Lenovo Legion 5i (2024) Review - Still Best Mid-Range Gaming Laptop?

[@JarrodsTech]

💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: gaminglaptop.deals 💻 Check Lenovo Legion 5i Prices: geni.us/Legion-5i

[@warriorsfg]

Compare legion 7i with hp omen 16 please

[@KiaserAmmonia]

Hi, I bought a 2024 dell g15 1900x1080p 1ms 360 and 2tbssd intel core 13th i7 and RTX 4060 8GB AND 32GB 4200MHZ 2024 model is it any good if it works perfectly form pls review it only if it those Jared

[@KiaserAmmonia]

If it works perfectly for me, then pls review it, but it doesn't , so please don't then

[@hardsss4]

do have any issue with Lenovo spectrum disappearing ? as i have the legion 5 pro gen 9, i9 14900hx variation and am having issue with sepctrum get hidden from vantage after 30 minutes after installation. i read everywhere and change the new laptop twice by lenovo and still the same thing.

[@anilozdemir8344]

I wonder how is dust accumulation over some time(a few months) and I think that is the one of most essential thing for laptop's cooling capacity ,however nobody talks about it.

[@elderman64]

Lenovo needs to fix this garbage of a naming scheme

[@shocknaw]

what exactly is garbage about it? it makes sense and has been like this for a while

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

yeah the 'apart' part is abit bad actually, instead of receiving 'damage fees' i got, well, many things

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

part of professionalism i keep mentioning everywhere here

[@formagetounsi]

its not that hard, you see i in the name its an intel laptop, you see slim its an amd laptop and a bit slimmer than the i

[@davidohhhhhhh568]

​@@formagetounsi slim just means slimer body. slim also has intel cpu variants. amd model simply has no i

[@vardansimonyan966]

i hate when ppl say its a midrange gaming laptop, while in Europe it costs 2k USD.

[@anthonymartin5455]

That's pretty midrange... for any gaming rig.

[@kingsqxxd1934]

In india it costs more than 2k usd when an avg Indian earns 30x less than Us citizens

[@MiwuScience1]

true but if u look hard enough u can get good deals

[@triggerfinger7831]

Now imagine the price in the third world countries...

[@ukraineforever1600]

4070 bad choice for mid range laptop. Just a bit faster than 4060 but price from different category. You can buy Slim 5 with 4060 + R5/R7 and get almost same performance for ~$1200

[@pangtundure]

Still The Build Quality and Ports are King On the 2022 Models.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

I have a 2022 5i I bought that year. Still happily using it

[@RusyaidiDzulkifli]

I can't find any older models in my country whenever newer models comes out, even if I did found them they are extremely overpriced that it's better to buy the new models instead.

[@Qsmtt]

@@RusyaidiDzulkifli yeah same here in germany, except for month july I saw it went down to 1300 euros (legion 7 with rtx 3070 ti and i7 12800hx) sadly I didnt buy it I regret it so bad. gen 7 2022 is peak legion imo due to its build quality

[@trumpeldorf]

I was thinking about upgrading my laptop but decided against it this year. There is no such interesting progress in processors and video cards to upgrade. 3 years ago Jarrod'sTech advised to buy Legion 5 with AMD 4080h + 1660 ti. I still have this laptop, design + programming without problems, all the games I like also run without problems at 60fps (2560x1080px). Just upgraded the ram to 64 gb and the SSD to 4TB.

[@JimmyMarkou]

I am still rocking a RTX 3070/Ryzen 7 5800H Legion 5 from 2021 thanks to you Jarrod. It feels good to see Legion 5 name back lol

[@shycreation9418]

Still love mine

[@paulreeves1787]

Iv got this laptop also, its pushing steady 100fps MW3 normal settings with high textures on an external 27" 1440p panel, temps 75 cpu 80 gpu (im using ryzen controller to keep cpu at 75). Im tempted to buy a 4080 but 5080 here in 9 months, do i wait..... 🤔

[@jonwalker3566]

@@paulreeves1787 Bro can I ask what is you driver version? I had the 546.30. Can I update it to 555.85?

[@tomassleziak418]

Mine died few weeks ago during the bios update, tried 2 different pc repair shops, diagnostics from both said that the motherboard needs to be replaced, but not worth the price. I am going to buy this one Jarrod reviewed. It was a good machine tho.

