@@JarrodsTech it was fine before but this week i got 3 warnings for posting your website link to people looking for a new laptop, they said i was profiting from the link
Our boy isn't even waiting for the year to end. I hope next month you do a video for "back to school" type thing. Last year I saw discounts and thought dang, that's pretty good, but probably artificially raised then reduced prices, I'll just wait a couple of months and then some more and the prices never dropped since that deal and I kinda regret it
Thanks for pointing out that 2023 machines are still worthy picks. With very little changing year over year especially considering that GPUs aren't being refreshed, it's worth saving money and picking last year's machine, and using the savings to get extra RAM if needed or software and accessories, or just pocket it. I'm a more Thinkpad than gaming laptop kind of person though. Good vid and looking forward to the end of year round up. 👍
@@shwix6534 got lenovo for the 1st time recxcently...its awesome...legion 5 so i cant speak to the loq but lenovo seems to be doing things right...more often than not.
I just bought a Legion Slim 5 with an RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, Ryzen 7 7845HS, and a 1TB SSD for $1313. I tried to buy the Lenovo 14'' OLED, but it was impossible
@@JarrodsTech Exactly, the problem is that in my case I can't wait because I don't live in the US. Very sad, I fell in love with the OLED but it was not possible
the new 2024 pro 7i honestly has been perfect for my use case, the 4090 packs a punch and the shortcuts to swap the refresh rate are useful when i gotta use the battery. build quality also crazy good
When I was searching to buy my new rig, I watched many videos.. but your videos made me sign the deal on my '24 Legion 7i, been loving it ever since I got it for the past month and it completely fulfilled my hardware needs as well as portability needs. Thanks for your help
@@JarrodsTech I might've miss it but, this are the only ones you reviewed in 2024, right? Does it changes your 1 hour video of best gaming laptop 2023?
@@JarrodsTech Indeed, I feel like MSI is only ever good at pretty high price points (obviously so are alienware and razer) but Dell used to be pretty good too at entry or mid pricing... Too bad for the lack of competition. Anyway, Bought a Legion 5 17 back in 2021 thanks to your vid and now rocking a G14 2023, thank you for your hard work, you saved me a lot of trouble! Have a great day!
@@Nova5s This video is only covering models we have reviewed in 2024 so far. The ranking video is for 2023 models only, we will have a 2024 version at the end of this year.
I've got myself a legion pro 5i(2023) model with 13700HX and 4060 last month with the help of your video, the performance is really good and especially the temps are way good for the hot climate in my country rn(around 30-35 C), CPU hovers around 80-90C and GPU within 65-80 C even while heavy gaming, Thanks Jarrod for the valuable reviews
@@divakaranmano5878 probably yes but look at closely to the performance of the 4060/4070 in comparison to the 4080. if you can wait for another 1-2 months and save a bit more money : try to get the 4070/80
I have the Acer Helios 16(not Neo 16), and I'm super happy with it! Like you said, the main downside is battery life, which is about 2 hours for me. I take my laptop to the library for school everyday though, and it is indeed portable, even with the very large power brick. 😂
I was going to buy my first laptop tomorrow. I really needed this video . I was gonna buy Lenovo legion 7i but I wasn't sure but this video helped to finalize my choice thanks so much🫶🏿
You should do these videos using a Rank of money, for example: Best Laptops from $1000 to $2000 and then >2000, also you can do best laptops< 1000. Its my opinion, basically the videos using an amount of money are really useful when you have a good budget and catch attention a lot.
Not surprised to see Lenovo at the top. They perform well for the price. In my experience, the thermals do get a bit high though. If the Scar G18 wasn’t so expensive, that’s what I’d go for.
Hey Jarrod, great video as always! I had a doubt tho, I was looking at the Legion slim 5 r7-7735HS + rtx 4070 version (1195$) but also noticed the r7-8845HS + rtx 4060 version (1121$) on sale on the website. Which one would you recommend? (my main use case is 3-d modelling and hope to pursue video editing as my hobby in college) Would highly appreciate if you could post a review video on the r7-8845HS version! Thanks a lot in advance!
For gaming 4070 is like 20% faster than 4060, this will make more of a difference in most titles than the CPU difference, and the GPU power for your 3D work makes it the better choice too.
@@JarrodsTech Okay, will keep that in mind, thanks a lot. I also wanted to ask about the A16 (r7-7735HS + rx7700s) which is close to 920$ where I live and whether the rx7700s can compete with rtx 4070, moreover whether its a reliable laptop since I have seen so many people online complaining about plenty of software issues and issues with wifi card etc. It would be great to hear your opinion on this. Thanks in advance!
Jarrod, on the Helios, are you able to adjust power limits when holding down FN+Tab then pressing the power button to get into an advanced bios? And will we get a review video for the Helios 18 since it was in the graphs in the recent videos?
Awesome video Jarrod as always 🥰. Im from New Zealand and have just ordered the new Legion Pro 5i (16″, Gen 9) which comes with RTX 4060 GPU and the Intel i9-14900HX CPU. Can't wait to receive it. So excited 😚. Keep up the videos my man 🤩.
