@@vzuzukin Lenovo is hot stuff right now, they’ve been tempting me for many nights now, so many hours of sleep lost, almost took the hook last night but was so tired I fell asleep. Just as well as this morning I discovered the AMD version is finally available. Pleasure overload baby sexy stuff yeah baby yeah
That's great , I'm upgrading the memory and storage , so I'd appreciate if you confirm that the crucial ddr5 5600 modules are compatible ( they had problems with 2022 model), and would know if you'd recommend swapping the 1tb for a 2tb crucial p5 , or just add a 1tb one ? Appreciate your advice🙏
@@abzeed the included drive is a 980 pro OEM. This is a better drive than the p5. Use the p5 as a second drive and keep the original ad your windows drive 👍
@@TechGuyBeau I changed my mind and got a samsung 980 pro to keep the stock one company 😄 . Thank you very much for the prompt reply bro, appreciate it🙏
Your channel is epic. I think yours and Jarrod's video completely details out everything that a consumer needs to know to make a informed purchase. Thanks and wish you all the success!
Just got mine two days ago. Way better compared to intel version (13700H, 4060) which I also have. Browsing/watching youtube I am getting 10-12hrs. Design work (autocad, sketchup) I am getting 6-7hrs. Overall very impressed with built quality, battery life and performance.
Amazing laptop, thanks for being one of the first to review it. I think this is it and ill pull the trigger once it goes on sale like its Intel counterpart. A brilliant piece of machinery that serves portability, design and function in one package
This review is epic! The BG3/CP testing in different fan profiles was way more useful than most other reviewers showing rasterized performance charts. I just ordered a Legion 5 Pro AMD with a 4070 and I'm planning on playing BG3 on there. I'm definitely going to test out silent mode + DLSS.
I agree. Bar charts don’t show you how a game actually runs. Not that useful for a user in my opinion. I have some gaming videos coming for this laptop. At least 2 vidoes
@@TechGuyBeau they also don't take into account real world use and things that actually make gaming on a laptop more pleasurable (less noise, less heat).
Very useful. thanks for for this, i prefer a quiet computer whenever possible, and try cap my fps on my desktop so the fans and card stay silent 60-100fps depending on game (running on a super ultrawide so can be demanding). Also the battery life depending on use is good to know, thanks again. Sadly Startfield(on desktop with a 7900xt) is not one of the games where even capping at 60 makes it stay silent.
You have convinced me, I've bought one 😊 I was hesitating with a Pro 5 with the Ryzen 7 HX processor and RTX4070 for more money. But as a content creator, I wanted this DCI-P3 screen. I hope I was noy wrong and that I'll be able to edit 4K 10bits video.
@@TechGuyBeau Sure. And I would have got the 240Hz without an hesitation if the full DCI-P3 was not available. I shoot SLOG and such so a larger color space is much appreciated. Just one question : in your opinion, is such a laptop sufficient to edit 4K 10bits ? (I can still cancel my order if it not the case)
@@pierre1509 easily The 7840hs is an incredibly capable cpu. And encoding with the help of the 4060 is amazing Remember, you can install nvidia studio drivers instead of game ready drivers (these still work for games anyways) and get much better rendering performance
I opted for the cheaper screen because it's brighter and has great rgb performance and decent enough performance across the other profiles for video editing and photography
Hi. I live in the UK and was considering ordering this form their official website which states 2 weeks shipping estimate. However ive heard online that this is a lie and that it actually takes several months. How was your experience with ordering it?
i have been really struggling with this laptop, so many driver issues and conflicts with Nvidia (including BSODs happening with the hd audio driver) and loads more extra issues like my speaker just...stopped functioning, and then the drivers causing boot from sleep conflicts. Been really hard work to be honest and i am looking to see if Lenovo will replace, but im scared the intel versions have crappy battery life?
I came back to this video to see if anyone had these same issues. Mine has been seen on site and sent in twice in the last two weeks with hdmi issues, slow booting into windows, and display drivers issues with my gpu. Its coming back one more time today and hopefully its fixed. If not im gonna try to get lenovo to replace it.
@TechGuyBeau Can you _please_ boot up a current Ubuntu image, go anywhere to play some audio and see/hear that actual audio comes out of the laptop speakers? They shit the bed w/the last AMD slim 7...no audio comes out of the builtin speakers in linux. I'd been thinking of getting this one but not if they fucked it up like the the last one. Best Buy doesn't seem like they are going to have this sku so I can't just walk in with an image and do it myself.
Just got my 7i slim with the i9 intel and 4070 gpu. Might have to return it and get this one considering the battery life is that much better and the fact that the 4060 isnt that much worse than a 4070.
@@LucaPocchia Maybe 10-20 fps in games. Most benchmarks I looked up with the 7840hs and rtx 4060 look pretty solid still. They're all on YT if you look it up
Hi, its a great review i am just wondering if the 3.2k would have way worse battery than the 2560x1600, or if the slight decrease in battery life is worth it? Im interesed in the battery life because the increase to the 3.2k just increase the price around 30 usd, so is no that much. I would like to know your opinion. Thanks in advance.
I prefer the 3.2k personally. Check out my Thinkbook 16p review for a direct screen comparison. The battery life will only be slightly affected. Refresh rates are more influential
Hello sir, what do you think about this legion slim 7 amd, slim 5 amd and pro 5 amd. What is the best value from your perspective? Is the pro 5 better than slim 5 for value or the pro compete with the slim 7 version? Thanks for the vid sir
Should I get this laptop or the Intel version with the RTX4070? From reviews online, it sounds like 4070 is about 15-20% faster than the 4060, but the AMD CPU is probably more power efficient than Intel. Any other considerations or is it exactly that - a graphics horsepower vs battery life tradeoff?
One minor mistake here @25:20 "The 4060 is not way better than the 3070, besides for Vram". Max power mobile 4060 (which this laptop has) is actually objectively weaker than a full power mobile 3070 (125w + 15db= 140w). Its an under 10% difference on average, but the mobile 3070 is clearly ahead in nearly every metric and game, including the standard benchmarks like Time Spy and Firestrike etc. The part about the Vram doesn't make much sense since they both share the same limiting 8gb of vram, however the mobile 4060 (and mobile 4070) both have a super gimped memory bus of just 128bit (relative to a 256 bit bus on the mobile 3070), which cripples memory bandwidth. That is part of why the desktop 4060ti (same chip as the mobile 4070, just with 256 less cuda cores since its gimped to just 4352 relative to the mobile 4070 with the full AD106 die at 4608 cuda cores) sometimes loses even to the desktop 3060ti at higher resolutions, and part of why it has been lambasted as the worst desktop card in generations (the mobile 4070 is the equivalent disaster on the mobile side). Admittedly the mobile 4060 has the (slight) power efficiency lead over the mobile 3070, so that makes it more competitive with it despite its ceiling of performance being slightly behind.
just get the 2023 slim 7. is really nice. The performance on the gpu will be about the same, but there are 4000 series benefits. and the cpu is better on the 7 2023 than last years model. they didnt cut any corners this year at all.
For 2023 get this. Asus is planning some chassis refresh for next year, their current stuff is outdated. So I’d say either get this legion slim or wait until the new year for laptop annoucments Asus is going to be announcing something during CES. Lenovo the same. Wait a couple weeks to see what’s up is my hot take
Just use DLSS. I don’t recommend lowering your resolution, that’s what upscaling is for. And it looks quite fantastic when you do so. Remember the higher or native resolution, the more DLSS you can use and it’s still looks fantastic. Upscaling typically looks bad on low resolution screens
Love the way you cover every nuance of this laptop. Has RAM upgradeability, all metal supreme build quality, lovely 16:10 matte screen (hate reflections personally), excellent keyboard and trackpad, all the ports you need, fantastic thermals and for someone who really cares about battery life whilst retaining the ability to game AAA titles near silently at respectable frame rates, it's hard to find a flaw. Laptop of the year for me. Wish this launches in India soon.
