NEW Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 Gaming Laptop Review + Benchmarks!

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[@chrispppy]

It's hard to take anything being said seriously knowing it's sponsored content. "With power to take your gaming to the next level" sounds like pure marketing junk

[@reyjose215]

I want to see someone really playing games he is only talking

[@chriss8586]

He's a shill, just doing his job

[@frostgodx]

This is kinda harsh man it’s the first laptop he’s doing in a long ass time. It’s not like he’s tech illiterate he’s just gotta find the groove. This was incredibly done in the information and performance of the video as always. So though he doesn’t have a lot of experience with newer current gaming laptops to compare things here he clearly researched a shit ton to provide the most accurate review possible and hit a lot of marks while staying brand and product positive which is all you can ask. If you can read through the fluff that’s all that matters the rest is semantics.

[@noisynerves4436]

then dont buy it, as simple as that.

[@mi5iu491]

Almost every laptop review is sponsored dude. Do you think they buy the laptops themselves.....

[@JarrodsTech]

13:40 video had more info than lots of other laptop reviewers, definitely do more if you like covering them 👍

[@randomfrankp]

Thanks man! Since it’s out of my typical wheelhouse KZbin likes to punish people for going outside their recommended content like this so views are extraordinarily low, but I enjoyed the switch-up to something like this

[@consumertechwarehouse]

​@@randomfrankp Bro you crushed it. KZbin isn't promoting this to the right people and that's not your fualt. As Jarrod said you covered more than most laptop reviewers even myself. I end up cutting out a lot of detail because it sounds boring when I'm editing, but you kept it interesting all the way through. It's really inspiring me to step up my game!

[@hil1bi1ly]

I wish the algorithm wasn't a huge pain. Normally I end up watching KZbin at work... pull up the home page, see what's new (tech under 50) watch as much as possible and go back. all of your videos are fantastic strictly because of the quality let alone the info. I wish that KZbin would splash us with some of the new stuff when it comes out not 3 weeks later (for example). Love your stuff and I can't wait to see what you come out with down the road!!!

[@MaZEEZaM]

@@randomfrankp if you can, please include Rainbow 6 Siege in game specs. Also regarding Legion laptops, please highlight the Nahimic Audio by SteelSeries as this audio driver and software includes a sound-tracking radar which for hearing impaired gamers would really balance the playing field when playing FPS games.

[@sinstreams]

When AI is the new marketing word that gets a lot of traction

[@usoppun]

AI generated hardware

[@Tirth-Patel]

GIGABYTE has been making AI laptops for 4-5 years now

[@squeallymae]

it gets the people going

[@TheCocomunges]

I mean, if there’s one field where it isn’t just a BS buzzword. It’s pc gaming. Like DLSS

[@randomfrankp]

Buzz buzz

[@CarbonKingZach]

I've had a Legion 5 Pro as my main for a year or so now, and I love it! Come upgrade time, it's going to be hard to sway me from staying with a Legion.

[@zx3rican69]

Please do more laptop reviews....one of the best I've seen. Great feature coverage , details people don't think about, and great easy to read charts. Fantastic job brother

[@midnight_yota]

I really enjoyed the review. The one thing I'm always curious about is real world battery life with gaming laptops. If I'm spending that much on a laptop that is essentially replacing my main computer I like to be sure that I could use it for regular stuff decently efficiently as well. I'm not expecting crazy numbers but you know at least a couple hours away from the charging cord.

[@delta-a17]

A lot of these chips have low power modes and you can switch off discrete graphics to stretch out to like 4 or 5 hours. Gaming though, you're looking at 1 or 2 haha. (At least with the laptops I've owned)

[@delta-a17]

@@undervoltologist420 My newest gaming laptop was from like 2017 and was a mammoth, maybe techs improved or something. That's good to know.

