremely good and keeps the temps well within check. Normally I’m an intel person myself and tend to go with thicker laptops but having the slim 5 with the ryzen 7840hs and the 4060 in this form factor with great temps changed my entire mindset on the size of laptops I go for now. It’s way more portable and easier to toss in my bag and not worry about the extra weight either. It’s a pleasure to carry around. I tested out another Lenovo the other week with a 4090 if you haven’t seen it it’s worth watching but the price is way higher lol. I find myself feeling like the weight of it’s a bit too much when you carry the two.
Nice 👍🏿 bro, I can’t believe the screen looks better than your older laptop 💻 🤩
Indeed. Def sets the bar way higher for laptops.
@@cppctek yours was cutting edge as well, I remember it was even powerful enough to render some of our earlier videos. Wow 🤩 if you saying that then it gots to be strong laptop 💻
Great review. Thanks
🤠🤠🤠🤠❤️❤️ glad you liked it
My battery life has been sucking, but for me, watching RUclips or browsing the web can drain my battery from 80% to 15% in just 2 hours, which is quite bad. I am using a 60Hz refresh rate and the battery saver turns on when the battery reaches 30%. Do you think I am doing something wrong or is this how it's supposed to be?
Hmm I do have some stuff to say about the battery life. Stay tuned. I just got back in town and have some more videos planned, lots actually with Lenovo laptops and tuning. I think I’ll have some advice on the battery life but I need to finish my testing tommorow
@stefangiurgila7807
are you using external monitor plugged in (either HDMI or DP)?
@@petruki No I wasn't using anything.
@@stefangiurgila7807 Ok, one thing that I noticed is that even in Hybrid Mode the GPU still draws a reasonable amount of power. When I selected iGPU I have got better results in both temps and power consumption. Just an example, when GPU is enabled my temps stay at 50~ and when using the iGPU only I got max 40~
Try this, change to Hybrid iGPU only mode, restart or sleep/wake, check using alt+R to see if nvidia GPU overlay shows up, if not, the GPU is complete disabled. You might have different results, hopefully better. =D
In Silent Mode when browsing/doing light tasks, is the laptop completely silent or do the fans run at a low speed?
It’s the most quiet laptop I have ever heard. Since it’s a computer of course it has to have fans and some minimal fan noise. There’s no way around that. There’s no such thing as silent on a computer at all. Maybe a game boy or an iPhone
@@cppctek i see. I currently have a ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and it’s completely silent for light tasks on Silent Mode (fans kick in past 60° C) probably because of the liquid metal compound on the CPU. Considering switching to the Slim 5 (for many other reasons as well) but wanted to see how the fans were on light tasks cause Ive had previous laptops that were quiet but audible fans on silent and I’m a student and usually study in libraries.
@nathand5212 well compared to my msi gp66 it’s extremely quiet. When doin basic task the fans aren’t audible really. Hearing is something everyone’s different with but lately a ton of people are buying a laptop for the first time and you never know with people. Some folks just have wayyyyyyyyyy too high of expectations for a laptop. I’ve seen some people demand a gaming laptop be whisper quiet with gaming and I’d love to see one not thermally throttling if it’s whisper quiet. I mean realistically you could carry around some dry ice and a silent 120mm fan and cool it with some ducts
I just purchased one with ryzen 9 and 16gb ram
was that a good choice?
(fyi I do not do much gaming)
Good choice especially if you do more productivity work with that ryzen 9. Tons of power for that
i have this but the 16 inch version with ryzen 5 got it for 970 tax included, was that a good deal?