@@sameerparihar4350 Not a clue thus far. If it does, as a value proposition, this needs to be priced in the vicinity of 1.3L INR, esp with a surfeit of capable previous gen Legions now selling below 1.1L. There's competition from laptops with 2K and 3.2K OLED screens with 100% DCI P3 color gamut in the sub 1L price bracket esp from Asus.
You tested dual-sided nvme in each m.2 so clearly, well done! Great details. The one thing I don't see others do is to confirm if USB4 ports support eGPU so you can use a video card with 16-24GB at home/office in eGPU enclosure.
Just got the Slim 7 with Ryzen 7, 4060, 32GB ram, 1TB ssd and 3.2k screen. Its absolutely beautiful and I'm loving it so far. Thanks for the reviews and answers :)
I really wish they'd offer the AMD version w/ the 4070. I haven't seen that available. Oh well...My gen 5 (10750/2070S) is still doing well, but I couldn't pass up the deal on this. 1290 to my doorstep. Hope to have it in 2 days. Another ram stick for it on the way as well. Cheers
Great review as always. The Phoenix Apu's are the reigning king, combining high performance 8 true Zen 4 cores, with amazing power efficiency and the ability to sustain super high clock speeds. Battery life is top notch as well as shown @22:00. The 7840HS coupled with the capable 12 CU Rdna 3 780m with decent DDR5 ram speed (the faster the Ram, the better. This 5600 DDR5 is about as good as you can get for a regular laptop, though handheld variants get the much faster Lpddr5x at up to 7500mhz, which makes a big difference for the Igpu) that is the perfect Igpu for gaming on battery for potentially a few hours (anywhere from 2.5 hours to 6 hours depending on the wattage used). The 780m is more than capable for the most demanding Emulators like PS3 (Rcps3) and Xbox 360 (Xenia) or Switch (Yuzu or Ryujinx), and can play modern Triple AAA games at lower settings (and potentially resolution) with respectable frame rates. The only downside to the 7840HS is that it can't be Undervolted. Only the 7940HS can be undervolted, or the regular Zen 4 Dragon Range Cpu's like the amazing 7745Hx and the 7845Hx and 7945Hx.
Just found your channel yesterday. I've been trying to research myself as I desperately need a new laptop but its giving me an absolute migraine with all the conflicting information I've found. I've gotta say your channel is AWESOME. The way you give unbiased opinions and actually test all the different aspects of the laptop, really showing the ins and outs of its performance is super helpful. Keep doing what you're doing!!!
I have a video on the i7 model. I did a head to head with some people too Where I am getting -9.3 on 1080p 60 TH-cam he was getting -14 or so (similar to my tests on intel). So battery life should be about 40% better on amd in mixed use tasks
Thanks dude. I’ve been getting a LOT of requests. I’m going to do some dedicated gaming videos now (external game capture) I have 12 games already lined up
My legion slim 7 will arrive in a couple weeks. Got a pretty nice deal with black friday sale direct from lenovo. I'm coming from a 13" macbook air that lasted 10 years of daily use. I wanted to move to windows due to software limitations of ios. I wanted a laptop with comparable form factor and build quality, without sacrificing too much weight and battery life. This laptop is exactly in that middle ground I was looking for. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I did want something that could play decently well enough when I'm in bed and have an hour or so to kill. A blend of portability, battery and performance were my priorities. One thing I was concerned about was portability coming from a 13" to a 16". But I noticed as screens got bigger, the chassis got smaller. So even though I'm going up 3" in screen size, the laptop itself is not much bigger than my 10 year old 13" air. Can't wait to get my hands on my slim 7.
Super happy to see In-depth. I've been laptop hunting for a month now and it has been so hard to find details on upgradability/reparability, so thank you very much for going over these details.
I have the exact same machine with 32gb of ram , 3,2k screen and I added a 1TB Samsung 990 Pro as the second NVME to my windows 1TB SSD which is SanDisk (WD PC SN810 SDCPNRY-1T00-1101) , I'm loving it too much , it is a beast of computer and I love so much the 3,2K screen , it is beautiful , amazing colors , sharp images , clear texts , just awsome. I did also the Cinebench R23 in performance mode for single core the score was 1758 and for multicore 17469.
Awesome, thinking to buy one the same build , I was between this and Pro 5 , but after reviews and also Beau recommendation Slim7 its just more premium built and performance wise almost similar , I wait for Black Friday to snap one 😊maybe it get down again ,was 1150£ couple of months ago in UK ❤
@@nrogo That's a great choice and 1150£ is really a bargain ! other brands charge you much more but for much less performance and hardware! Lenovo is really doing a great job with the Legion series!
for the 3.2k screen, when you game do you set the resolutions down to 1600p ? if so, does it get blurry or hazy like they say since its not native or it aint an issue?
@@gamestark9894 Hi , I don't game so I can't respond to your question , I use the 3.2K screen for editing photos and every day use , but as far as I know , there won't be any problems whatsoever if you are going to lower the resolution on games , because you can always decrease the resolution of a screen like 3.2 but you can never increase the resolution of a screen that is full HD 1080 for example, what I want to tell you is the problem exists if you want to increase the resolution of a screen that is not capable ( for example watching a 4k video on a 1080 screen) and not the other way around. Imagine seeing a video for example on TH-cam which is HD, you watch it on your screen in HD, as if the maximum resolution of your screen was 1080, so your 3.2 screen behaves like a 1080 one, so there is no problem whatsoever.
I prefer the Pro over the Slim for a little better thermals. Dont care about .25" thinner (dont understand why anyone does either). Plus, mine sits on a 2" thick cooling pad so Slim is irrelevant for me.
Wanted to thank you for your excellent and detailed review. I've had my Legion Slim 7 for 5 weeks now and it is incredibly impressive. Quiet even when gaming. Beautiful screen. Great in productivity. Honestly the best gaming laptop I've ever bought! (I've owned many over the last 15 years). Cheers!
I have the option to choose between the Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 and the Legion Slim 7 Gen 8, both with the RTX 4060 and the 500 nits Display for about the same price. I guess that's a no brainer for the Slim 7 then or do you see advantages of the Pro 5? Thanks for the awesome review by the way :)
It's been tested before, if different types of RAM is mixed, then the 1% lows in game are worse. For example 1R16x together 1R8X, maybe even dual rank together with single rank. What would be fastest matchings 48GB DDR5 module for the 16GB soldered RAM?
This was a video a was waiting for quite some time. Thank you so much for reviewing this model. I have few questions about the noise and usb-c charging. Do you think the laptop is suitable to use in silent environments like a library when doing light tasks such as document editing ? Also, if you have tried it, is it possible to charge the laptop with a 65W + powerbank ? I've heard that the usb-c charging doesn't always work with 3rd parties.
@@Genezilla you can also get 100 PD small usb chargers. That is probably the best if you also want to be able to game on silent over usb c :) Just make sure it’s a single port, as GAN chargers with multiple ports typical split the current and I’ve found they are troublesome
Thanks for your review! You're the only one I could find on this exact laptop, subbed for the follow-up gaming results, can't wait! I had one question: is it possible to run the laptop completely silent (no fan) when doing light productivity work (browsing, TH-cam)?
