New Lenovo Legion 5 Slim 14" OLED - The G14 Killer?!
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- This may be the perfectly balanced laptop. Lets take an in depth look at this new g14 killer
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Timeline:
0:00 Intro
1:33 Specs and Build Options
3:17 Design, Ports, Weight, Size
56:57 Teardown, Internals, and Upgrades
10:11 Keyboard and Trackpad (+Comparison)
13:28 Vantage, OLED Care, Overclocking
16:29 Screen & Audio Test
18:59 Noise
19:48 Geforce Options
20:18 Webcam and Mic
20:39 Benchmarks
23:24 GAMING! - Starfield on Various Settings
27:28 Conclusions
#techreview #gaminglaptop #lenovolegion 
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Coming from a Mac I was not ready for how loud fans are on a gaming laptop. Just picked up the slim 5 14 inch and I run it on silent mode and it does a great job still. Screen is amazing to me.
Would love a "Slim 7" version of this one with the same metal build as the 16-inch.
Wow the exact question I was asking, and you confirmed my thinking: Ryzen 7 with 32gb ram makes much more sense than Ryzen 9 with 16gb 👍 thank you
Very good review...great choices for comparison...👌🏻
thanks i was literally waiting for this video lol. Great reviews as always. The package offered by this laptop is overall solid and mediates between the slim 7 and 5 so its great.
Absolutely agree
Awesome review my friend…I’m now really interested in this model. I’m subscribed and can’t wait for the next video to see the gaming benchmarks. Please don’t make us wait too long. 🙏
I had this one in my cart for a week or so. After watching your video I bought it. The specs on this one are really good compared with the price. Thanks for your review!!!
I’m on the same boat but wondering if the plastic base looks odd. The front and back even in the video looks amazing and high quality, the plastic base however looks different (even the color a bit). Is that the case indeed?
How is the gaming? The screen ain't too small?
Great review, thank you!
Thanks for the review Beau. But I'd be interested in seeing more games at native resolution. As the laptop doesn't have gsync/freesync that level of performance is good to know.
Are we sure there’s no VRR support? Sometimes disabling the iGPU in the BIOS to only run with the discrete NVIDIA GPU enables G-Sync/Freesync in the NVIDIA control panel
This is pretty good for a 1st gen model. I personally would wait for the 2nd gen when they will surely make many small adjustments/improvements to make it even more compelling. Lenovo is really hitting it out of the ballpark. I've been tracking gaming laptops for a few years now and, maybe due to my professional background, the Lenovo Legion models of the last couple of the years are clearly the best combination of performance, features and clean/professional styling for people like me. The gamer-only types may not care much about the Legion styling and may prefer the Asus ROG, Razer, Alienware styling but it's pretty clear Lenovo has captured the market segment that includes me and I can see that companies like HP are now trying hard to copy Lenovo's formula. Wouldn't be surprised to see a 14.5" Legion Slim 7 next year that will take on not just the Asus G14 but also, to an extent, the MBP 14".
100% same reason why i bought a 2020-21? legion 5, the one with ryzen 7 4800 and rtx2060, and is still my main computer. i have had zero issues with it the entire time ive owned it and does everything i throw at it. abelton, fusion 360, onshape, solidworks, all flawless
I’m a medical student, and I haven’t had a gaming laptop in years. I placed an order for the Legion Slim 5 14” due to the screen, actually!
My priorities are
1) Studying and decent battery life in lecture
2) Good color gamut for photography and graphics design / content creation (surprisingly important in med school!), reading pathology images
3) MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS / MATLAB / TENSORFLOW for clinical and basic research, important for applying to residency
4) occasionally kicking it back and rewarding myself with a gaming study break
Of course, had I not highly valued 4), I’d just have gotten a MacBook. But I think manufacturers need to realize that many of us are professionals first, gamers second
Totally agree. I would have pulled the trigger on the slim 5 14 it if it had 4070 option. Mercury Razer is the only other gaming laptop that doesn't scream gamer but I just couldn't get over its chin and the cost.
@@YanpingSoongNorahello i just buy the laptp to buy some people said that oled have burn in problem . Need to know how to mantain it
I pulled the trigger on one despite these same concerns, but I figure I’ll wait and see on a revision. Could always resell this guy and grab a newer one if I need. It seems really well made as is.