[@yprbprbppy3044]

@@undervoltologist420your right it really just depends on what you’re doing

[@ryanbreton69]

I have the Legion Pro 7i i9 4090... Just put it in "Quiet Mode" TDP and lower the brightness... The laptop intelligently switches refresh rate to 60Hz and to integrated graphics when unplugged. Lasts quite a while actually! These new laptops are pretty amazing nowadays

[@DJ-ru4im]

@@yprbprbppy3044 You're, not your

[@danielbarakat]

This is by far the best of all the sponsored videos I've seen for the legion. Thanks for that. One thing I will say though is if they added a mechanical keyboard it would increase a thickness and weight of the overall laptop and I don't think for me personally that will be worth it. But your opinions are valid though. The mechanical keyboard on Alienware laptops are awesome

[@sanjanarao7972]

I have a lenovo legion Y540 running a GTX 1650 so safe to say I am due for an upgrade. Except, given how fantastic Lenovo Legion laptops are, my laptop even now elegantly handles any game I throw at it, even the recent AAA titles, making my need for an upgrade actually feel not strictly necessary lol. I've been an avid Lenovo fan for years now, and when the time comes that I do indeed make the plunge, it's going to be this one. One of the first reviews I've seen, and a great under 15 minute bite-sized review to learn the key features. While I understand that AI is a buzzword, given how reliable Lenovo is in adopting and adapting to newer technologies, I am confident I will be impressed with this one!

[@recklessthor4]

They are on sale right now

[@Legitti]

Any issues with the old laptop? Liked to hear how the brand has been so far for you

[@jamalmixon9518]

It looks freaking real good too.. so powerful without looking like its gonna transform into an autobot

[@rancid_]

Great review and I loved all the panning of the camera effects between you and the laptop itself. The only thing truly missing is the thermals while under load while gaming, next time you game show the FPS meter and the temps for the CPU/GPU. Outside of that, well-done!

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Very helpful and pleasant. Appreciated the benchmarking in performance vs balanced mode, close ups, analysis of features, etc. Thanks!

[@T3MUwU]

I’ll still to this day won’t get a high end laptop until they allow us to upgrade the CPU and GPU instead of having to buy a new laptop every few years. It just doesn’t make sense to get a gaming laptop when they are out of date in only a year and can’t be upgraded

[@fridayman99]

Great review and good laptop. One other item removed from last year's model: the Ethernet went from 2.5Gbps to 1.0Gbps. And the track pad isn't glass, as in last year's. I imagine these were removed for cost savings

[@cmunoz187]

Dont care that the keyboard is not mechanical, Dont care for more RGB lighting either. So both your gripes dont matter to me. Performance and display are on the top of my list.

[@VihangaDananjaya1214]

More laptop reviews please. All kinds of laptops from budget to premium

[@randomfrankp]

Aiming to do more in the future!

[@Hokie2k11]

Gonna say here what I've said elsehwere - I'm SO happy with this laptop. I've only had it a few days now, but so far it's my favorite computer related purchase in years and years (and I've recently built an awesome 4090 rig that I absolutely adore). Shout out to Microcenter while I'm at it - by far has the best deals on these atm, especially if you can combine their cc discount and/or get an open box return (if that's your thing). Ended up installing a 2tb 980 Pro in mine, so total (with new ssd) before taxes for a new (so not open box) was $2800 for a i9-13900, 4090, 3tb gen 4 980 (even the factory stuff was a samsung 980 1tb), 32gb 5600mhz. You just can't beat that right now.

[@KarlBellefeuille-uw6xo]

About integrating “AI” to monitor system and boost performance: If you could input a target frame rate and the kind of settings you want to favour AND the AI can tweak graphical settings in the background as you play, that would be really awesome for someone like me who sometimes spends over an hour tweaking settings to see if I can’t hit performance X with Graphics Y.

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

NVIDIA's game optimisation in the GeForce Experience software does that well enough that I've stopped tweaking settings manually now. I just click the "optimise" button and it configures the game to run to the best capabilities of the hardware, taking into account your GPU, CPU and screen resolution, and tweaking each installed game's graphics options accordingly.

[@belalal1902]

diving into laptops will be great!

[@megazillia]

If only there was a way to compare the AI tuning to the non AI tuning. Feels a bit like "sport mode" at the moment.