It doesn’t use a fan when doing those tasks yes. Heck, even in games on silent mode they are quite quiet. I show silent mode gaming extensively in my follow up that will come soon
@@dracoxruiz2563 I don’t have either of those but I did have an x16 and have a full review. The x16 is nice but it’s way too expensive. This legion gives you more for less
Thank you for making these videos sir! I have been researching to buy my first gaming laptop for a while and your videos help me understand the PC gaming process.
If you do not mind me asking sir, I have a question for you. In terms of price to performance which laptop would you consider purchasing out of the following: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Ryzen 7 7745hx rtx 4060 for $1300 USD, or the Lenovo Legion 5 Slim Ryzen 7 7840hs rtx 4060 for $1530, or the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Ryzen 5 7640hs rtx 4060 for $1350, or the Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition Ryzen 7 7735hs rx 7600s for $950?@@TechGuyBeau
Was that a dock or just a regular usb-c charger? The community is noticing that you cant charge the laptop with a usbc docking stating that provides 100W. But it charges using a 65w only charger.
what the max RAM and SSD that this laptop can handle? I order mine at 16 RAM + 1 TB....Thinking buying another 16 RAM DDR5 + another 1TB for upgrade, what are you guy thought? thanks
Amazing video! Thank you for the good amount of information and the fact that you showed the temps and fan noise during the gaming test. Just bought this machine because of your good testing and good advice. I also read some tests to check multiple sources. But all have the same conclusion.. it's a nice machine! So I'm very excited for this to be on my doorstep soon. 😊
Awsome Review. How would the Slim 7 perform, if it‘s connected to an external monitor with mouse and keyboard? I wanna use it as a Desktop replacement. Would it effect the battery life?
I have one. I owned a HP laptop before. I don't play games so it might not count to those consider it. The build is a bit cheap. Its flexy compared to my 4+ years old HP. Kinda weaker in terms of keyboard and feel. When I write on a word document there are some times when the lines go white until you type further (honestly don't know why). The build feels nice but I feel like it will last less compared to my HP. The hinge is better then HP. Design is beautiful, but as someone who just regularly uses a laptop for work and just for coding, it might be better to consider something a HP or Dell. The coding IDE is all good, and I haven't properly tried Unreal Engine on it. As someone who doesn't play games, the fans get very loud especially when you plug in the charger. The battery life is just as bad as my old HP, may last a little longer but yeah. A mac might be better for you, even for coding. The top fan sides gets hot for no reason as I use word docs and watch on youtube videos. My experience on my first Lenovo is not too bad but I've gotten use to the annoying stuff. I still think you should consider other laptops.
What's the discharging rate at idle on the Intel variant when looking at HWInfo? I'm trying to figure out if I care more about the RTX 4070 over the 4060 (since the 4070 variant doesn't seem to exist for the AMD model), or more about the battery life for light tasks. Do you know if the AMD model will add a 4070 option in the future? Or other AMD CPU powered laptops releasing that are similar to this machine? Thanks for the great review!
Just bought this machine last night (thanksgiving) and waiting for it to ship. I was going to get the XPS 15 but i cant be arsed to deal with the shitty power/heating issues that it has. I spent $1500 on this laptop (32 gb ram, 512 ssd, Win 11pro) and have heard many great things. I cant wait till its delivered!
I bought mine (16APH8) immediately after watching this video. I tested the battery immediately - curiously when on quite mode + 60hz + battery saver + dGPU turned off, I am never able to get 6 watts discharge rate, its always 10+ watts, even when I limited power to CPU to max at 15%. As a result my battery life is around 6 hours instead of 10+ hours as others got. I wonder what is keeping draining the battery...
You probably have a lot of bloatware. Remove software like GeForce experience, mcafee, etc. Also check your startup apps in task manager to make sure a bunch of stuff isn’t starting on boot
Finally!1!1 my dream laptop is here Btw rn the intel model had already got 320$ sale while the amd model didn’t. But if they discount it like intel, the amd model would be the best choice Tho I liked to have a 3200x2000 display option than 2560x1600
Personally, slim 7. The premiumness of the slim 7 is super evident. Much more so than the minor boost form 4060 to 4070. BUT they are both solid options
For 2000 Euro it has to be perfect - but its not. Its relly a fantastic laptop, but som small things needs some more love. Display fitting to chassie not perfect even. Some keys have different sound when wrriting. No network port is just relly stupid. A small scratch on chassie. Not a fan of powercablable on backside. To shart edges cut your left hand when using fast commands. Prefer Thinkpad keys. I will return this "shit" ;) For 2000 Euro Lenovo can f:ck off. This laptop shuld cost 1500 maximum.
The only thing about the Lenovo Slim 7 that I don't like is the lack of Windows Hello IR camera option. The fingerprint scanner is not in a convenient location!
1:14 48GB and 24GB laptop RAM sticks are popping up in China. Do you think you can put 48GB 5600Mhz RAM and make it 64GB in total? I don't know about the bios but 7840HS definitely supports that as per AMD website.
Yes it can run without the battery. Although you may want to just use a Lenovo vantage to set it into conservation mode instead. Either or will work and help prevent battery damage
It would nice if they offered that processor in a more mainstream laptop...but you don't see it, I think they have just so many of those chips to go around. I remember Asus releasing a 6800 version Zenbook over a year ago but you couldn't find it.
Can you tell me if you did anything to improve battery life? I have one of these and I am topping out at 6 hours (Quiet mode, iGPU mode, Nvidia disabled in device Manager, external monitor, CPU is using 5-7 watts, GPU/CPU temperatures in the low 40s, CPU 1-4% usage ). Not sure where all the wattage is going.
What are you doing for 6 hours? I can get 8 ish hours watching TH-cam playback, but if you are doing all kinds of multi tasking that will drop. Also you likely have bloat: mcafee for example. You can also remove Lenovo vantage and use legion tools instead. I always do a fresh windows install, helps keep the junk off. Lenovo isn’t that bad overall but there’s still a bit of junk
@@TechGuyBeau Found the problem, I was using an external monitor. I had thought that since the laptop screen was off, the computer would use less power using the HDMI port. How wrong I was...🤓
Hi, this video helped a lot but I Please, still need your help as soon as possible, I am wondering if i should get one or the other for approximately the same price (what is the real difference) ? And Thanks for the video ! >>>Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 AMD (16″) with RTX 4060: Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS Processor (3.80 GHz up to 5.10 GHz) Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Graphic Card NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 Memory 16 GB DDR5-5600MHz (Soldered) Storage 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Display 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 240Hz, Narrow Bezel, Low Blue Light Camera 1080P FHD with Dual Microphone and E-camera Shutter Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint Reader Keyboard Per-Key RGB Backlit, Storm Grey with Number Pad - English (US) WLAN Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above (usb c ) and the >>>Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 Intel (16″) - RTX 4060: Processor 13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor (E-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 5.00 GHz) Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Graphic Card NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 Memory 16 GB DDR5-5200MHz (Soldered) Storage 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Display 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 240Hz, Narrow Bezel, Low Blue Light Camera 1080P FHD with Dual Microphone and E-camera Shutter Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint Reader Keyboard Per-Key RGB Backlit, Storm Grey with Number Pad - English (US) WLAN Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above (with thunderbolt 4)
is there anyway to reduce or limit temp on this one? feels pretty hot when touching both while gaming or just typing, surfing web, especially the top of the keyboard and at the back. thanks
Can i insert a 32gb ram into the additional ram slot or i need a 16gb ram equivalent to the one soldered on the motherboard ? Thank you for the amazing review 🎉
Hard to say. That i9 is a pretty significant cpu downgrade from the 7840hs, but it has the better screen and slightly better gpu. Basically are you willing to pay 200 euros and a worse cpu for about 10% better gpu performance and the higher resolution?
