How Are These Laptops ALREADY On Sale?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2023
- I investigate the laptop market that has a bunch of sales suspiciously early.
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I think we need more Dawid Attenborough tech voiceovers in the future. Pure delight.
He's really skilled in voice acting😂😂, ecpecially the MIICROO CEENTEEEER
I thought that was a real documentary?
Dawid Attenborough 😂
Let's see how it evolves 🐒
I was thinking. Welcome to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Laptops. Today we will be sending Jim/Dawid out into the field in search of Game.
Hold up there. 2 RAM sticks and a physical headphone jack? What luxury!
Pretty normal for gaming laptops. In fact most laptops have a headphone jack and it would be quite difficult to find one without one like the XPS 13. That laptop has no excuse for not having one
Are there non physical headphone jacks?
??? what are you talking about @@frank234561
@@frank234561usb c to headphone jack, Bluetooth. Donglemania ya know, that stuff
@@crestofhonor2349 There's an exception for "thin" gaming laptops like the Zephyrus line from Asus and the Blades from Razer, but those kind of are the weird in between of ultrabooks and gaming laptops so I guess it's kind of expected they also have an inbetween of 1 slot expansion + soldered.
Just checked the price of the EXACT same model, exact same specs, in Europe.
This goes for ~2,500 EUR (2,737 USD - 3,650 CAD) without OS and ~2,600 EUR (2,846 USD - 3,796 CAD) with Win 11 Home...
The price difference (with US/Canada) is INSANE. :(
I honestly hate all companies selling laptops in Europe, can not believe what junk i find in the stores for about 1500EUR
some of it is the VAT% but the price is still higher without tax and way worse sales, in US I see this year models on crazy sales, EU gets "decent" sale but its on over 2 year old laptop
Lobby your governments to reduce environmental regulations and VATs then if the pricing is such a big issue.
I was looking one in Finland and it's currently on sale for 1600€ no matter do you pick one with Intel or Amd cpu version.
My takeaway from this is that even gaming laptops can’t really run games without melting , stuttering or deafening you.
also the naming standards for mobile GPUs are a joke
Man the prices of these Nvidia GPU is just insane. In the previous generation i bought for the same money an 3080 with decent memory 16 GB
me too expect my 3080 is a ti version and my ram is 32gb.
Same on Apple devices. However way worse than nvidia.
I know, the RTX 4060 Ti looks like a great valu-
Oh, wait.
Laptop versions are even worse. The paper specs of the 4070 is clearly what was the 3060 mobile was in terms of cuda/pipelines/shaders, bus width, and actual die identification. It's not at all strange that last gen 3070 laptop variants can almost match the 4070, or in the case of the 3070 ti with enough wattage, outright beat the 4070 laptop. NVIDIA is milking us, so a "sale" on 4070 laptops isn't that much of a sale when you think of how this is just comparable to previous gen 3060 laptops in terms of bill of material cost which was on sale1000 usd range so still making margins at that price. At 1500 "sale" nvidia and manufacturers are making a killing.
Here you have 32gb of ram and the 4070 is roughly 3080 equivalent performance wise. I don't get the idea of gaming laptops anyway. You can't use them on the go as the battery will run flat in 30 minutes, they are bulky, can not be upgraded and are stupidly expensive. What's the point? Get a desktop.
Never hear of Leg Ion before; looks like a promising new company
Was about to post the same. LOL Leg Ion
just lenovo
Legon
Legone
The easiest laptop to open that I ever had was a 2012 era Alienware. You removed the battery, FROM THE OUTSIDE, took out 2 screws and the bottom just slid off from there. There was no having to pry the bottom off. Why they don't use that method still or on more laptops is beyond me. It worked really well.
Dell computers of that era (pretty sure Alienware was Dell owned then, right?) were VERY easy to open for basic upgrades, and VERY sturdy.
I have a few (probably like 4) 2010-2012 era latitudes in my laptop herd and opening them is a breeze. The next generation were still easy, but just had a few more screws. I used to work on those and it was so easy to change out old thermal paste while I had the back off to clean off dust or upgrade ram.
Because that method is not profitable for service center.
I remember when you could remove the battery from the outside without any screws.