[@ChrisAzure]

Clean Windows installed without OEM software

[@megazillia]

@@ChrisAzure I wonder if that would mess with the ability to trigger the MUX switch though

[@karma9007]

@@megazillia :Bio.

[@ChrisAzure]

I recently got the Gigabyte Aero 16 XE5 with i7 12700H, RTX 3070 Ti, 32Gb RAM DDR5, 2 x 1Tb NVMe Gen. 4, and it also has the AI tunning feature, tbh it works well enough to leave it enabled.

[@Legitti]

Having this and it's 🔥

[@erickbrigham]

Killer review that price difference from last year's model is crazy! Almost made me jump out my seat.

[@rockyleblanc2977]

Great video! This was a really nice laptop too. I hadn't seriously considered Lenovo in my searches and I will definitely be using them as a comparison tool at the very least. Thanks for the content.

[@meme40s]

Honestly after seeing the last wifi video from uravgconsumer and how awful that was with his ignorance on the subject. To coming to this and see how well thought out and researched this product review is was refreshing. Keep doing your thing man, and would love to see more laptop reviews as someone who is looking to move from a tower PC over to a laptop for gaming portability.

[@user-nu3eq2rt8o]

Just a heads up, I got this laptop a few days ago after watching nothing but positive reviews on it but it definitely has some niggles. It has frozen multiple times, gone into hibernation even when it's set to never sleep/hibernate and then you can't wake the laptop up. I had an acer nitro 5 which was £700, a quarter of the price and I never had any problems with it over 2 years, my legion 7i pro has had problems within a day. Also the screen flickers with hdr enabled so i cant use that. No reviews I've seen have covered this but as soon as you google the problems I have you see they're very common, not just on the 7i pro, across other legion/lenovo products in general. Its a shame it has those niggles because it plays games beautifully and the chassis feels extremely high quality. It's an amazing laptop but lenovo need to address the issues, it's not acceptable on a £2.5-3k laptop.

[@diogoredes]

I wonder how often these issues are happening. Did you get those fixed via support? I guess you could even return the device if it shows defects within such a short period of time after shipping. Hope you get it sorted.

[@PlantingBodhi]

Finally a really good review of a laptop, Ive watched hundreds, maybe thousands and you did great! Please add more content on the size, weight and feel of the laptop, not just those specs but if it feels good to take it out of the house for example. Also real-world battery life, not just numbers but your experience of it. Thanks!

[@flybeatsmusic]

Oh hell yeah. I love my Legion 7 Slim Ryzen 9. But this is a damn monster.

[@itsdeonlol]

Please do more laptop reviews Frank!

[@randomfrankp]

In the plans!

[@dbushybearded2813]

I have the 5i with 2060 definitely going to upgrade. Always loved Lenovo

[@miguelantonio7947]

Nice video! Nice review!

[@Musicalpa]

@4:35 Incorrect data Laptops can have larger batteries, however, this is the largest battery allowed in a laptop to be taken on an airplane.

[@eshan3]

Hi bro whare are you from

[@nadonino]

This video never hit my home page...

[@findtruth7]

I like Lenovo quality control, they have great durability and excellent keyboards, I’m coming from someone who likes thinkpads.

[@mjdeluxe]

I wanted to apologize for my earlier comment on this review video. I totally misjudged you, man! Your energetic hyper style kind of caught me off guard, but I gotta admit, you gave me all the info I needed to decide on purchasing this laptop. sorry for the negative comment. I really appreciate the effort you put into making such a thorough review. Sorry for any misunderstandings!

[@jacoblobo95]

Great work! Insane this doesn't have more views!

[@JoeSee]

So here's an odd question.. because the Legion pro 7i is $950 cheaper than a Blade 16 with the same specs, the only thing that's worrying me is the keyboard being offset to the left to support the num pad (which I never use) and in my lifetime I've always had a trackpad centered with the spacebar. How long does this take to overcome? On a laptop purchase this expensive, I'm trying to make sure I make the right decision. Also, this is the first review I've seen that said good things about the display and weighing the difference between a standard IPS display like this vs. a Mini LED display. Obviously I'd like this to last at least 2-3 years. Am I going to always be sour about how it looks?