Hey Jarrod, I'm going to buy a gaming laptop soon so please don't forget to update the website for India on 20th and 21st July, as Amazon's Prime Day will be on those days and I'm hoping I can snatch a good deal
Hi. Which one is the most silent, with Cyberpunk high+RTX setup or any kind of other daily usage, with high gpu demand? (I use an ASUS A17 2022, AMD 6800H, RTX3060 (140W), and bought in 2022. June in Hungary. )
I went with the Gen 8 Slim 7i last october and added a Slim 5 14 last month. I'm happy with both and everybody knows them well I guess. I'll wait for a bigger generation leap than from 23 to 24 happened (yet). Best wishes and greetings from Gemany 🖐🏻
Should I still go for Lenovo LOQ 15 this year? Or should I go with these 5 recommend? I prefer something budget friendly that could be use for both editing and gaming, and could at least last 5 years or even more
I've got the Legion Slim 7 and I love it. Just the perfect blend of high performance, premium build quality and decent portability. Love it. Will wait a few years before getting a new gaming laptop but I will 100% be looking at Lenovo Legion again!
Honestly I would wait on buying the new G14 unless you need it for school or something. Considering how popular it is, a 2025 refresh is very likely, and it will come with tweaks to issues like the screen wobble or coil whine. Also by then 50 series cards and ryzen 9000 cpus will be out, so you can have the actual newest tech.
I opted in for the g16 this year after upgrading from a 5 year old dell g5. The ram is soldered and not too much but it’ll be fine for college and for the amount of gaming I do tbh.
I followed your advice and bought the 2023 Strix G16 with i913980HX & RTX 4060 with massive discount, so happy with this beast of a machine. Thank you for clearing my confusion.
Hey jarrod, 2 years ago you were recommending the tuf a15 over the legion 5, but now it's being compared more to the loq series and other budget laptops, with the legion 5 being seen as universally better, but I don't feel like the legions have improved that much the last 2 years other than specs. Any reason for this? Did the tufs get worse?
Lenovo truly dominated the gaming laptop realm with Legion and it truly shows. They have solid build quality and very good performance. Especially on the thermals. Just bought a 2020 Legion 5 for $200 and it still performs great in Linux, which you mentioned is better in Legion.
Even i also have legion working fine (i5-10H + GTX1650) and was shocked that it could run miles morales under medium settings giving 70+ fps(Thanks to FSR 2.1 ig), pblm is the camera driver issue and says some other application is using, also like its shutting itself of maybe due to the dust accumulated (should get it cleaned soon..).
@@JarrodsTech seller mentioned that it can't boot to Windows, probably due to a bug in power management driver/kernel that affected the laptop. It runs well on Linux and can still perform with full power so I call that a win.
Hi! What do you recommend? Lenovo Legion 5i 16IRX9 4060+i5-13450HX or Asus TUF F16 4060 i7-13650HX Screen, RAM, SSD are equal. Which has better quality and cooling? Price are the same. Thanks
Looking at the specs Asus Tuf is better. ASUS also uses higher quality parts and builds than lenovo in my opinion. However price is an important factor because that Cpu looks a little expensive. I'd say side with which ever one is more affordable to u because there isn't a huge difference but I can see the TUFF getting better results.
I bought the Lenovo Legion 7i earlier this year (13th gen cpu 2023 model). Man I love this laptop never thought mobile gaming would have been this pleasant with basically no compromise. My only issue with this laptop, and I am thinking it is a windows related issue, you can fully switch off the dGPU without first putting the laptop to sleep.
@jarrodtechs Please your Opinion on the Legion pro 7i 2024 with the RTX4080 Config. I am stuck in the dellima of making a purchase decision. Or Any Suggestions...?
2023 laptops are still great choice due to their lower price and usually the same performance in games due to gpu and cpus are not that bad compared to newer ones. I'm using my asus tuf a16 advantage edition for 2 months and that's gorgeous laptops for its price: for just 50k₴ (1250$) you get a ryzen 7 7435hs (the same as 7735hs but without igpu), 16 gb ram, 1tb m2, radeon rx 7600s (something between 4050 and 4060 but since it has 8gb of vram more to 4060), and for the cherry on top of this cake - divine 2.5k 240 hz 500 nit 3 ms 100% p3 screen that makes interacting with laptop really amazing, for this price it can run all games on high or sometimes ultra settings with 60+ fps (in 2560x1600 of course), in performance mode you get about 10% less fps than turbo but temps are lower and fans are much quieter, the keyboard feels great and touchpad is really amazing for a gaming laptop, only one bad side is due to lack of igpu lifetime on battery is poor (about 3 maybe 4 hours of youtube videos in 60 hz) despite big 90 wh battery, but for me its not a big disadvantage because they give you 2 power bircks in the box: first is the classic big 240w, and the 2nd one is small 100w type-c charger which is easy to take. In general I want to say is 2023 laptops are still nice, really new one devices will be in 2025 after new gpu releases, also big thanks to Jarrod for his great reviews and helping me with the choosing through tons of laptops! Thanks to him I saw that amd advantage is actually cool thing and I got much better other specs than amd + nvidia or intel + nvidia for the same price! I hope you'll make more reviews on amd advantage laptops because they're actually pretty interesting!
Is the battery of the Lenovo better now? I bought that one last year and since I bought the battery lasted 2.5 hours and after 4 months it lasted just one hour, and apparently was something common on this laptop
Thanks for the roundup Jarrod. The Legion 7i looks near identical to the ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 (reviewed last year) but it still has the side intake vents - where the 7i has none. According to that review you did back then, the ProArt Studiobook managed to squeeze out 2,198 & 28,778 scors on Cinebench R23 (and this with limiting factors i.e. lower power. The Legion 7i only managed 2,137 & 24,920. Does this mean the ProArt Studiobook is an overall better gaming laptop ? It's processor is slightly less power hungry than the Legion 7i so perhaps this then leaves some extra room/power for the GPU to eek out additional fps. Just thinking out loud. 🤔
I was considering that Glacier White Legion 7 but my local Best Buy had last year’s Legion Slim 7i open box in excellent condition for $1080. Can’t beat that value vs $1999 for the new model.
