Hopefully this answers your questions and puts any issues to rest! If you have to get a hold of me feel free to hit me on twitch.tv/mattmoniz or discord.gg/mattmoniz
I actually opted for the 7i over the Alienware m15 r3 for a couple Reasons. All of your points here are valid, along with ones like you can’t put it on performance mode unless plugged in. The quality control is pretty sub par as I did have a dead pixel in the screen, but this screen with the HDR /Dolby is BEAUTIFUL! And the battery life is actually quite good
Hey man tell me about the hinge. Cause I have been reading everywhere that hinge is of poor quality and breaks really soon. It's the only thing keeping me from buying it.
Gonna go with this laptop. It's better than anything on the market right now at the price. HP Omen 15 with the 4800H is out of stock everywhere. I don't use touchpads in any laptop because they're slow as shit compared to a mouse. Thermals look great and the screen is miles ahead of the GS66. The ethernet/HDMI being on the back is a huuuuuuge plus for me.
Just purchased this for my first gaming/creator laptop with the labor day sales to replace my 5-year-old Dell Inspiron 7500. It comes with 1TB/16GB/2060 and a 144hz-500 nits display for $1500 with the military discount (+tax). It was a little more than I wanted to spend for this loadout but I really wanted to future proof with TB3 compared to the 5i. The Omen 15 was the other contender but I felt this overall layout was more suited for me with I/O design, brighter display, and keyboard. The complete RGB control is also really nice, not that it really matters anyway. I should receive it later next week. I hope it was a smart purchase overall. I think Lenovo, in general, has a good reputation which convinced me to go this route. Time will tell. P.S. Love your reviews Matt, newly sub'd. keep it up.
Matthew Moniz Only had it a few days but loving it so far! The 144hz is amazing compared to my old laptop. I love having tb and gen 2 ports. It’s crazy how fast i can move data now. Do you have any recommendations on overclocking/undervolting? Would love a video on basic gaming laptop/pc software to check out fine tune a system. This one in particular.
I ended up sending mine back. It is beautiful and next to the 740,the screen, keyboard, bigger battery, rgb lighting and smaller 230w power supply are all winners... Not to mention the 2080 gpu that was in my configuration.... But I couldn't justify the $1500 difference in price that I was about to pay... My 740 has a 2060 gpu same 32gb ram, and 1.5tb of storage plus wifi 6 card and Bluetooth 5.1... Mine is already paid for and I got it at a steal of $1100 so... While the new 7i is a winner, I'd wait for major discounts or stick with what you got for a while.
I believe the gap between pad and the rest of the body is actually a good thing, this "feature" will compensate the tiring of the plastic around the pad (if this thing would ever concern anyone at all lol). Just think about rivets being used in plane construction, yes they use rivets instead of welding technique.. same in shipbuilding. Its a smart architectural solution for bending compensation after all. My only suggestion would be, dont make your laptop a dining table lol you will be fine!
I just got mine in two days ago and already repasted it and undervolted it with a 10875. Great machine, just needs some updates for optimus for G-sync models because It's super obtuse. Also, I had no gap on my trackpad.
I have my 7i for a few weeks now. (got it for 1700$ = 2070RTX max q + i7-10750h + 32gb ram + 1tb nvme ssd) for that price, I think it's an amazing machine. (I wouldn't pay 3049$ like you.. I really don't understand why your laptop costs almost twice!) I think I was lucky with the built cause I don't have the issues people talk about. the screen is amazing, best I've ever seen. no real issues with keyboard and mouse pad... the only thing that bothered me was the temperature. It does run hotter than expected, all those talking about vapor chamber etc. I thought this laptop's gonna chill my beers lol I played some games like battlefield 5 with it, and noticed that it runs perfectly smooth on quite mode (less fps, but keeps it on low temp and honestly, I don't think my eyes can see the fps difference) balanced mode kinda sucked. it was no salt no sugar... felt like it's struggling between temps and performance. performance mode was also perfectly smooth... gave an amazing performance. (in gta v all modes were perfectly smooth) iCue software is useless. y'all should delete this garbage. I hope Lenovo will make some more software updates, cause I do think this laptop has tons of potential, and better software can amazingly improve it.
Same configuration here. Yours is a useful review. I agree with you. I am not sure Optimus is really available but battery lasts more than 2 hours only if Corsair is disabled. Icue, RGB lighting and Lenovo Vantage software are not really well adjusted. They need updates asap. Especially the terrible default RGB with every reboot.. Also I don't like the power button, looks very cheap for such a stylish laptop otherwise..