Good deal. The ryzen 5 is likely better on battery 🔋
CES is around the corner, so hoping there will be a laptop similar to this with oculink support
You can always add an occulink pcie card it does have an extra slot open. But if your going for occulink supported laptops I would say those aren’t in too big of a demand since it’s cheaper and more portable and cost effective all around to just spec your laptop with the gpu you desire. Just curious about your use case scenario and what appeal or use for you does the occulink entail ? I am generally on the assumption that most handheld gamers want it so they can dock at home and play aaa titles but with a laptop your usually going to be able to get any gpu you want now a days. Ohhh btw….. stay tuned and check my community post for the laptop I have on my desk to review that Lenovo sent over for review. It’s got a 4090 ;)
I can ask my rep about the occulink support for you but I’d love to hear more so I can explain it and maybe see if they have any input or suggestions. Thanks for the comment. Happy new year
@@cppctek appeal would be more feature rich and more "feature proof". When I buy a laptop, I want it to last for awhile.
I just heard rumors that Lenovo has thinking about oculink support for some of their laptops.
Lenova is making great laptops in every category
Seems like they are dominating
Im waiting on mine but idk why you cant get the 32gb with the ryzen 9 seems like a miss for Lenovo on that aspect
I can get slim 5 16'' for around the same price (1300 CAD), which one do you recommend?
It’s a tough choice. The 16” doesn’t have the oled but it does have higher refresh. I love the oled but I do like high refresh. I wish I could have both
@@cppctek Thanks, I think I will go with 16'' then
@yogicentralyt heck yah. Lmk how you like it.
Would u recommend this laptop for after effects and video editing?
Depends on complex the edits are but yea definitely. I even edited in davinchi resolve with ease and didn’t hit any roadblocks. It also depends on what encoder you use to encode with.
Nvidia using the av1 encoder is amazing and really speeds things up. The beefier the gpu/cpu the faster it will render those edits though.
Negatives? Plastic, rtx 4060, could have been rtx 4080 (works from 100w down to 60w) why 4080? 12gb vram is needed at 1440p.
What it has to be? 100% aluminium, 32gb ram (iGPU takes 4-8gb), 4tb m.2 ssd lexar, 3.2K screen 120hz, 16core R9 7945HX3D.
1: price for 4080 laptops is nearly double
2: 90% of laptops are all plastic(metal cost more)
3: 32gb should be a minimum for sure I agree
4: not everything will come perfectly spec’d unless your willing to pony up a bunch of money. This is a very light and well balanced laptop I enjoy using till this day.
@@cppctek
I dont care about the price, because i change my main computer every 7 years. Calculate 50 euro per month, 84x50 = 4200 euro lay arround.
Usually i have a Desktop ITX PC but... the wattage starts to be a problem. Energy costs will increase by 50% till 2030, so i decided to save money by chosing a laptop.
Then i save 1400 euro in 7 years, lower wattage = lower cost.
And if you ask me, why metal? Its quality and healthier for the environment (No plastic trash, 100% recycle able).
I think 32gb with a good iGPU is barely enough, i would prefer 48gb if possible. (8gb to iGPU), Firefox and basic programs pull 8gb, 32gb left to use.
For me is a sturdy aluminium laptop more important, could be heavy but should be thin, so cooling will be enough and it looks good.
Hey i am getting legion r7 5800h with rtx 3070 with 1tb ssd and 32gb ram in 1073 dollars its better to buy this because i want future proof any suggestion?
In 2024 I’d say a 5800h / 3070 is pretty dated and not a good future proof option. It also depends on the price. If it was super cheap like 500$ sure that’s worth it for a while but games get more demanding every year. I’ve got a video dropping this week with a new laptop you will like and I’ll be comparing it to the Lenovo
@@cppctekthan you for suggestion, i though it was good deal but actually if i spend $100 to 200$ more then i will surely go for legion slim
I’m visually impaired… Can I use this with an external monitor or a 65” 4k tv; if so, how? I really just am looking for a good way to play custom bo3 zombies on max settings. Can this laptop do that? Thank you!