Hey Jarrod, I'm looking to get my first gaming laptop in forever and was wondering if you would recommend going with a 2023 lenovo legion pro 7i over this years new 7i? Price is obviously a big factor but doesn't really matter to me as I'm looking for best performance I can get
Hey Jarrod, I'm trying to decide between the Legion 7i and Legion 5 Pro, both with the i9-14900HX and RTX 4070. The prices are similar, so it's all about performance. I checked the Legion 5i Pro and found that it can sustain an average CPU power of 140W (10 mins stress test) in Cinebench r23, while the Legion 7i can sustain around 104W. The L7i scores 27k, and the L5P can score 29k. This is just a 2k score difference but a 40w difference. How does this translate to real-world performance? Your help is much appreciated. My primary use is demanding workloads, so slimness isn't a priority.
The 5 will probably perform better, if my recent non pro review is anything to go by. The non pro 5 is thicker and can boost CPU power limit higher, so more performance, I really like the portability of the 7 but that's me and performance is still great. That difference would be quite small in real world tasks I'd imagine.
glad to see HELIOS making good things again... still using a 2019 one with recent cleaning and runs really good!! But I'm a mad content creator and probably will switch to 2024 to have more power
Jarrod please help me with your wisdom the pro 5i config is: 14900hx , 4070, 32gb ram, 240hz 2560x1600 dci-p3 500 nits, 512 gb m.2 , no windows , 300w slim charger. Price £1636 The 5 slim has : 8845hs, 4070, 32gb ram, 240hz 2560x1600 srgb 500 nits , 512gb m.2 , no windows , 230w slim charger . Price £1320 Which would you choose ? I will play 90% of time pubg. I am worried about fps and the cpu temps. Will any of those cpus make a difference in fps? Is a 14650hx or 14700hx better ? Same other specs Or maybe choose a different machine ? Wait for better offer ? Or wait for an offer on 4080 with different cpu ?
Maybe if we can get the Zen 5 version that's coming out in a couple weeks. Otherwise the TUF F15 with 4060 just arrived here yesterday, which is the Intel verison of the same thing.
Love how you consider last years models are sometimes the same or better and recommend them to save money. I do the same all the time, why by the latest and greatest which is often way over priced from the go.
Hi Jarrod, still waiting for your review of MSI Raider 18HX. Gonna save money to get it soon. Btw, have been watching you for 3 years :D Always great video
@@JarrodsTech Thank you for the update. The Scar 17 AMD with RTX 4080 is currently priced attractively in my country. Would you recommend it? How is the build and performance? I'm considering for long-term use.
Bro, I ordered the Legion 7 yesterday. Your video helped me with my decision. Had to build it on the Lenovo store so it was a bit more expensive than usual. Can't wait😅
got legion 5...its great...maybe a bit heavy, but thermals are insanely good...not to mention the rest of the build quality...im thoroughly impressed...enjoy bud!
@@JarrodsTech Thankyou bro, I have got ASU’s rog strix g15 full AMD cpu and gpus tbh I got bad experience with it and I am going to get a new laptop and since I am using heavy softwares from what you have tested with RTX 4090 which one of the laptops have ticked all the boxes for you ?
Hey Jarrod. I don't know if you've tested it ( did a quick search and no American reviewers showed up ), but I think that the Avell's Storm Series (both Go and X) would make pretty good contenders for top five notebooks. Avell is a Brazilian notebook maker that recently launched the Storm line, and from what I've seen from Brazilian reviewers, it has quite the sturdy construction and interesting features not a lot of other makers put into theirs.
I'd like to see a manufacturer come out with a large, beefy gaming laptop that offers a better cooling solution rather than always trying to make something compact and ultra portable. Seriously, what's the true percentage of gamers that are playing one of these rigs unplugged and on the go rather than plugged in and setup somewhere? Give me power and cooling and the extra couple of pounds.
I get you, but if I were you I'd just buy a 4090 laptop with a big powerbank but that's just me. I travel sometimes and always have a desk so there's really no need for me to play on battery.
Bro have you reviewed the HP Omen Transcend 14? Other than a few quirks, I love it. Used to have a Lenovo slim, and a G14 and this 2024 version with OLEDis chef's kiss. By the way, the gaming performance is solid for less than 4 lbs! In case you're wondering I have the 32gb 4070 variant.
Which one to chose mainly for playing competitive games: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with RTX 4090 OR Intel i9-14900HX/13900HX with RTX 4080 if both are the same price?
@@fxfxrki 4090 is just 10% faster than 4080 and that is just when playing in 4k which most laptops don’t even have 4k screens also competitive is never played at 4k. On the other hand 14900hx claims to be 30% faster than 7945hx, but I don’t know if this is translated to better fps when gaming. That’s my reason for the questioning.
Lenovo LOQ 15 i5 13th gen RTX 3050 6GB ACER Nitro V15 i5 13th gen RTX 3050 6GB I check for coding,gaming & University works I mostly care about cooling What do you recommend ?
loq has better cooling i tested atleast loq with 4050 and had acer which had overhaeating issues same my brother acer. And after 3 warrantes and lies in acer store from them i would never buy acer again, go loq jusrt test everything after u buy and update
It took me forever to pick a laptop. Been trying to decide since last October. I ended up going with the Legion 9i with the 4090. The thinness and sleep shredded carbon fiber was the nail in the coffin.