We bought this laptop less than 4 months ago and the only issue we had was the hinge peeling and loosening from the frame. Upon researching whether this issue is isolated, I found out that it's not an isolated case, some reporting it as early as days to few weeks and months. We decided to return it to the vendor since it is still under warranty and would require 10 to 15 days to repair or replace. Now, vendor said that after weeks of being there for repairs that they will just replace it with a new one, but then after a day or two they called again and said that lenovo will repair it and will take another few days to be fixed. Now we are still waiting for the update. Some of you will think that it is okay to get a new unit but what if the problem is repeated? I think fixing it would be much better if lenovo have a way of fixing the issue by adding more structural supports and replacing the type of glue used. I hope they recall the laptop and fix the issue before releasing it again.
Guys i had the quality control problem too, the left hinge literally came off. But the warranty came through, they sent a Lenovo guy to come fix it at my home Ive been using it for 3 years now, and its been wonderful. The touchpad is definitely not an issue and the screen is gorgeous
I've been watching laptop reviews for a while now. I don't get why everyone talks about keyboard flex and trackpad gaps, who the hell presses on the keyboard and trackpad that hard on a normal use case. Why is that so important? Please explain.
Now, i placed both my palms on the 7i and typing. I don't feel it flex when i type. Of course it is not as firm as my surface book but you just dont feel it flex or wobble under the weight of the palms. Normally i don't tap at the upper middle part of the trackpad. Mine does have a small gap. I don't notice any flexing if i tap or click on the trackpad when i use it normally. The typing experience is not as nice as the SB 2 but close enough. For daily use, i don't think the keyboard flex and the touchpad issue are so so serious. My old ge63 keyboard also flex like that.
The thing is, even if you disable corsair icue, the corsair service keeps on running You have to manually disable it to get extra 1hr Dont disable icue, just the corsair service Lenovo should fix this and release custom icue without corsair services to fix this Thanks for the review though
before anybody attempting to buy this laptop, you might wanna check codeHusky's video about Legion 7i hinge. the hinge has very minimum metal bars support, and is very concerning. Legion 5/5i even has better hinge design than 7i.
I'm using y540 for a year, it's quite hot about 95°C. Then I repaste it with the thermal grizzly & undervolt to - 0.165V. Around 65°C when gaming, with max 85°C in stress test. You should try it.
@@MatthewMoniz highly - because of great display. I have 100%abobeRGB version. Rtx2060+i7. There are no such not so expensive exapmles of Laptops with such display
This cleared most of my doubts. Just in case of few games if the temp rises upto 90c does it stay there or it drops to 80s and does spiking upto 90c affects the longetivity of the laptop. And can you review the Asus Scar 15. I am kinda confused between the two. By the way Great video Matt
thanks for the video Matthew. Do you have any idea how is the DPC latency on this laptop? I might be asking for too much, for I am not finding much online on music production performance
IMO the unique thing about this laptop is that Lenovo will sell you the 2080 SMQ with a 6 core CPU. As a result, it's much cheaper and cooler than most other 2080 machines that only comes with 8 core. I got 32 GB ram and 1.5 TB for only $2300 and it has yet to top 80C during gaming. Plus the cheap warranty coverage is hard to beat.
@@IWaxBux It's amazing. Plays anything without breaking a sweat, insanely quiet fans, and the keyboard is fantastic. Just have to disable corsair RGB control while unplugged as it's a battery hog.
Getting a message from X-rite color assistant that it will not work with HDR enabled? So you can have a calibrated screen but not use HDR which is a benefit for some screens?
Extreme gen3 please. Struggling with the selection between gen2 and gen3. Seems not too much upgrade but 200 dollars cheaper with gen2. What do you think?
i bought one with i7 10875, 32go and rtx super. I've disabled icue, and rgb. I don't have a problem with it, it works pretty well. -recharging by thunderbolt 3 does not work. -the keyboard is nice -the number pad looks great on a 15". -the sound is good, not as good as my macbook pro but much better than the msi gs66 which is horrible -the design is rather successful i wish there was windows hello, but i didn't have it before. Please, I think you won't be disappointed.
@@phanikedarc2805 no heating issue. Aida64 extreme stress test for 1 hour. No external cooling / fan and not in an air-conditioning room. 0% throttling almost all the time with occasionally spikes but at very very low %.
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For anybody concerned about the trackpad gap, don't be. I took back my old one, and my new one also has it. My previous one I let lenovo on site support come and take it apart to put on an entire new top. Underneath, there was nothing serious causing the gap. We were not even sure why it had a gap. It is legit just the plastic top frame it's self. It is no cause for concern at all, it's just a defect and can make it feel cheap. Another common defect that can cause possibly damage if pushed down, is when you close the laptop, the left side isn't flat, you can still press it down more and it will pop back up slightly. If i paid more than $2k I'd be angry. But I got a $2,399 deal for only $1,800. Thanks to a sale+student discount. I looked at every other laptop in this price rage, and nothing compared to the Lenovo 7i. Razer, MSI products you would spend $2300+ on had the same or worse specs. I would say that you should get the 7i when it's top speced versions have very good sales. Otherwise hold off or buy another laptop.