[@MonHunManiac]

@@tomassleziak418 whoa we have the exact same case, also tried 2 different shops already 😅. still looking for a shop that can reflash my bios

[@elgeekos6535]

i've been using my legion 5 with an RTX 3060 . ryzen 7 6800h , for two years now and i'm very happy about it thanks to you

[@DrLovecat]

Me too!

[@jariuslouie]

1:11 is giving me a mini heart attack

[@Prince0ctopus]

I have no jdea why no one like this... it also gaved me a heart attack... maybe the others didnt like this becauze they have a major heart attach and didnt survive.. thank fully i barely survive... i habe 3 hearts

[@shobhitkeshri8282]

Was waiting for this one ❤

[@ChristianNorge]

I like the looks too, not a fan of spaceships and unnecessary RGB

[@60DollarCodger]

"unnecessary RGB" how dare you

[@ChristianNorge]

@@60DollarCodger 😸

[@jonnypena7651]

What I don't like about Lenovo's Legion nowadays is the lack of display options in the high end and the downgrade of the 5 Pro meaning that Lenovo won't be my next option, sadly bc I enjoy their 5 Pro 5000,

[@MyRealName]

The downgrade of the 5 pro becomes irrelevant the moment you start comparing it to the competition that's on the market at the same time. It's usually at the top or near the top of the best value for money list, whatever it's called.

[@jonnypena7651]

@@MyRealName How it become irrelevant? Just bc still good doesn't mean as a client I don't want it better and the price still the same or went up due the 4000 series, which due Nvidia faults wasn't any better than the 3000 (at least from the 4070 and below), they cut many great feature like USB 4 or Rj45.

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@jonnypena7651 What about this year's Legion 7i?

[@ctrl_x1770]

They released a fantastic display on the Legion Slim 5 14" with an OLED WQXGA 16 : 10, but somehow failed to deliver similar OLED panels on other laptops of the Legion series.

[@jonnypena7651]

@@ctrl_x1770 exactly and for the legion that probably would use it the less, I mean, if gaming is what you're looking for, would rarely be in a 14inch. Also, they have launch multiple legions with miniled display for the Chinese market only, meaning that the limitations is only a corporate one and no a technical.

[@MultiTerpen]

I have the Legion 5i pro 2023 with the rtx 4070 and 240hz screen. Still running super fast. Basically no different to the new one expect for more ports at the back of the laptop on the old one.

[@huyle9635]

Do u use it with game, code or render roughly? Have u met any problem after using it for a year. Im about buying 2023 version and just want to know if yours still fine after that workload I mentioned above😂

[@MultiTerpen]

@@huyle9635 I use it to play games and Autocad. Running Autocad super smooth so it can handle extreme work loads. Pretty much maxes out every game also. Maxes out warzone easily, especially if you connect it to an external screen, then you will get around 10-15% more fps. Only small problem is battery time while running heavy loads, other tham that no problems at all.

[@huyle9635]

@@MultiTerpen thank you mate

[@posionsoup]

​@MultiTerpen how'd you manage with the battery?

[@MultiTerpen]

@@posionsoup At normal use when you are only writing or on the web in battery savings mode it lasts around 6 hours. You can also put the screen to 60hz to save even more battery

[@alun1038]

The temps are really good for 185 watts on the CPU and GPU, especially in this form factor.

[@plaistowjames6792]

Thank you

[@tumblevid]

​@@plaistowjames6792😂

[@qbatmobile]

A review that I was waiting for.

[@unionofslavstanrepublics2317]

80W-85W on the CPU with 100W power draw by the GPU is impressive stuff and it's interesting to see this 14700HX implementation beating CPUs that should theoretically perform better. 19:20 Hell yeah new 3D Mark benchmark added. :)

[@JarrodsTech]

3DMark in the future now

[@Youssef_Ben_Yedder]

disabling cpu turbo boost on legion 5 pro 2023 was the best decision ever for keeping temps below 80 while gaming instead of 95+ leaving this here in case someone struggling with same stuff xd edit : i noticed 0 fps loss after doing this in my case to disable the boost i just set max cpu power to 99% in windows power management and i think i had to enable cpu overclock from bios for this to take effect Edit 2: Mine is the one with 7745hx and 4070

[@martm839]

Your unit specs pls.ty

[@Youssef_Ben_Yedder]

@@martm839 its the one with 7745hx and 4070

[@Youssef_Ben_Yedder]

@@martm839 thats weird i thought i already answered you on my phone nice bug youtube, I have the legion 5 pro with 7745hx and 4070

[@armadilowuojamos2275]

Iv been waiting for this review!