[@tzovlask]

Great review. The only thing I would like discussed which is rarely mentioned are the speaker quality. Yes I will be using headphones, but not everytime I use it in every use case..

[@shanemouton7606]

awesome video that likely may cost me 2700 dollars! lol Ive been skating around this one for a while and looing specifically at the 4080 variant, as shown here. Its great to see the exact specs I am hoping to purchase on a bench mark test. That AI chip out performed the performance more on COD which is my favorite title, super interesting!

[@RoosterRew88]

Nothing screams "review" like a video sponsored by the maker of the laptop you are reviewing...

[@randomfrankp]

Yup, as I said in the beginning. Paid review is just for the inclusion, it does not influence my opinion and I gave a full rundown on its benchmarks and what I like/don’t like.

[@RoosterRew88]

@@randomfrankp right.

[@RoosterRew88]

@@randomfrankp and i dont think people are upset because its sponsored. its that you sell it as a pure unbiased review. thats why most people that do reviews, don't have it sponsored by that company. or dont call it... " a review" especially in the title for clicks. again. dont mind sponsored videos, make yours... but dont use sponsors if you are also wanting real reviews... its a complete conflict of interest, even if there was no intention by you. lenovo's job is to sell their product at all cost. reviews job is to inform people honestly about where they spend big chunks of their money. im sure you can understand why some are frustrated. but hey... your channel. do you.

[@nickc1957]

Loved it, more laptop / desktop reviews! 😀

[@oohaysmlm]

Did you also notice the flex under the WASD keys and under the numpad 78 keys? The rest of the keyboard feels solid but under WASD and 78 numpad area the keyboard has an uncomfortable amount of flex. I thought this was a manufacturer defect but it seems to be appearing consistently.

[@MaZEEZaM]

I have recentlyordered this laptop, i'm waiting for it to arrive and didn't expect the month wait to receiveit. I prefer quiet keys on keyboards as this has though I will be using an external keyboard much of the time. I do wish it had the fingerprint reader as I find it a fast and secure way to log in, much more so than a password. The illumination of the rear ports would have been nice. The main reason I ordered this laptop is for the Nahimic Audio by SteelSeries. This is audio software and drivers that can really help when gaming but one aspect in particular is what I'm after, this is the sound-tracking radar. I am deaf in my left ear which means I can't tell the direction of sound. This makes it incredibly frustrating when playing FPS games as I will hear the footsteps coming and getting closer but I end up dying because I was prepared and ready for them to come to my left side only for them to appear to my right. The Nahimic Audio radar would offer people like myself who have hearing impairments a visual cue to the direction the sound/s are coming from. Nahimic Audio sound-tracking radar would even the playing field to some degree with players with normal hearing. Thats basically why I ordered this laptop.

[@kylerclarke2689]

Can't wait to get my hands on one of these things.

[@GeneralPepsi171]

Sponsored but doesn't affect your opinion at all? That is simply not possible my friend. Not sure why you felt the need to say that. We've all seen sponsored content and most have no problem with it. Otherwise, it's a great video as usual.

[@prapulkrishna]

I’m still concerned to decide between 2022 vs 2023 model as this is totally new. But I don’t wanna look away from 4000 series laptops for same price u pay for 2022 model 3000 series. Any tweaks and downsides so far ?

[@BenGKaiser]

I'm heavily encouraging people to consider 2022 models as they still have SUCH great performance compared to these new 2023 models. Let me know your thoughts.

[@prapulkrishna]

@@BenGKaiser thanks for your inputs; I purchased a 2022 model last week for all the money's worth it brings in. Not the right time to gamble with 2023 models yet.

[@JsmashTech]

Great review, not sure i think i you missed anything that others have mentioned so all in all great work and keep it up!!! 👍👍

[@randomfrankp]

Thanks! 👍

[@vinyfiny]

Has any manufacturer ever made a laptop with a larger than 100Wh battery? I've never taken a laptop on a plan and I don't ever plan on doing so (and I'm sure a lot of other people are in the same boat), so limiting all models to what's allowed on a plane seems a bit strange.

