Amazing Value! 2024 Lenovo LOQ 15" (AMD) Gen 9 Review

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Music Test: Sarah Chau - Friday
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Timeline:
0:00 Intro and specs
2:35 Formfactor, Ports, etc.
5:52 Teardown, Upgrades, and Internals
8:23 Weight
9:12 Keyboard and Trackpad
10:30 Screen and Audio
12:30 Software
14:54 Noise and Thermals
15:55 Benchmarks
17:18 GAMING - Performance mode showcase (Baldurs Gate)
19:37 GAMING - Ghost of Tsushima
21:30 Conclusions
#gaminglaptop #lenovo #ghostoftsushima

[@joemamagae]

you're insanely underrated . The content on this channel is top notch , keep up the good work bro !

[@TechGuyBeau]

Thanks :)

[@Fabian.L19]

Thanks this helped me a lot as many websites don’t have reviews for this laptop.

[@AstonishingAster]

Such a detailed review!! Keep up the good work. Loved the indepth approach and simpleness of the video.

[@DeishaunColins]

love the review, most definitely gonna purchase this one

[@ytnimal]

Excellent review. My friend just got a Legion Sim 5 14.5 on sale for 1240 CAD pre tax, watching your review and comparisons.

[@Thomas_Needs_Coffee]

the review I needed. probably gonna pick one of these up at microcenter wednesday. Thanks for the detailed review. 🍻🍻

[@realsrv]

I wanted a review on this laptop, and you delivered. This is one of the very "eyed" skus. Thanks for understanding the budget gamers and their needs. Loved the review, would love a comparison on loq, legion 5 models. Just an improvement on lighting & a top cam may help a bit man (from a review admirer). Highly appreciated!

[@martincalcaterra7026]

Great review, thanks buddy!

[@edgargabriel6640]

Thanks for this. Might be as a gift or so. I, myself ordered a Legion Slim 5 14' Gen 8 a week ago. It will be my travel machine as at home I use a Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 - happily. Gretings from Germany.

[@superghd]

Thanks for this review! What has been your favourite 16 inch laptop so far in 2024 or that you recommend? You've tested so many... Yoga pro 9i, legion 7i, Alienware M16 r2...

[@SussyEmployee]

You're underrated bro. Love this vid.

[@Funbool]

Good review!

[@akr657]

Best wishes❤

[@graytower1786]

i worked here in tasmania,australia and i have plan to order here from lenovo with the link that you provided ,i hope there's no problem at all ,hope u respond too thank you , always like ur channel.. keep up the good work sir

[@JayJo.07]

wow man you are so underated , such a good review and now im convinced that im going to buy this btw im going for btech cs, and im going to buy this laptop for whatever im gonna do at collage and also for gaming, is this a good decision ?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yeah it’s a versatile laptop

[@aliss8559]

Just bought this at Best Buy yesterday for $800 after 2 days researching and shopping around. It's my first gaming laptop. Thanks for confirming that i made the right choice!

[@mehirplays8084]

You made the best choice

[@nguyenanghung2982]

you bought it by online or at the store

[@aliss8559]

@nguyenanghung2982 so mine is actually slightly different from the video, I have the LOQ 15ARP9 with Ryzen 7 7435HS and RTX 4060. Bought it online, picked up in store. I like it a lot though, it's fast, runs my game great, and stays cool. Of course I have to keep it plugged in cuz the battery drains very fast during gaming. I'm happy with it overall.

[@nguyenanghung2982]

@@aliss8559 tysm for your sharing

[@realsrv]

Wished they gave 16:10 aspect and a 80w battery. Only two woes.

[@Niggamon123]

fr

[@KaleemullaMohammed]

Hi, This is one of the very detailed video. But can you compare this with previous generation loq laptop.

[@isaiahandreinoda]

please make a review for predator helios neo 16 2024 version because that’s the direct competitor of this. thanks!

[@aykyi2668]

Beau, maybe you could make a video which shows, is it possible to boost graphic performance by using the RX 780M iGPU somehow as addition to the RTX 4060? So far i know, you can set a physic processor in Nvidias Control panel and choose under "Configure Surround PhysX" the RX 780M instead of RTX 4060, does it make a difference? Also does lenovo makes it possible to set vram of the iGPU?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Not possible. A game will use the iGPU or the dGPU. Technically for best performance you want to disable the iGPU

[@firosiam7786]

Compare this in performance with an intel 14tg gen laptop you have in terms of rendering times and all not just synthetic benchmark if you can

[@Flateri]

Hello great video! It helped me so much! I just have a question..Do you know why some of loq 15 gen 9 have the blue heatsinks on the back but others don't? Is there any pattern that lenovo did? Thank you

[@TechGuyBeau]

older models have the blue, recent do not. they changed the models a bit. I dont think the gen 9 hav blue, rather the gen 8

[@IliadeRojoRosso]

will this be good for graphic design especially adobe PS and illustrator?

[@MnemonicCarrier]

Can you set the amount of RAM the iGPU uses in the BIOS?