One thing I find really interesting is that I’m in Australia and thanks to your views I finally decided to by the Slim 7i 4060, i7 version and the only version of screen I could get was the 3.2k version you mentioned isn’t available yet, Is the Intel version still solid for both uni and any games I need? It’s ordered just waiting to ship
@@simi9222 Ah damn okay well there’s no version or the amd in australia yet or announced when will be where I am so I already ordered 7i one should still work well tho
It’s very good battery life. With the dGPU disabled the cpu only sips power. I did live testing against the Intel model, as expected amd is much better on battery
I gotta be honest my guy.... I didn't even consider this laptop before today. I need to be able to do some light gaming at hotels without killing my bank account. This seems to hit the sweet spot! Definitely going to wait until 10% Rakuten and pull the trigger! Good point the dual channel part of DDR5.... had no clue! Thanks!
@@TechGuyBeauI just bought last night with 11% Rakuten discount! Just paid $1350USD excluding Rakuten savings...winning! You think this game would play Starfield good? They just implemented DLSS/FG... although it's in Beta
Great review. To upgrade the RAM, could we use more than 16G? (like 32 or 64) because I ear we need to always build ram evenly. And it's DDR5 (right) ? Thank you.
Thank you for the answer. My salesman advised me against it. He told me that this would gradually cause problems. I just upgraded to 32Go. @@gmoddude12
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1. The 3.2k screen has advanced Optimus
2. For those curious the included SSD is a Samsun 980 pro (oem version)
Damn! All their choices are on point 🎯
@@vzuzukin Lenovo is hot stuff right now, they’ve been tempting me for many nights now, so many hours of sleep lost, almost took the hook last night but was so tired I fell asleep. Just as well as this morning I discovered the AMD version is finally available. Pleasure overload baby sexy stuff yeah baby yeah
That's great , I'm upgrading the memory and storage , so I'd appreciate if you confirm that the crucial ddr5 5600 modules are compatible ( they had problems with 2022 model), and would know if you'd recommend swapping the 1tb for a 2tb crucial p5 , or just add a 1tb one ? Appreciate your advice🙏
@@abzeed the included drive is a 980 pro OEM. This is a better drive than the p5. Use the p5 as a second drive and keep the original ad your windows drive 👍
@@TechGuyBeau I changed my mind and got a samsung 980 pro to keep the stock one company 😄 . Thank you very much for the prompt reply bro, appreciate it🙏
Your channel is epic. I think yours and Jarrod's video completely details out everything that a consumer needs to know to make a informed purchase. Thanks and wish you all the success!
Just got mine two days ago. Way better compared to intel version (13700H, 4060) which I also have. Browsing/watching youtube I am getting 10-12hrs. Design work (autocad, sketchup) I am getting 6-7hrs. Overall very impressed with built quality, battery life and performance.
Any other differences? Does the difference in USB4 vs. Thunderbolt concern you at all?
Usb4 vs tb4 doesn’t matter. They are both 40gbit
@@TechGuyBeau True but USB4 is up to 40gbits but can be less, especially in cords longer than 1m. Wasn't sure if that's a concern to consider.
Why would you have both?
Hello. You mean amd version will better than intel version?????
Amazing laptop, thanks for being one of the first to review it. I think this is it and ill pull the trigger once it goes on sale like its Intel counterpart. A brilliant piece of machinery that serves portability, design and function in one package
This review is epic! The BG3/CP testing in different fan profiles was way more useful than most other reviewers showing rasterized performance charts. I just ordered a Legion 5 Pro AMD with a 4070 and I'm planning on playing BG3 on there. I'm definitely going to test out silent mode + DLSS.
I agree. Bar charts don’t show you how a game actually runs. Not that useful for a user in my opinion. I have some gaming videos coming for this laptop. At least 2 vidoes
@@TechGuyBeau they also don't take into account real world use and things that actually make gaming on a laptop more pleasurable (less noise, less heat).
Very useful. thanks for for this, i prefer a quiet computer whenever possible, and try cap my fps on my desktop so the fans and card stay silent 60-100fps depending on game (running on a super ultrawide so can be demanding). Also the battery life depending on use is good to know, thanks again.
Sadly Startfield(on desktop with a 7900xt) is not one of the games where even capping at 60 makes it stay silent.
This guy totally conviced me to buy this for black friday thanks man!
You have convinced me, I've bought one 😊 I was hesitating with a Pro 5 with the Ryzen 7 HX processor and RTX4070 for more money. But as a content creator, I wanted this DCI-P3 screen. I hope I was noy wrong and that I'll be able to edit 4K 10bits video.
The pro still has a nice screen
@@TechGuyBeau Sure. And I would have got the 240Hz without an hesitation if the full DCI-P3 was not available. I shoot SLOG and such so a larger color space is much appreciated. Just one question : in your opinion, is such a laptop sufficient to edit 4K 10bits ? (I can still cancel my order if it not the case)
@@pierre1509 easily
The 7840hs is an incredibly capable cpu. And encoding with the help of the 4060 is amazing
Remember, you can install nvidia studio drivers instead of game ready drivers (these still work for games anyways) and get much better rendering performance
I opted for the cheaper screen because it's brighter and has great rgb performance and decent enough performance across the other profiles for video editing and photography
I have the 2023 slim 5 amd version with the 4060, great laptop, lenovo is quality.
Just ordered a custom legion 7 pro on a hefty discount! Anyone looking to buy one of those or a slim 7 (amd or intel) it is a massive saving!
Great laptop! BTW, how's the hinge build quality? Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Very good
Nice review. Ordered mine today 🤙🏻
Hi. I live in the UK and was considering ordering this form their official website which states 2 weeks shipping estimate. However ive heard online that this is a lie and that it actually takes several months. How was your experience with ordering it?
@@dantom5232 in the US, it arrived 1 day later than the estimated.
Great video! Finally someone does a review on this machine. Could you run a PCMARK modern office benchmark? Wondering how good the battery life is.
Don’t own it. But I just requested a reviewer copy. Let’s hope they go for it
Would also like to see these results, especially compared to the Intel version (Legion Slim 7i Gen 8)
i have been really struggling with this laptop, so many driver issues and conflicts with Nvidia (including BSODs happening with the hd audio driver) and loads more extra issues like my speaker just...stopped functioning, and then the drivers causing boot from sleep conflicts. Been really hard work to be honest and i am looking to see if Lenovo will replace, but im scared the intel versions have crappy battery life?
Yes intel had bad battery. You might have a lemon. Def need to contact leneovo. These laptops should works flawlessly
I came back to this video to see if anyone had these same issues. Mine has been seen on site and sent in twice in the last two weeks with hdmi issues, slow booting into windows, and display drivers issues with my gpu. Its coming back one more time today and hopefully its fixed. If not im gonna try to get lenovo to replace it.
@@BassBoredhopefully. I have had nothing but issues too and I'm concerned they won't even replace as this gen is being phased out now.
It has a slot inside. Okay im sold 😂
Though id like to see all AMD
@TechGuyBeau Can you _please_ boot up a current Ubuntu image, go anywhere to play some audio and see/hear that actual audio comes out of the laptop speakers? They shit the bed w/the last AMD slim 7...no audio comes out of the builtin speakers in linux. I'd been thinking of getting this one but not if they fucked it up like the the last one. Best Buy doesn't seem like they are going to have this sku so I can't just walk in with an image and do it myself.