[@mihirojha4475]

Once again a brilliant review Jarrod! Is the Slim 5 Gen 9 review coming soon too? Excited to see if there's any real difference in cooling from the 7840HS Slim 5 from last year.

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks, I don't thnk they're planning on sending it, but we'd probably declone anyway as I don't think it has any differences other than the CPU change, which is still Zen 4 (for now, maybe they will do a Zen 5 one soon)

[@reptile100viper2]

@@JarrodsTech do a review on the Acer nitro 16 please

[@1stRizzMaster]

​@JarrodsTech which cooling pad did you use in this test ?

[@philipphollmann6022]

Would be an instant buy if Lenovo would finally allow (real) custom fan control. The forums are full of requests and complaints but Lenovo simply does not care. Look at 10:09, where temperatures on Balance are just ice cold. The fans could spin much quieter but Lenovo let them get up to 48 db which is too loud to play in the living room or with external speakers. I don't want to be forced to wear headphones when temperatures are so low that the fans could be much quieter. In custom mode you can not fix it, because Lenovo prevents you from lowering the fan sliders -_- Many other vendors like Asus, HP, XMG or their Linux subbrand Tuxedo all allow real fan control which is mandatory to optimize performance and fan noise.

[@shycreation9418]

Ive had my legion 5 pro 3070 5800h for a few years now, got it from Wal-Mart for 1200. Ive had 0 complaints. Its spent its whole life plugged in on a raised stand with conservation turned on. Its spent endless hours playing cod, fortnight, beam, battlebit, and and battlefield..... If I had one nit pick it would be that my fans have clogged up pretty good. Thats probably on me though for not cleaning it often...... Also I did upgrade the ram

[@NZ_Lexus_IS-F]

Wild, the 5i has an SD Card slot but the 5i Pro doesn't

[@mcunner]

Jarrod, I think I figured out the heating on the cooling pad. The back of a cooling pad is the most open and with all the hot air moving out the back of the legion 5 it's just pulling in heated air. I found with my cooling pad if I lift the front a little off the ground, maybe a centimeter, then it improves cooling but I also have the LOQ 15IRH8 4060 which has side and back venting.

[@saturnotaku]

Ethernet with all the USB-A ports on the right side is a deal-breaker for me. I would rather have air vents on the side with most of the ports on the back like it used to be.

[@vik1ng313]

Yeah. The old design with the "annoying" ports at the back was fucking great!

[@princemensah3590]

"....whether Optimus is on or off", such a wholesome phrase....lol

[@rosemikebossi9471]

Hi Jarrod. Typing this off my latest lenova legion pro 5 I with intel i7 rtx 4060 1 tb and 32 gb ram that you got me to buy off of b and h for a decent price. Watch so many of your videos before choosing this one. Thank you so much. Best laptop ever!

[@nigerianicolee1654]

How are you liking it ? I was thinking of purchasing this

[@rosemikebossi9471]

@nigerianicolee1654 it's great for the price. S1280 with I 7 32 gb ram and 1 tb storage. worth it.

[@rosemikebossi9471]

@JML-w8l negative. no problems what so ever. had it since Feb. 2024

[@Liinaria]

Hi I was thinking on getting the i9 instead of i7, any thoughts tho? I can’t really chose please heeeelp

[@MrTonix123]

I bought it now and can’t wait to come.. intel i7-14650hx, 32 gb ram, 1TB ssd and nvidia 4060.. only is 165hz refresh rate 16” display.. i really hope its gonna be good for gaming and programming.. anyone has the same one? Some reviews

[@TmzSudan]

Hey bro I'm also thinking of buying this laptop but With Japanese keyboard and OS for ¥189,000. i7 14700HX, 16GG DDR5 5600 RAM & RTX 4060 but 512 gb storage. Tell me how's the cooling and thermal work and overall gaming experience after you get your laptop OK 👍

[@zuoo1023]

How os ot ? Go for it ir draw backs you faced ? Im getting it tomorrow, please tell me what to do

[@IDRC3000]

i have the previous gen with a 3070 Ti and ryzen processor, for both gaming and programming works great. running docker containers, WSL, and virtual machines do really well on this machine.