While you are comparing it to the g14..could you also compare it to the slim 7?
Great review!
(Also will playong lower resolution gameplay on the 3.2k screen (variant) of the slim 7 look bad in person?
Thumbs up for super detailed review. I decided to get it for my next workhorse. Currently having an M1 Mac air & 3060 windows desktop, I guess it can replace both with one machine + one external moitor. Very nice build. I don't do games. Unreal engine, blender, sketchup, vray, solidworks, rhino, sort of...... ah man.... This one seems to be faster than my desktop...
Did you end up buying the slim 5 14” and hoe do you like it as a replacement for your mac and desktop?
@@hschokker86 Yes, right after I put the above comment. I am quite satisfied with this laptop. Two things to note. 1. HDR is not complete. When watching youtube with monitor HDR ON, HDR content is fine but non-HDR contents tend to go very bright in full screen mode. I couldn't resolve this in the end, so simply turn ON/OFF HDR manually. 2. Hybrid GPU sucks.. I mean really... Driver choose which one to use automatically which makes flickering and that's very annoying. This happens very often. SO I stick to dGPU mode only with power cord ON always. Other than these two flaw-like things, this slim notebook does everything faster than my desktop with less noise and heat, I totally like it. Thank you.
This is by far the best video on the Legion 5 Slim 14.
Glad you enjoyed
Nice vid ! I bet with fhd settings in game, that it is a gaming beast !
Did you notice any screen-tearing while gaming on this oled screen without v-sync enabled?
awesome review.. bought mine already and hoping it easily lasts 5+ years!
Nice! The build quality seems quite good so hopefully
same, coming from someone with a MSI gs65 (never buy msi). it's 3.5 years old, but the rgb lighting is broken, hinge broke down once (lucky fixed under warranty), and now the left sound is whizzing. i dont know how the laptop managed to survive this long, but its time to upgrade, and hopefully to something i can use for 4+ years without problems.
Is it just me or the oled reflection looks distorted... for example, if you have black/dark background, the reflection of your face looks elongated / distorted...
@@enigma9910 i dont see it on my screen. if its there then it would be almost unnoticeable.
I am between this slim 5 14 inch and slim 7 16 inch both with 7840hs, 32 GB RAM, and rtx 4060. The only downside of Slim 7 is its weight. it weighs 2176g and reaches 3kg with its charger. I take my laptop in the backpack to work almost 3 days a week, But it has some advantages over Slim 5 14-inch like USB 4, better speakers, and G-Sync.
BTW, all reviewers reported that Slim 5 14-inch weighs 1732g whereas you show almost 2kg weight for it.
There is a noticeable weight difference. The slim 5 is a fire bit lighter and definitely easier to carry around
Funny, same here, also taking the Slim 5 16 inch in as there is a reasonable offer in a store here (Netherlands) with a 4070 inside, but only 16GB of memory. I am leaning towards the Slim 7 16-inch, as it's has several benefits (better screen, RGB keys are an option, i can make it 32GB of memory, nicer housing etc.) Of the 14-inch i hate glossy screens, OLED is very nice but that gloss spoils it. And 16-inch is a bit nicer, more immersive when gaming in comparison to 14-inch.
I have slim 7i. I bought a lighter charger for bringing it around with me that weighs 200g I think. I find it perfectly manageable in a backpack, but losing almost half a kg would be nice. But on the flip side I love having 16" of screen space both for gaming and work.
@@formulaic78 I would go with Slim 7 and the Lenovo 140W USB-C charger. I agree that a 16-inch laptop makes doing work and playing games easier and we almost don't need an external monitor.
@@user-ii5fb6gv9g I think that's the best choice but it's close and I've never used any of the 14" gaming laptops.
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!
What’s the Rez on the Razer blade?
You should have compared it to the screen of legion slim 7. I wanted to see how big is the difference between them. Oled is nice I wish it was on the 16 inch version 😅
The 3.2k legion screen is much closer in cooours to this than the 1600p legion screen
I’ve used both the 1600p and 3.2 k and frankly I prefer the 3.2 on the slim 7 over the 1600
make a detailed comparison between slim 7 and slim 5 14 plz
Look how reflective that screen is. In the UK I'd have to wait over 6 weeks to get the 32GB RAM model. Also the below average battery life was also something that concerned me. Ended up going for the 2022 Asus G14 6800s I found for a mere £1099 brand new. Or £1200 with 4 year warranty. Still keeping my eye out for 4000 series laptops, because I'm not sure if AMD graphics will suffice for my workflow. One thing i like about the Slim 5 is the dual NVME. I'm much more comfortable dual booting Linux on a second SSD.