Yes on the tv part. You can use an hdmi cable between them. Also it’s not really the high fps 4k gamer but it does play forza 4k around 60fps and some games will most def dip way below that on 4k but it’s mostly amazing at the other resolutions
@@cppctek since bo3 was released in 2015, it should be good for max settings, right? Is there any possible way you could upload a video clip of it, if you have the game, please? :)
@tdm17mn I don’t have it but yeah def could prob easily run max there and be good to go
Hello, I bought a Legion 5 Slim 2023 Amd7840hs rtx4060, I have a problem like the laptop makes a buzzing / electric noise when doing nothing, if I try to move with finger on touchpad the cursor, the noise either goes away or it will buzz louder, is this normal or I need to refund?
Did it go away ? I just got laptop few hours ago Same thing I am hearing
Is there an option to turn the power button light off? Can imagine how distracting that could be at night, cheers!
Not that I can see but most other gaming laptops have a lighted power button. I mostly game at night in the dark and it never even gets noticeable. The backlit keyboard was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy brighter so I disabled that tho lol
Is it ok with 16g ram if using for photoshop designing and gaming? is it 8g x 2 or just only one 16g. Thanks
just ordered one too.
Heck yeah lemme know how ya like it
Does the fans run when the laptop is idle or doing basic tasks like offimatic/navigating/watching movies? tyy
Well yes all laptops will have to run the fans when doing some task just because power does = heat and in order to keep things in check fans are a necessary item when it comes to a high performance laptop. But the good news is the fans when doin these task are way more quiet than my previous experience with most other laptops. It’s more quiet than you think. Is it iPhone quiet … of course not but is it iPhone level performance? No lol. You always have a give and take with performance and fans. You can enable quiet mode which really will keep it quiet but if your gaming in quiet mode it may drop you down a few fps
@@cppctek tyy budy
Great laptop !
But if you play in hdr on max performance tdp settings -included 170 W power supply is not enough.
And you must by 230w power supply.
Really ? So supplying a bit more power can allow for higher tdp to be achieved ? I know I haven’t tried but not I’m curious. I know for example on the ally when docked you are limited to 25w turbo mode but if you toss on a 100w power adapter your able to get into that 30w turbo mode again as if you were undocked.
Ayyyyy LET'S GOO--- whoops wrong device. Impressive -- most impressive!
Wrong device ? Lol how so
@@cppctek Watch my lego review plz bro, then it'll make sense.
£1450 ($1800) in England with 7840h and 32gb ram. Ships in 6+ weeks from Lenovo's website 😂
Might go for a refurbished Macbook pro 14" m2 10 core 32gb 1tb. Only need it for creative work, what do you think?
I woudlnt even recommend an oled for productivity...
How does it perform unplugged? Considering this vs an mbp 14in for portability and battery life
Could've been a lot better. Why? Only 2 USB A's on the back, no USB C on the back, No ethernet and no option for SSD larger than 1 TB or 2nd SSD.
What difference will a ryzen 7 vs a ryzen 9 have in this same laptop?
Ryzen 9 has more cores and threads. Think about a v8 Ferrari vs a v12 Ferrari
So basically it’ll consume more power but deliver more performance
Regarding the hub that you describe at 11:00 i don't get it, I thought that using a video signal via usb-c you are limited to 30hz ( i see this one supports 4k60hz, but still... ) for high refesh monitors via DP or HDMI, making it a very hard bottleneck for monitor refresh rate.
Nope wrong brother. Def not limited to 30 or 60 hz. Not sure where you experienced that at but that’s 100000000000000% FALSE. Look at the rog ally dock videos I’ve shown for example where I’ve tested DOZENS of usb c docks that all can support 120hz 1080 and many can do up to 144hz on some resolutions too. There is zero limitation here on this laptop either. Try it for yourself. Buy a good quality dock that supports the resolutions you want. Not all docks are created equal though
This laptop usb thunderbolt is connected directly to the rtx 4060 not the internal graphics, thisnway you can have an amazing experience with external monitors in this usb c
Great review 👍 you mentioned this oled screen has variable refresh rate , have you been able to confirm that ? As in can you enable Gsync
Yes there’s a vrr option inside the legion software.
@@cppctekthanks. If that is there then there should be an option to enable gsync in the nvidia control panel. Have you been able to do that ?
