I got the newer version (of course by now I would imagine this is an ancient laptop being 1 year old) but I got it around $1500. Would that be a good price for a laptop this caliber in today’s standards?

i wish your reviews contained more detailed information on the cooling capacity. namely, what's the maximum sustained wattage that the cooling system is capable of dissipating long term. also information on bios is very important for gaming laptops, especially if you're planning to use linux: ideally you want to set up all overclocking/undervolting in the bios without messing with any of the windows bloatware that the laptop ships with. i also want to see more emphasis put into repairability analysis: how hard is the laptop to take apart? how hard is it to repaste it? how robust are the I/O ports that are usually the first to break (power and audio jacks)? not just this model, I wish every laptop review had more in-depth information like this.

Why do they make workstation laptops without an air intake on the top panel? In my opinion, it's a must have.

And I just added foam to my crappy deepcool x6 at 1000rpm😅😅. From 100 to 85° cpu /70 gpuno throttling, full 4.5ghz all the way 🤑🤑🤑. But I will try this Llano soon 😊. Msi pulse 15 : i7 13620h 32 gig/4070. Sadly the cpu fan is smaller than the gpu side 😢.

I think my laptop have a problem, my screen freeze for a second or two after i open a game and there is a sound like of disconnect usb, can someone help?

The lid should be aluminum too. On the 2023 which I have it is.

from 99c to 76c at 1200 RPM. I love it I have the Acer Predator 16 i9 13900hx and RTX 4070

Good value for the money. I love it💪💪

I’m using the 2021 3050ti model but when I go into bios I don’t have an option to switch the hdmi output

icrease the clock speed as well for cpu

here's an update for m18 r2: - they removed the max power options from both bios and the AWCC - undervolting options are severely nuked (can't put more than 15mV which makes it pretty much useless) - however, the TCC(thermal offset) works really well. I just put it to 15C in AWCC and it keeps the CPU temp at 100-15=85C very reliably - even better, setting the TCC and the fan profile under windows seems to carry over to linux! - AWCC seems to override bios settings overall my experience gaming on m18 r2 is so far very positive: all peripherals worked right off the bat (i'm on NixOS(don't use it if you're a beginner, use linux mint or something like that)), no drivers needed, all steam games work decently well.

this video really needs an update for m18 v2 version, as its bios exposes fewer parameters to play with. i'm also interested to see which OS options are available under linux and also which options i can set under windows and carry over into linux.

Thank you so much for the review of the titan. I was going to buy this laptop as so many videos have hyped it up to be this beast. But the Asus seems to be the more sensible option. Your video highlights things that others don't. Much appreciated I will now sub you. Max respect

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The screen had problems after 6 months of use, encountered by many users

Is this better or rog strix scar 16

Good video. That handheld gaming device seems far more reasonably priced than the likes of PC handhelds. And most phones. Though, I do wonder if you can get like an older flagship phone or gaming phone for ~$150. That would be a better option since it would do what the handheld can but also be a phone. Do you think you can review some gaming vertical mice? They, as I heard, are more comfortable to hold and use. Would love to hear your thoughts on them because I was looking towards a wireless vertical mouse from kensington.

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the mouse is super heavy at 103 grams. a lot of wireless mice are sub 60 grams

The hand held has hella emulated games damn. not sure how that's legal but neat

Thanks for the updates.

thanks a lot for your responses 🙏 , still I have one more question , when im putting balanced mode wich is the recommended plan from win , it gaves me the best results, less temp ans less noise and more fps unlike the balance +ai mode or performance mode that's giving me 12c more on temp , fps slightly better but maybe 10-15 more fps only and the fan are noise , how it can be ?

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Good deals

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you should try Eye traking in racing

It's look like GPU was on when you tested battery life.

Which is better, I can’t decide. Specs i9 13/14 gen Rtx 4070 Asus rog strix G18(2024) or Acer predator Helios 18

KZfaq suddenly suggested this video to me, and I really enjoyed it. I miss the time when this laptop came out; it gave me a nostalgic feeling. Thanks, Stephen!

hi, ive done the same exact steps and have seen no improvement in temperatures, i used the same thermal paste. cpu reaches 100c and gpu throttles at 86c. does anyone know what could be the issue, fans and debris are all clear. the only thing i haven't changed it the thermal pads but was wandering if ive missed anything before i replace them

Finally someone does a game performance analysis using this cooler. Pretty much every other review just looks at the temperature difference.

i just bought a x17 R2 refurbished laptop after using it i found overheating issue (100C Alwas ) after brief recerch i found 2 solution that help me a lot 40c on idle and 70c Max 1 options - Disable turbo max in bios 2 options - dont install AWCC thats it

I like how Legion always keep their laptop design slim and minimalist. This is what MSI laptop should learn....

i saw the 4090 variant at 2750 multiple times on lenovo website

Man that price is in different regions. I paid 2175, 2376 after tax for this exact model two weeks ago. I literally put it side to side with a 2024 rog strix scar 16 and there was a slight difference but the scar will blind you. The screen is actually good and the pro 7i performance was better than the scar for less money.

by the way , the heat air is going out from the sides ?

watching this video with my 2020 legion 5 gtx 1660 with Ryzen 7 4800H

Great review stephen. Sad to see the vapor chamber go wasted on the pathetic rtx ''4080''. This laptop can easily handle a 230w 4080 desktop and retain 95% of its performance. The acer helios predator went down to $1600 recently packing a 4080 and i9 13900hx. You can do the smokeless bios method to unlock undervolting (screw acer for blocking that). Its made of metal too. I can't justify spending 2x more for just a better cpu mainly. Lenovo should offer a ryzen hs version. I'd imagine it would last 9 to 10hr if they optimize it. Can you talk about the downgrades and baffeling decisions lenovo has been doing? Worse build on some models, worse designs on others, worse ports/selection, etc.?

Still got my legion i bought from yooouuu hella power house

The breakthrough new generation of CPU is coming soon, so it seems it is not a good deal to buy laptop at this time. Do you agree?

thanks!

any liquid metal problem after long term usage? someone says they will malposition after some time, leakage to the motherboard

I do not consider this an all aluminum build. It's just thin sheets of aluminum folded around a plastic chassis as can be seen in the teardown. Just a very cheaply made laptop for the money. Especially considering the Zephyrus and Blade series.

I have the gen 8 and it's still insane after a better LM repaste. probably the best high performer on the market. with some tuning was able to get 32000 cinebench out of the 13900k

Better to wait for RTX 5000 series

Slightly over cocked 😂 i had to replay that hahaha. Also thanks for showing Ocerwatch and Halo <3

Great video. I always try to catch your reviews and give you a like when I can. You definitely deserve more subs and likes. That said, this Lenovo definitely seems overpriced. I just picked up a Gen 8 Pro 5 with the Ryzen 7945HX and 4070 for a little over $1500 after tax. It's gonna be a CPU beast for me, which is my main priority, and any gaming on the side will be a bonus. It's a major upgrade from my Legion 5 with the Ryzen 4800H and 1660Ti.

$535 extra for a 4090 is crazy when its only 9% faster. 4080 is good but also quite expensive

Great review as always thanks. I have the Gen 8 Legion 7i with 4080, I'm definitely passing on Gen 9 as going from 13900HX to 14900HX makes no sense. Last week, your exact model was on sale on the official Lenovo site in my country for only €2300 - an absolute steal! Needless to say it sold out in a couple of hours.

Just get Gen 8 for 2k$