I just bought the slim 5 g8 14" and my main concern is how well will it work on Linux(probably Pop-OS or Ubuntu Studio). For sure second SSD Linux and Windows on the main ssd. Might even give the boot to Windows if LINUX performs well: I guess it might take a year or two before that hapens.
@@dominicservais2934 Great choice. I doubt that you'll have any issues with linux, dual SSD is ideal.
I was also concidering going full time Linux, but not sure how my battery life and thermals on my device will be affected. This thing runs too warm with out the right tweaks. Not sure how well linux handles performance optimisations.
Thanks for the review, Beau. From your comparison between 14 and 16 Legion, the size is not much different, 16 is even thinner. Which one do you recommend in terms of performance and portability?
Probably 14” if portability matters
I really like this kind of raw first impressions hands on experience video. The OLED really pulls me in, but I have a few concerns. In your video it looked like I saw some screen tearing in game. Was that caused by camera? Or did you notice it in real as well? It doesn't seem to have Gsync right? Also the OLED seems to have a plastic cover instead of glass.
Alternative I'm looking at is Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED which seems to have same OLED screen in a smaller lighter package and seemingly better build? (more metal). But more battery draining Intel and perhaps smaller package means less cooling? So can't run as well on quiet mode? When speccing the Lenovo to the same specs it's a 400 euro difference. Not sure if it's worth it. Comparison would be awesome since these are the only 2 with this 14 inch high refresh OLED.
The zenbook will be good for portability but you will be struggling with temperatures. It’s a thinner package and you will face thermal throttling. If that is okay for you then it’s a good option
@@TechGuyBeau Today the Lenovo 4060 32gb just got added to a big store here in NL for 1750 and 1 day delivery so ordered that one. Asus is 2200 here.
Before today it had a 4 week delivery directly from Lenovo (costing 1900) and I didn't like ordering from there. It has a pretty bad rep as a store here in NL.
Lenovo offering better keyboard, thermals and battery life. Not worth the extra 450 for a bit smaller package and TB4. Thanks for helping me decide.
@@shaflicdoes the plastic base look weird considering the top and bottom are metal?
i could get the 14inch ~1500€ the Slim 7i with the 4070 ~1900€ or the Pro 7i 4080 ~2400€ i mainly use it for Work Trading(forex/Crypto) wich one is the go here for Desktop or Allround Setup with a 27inch Oled Monitor with 240hz? i have a Gtx 970 :D. Can i even get the 240hz with either of those Graphics Card no right? i will only Play Multiplayer FPS/MMo´s thanks alot
I am thinking of buying this laptop but I just have 2 things holding me back:
1 - Does Lenovo have Pixel Refresh and Pixel Shift options like ASUS OLED laptop have to increase the longevity of the screen and prevent screen burn in (mainly because of the HUD on long gaming sessions), I would want my screen to last at least 4 years and I havent found any of this options on the Lenovo Vantage online.
2 - I am worried about the fact that the hinges are suported in the plastic palmrest/deck (I dont understand why Lenovo just didnt make all metal chassis). Do you feel like the hinges are solid and rigid and there is no plastic bending or rattling? My last gaming laptop was a MSI and those hinge horrible designs give me PTSD with fixing the hinges on a plastic surface that broke 2 times in 2 years of use. I would also want for the hinges to last me at leats 4 years.
This seem the perfect gaming/work laptop compromise for me but I just have this doubts preventing me from buying it because I am worried about longevity. (Especially because in my country Lenovo Support and RMA is so slow and painfull)
No worrries about 2. Very solid
But it doesn’t have pixie refresh
Thank you for your review! As a "total package" quality/price considering the same specs, would you pick this one or the Legion 7 Sllim?
