Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (AMD) Review

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Жыл бұрын

Lenovo’s Legion line of gaming laptops with AMD inside and bright QHD+ 16:10 aspect ratios have been a rocking success. We look at the late 2022 AMD Advantage edition. Thanks to our video's sponsor, TP-Link Tapo Smart LED Light Strips! Link here: amzn.to/3Gqsoa2; use our discount code 10MOBILETECH to save. The Slim 7 is 16.9mm thin and it’s clad in a rigid and understated aluminum casing that doesn’t scream “gamer”. Our review unit has a 165Hz IPS display, AMD Ryzen 6900HX CPU and AMD Radeon RX 6800S dedicated graphics. A fingerprint scanner and 1080p webcam are standard.
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@Niles-Guy Жыл бұрын

I came to this channel just for Lisa tshirts 😂

@baloch9128 Жыл бұрын

She is out of her mind why watch her

@syamillim3332 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this review thanks Lisa

@BSOD_Maker Жыл бұрын

Happy to see you getting some good sponsorships! Love your videos, you rock Lisa!

@paininthepatoot Жыл бұрын

This is my preferred location for tech reviews. Never steered me wrong. Once again thanks for the video.

@zhenya2055 Жыл бұрын

I got this laptop before Christmas and loving it so far.

@reverend_wintondupree Жыл бұрын

How’s the battery performance so far?

@elqyanoesquia6877 Жыл бұрын

This woman is a legend in the space

@gatosgataros2218 Жыл бұрын

I used to work in mediamarkt and dixons ... You should sell your videos as training for the staff ... Great ,easy to understand and very informative !

@conkerlive101 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic review as always!

@elephant_888 Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!!! 🎉

@CF542 Жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa, I just picked up this laptop on a Best Buy deal a few weeks ago and it is fantastic. I thought that I would be losing some performance over the Nvidia graphics I'm used to but this laptop has really surprised me how powerful and quiet it is under load.

@shezanjimenez Жыл бұрын

How about battery life in your case? What's your usage like?

@Dragoneye2427 Жыл бұрын

@@shezanjimenez i have the very same laptop for about four months and here are my benchmarks: Modern warefare 2 (2022) 4k ultra graphics ultra water textires, cinematic anti alising= 100fps temps- cpu 75c gpu 66c Hitman 3 1600p ultra graphics max mirror effects no raytracing=140fps lowest is 120fps temps- cpu 72c gpu 69c Sniper elite 5 1600p ultra graphics max effects= 110fps temps cpu 81c min 89c max, gpu 64c min 71c max. Tbis laptop can and will run pretty much evrey game at 4k 90fps at max settings. The battery life is around 3-4 hours depending on what you are doing, I dont game on battery I use this laptop for college and personal projecgs when its not plugged in, when I game I plug it uo to a tv and witness more preformace and graphics then a ps5 or xbox series x.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Did you check out performance plus mode in the BIOS?

@Dragoneye2427 Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv no, not yet.

@CF542 Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv I have not been in the BIOS yet. I'll have to check that out

