A very different Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 2025 and Steam OS vs. Windows - Lenovo @CES2025

[@henrikg1388]

They must've hired Alienware's design team.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Ouch :D

[@mredizon00]

It's ugly!

[@Max_Mustermann]

One of the main advantages of Legion laptops was the somewhat understated design as far as gaming laptops go.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yeah, that's a thing of the past ... At least if you keep the RGB on!

[@nemesis7884]

the legion always looked better than the rog strix scar...now not anymore hmmm legion has an oled though and the scar a mini led (and i can never decide between the two)

[@kotenkostiantyn1282]

I think it was the price mostly

[@Max_Mustermann]

@@kotenkostiantyn1282 That too, but Acer gaming laptops for example as well as some HP models have been cheaper than Legions.

[@Exotic-9780]

Still miss the Legion 7i Gen 7 that was the best designed Legion ever

[@shocknaw]

nah gen 6 all the way

[@Exotic-9780]

@@shocknaw Both were good

[@Rendact]

@@shocknaw EWWWWWWW

[@beliveinurself]

Damn. Legion design team really dropped the ball this year. I remember that was what I liked about Legion when they first entered the market. Gaming laptops which looked like normal machines, without the Razer-tax.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I do not really think it looks bad, just different I would say!

[@beliveinurself]

I mean, I usually agree with your impressions on design. Maybe it looks better in person? It certainly looks very gamer-y though. And not particularly unique, either. More Acer than Alienware.

[@willdtechthings2683]

I’m definitely not sold on design (the back). Step back over the last 3 years, gone from classy looking to almost basic. I’d switch the back lights off to hide the hexagon thing. Is the power button have a finger print scanner ?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I am 50-50 on that. I honestly do not know if there is a finger print reader, but I will try to find out. It looked like we get a windows hello camera tho!

[@willdtechthings2683]

Windows hello is improvement over last years. Look forward to further coverage on the channel. Hope you cover the Alienware 51 too.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Already did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYutZI2gh9pjfJY

[@Flabbycakes]

Why would they change the design from the 2023/2024 version????? It's so freaking ugly now. And moving the ports from the back to the sides is a MASSIVE L. The rear ports was a large factor in why I ended up going with my 2024 Pro 7i as I primarily use it 'docked'. My wife loves the new one though. Because I don't want it. 🤣

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

😂 I never thought this would get a wife approval rating

[@LenardGunda]

I also dislike the ports moving to the sides, but it might have something to do with designing a proper cooling system. Let's see how it looks on the inside. I am more concerned about the top facing fully open speaker grills. When you close your notebook, they are just facing upwards, unprotected, all dust and everything is free to get in there. Yikes.

[@kiritodb-1472]

I got the Legion 5i Pro from 2022 and with all the ports at the back, it sits well with by desk set up and cables are barely noticeble. The rear port will kinda push me away from purchasing one, kinda makes the cable management more of a nightmare.

[@shocknaw]

The new legion laptops look so cheap, the pro 7i looks like a legion 3i

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Can not say I agree ...

[@sanskarsontakke3998]

That's your own opinion. Nobody gives a shit. As long as we are getting excellent performance we should not be considering design. Dont buy Lenovo. You are a mac fanboii

[@shocknaw]

@ bro thinks I would even look at a MacBook. I own a legion pro 7i 2024

[@CMDR_MAJIC]

​@@shocknawThen you're obviously just salty for having extremely outdated hardware.

[@shocknaw]

@ did you just call the 4090 mobile outdated, lmao. It’s not like them changing their whole design language and removing the rear ports is good. It’s an ugly design, simple as that

[@858Markus]

Not sold on the new design. It feels...cheaper. I always liked the sober and elegant design of the previous models.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I would not call the old models elegant, but they definitly looked a bit more subtle and professional.

[@858Markus]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Elegant in comparison to other gaming laptops is what I meant.

