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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
I honestly love these types of videos, it's easier to know what model to get cause i wanna get the legion as well but i was struggling to pick what model i wanted
Go for a newer one if the budget allows. I bought one in 2023. And I am happy with it. Except try looking for gen 5 instead of gen 4. Which the on ly regret I have. Otherwise. The looks doesn't really much matter look more cuz of performance. Other than that it works wonders. Most games run 1440p but the ones more beefy 1080p.
Thank you so much for this clear and thorough video! I'm a librarian transitioning to the GIS field, and the Legion laptop range is recommended from my grad school, but as a primarily Chromebook and Mac user, I was a bit lost (between documents and LIS software, I didn't need a lot of power, lol). Super helpful, and you didn't talk too fast to understand, or overload the audience with unnecessary info 👍
I got a 2021. I upgraded the storage and ram on it, and it serves me well. I'm one of those people that until I can't run the games I want to play at console level framerates or settings, I don't upgrade. It's been running great for a few years, and I estimate based on how slow tech is moving, I'll probably get another 6 to 7 years out of it.
Bought a 2020 Legion 7i model as a refurb in late 2020. 10750H-2070Super. Needed some LM to really do it's thing, but after that, excellent. Still has one of the best/colorpop screens I've ever used. Decided I wanted something a little smaller to carry around. Went for a Legion Slim 7 AMD model (7840HS-4060) That machine is almost perfect. It has occasional issues switching off the 4060 and going iGPU. But that is almost always cured by a sleep/wake cycle. Always went with the 7 models, I dig the aluminum. And in the case of the Slim 7, a Unibody. The only other mfgr that comes close/even would be Asus. It's always between those 2 for me. Asus makes great stuff too. Some may find them more appealing. But I dig the Low Profile with power that Legion pulls off so well. Cheers.
Just bought the legion 7i with i9 32 gig ram and 1 tb ssd. Just put in my extra 1tb ssd and it’s perfect. Runs a little warm but that’s fine. Plug in my keyboard mouse and headset game on.
Problen is that you did not test the 2023 pro with the 13900hx , who was an absolute scremer performance wise and would have topped all the benchmarks here.
I picked up the 2023 i9 version recently and its been great. I prefer the regular USB A ports over the C as im in the Caribbean and USB C Peripheral are not very common as of yet. Although i do use usb c to charge my phone through the computer.
"I recently purchased the Lenovo Pro 5i 2023 model from Best Buy during the Mother's Day weekend sale for **$1,349**, a significant reduction from its regular price of **$1,799**. This impressive machine is equipped with an **Intel i7-13700HX processor**, **16GB of DDR5 RAM at 4800MHz**, and an **Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU with 8GB of DDR6 VRAM**. Additionally, it boasts an **IPS WQXGA display with a refresh rate of 265Hz**. Upgrading from a Lenovo ThinkPad T530, I am thoroughly enjoying this new laptop, especially when playing my favorite games at the highest and ultra settings."
It seems that 2022 has better microphones, better build material, better usb options which had enabled using external gpu, 2022 was their peak in case of options, am I right?
Planning on upgrading to a Legion 5 Pro, I own a Legion 5 Gen 5 and Im really just upgrading for the Power Delivery the charger is such a hassle to carry around
I have the Legion 5 Pro AMD 2021, 2022 and now the 2023 version as the 2024 version is not out yet. Too bad the 7745 only supports up to 64GB and not 96GB. Silly me not researched that part so I couldn't use the 96GB of my mini PC. Have to buy a 64GB kit. And see how I can transfer my Samsung 980 pro 2TB from the 2022 to the 2023 model without having to reinstall windows hopefully. The Legion 5 Pro AMD series hasn't let me down once. Lenovo has build a solid bang for buck series. Still remember the 2021 model brought on Netherlands market for €1650 in Corona time and it's still cheaper than the competition🙌🏼
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
@@Abcd325-f7v the 5800H has max 64GB on DDR4 3200MHz, has a less performance iGPU than the 6000 and 7000 series. Also the SSD on the 2021 model is PCIE 3.0 and the newer models are PCIE 4.0 Every newer model has better engineered details like every model has a better keyboard typing wise. The screen has better performance each model. It all comes down to what your budget is for the laptop I would recommend 2023 model if you want to be future proof. If budget and time is not of the essence you might want to wait for the 2024 model. Alll models have 2x memory and 2x SSD
"And see how I can transfer my Samsung 980 pro 2TB from the 2022 to the 2023 model without having to reinstall windows hopefully."........You can't do that, it might work but things will be buggy as hell.......just reinstall windows.