@sillystuff6247 Жыл бұрын

your adverts are the only ones i actually watch

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

A few notes for those considering this laptop. 1. The AMD model of the Slim 7 has only one m.2 slot while the Intel copy has two. 2. The AMD model of the Slim 7 has no USB 4 or TB support, which the Intel has TB4 (40GB/s) 3. The US market models come with the 71 Wh battery while the UK model comes with 99.99 Wh. (Yes you can swap them) 4. The S7 model even with 6800S optioned can be ordered with the 170W charger, while the 3060/3070 models of S7i forces a 230W power supply. Speaking with Lenovo about this they recommend the 230W for the 6800S, though it is not required. CPU/GPU on the AMD can run well at 45W/90W in balanced mode on the smaller PSU. I purchased the S7 AMD 6800H/6800S model and after several days of fighting with it to run properly, I sent it back with the intentions of buying the S7 12800/3070 model instead - except it's unavailable until June 2023. I sent it back anyway. Reasons it wasn't worth keeping (for me). 1. Power configuration out of the box and after all Lenovo updates caused it not wake from sleep. A clean Win11 installation from the Microsoft site, with HDD sleep options disabled seemed to fix this. 2. Win 11 installer can not detect or install driver for the WIFI card and would not allow me to complete Win11 installation without connecting to WiFi for some reason. There is no ethernet port on this laptop, so I needed to us the console "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" line to proceed, then use a 2nd computer to download the driver from Lenovo website to get the computer up and running. 3. The Lenovo recovery software installer failed in two ways to restore this computer to a factory installation. 3.1 The first attempt was to create the USB recovery media using their software, which was unable to connect to servers and download the software. 3.2 The second attempt after deciding to return the computer to factory state and ship back for a refund DID manage to download the software. The computer booted from the USB stick and began the Windows 11 installation, but was never able to load to desktop. I shipped it back to them in this state with a perpetual error and reboot sequence that would notify the installation had failed. 4. Fan noise... For some reason even at no load, this computer would randomly ramp the fans up to nearly 100% and just sit there doing nothing at all with blaring fans. Ater discussing with several members of the Legion discord channel the 7i with 3070 is by far the superior purchase decision. It does cost a little bit more, but you're getting a better performing GPU, 2nd m.2 slot, Thunderbolt 4 and comparable thermals and noise from what the AMD is promising. The AMD system would be so much better if it maintained the 2nd m.2 slot. It would make windows installation, mirroring and data transfer that much quicker and stable. With three completely different nvme to usb 3.2 adapters, it took hours to transfer and mirror a drive to the AMD unit and I eventually just deleted 3TB of data because of how long it would have taken. This wouldn't be required with the Intel... I vote against this particular AMD configuration, especially with what's coming right around the corner with the new 2023 models. 12700/3070 would still a good choice into 2023 at current pricing. I will admit that I did order the Legion 7 Gen 7 AMD Advantage model as a replacement as it's all that was available, but for $2000 USD it's still a little overpriced.

@ommicron1795 Жыл бұрын

Could you explain in more detail, please, whether the 170W PSU is sufficient for the AMD model and whether this will somehow limit the laptop's power or lead to battery power consumption when plugged in. Or there is no problem and 170W PSU is simple weighs less compare to 230W. In this case, why does Lenovo recommend the 230W? Sorry, I have no knowledge on the topic, but it seems that CPU has 45W limit and GPU has 90W limit which is 135W maximum TDP level and it looks like that 170W PSU should cope with it. Or is it totally wrong to be guided by such naive logic?

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

@@ommicron1795 Full draw is less taxing on the 230W. Your 135W logic is fine, except the CPU will almost never pull 45W while the GPU is also pulling 90W, so required power is going to be less than 135W. That said, the screen, SSD, etc all pull power too, so you're back up to that ~140-170W range. If you check the notebookchecks review on this device, they share the maximum power draw and draw during games, etc, towards the bottom of the review. For example Witcher 3 on Ultra pulled ~167W, with a temporary maximum of 230.7W. Realistically, yes you can use this laptop on a 170W and there shouldn't be much of a performance loss, if any. I spoke directly with Lenovo about this and they said the 170W would not cause any discernable loss in performance, but would cause more stress on the components. Since the laptop KNOWS what the wattage of a power supply as soon as it is plugged in, I wouldn't expect the computer itself to be taxed at all. That said, depending on how aggressively it is set to pull from a specific power supply, the power supply itself may be operating at a higher load than the 230W would be... All of this considered... If you order the laptop from Lenovo with the 230W supply, you should receive about enough Lenovo reward points to buy the 170W adapter for nearly free. Buying a 135W Lenovo Type-c charger or a 3rd party GaN charger from slimQ might make even more sense if you're concerned about adapter weight.... www.notebookcheck.net/No-Intel-or-Nvidia-required-Lenovo-Legion-Slim-7-16ARHA7-Gen-7-laptop-review.665789.0.html

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

@@ommicron1795 for comparison though... I switched out to the Legion 7 (non-slim) with the XT 6850M. The maximum load shared between CPU and GPU is 175W, yet the notebookcheck review for that laptop shows an overall draw of 249W in Witcher 3 Ultra and 276W overall. These little NVME drives can pull up to around 20W. I have a 4TB SN850X and 4TB SX8100 in this laptop which is contributing to that 276W figure. There is also a 165Hz, extremely bright IPS panel on these that chews up power, plus your USB peripherals, etc. I have ordered a 240W slimq adapter to see how it performs on the smaller supply. Honestly though, even on battery these are running well. This 6850 is benching a Timespy faster on quiet mode than Performance mode on the 6800S and crushing the 3060. If it was my decision, I would buy the 170W or 135W for travel and leave the 230W at home.

