Lenovo Made The LOQ WORSE!? - LOQ Essential Review

[@JarrodsTech]

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[@danielp.inlinha8087]

Hello, I saw your laptop website and noticed that Dell offers good discounts if we make a purchase using the "Dell Newsletter." Could you explain how to buy a Dell laptop with the "Dell Newsletter"? How does it work? Could you make a video in partnership with Dell showing this process?

[@typerightseesight]

prolly just running the model and throwing out whatever cuz next years coming and the 50 series being released.

[@danielp.inlinha8087]

@@JarrodsTech , I saw your laptop website and noticed that Dell offers good discounts if we make a purchase using the "Dell Newsletter." Could you explain how to buy a Dell laptop with the "Dell Newsletter"? How does it work? Could you make a video in partnership with Dell showing this process?

[@danielp.inlinha8087]

@@JarrodsTech I saw your laptop website and noticed that Dell offers good discounts if we make a purchase using the "Dell Newsletter." Could you explain how to buy a Dell laptop with the "Dell Newsletter"? How does it work? Could you make a video in partnership with Dell showing this process?

[@danielp.inlinha8087]

Hello, I saw your laptop website and noticed that Dell offers good discounts if we make a purchase using the "Dell Newsletter." Could you explain how to buy a Dell laptop with the "Dell Newsletter"? How does it work? Could you make a video in partnership with Dell showing this process?

[@michalispieris5369]

The goal was never to make a cheaper LOQ. The goal was to raise the prices across the board. They stripped it down, kept it at the same price range so that they can sell the original LOQ and the Legions higher. With the indroduction of the new 5000 series its perfect timing cause prices are gonna be all over the place for all laptops.

[@Pearloryx]

That’s why it’s called LOQ “Essential” not like the next 15 and 14 variants.

[@mangles1044]

Oh shite

[@whathappened246]

Lenovo - LOQ 15.6" Gaming Laptop FHD - AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS with 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB - 512GB SSD - Luna Grey-should I buy it?

[@kninezbanks]

-No Mux Switch -No Gsync on internal panel -No Gysnc on most cheap Freesync Monitors (Requires Displayport)...need to use HDMI on an expensive Gsync monitor. -No type c power delivery -Low end GPU that's power limited even more. -Single channel ram -No M.2 2280 support, more widely available....1x 2280 would have been better than the 2 x 2242 they gave it. This truly is a terrible laptop. They should rename the LOQ to the Legion 3 series.......then rename this to the Ideapad G. smh

[@h4szz.]

May I know how to see if the laptop have single or dual ram channel?

[@kamilbanicki2533]

@@h4szz. watch reviews. If it has 2 slots, its dual channel. Some laptops also have 1 slot but also some soldered ram on the board, and sometimes that too is somewhat of a dualchannel.

[@redscience2117]

​@@h4szz.The laptop only has one ram slot, so it's running in single channel

[@owoflux6025]

​@@redscience2117 Wait it's DDR4?! Damn that's bad nowadays

[@flick4556]

​@h4szz. Go in to the task manager press memory and you will see 1/2 or 2/2 slots occupied

[@Jonathan-bi8hr]

The LOQ was already pretty barebones, did we really need an even more stripped down version?

[@Pearloryx]

Maybe for ppl who keep crying about gaming laptops being “too expensive?”

[@wenglou2962]

@@Pearloryx In my country, the diffrence is only USD$10-12, same spec

[@shamsielshahar120]

For 3rd world countries, I can see this being a lot popular. The LOQ essential and LOQ's price difference here in the Philippines is around $150 and it's quite a big deal.

[@RedNineTeen]

barebones? speak for yourself buddy i love my loq

[@josegigi]

I got the LOQ 15" APH8 Ryzen 7 7840HS & 4060 for a year already and I've been loving it everyday! 😄😄been playing many games flawlessly!!

[@lostskull7467]

1 ram slot and 1 fan? Are we back to the ideapad gaming L340??