Nice! If I had no budget I would pick that one too. Yeah the whole water cooling thing is a bit of a gimmick, but it's quite portable and has a nice screen/performance. I almost took it to CES in January to make all our CES content on, but Lenovo took it back ;(
I'm waiting a MSI GT 77 Titan at a good price under 3k with the traditional LCD UHD 120hz panel and RTX 4080. Upgrade Finally my 2013 MSI GT 60 with GTX 780M. Almost 11 years. A GT for another GT. Something like 700% + performance. I absolutely loved it and it works perfectly. I will do a tribute UA-cam video of it.
Dear Jarrod, I am planning to buy a laptop soon with a budget of €1,500. The laptop should be suitable for programming and video editing. Do you have a recommendation?
I could only guess without testing both, but you might be able to make an educated guess with all our data at jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-battery-life/
Finding in stock gaming laptops in Canada is crazy right now. I want that white Legion 7i, I found a black one on sale I might jump on. But it has a 4070.
I upgraded to 64gb ram because 16gb wasn't enough anymore for me. Want to use it for a long time, might as well make it future proof for my needs (development, gaming, 32 tabs of youtube playlists and data sheets)
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Great video.. Not yet watched it but probably gonna be great
The r/gaminglaptops sub really doesn't like me using your deals website, i got 3 warning from the mod
but the shipping and taxes kill any deals that might be useful. stupid eu with their stupid taxes.
@@jeji5860 Oh really, that's interesting considering they told me I can post it as much as I like :/
@@JarrodsTech it was fine before but this week i got 3 warnings for posting your website link to people looking for a new laptop, they said i was profiting from the link
Our boy isn't even waiting for the year to end. I hope next month you do a video for "back to school" type thing. Last year I saw discounts and thought dang, that's pretty good, but probably artificially raised then reduced prices, I'll just wait a couple of months and then some more and the prices never dropped since that deal and I kinda regret it
We did a mid-year update last year and people liked that, so here we are again :)
@@JarrodsTech ahh shiet, here we go again
What can I say? The middle of the year is just the best time to buy things.
I always take your recommendations seriously
Thank you bro
Cheers!
Thanks for pointing out that 2023 machines are still worthy picks. With very little changing year over year especially considering that GPUs aren't being refreshed, it's worth saving money and picking last year's machine, and using the savings to get extra RAM if needed or software and accessories, or just pocket it. I'm a more Thinkpad than gaming laptop kind of person though. Good vid and looking forward to the end of year round up. 👍
Cheers! Yeah lots of 2023 models defiintely still worth checking out, I mean I did do that "don't buy a 2024 gaming laptop" video not long ago haha
I m thinking of buying a loq with r7 7840hs and 4060 as my budget is like 1100 budget
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@@JarrodsTech feels like it was 2 yrs ago you made that video.
@@shwix6534 got lenovo for the 1st time recxcently...its awesome...legion 5 so i cant speak to the loq but lenovo seems to be doing things right...more often than not.
Love my 23 legion 5 w/ 13700hx and 4070!! Thx for your reviews...I did a lot of research and shopping...you helped out...BIG TIME!!
I just bought a Legion Slim 5 with an RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, Ryzen 7 7845HS, and a 1TB SSD for $1313. I tried to buy the Lenovo 14'' OLED, but it was impossible
The OLED One has a good sale atm but keeps going out of stock fast, at least in the US
@@JarrodsTech Exactly, the problem is that in my case I can't wait because I don't live in the US. Very sad, I fell in love with the OLED but it was not possible
The oled 14" is 980$ atm at best buy
@@cenation7mjc there is stock? 4 days ago there is no stock
@@Hechizero459 it is atm yes and has been there on sale since july 1 when the slim 5 16" sale ended
Nahhh, no way u put the same thumbnail again
Is there any point spending time holding some other stack of laptops and editing it again 😅😅
What video?
@@JarrodsTech thought we wouldn't notice, but we did 😂😂
@@JarrodsTech Absolutely ! Us viewers pay for those laptops !
@@JarrodsTech Personally I don't care that much about thumbnails, if it's a hassle, don't need to change it :)
the new 2024 pro 7i honestly has been perfect for my use case, the 4090 packs a punch and the shortcuts to swap the refresh rate are useful when i gotta use the battery. build quality also crazy good
I haven't gamed on PC in like 10 years. Only ever used Intel before am torn between Scar 18 and legion 7 pro or 9 thoughts on yours?
I wanna get a laptop to play call of duty etc… you think what you recommend would be good for that
@@SonSon0710 what’s ur budget?
@@Daventry85 the pro 7i
@@shocknaw too new to say 😅 I’d say I can afford the one you recommend
When I was searching to buy my new rig, I watched many videos.. but your videos made me sign the deal on my '24 Legion 7i, been loving it ever since I got it for the past month and it completely fulfilled my hardware needs as well as portability needs. Thanks for your help
Glad to hear it's going well, and that I was able to help!
Been following your channel since you had around 40k subs. You still keep bringing this awesome content!
Awesome! Thanks!
@@JarrodsTech ❤️
Asus and Lenovo are dominating this list. 😎
As a legion owner myself, also had a G15 AE, I'm not complaining, definitely good laptops.
Yeah they did a decent job last year too, MSI/Dell/Alienware/Razer don't seem to make the lists.
@@JarrodsTech I might've miss it but, this are the only ones you reviewed in 2024, right? Does it changes your 1 hour video of best gaming laptop 2023?
@@JarrodsTech Indeed, I feel like MSI is only ever good at pretty high price points (obviously so are alienware and razer) but Dell used to be pretty good too at entry or mid pricing... Too bad for the lack of competition. Anyway, Bought a Legion 5 17 back in 2021 thanks to your vid and now rocking a G14 2023, thank you for your hard work, you saved me a lot of trouble! Have a great day!