[@snickers2210]

I think it just makes sense not to make over 100Wh laptops, especially since most people wouldn't think to check if they could take a laptop on a plane. Plus with gaming laptops you usually plug in to play anyway.

[@santiagocv9918]

0:40 for a moment I thought that he just pasted an image of the laptop on top of the video xd

[@StonedDuckie]

Good video as always

[@bugbuster8598]

Tbh, my biggest gripe with current gen model against last gen is the chassis itself - it lloked so sleek and was way easier to open a year ago. Lenovo, WHYYYYYYY???

[@NostraSamus]

Yeah the gamer-ry aesthetic is getting old. I wish it looked more low profile like razed devices.

[@ry4557]

I'm wondering if the price spiked. I clicked on the link and the matching specs priced at like $4000. Do you have a promo code or a better link?

[@dksun]

Tell me you're a shill without telling me you're a shill

[@mrekt4u401]

Man is the 1% low that bad? its 2023 and they have figured out a way to fix the 1% lows yet?

[@AWESOM.O]

6:50 I was like : why is he fillming in Amsterdam in the middle of a review video 😂

[@wtdlife9554]

🤣

[@e11world]

Really good video man. Thanks! I'm mainly interested in this for motion design and video/photo work actually and found a decent price/performance ratio even though it's still $3600 CAD with all discounts. Any thoughts on this for that type of work? I've considered Dell G15 also with i912 gen and 3070Ti but it's just under $2000 so that's almost a whole new laptop for the price. Would you say that price jump is worth it or should I save some money and go for the Dell?

[@GUY-on-Earth]

you know i’m really disappointed in no OLED or Mini LED and many of the downgrades but one thing I must agree on that should be added in the next gen model is a cherry mx keyboard

[@geilkoekje9792]

Can u do a video of best budget usb microphones in 2023 i would really appreciate it😊

[@hadenkriztenzen]

Would love to see that AI automatically calibrate the display's color to neutral the moment I opened apps like photoshop. Then automatically boost the colors when watching movies.

[@cornjulio]

Colby Covington doin laptop reviews? Nice 😎

[@whatever0000]

No mini LED 💀

[@eliasfiazi1336]

I can't decide whether to buy the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen8 or the Alienware M18 R1. The decisive purchase criteria for me is the build quality. Is the Alienware M18 R1 made of aluminum and the TouchPad of glass? The touchpad of the Legion 7i Gen8 is supposed to be made of plastic. Is that correct? It would be great if you could compare the Alienware M18 R1 with the Legion 7i Pro Gen8.

[@jaysoegaard]

Came across this myself look like good performance on value. Guess I will wait 6 months and pick this up under 2k

[@Yotes_]

NEAT! but I'm still broke

[@Nier73h]

i check on the website cant find your price I find 16gb version for $2850 please help I want the 32gb for your price.

[@prapulkrishna]

Please add benchmarks for battery performance

[@sajgon4]

MONSTER with 32GB RAM MAX ?? This is a joke ?

[@Heliosvector]

Omg. How could you do a fan sound comparison but not put the balanced mode in it! :(

[@alphamenzz]

Battery life was missed out in your review. Other than that it was solid.

[@jakewildsmith4572]

Great video

[@Yoyoboy19977]

As far as I know balance mode reduces power to gpu , performance mode lets gpu more power maximum allowed. Ho do i know that well i have legion 5 , from 2022 and performance mode is at 140 watts gpu , balance mode my gpu has 115 watts so yeah if u u switch between those obviously more power drawn .

[@recklessthor4]

I just got the one with the 4090 due to a sale!!

[@daltonv5206]

Can you explain to a noob(me) the difference between the legion keyboard and what you'd prefer in a keyboard?

[@rickandnaruto]

Still not having Mechnical keys on a laptop n 2023 is really fucking sad.