@ommicron1795 Жыл бұрын

@@mechalchuk thank you for the explanation.

@Shineinpoverty Жыл бұрын

I tried zephyrus with rx 6700s recently. I gotta say, the heat problem in this device is real. It is a beautiful 14in device with silent fan and amazing design. I played for few hours fifa 23 till it crashed. The case was so hot that I couldn't keep my fingers on it. Either AMD 6000 series gpus are too hot or they dont do enough testing in tasks that matter--demanding games. I think rtx gpu is a more reliable choice in a laptop now. That is a shame, AMD could get good sales with some price adjustments.

@DenGladeSpiller Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Great work. Did you notice any coilwhine with it and did you detect any high pitch whizzling sound from the fans? The previous Legion 7 had issues with high pitch noises (both coil whine and fans)

@CF542 Жыл бұрын

I have this laptop and have been running it on balanced mode for the most part and I am amazed just how quiet the fans are under load. I've not heard any coil whine at all so far.

@DenGladeSpiller Жыл бұрын

@@CF542 sounds great! I know that it does affect some of the legion laptops. It was very bad on my previous gen 6 legion 7.

@mobiletechreview Жыл бұрын

I haven't heard any coil whine or high pitched sounds of any kind.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

A little coil whine in balanced mode, but it's imperceptible compared to many other brands. Whisper and performance mode have no issues.

@johnbannerman3313 Жыл бұрын

Looking for a laptop to play MSFS 2020 and some low level video editing. Is this the beast for me?

@romanplacek9425 Жыл бұрын

good review

@chazzber Жыл бұрын

where can i get that t-shirt?

@rob6718 Жыл бұрын

I’m debating between this or a Razer 14 for some gaming, some video editing and daily work. Which do you think would be better?

@Gavin-mr1zs Жыл бұрын

The razer 14 is a rip off imo. The build quality on this is amazing and the performance is probably better than the razer as the gou runs on really low wattage. I guess it all depends on if you're fine with a bigger laptop

@Shoxpyre 2 ай бұрын

This thing has served me well at least until some kind of windows update removed the integrated graphics from device manager, ability to adjust brightness among some other annoyances, and any multitasking would grind the pc to a halt, a fresh install got it back to its former glory though. Keeping plenty of backups from now on I love this laptop! ;)

@jeffhale1189 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed your review. Blessings on your day!

@shezanjimenez Жыл бұрын

What is the difference between Hybrid and DGP mode? Can someone explain or link an article. Can't find anything online! Thank you!

@constantinosschinas4503 Жыл бұрын

Hybrid uses internal GPU (that is integrated in the CPU) when graphics are not demanding (ie. movie, general task), and switches to external GPU (also called Dedicated, thus D-GPU) when the graphic task is demanding, like a heavy game, video editing, 3D application, and so on. CPU is the main (Central) Processor Unit, used to manage memory, peripherals and calculations and GPU is the Graphics Processor Unit that renders only graphics or very specifically designed mathematical calculations. Most laptop and some desktop CPUs feature an integrated GPU (iGPU) so as not to need a dedicated/external one, in order to conserve space and energy.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Yep, and you get between 10-30 more FPS in games in D-GPU mode, since the iGPU is turned completely off and not sucking any power. It's become more standard in gaming laptops since 2022.

@Wankidy Жыл бұрын

Lenovo is doing such a good job

@az9az9az9 Жыл бұрын

Yes but few areas Lenovo has room to improve. They have black and gray laptop options, but gray color is no country to be found. There is no integrated GPU ultrabook with 2 or even 4 RAM slots, they have RAM options for 2.1 ,2.5 and even 3 Kg laptops with expensive A series GPU'S and overpriced HX series CPU's. Many laptops have 13 year old UHS1 speed standard for micro and full size SD card reader. They could have info how much different screen options take Watts also considering combination with GPU. 165Hz, 120Hz, 60Hz, 3840x2400, 2560x1600, 1920x1200, ips, oled.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

@@az9az9az9 Totally agree, as consumers we need to get companies to make what we actually want!

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

They've got a long way to go yet. I literally just returned this laptop because it isn't a sufficient replacement for a 2020 model Blade 15... Looks like the 2023 lineup is shaping up rather well though.

@MnemonicCarrier Жыл бұрын

Why is everyone moving towards soldered RAM now? I'll probably stick to the Legion line for now.