Is it better than i7 intel version?
Slightly yes but both are good. If prices are equal get AMD. If the intel one is much cheaper just get that
How is battery life of the intel version?
Have you tried linux on it? If so did everything work? (sound, keyboard light, screen brightness adjustment etc) those were a few issues last gen
I haven’t sorry. I’m not much of a Linux user
which processor will be quieter and cooler?amd vs intel
Amd for sure
hi beau! would you say that this screen is miles ahead compared to the cheaper 45%nstc screen of LoQ that you also reviewed?
Yes, much better. The loq is fine for what it is, but this is a vastly more premium laptop
Just got my 7i slim with the i9 intel and 4070 gpu. Might have to return it and get this one considering the battery life is that much better and the fact that the 4060 isnt that much worse than a 4070.
What are the differences between rtx 4060 and 4070?
@@LucaPocchia Maybe 10-20 fps in games. Most benchmarks I looked up with the 7840hs and rtx 4060 look pretty solid still. They're all on YT if you look it up
@@LucaPocchia Also there may be a Ryzen 9 with 4070 model coming out in a few months. So that may be worth waiting for.
@@BassBored or new Intel Meteor Lake models, so... Yes, I'll wait.
Hi, its a great review i am just wondering if the 3.2k would have way worse battery than the 2560x1600, or if the slight decrease in battery life is worth it? Im interesed in the battery life because the increase to the 3.2k just increase the price around 30 usd, so is no that much. I would like to know your opinion. Thanks in advance.
I prefer the 3.2k personally. Check out my Thinkbook 16p review for a direct screen comparison. The battery life will only be slightly affected. Refresh rates are more influential
Hello sir, what do you think about this legion slim 7 amd, slim 5 amd and pro 5 amd. What is the best value from your perspective? Is the pro 5 better than slim 5 for value or the pro compete with the slim 7 version? Thanks for the vid sir
Best value is the slim 5 for sure. If you want to keep costs low it’s the winner
Should I get this laptop or the Intel version with the RTX4070? From reviews online, it sounds like 4070 is about 15-20% faster than the 4060, but the AMD CPU is probably more power efficient than Intel. Any other considerations or is it exactly that - a graphics horsepower vs battery life tradeoff?
Pretty much. You are getting a slightly better gpu but compromising battery life.
Both are good. So base it on those needs
So what's the difference between Slim 7 and 7i?
Ryzen 7 is better, better CPU, better iGPU, better battery life
One minor mistake here @25:20 "The 4060 is not way better than the 3070, besides for Vram". Max power mobile 4060 (which this laptop has) is actually objectively weaker than a full power mobile 3070 (125w + 15db= 140w). Its an under 10% difference on average, but the mobile 3070 is clearly ahead in nearly every metric and game, including the standard benchmarks like Time Spy and Firestrike etc. The part about the Vram doesn't make much sense since they both share the same limiting 8gb of vram, however the mobile 4060 (and mobile 4070) both have a super gimped memory bus of just 128bit (relative to a 256 bit bus on the mobile 3070), which cripples memory bandwidth. That is part of why the desktop 4060ti (same chip as the mobile 4070, just with 256 less cuda cores since its gimped to just 4352 relative to the mobile 4070 with the full AD106 die at 4608 cuda cores) sometimes loses even to the desktop 3060ti at higher resolutions, and part of why it has been lambasted as the worst desktop card in generations (the mobile 4070 is the equivalent disaster on the mobile side).
Admittedly the mobile 4060 has the (slight) power efficiency lead over the mobile 3070, so that makes it more competitive with it despite its ceiling of performance being slightly behind.
What should i bought for 2023. Legion 7i 2022 3070ti or slim 7 2023 4060. Can you give me a recomment.
just get the 2023 slim 7. is really nice. The performance on the gpu will be about the same, but there are 4000 series benefits.
and the cpu is better on the 7 2023 than last years model. they didnt cut any corners this year at all.
I am very undecided whether to buy this laptop or the "Asus Rog Strix G16 (rtx 4060)"
Any opinion?
For 2023 get this. Asus is planning some chassis refresh for next year, their current stuff is outdated. So I’d say either get this legion slim or wait until the new year for laptop annoucments
Asus is going to be announcing something during CES. Lenovo the same. Wait a couple weeks to see what’s up is my hot take
@@TechGuyBeauthanks, I'll wait then 😁
What do you think about the ryzen 9, rtx 4070 version? Worth the extra money?
Depends on how much more. A hundred bucks? Sure. 500? No
@@TechGuyBeau I think 1999 in Italy (Where I am)
Can anyone share their experience gaming with the 3200x2000 panel? How does it look when using lower resolutions for games?
Just use DLSS. I don’t recommend lowering your resolution, that’s what upscaling is for. And it looks quite fantastic when you do so. Remember the higher or native resolution, the more DLSS you can use and it’s still looks fantastic. Upscaling typically looks bad on low resolution screens
Just bought mine today. The Ryzen 7 with with RTX 4060 hits that sweet spot between price and performance. With the premium case, it's perfect.
Agreed
What's the idle temperature while charging ? Cpu and gpu temps?
Which one is more powerful? Legion 5 pro 2023 ? But slim 7 has a lighter and better build?
Love the way you cover every nuance of this laptop. Has RAM upgradeability, all metal supreme build quality, lovely 16:10 matte screen (hate reflections personally), excellent keyboard and trackpad, all the ports you need, fantastic thermals and for someone who really cares about battery life whilst retaining the ability to game AAA titles near silently at respectable frame rates, it's hard to find a flaw. Laptop of the year for me. Wish this launches in India soon.
so any idea when it will launch in india?
@@sameerparihar4350 Not a clue thus far. If it does, as a value proposition, this needs to be priced in the vicinity of 1.3L INR, esp with a surfeit of capable previous gen Legions now selling below 1.1L. There's competition from laptops with 2K and 3.2K OLED screens with 100% DCI P3 color gamut in the sub 1L price bracket esp from Asus.
I'm buying the 32GB Ram vesion, in the future can I upgrade it to 64GB or more?
You tested dual-sided nvme in each m.2 so clearly, well done! Great details. The one thing I don't see others do is to confirm if USB4 ports support eGPU so you can use a video card with 16-24GB at home/office in eGPU enclosure.
Well… I do have razer eGPU enclosure but I haven’t tested it yet. Might take me a couple weeks. But I can certainly plug it in and see :)
Is that ETAPrime in the chat?! Lol just joking... Please test this when you get a chance
@@TechGuyBeauDid you test it by chance? 👀
Just the review we've all been waiting for! Love the way you go over all the tiny details on this laptop. Usb4 as well! Great work
Just got the Slim 7 with Ryzen 7, 4060, 32GB ram, 1TB ssd and 3.2k screen. Its absolutely beautiful and I'm loving it so far. Thanks for the reviews and answers :)
Awesome!
Where did you buy it
@@bamiyamoto8187 Lenovo website
Just ordered mine from Lenovo with the same spec.for photo and video editing. This review swung the decision for me, so thanks!
I ordered mine today, I can't wait to see it!
I really wish they'd offer the AMD version w/ the 4070. I haven't seen that available. Oh well...My gen 5 (10750/2070S) is still doing well, but I couldn't pass up the deal on this. 1290 to my doorstep. Hope to have it in 2 days. Another ram stick for it on the way as well. Cheers
Great review as always. The Phoenix Apu's are the reigning king, combining high performance 8 true Zen 4 cores, with amazing power efficiency and the ability to sustain super high clock speeds. Battery life is top notch as well as shown @22:00.