@@floydlooney6837 even better, some laptops used to have internal "memory batteries" so you could put the laptop to sleep, switch batteries within a few minutes, and be back to work without a total shutdown.
I don't have any models with that feature, but I did own one... A gateway with a Pentium 120 - or close to that.
At least modern runtimes and charge times are much faster, but having 3 spare batteries is great... I used to always carry spare batteries for my phone and laptops, now it has to be a power bank... Same but different. Booo
I had a crappy, cheap packard bell where you could replace the battery without tools and had easy-access hatches to hard drive and memory.
I found it impossible to open the Legion 5 without appropriate tools. Should not be that hard.
I'm constantly amazed by how gimped the 4000's are with the exception of the 4090/4080. Either by VRAM or bus width or both. They really are trying to cheap out on cards they are selling for more money than ever before, even in mobile.
When he booted up Cyberpunk and got 55FPS I thought he had it run on Ultra with RT. But it was High without. What the actual heck? My old 3070 Laptop runs this game on Ultra at 45-50FPS.
The laptop 4070 is a terrible, terrible piece of tech.
Laptop 4060 has pretty good upgrade comparing to 3060, only10-15% slower than 4070, same vram.
@@Fordance100 Agree, it's the sweet spot for light gaming and not consuming an entire nuclear reactor of power.
Even in mobile? ESPECIALLY in mobile. The desktop variants show some progress at least, the mobile variants of RTX 4070 and smaller are no better than their predecessors in terms of performance, sometimes they are worse - not to mention they are crippled by their VRAM volumes. This generation is pathetic for gaming laptops under 2500 €, where RTX 4080 laptops begin in my country.
My 4070 doesn't feel gimped and was a huge upgrade for me as I had a GPU from before the pandemic. I would have preferred to have spent $100 less on it or it had an extra 4gb of RAM which would have necessitated a bigger memory bus. Ultimately though the combination of RAM, cache, die, etc., that the card shipped with runs everything really well and produces an image that's pretty spectacular. I can't really argue with effective.
I have a Legion 5 Pro from 2021, got it for a steal on clearance at Walmart for $900, 5800HX/3070/16GB. It has been absolutely amazing as a home away from home solution for gaming while I've been traveling. I just upgraded it this year with double the RAM and a 2TB NVMe for $120 total.
Lenovo knows how to build a laptop and it hasn't changed at all in 2 years.
I have the same laptop and did the same upgrades.. though my price wasn't as good as yours. Still, I have never regretted the purchase, it's a great mobile gamer and that display.. oh man.. that 165hz IPS display just has to be seen. So vibrant and so smooth with Gsynch.. I love the 2021 Legion 5 Pro!!
Got a Legion something something 2019 whatever. I7 9th gen something and a 1660Ti 6GB. 16GB ram. Around $880. But that 8core Ryzen and 3070 sounds like a grate deal. My laptop got a 2TB SSD installed when I got my hands on it and that was it.
Until the GPU fan bearing started to have issues after warranty. And after a long trip from China the replacement of the fan was not the worst but still. Not like buying a laptop was a option if the repair failed. 2021+3 =2024.. I hope the best for you and that the jet fans do not fail you as well. The video was grate and it was nice to hear that laptop prices is not competently taking the piss. To then get to the part of the video where we get reminded that the 4070 laptop has 128bit and 8GB.... Nope. 4nm power efficient whatever. Nope. The part of my laptop that holds me back is the CPU boost being quite weak. Or rather uses allot of power for very little CPU work being done. The 1660Ti 6GB is more then fine for laptop tasks. Just got to find a GPU for my desktop that is not a total rip off. And hope that the laptop lasts a few more years.
just needs a trackpoint, aquickswappable seccondary battery, and a hinge removable back cover
I recently found one with 11th gen i7, 3070ti, 2 x 1tb ssd, 32gb ddr5 ram for $1300. I hadn't upgraded for nearly eight years so took my time. It's a great machine, very happy.
@TheDiner50 I got the 4 year warranty for about $100 which I think is worth it, if it goes wrong especially the lcd or motherboard...
Well I didn't expect to hear Dawid Attenborough today....
For max performance the bios also has default overclocking profiles for the CPU and GPU, which are usually very stable, which is nice
The TH-cam Closed Captioning is amazing to read while watching your videos. It even caught the "Leg Ion". Well done dude.