@nicespejo Жыл бұрын

Anyone got an opinion on whether this maybe good for 3d autocad modelling

@asan1050 Жыл бұрын

Lisa ThanksMuch!

@j.d.thompson3505 Жыл бұрын

Finally. Why do they keep taking you out of my feed tube?

@sayednab Жыл бұрын

This or MacBook pro M1 with 16GB and 1TB?

@TrungNguyen-qs8uq Жыл бұрын

I do like this laptop but my Legion 5 pro with R7 5800H still really decent up till now, maybe the 13th gen and RTX 40X0 with be the choice for me to upgrade in 2023-24

@groMMit1981 Жыл бұрын

Will I need to wait towards the end of 2023 to see a Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 with AMD Ryzen 7000 and Radeon 7000?

@kabirsaheb7861 9 ай бұрын

MA'AM i having the same.....i checked in it. it has rx16 ram stick my question is if change one ram stick with rx8 will it work with rx8 speed?? plz reply me....aalso it show's an error that X=RITE colur assisistance is missing from your profile.....does it show same erroe when you go to X-RITE COLUR ASSISATANCE. plz chechk i did everything to remove that error....even install the driver again and again.....can you plz revert back after checking it...!!!

@mikaellundell7789 6 ай бұрын

X-RITE only works when HDR is turned off. When HDR is on, you will get an error message from X-RITE.

@kabirsaheb7861 6 ай бұрын

@@mikaellundell7789 yep 👍 thanks 🙏

@Juju-tl1rf Жыл бұрын

Can someone please help me get a good laptop for college and gaming. Im a high school senior and Im tryna get something that isn’t loud, but compatible with my ps5 when I share play my controller. Im not really a crazy gamer, but I like my system to run smooth. I want something with like smooth Frames per second, a bit of storage, doesn’t sound like an airplane, and portability. I aint rich tho I am on a budget. I looked up some computer terms and said it has to have good GPU and RAM, then it said have a good processor that can handle “the card” too. Is this laptop a good choice? Thanks to anyone who replies.

@mikaellundell7789 6 ай бұрын

There are so many good laptops out there, just go down to your local computer store and see what works for you. Gaming laptops usually do not have good battery life for college but this one might be an exception. In my opinion, you are better off just gaming on your PS5 as laptops aren't much better and can be very difficult to get right in terms on in game settings while the PS5 just works most of the time.

@Romash. Жыл бұрын

plz bring legion 7 2022?

@pacificsword1632 Жыл бұрын

T-shirt game on point as ever, as also the review game. Pity you don’t review more devices

@Shaxzara Жыл бұрын

W review madam

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Great review. I've had this laptop (well the 7i) for the last semester and it's been pretty awesome. I use it for school, 3d design, and docked at my big 1440p monitor for games. 20 threads is insanely fun, and when you turn on "performance+" mode in BIOS the 3060 goes on-par with the 130w version, so it can really put out frames at 1440p! Also in BIOS, you can specify the fan noise for whisper mode. So if you want battery life, set the noise low. For a tad of performance, set it high. There is also a middle ground for you middle-grounders out there. For all the hate on intel, it's actually very battery efficient to the point where I didn't notice a difference between the i7 and the ryzen 6900 in the X16. There are 3 issues though: it's 1080p, only 1 ram slot, and very poor linux support. The X16 was much better in all these respects, but I really wanted to save that $600 difference. If you are deciding between the amd slim 7 and the X16, get the X16. You won't regret it. Actually, you might if you like keyboards. Lenovo made an amazing keyboard, with a NUMBER PAD for actual productivity!!! . The 1080p is actually OK, since it can max out the frame rate in most games. You won't be able to tell the difference in resolution on the 16" screen. That being said, I would prefer a 1440p screen for productivity where it matters more. Overall solid laptop, great for productivity, but please don't get this for school unless you absolutely need it. It's very light, but not light enough to carry around all day. I wish I had gotten the normal slim 7, non-legion, and a dedicated gaming PC. Alas, I still love playing games on the couch. So fun.

@relsre Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your detailed insight on the Legion Slim 7i! 👍 As a fellow Linux user, I'm curious as to what you meant by the Slim 7i's _'poor linux support'_ , care to elaborate? (Linux not recognizing certain components e.g. wireless chipset? Problems with iGPU/dGPU switching? Lack of battery optimizations? etc.)