Thumbs up on the geniune advice to hold off on this laptop until Lenovo issue a software update and not the other way around. However I am quite disappointed on the QA of the keyboard and touchpad 🙁
I have an issue with my y740 and i believe it can come on 7i too in the future. And i.e. some keys aren't showing green light and i think it is because of bad firmware. Edit : I think the issue maybe related to the windows update because some msi laptops are having the same issues after latest windows update.
@@jirijankovec7575 yes but every other is fine but just this "tab" key is not showing green colour. Either it is because of a damaged green light in that key or bad firmware. I'm guessing the later one is the reason since this issue came just after updating my BIOS.
Lenovo and Asus are almost there. If they listened this year, we may finally have some great options in 2021. Up the build quality/construction, use new unique materials like the G14 Zephyrus, offer the full power in a 15/17 in option, add camera, offer AMD Ryzen high end and slim options with new RTX 3000 series, improve thermals, up the brightness of the screens and quality if possible..The tech is there, just put it together guys!
You're doing great... But if you could,,, then please make a video... A good purchasable laptop for engineering student looking at all the aspects a student would want it's laptop to be capable of...
This comment concerns a battery leak issue on the Lenovo Legion 7 related to the ICUE app. I contacted Lenovo and was sent instructions on how to solve this problem. The problem was solved very simply, I used only one item from the instructions - reset the power system to the default settings. This helps to restart the power for all elements of the laptop again and in the right order. So. 1. I removed the ICUE app from my laptop when I was trying to solve the problem myself. So I had to re-download and install it from the site. If you did not delete the application, then it will be enough to update it. 2. I have updated the ICUE app to the latest version. 3. Turn off the laptop and disconnect the power supply and all connected external devices. 4. You need to hold down the power button and hold it for at least 60 seconds, I held it for a little more than a minute. 5. Press the power button and start the laptop. Everything! At this point, the problem disappeared and now with the backlight on and the ICUE application running, the laptop runs for an average of 5 hours.
How come my battery for Legion 7i is within 2.5 - 3 hours only? I already did disable the Corsair iCUE, used hybrid mode and quiet mode. Can you advise how did you manage to go beyond 4 hrs? What other settings did you adjust? Thanks a lot.
external display keeps accessing my RTX2060 on my Legion 7i, it probably reduces the overall battery runtime, since the RTX is always turned on. how do I make external display switch from discrete graphics to integrated graphics?
So from all videos on UA-cam what I learned is ? 1. Increase in temperature always shorten life span 2. Pushing above tdp increase the chance of device failure 3. When buying laptops especially to play AAA games in ultra settings and getting FPS above 70 is really difficult with current 2000 series GPU of Nvidia . 4. Laptops need to come with a evolutionary cooling . 5. Legion 7 vapour chamber is a marketing gimmick this video proves .
Does the vapour chamber of this laptop is better compared to the laptops without vapour chamber?? Is vapour chamber really necessary for this unit to run cool because other reviewers said that its of no use, it will thermal throttle the cpu!!!
I am confused in acer predator helios 300 2020 and lenovo legion 5i. And also can you suggest which one should I buy 'ryzen' or 'intel'.( Around 1lakh)
Hello, I purchased this laptop and doing any type of basic activity like watching a video on UA-cam will increase the outside temperature to over 40° in the keyboard middle zone. On idle is around 38°. is this true for your unit? Thanks!
Great job covering most of the question I had. Thank you. One question that I still have is, do you see CPU Clock speed drop when nvidia dynamic boost is on in nvidia control panel? I am not sure if its normal or not. For me, my Legion 7i, 10875H w/ 2070SMQ, constantly hits 4.3GHz when dynamic boost is off. But when I turn it on, my CPU clock seems to fluctuate. Would like to know if this is normal or not from an expert.
@@fable9958 noted and thanks. i will go and disable it. Update: Dynamic Boost - OFF & performance mode. 3dmark stress test (20 loops) scored 97.8% (passed). Occasionally temp spiked to 87 and 1 spike at 99C. either than that, quite consistenty fluctuates between 6x-7x C and sometimes to 8x. GPU temp is quite consistently at 70-73. CPU clock speed is quite stable 44xx MHz with only 3 dips at 41xx MHz, and maxed at 4490.1. GPU at 1352.5MHz throughout.
hi I think I got a problem ! I can only get around 2 hours battery life of web browsing and youtube ! I have removed the Icue and when on battery I turn off all Rgb , power mode is also set to better battery and I set the Lenovo vantage to quite mode … should I return this unit?? Its just my second day of usage ! appreciate your reply
I’m lookin into getting the 7i 15, they have it on sale for $1200 right now....basically been looking at this and a Acer Nitro 5....the Legion seems like the obvious way to go.