Planning to buy one soon (From Canada). Should I wait for Black Friday or back-to-school? And which specs should I pick for programming and light gaming like COD warezone and FIFA?
I was planning to buy the custom 5i pro but eversince 7i launched with that 3.2k display, I decided to hold on. Coz for about the same price, it's far better option. Hopefully lenovo bring 5i pro with custom option to have 3.2k display and pls with HDR1000 🙏🙏🙏🙏 & also, am thinking of saving up even more for an rtx 4080 series machine instead of the 4070s bcoz the 8gb Vram with TGP capping by OEM at 100-110 W doesn't feel like a future proof graphics card to have in laptop with upcoming titles all planned to roast the older GPU devices with their engines and amazing graphix Any suggestions @BenGKaiser sir? Also, could u please make a video comparison between 7i pro RTX 4080 vs SCAR 16 rtx 4080..bcoz i found the SCAR having the lead bcoz of the display for the price! Help sir
Regarding upgradeability, do all model years only allow a single-sided SSD to be installed in the primary M.2 slot? Lenovo, in their infinite wisdom, decided to place the rather thick keyboard cable connector UNDER the M.2 module placed in the primary M.2 slot, which prevents a double-sided SSD from being mounted there. At least this is how things unfortunately are in my 2023 model. I found a cheap M.2 "riser card" so to speak, really meant to elongate shorter M.2 modules to fit in e.g. 2280 screw holes, and thought of using this to raise a dual-sided SSD I have free from the keyboard connector. But Lenovo had of course placed their M.2 connector too close to the side of the chassis for this arrangement to fit... Lenovo really screwed things up here. Only the secondary M.2 slot accommodates double-sided SSDs. Regarding the horrible lit up logo on the lid being there also on newer models, I think this is only available in some Asian markets. Poor bastards. Regarding "upgrading to a newer model", yeah, that might happen for me in 2030 or something. C'mon man, the "oldest" model being shown here is only from 2021! Performance-wise, the dGPU is the only meaningful difference between these, when comparing two laptops of the same tier specs (I mean e.g. gen x i7 + RTX xx60 vs gen y i7+ RTX yy60).
My lenovo legion 5 died after a year and a half. I used to be a big lenovo fan but not now. Unacceptable. Surfed the net and I find I am not alone. Look up issues for lenovo buyers beware.
I bought the 2021 model (now discontinued) literally in 2021 of the year. I thought I was future proof (and am) but fast forward to 2022 and I see Lenovo discontinued the 2021 model from their website and took out the 2022 model a year later. Dang.. . And I wish I woulda waited one more year for the new specs and whistles. Not that the 2021 model is any less. It gets the job done. But I have this thing where I want more and more onto the laptop specs. For example the chipset, graphics card like vram and having Nvidia over Ryzen sucks. Preferred the higher end GPU on the Ryzen than the 2021 model. The newer models of legion have more Vram. And it would make games less lag (on extremely rare occasions i noticed it on the 2021 games).
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
@@Abcd325-f7vdepends on what u play. I only play esports titles, leatue of legends etc its pretty enough. I have the 2021 l5p witz rtx 3070 and ryzen 5 5800h and its a beast. Even Cyberpunk runs great. If you play high consuming aaa titles Id wait for 50 series gpus or wait until black friday to get a decent deal on a rtx 4080 atleast
I'm curious about reliability. I bought a Legion 5 Pro in 2021 and have had about 5 service order repairs on them including a failed motherboard, heat sink, speakers, BSOD and display issues. I'm just so fed up with this laptop but I guess consider myself unlucky with getting a defect. Anyone else having issues? How are the newer ones so far?
Don't buy 4070 laptop if there is a huge gap between 4060 and 4070. Because there is hardly 7% difference and all specs are same. In desktop gpu there is huge difference in spec.
@@TomasN37 4060 and 4070 laptop specs are same and hardly there is 8% difference. And some youtubers have shown that game lags little bit after turning on dlss. Dlss is just new name for getting more fps. It's same as we manually decrease resolution to get more fps. But desktop 4070 is beast.
The only biggest difference is i believe that the 2021 or maybe 2022 still have thunderbolt port on them, so sad that this guy never mention the type of usb c that was on the laptop😅 he always said its usb type c
Thanks for the video. Yes people are buying these laptops because in the PC worrld, these represent the best value and great build quality. I bought one (used) for my daughter a couple of years ago and she loves it. Genshin impact plays wonderfully on it. Everything else is as smooth as butter.