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

@@relsre Hey thanks! It may be down to my ineptness at Linux, but 1) I cannot get the sound card working, and 2) the laptop cannot enter any sleep state without hard-crashing. I've wasted so many hours trying to fix it, and haven't gotten any closer. Apparently Legion speaker-protocols are notorious for being unsupported, and I just don't have the technical know-how to fix the sleep issues. In addition, fingerprint reader doesn't work and camera support is kind of janky :( I might be fine with it - there are more people worse off - but my friend has a new Thinkpad with absolutely 0 issues. Even his fingerprint reader is fine! It makes me so mad. I keep jumping to the newest kernel, crossing my fingers, hoping something gets fixed! Performance and battery life are amazing, so I do switch to Ubuntu when docked at home. Think of it like a Linux desktop with a huge UPS. Pretty disappointing, but usable.

@relsre Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv I see, thanks again for the quick response...and yikes on the two issues you mentioned 😓, but it's still reassuring to see someone sticking with Linux (at least partially) despite that. I had a feeling about issue 1, saw similar reports in other online forums (could also be you?) about the speakers not being detected / not working for other Legion Slim 7 (including the all-AMD) models on Linux. About issue 2, I wonder if that's due to the distro you're using not properly supporting AMD Ryzen's 'new' power states (s0ix vs the traditional s3). Personally, I can deal with the issue by using hibernation instead. 😅 Good to hear about your friend's Thinkpad experience though! If you don't mind me asking, does his model use a dedicated GPU, and does it have an Intel or AMD CPU?

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

@@relsre I have the intel 12th gen, my friend has an AMD one with no gpu - although all ThinkPads are directly supported by lenovo for linux, and with Nvidia releasing their open source drivers, I don't think GPUs will be a problem anymore. No I hadn't reported anything, and the non-legion slim 7 sound card just got fixed on the 6.0 kernel I believe. I really just got the wrong laptop for linux, since everyone buys it exclusively for windows gaming. Everyone who is tech-savy enough to develop drivers probably went for the AMD version, or just got a thinkpad lol.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

@@relsre Oh yeah hibernation is totally broken too 😂 from my testing it's because of the intel mesa drivers.

@ri-d-an Жыл бұрын

I thought ddr5 even one stick is same as dual channel

@constantinosschinas4503 Жыл бұрын

They should offer single 16GB soldiered on motherboard plus a slot to make it 32GB dual channel. Now it is pretty no go for creators.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

You can upgrade it to your heart's content. Also dual channel isn't as important anymore with ddr5.

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv incorrect, read my other comment. Aero15X previously shipped with a single stick of DDR4 which made may more sense because they expect the user to either double it up or replace it completely, which is why they still sell 512GB primary SSDs. They expect people to throw them out or put them in an external enclosure. 8 GB soldered is neutering what is suppose to be an enthusiast product for professionals.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

@@mechalchuk Read my other comment. Yeah I don't like how they did it, but it's really not a big issue. I bet 80% of the population buying this laptop don't even know what RAM is.

@mechalchuk Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Highly doubt that. I feel the people who purchase a niche laptop like this with mid-tier graphics in an overpriced aluminum chassis are quite specific about the specs they're investing in. That might hold true for a 'Lenovo' branded laptop, but not a 'Legion'.

@LouisSaver2012 Жыл бұрын

Lenovo is like the savior of the budget thin and light gaming laptops, MSI is ugly, Acer only plays with Intel and has mediorce screen, Asus is fine but they cut corners, HP is slow to adopt new functional features (16:10 aspect ratio, Power delivery usb).

@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын

I guess if you need Windows base machine for the software you own. Me being a hobbyist photographer, I’ll probably test the MAC M1 world next. Hope I can get use to & like the way the Apple works. Don’t have the funds to keep buying & selling. Since I own office 2013, probably pick up a cheap laptop, like $500.00 just for that if Win 11 will run it. M1 will run my ole Lightroom 6.14? Rite? Hope so.

@bradhaines3142 Жыл бұрын

my sister does photo editing on her M1, took a few months but they got it working now. i intend to buy one soon

@henrythoreau3681 5 ай бұрын

I like this lady. Much better than listening to tech influencers with cleavage hanging out.

@Noble_Isaac 5 ай бұрын

I like cleavage better

@druanubis7194 Жыл бұрын

Wish they stop putting a num pad on gaming laptops!

@cameronbosch1213 Жыл бұрын

Legion 7 (AMD) when?

@BrianGlaze Жыл бұрын

Lenovo making a solid product as usual.