[@AAKalam]

I bought the same device yesterday but with 16G ram, which I will upgrade later on

[@AAKalam]

Compared to ROG STRIX it has... Better display Better full size standard keyboard Better 14th gen cpu with same price of last year strix model WARNING: Don't buy 13th gen Intel which reported being faulty with sharing electricity un evenly with components inside cpu. It won't last next 5 years Being copilot + pc

[@elbachi7146]

I have always loved the Lenovo Legion 5, but I don't like this design at all, mostly because of the port layout. Having the previous Legion behind me made it much easier for me to connect it to desktop peripherals. I hope that port arrangement returns in future versions

[@games8ful]

i still got my 2021 legion 5 still works great :D

[@stuntmonkey3550]

Can you play AAA games on it?

[@rowan5075]

@@stuntmonkey3550 i have a 2020 legion 5 (10750h rtx 2060) and you can. but with mid quality. red dead 2 is at 60 when in mid quality. which is fine enough. but dont expect crazy extreme settings with 200+ fps.

[@_CharlieHarper]

Hey Jarrod ! Great video ! I am not a fan of this laptop line, but I wanted to thank you for all the content you are making for us here on this channel ! Now let me take this opportunity to tell you what I would like to hear about in one of your next videos : a "big" SSDs guide & comparison - especially naming the "single-sided" ones. Many laptops allow to install only these and we all have really hard time to find out which SSDs are actually "single-sided". You would help a lot of people by making this video ... or it would help me at least 🙂 🙂 🙂 Greetings from Czechia (the opposite side of the Globe as you know it).

[@TarnishedEldenKing]

I just want legion with 18 inch screen, i would instantly buy it.

[@tesseygo]

What I'm not liking about Lenovo is that their design for the 5i Pro is not really improving by that much each year. Sure, the hardware changes, but if you look to a 2021 5 pro, and then the ones from the 3 years, it really just changes internally aside from the logo on the lid. Like, keyboard layout is the same, the 16:10 aspect ratio 2k screen has been the same or similar enough, the backlight is the same with the 4 zones. Considering the fact a 3070ti is extremely similar to a 4070, and the 2022 laptop can be found for like half the price if not less, I don't really see the reason to upgrade from an older model unless you really need the CPU upgrade

[@ctrl_x1770]

That's true. It's quite a large difference from this year's ASUS Zephyrus series, which got a new updated look with OLED panels. Upgradability did go down though.

[@1untamedone]

I got a Legion 5 just a few months before the pandemic. The power supply died and replace 3 times, the screen started having green horizontal lines and I replaced it, the left half of the keyboard died and i had to use an external, all within the first year. It started thermal throttling badly even after cleaning it and eventually it burnt out and wouldn't turn on. I got a new laptop and checked the old ssd, it logged almost 2 years of on time before death. Don't know if they updated the design but it doesn't handle heat very well, the logos and windows sticker all completely faded within the first month and it didn't even have a way to control fan speed.

[@hippie1559]

Once again a brilliant review Jarrod! Can you review msi thin 15 😅

[@lFaizaanl]

I feel like the oldest alternate version of the protagonist, I own legion 5 (2020) when it was officially crowned as the mid range king for the first time. Still running butter smooth with zero problems.

[@kamm3021]

Definitely worth it On best buy a 4060 open box one is 1000$ and with AMD CPU it's 800$ Best budget laptop for this year

[@towardtruerye4914]

Thank you for being more objective compared to other youtubers that took the sponsorship bag

[@mjamiranda8458]

How is this a mid Gaming laptop in the US this cost 1900 euros minimum here in Italy 😢

[@Kekeripo]

First impression after a few minutes looking at it: i really like it. It doesn't scream gamer kiddy but isn't overly stealthy with those bad black finishes like razer uses, that are more smudge than black afte rhandling it. It's also nice that they put two of the major connectors in the back. HDMI and Charger cables are a pain and it's great not having them in the mouse zones. The two things i'd point out as "ehh" is the location of the ports, being all bunched towards the user and the RJ45 not being in the rear.