@@Nova5s This video is only covering models we have reviewed in 2024 so far. The ranking video is for 2023 models only, we will have a 2024 version at the end of this year.
@@JarrodsTech alright thanks
I've got myself a legion pro 5i(2023) model with 13700HX and 4060 last month with the help of your video, the performance is really good and especially the temps are way good for the hot climate in my country rn(around 30-35 C), CPU hovers around 80-90C and GPU within 65-80 C even while heavy gaming, Thanks Jarrod for the valuable reviews
Undervolting both will help you much
I am planning to buy Acer Predator Helios Neo 1624 i7 14th generation rtx 4060, this laptop is good or not?
@@divakaranmano5878 probably yes but look at closely to the performance of the 4060/4070 in comparison to the 4080. if you can wait for another 1-2 months and save a bit more money : try to get the 4070/80
What kind of games have you been playing on it if you dont mind me asking
@@davidl3266 I've played RDR2, GTA V, Dying Light 1 and 2 so far.. Balanced mode with slight uplift is sweet spot for cpu under 70C and GPU under 65C
I have the Acer Helios 16(not Neo 16), and I'm super happy with it! Like you said, the main downside is battery life, which is about 2 hours for me. I take my laptop to the library for school everyday though, and it is indeed portable, even with the very large power brick. 😂
I was going to buy my first laptop tomorrow. I really needed this video . I was gonna buy Lenovo legion 7i but I wasn't sure but this video helped to finalize my choice thanks so much🫶🏿
Do you like it so far?
You should do these videos using a Rank of money, for example: Best Laptops from $1000 to $2000 and then >2000, also you can do best laptops< 1000. Its my opinion, basically the videos using an amount of money are really useful when you have a good budget and catch attention a lot.
Not surprised to see Lenovo at the top. They perform well for the price. In my experience, the thermals do get a bit high though. If the Scar G18 wasn’t so expensive, that’s what I’d go for.
Yeah the Scar series always seems to cost a lot, even the lower specced versions.
Bought the Pro 5I from last year based on your rankings from last year, and it still hasn't dissapointed!
same except mine hasn't arrived yet
Thanks for the videos, man. I always watch them while working out or have them as podcasts for cleaning.
Hey Jarrod, great video as always!
I had a doubt tho, I was looking at the Legion slim 5 r7-7735HS + rtx 4070 version (1195$) but also noticed the r7-8845HS + rtx 4060 version (1121$) on sale on the website. Which one would you recommend? (my main use case is 3-d modelling and hope to pursue video editing as my hobby in college) Would highly appreciate if you could post a review video on the r7-8845HS version! Thanks a lot in advance!
For gaming 4070 is like 20% faster than 4060, this will make more of a difference in most titles than the CPU difference, and the GPU power for your 3D work makes it the better choice too.
@@JarrodsTech Okay, will keep that in mind, thanks a lot. I also wanted to ask about the A16 (r7-7735HS + rx7700s) which is close to 920$ where I live and whether the rx7700s can compete with rtx 4070, moreover whether its a reliable laptop since I have seen so many people online complaining about plenty of software issues and issues with wifi card etc. It would be great to hear your opinion on this. Thanks in advance!
good content , I'm just wanna ask if i buy dell g3 i would face the thermal throttling or not. and how is the temps in this laptop ? worth to buy it
If I ever have the money buy one , I always will thank this youtuber for recommending this gold just likee how I got my nitro V
Hey thanks!
love this series man! good work
Jarrod, on the Helios, are you able to adjust power limits when holding down FN+Tab then pressing the power button to get into an advanced bios? And will we get a review video for the Helios 18 since it was in the graphs in the recent videos?
Awesome video Jarrod as always 🥰. Im from New Zealand and have just ordered the new Legion Pro 5i (16″, Gen 9) which comes with RTX 4060 GPU and the Intel i9-14900HX CPU. Can't wait to receive it. So excited 😚. Keep up the videos my man 🤩.
Thanks! Hope the new laptop goes well 👍
I was just watching the 2023 version, crazy!
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The nitro 17 With the i7 and 4060 is pretty solid so far. I've had it for about a year and it goes for around 1000.
Glad to hear it!
Hey Jarrod! Can you take your time and review the best student laptops in the price ranges of $500-600? The "most bang for the buck" option I mean.
Can you review the upcoming G16 with the AMD chip? There hasn't been many AMD laptops out this year.
Hey Jarrod, I'm going to buy a gaming laptop soon so please don't forget to update the website for India on 20th and 21st July, as Amazon's Prime Day will be on those days and I'm hoping I can snatch a good deal
yeah me too btw what laptop do you is best at around 60-70k
@@naniwas_tiger at that price, I'd say any laptop with a 4050 and 16 GB RAM
Hi. Which one is the most silent, with Cyberpunk high+RTX setup or any kind of other daily usage, with high gpu demand? (I use an ASUS A17 2022, AMD 6800H, RTX3060 (140W), and bought in 2022. June in Hungary. )
I went with the Gen 8 Slim 7i last october and added a Slim 5 14 last month. I'm happy with both and everybody knows them well I guess.
I'll wait for a bigger generation leap than from 23 to 24 happened (yet).
Best wishes and greetings from Gemany 🖐🏻
Should I still go for Lenovo LOQ 15 this year? Or should I go with these 5 recommend?
I prefer something budget friendly that could be use for both editing and gaming, and could at least last 5 years or even more
Wait for Prime Day deals, might find some good discounts on these 5 maybe, if not go for LOQ with a great screen
I've got the Legion Slim 7 and I love it. Just the perfect blend of high performance, premium build quality and decent portability. Love it. Will wait a few years before getting a new gaming laptop but I will 100% be looking at Lenovo Legion again!