Lenovo appears to be doing upgradability well, considering that the model I picked out for my grandmother came with the parts needed to add a 2.5" drive (1TB HDD was the minimum spec, hers has an 128GB Nvme SSD). It's running what was my superfluous 2TB Samsung 860 QVO as secondary storage now.
a lot of laptops have a 2.5 inch Bay, I bought an MSI gf63 thin a while back and I loved that it had that 2.5inch Bay
Sweet, another Leg Ion review!
2:00 Contains 30% ocean bound plastic by weight.... Got it, so 30% of Leg Ion bags are bound to end up in the ocean, cool stuff Len O Vo.
Nice review. Pulled the trigger on this exact machine on sale, I love the clean look, very happy with it so far.
What was your previous laptop?
@@PrashantMishra-kh1xt a 2017 Acer aspire 5 nitro with a GTX 1060, and I have to say it was a bit of a dog, focusing on specs is good an all but if the laptop falls down due to build quality and bad cooling, the specs are not going to matter as much. Thats why I have gone with Lenovo.
Great intro! I have not seen something that innovative from any TH-camr in years!
"However, this generation is different. Various factors including low demand due to poor genetics and inbreeding has led to sharp price drops during the male's adolescent phase..."
Absolutely hilarious as well as an accurate assessment 😅
Usually the quick way to change power profiles on a Lenovo Legion laptop is using the Fn+Q keys. The LED on the power button should turn red when on high performance mode. The laptop also has to be plugged in for performance mode to be enabled.
act quick before they fix the price screw ups and bring it back up to gouging your eyes out with an ice pick pricing back
Gotta love that Dawid Attenborough start lol
Informative and the best icing is the humour. Perfect combination to be entertained 😂. Man the way you make me laugh on your reviews is absolutely why I always don't miss your videos. Great one. Keep it up
Didn’t get to talk to you at LTX, but did get to see a few of your panels. Keep up the good work
Kind of have to be on sale considering the 4000 mobile generation is pretty trash except for the 4080/4090. The 4070 barely beats a 3070Ti from last gen for example.
3070Ti Legion 5 Pro's were being bought on sale for $1100-$1200 while 4070 ones at MSRP ($1600-$1800) just stayed on the shelves.
Microcenter is also noticeably cheaper than most retailers but availability can suck depending where you live.
Some states don't even have one and a lot of their deals are in-store only.
This is not real sale, for pretty long time Lenovo is doing this strategy of high prices and quick big discounts after launch.
It's supposed to make customers feel like they're getting a great deal because it's on big sale (eventhough the price after this sale is the actual starting price), probably works because Lenovo is doing this already like 4 years.
@@damara2268It is a sale Because all the other manufacturers change their prices a year after Lenovo.
How is it even their thing if the laptop prices fall after the retailer already has paid for the entire stock a few months back?
Do they have such a sale at their online store?
Micro Center is your run-of-the-mill online store that starts arranging its own deal. AFTER the customer paid for it.
I don't think they would allow to be screwed year after year after year.
Is it some sort of new law which allows you, as a company, not to pay? Then, you grab stuff, and you can pay (if you wish) one year later. It does not sum up. I worked with retailers. And it does not work this way. Depending on the country, you can get something like a month (of seller's credit) to pay for stuff.
It works, but only if it's a B2B deal.
Dude… the 4080M and 4090M aren’t the only GPUs :/
The 4050 does great compared to last gen. More VRAM, and more performance at the 75 watt mode. Plus the Max-Q configuration makes it perform better than a desktop GTX1660, which is impressive for 35 watts.
I have the 5800h/3070 legion 5 pro from a year or two back, and it's just excellent. Bit laggy on the keyboard lighting but it otherwise has zero flaws. it's really great.
How about the battery on light use?
@@Tibialstone7 I keep it plugged in forever, i capped the charge at half, so I haven't got a clue about battery life, honestly. It basically lives on my kitchen table, i take it when I go visit family
Great video! Helped me solidify my purchasing choice.