The 7840HS coupled with the capable 12 CU Rdna 3 780m with decent DDR5 ram speed (the faster the Ram, the better. This 5600 DDR5 is about as good as you can get for a regular laptop, though handheld variants get the much faster Lpddr5x at up to 7500mhz, which makes a big difference for the Igpu) that is the perfect Igpu for gaming on battery for potentially a few hours (anywhere from 2.5 hours to 6 hours depending on the wattage used). The 780m is more than capable for the most demanding Emulators like PS3 (Rcps3) and Xbox 360 (Xenia) or Switch (Yuzu or Ryujinx), and can play modern Triple AAA games at lower settings (and potentially resolution) with respectable frame rates.
The only downside to the 7840HS is that it can't be Undervolted. Only the 7940HS can be undervolted, or the regular Zen 4 Dragon Range Cpu's like the amazing 7745Hx and the 7845Hx and 7945Hx.
Agreed. The legion 14 will ship with 7940hs. Going to be interesting indeed
Can I use amd Core optimizer on 7840hs, in .y ryzen 7 5700x it really reduce power consumption
@@dracoxruiz2563 not sure about that software. Perhaps join up the legion discord. Lots of knowledgeable on there about 3rd party software
Just found your channel yesterday. I've been trying to research myself as I desperately need a new laptop but its giving me an absolute migraine with all the conflicting information I've found. I've gotta say your channel is AWESOME. The way you give unbiased opinions and actually test all the different aspects of the laptop, really showing the ins and outs of its performance is super helpful. Keep doing what you're doing!!!
Thanks. I hope it was useful for you
Can you compare battery life between slim 7 i7 4060 and slim 7 r7 4060 pls?
I have a video on the i7 model. I did a head to head with some people too
Where I am getting -9.3 on 1080p 60 TH-cam he was getting -14 or so (similar to my tests on intel). So battery life should be about 40% better on amd in mixed use tasks
@@TechGuyBeautysm for that info
I love you, my man. You don't even know how much I wanted this review.
Thanks dude. I’ve been getting a LOT of requests. I’m going to do some dedicated gaming videos now (external game capture) I have 12 games already lined up
My legion slim 7 will arrive in a couple weeks. Got a pretty nice deal with black friday sale direct from lenovo. I'm coming from a 13" macbook air that lasted 10 years of daily use. I wanted to move to windows due to software limitations of ios. I wanted a laptop with comparable form factor and build quality, without sacrificing too much weight and battery life. This laptop is exactly in that middle ground I was looking for. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I did want something that could play decently well enough when I'm in bed and have an hour or so to kill. A blend of portability, battery and performance were my priorities.
One thing I was concerned about was portability coming from a 13" to a 16". But I noticed as screens got bigger, the chassis got smaller. So even though I'm going up 3" in screen size, the laptop itself is not much bigger than my 10 year old 13" air. Can't wait to get my hands on my slim 7.
Super happy to see In-depth. I've been laptop hunting for a month now and it has been so hard to find details on upgradability/reparability, so thank you very much for going over these details.
I have the exact same machine with 32gb of ram , 3,2k screen and I added a 1TB Samsung 990 Pro as the second NVME to my windows 1TB SSD which is SanDisk (WD PC SN810 SDCPNRY-1T00-1101) , I'm loving it too much , it is a beast of computer and I love so much the 3,2K screen , it is beautiful , amazing colors , sharp images , clear texts , just awsome. I did also the Cinebench R23 in performance mode for single core the score was 1758 and for multicore 17469.
Awesome, thinking to buy one the same build , I was between this and Pro 5 , but after reviews and also Beau recommendation Slim7 its just more premium built and performance wise almost similar , I wait for Black Friday to snap one 😊maybe it get down again ,was 1150£ couple of months ago in UK ❤
@@nrogo That's a great choice and 1150£ is really a bargain ! other brands charge you much more but for much less performance and hardware! Lenovo is really doing a great job with the Legion series!
for the 3.2k screen, when you game do you set the resolutions down to 1600p ? if so, does it get blurry or hazy like they say since its not native or it aint an issue?
@@gamestark9894 Hi , I don't game so I can't respond to your question , I use the 3.2K screen for editing photos and every day use , but as far as I know , there won't be any problems whatsoever if you are going to lower the resolution on games , because you can always decrease the resolution of a screen like 3.2 but you can never increase the resolution of a screen that is full HD 1080 for example, what I want to tell you is the problem exists if you want to increase the resolution of a screen that is not capable ( for example watching a 4k video on a 1080 screen) and not the other way around. Imagine seeing a video for example on TH-cam which is HD, you watch it on your screen in HD, as if the maximum resolution of your screen was 1080, so your 3.2 screen behaves like a 1080 one, so there is no problem whatsoever.
I'm getting around 15.5-16k in cinebench R23. Is this just natural variability you think?
What was the wattage of the usb-c charger that you used?
135 watts (lenoco). AND 65 watts (Samsung) both worked
Great video, helped me pull the trigger on this with a very nice Labor Day weekend discount from Lenovo.
NICE! Enjoy it. I’m enjoying mine thoroughly
Thanks for your comment on the sale, I went back to Lenovo and got them to price match this weekend's sale! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Price on the deal? Thx
I prefer the Pro over the Slim for a little better thermals. Dont care about .25" thinner (dont understand why anyone does either). Plus, mine sits on a 2" thick cooling pad so Slim is irrelevant for me.
Does 3.2K screen with 165hz refresh rate consume more battery than the 1660p one with 240hz refresh rate?
Unsure but if you are on batter I’d say drop to 60hz (you can have windows do it for you), at which case 1600p would use less
Typically yes because the graphics card engages more in high res screens. But the 500 nit screen is a touch brighter
Wanted to thank you for your excellent and detailed review. I've had my Legion Slim 7 for 5 weeks now and it is incredibly impressive. Quiet even when gaming. Beautiful screen. Great in productivity. Honestly the best gaming laptop I've ever bought! (I've owned many over the last 15 years). Cheers!
Amazing! Enjoy it
I have the option to choose between the Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 and the Legion Slim 7 Gen 8, both with the RTX 4060 and the 500 nits Display for about the same price. I guess that's a no brainer for the Slim 7 then or do you see advantages of the Pro 5? Thanks for the awesome review by the way :)
Get the 7 slim
Pro 5 is mostly plastic. Imo a no go
The question is THIS for 1600$ or Legion 7i 2024with 4070... for 2400$
This. For 1600. No contest
Thank you for this review. Its been on my cart for weeks and this video is what led me to buy it.
It’s a wonderful device
It's been tested before, if different types of RAM is mixed, then the 1% lows in game are worse. For example 1R16x together 1R8X, maybe even dual rank together with single rank. What would be fastest matchings 48GB DDR5 module for the 16GB soldered RAM?
This was a video a was waiting for quite some time. Thank you so much for reviewing this model. I have few questions about the noise and usb-c charging. Do you think the laptop is suitable to use in silent environments like a library when doing light tasks such as document editing ? Also, if you have tried it, is it possible to charge the laptop with a 65W + powerbank ? I've heard that the usb-c charging doesn't always work with 3rd parties.
It’s very quiet on silent. And yes 65 watt charging over usb c works. I have a 65 watt Samsung charger I tested without issue
@@TechGuyBeau Thanks so much once again
Awesome I needed to know this too 🎉
I assumed that you would need at least a 100w charger to do that! This is a gamechager! No need to lug around the massive power brick!