Thanks for continue making quality videos!
Honestly I would wait on buying the new G14 unless you need it for school or something.
Considering how popular it is, a 2025 refresh is very likely, and it will come with tweaks to issues like the screen wobble or coil whine. Also by then 50 series cards and ryzen 9000 cpus will be out, so you can have the actual newest tech.
I been waiting for this video, thank you very much Jarrod!!! Are you by any chance going to review the 2024 Legion Pro 7i ?
hello jarrod love your work i was wondering if its possible to compare lenovo legion with ideapads or loqs of similar specs
I opted in for the g16 this year after upgrading from a 5 year old dell g5. The ram is soldered and not too much but it’ll be fine for college and for the amount of gaming I do tbh.
Your channel is really becoming interesting as time goes😊❤ on
Hey thanks
Just bought a Legion 5i based on your full review video, great deal and it flies through everything I'm throwing at it!
I followed your advice and bought the 2023 Strix G16 with i913980HX & RTX 4060 with massive discount, so happy with this beast of a machine. Thank you for clearing my confusion.
I've ordered Zephyrus G16 IPS variant due to RAM constraints.... Excited for it
Would you get the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14 or the 2024 zephyrus g14
slim 5
Hey jarrod, 2 years ago you were recommending the tuf a15 over the legion 5, but now it's being compared more to the loq series and other budget laptops, with the legion 5 being seen as universally better, but I don't feel like the legions have improved that much the last 2 years other than specs. Any reason for this? Did the tufs get worse?
legion cooling and internal build quality got better
Lenovo truly dominated the gaming laptop realm with Legion and it truly shows. They have solid build quality and very good performance. Especially on the thermals.
Just bought a 2020 Legion 5 for $200 and it still performs great in Linux, which you mentioned is better in Legion.
Wow very cheap! I still have my 2020 Legion I bought haha.
Enjoy. What are the specs?
I'm using my 2022 Legion 5i happily since October of 2022. I may upgrade by the time the 50xx mobile cards are available
Even i also have legion working fine (i5-10H + GTX1650) and was shocked that it could run miles morales under medium settings giving 70+ fps(Thanks to FSR 2.1 ig), pblm is the camera driver issue and says some other application is using, also like its shutting itself of maybe due to the dust accumulated (should get it cleaned soon..).
@@JarrodsTech seller mentioned that it can't boot to Windows, probably due to a bug in power management driver/kernel that affected the laptop.
It runs well on Linux and can still perform with full power so I call that a win.
Hi! What do you recommend?
Lenovo Legion 5i 16IRX9 4060+i5-13450HX or Asus TUF F16 4060 i7-13650HX
Screen, RAM, SSD are equal.
Which has better quality and cooling? Price are the same.
Thanks
Looking at the specs Asus Tuf is better. ASUS also uses higher quality parts and builds than lenovo in my opinion. However price is an important factor because that Cpu looks a little expensive. I'd say side with which ever one is more affordable to u because there isn't a huge difference but I can see the TUFF getting better results.
I bought the Lenovo Legion 7i earlier this year (13th gen cpu 2023 model). Man I love this laptop never thought mobile gaming would have been this pleasant with basically no compromise. My only issue with this laptop, and I am thinking it is a windows related issue, you can fully switch off the dGPU without first putting the laptop to sleep.
Would be great if you could do a video on the best gaming/hybrid laptops with decent battery life for work.
Acer makes some good stuff
@jarrodtechs Please your Opinion on the Legion pro 7i 2024 with the RTX4080 Config. I am stuck in the dellima of making a purchase decision. Or Any Suggestions...?
2023 laptops are still great choice due to their lower price and usually the same performance in games due to gpu and cpus are not that bad compared to newer ones. I'm using my asus tuf a16 advantage edition for 2 months and that's gorgeous laptops for its price: for just 50k₴ (1250$) you get a ryzen 7 7435hs (the same as 7735hs but without igpu), 16 gb ram, 1tb m2, radeon rx 7600s (something between 4050 and 4060 but since it has 8gb of vram more to 4060), and for the cherry on top of this cake - divine 2.5k 240 hz 500 nit 3 ms 100% p3 screen that makes interacting with laptop really amazing, for this price it can run all games on high or sometimes ultra settings with 60+ fps (in 2560x1600 of course), in performance mode you get about 10% less fps than turbo but temps are lower and fans are much quieter, the keyboard feels great and touchpad is really amazing for a gaming laptop, only one bad side is due to lack of igpu lifetime on battery is poor (about 3 maybe 4 hours of youtube videos in 60 hz) despite big 90 wh battery, but for me its not a big disadvantage because they give you 2 power bircks in the box: first is the classic big 240w, and the 2nd one is small 100w type-c charger which is easy to take. In general I want to say is 2023 laptops are still nice, really new one devices will be in 2025 after new gpu releases, also big thanks to Jarrod for his great reviews and helping me with the choosing through tons of laptops! Thanks to him I saw that amd advantage is actually cool thing and I got much better other specs than amd + nvidia or intel + nvidia for the same price! I hope you'll make more reviews on amd advantage laptops because they're actually pretty interesting!
Looking for a second hand laptops. What're some good older gen laptops I can get?
Also how would you rate the 2024 lenovo loq 15?
I'm actually working on a video about buying used laptops. I think the 2024 LOQ is quite good for a budget option.
@@JarrodsTech would be interesting if you also included 2021 and 2022 laptops as well
Is the battery of the Lenovo better now? I bought that one last year and since I bought the battery lasted 2.5 hours and after 4 months it lasted just one hour, and apparently was something common on this laptop
Your laptop videos are on point Jarrod
Cheers!