[@Flabbycakes]

@@858Markus I agree with you 100%

[@karimeduardosowleydelgado6022]

Maybe they will keep for the non pro which was suposed to be more casual than hardcore form me the change its good as long they keep only for the pro model

[@laxmisuvarna1384]

​@@NotebookcheckReviews exactly the older ones were elegant compared to this doo doo

[@korober]

I am still happy with my Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9. It seems they use the Legion 9i chassis for the Legion 7 Pro 2025. What I want are: TB5 port, wifi 7 and GTX 5090.... and less hot CPU :)

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

No, the chassis are very different. The 2025 Legion Pro 7 is very different to the Legion 9!

[@korober]

​@@NotebookcheckReviewshm, very interesting 🤔 👍

[@philipphollmann6022]

Core i9 HX CPU plus 175 watts gpu in a chassis that is barely thicker than a human finger and less than 2.5kg light? How could someone expect thermal issues? :P

[@korober]

@@philipphollmann6022 it performs good in games when max cooler speed is set up =)

[@philipphollmann6022]

@@korober Not too much of a surprise when the fans get super annoylingly loud :D

[@snyggmikael]

person that designed this laptop took inspiration of gaming laptops from 2010 for some reason..

[@UpperMidnight]

i wish the ports were in the back as well.. is there an expected release date for the 7i ?

[@HuwRees]

Gaben is going to save us from MS screencapping our credit card numbers 🙏 (And yes, ports on the back is one of the reasons my last three laptops have been Legion 5s)

[@ivannadtochiev1849]

Wonder why they redesigned it. Its the same 175 TDP GPU, and gen8/gen8.01 cooling handled it just fine. Sine there is no way newest Intel/AMD CPUs are as much of a heater as raptor lake was, its hard to see why they needed to change something that worked. Particularly sacrificing ports at the back and understated concervative look at the process, both were quite wellcome. Still, old Lgeion 7 was a no frills performance beast in a well built upgradable chassis, often at over a grand less than its performance competitors. If its more of the same, those 24gb of VRAM just might sell it.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Well, people always want something new and different ;)

[@emmanuelkalaba5733]

Man, cant wait to see what they've done with the Legion 9i...got my 9i in December, and I'm loving it!!🔥

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yepp, me too!

[@AldiReg]

Any rumour about legion slim this year? I hope they release this q1

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

The Slim line-up does not really exist anymore, that would be the regular Legion 5/7 ...

[@samsungkingston]

How come the 2025 lenovo legion laptop is just called legion pro 7i instead of having the word gen next to it or being called gen 10?

[@spottedfeathers]

When is legion 7i pro coming out?

[@zeromusreal]

Is the new chassis and palmrest still metal?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Its this MgAl Alloy they also used in the previous generations!

[@riico_zm]

Does the pro 7i have a fingerprint sensor?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

It does not, but it looks like they got windows hello now!

[@heroofharo]

I'm so confused. Does that mean the 9 series is done? I don't want to buy a 5090 7 series only to end up not having all the features I want, and then have a 9 series with all the extras come out on 3 months.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I'm sure we will see a Legion at some point this year. Last time around they only announced it at IFA 2023 ...

[@JoeJoe-ov2rz]

Hello, thank you for your good video! Can I ask a question about the legion cooling? I want to buy the Legion Gen9 (2024) version. I saw that the legion 7i pro Gen 9 uses liquid metal heat dissipation. Does it reduce durability and safety? Because I heard that liquid metal has the risk of displacement and leakage. I need to use a laptop for four to five years, and I don't pursue temporary good performance. Originally, I am waiting for the discount of pro 7i. But is it safer to choose 5i pro or 7i with PTM7950?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

While we do not have any "hard" numbers, I have never heard of a laptop that failed because of liquid metal "leakage"! Usually, manufacturers put a lot of safeguards in place to make sure that doesn't happen!

[@JoeJoe-ov2rz]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Got it. Thank you for the reply! But I still concerned about the Stability and durability. Without maintenance (I rarely deep clean my computer and replace the heat dissipation material, for fear of affecting the hardware), will the PTM7950 last longer? I heard that the LM has performance degradation issues, and it happens very quickly.

[@JENOVAzJASPER]

@@JoeJoe-ov2rz Ordinary liquid metals generally exhibit a phenomenon known as "pump-out," which is certain to occur. I haven't seen any mainstream media covering this topic.