Hopefully this answers your questions and puts any issues to rest! If you have to get a hold of me feel free to hit me on twitch.tv/mattmoniz or discord.gg/mattmoniz
Make a video on the reliability of the msi gs66 please
Please do a review of the Alienware m15 r3 if possible...looking to get one for college 😁😅
Should I get this or the triton 500?
Where will you post the next laptop that you review so we can submit questions?
Hey Matthew, What do u think of the MSI Prestige 15 when it comes to content creation
And what other laptops do you recommend (my budget is 1800$)
The way you covered all of those questions is amazing!
Thank you!
Matt is a professional. Never mind the jokes! 😂 quality channel!
This is exactly why this UA-camr is becoming my favorite reviewer.
damn... Impressed with your 5i hahaha
Haha
If I'll get a dollar every time Matthew says "cause for concern," I'll finally be able to afford the GTX 980 after the RTX 3000 will be released
jokes aside used gtx 1070 (8gb) -> better deal
Dont really understand the whole "can't afford things haha,I'm a poor peice of shit" humor
i have a laptop with that trackpad gap and been using it for 5 years
I actually opted for the 7i over the Alienware m15 r3 for a couple
Reasons. All of your points here are valid, along with ones like you can’t put it on performance mode unless plugged in. The quality control is pretty sub par as I did have a dead pixel in the screen, but this screen with the HDR /Dolby is BEAUTIFUL! And the battery life is actually quite good
Hey man tell me about the hinge. Cause I have been reading everywhere that hinge is of poor quality and breaks really soon.
It's the only thing keeping me from buying it.
my hinge broke I had 740 bought in dec 20. Just broke yesterday.
Could you do an update video in the future regarding the battery software update if it ever comes?
Gonna go with this laptop. It's better than anything on the market right now at the price. HP Omen 15 with the 4800H is out of stock everywhere. I don't use touchpads in any laptop because they're slow as shit compared to a mouse. Thermals look great and the screen is miles ahead of the GS66. The ethernet/HDMI being on the back is a huuuuuuge plus for me.
Great video man. Love your humor and professionalism.
Thanks Axel!!!
Amazing as always Matt!!...Keep going mate!
Yes boss !!
Just purchased this for my first gaming/creator laptop with the labor day sales to replace my 5-year-old Dell Inspiron 7500. It comes with 1TB/16GB/2060 and a 144hz-500 nits display for $1500 with the military discount (+tax). It was a little more than I wanted to spend for this loadout but I really wanted to future proof with TB3 compared to the 5i. The Omen 15 was the other contender but I felt this overall layout was more suited for me with I/O design, brighter display, and keyboard. The complete RGB control is also really nice, not that it really matters anyway. I should receive it later next week. I hope it was a smart purchase overall. I think Lenovo, in general, has a good reputation which convinced me to go this route. Time will tell.
P.S. Love your reviews Matt, newly sub'd. keep it up.
Thanks Erik!! = ) Let me know how you like it!
Михаил Софронов i would say neither. When i stress test it, the fans do get loud but it’s sounds how i would expect it to.
Matthew Moniz Only had it a few days but loving it so far! The 144hz is amazing compared to my old laptop. I love having tb and gen 2 ports. It’s crazy how fast i can move data now. Do you have any recommendations on overclocking/undervolting? Would love a video on basic gaming laptop/pc software to check out fine tune a system. This one in particular.
if you say "i5" instead of "5i" many times you will hear yourself say "wifi"
I ended up sending mine back. It is beautiful and next to the 740,the screen, keyboard, bigger battery, rgb lighting and smaller 230w power supply are all winners... Not to mention the 2080 gpu that was in my configuration.... But I couldn't justify the $1500 difference in price that I was about to pay... My 740 has a 2060 gpu same 32gb ram, and 1.5tb of storage plus wifi 6 card and Bluetooth 5.1... Mine is already paid for and I got it at a steal of $1100 so... While the new 7i is a winner, I'd wait for major discounts or stick with what you got for a while.
In China, I got my unit with 8 core cpu, 2080smq, 32gb of ram, 144hertz 500nits hdr gsync display at about 2400usd:)))
i returned a 5i because the 230w ac adapter didn't stay together; guess those issues aren't being seen now...