@ollobroyangwok Жыл бұрын

,👍👍👍

@BankruptGreek Жыл бұрын

at these prices why not invest in an external gpu shroud and a good gpu, we ll soon get usb4 exclusive (in the name) shrouds that don't pay the thunderbolt tax and thus will be cheaper. Then Amd could start pushing the integrated gpu instead of which is efficient and can run the sort of games you want to play on the go

@Jasterrrr Жыл бұрын

You lose a lot of performance and external enclosures cost $250-300. Not worth it.

@BankruptGreek Жыл бұрын

@@Jasterrrr they are going to drop in price in the next years with usb 4 making it more accessible and thus bigger market for them, there won't be a thunderbolt tax either (rn even usb 4 shrouds still pay the tax to be thunderbolt certified)

@verygoodbrother Жыл бұрын

There is a performance hit due to bandwith limitation. Furthermore when you consider the cost for a shroud, psu, gpu etc then you are better off building a itx gaming ring and buying a cheaper ultraportable laptop.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

USB 4 was too little too late, even 4 PCIE lanes can't compete with dedicated graphics anymore. You need a 4k screen to see any benefit over dedicated graphics. Unless they up it to 8 lanes for USB/TB5, there is no reason to invest in an eGPU.

@miatafunrun3078 Жыл бұрын

Speakers are nice? Huh? I was at Best Buy and they are horrible. Down firing and muffled.

@yagi_661 Жыл бұрын

she is so Fine

@PreludeSon Жыл бұрын

proprietary charging port.....deal breaker.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

It can charge 100w on each USB C port. There should be an update soon to allow 130w with a lenovo C charger. There aren't any other laptops doing any better.

@christopher480 Жыл бұрын

iwas thiking ...great video...........and then the ads came............heres the ting......i pay for yoiube.....that means no addds....that icludes your bakenb in crap....no ads means no ads.

@lookatthem3216 Жыл бұрын

no one escapes the ads

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Ever heard of the sponserblock extension? Also, you can literally double-tap to skip a sponsor.

@bfish9700 Жыл бұрын

Very disappointed with lenovo's supply chain. At the rate they've been going, the 2023 version of this will be available sept/oct and they'll just upgrade the CPU & GPU and be done. The Zephyrus g15 is probably getting 16:10 screen & vapor chamber and will wipe the floor with this.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Yeah, love mushy keyboards and proprietary USB charging. No thanks lol.

@B.D.F. Жыл бұрын

4:55 “This being AMD you get USB-C, you won’t get Thunderbolt because AMD not Intel.” Thunderbolt’s been royalty-free since March 2019, and Apple silicon features Thunderbolt, so it seems like it’s AMD dropping the ball here.

@bradhaines3142 Жыл бұрын

you also have to consider design costs from the manufacturer. they might not find it worth it when they can call it usb 4

@verygoodbrother Жыл бұрын

No, AMD has support for USB4 which is up to the manufacturer to implement or not. For example take a look at Asus Vivobook pro x 2020 which has the same CPU as the lenovo but supports full bandwidth USB4.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

AMD can technically implement usb4, but they are leaving it exclusively for their high end thin and light laptops. I wouldn't worry about it - what do you need thunderbolt for anyway?

@bradhaines3142 Жыл бұрын

@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv i have a tb3 port in my laptop and never once needed it for anything. just proving your point

@GerryReid Жыл бұрын

This laptop is obsolete now with 40 series GPUs

@esphilee Жыл бұрын

It will be another year, laptop is always behind desktop.

@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Жыл бұрын

Huh? As far as I've seen, the generational improvement is marginal at best.

@snappycattimesten Жыл бұрын

Why are windows laptops flimsy and cheap looking?

@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын

Oh boy! Here we go!

@Jev55 Жыл бұрын

Because most of them are flimsy and cheap

@Scruffed Жыл бұрын

I guess it depends on the brand. I kinda prefer the look of Microsoft and Razer laptops over Apple laptops.

@summushieremiasclarkson4700 Жыл бұрын

They aren't, but they certainly are less consistent across a wide price band. A thinkpad will obvously have much tighter QC than a gaming laptop. It all comes down to tolerances in manufacturing precision.

@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын

@@ScruffedPerformance for me. Battery life & decent speed up & downloading photos, doing layers & brush work in photography programs plus, eventually some lite video. Looks & size are always a plus.