I remember when plastic laptops with an i7 and 200mm 128 bit 50 class die and memory bus were around $700, glad to see they're starting to get their heads out of the cloud as 3x the price is just out of the question, most of these parts are cheaper than before like screens, storage, RAM, and VRAM raw materials are up, and the cost of the dies are up, but the dies are such a small part of the cost
That one balencing on the rock was something i never imagined ide see
I swear every single video of yours your sense of humor always finds a way to catch me off guard 😂
The stickers on the laptop show you how to change the power profiles you just have to hit fn+Q. That aside, I'm glaaaddd there's finally a Dawid style Leg Ion review.
Ha! Awesome Dawid! Well done! I guess Vancouver is basically a colder, wetter Amazon anyways. Keep up the great content! Here's some suggestions...
1. When parts go bad! A compilation video of your smoke filled mishaps!
2. Anything on old school gaming emulation.
3. In the future I had always imagined that we would have a pocket computer that we could dock to a larger screen and different interface (keyboard and mouse). Is there anything like that?
love you bro! keep up the good work :)
i have a feeling you are saying Leg Ion on purpose i cant really tell hahah
Used to have a Legion laptop myself 2 generations ago, but that power connector was a huge issue, it's hard to explain but it has a tendency to bend around itself and short circuit. Absolute nightmare to replace as well.
I managed to snag a t RTX 3060 version of this laptop (basically) a while back - for about £700! Cracking wee machine, and I do have plans to upgrade it in times to come to keep it current (I recently bought myself a wee place and so needed a decent laptop for the moment whilst I do everything up.)
This was fkn hilarious! This is why Dawid is the best tech guy on youtube.
legion laptops are being known to be good for the thermals and upgradability D: no wonder why it wasn't infuriating for dawid
Yeah, except the fan bearings / bushings can often shit the bed after only a few years. And buying just a replacement fan is nearly impossible.
Excellent review. We are a Lenovo shop at work, I would love to see us try out a few of these Leg Ion desktop replacements.
I have a Legion "Slim 7" from 2021 with a Ryzen 7 5800H and a RTX 3060 Max Q and it still to this day will tear through anything current on high settings with a minimum of 60fps. Quite happy with how well it's holding up.
Lenovo makes some great stuff, I accidentally purchased a ThinkBook with a 4060 for work and I’m so sad I can’t take it home for personal use hahaha
accidentally?
@@Rayyan-hi2ge when it's not your money you really don't pay attention to stuff lol
I wish I could accidentally buy stuff...
"accidentally"
Yes, CDW ran out of the normal ones we get and my rep was like “well we have this other one in stock” it ended up being an i7 with the 4060. I was very surprised when it arrived. It didn’t even have a description on their website lol
Great review, it is certainly a decent laptop for the diminished money. The power profile thing is a bit of a pain though, you sort of wish they could come up with a way to turn the power down and not stutter. Weirdness.
I think the biggest point here is that Laptops have still been getting priced at COVID level pricing. The 25% reduction in price is pretty much in line with the reality of the marketplace. RAM is cheaper, M.2 drives are essentially free now, and overall market demand for these things is softer than 9 ply toilet tissue. Almost every laptop user bought a new one within the last two years, and they aren't going to be back in the market for a couple of more years unless they are feeding their old one coffee and gatorade. The price reflects the market, and I am guessing this laptop will bargain bin right around 999$ by the end of it's career.
Most enjoyable tech channel on TH-cam love your content!
I bought one of these laptops from micro center a few weeks ago and i'm loving it so far. Nice review.
Thats a pretty good deal for that much speed and power. I paid twice that for my i7-11th Gen with built in 3080.
Yeah i remember when the Zephyrus M16 came out with the 11800H/11900H and 3080 it cost around more than $3000, and it was my dream laptop. Now i can finally purchase the M16, but with a 12700H and 3060 lol. I realized that i didnt need that much performance, but it still needs to be capable and portable as well so i chose the Zephyrus
@@Agent_Alpha That's also what I did. I was ready to spend $3000 on a then current 12th gen i7 with 3080 but the 11th Gen was $1000 less with the same 3080 card. Benchmarks are pretty much the same as well.
The fact that some of these are on significant (like 30-35% off) sale is a damn great thing. Especially for the Lenovo Legion Pro line. These laptops are legit top tier and if you can score it for 30-35% off, it's a very literal steal.
@blue-lu3iz Agreed, but what can anyone do when every manufacturer is overpricing. At least prices are starting to drop finally.