Is keyboard ⌨️ getting hot while working in Quite Mode? I had Lenovo 5i with Intel 14650hx 32,1tb,GeForce 4060 and I had to sell it , because this configuration was to hot (CPU up to 157wt) and cooling sistem was not able to cool it even in office apps working and RUclips watching. Thank You
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!
I’d totally get this instead of razer. Razer software is terrible and the fans are suuuuuuuper loud and high pitched on the razer. Plus the 2022 models are going to have muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh less fps / performance
@@cppctek thanks for the reply. Haha yeah the fps. I'm trying to use or for 3D animation. I really like the brightness + sleekness of the 2022 3070 Ti Razer. That's my dilemma.
Ps: my room is mostly cold.
Eh even in a cold room the 3070 ti is going to simply create more heat and uses more power. Also the Lenovo is super bright for being an oled. Many of the brightness ratings I take with a grain of salt because the naked eye sees things differently. For your use case scenario the razer gets the job done but I think you’d enjoy the quality better on an oled and having more accurate colors. It’s recalibrated as well and most definitely is wildly good
@@cppctek Interesting point! oooo wait, the legion OLED has more accurate colors? And recalibration? Or the Razer? The razer is OLED aswell.
bro thats amazing
I bought it used from ebay like new for 1300€ with 32GB RAM 512GB R7 7840HS OLED
Heck yeah.
hello , can i see your amd driver version? . i just got it and play csgo but the displau said i got old igpu drivers and the system suggest the update . keep in mind dont update it . i have problem with screen cannot change to 60hz from 120 . if so it will flickering
I’ve updated mine and can run 120 with no issues. What’s likely the problem is your needing to set the game to have an fps cap to match your monitor and also enable vsync. I only have the nvidia gpu model currently but I do know that issues sounds exactly like you need to go and change some things around. It’s either that or when in 120hz mode it could be also an issue with the game not making enough fps to satisfy the 120hz mode. Check and see first how many fps your making in the game and see if you can limit it or adjust settings to dial it to be on par with your refresh rate.
How’s the battery holding up?
Not too shabby. It’s def more than the ally. I usually play plugged in but I’ll be comparing the battery life in a video coming soon on mw2 and forza
I pulled the trigger mainly for the oled I have high hopes coming from the steam deck
Heck yeah
do you miss gsync while gaming?
Not at all honestly. It’s over rated if your tuning your games to run around the refresh rate you set.
I would rather get the g14 2023 cuz I can upgrade the ram to 32 gigs. I know that the slim 5 can be upgraded to 32 gigs but there are no good deals with that model. I would rather go with the g14 since it also goes on sale for $1000 on Best Buy a lot. Thanks for the video! If you know a good deal on the slim 5 32 gigs let me know!
Why can I choose 16gb ram version only?
Some regions may only have 16gb version.
Hey chief, would this be able to run two 4k 144hz monitors?
With the right dock yes.
@@cppctek what's a right dock if I may ask? And would it not work with a USB c to usb c cable or display port to usb c cable
Man, on sale right now but only the 16gb ram version.
Normally I’d prefer 32 but I’ve been perfect with 16 since it’s got dedicated vram and not shared
@@cppctek my current is 16gb ram too, and it's not bad, but it's four years old now. I think in the next four years, the comfortable amount is going to be 32 for sure.
Is it worth to buy one in 2024?
Depends on the current price. Around 1000$ I’d say it’s a deal. But you should check for open box deals
Hp omen with ryzen 7 rtx 4060 or this one please suggest ?
Depends on price of each and ram on each. Price to performance matters
@@cppctek I'm getting omen i7 13hx and 4060 in 1 lakh 10 and Predator at i7 13 hx and 4050 at 1 lakh 30.... Which one should I go?
@mrohitsingha1615 def not the 4050. Prob between the omen and Lenovo but whatever is cheaper
@@cppctek thanks got my doubts cleared 😊
Loving my Slim 7i 2023. It's not OLED but I don't miss it (in games). When I want deeper blacks, for regular streaming and production, I turn to my 16" M1 Pro.