[@JoeJoe-ov2rz]

@@JENOVAzJASPER I didn't see any topic related to the liquid metal of the Legion either. But I saw someone mention the ROG Liquid Metal displacement and leakage problem. I just worried that Legion would have the same problem.

[@JENOVAzJASPER]

@@JoeJoe-ov2rz Yes, ROG has consistently exhibited pump out issues. As for the Legion Pro 7, a user encountered overheating problems after six months of use. When the cooling module was dismantled, it was found to have similar pump out

[@IvanA-mb4yb]

when it will be available in market?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

They only told us late Q1 2025, so I would assume that means sometime around march ... at least that is my guess!

[@areta-r]

man, gotta say i just love your content, always very down to earth opinion. I´m confused about the new lenovo Pro 7i, it looks old and modern at the same time but at least they done something decent different than the alienware´s area 51, they really made look like and old machine i guess.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you for the kind words, thanks for watching! I think they just wanted to go back to a somehwat more "oldschool" gaming laptop look ...

[@tinybit780]

@@NotebookcheckReviews In Discord an employee says that the new Legion 5 is meant for people liking the old design, they have upgraded it

[@ROCCATEER92]

Oh man... The new Legion Pro 7 is a pretty weird one. I was hoping they improve the gen 9 with new core components, but not with a completely new design... The year just started. I'll just wait what the reviews (like Notebookcheck) have to say. The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 caught my attention as well.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yes both the new Aorus 16/18 notebooks look pretty interesting. If they price them right they could "democratize" Premium screens in more affordable chassis.

[@orlando9164]

Hi :) do you know if the Legion Pro 7i has a full-metal aluminum chassis (screen panel, keyboard/palmrest panel and bottom panel)? And has it a glass touchpad?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

It's a MgAl Alloy, and as far as I know the track pad is not glass.

[@lucamarini7560]

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i all metal?

[@josenahuellanus8651]

For those that have been waiting to buy a new 50xx laptop and liked the old legion 7 pro, i think the answer is the new hp omen max 16. Its metal, no gamer desing and has back facing connectors. This gen also comes with some extra features that may be good or only marketing... there is little info still

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I also think the Omen 16 max might be a very exciting laptop for 2025. Let's hope it delivers!

[@92OnTV]

Greetings! Still no 18" model from lenovo ?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Nope, not for now!

[@92OnTV]

@@NotebookcheckReviews thats a shame(

[@AmericanCivilWarFacts]

Moving the ports off the rear is a fail. By a quirk of fate, my two primary laptop locations have wall sockets to my right. Any laptop with power inputs on the left, which will leave me with a power cord snaking across the entire table, is a pass. At least with power input on the rear it didn't really matter which side my sockets were on. All that RGB is ridiculous to me, also.

[@OverlandAdobo]

Removing all the ports to the side is a bad move. The rear ports were a key differentiator for the previous gens. If they needed to do that for cooling, they could have kept at least the power and hdmi port at the back. Guess the slim is the way to go.

[@moss-2816]

The design ain't that bad, I don't mind ports on the side

[@ascio.20]

I really hate how they handled the legion laptops this year -only one laptop shown, where all the other brands gave a pletora of different model to show already. Here we'll have to wait God knows how much time to see the others -the laptop looks horrible let's be real. 0 subtlety, screaming way too much "hey look at me imma gamer" with the back rgb (hope you can disable it at least otherwise you'll look like an idiot outside of home) -the ports, really? I dont care how good their new ventilation is, the ports on the back is the best thing Legion had above the other brands, it's so stupid now -no 16" cheaper option? I hope they announce another legion slim later On the bright side, the screen and keyboard got some improvements, but the design and chassis alone makes me want to skip to next year directly (or buy the older models)

[@x3noviruz]

Is the pro 7i chassis mostly metal?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yes, I think its MgAl Alloy, so its metal, but feels a little "plasticky"

[@jlb4685]

@@NotebookcheckReviews was the keyboard deck metal or plastic...?

[@CJTheTokay]

I’m surprised Lenovo hasn’t made another 14 inch laptop after seeing other companies doing it.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Especialls since the Legion Slim 5 14 was actually a really, really good notebook!