[@Pearloryx]

It’s the essential version not the 14 and 15 ones so technically yes

[@CycleDoc675]

I think Lenovo's sin here is that they have cut performance and overall quality without adequately differentiating the product in terms of naming and price from the superior, original LOQ. I have bought 2 LOQs as gifts in the past 12 months (daughter and son-in-law) based on your recommendations and they are both very happy with them. Was very easy to upgrade the SSD to 2tb in both of them too.

[@michalispieris5369]

Its intentionally the same price. The original LOQ's price is gonna go up next year.

[@KeN-id1fl]

Bro it ain't lenovo loq its lenovo lack 😭

[@Bolt-dogg]

they aint loqed in they lackin with this one

[@skelebro9999]

lenovo loquality

[@DryerBread08]

2:26 why are the upgrades a million dollars 💀

[@JUSTKOZ]

Bidenflation

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@JUSTKOZ It's only going to get worse in a few months...

[@nicecarphill]

Because Adobe, thats why 😊

[@kiri3639]

Communists are the reason why!

[@davitdavid7165]

If you want non e-waste specs you go for an expensive model. And who knows, maybe you will get a ridiculous amount of money from a grandma somewhere, who thinks this is cheaper

[@dalvart]

It's a Ideapad with a dedicated GPU. That's it.

[@tuantrantb2006]

but the battery life is much worse due to the power-hungry 12450HX, which basically just throw away the purpose of mobility with the lightweight design for this one lol

[@DavidNgo86]

@@tuantrantb2006 essentially stuffing in a desktop chip

[@mihairomulus2488]

i already have an ideapad with a dgpu

[@TsurugiMatsuda]

Not exactly, because Ideapad PRO exists.

[@Spidapida006]

This LOQ looks like a direct replacement to Lenovo Ideapad, except the Ideapad has 2 replaceable RAM slots

[@Firitesen]

More so a spiritual successor to the L340 (which also had only 1 memory slot)

[@arthasfrost]

last 2 years ideapad has been non-upgradable rams since gen 8

[@Spidapida006]

@@arthasfrost Oooh interesting, I have an Ideapad with 4800H and 1650 Ti, so it's a pretty old machine... relatively speaking, since I got the machine previously at 2021, at a pretty bad pricing. PC parts and devices were not so cheap in my country in addition to the pandemic tax, my machine costs around 1000 USD, so yeah :/

[@krazYFaic]

I fell for that wrong name on JB Hifi's listing. I thought it was the same LOQ on the Lenovo site with a 12450HX and 4050 GPU but for a slightly lower price. It was 1149 on JB Hifi and 1299 on Lenovo at that time so you could be fooled into thinking it was the same. I even told the cashier the cashier the whole thing weighed a lot less than their LOQ on display at the store. Returned once after I saw it was the Essentials version.

[@Hubwood]

Damn, that's dissapointing 😑 Was a big fan of the LOQ 15s aswell... Lenovo should not harm their brand reputation like that...

[@lionking4655]

They made the essential version, the loq 15, and 16 are still in stock and ready to be made

[@Aves_1]

Wait, a new laptop with a 3050 and optional 2050? Jesus thats insane. Must be using this to clear out old hardware

[@bangrunus420]

They saw Acer's Nitro V and said "yeah we want to make the misleading model too" Both of them are based on work laptops, but they added dGPUs to them.

[@arthasfrost]

Acer just recently released an Aspire RTX2050 if you think Nitro V15 is not getting worse

[@fancyyahoo]

I didn't understand the Nitro V part. Can someone please explain? Because it's one of my choices for my new laptop in the next few months.

[@Klosop]

​@@fancyyahoo nitro v is a worse version of nitro 5 like how loq essential is to the loq

[@fancyyahoo]

@@Klosop thank you for the reply. How exactly is it worse than the Nitro 5? I'm unable to find any clear reasoning regarding the same through Google, so I'm quite curious to know your opinions.