[@sepantafaraji5629]

Can you do a comparison between all the legion and loq laptops you have? They all seem very similar with minor price differences especially when on sale.

[@Fr0st-Byt3.]

This laptop has a 1440p version with 4060 and 8845hs, so I don't think there's any need to get a legion over this. Because the difference is in display and build quality, Legion has HDR display and somewhat better build. No need to spend extra money on legion even if it's 4070 version because GPU performance difference doesn't justify the price gap

[@MrSensible2]

Hi. Over here in UK, you can get a LOQ 15 with the brand new AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD & a 4060 GPU for the stupidly low price of £690. The catch, such as it is, is that the 7435HS has no iGPU. My laptops spend almost all of the time plugged into a wall socket & only really ever get used for gaming. Do you see any problems with me getting one?? FYI, the 7435HS is a slightly downclocked, Zen 3+ based Ryzen 7 7735H (but without any iGPU). I would have thought this would be more than adequate for most games. Any thoughts??

[@yodamiked]

Thanks for the review. Curious what you would choose between this one for $1050CAD all-in or the legion 5 slim gen 9 with 4070 for $1600CAD all-in. Seems like a big price jump for slightly better specs and nicer screen.

[@TechGuyBeau]

Are you able to get the LOQ with the 1440p screen

[@yodamiked]

@@TechGuyBeau I don’t see the 1440p version on their site. Was going to use the business version because they have a $100 off coupon. Maybe it’s on the regular version of the site.

[@AniSparkz]

8845hs loq or 13650hx loq? Can you tell me which one should i choose? The price is almost same

[@hyperion.8732]

If you need it solely for gaming, then go with i7 or you want it to do daily tasks with more battery savings then you should go with ryzen 7

[@AniSparkz]

@@hyperion.8732 I won't be gaming heavily in it and my main usage is going to be coding and maybe video editing so I should go with amd?

[@TechGuyBeau]

AMD for sure dude. It’s a better CPU in all regards. Battery life, real world performance. Etc

[@AniSparkz]

@@TechGuyBeau alright then I will get amd :) Thanks

[@MrBephelgor]

Hey man awesome review! I am seconds away from buying this model with RTX 4060, but I am not sure if upgrading to ryzen 7 is worth the 60£ difference. I saw a few videos of people doing benchmarks with 4060 and ryzen 5 without resulting in a bottleneck, but I would really appreciate your opinion on this.

[@TechGuyBeau]

The CPU won’t bottleneck realistically. Get whoever you can afford

[@akr657]

Could you also share some idea how the WQHD screen could perform on the color side

[@TechGuyBeau]

We don’t have this in Canada unfortunately

[@leclowp5733]

How’s the battery life of this?

[@jay-yl2lm]

how much battery difference can i expect with 1440 p screen

[@vitoscaletto5931]

Would you recommend this laptop for college students? Like carrying it around, using it in library or in a classrooms. I was thinking about buying it, but it might be too heavy and big for me.

[@TechGuyBeau]

It’s fairly big but it’s not super heavy. If you need the power sure, otherwise perhaps consider a Lenovo Ideapad pro with an etc 3050 6gb. Still very capable and much sleeker

[@vitoscaletto5931]

@@TechGuyBeau Thank you, and btw ur content is great

[@jay-yl2lm]

hey man can we get bigger size battery for this model

[@muhd.roszaimanrossli9846]

Is this laptop has Mux Switch?

[@anonymous_exe__9516]

0:06 He said LOCK! Let's goo!

[@TechGuyBeau]

Noooo you got me

[@shrey522]

Is AMD going to release 8000 series HX processors?

[@maybejk]

Whats the TGP on the 4060 on this ???

[@akr657]

We need a cyberpunk game test, of that a valid slection

[@ephremtekle6591]

so i was gonna buy this laptop but i saw some guy sayin this laptop is defective and had alot of problems. so i need ur help. did u find any problems after a month of usage?

[@hyperion.8732]

Same doubt here bud!

[@TechGuyBeau]

Nope. Just remember, all electronics have a 1-5% failure rate. And the 1% are the ones who’re going to speak the loudest and complain Also Lenovo has killer warranty

[@Giedriukas3]

@TechGuyBeau , would you recommend this LOQ over Lenovo slim 5 (2023) ?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Depends on the price

[@Vinay-xd5mm]

​​@@TechGuyBeau Here in India, currently lenovo legion slim 5 gen 8 is 1345 usd, which on sale can come down to 1200 usd. And this customized loq gen 9 with 1440 screen 4060 is 1030 usd. (Both without adp, additional 36$ for adp). Which one should I choose?

[@Giedriukas3]

@@Vinay-xd5mm At least in my place, the price difference is about 150 euros. With Legion you would get same GPU, but higher CPU (8845HS over 8645HS), 80wh battery, better screen, and larger fans. Also more premium build quality.