@@birbir9862 mine was 2300 with those exact specs but $200 added for Illinois tax
I believe the gap between pad and the rest of the body is actually a good thing, this "feature" will compensate the tiring of the plastic around the pad (if this thing would ever concern anyone at all lol). Just think about rivets being used in plane construction, yes they use rivets instead of welding technique.. same in shipbuilding. Its a smart architectural solution for bending compensation after all. My only suggestion would be, dont make your laptop a dining table lol you will be fine!
Thanks for the review. I will hold off on my purchase.
Loved your review ❤...thank you so much
I just got mine in two days ago and already repasted it and undervolted it with a 10875. Great machine, just needs some updates for optimus for G-sync models because It's super obtuse. Also, I had no gap on my trackpad.
@Liam Manley... do you have a video showing how you repasted and undervolted your Legion 7i
Did repaste void your warranty ?
how it's going so far? i'm buying the i7-10750H with rtx2080 tomorrow for around 2300$ and this video makes me wanna back off
Thanks for the straight forward review!
Pythons can always say 5i the fastest 😉, great video, digging the Q&A sort of style
Yeah. 5 and 5i is the best choice I think .
I have my 7i for a few weeks now. (got it for 1700$ = 2070RTX max q + i7-10750h + 32gb ram + 1tb nvme ssd) for that price, I think it's an amazing machine. (I wouldn't pay 3049$ like you.. I really don't understand why your laptop costs almost twice!)
I think I was lucky with the built cause I don't have the issues people talk about.
the screen is amazing, best I've ever seen. no real issues with keyboard and mouse pad...
the only thing that bothered me was the temperature. It does run hotter than expected, all those talking about vapor chamber etc. I thought this laptop's gonna chill my beers lol I played some games like battlefield 5 with it, and noticed that it runs perfectly smooth on quite mode (less fps, but keeps it on low temp and honestly, I don't think my eyes can see the fps difference) balanced mode kinda sucked. it was no salt no sugar... felt like it's struggling between temps and performance. performance mode was also perfectly smooth... gave an amazing performance. (in gta v all modes were perfectly smooth)
iCue software is useless. y'all should delete this garbage.
I hope Lenovo will make some more software updates, cause I do think this laptop has tons of potential, and better software can amazingly improve it.
Same configuration here. Yours is a useful review. I agree with you. I am not sure Optimus is really available but battery lasts more than 2 hours only if Corsair is disabled. Icue, RGB lighting and Lenovo Vantage software are not really well adjusted. They need updates asap. Especially the terrible default RGB with every reboot.. Also I don't like the power button, looks very cheap for such a stylish laptop otherwise..
@@gabrielcaceres4921 yeah.. totally agree
We bought this laptop less than 4 months ago and the only issue we had was the hinge peeling and loosening from the frame. Upon researching whether this issue is isolated, I found out that it's not an isolated case, some reporting it as early as days to few weeks and months. We decided to return it to the vendor since it is still under warranty and would require 10 to 15 days to repair or replace. Now, vendor said that after weeks of being there for repairs that they will just replace it with a new one, but then after a day or two they called again and said that lenovo will repair it and will take another few days to be fixed. Now we are still waiting for the update. Some of you will think that it is okay to get a new unit but what if the problem is repeated? I think fixing it would be much better if lenovo have a way of fixing the issue by adding more structural supports and replacing the type of glue used. I hope they recall the laptop and fix the issue before releasing it again.
Any updates? Just sent mine in at microcenter
Guys i had the quality control problem too, the left hinge literally came off.
But the warranty came through, they sent a Lenovo guy to come fix it at my home
Ive been using it for 3 years now, and its been wonderful. The touchpad is definitely not an issue and the screen is gorgeous
I think you forgot "KIDNEY CURRENCY"
To buy this you need more than 2 kidneys.😂
@@soustabhaldar6271 man some people do have more than 2 kidneys. i envy them!
Stolen comment from omen video
@@soustabhaldar6271 The Lenovo CCP supplement their income by selling human organs harvested from political prisoners.
I think this is a better review format rather than just mentioning numerous benchmarks.
Now that it's been about 7 months, has the Legion 7i been improved since this video?
I've been watching laptop reviews for a while now. I don't get why everyone talks about keyboard flex and trackpad gaps, who the hell presses on the keyboard and trackpad that hard on a normal use case. Why is that so important? Please explain.
Now, i placed both my palms on the 7i and typing. I don't feel it flex when i type. Of course it is not as firm as my surface book but you just dont feel it flex or wobble under the weight of the palms. Normally i don't tap at the upper middle part of the trackpad. Mine does have a small gap. I don't notice any flexing if i tap or click on the trackpad when i use it normally. The typing experience is not as nice as the SB 2 but close enough. For daily use, i don't think the keyboard flex and the touchpad issue are so so serious. My old ge63 keyboard also flex like that.