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Using my 2021. Fantastic laptop!
Me too and my name is also ammar
I grabbed a used one for 650€ last month 👍 R5 5600h RTX 3060 2TB SSD Samsung 980pro
@@Mikasa1152s Your name is beautiful habibi :)
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
I honestly love these types of videos, it's easier to know what model to get cause i wanna get the legion as well but i was struggling to pick what model i wanted
Go for a newer one if the budget allows. I bought one in 2023. And I am happy with it. Except try looking for gen 5 instead of gen 4. Which the on ly regret I have. Otherwise. The looks doesn't really much matter look more cuz of performance. Other than that it works wonders. Most games run 1440p but the ones more beefy 1080p.
I just purchased Legion Pro 5i 2024 $1,724
I9 14900hx
32gb ram
2 1tb Nvme
Rtx 4070
How's the battery life?
Does it have thunderbolt port?
I hope the 14900 hasn't died yet
@@Anarcho-harambeismthis is what I was thinking I'm scared to go intel
@3DOMSPEECHUNITY I'd really avoid it, I'm sticking with amd for a while, especially after how Intel was handling the whole situation.
I got my 2022 5i pro with i7-12700h and 3070 for $985 open box on a local store. I just upgraded the ram to 32gb and its nuts!
I just got myself a fully maxxed out Slim 5 ❤
Thank you so much for this clear and thorough video! I'm a librarian transitioning to the GIS field, and the Legion laptop range is recommended from my grad school, but as a primarily Chromebook and Mac user, I was a bit lost (between documents and LIS software, I didn't need a lot of power, lol). Super helpful, and you didn't talk too fast to understand, or overload the audience with unnecessary info 👍
I got a 2021. I upgraded the storage and ram on it, and it serves me well. I'm one of those people that until I can't run the games I want to play at console level framerates or settings, I don't upgrade. It's been running great for a few years, and I estimate based on how slow tech is moving, I'll probably get another 6 to 7 years out of it.
Purchased the 2023 pro 5i from a Best Buy outlet open box for 1139. Has an intel i7 13700hx | 16gb ram| RTX 4070 | 240hz display. Loving it!
Super helpful and interesting, love this kind of comparison videos. Well done Ben.
Thank you for the massive effort,great rewiew bro
Bought a 2020 Legion 7i model as a refurb in late 2020. 10750H-2070Super. Needed some LM to really do it's thing, but after that, excellent. Still has one of the best/colorpop screens I've ever used. Decided I wanted something a little smaller to carry around. Went for a Legion Slim 7 AMD model (7840HS-4060) That machine is almost perfect. It has occasional issues switching off the 4060 and going iGPU. But that is almost always cured by a sleep/wake cycle. Always went with the 7 models, I dig the aluminum. And in the case of the Slim 7, a Unibody. The only other mfgr that comes close/even would be Asus. It's always between those 2 for me. Asus makes great stuff too. Some may find them more appealing. But I dig the Low Profile with power that Legion pulls off so well. Cheers.
Appreciate it bro. Very helpful video ❤️
Just bought the legion 7i with i9 32 gig ram and 1 tb ssd. Just put in my extra 1tb ssd and it’s perfect. Runs a little warm but that’s fine. Plug in my keyboard mouse and headset game on.
Oh snap. I snagged my 2023 6800H 3070ti for $955. 😳 These prices are nuts
in canada legion 5i pro gen 4060 amd is $1400 right now
thats 2022 not 2023
Man I really wished to have the configuration of my r7 5800, rtx3070 with 32gbs. I just can imagine which points is going to be sit in those models…
Problen is that you did not test the 2023 pro with the 13900hx , who was an absolute scremer performance wise and would have topped all the benchmarks here.
Great job !👍🏻👍🏻 thank you so much for these videos and job you do, I would love if you made Legion 7i gen9 review, 🙏🏻 greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰🇪🇺
I picked up the 2023 i9 version recently and its been great. I prefer the regular USB A ports over the C as im in the Caribbean and USB C Peripheral are not very common as of yet. Although i do use usb c to charge my phone through the computer.
"I recently purchased the Lenovo Pro 5i 2023 model from Best Buy during the Mother's Day weekend sale for **$1,349**, a significant reduction from its regular price of **$1,799**. This impressive machine is equipped with an **Intel i7-13700HX processor**, **16GB of DDR5 RAM at 4800MHz**, and an **Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU with 8GB of DDR6 VRAM**. Additionally, it boasts an **IPS WQXGA display with a refresh rate of 265Hz**. Upgrading from a Lenovo ThinkPad T530, I am thoroughly enjoying this new laptop, especially when playing my favorite games at the highest and ultra settings."