[@viper5439]

how do you feel about the laptop a month later? anything to help worried about?

[@KelvinNguyen-od4bc]

The slim 5 is still the better version even though they are both quite similar. But really the pros are that most of the ports are hidden in the back. Also the Slim 5 has a full SD card and not the small micro SD card. I also believe the additional side vents from the Slim 5 still provides better cooling.

[@smyk9557]

I like be'lakor too :) so happy to see underrated bands randomly lol

[@martm839]

Me too

[@Elijah_Lopez]

Hey man, love your review for years. For the battery life test, you should include what the resolution of KZbin videos is. I typically assume 1080p.

[@JarrodsTech]

720p. You can check full settings here: jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-battery-life/

[@jimheston9127]

My lenovo legion 5 died after a year and a half. I used to be a big lenovo fan but not now. Unacceptable. Surfed the net and I find I am not alone.

[@ΚΤΣΝΚ]

I'm sorry to hear that , what were the specs

[@wahahah]

I got it for 1000$, pretty happy with it, but I bought it behind my parents back :D

[@SweBeach2023]

It can be argued micro SD is today so common it will target more people than what a full-sized card slot would do. For those in need of a full-sized card reader a USB variant are really easy to find.

[@familhagaudir8561]

It starts to get interesting when you can get steady 30+ FPS in games with quiet mode so you can play without headphones at low volume.

[@Ouroboros49]

I had to change my old Asus ROG laptop and this Lenovo Legion 5 had some discounts in my EU country (around 1400 EUR for 14900HX, RTX 4070, 32Gb ram and 1TB SSD); I was thinking to buy this one, but I wanted something more future proof and in the end I chose an also discounted Acer Predator Helios PH16-72 with 14900HX, RTX4080, mini LED display 250Hz, 32GB ram, 2TB raid ssd, clickable microsd, per key RGB (2400 EUR).

[@noxli8454]

Damn, so much money.

[@PiyushMishra4607]

Legion LOQ and Legion 5i and 7i comes with 170w and 230w chargers which aren’t sufficient to provide enough power…300w charger aren’t expensive..I got one as replacement and the cost was around 40 dollars …but they sell it higher cost on their website

[@kamaljeeeeett]

Does it increase proformance?

[@PiyushMishra4607]

@@kamaljeeeeett no ,it did nothing..because Lenovo motherboard/vRM didn’t consume extra power wattage from the 300 w charger

[@georgeee333]

Love your videos! I can literally sit back and watch every video you upload because of how informative they are and entertaining as well. Quick question: I'm looking for a 17/18 inch gaming laptop, do you have any recommendations? (Ideally 4060 but if there is none I can consider 3080/3080ti as well. Battery doesn't matter as I will be using it while charging, I don't want fans to be super loud like Acer Predator but otherwise I don't really care if they are little loud just not like an airplane :D and finally I want it to be built well so it can last for years to come, I consider second hand laptops as well from Ebay, my budget is $1200) I'll really appreciate if you can recommend something!

[@marcusmckenzie9528]

Dude Thank you so much, you are doing The Gods work! Amazing, straightforward and information packed reviews as unbiased as you can get, really really appreciate your time, efforts advice and wisdom! Keep up the great work!

[@killuazoldyck5468]

What did the lid do to you jarrod 😂

[@JarrodsTech]

Destruction

[@vikaluksena]

Maybe the cooling is reversed, so that instead of having the bottom vents suck up cool air, they blow out hot air, so it doesn't benefit from a cooling pad blowing air underneath it. My Lenovo slim pro 7 does this.

[@gs_08]

so there is no point in me buying a premium cooling pad? have you tested this?

[@vikaluksena]

@@gs_08 I know my lenovo slim pro 7 does blow air the other way, I did ask lenovo and they said it was intentional but I don't expect it to be on the legion line of laptops, I haven't tested it, you should look to others for information. I find it counterintuitive because air gets trapped easier on the bottom of the laptop.