Both are amazing. If you are okay with the size, get the 16” slim 7. If you need increased portability get the slim 5. They are both superb
Would like to see CPU and GPU wattage and temps. I think people want to see if the laptop can actually sustain wattage that's being advertised. I've gone through 5 different laptop and none of them can sustain wattage because of poor cooling. Either CPU or GPU would drop wattage to keep it under TDP.
Please check if it supports VRR.
Between this and the slim pro 9i 14, which one would you recommend for college students? I’m soon going back to study in college and I can’t decide which one to get, given that the battery life on both is similar
this will have better battery than the Intel slim 9i for sure.
I’d lean towards this for sure
Do you know if it will be released soon in the european market at a similar price to the US store? I really want to get this laptop soon especially because of the approaching Black Friday, but I live in Europe so I have to rely on package forwarding since its only sold on Lenovo's US store as much as I can see at the moment.
Unsure sorry. EU market is tough overall
If PSREF lists this laptop for your country, then it'll arrive at some point.
11:48 nice one
Hey I want to buy the legion slim 7 with the 3.2k display variant but I read that games look really worse if you run them at lower resolution than native like 1080p so is that very noticeable?
I have a think book, which is essentially the Legion in my possession. I chose to pick the 3.2K screen. I will be able to comment on it in my review that comes out next week
Thanks for the review! I wonder wether we'll get a Slim7 14 inch next year.
hopefully. I’d love to see this with some of the 7 features
Great video as always. Can you please test with usb-c charger/powerbank, i.e 100W or less, would be good to see if it came game on quiet mode and pull less than 100W. Thanks
I can game on silent mode with a 100 watt usb c GAN charger. I’ve already been doing it for a day :)
@@TechGuyBeau does using a 100w charger impact the game performance?
@@fairuzamanjaafar4208 that depends. You can’t use performance mode under 100 watt GAN. Only blanched or silent.
I never use performance so for me, no
Does the plastic deck impact the typing experience? this would be one of the only factors that keeping me from getting this.
Also did the extra configurations ramp up the weight, because lenovo mentions the weight of this device to somewhere close to 1.7 to 1.8 kgs.
does this laptop support hdr and what is the peak brightness?
I wonder if it's chargeable via USB C.
The main reason why I would want 14" instead of something bigger is to travel light, and travelling light wouldn't be as good if I had to carry a power brick instead of something like Anker 100 USB C small charger.
It is 100% chargeable by usbc. To be honest I game on this thing on silent/balanced over usb c. Just be sure the anker supports 100w power delivery
Only going up to a 4060 is a bit of a let down. But when you have something this small it's probably a good idea not to go all out to try and keep temps in check. But, OLED and 32GB Ram is the perfect combo for anyone wanting to do work along with play. Gen 2 I would like to so fully upgrade-able Ram slots. Razer was able to do it. As crazy as that is. Maybe move the speakers so they fire upward? Can't say I see much else I would say needs changed. Looks great for a first try at a 14" gaming laptop.
Anything higher would be tough to cool in such a small chassis and they would have to power limit it, which means you’d be getting marginal performance uplift
U need to understand more about LPDDR5 memory and GPU's. LPDDR5 needs to be soldered and provides faster speeds, this one is 6400 mhz. Also a more expensive gpu on this will have to be under wattage and provide significantly worse performance than what the gpu is capable of.
14 inch
damn now im kind of regretting going with the 16 inch slim 7 gen 8. same specs as this one but damn that little extra portability would be nice......
They are both extremely nice. My favourite two laptops possibly ever
Between this and the G14 RTX 4060, which one do you suggest? I liked everything about this laptop, only thing missing is USB4 which G14 has. Would it be a big deal?
Get the legion. I did a comparison video just today. Might be worth a look
If Lenovo turned this into a yoga (2-in-1) product to rival Asus's Flow x13 and x16 line, it'd be an insta buy for me. I prefer Lenovo's design language, but my line of work requires me to write on a surface, so I'm forced to go with Asus's overly gamer aesthetic year over year instead.