It’s a integrity issue. “How long will my laptop last from warping slightly each time and then the flex issue goes beyond boundary?”
The thing is, even if you disable corsair icue, the corsair service keeps on running
You have to manually disable it to get extra 1hr
Dont disable icue, just the corsair service
Lenovo should fix this and release custom icue without corsair services to fix this
Thanks for the review though
before anybody attempting to buy this laptop, you might wanna check codeHusky's video about Legion 7i hinge. the hinge has very minimum metal bars support, and is very concerning. Legion 5/5i even has better hinge design than 7i.
screw that mis information furry he doesnt even HAVE ONE 7i he has 5
dumbss furry
Where did you get the wallpaper for the laptop in your thumbnail?
Will you review the Legion 5 AMD?
ye please. That is a monster and need a review.
@@cemmentes5896 assuming you can get one....
@@brianw.4985 well, it is a budget laptop and way cheaper than intel so...
I was considering this laptop but went with the Alienware M17R4. SO happy I did.
I just noticed, Best Channel picture ever!! Lol
I'm using y540 for a year, it's quite hot about 95°C. Then I repaste it with the thermal grizzly & undervolt to - 0.165V. Around 65°C when gaming, with max 85°C in stress test. You should try it.
That's the temps of my ideapad in zoom classes 💀
Why y’all pressing the touchpad and keys so hard?ive been pressing and gaming for couple of days and haven’t noticed any flex
Hey Matt, big fan here. Listen, is it possible to have an April 2021 update on the 7i pls? That would be awesome.
Thanks for some clarifications, does ur unit suffer from screen bent? I seen some where either side was aligned better than the other though
I like your wallpaper on the thumbnail. Where can I download it? Thanks!
There are was my quastion! Wow. Ty for video. I have already bought 7i
You're welcome! How are you liking it ?
@@MatthewMoniz highly - because of great display. I have 100%abobeRGB version. Rtx2060+i7. There are no such not so expensive exapmles of Laptops with such display
awesome as always
This cleared most of my doubts. Just in case of few games if the temp rises upto 90c does it stay there or it drops to 80s and does spiking upto 90c affects the longetivity of the laptop. And can you review the Asus Scar 15. I am kinda confused between the two. By the way Great video Matt
Thank you for the video.
No thank you for watching !
I’m thinking about buying one. But which one is much better tho? The 5i or 7i?
I believe Lenovo 5i comes with 500 nit screen option. It would be great if you can review that one as well
thanks for the video Matthew. Do you have any idea how is the DPC latency on this laptop? I might be asking for too much, for I am not finding much online on music production performance
I just love your Laptop Review's better than Any other channel's Mobile Reviews. Love from India ♥️
Thanks Shivam !
We need the 7i slim review
Yeah, really interested in that laptop.
@@matthewkwong3365 probably eill buy the slim 7 with rtx 3000 when it comes out. But still want a review
IMO the unique thing about this laptop is that Lenovo will sell you the 2080 SMQ with a 6 core CPU. As a result, it's much cheaper and cooler than most other 2080 machines that only comes with 8 core. I got 32 GB ram and 1.5 TB for only $2300 and it has yet to top 80C during gaming. Plus the cheap warranty coverage is hard to beat.
how do you like it so far? i'm getting almost same setup but only 521ssd and i'm hesitating now , need a push
@@IWaxBux It's amazing. Plays anything without breaking a sweat, insanely quiet fans, and the keyboard is fantastic. Just have to disable corsair RGB control while unplugged as it's a battery hog.
nice content you have there. definately subbed
Thanks man! Welcome to the fam
You forgot to mention the Hinge problems
This GS65 with the long touchpad was released last year, I think, the GS65 2018 was with a short touchpad.
Hi. Were any of those issues (esp. the software issues) fixed in the meantime?
Getting a message from X-rite color assistant that it will not work with HDR enabled? So you can have a calibrated screen but not use HDR which is a benefit for some screens?
Do you think the 3000 mobile series will do the same thing that the desktop series did to the 2000 series?
Ooh, a LuciFan 😍😊
SPOILER.
It doesn't end well for the brother who likes to play with patterns 😞 although he still helped them with a clue.
a request, could you also plz do review on dell g7 7700. Big fan and love your videos.
if you're having thermal problems just undervolt it...i undervolted my cpu and it dropped about 40 degrees
Extreme gen3 please. Struggling with the selection between gen2 and gen3. Seems not too much upgrade but 200 dollars cheaper with gen2. What do you think?
Only 1 dislike! Hope you reach 1 million before 2021! 🙃
which laptop will you suggest not only for gaming but also for working in software such as cad, CNC, photoshop, etc?
i bought one with i7 10875, 32go and rtx super.
I've disabled icue, and rgb.