[@8DMUSICKANNADA]

Is Lenovo loq i7- 13650hx with RTX 4060 worth to buy? Please need your genuine suggestions

[@groundbeeftornadogaming2714]

I think a review of the slim 5 gen 9 might actually be useful despite the apparent lack of changes since last year. laptopmedia recorded some pretty bad temps with this year's but I can't seem to find any pair of reviews of both gen 8 and gen 9 from the same reviewer and so - the same testing conditions.

[@77xyu94]

Hopefully there's amd version of this in the future with redesigned port layout, design is on point imo

[@ivanho1818]

Btw, thanks for this awesome review and the gaminglaptop deals link! I not have a dilemma to choose between the Slim 5 16 or the Slim 5 14.5 unit ($200 price difference).

[@Peaceull]

Hi Jarrod, i subscribe you for a quite very long time, your videos helped me choose my dream laptop that i am in love with for 2 years now. Small suggestion - could you even shortly, show how laptop is behaving when charging through USBC? I have found out that it differs quite a lot between laptops, for examply my laptop (Legion 16ITH6H) charges through PD with 100W powerbank only when battery is above 80%, when plugged to wall USB-C 140W charger i can play some games, GPU uses lower wattage but in some games charging is being disabled under heavy load, to not overheat some USB-C charging elements i guess? I am suggesting that because no one does as good laptop reviews as you, and no one is going into details of USB-C charging in specific models, short info about that would be amazing. USB-C charging is relevant to some group of people like me, when i take my laptop for short trip and dont want to take big and heavy 300W charger. What i am using and reccomend: 140W Baseus wall charger 100W Baseus Blade powerbank Cheers!

[@ngocvu3324]

No, take the C170 charger recommended by Lenovo, that charger is the best choice for the Legion series. It is also very small and suitable for your bringing

[@Peaceull]

@@ngocvu3324 My Legion can charge only with around 65W through PD so why would i change my current USB-C charger? Also, it just only got announced to be sold in china for now. And i would rather not use CN plug to EU adapter for so expensive stuff like laptop charger...

[@dontblinkoryouwillmissme]

it would be better if lenovo has a feature called bypass mode where instead of powering the laptop through the battery, the laptop will power directly onto your electricity in your home as long as you plug your charger in your laptop. this feature is already available in android phones and hoping this feature will expand to laptops

[@bhavikjoshi099]

I think it does have reverse charging feature in it even while the laptop is turned off using the C port.

[@gwTheo]

I literally do not know what the hell Lenovo is doing with their naming changes right now, But what I do know is they're fancy different names are still better, cheaper, and receive better warranties than other companies. CRAZY

[@PiyushMishra4607]

Hi Jarrod ..montherboards are dying in Lenovo Loq which comes with intel 13th and 14th HX processors .. happening in large no.. I have details of around 15-20 people who faced motherboard dead issues with 1-3 months of laptop purchase

[@JarrodsTech]

I asked Lenovo and they said that they have found a very small number of cases (relative to the total number of LOQ laptops sold) and are actively looking into it.

[@PiyushMishra4607]

@@JarrodsTech thanks Jarrod .. I made video on this topic on my channel .. I will talk to venomtech on this..but this guy venomtech was saying battery drop is normal 😂…it’s hard to trust sponsored tech KZbinr in India

[@manonanisland88]

Why are companies trying to compete with Intel for the most confusing naming convention crown?

[@gytispranskunas4984]

I own the 2021 model. And i have a love / hate relationship with it. In one hand the laptop is pretty powerful and very well cooled... But in other hand it has terrible driver issues. Constantly struggling to run online games like League of legends. When it should be getting 300+ fps it cant even sustain stable 144fps and drops below 90s...

[@ascio.20]

really wish for a review of the slim 5, especially to see if the new chip has a better battery management (since the chip and gpu make the 2023 and 2024 version so similar, I believe it's also veey useful to point out on video if it'd really be worth going for the newest one)

[@supernova9721]

Will go with the slim just for the ports placement.

[@EdGeyy]

Tbh I hate Lenovos naming system, if it even has a system. Trying to figure out what year, type and generation each laptop is when shopping for them is near impossible. Most stores don't include relevant info on their websites, and the naming scheme is utterly useless in this regard. This is an exceptional review - thank you.

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah. It got to be a bit of a mess. We typically look out for CPU and GPU generations as a quick way to determine release year. It gets trickier when they use previous year hardware though.