[@Klosop]

@@fancyyahoo there should be stuff on the Acer nitro subreddit, I appreciate you asking for my opinion but to be honest I'm also just getting info from Google so I have no research knowledge on the topic at hand

[@shocknaw]

guys i finally figured out what LOQ stands for with this laptop Low On Quality

[@lionking4655]

On the essential, yes, the normal loq's quality is amazing, better than the essential

[@fairlymoon448]

😂😂😂

[@MuhammadApriliaEkoWibowo]

Normal version way better than HP Victus in my hand. Even MSI Thin with same paperspec

[@emdotrod]

LOQ is a decent upgrade from Ideapad Gaming yet Lenovo is trying to bring back the Ideapad Gaming

[@DOOMDemon-lr1hk]

I Literally Bought a LOQ Less than a Month Ago, Perfect Timing. (Also Thx for Making me Buy it) 😅

[@christianjames4628]

I have the new essential i7/RTX4050/16GB version but I bought it specifically for photo editing and the srgb screen. I’m upgrading from an HP with integrated graphics card and an ntsc screen. It’s been working great as a photo editing laptop while also working out of. For this purpose, I believe the essential was a good buy for me (I got it on sale for $650 usd with free 2 day express shipping direct from Lenovo website). My photo edit rendering and processing times have significantly improved!

[@belahkeputat]

so this loq essential lineup is just ideapad gaming series back from the day?

[@DavidNgo86]

Yeah

[@mihairomulus2488]

reading this on an ideapad gaming 3

[@MuhammadApriliaEkoWibowo]

Bro buy it one and you got ideapad gaming bag

[@NeroQsr369]

I hope CES brings budget laptop prices down down down!

[@yadielandujar3563]

I have a question can i use my 1080p gaming laptop hooked to a 1440p monitor' is the monitor going to run at 1440 or is it going to downscale to 1080p?

[@itsmedohh699]

Hi Jerod, I noticed something interesting with my Lenovo Legion 5 (RTX 3060, Ryzen 7 5800H). After installing a second NVMe SSD, I found that my GPU dropped to PCIe x8 Gen 3 instead of x16 Gen 4 (max supported). I monitored this using NVIDIA Control Panel and GPU-Z. From what I understand, this might be due to PCIe lane sharing between the GPU and the SSD, even though the Ryzen 7 5800H supports 16 PCIe lanes. Does this mean all laptops with CPUs supporting 16 PCIe lanes or less could face the same issue when adding NVMe SSDs(That would be disastrous)? Also, could you test if running a GPU like the RTX 3060 at PCIe x8 Gen 3 has any real-world performance impact in gaming? Thanks for your great content!

[@lostskull7467]

2:27 Bruh, what?? $100k for adobe acrobat license?? 🤣

[@JarrodsTech]

bargain when it comes to adobe lol

[@awen4784]

Cheapest adobe subscription

[@JMDA_14]

In my country the base LOQ is pretty dang close to the lowest spec Legion 5, which is wild to think

[@davefighter2930]

Bought a Lenovo legions slim 5 arp9 with 4070 and ryzen 7 7435 hs for 999 dollars. Was ist worth it?

[@vedanthdragon12]

i bought a loq with the exact same specs for 880 brand new about a week ago. 16 gigs ram 144hz refresh rate.

[@whynotbrosay]

Intel or amd cause I got mine with amd, a 4070, 32gb ram and 240hz 400nit screen for 1500 after taxes. 😅

[@mangles1044]

4070 below $1000 is always a steal for me

[@legart4507]

Its cheapest 4070 laptop, of course. The cpu is questionable though, no battery life at all

[@vedanthdragon12]

@@legart4507 I mean yeah but for gaming your going to have ur laptop plugged in either way. I don’t think it’s too shabby at all. Working fine for me so far, and relatively cool compared to other laptops

[@lower.backpain]

4:01 probably noob question but does that mean we need to turn on dgpu when connecting external monitor?

[@Nunoflashy]

it's automatic, but yes the dGPU will be used on that display

[@michaelwesten4624]

hey, quick question, if my laptop from 2016 never had the battery changed, what odds that it will blow up in my sleep and burn down my flat?

[@HandleIsNewAndBad]

Just remove it?

[@InsaneLegenD756]

No worries. I have a lenovo y510p from 2013 with the battery still in. Everything is and works fine. 😂

[@lostskull7467]

As long as it's not inflated, you should be fine.