I use it too
Don't you mean 250hz?
Appreciate your work brother ❤
It seems that 2022 has better microphones, better build material, better usb options which had enabled using external gpu, 2022 was their peak in case of options, am I right?
Using 2022 Legion 5i pro
Planning on upgrading to a Legion 5 Pro, I own a Legion 5 Gen 5 and Im really just upgrading for the Power Delivery the charger is such a hassle to carry around
Love this video
I have the Legion 5 Pro AMD 2021, 2022 and now the 2023 version as the 2024 version is not out yet.
Too bad the 7745 only supports up to 64GB and not 96GB.
Silly me not researched that part so I couldn't use the 96GB of my mini PC.
Have to buy a 64GB kit.
And see how I can transfer my Samsung 980 pro 2TB from the 2022 to the 2023 model without having to reinstall windows hopefully.
The Legion 5 Pro AMD series hasn't let me down once.
Lenovo has build a solid bang for buck series.
Still remember the 2021 model brought on Netherlands market for €1650 in Corona time and it's still cheaper than the competition🙌🏼
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
@@Abcd325-f7v the 5800H has max 64GB on DDR4 3200MHz, has a less performance iGPU than the 6000 and 7000 series.
Also the SSD on the 2021 model is PCIE 3.0 and the newer models are PCIE 4.0
Every newer model has better engineered details like every model has a better keyboard typing wise. The screen has better performance each model.
It all comes down to what your budget is for the laptop I would recommend 2023 model if you want to be future proof.
If budget and time is not of the essence you might want to wait for the 2024 model.
Alll models have 2x memory and 2x SSD
"And see how I can transfer my Samsung 980 pro 2TB from the 2022 to the 2023 model without having to reinstall windows hopefully."........You can't do that, it might work but things will be buggy as hell.......just reinstall windows.
@@kninezbanks i just decided to get 2x Lexar 4TB NM790 to replace my SSD
Got the 2022 model. After a year and a month, it suddenly went down.
Do same one for Pro 7
Great job
I would like to ask about the battery life cuz I want to buy 2024 version and battery is the most important thing to me
Planning to buy one soon (From Canada). Should I wait for Black Friday or back-to-school? And which specs should I pick for programming and light gaming like COD warezone and FIFA?
I got the legion 5i pro gen 9 with rtx 4070 and Intel 14th gen for 1800(including taxes)
I was planning to buy the custom 5i pro but eversince 7i launched with that 3.2k display, I decided to hold on. Coz for about the same price, it's far better option. Hopefully lenovo bring 5i pro with custom option to have 3.2k display and pls with HDR1000 🙏🙏🙏🙏
& also, am thinking of saving up even more for an rtx 4080 series machine instead of the 4070s bcoz the 8gb Vram with TGP capping by OEM at 100-110 W doesn't feel like a future proof graphics card to have in laptop with upcoming titles all planned to roast the older GPU devices with their engines and amazing graphix
Any suggestions @BenGKaiser sir?
Also, could u please make a video comparison between 7i pro RTX 4080 vs SCAR 16 rtx 4080..bcoz i found the SCAR having the lead bcoz of the display for the price!
Help sir
Regarding upgradeability, do all model years only allow a single-sided SSD to be installed in the primary M.2 slot? Lenovo, in their infinite wisdom, decided to place the rather thick keyboard cable connector UNDER the M.2 module placed in the primary M.2 slot, which prevents a double-sided SSD from being mounted there. At least this is how things unfortunately are in my 2023 model.
I found a cheap M.2 "riser card" so to speak, really meant to elongate shorter M.2 modules to fit in e.g. 2280 screw holes, and thought of using this to raise a dual-sided SSD I have free from the keyboard connector. But Lenovo had of course placed their M.2 connector too close to the side of the chassis for this arrangement to fit... Lenovo really screwed things up here. Only the secondary M.2 slot accommodates double-sided SSDs.
Regarding the horrible lit up logo on the lid being there also on newer models, I think this is only available in some Asian markets. Poor bastards.
Regarding "upgrading to a newer model", yeah, that might happen for me in 2030 or something. C'mon man, the "oldest" model being shown here is only from 2021! Performance-wise, the dGPU is the only meaningful difference between these, when comparing two laptops of the same tier specs (I mean e.g. gen x i7 + RTX xx60 vs gen y i7+ RTX yy60).