[@Vinay-xd5mm]

@@Giedriukas3 I was saying about legion slim 5 gen 8 which has 7840hs (2033 model)

[@frankwong9486]

Can it light gaming in silent mode with typeC charging ? Sometimes dont bring along the large charger and using a type c 100/140 instead

[@TechGuyBeau]

yes it can. The max wattage consumption on AMD models under silent profile is under 100w. You need tk make sure the charger is capable of putting out sustained 100w. Some brands don’t do that properly

[@Alexander_Bahgheera]

@@TechGuyBeauI had no idea, thank you for the Information

[@Fr0st-Byt3.]

​@@TechGuyBeauWill a 120w PD charger work which came with my phone?

[@ytshorts00794]

Are the thermals in this better than last year seeing that they have removed vents from both sides

[@brxan3096]

They are. Lenovo have made a point of having that fact clear in their marketing material. Lots of reviewers have also tested devices from this year's Legion lineup & the LOQ series that show the temps are indeed better while also being slightly quieter. I was concerned when I first heard that they were getting rid of the side vents on their devices but luckily the only downside of that has been the ports being taken away from the back & moved to the side(on the Legion devices) while the LOQ still keeps some of the rear ports.

[@ytshorts00794]

@@brxan3096 in my region the new one is 150$ more is it worth it

[@Kiwi82870]

What's the difference between the LOQ gen 9 (Amd 7th gen) ryzen 7 7345Hs rtx 4060 24gb ram 1080p £830 and LOQ gen 9 (Amd) ryzen 7 8845Hs rtx 4060 16gb ram 1440p £1100 on the Lenovo uk site, they seem so similar at a rather large price difference, is there a big difference in preferences

[@TechGuyBeau]

Better screen and battery in 2024 mode

[@Kiwi82870]

Thank you for the reply, would there be much preference difference ?

[@999manan]

Does this have 60whr, 80whr or 90whr battery, plz tell us how's the battery backup of this model

[@TechGuyBeau]

I show the battery in the teardown, and I have a battery section in the benchmark

[@999manan]

​@@TechGuyBeau Oh I see, I had to zoom in it's 60whr but how long this battery lasts, plz this time gimme a number 🙏🗿

[@pratyushsingh1304]

Is the 170 watt charger enough or it drains battery at peak workload?

[@TechGuyBeau]

It’s fine. The AMD cpu doesn’t chew watts like Intel.

[@fernan2030]

I am between this laptop and the asus zephyrus g16 from 2023 with the intel i7 13620H, which one is the best choice?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Other specs? Screen? Etc

[@fernan2030]

@@TechGuyBeau 16 inch screen 100 srgb, 16 gigs of ram DDR4, 4060 Gpu 115 W, 512 storage, metal construction, glass touchpad, I need a laptop for gaming but also for my classes, I study graphic design

[@IliadeRojoRosso]

will this be good for graphic design especially Adobe PS and Illustrator?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Sure. Powerful CPU. Powerful GPU. The only negative is the screen. Try to get the 1600p model

[@iliaderojorosso408]

I took the 1440 p model because I could only afford that 😩 I hope it's still a good option for graphic design (ps: I'm the same person, just different account)

[@Smart_boy2001]

Thanks bro for showing silnet mode

[@mistaJ.]

Is this slighter better than a ps5 or Xbox series X power wise?

[@TechGuyBeau]

About the same actually

[@NGreedia]

I went to the Lenovo link but it only shows the 4050 model

[@TechGuyBeau]

Same. 4060 appears to be out of stock right now. It’ll come back

[@fmanichrom867]

Hey man I am from different country (india) and it's coming with same specs just with 1440p and 100% sRGB and 165hz at price around 100k (INR) Is it worth it?

[@hyperion.8732]

Yes, but some are saying it has motherboard and performance defects

[@fmanichrom867]

@@hyperion.8732 there are only 2 out of 10 cases ig?

[@fmanichrom867]

@@hyperion.8732 i have bought it and it will arrive on 20jun

[@hyperion.8732]

​@@fmanichrom867Bro, I'm planning on buying the same laptop, please share your experience after you get it.

[@fmanichrom867]

@@hyperion.8732 sure man the dilivery is on 17 wanna share infos?

[@shocticgamez7744]

bro love from india please compare it with macbook air m3 16gb please i will be very thankful to you

[@TechGuyBeau]

Sorry I don’t have a MacBook m3. But those are very very different laptops. Not really much to compare realistically

[@shocticgamez7744]

Which you recommend to buy ??

[@donnydensatanacio7169]

Anyone know what's the maximum memory and storage you can put if you upgrade it?

[@NationPlayz]

Memory is 64gb max the storage I'm not that sure sorry.

[@donnydensatanacio7169]

@@NationPlayz wow that's nice, I bought the one with ryzen 5 8645hs and its max for memory is 32gb, can't wait to get it, it's arriving today 😌

[@eduardocardoso1149]

is it upgradable to 32GB ?

[@MrBephelgor]

You can do 2x16GB

[@wengleon]

Battery life?

[@TechGuyBeau]

I show it in the video

[@NgcsGaming]

It has rgb keyboard ?

[@TechGuyBeau]

It’s backlit but not RGB

[@user-bq1du6ny4m]

❤❤😂