[@reyalP_00]

Hey choosing between same priced 2023 models: STRIX G16(4060/i7-13650HX/1920x1200) and Lenovo Legion 5(4060/i5-13450HX/2560x1600p) or TUF 2024 (4060/i7-13650HX/1920x1200)????

[@carlmina4287]

Hey jarrod can you try doing a review on MSI katana a 15? Need your thoughts on this one

[@DLX2008]

Yes i need thid review Thank Jarod tech i was already planning on getting the Laptop before this video came out But since this video came out before i got it ill know The pros and Cons Now this video was helpful

[@SPECTRA890]

Them removing ports from the back for this laptop is a huge L Terrible design

[@halterxd]

Do you plan to also have a video for the maxed out Legion pro 5i with i9 14900HX and 4070? I wish you could show the FPS in CS2 as well :)

[@TrusteftTech]

I never understood the reason in perhaps every laptop review (any youtuber) people press the keyboard to flex it, like that is something it would happen under normal usage. Then again I have watched computer keyboard reviews where youtubers hold the keyboard from the edges and try to twist it because...wtf? As for the actual laptop, oh I like this one! Especially the thermals. Good job Lenovo! Price is irrelevant as I have no money lol.

[@JarrodsTech]

It gives you an idea of how rigid it is, some of them have heaps of flex and in normal use that translates to it feeling like mush.

[@TrusteftTech]

@@JarrodsTech First of all thank you for your reply. I appreciate it. As for the issue at hand, I don't know. Perhaps I am typing the wrong way the last 40 years as I never experienced any such mushing in anything that is not a $3 keyboard.

[@xsourav95]

Hey Jarrod, How does it compare to Legion Pro 5 and the 7i?

[@yinhui84]

Thank you for the review. Was considering whether to get this or the Asus TUF F16

[@JarrodsTech]

We just got the TUF so hopefully will know soon!

[@yashkothalkar5512]

Literally got a thought for this laptop and then you uploaded!

[@60DollarCodger]

👍

[@_SriraajAnandh]

i bought a slim 5 after watching your reviews. Thank you!

[@marin5439]

5:16 Got a slim5 And i’m loving the placement +1 here

[@electricwolf6669]

Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 Intel W/i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD 4060 @$2289 on sale from $2634 W/upgraded 500nit screen Good buy right mow? (Canadian $)

[@mateyokay914]

Getting this one next week

[@AintFragile]

did you get it? if you did, can i get your thoughts on it?

[@juicyjey1334]

Please review handheld PCs which has the best performance

[@alan96731]

would you recommend getting a cooling pad for 2023 Legion Slim 5i? or does the existing cooling tech work fine

[@iarenubie78]

The Ryzen is only available for the Legion slim only? Is there a significant difference between the default cpu for the 5i and the 5 slim? Which CPU should one pick?

[@chathuraamaratunga4072]

Today, I bought the 2023 version cuz of this guy only! ❤ And now he uploaded this! 😑

[@60DollarCodger]

yeah nah. like he says in this video, getting the 2023 is the smart play. enjoy

[@ZainXLA]

i am using this laptop from 2 feb in my configuration i got i7 14650hx with rtx 4060 16gb ram and 240hz 500nit pannel and from 2 month im facing the issue with driver which is now fix after bios update in uk its around 1280£ with student discount

[@MrTonix123]

Hey i bought the same one but with 165hz display.. how is it and is it good for gaming and programming ? Did u face any issues after that

[@tharifdzulfiqar789]

My biggest disappointment is lack of USB A port. It only had 2 USB A ports

[@krizzacamilegallantes8749]

Hi! Just wanna ask for some insights Which is much better Lenovo legion 5i pro (2023) or the latest legion 5i? Thanks!

[@NickoReandy]

I hate the fact that Lenovo remove Thunderbolt support from their midrange lineup

[@Skeleleman]

My main issue is that the Balanced mode already sounds like an airplane taking off, so I play on quiet. Wonder if it is possible to tune the custom mode so that the performance is close to balanced but the fans stay like quiet (maybe by allowing to gpu and cpu run a bit hotter within reasonable margin).

[@steveco1800]

Try experimenting with a frame rate limit in the NVidia drivers while using balanced mode. That way during less demanding parts of the game it can downclock and reduce the fan, so it stays quieter and heat doesn’t build up like when maxing it out.