Love your name and picture
I agree with you that should be the endgame. But for now if they make this 14 inch last at least 8-10 hours of battery and not a heat creating hell like the G14 it’ll be a miracle
legion as a lineup needs to get rid of the damn num pad or at least have an option for a TKL version
would love if you could do gaming comparison between this and the amd legion 5 pro just to see how much better that performs with the 4070 and dragon range cpu
The DR cpu underperforms in the pro 5 due to heat issues. The7840hs/7940hs are the best CPUs this year for sure. Thermals are always a concern in any laptop
Then why did they put it in the first place then? Why would put some cpu that has a powerful IGPU when you put a gpu inside too???????????? FR MAN@@TechGuyBeau
@@yeshuayahushua4338actually the iGPU on the DR isn’t particularly good
How do I downscale the 3200 x 2000 resolution ? Can I be downscaled to 2560 x 1600 ?
Btw do you happen to be able to see how much wattage will it charge using a normal 100watt brick? 20V 5A?
I proper 100 watt brick can sustain gaming even on balanced, but you will not be able to do performance properly
Could you review the Acer Predator Triton 14 with the 4070?
Just got mine in a few hours ago. This would be perfect if the battery life was better, the g14 still beats it in that department. While searching up some bg3 vids and doing some causal office work, I’m getting like 5 hrs. Build quality wise, this thing is amazing and slaps the g14 in the face. Any tips to further extend battery life? My laptop is set at the same settings as ur battery test
Have you tried lowering the brightness, and are you on the igpu? That thing should be getting closer to 8 hours before needing a charge doing light work like that
Might need to tweak. The batter is basically the same as the g14. You shoukd be getting identical battery life
@@TechGuyBeaudid some tweaking on power draws and some programs that were running in the back ground battery improved since then. This thing is lovely
hey bro, would this be able to power 2 4k 144hz monitors?
Is Lenovo using plastic keyboard deck's to isolate the heat? I was looking some of the thermal image tests of 14" HP elitebook's and Lenovo ThinkPad's, the hotspots are up to +55c around top most key row. If you have system 23W splitted between CPU and GPU, this is only 1/5 'th of iGPU wattage. I guess you can't have good thermals in 1.3 Kg laptop. But the cooler and RAM quantity are always in existential struggle.
The top does feel cooler than the 7 slim. But internals don’t run hot. It just has beefier cooling
Are you noticing black crush on this at lower brightness levels in SDR. Cuz I have a lenovo yoga 7 oled where I am facing this issue. Is it normal?
Not really no. Different screens through
I travel often and just need something for long layovers, web browsing and light gaming. Would the slim 5 be a better option than the slim 7?
Performance is the same. Decide if portability is important. Sounds like you are travelling so the 14” is likely the best for you
The G14 is aluminum top and magnesium alloy body even if it kinda feels like plastic
Yea but it cracks easily. I’ve opened up my 2023 g14 to add more memory and ram
And unscrewing the bottom plate causes a lot of damage over time. After 3 months I have small cracks that began to form in the bottom plate, just ordered a replacement from eBay but I think I’m going to grab this legion, it’s too good to pass up
Thanks for this video. Is your machine’s CPU with 16GB or 32GB?
I’d like to know this to understand how these specs led to the gaming performances.
32gb. I highly recommend 32gb if it’s affordable since it’s soldered
@@TechGuyBeau thanks! Unfortunately, I only have access to 16GB model in the country I’m staying now… Do you think it can also perform okay for gaming? Your comments will be super helpful to decide whether to buy this laptop. 🙏
@@takstravelvlog7357gaming is fine on 16gb. It’s more important when doing professional tasks
Because it's not much smaller than 16", i pick the slim 5 16" with 2 upgradable RAM slots (96GB).
Isn't 32GB the max Ram ?
@@shadrixg259 in 14" it's soldered 32GB. 16" slim 5 supports 96GB.
@@az9az9az9 that's surprising
Man, this is like a dream laptop for me. Looks really sleek
Love that they included the pageUp/pageDown keys, I use those all the time on X1 carbon
Gonna switch as soon as it's available here
Great review btw
It’s very clean
Same, I use the page up/ page down keys instead of my mouse wheel when I'm reading. Its funny when I watch reviews and people call it a con😉
Where did you find a black asus laptop? couldn't find one anywhere
best buy canada
Hey engineers. How about adding a little message like "dual" or single on the dds slots so ppl would know without buying or messing up? Thanks !
😅
Is it just me or the oled reflection looks distorted... for example, if you have black/dark background, the reflection of your face looks elongated / distorted...