@blue-lu3iz Totally agree with you. The 4060 has similar performance to the 4070 and coz of the artificial power limit forced by nvidia, the 4070 is handicapped but the 4060 can be easily OC to the 4070 performance without much heat gain. The 4090 is basically an overclocked 4080 with more RAM but way too much heat generation to sustain its performance edge over the 4080 to be worth the crazy price. In some cases like the Legion Pro 7i 4080, the superior cooling lets the 4080 compete against other manufacturers 4090's.
Sadly 35% off hasn't been enough here, 1500€ for a 1150€ configuration, with worse build quality
But y'know, deals vary per country, day and region. The deal here is a gigabyte aorus if you're willing to open it up, in the UK it might be the Lenovo's
I never really understood why Legion laptops are universally praised. The build quality may be better than the competition but at the end of the day it's still Lenovo. Their support is terrible, not to mention most of their products only come with a pitiful one year warranty. Considering most people won't want to pay for the extended warranty I won't be surprised if in the near future there is an increase of people being left hung out to dry when they start experiencing issues.
Ok that intro was amazing, these just keep getting funnier!
I loved that intro. I watched it 3 times. Good job!
ocean bound? like it's bound to end up there again?
I know a lot of TH-camrs try to be funny and all, but honestly, watching your channel, you do succeed at it and pull at least a very good one per video which has me laughing out loud. This is way above the average for me. I love your channel, keep'em coming !
Brro you got me subscribed in the first few seconds. Seeing actual Laptops in the wild lmfao I love it.
Absolutely love your videos dude! Don’t know why but the ‘square USB’ triggered my childhood and geometry! I’m pretty sure that’s a rectangle 😂
Its crazy Pc stuff have been crazy on sale ATM
bro i got a 1700$ CAD rtx 3050ti 5800h a year ago i feel dumb
@@SAMIAMFNXF for you fallen brother
@@SAMIAMFNXthat was bad even a year ago wtf 😭
Your stuttering may be coming from hybrid mode in the Lenovo vantage software. It’s putting it through the integrated graphics then to the gpu. Disable it and youll get rid of a lot of stuttering. I know this because I have a 3070 legion laptop
A great piece of advice!
so is it something like SLI ? or something else ?
@@burrfoottopknotnot really. Routing the image from the iGPU to dGPU only adds a slight latency and performance reduction
I'm at the beginning of the video and I loled. Good stuff 😆
Can confirm good laptop. Have the previous gen 12 3070 ti. Its a very nice experience to use if not just a tiny bit to heavy to carry around comfortably.
I think I'd take a laptop with a Ryzen 6000 chip and 3080 over this, especially with that abysmal memory bandwidth. No frame gen, but frankly I'd rather just turn down the settings a bit considering the insane PPI of that display
👍
I snagged my Legion with a Ryzen 6800H and 3070TI for $1100 during Memorial Day. Its been absolutely great, I was thinking of going for a 4000 series but....the results weren't all that impressive to warrant the $300-400 difference. I'd honestly would've been more keen to get a RX 6800S version, but it wasn't in stock or available. If Intel can get ARC together fully, it would be nice to have those as an option outside of Desktops.
@@supersaiyenunlimit2
You did well those midrange rtx cards (4060 4070) makes little sense ...same memory and similiar performance than previous gen but pricier
@federicocatelli8785 Exactly. The 40 series "tax" just isn't warranted, especially not with how Nvidia has skewed the product line up to where the series doesn't even signify with its naming scheme anymore.
honestly framegen sucks anyways compared to actual rendered frames...the input latency on some games is incredibly noticeable going from 1-3ms to as high as 30-40ms is a big difference and makes some games feel sluggish when using it so I turned it off altogether...tech's neat but not worth it...maybe it'll mature later but I wouldn't buy into it the 4000 series in general have been a joke and the only reason I have one is getting a good deal on a desktop with one in it.
Still rocking last years legion laptop. Love it still. Only downside is having to remove the bloatware they install, and I still don't really like the legion software they have on it, but those are only minor issues.
i do a clean install on any laptop i buy or help someone else set up, i hate the bloatware so much. I made sure to remove everyting on my current HP laptop, but the McAfee notifications to reinstall it kept popping up. A clean windows install was the only way to get rid of it. I don't trust any factory installs of windows anymore, only the ones i install from Microsoft themselves.