@@Genezilla you can also get 100 PD small usb chargers. That is probably the best if you also want to be able to game on silent over usb c :)
Just make sure it’s a single port, as GAN chargers with multiple ports typical split the current and I’ve found they are troublesome
Thanks for your review! You're the only one I could find on this exact laptop, subbed for the follow-up gaming results, can't wait!
I had one question: is it possible to run the laptop completely silent (no fan) when doing light productivity work (browsing, TH-cam)?
It doesn’t use a fan when doing those tasks yes. Heck, even in games on silent mode they are quite quiet. I show silent mode gaming extensively in my follow up that will come soon
@@TechGuyBeau Sweet! Thanks for the reply. Waiting for mine to arrive next week.. Your review sold me on it! :)
@@TechGuyBeauI just literally lost my deposit hearing this, if you get my meaning! 😮
@@TechGuyBeaucould you compared it to the dell xps 15, or the asus x16, because the weight is almost the same around 2kg...
@@dracoxruiz2563 I don’t have either of those but I did have an x16 and have a full review. The x16 is nice but it’s way too expensive. This legion gives you more for less
can make a video comparing both Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 (2023)
Banger of a review 👍
I just purchased this laptop today! I'm super excited. It looks fantastic. I had a Lenovo Legion before. I'm a big fan of the Legion laptops.
Thank you for making these videos sir! I have been researching to buy my first gaming laptop for a while and your videos help me understand the PC gaming process.
Awesome!
If you do not mind me asking sir, I have a question for you. In terms of price to performance which laptop would you consider purchasing out of the following: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Ryzen 7 7745hx rtx 4060 for $1300 USD, or the Lenovo Legion 5 Slim Ryzen 7 7840hs rtx 4060 for $1530, or the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Ryzen 5 7640hs rtx 4060 for $1350, or the Asus TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition Ryzen 7 7735hs rx 7600s for $950?@@TechGuyBeau
Was that a dock or just a regular usb-c charger? The community is noticing that you cant charge the laptop with a usbc docking stating that provides 100W. But it charges using a 65w only charger.
Just a usb c charger (Lenovo brand 135 watt usb c)
just placed an order! thanks for the review
what the max RAM and SSD that this laptop can handle? I order mine at 16 RAM + 1 TB....Thinking buying another 16 RAM DDR5 + another 1TB for upgrade, what are you guy thought? thanks
I tested it with 16+16gb. I did not test a 32gb stick (yet)
Bought mine feb 2022.
Didn’t even make it till feb 2024😭 overheated n turned off Won’t turn back
That’s a different model. That’s the AMD advantage, the 6800s runs hot: this uses a 4060, which runs cool
@@TechGuyBeau nah same one
Amazing video! Thank you for the good amount of information and the fact that you showed the temps and fan noise during the gaming test.
Just bought this machine because of your good testing and good advice. I also read some tests to check multiple sources. But all have the same conclusion.. it's a nice machine! So I'm very excited for this to be on my doorstep soon. 😊
Please do a performance comparison video of the slim intel version with this one
Awsome Review. How would the Slim 7 perform, if it‘s connected to an external monitor with mouse and keyboard? I wanna use it as a Desktop replacement. Would it effect the battery life?
In theory the battery life is improved a little bit. Since the monitor has its own power.
As for performance should be just fine
How does this model compare to slim 7i for programming? All the reviews I've seen so far lean towards Intel.
It will be the same in the real world. Just get whichever is cheaper in all reality. Or if battery is key get amd
@@TechGuyBeau alright cool! Thanks for the reply. Also, is there any particular reason why there is no other review of this model on youtube?
I have one. I owned a HP laptop before. I don't play games so it might not count to those consider it. The build is a bit cheap. Its flexy compared to my 4+ years old HP. Kinda weaker in terms of keyboard and feel. When I write on a word document there are some times when the lines go white until you type further (honestly don't know why). The build feels nice but I feel like it will last less compared to my HP. The hinge is better then HP. Design is beautiful, but as someone who just regularly uses a laptop for work and just for coding, it might be better to consider something a HP or Dell. The coding IDE is all good, and I haven't properly tried Unreal Engine on it. As someone who doesn't play games, the fans get very loud especially when you plug in the charger. The battery life is just as bad as my old HP, may last a little longer but yeah. A mac might be better for you, even for coding. The top fan sides gets hot for no reason as I use word docs and watch on youtube videos. My experience on my first Lenovo is not too bad but I've gotten use to the annoying stuff. I still think you should consider other laptops.
So for gaming should I go for Lenovo slim 7i 8 gen rtx 4070. It would run anything ?
4060 and 4070 are nearly the same. So get whichever is in your budget. You won’t notice much difference
@@TechGuyBeau ok ty
If i add another 16gb from samsung, will it run at maximum buss. Can you tell me about the soldered ram specs ( latency, buss, etc )
What's the discharging rate at idle on the Intel variant when looking at HWInfo?
I'm trying to figure out if I care more about the RTX 4070 over the 4060 (since the 4070 variant doesn't seem to exist for the AMD model), or more about the battery life for light tasks.
Do you know if the AMD model will add a 4070 option in the future? Or other AMD CPU powered laptops releasing that are similar to this machine?
Thanks for the great review!
Discharge on idle on intel is about 5-10% above amd. Amd is more impressive when doing workloads, such as watching HD video
@@TechGuyBeau Thank you! So for very light loads like watching a YT video or some text editing, the discharge power is much more on the Intel one?
Just bought this machine last night (thanksgiving) and waiting for it to ship. I was going to get the XPS 15 but i cant be arsed to deal with the shitty power/heating issues that it has.
I spent $1500 on this laptop (32 gb ram, 512 ssd, Win 11pro) and have heard many great things. I cant wait till its delivered!
Nice!
Hey, if you were buying again would you buy 3.2k or 1440p version of this laptop?
I bought mine (16APH8) immediately after watching this video. I tested the battery immediately - curiously when on quite mode + 60hz + battery saver + dGPU turned off, I am never able to get 6 watts discharge rate, its always 10+ watts, even when I limited power to CPU to max at 15%. As a result my battery life is around 6 hours instead of 10+ hours as others got. I wonder what is keeping draining the battery...
You probably have a lot of bloatware. Remove software like GeForce experience, mcafee, etc.
Also check your startup apps in task manager to make sure a bunch of stuff isn’t starting on boot
do you like the intel or amd model of this better? im debating on which to get since ive heard the amd one has driver issues.
Bro, you just reviewed my favourite laptop. Thank you T_T keep doing this every year please.
Can you undervolt the cpu for better temps in games?
In theory yes, but not much. The 7940hs is more tweakable
Is Lenovo slim pro 9i better than this ?
Not really no. This should outperform the 9i. The 9i has a better screen though
What's the maximum RAM and SSD this can take ? I want to buy sticks for both areas but not sure if I'll pass the max capacity
Curretly there are ram sticks of 48gb ram which should get it to a total of 64gb ram, haven't seen a bigger ram single ram stick than that.
Finally!1!1 my dream laptop is here
Btw rn the intel model had already got 320$ sale while the amd model didn’t. But if they discount it like intel, the amd model would be the best choice
Tho I liked to have a 3200x2000 display option than 2560x1600
I’m sure this will drop in price. The 3.2k screen still has to drop too
Slim 7 4060 32Gb 1tb 240hz -> 1520€
or
Slim 5 4070 32 Gb 1tb 165hz -> 1500€
Which one would you choose?
Personally, slim 7. The premiumness of the slim 7 is super evident. Much more so than the minor boost form 4060 to 4070.
BUT they are both solid options
Thank you!! @@TechGuyBeau I really appreciated your opinion.