Are you going to do the 7 pro amd?
im ganna be using my laptop for at least some high end gaming, school work and day to day tasks. With that being said do you think i should opt for 7i pro with something like a 4070 or a 5i pro with 4070. would it better for me to pick one with ryzen or intel?? i would just buy 7i pro with 4090 but i dont have that kind of money 😅
7 pro has better speakers and other nice-to-haves over the 5. The difference between amd and intel on the pro isn’t much. The amd is technically faster in the 7 pro but you won’t notice that much
(Aka get whichever is cheaper)
@@TechGuyBeau hey thx, this basically summarizes the whole debate 😅thx so much
This has one major flaw which is it's 2k resolution paired with a relatively weak 4050 or not much better 4060...it should be 1080p screen or have a 4070...the pixel density would be fantastic even at full HD...now you have to play at a lower res which isn't ideal imo
You should check out my silent gaming video. You will be shocked how well the 4060
Does. I’ll have more videos coming on performance and balanced modes
@@TechGuyBeau I believe it does really good and I want this over any other laptop on the market now. I probably should have asked "does running cyberpunk in 1080 with FG and DLSS balanced with path tracing get me a solid 60fps and not look weird because it is double downscaled?"
I'm a weirdo dude...I will be checking those out for sure. Sorry man!
Hi, could you please test gaming with power delivery usb-c charger? It should have 140w PD support so I'm theory it should be able to work almost just as well as stock charger
I have a usb c charger and have already tested when playing games on silent without draining.
Just make sure your usb c supports 100 watt PD
@@TechGuyBeau thank you very much! Any other mode besides silent results in battery drain?
@@TheRanking96 it depends on the game and whether it is slamming the CPNGPU simultaneously. For example I’ve been playing boulders gate on either balanced or silent without draining the battery. But if you loaded up something like Starfield you might have too much burden on both components to maintain charge
@@TechGuyBeau thanks! Really appreciate it!
Can you also test code compilation?
I have a 7945HX Pro 5, yesterday I tried undervolting the CPU with Curve Optimizer through BIOS. I set 1X for PBO Scalar because thought it’s the default. I set 100 for Max Boost Override, down from 200 and -25 for All Core CO. Unfortunately, my laptop couldn’t boot up anymore. I endeavored to power drain it multiple times to reset the BIOS but nothing happened. I no longer can press F2 to enter the BIOS, only black screen. I still can adjust backlight and FnLock but Caps and NumLock are unresponsive. What do you think about my laptop? Was the mobo fried? Was it a hardware failure? How can I do to save it? I tried everything I could find on Reddit. Do you think Lenovo will repair it for free? Mine is still under warranty 😣
Yes Lenovo should fix it. But first locate a little pinhole on the bottom of the laptop. You don’t need to take off the bottom. Put a little pin or something in and you’ll feel a button press. Do that and hold for 1 minute. Then turn it on. Wait 5 minutes after turning on and see if the screens turns on
@@TechGuyBeau does it lie on the mainboard or something and I have to press it through ventilation area?
It’s on the Morherboard
please put your microphone audio to mono
Ngl I'm worried about its longevity considering that OLED burn-in is as serious as a heart attack, it's a shame too considering that this is an otherwise perfect laptop.
OLEDs have come a long way. And with a little awareness it’s low risk. It’s primary an issue if you say, play a if le racing game for 30 hours a week with the same HUD
@@beau-urns Tbh why bother going through the hassle of being extra careful to not have any still Images on for too long? It kind of defeats the purpose of enjoying the screen. I hope next year they come out with a standard matte screen akin to the one used for the larger Slim 7 series.
However, as a side note, I noticed that this model comes with a 2-year guarantee by default so maybe Lenovo knows that there is a risk of the screens failing.
OLED burn in basically doesn't exist anymore.
Both are not available now in 32 gb ram version 🥲
I got the 16gb ram for 950 bucks at Best buy. They dont have 32. Hope i dont regeet it. But for the price.
Hard to deny that price damn
This or the Lenovo Slim 7 Pro that is currently at 899? This is Oled while Slim is Ips 2.5k. I want something mobile mostly for photo editing and sometimes video edits. What do you think?