[@michaelwesten4624]

@@lostskull7467 I can't tell because the plastic chasis is so bent and everything is wobbly I had to clamp one side with a wrench

[@michaelwesten4624]

@@HandleIsNewAndBad the whole thing will fall apart

[@skyMcWeeds]

LOQ Essentially a waste of money

[@kompassorpigo7600]

What's wrong with plastic? It's probably lighter than a metal laptop. I value portable devices portability more than a "cheap feel," which is subjective anyway.

[@MISALKN]

I’m getting a 1500$version for Christmas does it have the same issues or not?

[@MISALKN]

It doesnt

[@yourname7254]

Happy ending

[@WillxWLM]

I have an LOQ ryzen 7 7840HS and it has been the best computer in terms of functionality that I have ever had. The wifi range is amazing. I get full bars on 5ghz on the other side of the house. My samsung s24 doesn't even get range like that. Sad to hear them making the LOQ worse.

[@harissahlan489]

How come the single fan and heatsink can handle the performance processor and discrete gpu? My ideapad with 1255u and no discrete gpu feels hot when I use it for gaming. It also has a single big fan and a heatsink.

[@thesquareofstalingrad8926]

Hey @JarrodsTech, as a previous video of yours comparing performance of 4000 series GPU at different power have suggested that for an RTX4050 running at 60W only loses ~10% of performance compared to a full powered one, does that meant that the RTX4050 version of this laptop may not be that bad?

[@Nero3S]

is it better than a ideapad gaming 3?

[@joerussell9574]

I recently bought a Dell G16 with all the extras like faster ram, GSYNC display and a 4060 for like 925$ total and I love it! I would save up the money to get a 4060 over the 4050 however if I didn't have the cash at the timer! I run CyberPunk 2077 1080p, full everything including path tracing and with frame generation and DLSS set to quality I get almost 90 fps! Do no settle for anything below a 4060 laptop wise imho.

[@winromanista9755]

That's normal for Chinese (mainland) brands. They will first make the best product to draw the customers in. After their product becomes popular, from time to time they reduce quality to raise profit margin.

[@googol-e4b]

Hi Jarrod, I was looking for a gaming laptop under $700 and was wondering which one to buy, the LOQ R7-7435HS or the LEGION 5i i7-13650HX model. Is it worth paying another $250 for LEGION 5i? I wonder if there is no big difference between cooling and noise.

[@legart4507]

The worst part is some can buy this and not know it is actually loq essential because of the mindless retailers

[@youssefarghaly]

Hey Jarrod, I noticed you haven’t reviewed the loq 2024 with the i7 14700HX and rtx 4060 Is it the same case as the 7435hs which is an avoid or is it actually good? Thinking about getting one

[@davitdavid7165]

I think that laptops bellow a certain level of quality just shouldn't exist. You will need to upgrade sooner, so it is not cost effective. Also, the environment. This thing, if priced well, could at most attract someone who wants an office laptop, but plays a non demanding game once a week. But even there there are better options

[@ascio.20]

I have a small question, what is the tool/software you use to check the screen brightness in laptop panels? thank you

[@erobelmelaku]

ma men, which one do you recommend... asus rog strix g16 or acer predator neo 16 ?. i am planning to use it for 3D modeling, animation and video editing , both RTX4060, i9, 32gb and 1tb. i need your help here

[@alaahassan4735]

Can you help, Should I get 4050 loq essential or 3050 6gb original loq?

[@anythingrandomlytaped]

Looks like the arrow keys are different on the new essential version with the up /down being half height whereas the original one has them shifted down to have full sized keys

[@mdm_1109]

With the price difference between this and the original version with same specification in my country are small. Yeah, It's much better to get the original LOQ instead. Even though it cheaper than the original LOQ.

[@Kscherschnapper]

Is this the new Ideapad Gaming 3 or a worst one?

[@erosensei8291]

Does loq has motherboard dead issue or display dead issue? Please someone respond Im wanting to buy but i saw many complaints on Reddit loq has problems

[@supersnake139]

In the uk there is an msi vector laptop for only £600

[@markgonzales9800]

Is this better than HP Omen 16 with a RTX 4060 and I7 13th gen?

[@_FIRST_]

Does that mean that lenovo will not show a new version of the loq on the ces 2025?