My lenovo legion 5 died after a year and a half. I used to be a big lenovo fan but not now. Unacceptable. Surfed the net and I find I am not alone. Look up issues for lenovo buyers beware.
Which version cpu and gpu you purchased?
i`m using 2020 legion 5 with Ryzen and 2060 rtx an still i see no point to upgrade to 2024 version
did you check the battery life while editing?
I bought the 2021 model (now discontinued) literally in 2021 of the year. I thought I was future proof (and am) but fast forward to 2022 and I see Lenovo discontinued the 2021 model from their website and took out the 2022 model a year later. Dang.. . And I wish I woulda waited one more year for the new specs and whistles. Not that the 2021 model is any less. It gets the job done. But I have this thing where I want more and more onto the laptop specs. For example the chipset, graphics card like vram and having Nvidia over Ryzen sucks. Preferred the higher end GPU on the Ryzen than the 2021 model. The newer models of legion have more Vram. And it would make games less lag (on extremely rare occasions i noticed it on the 2021 games).
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
@@Abcd325-f7vdepends on what u play. I only play esports titles, leatue of legends etc its pretty enough. I have the 2021 l5p witz rtx 3070 and ryzen 5 5800h and its a beast. Even Cyberpunk runs great. If you play high consuming aaa titles Id wait for 50 series gpus or wait until black friday to get a decent deal on a rtx 4080 atleast
2021 to 2024 Id guess 40% increase...35?
Just got a legion 5 with i9-14900hx and rtx-4060. Is it worth upgrading to 4070 and lowering processor grade?
Why 2024 has 2 hole in the back i think 3 hole sirculation
where to buy 2021 model now?
Can I buy 2021 model for $950
Any thoughts on the slim 5 vs 5 pro?
why you don talk about the 2023 R9 MODEL
Hi, What is the best RTX 4060 and i7 laptop currently? Is it the Legion 5i Pro?
I think so!
Thankyou!
Is the legion 5 pro 2022 have mux switch?
I'm curious about reliability. I bought a Legion 5 Pro in 2021 and have had about 5 service order repairs on them including a failed motherboard, heat sink, speakers, BSOD and display issues.
I'm just so fed up with this laptop but I guess consider myself unlucky with getting a defect.
Anyone else having issues? How are the newer ones so far?
You just got a lemon unit. Just rma it and get a new one.
@@ocb05 Cheers mate, assumed so
that arrows placement is criminal
using a legion 5 15ACH6 (2021) and i'm highly considering upgrading to a newer version under under $1400 though, any recommendations? 😬
Which Lenovo Legion would you choose and why? Looking for a laptop for graphic design/photography (mostly Adobe software + Affinity). Of course RAM would be upgraded to 32 GB.
1) Lenovo Legion Slim 5 - Ryzen 7 7840HS + RTX 4060
2) Lenovo Legion Slim 5 - i7-13700H + RTX 4070
3) Lenovo Legion Pro 5 - i5-13500HX + RTX 4060
4) Lenovo Legion Pro 5 - Ryzen 7 7745HX + RTX 4060
Don't buy 4070 laptop if there is a huge gap between 4060 and 4070. Because there is hardly 7% difference and all specs are same.
In desktop gpu there is huge difference in spec.
You sure about it? 4070
Goes to full 140 watts now also DLSS is a big deal too.
@@TomasN37both laptop 4060 and 4070 have almost no performance gain from 100w to 140w
@@TomasN37 4060 and 4070 laptop specs are same and hardly there is 8% difference. And some youtubers have shown that game lags little bit after turning on dlss. Dlss is just new name for getting more fps. It's same as we manually decrease resolution to get more fps.
But desktop 4070 is beast.
@@TomasN37yes go watch jarrods tech about it
Asus might be a better option?
asus customer support is a nightmare besides that lenovos have better thermals for cooling etc
only 15-20% :)
Gift me one please
The only biggest difference is i believe that the 2021 or maybe 2022 still have thunderbolt port on them, so sad that this guy never mention the type of usb c that was on the laptop😅 he always said its usb type c
Thanks for the video. Yes people are buying these laptops because in the PC worrld, these represent the best value and great build quality. I bought one (used) for my daughter a couple of years ago and she loves it. Genshin impact plays wonderfully on it. Everything else is as smooth as butter.
Man honestly! This is a great review video I've seen so far that's so in depth and decent🎉
wow, this is super informative. thanks.