[@zinelabidineturki3670]

when typing do you feel that the keyboard flex is too much or is it negligible? it seems like there's quite some flex on those

[@gameplayworld7921]

It seems only have Dolby vision HDR for video but no VESA certified HDR for gaming?

[@matti4999]

I just recieved this Laptop. The performance is just insane. The material and design is very solid and plain. You can ask me any questions about the Product if you want! :)

[@rvbz1985]

Getting mine in a few weeks with the RTX 4090. My question is, regarding fan noise is it just better to play AAA games on Balanced mode? Also does the machine have a smart battery type function that you know of? Thanks.

[@matti4999]

@@rvbz1985 In what i experienced so far, the fan noise as well as the performance seem to be way better or at least equal in balance mode with ai enabled then in performance mode. Ai seems to be very effective

[@MerryBlind]

Can you tell if the palm rest and the area around the keyboard is metal like the outside, or is it plastic? How are you liking the speakers? Some say Legion 7 have pretty good speakers, others say they’re not so good.

[@matti4999]

@@MerryBlind The area around the keyboard is plastic. It feels comfortable tho. The speakers are solid but the sound is not really impressive. I usually just use my headphones. Cheers!

[@ChairmanOfConstellation]

Ai should come in future GPU and cpu For smart overclock and undervolt and stuff like that

[@antyxwg]

Solid review, I don’t really have anything to offer in terms of feedback ngl

[@MIO1339]

the cons I only see is better if is 360Hz for good and smooth game play but 240Hz is not bad afterall

[@Jcasillas49]

Yup! We need 360hz my games that top out at 150fps😂😂

[@thameezgamer6332]

Why this lap downgraded from previous 2022 version....?

[@mircea2oo9]

What's the maximum SSD upgrade that it can hold ?

[@martinthompson2584]

It has two slots and the standard config only uses one. I assume it can handle any M.2 you throw at it.

[@AviusL]

What is the clip at 6:35 ? A game? Looks like Sweden.

[@andrebrizan511]

Is it possible to do a comparisson with this compared to a desktop? I have a 3090 desktop now. I am thinking that my next computer could be a laptop since a 4090 laptop is equal to a desktop 3080, 3090, 4070?

[@AnandMishere]

11:29 did he just mapped the static image to the display???

[@sychro8978]

damn I didn't notice that

[@randomfrankp]

Yeah lol

[@lenovouk]

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[@omairkk]

this ai benchmark is deeply flawed and/or not enough data is provided. if you run something in performance mode which pushes everything to 100%, then obviously its going to draw more power, create more heat and then thermal throttle and lower FPS. balanced mode sounds like every power profile that computers come with out of the box. it checks and balances system usage with temps and power draw? as in something all computers do already? is that chip actually collecting data and learning on the fly? or is the software just waiting for an update from HQ telling it how to adapt to different games?

[@dure9336]

1:48 ? Rumble what?

[@Shaffan17000]

Hi, what's the game you showed walking in a European city ?

[@DarkKnight2037]

they downgraded some features witth the new legion 7s, kinda sadge

[@stuart8551]

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but is it possible to turn off the edge lighting but leave the keyboard backlit in white only? Thanks

[@randomfrankp]

Yes, all the zones are configurable in their Spectrum settings

[@thekoalaguy9597]

hii, i am planning on buying a new gaming laptop soon. you could make a video about good laptops for all budgets

[@patrickschindler230]

Can you tell me if the HDMI Port of this Laptop can deliver more than 60hz?

[@briansmith4241]

Is there a mini-led or 4K option?

[@immutablecantrip]

When can I buy it?

[@AbhishekVaid]

Very bad decision to skimp on not giving glass touchpad.

[@jeromebrown20]

This is the true Windows Macbook equivalent

[@STR-ENGNR]

is this lenovo better than aw m16 r1 ???

[@erkydi]

Does anyone know if you can downgrade from windows 11 to 10 on these new laptops?

[@jackalexander2993]

Is the Corsair hs80 or epos h6 pro better

[@jojojor11]

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