I learned my lesson to always clean install.
Vantage isn't bloatware, it gives you bios updates and an easy way to toggle hybrid mode/perfomance modes. Not to mention it takes like no ram
1:57 I think only the high powered bricks use the proprietary Lenovo yellow connector for charging. My laptop has the barrel adapter (Lenovo Laptop too) and a lot of other ones also have thunderbolt charging via USB C
The older ThinkPads used it too. Though my T530 uses the old IBM Round one.
Seems like a nice laptop for the price. The upgradeability is always nice to see, even if I agree that 32GB will probably be enough for most things for the foreseeable future. I think there are probably also some good deals to be had on 12th gen/30 series laptops which are still perfectly usable and discounted even more than some of these.
Conclusion........the lower price is cheaper than the higher price 😆
I got a legion laptop myself recently and i must say, it was definitely worth it!
yeah I got one too at like half price and it's amazing?
I got one too but in my dream...
got a legion pro 7i with 4090m(ported from 4080 desktop) to run multiple bluestacks emulators and a game at the same time, looking at vram usage and it showed that 4080m(ported from 4070ti desktop) cannot handle such absurd load, with over 14gb used, 40 series is so top heavy that it isn't funny, with huge gaps between 4070m and 4080m that can be easily fulfilled by 4070m ti with 12gb vram that is ported from desktop 4070. battery life is pretty long with tweaks and a undervolt applied even on conservation mode which limits battery charge
@@lsp6032 I just got a 3060 machine and am pretty happy with it.
I've got a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 with a 3060, a couple years old now but it was a great deal when new even with the inflated prices at the time. I upgraded the RAM, added a second m.2 drive.
I like that the closed captions during your intro read "foreign[Music]"
I believe I have the predecessor of this, with the RTX 3060 (lappy version) and it is solid.
Samee
MSI has a laptop with a 4070 (laptop) for 1k, you should test that out and compare it...see what the 500 difference is
Love my gf76 12ue but would be worried about a 1k$ msi laptop running 4070, build quality wise hehe ^^
Def curious to see!
Msi laptops tend to be very very low quality compared to lenovo
this is a great time to upgrade your laptop, I saw they had a low-end Pentium quadcore for $260 I was half tempted to upgrade from my T430 then I remembered I just use it for YT and basic website stuff.
I'd like to drop one of those Legion boards into my old Thinkpad, guess it would fit like a big block engine inside of a Corolla though.
I had a choice between a ROG ally or laptop. No regrets on the Ally and it lives up to its name with my desktop PC. Plus I saved some money.
TechBio lesson by Dawid study notes:
*Prehistoric Laptopus Gamis*
Price drop just before death.
*Modern Laptopus Gamis*
Price drop after only 4 months.
Reason: Nvidia’s been greedy 😂
Moving away from the Atlanta Metro area has both saddened and perversely, enriched me since there no longer two Micro Center stores within easy driving distance and my computer gear impulse purchasing has dropped way off as a result.
Is some of the stuttering maybe because of shader compilation stutter if the games are being installed for the first time on there? Great video as always, intro had me
I personally own a high end laptop, and yeah, build quality is definitely a downside of these expensive units. Just not getting what you're paying for. and dont even get started on the hinges breaking.
Love your videos, keep it comin'!
The laptop is still £1600.. setting the price stupidly high at £2100 and then 'reducing' it to what you would expect to pay for the specs while making it look like an incredible deal isn't new.. and they shouldn't do it at all.. it bad practice and Micro Centre are one of the worst.. not sure how much they paid you Dawid but damn..
That looks like the exact same keyboard as the one I have in my 2015 X1 Carbon. That laptop is still kicking today!
Well done!! It would have been interesting to plug your monitor into the HDMI output. I don't have a clue how interestng, though.
gave the video a thumbs up just after seeing the intro lol. that was pure gold.
That Intro was amazing! Prof. Dr. Dawid on the hunt!