7 pro is that cheap?? What model and specs
@@TechGuyBeau Slim 7 pro 7735HS, 16gb ram, 512gb ssd, rtx 3050.
this will be a lot more powerful than the Lenovo Slim Pro @@yeyoeddy
Is there much difference between i9hx vs i9h in the 13th generation?
Like i wanted to compare performance difference between legion 5 pro with i9hx with 4070 vs slim 7i with 4070 with i9h and slim7i with i7and 4060
Hx is more tuna me and more powerful. That being said the slim is much more premium than the pro. The i9 slim would be the nicest of these machines by far
@@TechGuyBeau the soldered ram is bothering me .
@@tarunteja5575 I mean, it’s 32gb and it runs really fast. Unless you need crazy high ram should be good for many many years
Is time spy free to download? Is it through steam? Which one do you use? Ty
It’s not free. It comes with 3d mark in steam. It’s not expensive when on sale though
Good review. I needed this since I am about to get a g14 or slim 5. The g14 goes on sale for $1000 on Best Buy while the slim 5 goes on sale for 1050. I am most likely going to buy the g14 since it has upgradable ram. Best Buy doesn't sell the slim 5 with 32 gigs. Do you think the g14 would be better in this case?
I did a full comparison video between them. I’d recommend giving that a look
Legion slim 14 vs g14
cannot find this with 32gb of ram anywhere 😣
How would you compare this one to the slim 7 amd??
Slim 7 is a bit more premium feeling to to metal keyboard deck. Otherwise they are both superb.
They still use the proprietary charger....so annoying.
How much battery life can you get doing light tasks like browsing the web?
6-8 hours I’d say
@@TechGuyBeauwould you say it’s essentially the same as the g14? I would think it would be a little less with the old display
@@me-it9jnbattery is about the same. FYI I did a full comparison video a couple days back between them
More stickers needed! 😂
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Have you heard of the legendary Leica mechanical 35mm film camera, all hand made? There is very little electronics inside. Leica M7 Titanim (made entirely out of solid Titanium. Price is 25000 up to 200000. They put CE consumer electronics sticker ON THE CAMERA BODY😫😫😫
Any problems with the screen flickering white or black?
I haven’t noticed no
well regarding to other reviews the slim 5 14 has scan lines ... so be aware@@TechGuyBeau
Hi mate, would you please compare Legion Slim 7 Amd and this Slim 5 14" ?? That would be a perfect comparison as you say they re your favourite ones this year. Would be much appreciated
Why didn’t you mention about PWM 0-100% brightness??
Any tips to reduce burning led?
Especially If you playing games more than 2 hour a day?
What is the response time /latency from mouse to screen
Can this laptop repaste in the future? Or did this laptop using liquid metal?
This one use PTM. Not paste or Liquid Metal. It’s kinda better than both in a way.
Just make sure to let you screen take a brake periodically if you have very static UI elements. Aka tab out for a minute every here and there
dont know what choose whis one or slim 16 with 500nits ips display
Both are great. Just pick on the size you want
I hope you get a better mic, you have great content but very silent
Already did. Pretty old video thanks
Watching on my Legion 5 slim 14
FYI, the G14 is also all-metal. It's just mostly made of a magnesium alloy, which does tend to feel like plastic but isn't. Lid and bottom plate re aluminum though.
The entire bottom plate is plastic. I've owned the last two generations and it's actually a negative I have with the laptop because it feels a bit like a cheap toy with the thin plastic bottom and the magnesium alloy top flexing more than regular Aluminum, so it also feels cheaper than it should.
Please, test Football Manager game on this laptop. 😅
Does anyone else get bothered by off-centered trackpads?
That one seems centered. Their other versions are off centered and annoying though.
Slightly. Mostly when I'm teaching using it and it's not where I expect it to be.
Doesn’t bother me, although this model has a centred trackpad. The models with a separate numpad have the trackpad off centre to match the central line of the main keyboard, instead. So it’s centered with respect to the keyboard, not the chassis
Wdym? Its centered on this laptop.
Also, on the other Legions, the trackpad is still centered to the space bar. If it was centered to the keyboard deck itself, with that numpad, it would have been way harder to type on.
doesnt the g14 have a magnesium chassis nnot plastic?
It had both. The bottom is plastic
@@TechGuyBeau I believe only the backplate under the Al grate is plastic
That fan sounds loud.