I don't have a problem with it, it works pretty well.
-recharging by thunderbolt 3 does not work.
-the keyboard is nice
-the number pad looks great on a 15".
-the sound is good, not as good as my macbook pro but much better than the msi gs66 which is horrible
-the design is rather successful
i wish there was windows hello, but i didn't have it before.
Please, I think you won't be disappointed.
Oh yes, i am happily enjoying the 7i. :)
@@nitric75 how is the heating issue
@@phanikedarc2805 no heating issue. Aida64 extreme stress test for 1 hour. No external cooling / fan and not in an air-conditioning room. 0% throttling almost all the time with occasionally spikes but at very very low %.
For anybody concerned about the trackpad gap, don't be. I took back my old one, and my new one also has it. My previous one I let lenovo on site support come and take it apart to put on an entire new top. Underneath, there was nothing serious causing the gap. We were not even sure why it had a gap. It is legit just the plastic top frame it's self. It is no cause for concern at all, it's just a defect and can make it feel cheap. Another common defect that can cause possibly damage if pushed down, is when you close the laptop, the left side isn't flat, you can still press it down more and it will pop back up slightly. If i paid more than $2k I'd be angry. But I got a $2,399 deal for only $1,800. Thanks to a sale+student discount. I looked at every other laptop in this price rage, and nothing compared to the Lenovo 7i. Razer, MSI products you would spend $2300+ on had the same or worse specs. I would say that you should get the 7i when it's top speced versions have very good sales. Otherwise hold off or buy another laptop.
Thumbs up on the geniune advice to hold off on this laptop until Lenovo issue a software update and not the other way around. However I am quite disappointed on the QA of the keyboard and touchpad 🙁
I have an issue with my y740 and i believe it can come on 7i too in the future. And i.e. some keys aren't showing green light and i think it is because of bad firmware.
Edit : I think the issue maybe related to the windows update because some msi laptops are having the same issues after latest windows update.
But you should have range of other colours
Lenovo always had issues on keyboard. just look on online like how many people are complaining about this thing.
@@jirijankovec7575 yes but every other is fine but just this "tab" key is not showing green colour. Either it is because of a damaged green light in that key or bad firmware. I'm guessing the later one is the reason since this issue came just after updating my BIOS.
Please do a review of the Alienware m15 r3 if possible...thinking of getting one for college 😁😅
Don’t. The device still throttles a little too much, it is very expensive for the components, and the RAM is soldered.
not very good battery life as well.
Andrew Solomon Correct, because the 300hz screen uses the Nvidia GPU with no optimus, but no G-Sync on that screen either!
Lenovo and Asus are almost there. If they listened this year, we may finally have some great options in 2021. Up the build quality/construction, use new unique materials like the G14 Zephyrus, offer the full power in a 15/17 in option, add camera, offer AMD Ryzen high end and slim options with new RTX 3000 series, improve thermals, up the brightness of the screens and quality if possible..The tech is there, just put it together guys!
Have you made a video on the 5i/5pi? Also, many have complained about the Corsair lighting draining a lot of battery, how do you turn it off?
I've done a video on the 5i already and spoke about icue in this video
@@MatthewMoniz oh thanks! I'll be sure to watch it
You're doing great...
But if you could,,, then please make a video... A good purchasable laptop for engineering student looking at all the aspects a student would want it's laptop to be capable of...
This comment concerns a battery leak issue on the Lenovo Legion 7 related to the ICUE app. I contacted Lenovo and was sent instructions on how to solve this problem. The problem was solved very simply, I used only one item from the instructions - reset the power system to the default settings. This helps to restart the power for all elements of the laptop again and in the right order. So. 1. I removed the ICUE app from my laptop when I was trying to solve the problem myself. So I had to re-download and install it from the site. If you did not delete the application, then it will be enough to update it. 2. I have updated the ICUE app to the latest version. 3. Turn off the laptop and disconnect the power supply and all connected external devices. 4. You need to hold down the power button and hold it for at least 60 seconds, I held it for a little more than a minute. 5. Press the power button and start the laptop. Everything! At this point, the problem disappeared and now with the backlight on and the ICUE application running, the laptop runs for an average of 5 hours.
Is there a way to turn off all the lighting
I hope so. Imagine if you had to look at that all the time you're using it. Worst case of RGB overkill ever.
3:10 Did anyone else realize he is using the arrow keys with his right and mouse with his left?
Hey! Could you do a Windows laptop buying guide? Thanks!
How come my battery for Legion 7i is within 2.5 - 3 hours only? I already did disable the Corsair iCUE, used hybrid mode and quiet mode. Can you advise how did you manage to go beyond 4 hrs? What other settings did you adjust? Thanks a lot.
external display keeps accessing my RTX2060 on my Legion 7i, it probably reduces the overall battery runtime, since the RTX is always turned on. how do I make external display switch from discrete graphics to integrated graphics?