[@hamada3ido125]

hi, i have the lenovo legion 5 pro and adaptive refresh rate on my laptop does not work for a while, fn + r works thankfully, but i need a solution for this problem, thanks in advance.

[@kopfror]

My Lenovo LOQ internet got really bad after I open any game do anyone know why this happens ? (Speed test give me 200 when I do the test after opening the game it went to 10 as maximum)

[@MohammadsalemZacarialatip]

may i ask... is hp victus 15?.. great?..

[@aarongavin1204]

So if theyre not making the shop listings distinctly different for the regular LOQ and the Essential version isnt that like a bait and switch tactic?

[@kaeroseon]

Is this an ideapad rebrand?

[@ehuy0]

Can you compare the Acer Nitro V 16 (RTX 4050, Ryzen 7) and the Lenovo LOQ (RTX 4050, Core i5)?

[@ms9001]

cant' wait for your CES 2025 laptop video

[@Okonokotan]

If you want to make a "frugal" version, why not use the Ideapad Gaming 2021 body, there are no problems as long as my relatives use it

[@GaryKun]

The MS Office + Adobe subscription costs $999,999.99. wow

[@mafioza22]

Why is the GeekPro G5000 laptop very similar to the LOQ laptop?

[@deepu77777]

hi jarrod can you make review on lenovo legion ryzen 7 8845hs 4060 2024 ? is it better than past yrs?

[@d.minor_dissonance]

How are you getting 91 avg fps on rdr2 on loq15 r7 7435hs 4060? I barely get 80

[@waitingtoconnect]

This is actually recommended on the Australian section of laptop gaming deals because you can get this one for $899aus right now. Is that still valid after this review?

[@JarrodsTech]

Yes or it wouldn't be there. It's hard to beat at that price for the money relative to alternatives, just a case of knowing what you're getting.

[@Phantom_961]

Jarrod, what was the fps in quiet mode in the games?

[@HandleIsNewAndBad]

Couldn't they name this an Ideapad?

[@mickmoon6887]

LOQ essential build design its literally copied from old Ideapad series that I have Some older ideapad series even have dual ram slot, hot swappable batteries, dual storage SATA and 2280 NVME literally 0 upgrade to those older ideapads

[@gaoo5855]

Do you mind to review MSI crosshair or sword?

[@mx58n]

With the body choice they went with, it looks like they thought of reviving the IdeaPad Gaming L340 from years back which used the standard 15-inch IdeaPad body (and keyboard). 65W for the GPU is criminal tho...

[@HarikrushanBodar]

International warranty are available this laptop!?

[@DoDiamonds]

Can you review razer laptop cooler pad and how they compare other cooler in the market.

[@Ukyo82]

I just want mention not all lenovo loq(2024) is that wifi card like laptop you test. You test lower model, I got lenovo loq with 13650HX and RTX 4060 my version WIFI card is Intel AX203

[@romelramo]

Can I have one of your laptop for autocad and programming?

[@andreibarcelino4394]

Which is the better choice? Asus tuf a16 Advantage Edition or Lenovo loq irx9 with rtx 4050? Need your opinion guys

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

Definitely asus unless you are using it mostly for productivity, cuz amd gpu is worse than nvidia gpu for productivity

[@Monkey-man9]

The loq essential is probably what I'll buy when I get a laptop next summer only because I need a laptop to do work with and I'd only play games like fortnite and marvel rivals on it

[@sage.grandmaster]

Same, I play low spec games like stardew valley/rhythm games and I wanted a good display for digital painting (100% srgb with 144hz seems goated imo) It's basically a toned down LOQ 15 without the gaudy appearance and bulkiness

[@OldManPhil]

Just get the original please. This thing is way worse. I won’t rant just get the original for a bit more so you don’t regret it. I can smell regret on this thing.

[@RTXGaming3070]

Great video Jarrod Support from India I have a question when you do power scaling test to gpu how do you control gpu TDP I have an msi laptop please tell is there any way to manually adjust gpu TDP in 10w increments like you do in your videos

[@abisheikshanmugam4972]

Can you please review the HP Victus 16 - ryzen 7 8845 & rtx 4070 edition.