[@tinybit780]

The new Legion 5 is smaller now is meant to replace it (down from 16 to 15 inch)

[@SamXB-wj8lx]

I still owned my 2021 legion.. and somehow their design keeps making me scratch my head... They're so ahead of their game that now other brands are taking their design. Omen, Helios and all, yet lenovo seems to lose touch with their own design.. I still love the look my white legion 5 2021and still not loving these 2024/25 versions with all exhaust on the back and ports on the sides, it just doesn't feel like a legion no more...

[@pixelworldzero]

Where we can get that Legion New Official Wallpaper? Help Please

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Should be on here: gaming.lenovo.com/wallpapers

[@pixelworldzero]

@ Thank you so much ❤️

[@DipSet85]

OLED is a nice upgrade but the new design looks worse and less practical by not having ports at the back

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

It's definitely less practical, that is for sure.

[@Smart_boy2001]

Why no vents in both sides tho ?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Probably to avoid blasting hot air on your vents while gaming!

[@asktherightquestionstoday]

They should not have moved the ports away from the back it is one of their biggest pros.

[@karimeduardosowleydelgado6022]

I dont know i like this design change previously was wonderful but to fancy to be a gaming pc this one becomes more classic gsming design but still fancy i hope they keep the previous fancy design for the non pro models which supossed to be more casual and less hardcore(more profesional) and bring back the slim name cause like that its more easy to separate them like that it would be easy to notice which one will be strix competition and the zephyrus competition

[@altamashparwaiz2097]

The best designs were when they did legion 7i pro instead of legion pro 7i. Everything went downhill since 2023

[@jeffenad5412]

Only the Legion 7i received no redesign; Lenovo updated only its screen, CPU, and GPU. Unlike other Legion gaming laptops, it also did not get a 5MP webcam. Edit: No announcement of the Legion 9i.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

In the press release they stated it's got a slimmer chassis ...

[@jeffenad5412]

@NotebookcheckReviews the Legion 7i still only gets up to 5070 instead of 5070 Ti, according to press release.

[@SedSlow]

I think the 2024 model looks like a tank but the newer one looks like a basic office laptop😂 i'd still prefer 2024 model and ill get it if i catch it in a sale

[@gripshaft]

I've had two legion 7's in the last few years, no ports on the back means I won't be buying this generation.

[@SoraJustAGuy]

i have a legion 5 and it has served extremely well all these years, time for an upgrade and i wanted to stick with the brand but now i dunno. gonna wait for reviews and tests. I also use it for work, so i really don't like this hdmi port on the side

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I hope you will stick around for our video ;)

[@Greybell]

I hope they don't redesign the mid range Legion 5 because this looks tacky. The biggest killer is the replaced back ports with useless LEDs. The back ports were the main selling point of Legion.

[@benzi_]

ugly af. sacrificed the rear ports for that back? sticking with my Legion Pro 7 2024 pfft

[@mehanymohamed8198]

Can you tell me which is better in terms of integration? Asus Tuf F15 i7 13620H gen rtx 4050 Lenovo loq 15irx9 i7 13650HX gen rtx 4050. Thank you for your wonderful effort ❤

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

What do you mean with "integration"

[@mehanymohamed8198]

@NotebookcheckReviews I mean it is complete in terms of quality, capabilities and the best.

[@Cjim]

Legion 7i back looks really bad. I used to love legion laptops because of the ports at the back. which gives a clean look.

[@springtan62]

Who at Lenovo thought it would be great to remove the rear IO ports and replace it with a terrible, ugly design vent? No shit on the RGB since it's okay and you can turn it off, but cmon, the Pro lineup doesn't even look pro anymore. We want a professional, clean-looking, stealthy laptop, not a laptop that screams "LOOK AT ME! I'M A GAMING LAPTOP WITH A BIG ASS VENT THAT HAS RGB IN IT". Feel like they ripped it off from Alienware and made it worse. And not to mention the big Legion logo right in the middle, like why??? Your laptop is already universally loved and known; there's no need to have a big logo right in the middle of the lid like that

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I would say if they did the big vents for thermal and performance reasons, I can get behind it. This one looks it could properly drive the 240Hz OLED with its Intels HX CPU and an RTX 5090 ... So I will give them the benefit of the doubt for now ;)