[@atoo7yt490]

jarrod you ended my edge streak omagawh

[@SubhanAli-be1uf]

does customizable legion has any issues with warranty or build quality or the parts used inside it are old ?

[@antraxbeta23]

So why did they moved the port's from behind (the perfect spot) to the side, thats a downgrade in my eye's

[@RusyaidiDzulkifli]

Better cooling supposedly

[@rowan5075]

indeed. i love ports at the back. sleek and hidden away.

[@kryztyanospqkenzington7716]

I really hate the way my laptop is being left behind by the new games. I have a Lenovo Legion 5 and it is slow falling off which is a shame because it had been such a good laptop

[@Truck-Kun55]

when will you review the Legion PRO 5i ? it's the only 2024 legion laptop you haven't reviewed yet.

[@kelvinballer23]

The lenovo legion sim 5 is the better version. AMD is the better efficiency CPU and has a better port layout. All the important ports are hidden in the back and it has a full size SD card instead of the micro SD card. I also believe with the additional side vents still provides better cooling. Otherwise they are both really similar and both solid mid tier gaming laptops!

[@RomaYT999]

I have the same but 2022 I believe with 12700hx and 3070m its a really good laptop except 2 things 1 battery life SUCK! 2 noisy but thats kind of expected

[@vncube1]

>Missed opportunity to introduce Core Ultra 7 to a mainstream laptop >Uses overkill HX processor instead with dinky 4070, CPU advantage in gaming disappears from 1440p upwards to the point that a 5 Slim 4070 would likely match it based on the TUF A15 4070 results >Worse port layout than Slim model despite the extra volume The Legion Normal/Slim/Pro fragmentation has been a mess.

[@_TrueDesire_]

8 GB of Vram and 1440p.. my 3070Ti was completely worthless after 2 years! So I sold my laptop, I will boycott 1440p on laptops, 1080p is plenty with screens this small. I ended up with a 25" 1080p240 monitor but I later thought why not just get a desktop at this point..🤣 That project ended up north of €2000 with a 26L matx case, Ryzen 7600 and 4080S connected to my OLED TV. Edit: also sold the monitor.

[@raulem124]

I have one, and I can say the following: Pros: *The quality of the materials is good, the laptops feels solid *The performance is very good *The screen with its 240 Hz frame rate looks great and smoth. * Its cooling system works fine, of course it is noisy when I play a demaning game but it is normal. Cons: *My computer has a i9 RX4060 and the battery duration is not good, even if I use the low performance mode it is not lasting more than 2 and a half hours with doing basic stuff like using chrome and microsoft office *The power of the speakers is really low, not what I expected for a 2,000 buck laptop I am really disappointed in this area If you have any doubt regarding this computer, let me know, maybe I can help you :)

[@XalidOmrli]

Hello friend, there is something I want to ask, I want to buy this computer, but I am torn between the pro model and the graphics cards, the pro model has the same processor, it is about 10% better, the important difference is that the non-pro model has 16 GB RAM, and the model with 32 GB RAM. Do you think there is a difference in the cooling systems? Which one should I choose?

[@Delicious2948]

Yo i also have same model but 4070 performance is great but i will say when maxing out graphic and playing long duration at performance mode battery drain cuz 230w lol

[@Djaber_22]

bro u make every good laptop i chose to buy bad

[@andyH_England]

If you do not need a computer immediately, wait to buy any 2024 Intel or AMD gaming/pro laptop. They could be better value. Wait for next-generation chips or buy the current ones for hefty discounts, as they are likely significantly worse in CPU, GPU and NPU performance than upcoming chips.

[@furnitureandbedding776]

Hey Gang. Big fan of this channel. Why the heck is quiet mode so much louder than last years legion 5i though? Is it these new CPUS?

[@SlymSavage]

Hey jarrod I need some advice please... which to buy? Lenovo 5i pro or Asus strix 16

[@jeuno880]

Knowing Legion lineup I assume the 140w charging through Type-C is only with Lenovo 140w GaN charger , and only 100w if using non Lenovo GaN charger. This kinda info is important to mention if true, so unsavvy people won't be misleaded

[@pacershark452]

I look forward to the day when i can replace my 2016 dual core ThinkPad t460s with one of these beauties.