Thanks for the roundup Jarrod. The Legion 7i looks near identical to the ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 (reviewed last year) but it still has the side intake vents - where the 7i has none.
According to that review you did back then, the ProArt Studiobook managed to squeeze out 2,198 & 28,778 scors on Cinebench R23 (and this with limiting factors i.e. lower power. The Legion 7i only managed 2,137 & 24,920.
Does this mean the ProArt Studiobook is an overall better gaming laptop ? It's processor is slightly less power hungry than the Legion 7i so perhaps this then leaves some extra room/power for the GPU to eek out additional fps. Just thinking out loud. 🤔
I was considering that Glacier White Legion 7 but my local Best Buy had last year’s Legion Slim 7i open box in excellent condition for $1080. Can’t beat that value vs $1999 for the new model.
Hey Jarrod, I'm looking to get my first gaming laptop in forever and was wondering if you would recommend going with a 2023 lenovo legion pro 7i over this years new 7i? Price is obviously a big factor but doesn't really matter to me as I'm looking for best performance I can get
Hey Jarrod,
I'm trying to decide between the Legion 7i and Legion 5 Pro, both with the i9-14900HX and RTX 4070. The prices are similar, so it's all about performance.
I checked the Legion 5i Pro and found that it can sustain an average CPU power of 140W (10 mins stress test) in Cinebench r23, while the Legion 7i can sustain around 104W. The L7i scores 27k, and the L5P can score 29k. This is just a 2k score difference but a 40w difference.
How does this translate to real-world performance? Your help is much appreciated.
My primary use is demanding workloads, so slimness isn't a priority.
The 5 will probably perform better, if my recent non pro review is anything to go by. The non pro 5 is thicker and can boost CPU power limit higher, so more performance, I really like the portability of the 7 but that's me and performance is still great. That difference would be quite small in real world tasks I'd imagine.
@@JarrodsTech thanks a lot ❤ would be like 10-20 percent difference or more than that?
glad to see HELIOS making good things again... still using a 2019 one with recent cleaning and runs really good!! But I'm a mad content creator and probably will switch to 2024 to have more power
Laptop Insurance are sending me a rog rtx 4050 upgrade from my rog 3050 which had a heap of problems only had it since November
i knew legion is gonna be the top 1 but didnt know it's both top 1 and 2
Looking forward to a G16 and Legion pro 7i review!
I think it's finally ariving next week, the G16 that is, been waiting 6 months on ASUS..
@@JarrodsTech AMD or intel?
Meanwhile the 2023 Legion Pro 7i with 4080/4090 are on sale lots now. And they are absolute beasts with pretty good customization
Jarrod please help me with your wisdom
the pro 5i config is:
14900hx , 4070, 32gb ram, 240hz 2560x1600 dci-p3 500 nits, 512 gb m.2 , no windows , 300w slim charger. Price £1636
The 5 slim has :
8845hs, 4070, 32gb ram, 240hz 2560x1600 srgb 500 nits , 512gb m.2 , no windows , 230w slim charger . Price £1320
Which would you choose ?
I will play 90% of time pubg. I am worried about fps and the cpu temps. Will any of those cpus make a difference in fps? Is a 14650hx or 14700hx better ? Same other specs
Or maybe choose a different machine ? Wait for better offer ? Or wait for an offer on 4080 with different cpu ?
Just ordered a Legion 5i Pro! Excited to have it in my hands
Jarrod, are you planning to test one of the 2024 year versions of ASUS tuf a16? They seem like a good deal in general.
Maybe if we can get the Zen 5 version that's coming out in a couple weeks. Otherwise the TUF F15 with 4060 just arrived here yesterday, which is the Intel verison of the same thing.
Love how you consider last years models are sometimes the same or better and recommend them to save money. I do the same all the time, why by the latest and greatest which is often way over priced from the go.
Yeah it just makes sense in a lot of cases if performance is much the same 👍
Hi Jarrod, still waiting for your review of MSI Raider 18HX. Gonna save money to get it soon. Btw, have been watching you for 3 years :D Always great video
Thanks! We asked MSI for it a while ago, they don't have one in our country and are trying to get it for us, so still waiting for now!
@@JarrodsTech Thank you for the update. The Scar 17 AMD with RTX 4080 is currently priced attractively in my country. Would you recommend it? How is the build and performance? I'm considering for long-term use.
@@JarrodsTech hi Jarrod, please respond to this
Bro, I ordered the Legion 7 yesterday. Your video helped me with my decision.
Had to build it on the Lenovo store so it was a bit more expensive than usual. Can't wait😅
@@chickenismeat you make a god decision and save your week with fully happy face 😂
@@daniismana8929 Indeed 😁
got legion 5...its great...maybe a bit heavy, but thermals are insanely good...not to mention the rest of the build quality...im thoroughly impressed...enjoy bud!
@@boost91 That's awesome. Thanks bro, I'm counting the days😅
@@daniismana8929 Indeed😁
Which laptops are the most powerful for rendering ? Like path tracing
I suppose anything with RTX 4090 175W
@@JarrodsTech Thankyou bro, I have got ASU’s rog strix g15 full AMD cpu and gpus tbh I got bad experience with it and I am going to get a new laptop and since I am using heavy softwares from what you have tested with RTX 4090 which one of the laptops have ticked all the boxes for you ?
No way you post this less than 24hr after I buy mine 😭 I feel validated seeing the legion slim 5 I got is on the list though
Hey Jarrod. I don't know if you've tested it ( did a quick search and no American reviewers showed up ), but I think that the Avell's Storm Series (both Go and X) would make pretty good contenders for top five notebooks. Avell is a Brazilian notebook maker that recently launched the Storm line, and from what I've seen from Brazilian reviewers, it has quite the sturdy construction and interesting features not a lot of other makers put into theirs.