That guy is stunned by the Legion Slim 7! i can see it in his eyes
Not wrong lol. Luckily i had the 7i before this to prepare me
For 2000 Euro it has to be perfect - but its not. Its relly a fantastic laptop, but som small things needs some more love.
Display fitting to chassie not perfect even. Some keys have different sound when wrriting. No network port is just relly stupid. A small scratch on chassie. Not a fan of powercablable on backside. To shart edges cut your left hand when using fast commands. Prefer Thinkpad keys.
I will return this "shit" ;) For 2000 Euro Lenovo can f:ck off. This laptop shuld cost 1500 maximum.
Man you guys pay a lot in Europe. It’s about $1500 CAD right now. Feels bad
Good day sir, planning to get this but with amd 7840hs what would be the difference in that case? Thanks
That’s the professor i have here. My model is the 7840hs as well
Wish this baby had 2 SODIMM slots... then it would truly be THE perfect laptop, but guess we can't have everything lol
Yeah there has to be at least one compromise, otherwise it’s true perfection and obliterates all competition
The only thing about the Lenovo Slim 7 that I don't like is the lack of Windows Hello IR camera option. The fingerprint scanner is not in a convenient location!
Yeah I agree
can you tell me about USB-C Display port connect to iGPU or dGPU ?
IGPU
What usbc charger are you using? I tried using an ipad charger(on the intel variant) but it doesnt work
I tried with both:
1. Samsung 65 watt
2. Lenovo 135 watt usb c
1:14 48GB and 24GB laptop RAM sticks are popping up in China. Do you think you can put 48GB 5600Mhz RAM and make it 64GB in total? I don't know about the bios but 7840HS definitely supports that as per AMD website.
Unsure. I’ve never actually seen a 48 ram stick. Sorry
@@TechGuyBeau thanks for the reply!
@@TechGuyBeau Crucial seems to be selling one of those 48gb ram sticks
Can you use this laptop without battery(removed or disconnected) as a desktop replacement?
Yes it can run without the battery. Although you may want to just use a Lenovo vantage to set it into conservation mode instead. Either or will work and help prevent battery damage
Hot question and even hotter answer! Hot boy stuff all around!
@@Cryptolorian lol not gonna say no
It would nice if they offered that processor in a more mainstream laptop...but you don't see it, I think they have just so many of those chips to go around. I remember Asus releasing a 6800 version Zenbook over a year ago but you couldn't find it.
Amd was very late. Annoying for sure. We will start to see more soon hopefully. The 7840hs is a no brainer in ultrabooks
Can you tell me if you did anything to improve battery life? I have one of these and I am topping out at 6 hours (Quiet mode, iGPU mode, Nvidia disabled in device Manager, external monitor, CPU is using 5-7 watts, GPU/CPU temperatures in the low 40s, CPU 1-4% usage ). Not sure where all the wattage is going.
What are you doing for 6 hours? I can get 8 ish hours watching TH-cam playback, but if you are doing all kinds of multi tasking that will drop.
Also you likely have bloat: mcafee for example. You can also remove Lenovo vantage and use legion tools instead.
I always do a fresh windows install, helps keep the junk off. Lenovo isn’t that bad overall but there’s still a bit of junk
@@TechGuyBeau Found the problem, I was using an external monitor. I had thought that since the laptop screen was off, the computer would use less power using the HDMI port. How wrong I was...🤓
Hi, this video helped a lot but I
Please, still need your help as soon as possible, I am wondering if i should get one or the other for approximately the same price (what is the real difference) ?
And Thanks for the video !
>>>Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 AMD (16″) with RTX 4060:
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS Processor (3.80 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64
Graphic Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6
Memory
16 GB DDR5-5600MHz (Soldered)
Storage
1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC
Display
16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 240Hz, Narrow Bezel, Low Blue Light
Camera
1080P FHD with Dual Microphone and E-camera Shutter
Fingerprint Reader
Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Backlit, Storm Grey with Number Pad - English (US)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
(usb c )
and the >>>Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 Intel (16″) - RTX 4060:
Processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor (E-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 5.00 GHz)
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64
Graphic Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6
Memory
16 GB DDR5-5200MHz (Soldered)
Storage
1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC
Display
16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 240Hz, Narrow Bezel, Low Blue Light
Camera
1080P FHD with Dual Microphone and E-camera Shutter
Fingerprint Reader
Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Backlit, Storm Grey with Number Pad - English (US)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
(with thunderbolt 4)
Get the amd model. It runs cooler and has better battery life. Otherwise they are the same. Both are good but in the 7 slim amd is better
@@TechGuyBeauthank you sir!
@@mosohm7748When in doubt, go with AMD. Keep it sexy, young man 🕺🏽 👯♂️
is there anyway to reduce or limit temp on this one? feels pretty hot when touching both while gaming or just typing, surfing web, especially the top of the keyboard and at the back. thanks
It’s fine to have heat back there as that’s the ventilation location. But you can also put it into balanced mode
Can i insert a 32gb ram into the additional ram slot or i need a 16gb ram equivalent to the one soldered on the motherboard ?
Thank you for the amazing review 🎉
Answer?
get this or the i9 with 4070 (but 2000P, 430 nits and 165hz screen) for 200 euro more? or just get the amd with 240hz, 1600p and 500 nits?
Hard to say. That i9 is a pretty significant cpu downgrade from the 7840hs, but it has the better screen and slightly better gpu.
Basically are you willing to pay 200 euros and a worse cpu for about 10% better gpu performance and the higher resolution?
One thing I find really interesting is that I’m in Australia and thanks to your views I finally decided to by the Slim 7i 4060, i7 version and the only version of screen I could get was the 3.2k version you mentioned isn’t available yet, Is the Intel version still solid for both uni and any games I need? It’s ordered just waiting to ship
Battery won't be as good as the AMD version,4060 isn't that great but it's okay for casual 60 fps gaming on med high settings
@@simi9222 Ah damn okay well there’s no version or the amd in australia yet or announced when will be where I am so I already ordered 7i one should still work well tho
3.2k screen is pretty high res, you’ll need some dlss on AAA games. Then you’ll be fine
@@TechGuyBeau Thank so much for letting me know! Just wanted to make sure my purchase still a good one
@@simi92224070 is better?
is the battery life in ur testing really that good or is like 5 hours only ? i mean while u using the laptop how many hours can u get daily?
It’s very good battery life. With the dGPU disabled the cpu only sips power. I did live testing against the Intel model, as expected amd is much better on battery
I gotta be honest my guy.... I didn't even consider this laptop before today. I need to be able to do some light gaming at hotels without killing my bank account. This seems to hit the sweet spot! Definitely going to wait until 10% Rakuten and pull the trigger! Good point the dual channel part of DDR5.... had no clue! Thanks!
11% today at least in Canada >:)
@@TechGuyBeauI just bought last night with 11% Rakuten discount! Just paid $1350USD excluding Rakuten savings...winning! You think this game would play Starfield good? They just implemented DLSS/FG... although it's in Beta
Great review.
To upgrade the RAM, could we use more than 16G? (like 32 or 64) because I ear we need to always build ram evenly.
And it's DDR5 (right) ?
Thank you.
Huh….from what i heard you dont need to build it evenly so long as the ram sticks Can work together and with the pc but i might be wrong
Thank you for the answer.
My salesman advised me against it.
He told me that this would gradually cause problems.
I just upgraded to 32Go.
@@gmoddude12
Hi @TechGuyBeau is there an ASUS laptop equivalent to this.. this one has become out of stock at my region
Not right now. Wait for the new g16 2024.