Lenovo Vantage App make sure Hybrid Mode is turned On. Then it will only use discrete graphics while gaming.
Sounds like the laptop's output port you are using is wired directly to the dGPU, so you wouldn't be able to change that I think.
@@jkhcu oh I see... thanks
@Михаил Софронов I dont quite understand what you mean by squeaking chokes....
@@ddaarrkknneezz think he means coil whine
brother from where you get those cool wallpapers?
wallhaven is a great site for wallpapers
which would be better option in terms of materials and performance legion 7i or the asus rog strix scar?
So from all videos on UA-cam what I learned is ?
1. Increase in temperature always shorten life span
2. Pushing above tdp increase the chance of device failure
3. When buying laptops especially to play AAA games in ultra settings and getting FPS above 70 is really difficult with current 2000 series GPU of Nvidia .
4. Laptops need to come with a evolutionary cooling .
5. Legion 7 vapour chamber is a marketing gimmick this video proves .
Does the vapour chamber of this laptop is better compared to the laptops without vapour chamber?? Is vapour chamber really necessary for this unit to run cool because other reviewers said that its of no use, it will thermal throttle the cpu!!!
Will I be able to output 144hz gsync enabled through this laptop's "display-port 1.4 over USB type c" port?
Super video 🤩
I am confused in acer predator helios 300 2020 and lenovo legion 5i. And also can you suggest which one should I buy 'ryzen' or 'intel'.( Around 1lakh)
Can you turn the rgb on top and back off and leave keyboard on or no?
Is "6-row RGB Backlight English (US) " means iCue rgb keyboard backlit?
Does it have a 2.5 inch bay fir an SSD? How many m.2 slots does it have?
Hello, I purchased this laptop and doing any type of basic activity like watching a video on UA-cam will increase the outside temperature to over 40° in the keyboard middle zone. On idle is around 38°. is this true for your unit? Thanks!
I need that screen saver from the thumbnail. Pleeease, haaaaalp
which is better hp omen 15 or this one.
Please Ge66 full review or ge66 vs legion 7i review , Thanks mate !
When analysis of the HP OMEN 15,what happened
Matthew I have a question is asus zephyrus g14 base model(4600HS 1650 non ti) worth it? It costs 1500 US$ in my country.
Great job covering most of the question I had. Thank you. One question that I still have is, do you see CPU Clock speed drop when nvidia dynamic boost is on in nvidia control panel? I am not sure if its normal or not. For me, my Legion 7i, 10875H w/ 2070SMQ, constantly hits 4.3GHz when dynamic boost is off. But when I turn it on, my CPU clock seems to fluctuate. Would like to know if this is normal or not from an expert.
where is the option for the dynamic boost? I am having the same specs as yours. thanks
Nitric It is in nvidia control panel. If you go to 3d settings you should be able to enable or disable dynamic boost. It is enabled by default.
It is enabled by default.
@@fable9958 noted and thanks. i will go and disable it.
Update: Dynamic Boost - OFF & performance mode. 3dmark stress test (20 loops) scored 97.8% (passed). Occasionally temp spiked to 87 and 1 spike at 99C. either than that, quite consistenty fluctuates between 6x-7x C and sometimes to 8x. GPU temp is quite consistently at 70-73. CPU clock speed is quite stable 44xx MHz with only 3 dips at 41xx MHz, and maxed at 4490.1. GPU at 1352.5MHz throughout.
@@Achie010 tq
hi I think I got a problem ! I can only get around 2 hours battery life of web browsing and youtube ! I have removed the Icue and when on battery I turn off all Rgb , power mode is also set to better battery and I set the Lenovo vantage to quite mode … should I return this unit?? Its just my second day of usage ! appreciate your reply
Please review the alien ware m15 r3 and Dell g7 17
uh, I was here to see the infamous hinge issue on this laptop... is it fixed?
any update on the software being more efficient???
Is the footprint bigger than that of MBP 16?
Hey Matt, great video as always.
Have you experienced any coil whine on quiet fan mode?
Thanks! No I have not
How much difference is there in fps between quiet,balance and performance mode ?
Thinking about buying either this with an rtx 2070 or an hp omen also with an rtx 2070 which is the better choice ?
I just want the upcoming 5i with a 3060
same, the upcoming models with the ryzen flavor look very promisig
I’m lookin into getting the 7i 15, they have it on sale for $1200 right now....basically been looking at this and a Acer Nitro 5....the Legion seems like the obvious way to go.
zenbook q407iq or Zephyrus m15 please 🙏🙏