It seems to process very fast too
Best Laptop of 2023. Hands down it's not even close!
Kind of ruins the fun of searching for the elusive does it all and is a f'ing great laptop hunt.
Best of 2023 and this is the form factor and build quality and performance direction all manufacturers should follow.
The 10lb with 30lb anchor battery monster laptops are idiotic! After you test it and haul the plastic corpse ball and chain laptop around. Uggghhh....
Is it good for editing videos?
Works great for editing up a few short videos here’s and there with no issues. And the scene being an oled really gives you the best quality and color
Yeah its only available as 16gb ram in my region... and costs $2000 with ryzen 9. really weird they offer it only with 16gb ram
Have you checked the Lenovo website ? Sometimes I have to check a ton of different places too but it depends on the region too
@@cppctek yep looked there, bad options for any legion atm, they only have the pro 5s 16" on sale now here.
the yoga pro 9 with intel i9 13900h and 4060 is on sale for about 2000€ but im concern the fan noise will be too loud after I saw the cooling system
@ikuma8291 the fan noise is sooooooo much better pitch and sound of any other laptop in this class. I’ve got several friends I’ve been hearing what they’re sounds like and this is the most tolerable gaming laptop that I’ve heard. All laptops unfortunately have fans that do make some noise. It’s really something I wish would be replaced with some sort of magic watercooling with a fan less design one day but for now we have fans. I don’t mind these at all. My msi gp66 laptop sounds like a jet engine and the Lenovo sounds like about like an Xbox or something it’s very low pitched and not that loud. Fan noise is worse on laptops with really tiny fans like the msi or some of the razer laptops too. Small fans are way higher pitched and just hit that sound wave that bugs you.
@@cppctek ah nice to hear. I have a msi creator with i7 8750 currently and its ridiculous loud if I dont limit the cpu. changed thermal paste and it made it little better, got some ptm sheets also but I havent bothered yet to try them as the laptop is just generally too weak for my video editing/gaming usage
is the rgb static or can it change colour?
Static
@@cppctek no colour changing rbg?! That's a deal breaker.
@dreamaway2 really ? Nah the rgb is so distracting and hurts my eyes while gaming anyways.
@@cppctek but colour changing RGB on the keyboard like those on the blade 16 and zephyrus looks clean and aesthetic ;)
@dreamaway2 are you buying it to game on or to look cool. Is hardware and fps / performance more important or are looks and flashy lights and doo dads and things that go brrr?
would be great if someone could test other games like mount & blade 2 for example or dark and darker. also no information about the battery life?
I haven’t heard of either of those games. The battery life is pretty good but I honestly was saving that for the next video once I get the undervolt and tuning fully done where I’m happy for battery life. It’s rated for a few hours gaming but I think on mw2 I got like 2 hours constant. But when using it regular easy 6-7hours
Is the ram upgradeable?
No unfortunately not
is there an ethernet port?
There is not but if you use one of the hubs/docks that’s the best way to get eithenet now a days on laptops
The review was too optimistic imo and could’ve have pointed out two important cons: lackluster speakers and non upgradable RAM. They are not dealbreakers for me but very important to mention
I’m pretty sure I mentioned about the ram and I did mention the speakers were speakers and it wasn’t anything that wowed me. Thanks for watching. I know in my prior experience with tons of laptops most of them sound about the same and it’s on par with several I’ve got now. The only time you’ll get better speakers is when you look nearly double the price in much larger laptops. Speakers on a laptop just aren’t a deal breaker for sure but the ram could be for some.
Can I Turn Down The Resolution to 2560*1600
Yes and I just tested it to verify. Also can do several others as well
Has it come to Asia yet?
Awesome video. All I need now is the money. 😅
Def need some of that myself lol. But hey at least it’s a good deal. I’ve seen some folks get it under a grand with some discounts and even some open box deals under a grand too