I'd like to see a manufacturer come out with a large, beefy gaming laptop that offers a better cooling solution rather than always trying to make something compact and ultra portable. Seriously, what's the true percentage of gamers that are playing one of these rigs unplugged and on the go rather than plugged in and setup somewhere? Give me power and cooling and the extra couple of pounds.
I get you, but if I were you I'd just buy a 4090 laptop with a big powerbank but that's just me. I travel sometimes and always have a desk so there's really no need for me to play on battery.
Hey Jarrod, does MSI Sword 16 Hx B14VGKG worth to buy? I'm on budget friendly and idk if I should buy MSI Sword 16 HX or Legion 5 Pro i7-14650HX 4060.
Sick shirt, Winter's Gate is an amazing record!
Legion 7 with a white body, those laptop are really beauty
Only downside is rgb sucks in white, it even comes with per key rgb... otherwise it looks great
Yeah the white is hot.
@@ImShubhamY yeah beauty is painful tho
The g14 is a really nice portable machine and powerful for its size. I wish they would have done 99whr battery in it that would have been killer.
I think i will wait for best gaming laptop 2025 :D, My legion 5 2022 from your reco still doing good.
Bro have you reviewed the HP Omen Transcend 14? Other than a few quirks, I love it. Used to have a Lenovo slim, and a G14 and this 2024 version with OLEDis chef's kiss. By the way, the gaming performance is solid for less than 4 lbs! In case you're wondering I have the 32gb 4070 variant.
Waited months for this video.
Which one to chose mainly for playing competitive games: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with RTX 4090 OR Intel i9-14900HX/13900HX with RTX 4080 if both are the same price?
@@fxfxrki Why?
@@fxfxrki 4090 is just 10% faster than 4080 and that is just when playing in 4k which most laptops don’t even have 4k screens also competitive is never played at 4k. On the other hand 14900hx claims to be 30% faster than 7945hx, but I don’t know if this is translated to better fps when gaming. That’s my reason for the questioning.
@bodosko I hate that you cant even ask questions n shit anymore now people just get pressed
@@Xxblade17 I know, right. And worse, people prefer to waste their time shitting than helping.
Lenovo LOQ 15 i5 13th gen RTX 3050 6GB
ACER Nitro V15 i5 13th gen RTX 3050 6GB
I check for coding,gaming & University works
I mostly care about cooling
What do you recommend ?
loq has better cooling i tested atleast loq with 4050 and had acer which had overhaeating issues same my brother acer. And after 3 warrantes and lies in acer store from them i would never buy acer again, go loq jusrt test everything after u buy and update
It took me forever to pick a laptop. Been trying to decide since last October. I ended up going with the Legion 9i with the 4090. The thinness and sleep shredded carbon fiber was the nail in the coffin.
Nice! If I had no budget I would pick that one too. Yeah the whole water cooling thing is a bit of a gimmick, but it's quite portable and has a nice screen/performance. I almost took it to CES in January to make all our CES content on, but Lenovo took it back ;(
Super cool T-shirt bruh
I opted for a custom yoga 9i with a 4070 and 32GB, with mini-led display for 3.6k as an EOFY price.
What do you think?
What Laptop would you recommend for high performance and graphics, But always connected to a a 38 in Alienware monitor?
I mean if the CPU and laptop manufacturers did the same with the hardware of these laptops. Jarrod has the right to copy last year's thumbnail.
I'm waiting a MSI GT 77 Titan at a good price under 3k with the traditional LCD UHD 120hz panel and RTX 4080. Upgrade Finally my 2013 MSI GT 60 with GTX 780M. Almost 11 years.
A GT for another GT. Something like 700% + performance.
I absolutely loved it and it works perfectly. I will do a tribute UA-cam video of it.
I'm also concerned about the noise they make at maximum frequencies.
Dear Jarrod, I am planning to buy a laptop soon with a budget of €1,500. The laptop should be suitable for programming and video editing. Do you have a recommendation?
Hey jarrod! What do you think of the Aorus 17x 2024
I think it's the same as 2023 just with a "new" 14th gen CPU, so whatever I said in the review last year probably applies.
Is the MSI vector GP68 HX 13V (gtx 4080, 16 GB ram) worst than the ones in this list? which rank you'd leave it ?
After your video about not buying 2024 laptops, it must be tough to make one about the top ones to buy this year, eek
Buying 2024 is fine if you're making a significant upgrade or if they're cheaper than their 2023 versions.
What model has more battery life in real life performance, lenovo Legion 5 Pro 2024 i7 14hx,4060(80Whr) or asus tuf f15 i7 13th, 4070 2023(90Whr)
I could only guess without testing both, but you might be able to make an educated guess with all our data at jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-battery-life/
I'm still waiting for the definitive Legion Pro 5i 2024 review.
Finding in stock gaming laptops in Canada is crazy right now. I want that white Legion 7i, I found a black one on sale I might jump on. But it has a 4070.
Easily the best Channel about laptops with tons of comparisons and great information. 💯
Thanks!!
The only problem when I choosing Lenovo is that they got too many model ,7 7i 7 pro ,confusing
I upgraded to 64gb ram because 16gb wasn't enough anymore for me.
Want to use it for a long time, might as well make it future proof for my needs (development, gaming, 32 tabs of youtube playlists and data sheets)
Difference between a legion 5i v/s legion 7i with same specs? is it just the build quality and ports but performance remains the same?