In person it’s not bad
Will this be good for Lightroom? Thinking of buying this or MacBook air
Both will be more than fast enough for Lightroom. Both have colour-accurate screens. The big difference is the Mac will have twice the battery life, but that won’t matter if you’re working on mains power
Thanks for the information, I'm thinking of buying the macbook for the longer battery @@little_fluffy_clouds
no number pad =[[[[[[[[ thats a killer
is the panel glass?
No it’s a glossy plastic material
I'm so confused which laptop to get 😂
Look good but the screen feels like a mirror, even when turned on 😢
its much worse on camera
@@TechGuyBeauI see. I’m
Buying one next month; g14 or this . Hope u have the video for that time lol. No one else is comparing this laptops 😢. Keep the good work!
@@fran.fndz.techartabsolutely I’ll have it done before then. My release schedule will be daily condensed for these laptops. I need some time with each one to form an opinion but I’ve already been using the g14 for 2 weeks before filing this
@@TechGuyBeaulooking forward to the comparison between this and g14😊
does it have gsync in dgpu mode ?
No unfortunately
@@TechGuyBeau thanks
I would like to know , how to deal with oled burn in problem. Can you make a video how to take care oled screen . Because i would like to dock the laptop with second monitor . That maybe a problem if it have burn in for long use
You can set to dim the display in Vantage or just set external monitor as active turning off primary.
how long does it take for lenovo to ship?
Depends on your country. These came from China to Canada in about 10 days. If I order and they come the USA usually only a few days
okay thanks! I am from the US and I placed my order yesterday which was a saturday and they have not updated my order's shipping status, it is still "waiting to be shipped" with no estimate. I am guessing that they only start shipping on business days.@@TechGuyBeau
@@TechGuyBeaufrom where did you order chineese version?
Does this laptop have Advanced Optimus?
No it doesnt unfortunately
@@TechGuyBeauthanks! Is the display gsync/freesync compatible? I can't find any mention on Lenovo website.
@@i_ludius interestingly I don’t see it listed but it doesn’t have any tearing at all. So it must
@@TechGuyBeau I found a spec sheet pdf on Lenovo website that mentions AMD Freesync in the display features, but other people have said it does not appear as an option in Nvidia control panel and can only function when outputting to an external display over HDMI. Be good to get some clarity from Lenovo on this, high refresh rate high resolution displays need VRR.
How can I get to that power on the 4060? In performance mode, I only get around 50-60 watts, which means that with drops in supply the fps also drop exponentially. For example, in Hogwarts Legacy, when the GPU drops to 45 watts, the FPS drops from about 80-90 to 20-30, which screws up the experience.
On the other hand, thank you very much for your videos, they have reinforced my decision to buy this device instead of the Zephyrus G14 2023 (I come from 2021) and I couldn't be happier.
something seems wrong here. the Legion slim should be hitting around 100 watts on performance mode, 85 watts on balanced, and 60 or so on silent
are you using an official power supply?
@@TechGuyBeau Yes, original charger. The laptop is only 1 week old, it is new.
According to MSI Afterburner, GPU1 ~30 watts (swings), GPU2 (4060) ~56 watts. In all three modes, consumption is the same, although the speed of the fans does vary. dGPU mode but I have also tried "Automatic Hybrid". And I have also tried GPU Acceleration and no.
The only thing I can think of is that MSI Afterburner is measuring wrong.
Any ideas? Thanks again.
Ok, after trying several things, I have completely uninstalled the graphics drivers and reinstalled them, now LEGO Fornite in Performance mode, with the charger plugged in, shows me over 100 watts of charge, which does correspond to your measurements . Hogwarts Legacy is a little poorer (and with more oscillations), I suppose it may be due to worse optimization.
can run baldur gate 3 on ultra or high at 60fpa
Spoiler for my next videos. It can run on SILENT with those settings.
typically I play 1800p, quality DLSS, ultra presets.SILENT mode. That gets me 60fps
On balanced mode you don’t need dlss at all to hit 60.
I play… a lot of baldurs gate
@@TechGuyBeau so you are pala lock with minthara in your party i presume
@@lufasumafalu5069 haha no.
Druid, with:
Jaheira/karlach (I swap them sometimes)
Gale
Shadowheart