[@I86x29]

They’re asking $620 for the loq essential w/ RTX 2050 right now??? I paid like $10 more than that for my Loq with r7 7435HS and ***RTX 4050***. I do love the kind of nondescript design but that price is atrocious.

[@misterkentury]

TIL Ideapad Gaming (the ones with the same Legion bios) have the same function shortcuts with Legion laptops.

[@M1NH0_L33]

0:29 jb-hi-fi gotta have the worst priced gaming laptops

[@CaptainJZZ]

As an austrailian THIS IS SO TRUE NOW I USE OFFICEWORKS

[@NotoriousRawDogger]

Glad I got the original model with the motherboard issues

[@lexavaritia7596]

This is basically an office PC chassis LOL

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

Yeah but this one still have way better cooling than most non gaming laptop expecially budget ones

[@gmram_0019]

Did they just removed the ideapad logo and added LOQ on this, Why Lonovo is doing this.

[@owenberino9890]

My brand new original Lenovo LOQ battery doesn't really last me long so I have to bring a charger everywhere I go

[@LinusTechT1ps]

1 Million dollars for adobe and Microsoft software, that's hilarious

[@sayedrahden5137]

Lenovo loq i5 12450hx rtx 3050 6GB or HP victus i5 12450h rtx 4050 6gb ? For gaming and autocad

[@KUMAR-nl5ri]

Loq is better except battery backup

[@sayedrahden5137]

@KUMAR-nl5ri is there still an issue with loq motherboard?

[@dxion6671]

ofc the better gpu

[@Zishan12348]

I was about to buy it, but you uploaded this video.😂

[@kaktus-y3v]

Same!

[@shrimplypibbles6851]

listen to this man xd he has some laptops i recommend videos just buy that

[@lionking4655]

Buy the og loq, the essential isnt essential to buy

[@gemstone7818]

i would say any torx screw would be an improvement over any philips head screw since philips heads strip easier due to their design

[@tkpenalty]

Plastic chassis is fine, but why the hell is it so nerfed. Also if they're going to make it out of plastic. why not do something wild like make it translucent.

[@arthasfrost]

I highly believe the main reason LOQ has branch out a LOQ E, because "cheap" LOQ are too costly/expensive to keep the chassis design without cutting corners while using specs as low as RTX2050. at least this version will not have higher 4060 variant, Lenovo purposely release this version to fight the budget market. If you wonder this concept actually goes way back to Lenovo ideapad L340 timeline where they couldn't release any cheaper Legion models. WHAT surprised me what LOQ E did one good, they actually "perfected" the cooling that any ideapads ever dream of getting one fyi Acer have an even cheaper Aspire RTX2050 model but imo didn't cut away too many compared to the LOQ E

[@lostskull7467]

The only thing I appreciate about this model is the non gamer aesthetic. Beyond that, I wouldn't ever buy it.

[@kc0isw]

Can you review msi Raider A18 HX A7VHG that has amd 7945hx3d and nvidia 4080

[@DavidNgo86]

MSI never sent that to him

[@Icy-zk9rh]

Huh? 62W-72W for the A530M? Odd, mine is 65W-95W. That's what Intel said in their websites

[@aslams5250]

can u make acer nitro v16 review ?

[@el0j]

man, no Opeth or Tool tshirt??

[@1ltic]

jarrod i dont understand but my helios neo 16 i9 4070 lasted on 80% 4hours watching videos only

[@microwiko.]

How much does it cost

[@1ltic]

@ 1500$

[@microwiko.]

@@1ltic well don't compare then

[@bsgmz]

Hi Jarrods, Can you review MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio A1VHG-027US? I'm surprised because I didn't find this laptop under your amazing review. :)

[@roifnurrahman3247]

with 1 slot ram, 1 fan also limiting the gpu and cpu is the worst

[@Lucifer-dk7ls]

Should i get the LOQ or gigabyte g6 KF Gigabyte is cheaper and has a 4060 and a better cpu Where as loq has a 4050 and a worse CPU but better build quality and screen?

[@adamong844]

Hi Jarrod's Tech May you do a Acer predator triton 14 review

[@iiParanxoc]

What would you say is the best gaming laptop for under 1000, I mainly play cyberpunk.