[@springtan62]

@@NotebookcheckReviews I'm fine with the big vent, I'm just disappointed at how Lenovo could redesign their PRO lineup in such a lousy, gamery way. Sure it is a gaming machine, but all the previous generations all have clean, minimal, and professional designs that you can just bring to literally everywhere because it was just that stealthy. They redesigned the pro lineup like it's a Lamborghini car. Take a look at other manufacturers like Asus, HP and even Acer, they all used to have such a lousy, gamery design for their laptop, but all of them got toned down a lot this year, the Strix, Omen and Helios got cleaner, sleeker, all except Legion Pro lineup 🤷🤷

[@mayaaa2695]

RGB looks p nice

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Definitly does!

[@iTolquhon]

Kneecapping performance by sticking with Intel CPUs for 5070ti upwards was bad enough. But that horrendous design really takes the biscuit.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

How do you know AMD CPUs will be faster? ;)

[@iTolquhon]

@NotebookcheckReviews haha, I didn't actually mention AMD, mate - but if you know, you know 😂

[@rDijDi]

Refresh for the legion 9i this year highly likely. Hoping for a 18” or a AMD variant. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZfKp4edisqUY5Isi=paAxpkSZ-zoDH_n1

[@00mpa1oomp4]

Personally, I've never cared abou t a laptop's design and aesthetics...I just want it to deliver on the performance front, the companies can make the laptop look like a brick for all I care...I hope legion pro 7i 2025 is good

[@OblivionPrime]

reminds me of a alienware more than a leigion

[@brentomagic]

Why is this looking like an alienware laptop.

[@Skit071]

From what I have read their customer service is non-existent.

[@MeccanSamarraie]

im happy i got the one previous to this in generation because holy hell does that look ugly.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

😅 the 2024 legion Pro 7 is a great machine! Enjoy it, man!

[@MeccanSamarraie]

@@NotebookcheckReviews thank you! i initially was salty about the 5070 but then pure raw performance the 4090 is still better lol i hope the next gen will actually look better when the 60 series comes out because dam is this ugly.

[@petrm2234]

Lets make more RGB

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

It's faster that way!

[@TheFunnyDictator]

Why did Lenovo make their laptops so ugly? They used to look so good till 2024.

[@milindvir7031]

Bro, why don’t you get straight to the points. So many bunch of fancy words and less info….

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Better? kzbin.infoUgkx7G0StoawLY9mZO5s3P_Kv3f45Zav53WJ

[@sundarparameshwaran]

I don't like that big rear bump, its ugly and for that reason, I'll choose Asus Strix Scar 18 instead of this one

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

The new Scars look so sleek. Never thought I would ever say this about a Strix though 😅

[@blondegirl7240]

I like new design, I want them to remove numpad for symetrical keyboard :(( I am the owner of Ligion 7 2022 btw :3

[@dima6488]

honestly looks bad. they went two steps backwards since 2022

[@genuser9758]

How are you actually complaining that they made it easier to use the ports?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

It's always going to be a subjective thing, but having ports at the back you don't use as much as a regular USB-A, like the power connector, HDMI, networking etc. makes for a much cleaner setup, if you ask me!

[@DeanSpecter]

My wife is glad that im disappointed

[@xenonmob]

bro drop the fake german accent you ain’t fooling no one

[@ItsMeProday83]

Worst "upgrade" ever! The only good thing is OLED. No ports behind, still no winodws hallo, screen cant go 180 degrees...already hate it

[@Myze-he3bv]

oled is not even a good thing. mini led is better.

[@ItsMeProday83]

@Myze-he3bv totally agreed but anyway is better than IPS...have at home legion 7i and zaphyrus g16 both 2024.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I think they will still sell well, if they can keep up the performance like they did in the past years.

[@ItsMeProday83]

@@NotebookcheckReviews probably but I don't know way would anyone bought this one when you can buy 4080 2024 model for less than a 2k. Also they didn't created any new "slim" model this year and I really hoped for a new yoga pro 9i or legion 7i with oled and low power intel cpu 😞

[@AktaHasutan1948]

alienware wannabe... lol

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Haha what? 😂