I grabbed one of these as open box from MC for around $1,400 a few months back and it was basically brand new. Could tell that it had been factory reset, but I've had no issues with it once I dialed in all the power settings and such. Used it for travel across the country and to the islands. It's a big heavy boi and may not fit in some laptop bags/cases. Not the best at portability due to weight, but the screen and snappiness make up for it IMO. Also want to point out the the port placement is /cheff's kiss
Did the factory reset remove the McAfee by any chance?
@@drunkenhobo8020It was still there on my unit.
Love you dawid, probably the best Channel intro, also i would be scared if they fell on the river 💀
Got me a Legion 5i pro and I'm very pleased with it, amazing build quality (the chassi plastic is quite solid) , amazing keyboard, amazing screen, amazing performance, quite silent for a gaming laptop, would recomend if anyone is considering. It is a bit heavy tho.
That intro was awesome. Made me laugh and that’s what counts
Probably the best comic start to a tech video ever.
love your videos man
Awesome video mate! Oh for USD or CAD pricing! While I can’t find exactly the same spec machine here in Australia on Amazon, an i9 13900 with the same GPU is over AUD$4300 while an i7 12700 with a 3050 GPU is just over AUD$3300. On Lenovo AU’s website the Legion Pro 5i with an i7 12700 CPU and a 3070 GPU is over AUD$4100 😂
"Laptopus Gamus"😂man i loved the intro!
4:52 man I nearly fell off my seat, that was funny.
Hey Dawid. I love your drama. The theatrical acting in your deeds and prose. It is better than most. Keep it up.
Dawid is one of those youtube channels the algorythim always throws in my feed.
Idk why I wasnt subscribed yet. this video made me wanna make sure to hit that subscribe button.
Good job sir!
Glad you FINALLY (😉) subscribed
Keep up the good work!
Last month I got my lenovo LOQ 16 with the 4060. I absolutely love it
I picked up an ASUS TUF Dash 15 (2022 model) this past January from Best Buy on sale and "Geek Squad Certified Open Box" for $900. It came with an i7-12650h, mobile 3070, 16gb DDR5, and a 500gb SSD. The display is a 1080 144hz panel that's a little smeary, but my desktop is the same way, so I don't pick up on it much. I upgraded the ram to 32gb and added a 2tb ssd for game storage. I'm currently on vacation with it and it runs the crap out of Diablo 4 at ultra settings. My only complaint is the CPU can hit 90c or more at only 30-40% load while the GPU can stay pegged at 100% load and barely break 80c. I may try and repaste the cooler assembly to see if it gets any better. For the moment, I've turned down the wattage limits on the CPU in Armoury Crate. Undervolting is locked on this particular i7, so I can't do that to reign in temps. I'm wondering if the excessive CPU temps are the reason for it being an open box unit.
That intro was one of the best things i've seen in a while
2:01 And back to the ocean it goes.
Amazing intro, love it!
I have an older Acer Predator Triton 300 PC with an 8 core 10th gen i7 (I can't remember the exact model for the life of me) and a 2070. It runs Cyberpunk, Battlefield and The Last of us at 1080p High with 80ish FPS. The fans are always ramped up but it's pretty good for a 2 generation old setup
Lol good one. Also glad to see you had fun at LTX
very beautiful forest in the background of the intro!
i love how he pronounces legion as leg-ion as in a leg with no electrons
The intro = epic gamer moment. Life achievement completed
Leg-ion
I bought the same one for my son with a 7840H and 4060 with 64g ram dual channel @5600MT/s. It definitely isn't a stuttery mess and draws a whole lot less power. Same screen, but it's a China exclusive (at least that CPU) for around 1000$. All in all it's well build, has a wide variety of IO and works as intended, I like the Legion 7 🙂
Port placement is mostly OK, the 3.5 jack should be on the left side IMO, plus it needs a SD reader.
Numpad and AIO trackpad is nice.
I like 16/10 displays.
I originally got the 2022 Asus G14 with 6700s earlier this year at a deep discount. After a few months, I learned I needed a bigger screen so I went with a Lenovo Legion Slim 7i with a 4070. Out the box the G14 is performing better, although a bit hot. The Legion was a bit buggy and stuttery for the same game that the G14 runs easily. After a bit of tweaks though, the Legion worked quieter and cooler.
If not for the need of a bigger screen, the G14 is a better buy. Build quality on the Legion definitely feels more premium though.
It looks lovely, wish I could afford it. Thanks for the video.