How Are These Laptops ALREADY On Sale?

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  • Опубліковано 1 сер 2023
  • I investigate the laptop market that has a bunch of sales suspiciously early.
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  • @dlmckenz
    @dlmckenz 10 місяців тому +1144

    I think we need more Dawid Attenborough tech voiceovers in the future. Pure delight.

    • @JarringSteak
      @JarringSteak 10 місяців тому +21

      He's really skilled in voice acting😂😂, ecpecially the MIICROO CEENTEEEER

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 10 місяців тому +4

      I thought that was a real documentary?

    • @lukasgroot
      @lukasgroot 10 місяців тому +8

      Dawid Attenborough 😂

    • @moonman1209
      @moonman1209 10 місяців тому +2

      Let's see how it evolves 🐒

    • @johnfritz1164
      @johnfritz1164 10 місяців тому +3

      I was thinking. Welcome to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Laptops. Today we will be sending Jim/Dawid out into the field in search of Game.

  • @mallon04008
    @mallon04008 10 місяців тому +456

    Hold up there. 2 RAM sticks and a physical headphone jack? What luxury!

    • @crestofhonor2349
      @crestofhonor2349 10 місяців тому +75

      Pretty normal for gaming laptops. In fact most laptops have a headphone jack and it would be quite difficult to find one without one like the XPS 13. That laptop has no excuse for not having one

    • @frank234561
      @frank234561 10 місяців тому +22

      Are there non physical headphone jacks?

    • @scarecrow5848
      @scarecrow5848 10 місяців тому

      ??? what are you talking about @@frank234561

    • @Feninx
      @Feninx 10 місяців тому

      @@frank234561usb c to headphone jack, Bluetooth. Donglemania ya know, that stuff

    • @chanchan05
      @chanchan05 10 місяців тому

      @@crestofhonor2349 There's an exception for "thin" gaming laptops like the Zephyrus line from Asus and the Blades from Razer, but those kind of are the weird in between of ultrabooks and gaming laptops so I guess it's kind of expected they also have an inbetween of 1 slot expansion + soldered.

  • @MoSs.
    @MoSs. 10 місяців тому +55

    Just checked the price of the EXACT same model, exact same specs, in Europe.
    This goes for ~2,500 EUR (2,737 USD - 3,650 CAD) without OS and ~2,600 EUR (2,846 USD - 3,796 CAD) with Win 11 Home...
    The price difference (with US/Canada) is INSANE. :(

    • @rey6253
      @rey6253 10 місяців тому +18

      I honestly hate all companies selling laptops in Europe, can not believe what junk i find in the stores for about 1500EUR

    • @ikuma8291
      @ikuma8291 10 місяців тому +14

      some of it is the VAT% but the price is still higher without tax and way worse sales, in US I see this year models on crazy sales, EU gets "decent" sale but its on over 2 year old laptop

    • @HowlingMoai
      @HowlingMoai 10 місяців тому +3

      Lobby your governments to reduce environmental regulations and VATs then if the pricing is such a big issue.

    • @Rentta
      @Rentta 10 місяців тому +1

      I was looking one in Finland and it's currently on sale for 1600€ no matter do you pick one with Intel or Amd cpu version.

    • @intruder313
      @intruder313 10 місяців тому

      My takeaway from this is that even gaming laptops can’t really run games without melting , stuttering or deafening you.
      also the naming standards for mobile GPUs are a joke

  • @hidrolix
    @hidrolix 10 місяців тому +449

    Man the prices of these Nvidia GPU is just insane. In the previous generation i bought for the same money an 3080 with decent memory 16 GB

    • @skyecloud968
      @skyecloud968 10 місяців тому +14

      me too expect my 3080 is a ti version and my ram is 32gb.

    • @AntiGrieferGames
      @AntiGrieferGames 10 місяців тому +16

      Same on Apple devices. However way worse than nvidia.

    • @dexgaming6394
      @dexgaming6394 10 місяців тому +23

      I know, the RTX 4060 Ti looks like a great valu-
      Oh, wait.

    • @Therapistwatermirrur
      @Therapistwatermirrur 10 місяців тому +16

      Laptop versions are even worse. The paper specs of the 4070 is clearly what was the 3060 mobile was in terms of cuda/pipelines/shaders, bus width, and actual die identification. It's not at all strange that last gen 3070 laptop variants can almost match the 4070, or in the case of the 3070 ti with enough wattage, outright beat the 4070 laptop. NVIDIA is milking us, so a "sale" on 4070 laptops isn't that much of a sale when you think of how this is just comparable to previous gen 3060 laptops in terms of bill of material cost which was on sale1000 usd range so still making margins at that price. At 1500 "sale" nvidia and manufacturers are making a killing.

    • @Blaze8304
      @Blaze8304 10 місяців тому +6

      Here you have 32gb of ram and the 4070 is roughly 3080 equivalent performance wise. I don't get the idea of gaming laptops anyway. You can't use them on the go as the battery will run flat in 30 minutes, they are bulky, can not be upgraded and are stupidly expensive. What's the point? Get a desktop.

  • @arthuralford
    @arthuralford 10 місяців тому +22

    Never hear of Leg Ion before; looks like a promising new company

  • @RichWhiteUM
    @RichWhiteUM 10 місяців тому +66

    The easiest laptop to open that I ever had was a 2012 era Alienware. You removed the battery, FROM THE OUTSIDE, took out 2 screws and the bottom just slid off from there. There was no having to pry the bottom off. Why they don't use that method still or on more laptops is beyond me. It worked really well.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 10 місяців тому +5

      Dell computers of that era (pretty sure Alienware was Dell owned then, right?) were VERY easy to open for basic upgrades, and VERY sturdy.
      I have a few (probably like 4) 2010-2012 era latitudes in my laptop herd and opening them is a breeze. The next generation were still easy, but just had a few more screws. I used to work on those and it was so easy to change out old thermal paste while I had the back off to clean off dust or upgrade ram.

    • @nyalilusi3278
      @nyalilusi3278 10 місяців тому +14

      Because that method is not profitable for service center.

    • @floydlooney6837
      @floydlooney6837 10 місяців тому +8

      I remember when you could remove the battery from the outside without any screws.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 10 місяців тому

      @@floydlooney6837 even better, some laptops used to have internal "memory batteries" so you could put the laptop to sleep, switch batteries within a few minutes, and be back to work without a total shutdown.
      I don't have any models with that feature, but I did own one... A gateway with a Pentium 120 - or close to that.
      At least modern runtimes and charge times are much faster, but having 3 spare batteries is great... I used to always carry spare batteries for my phone and laptops, now it has to be a power bank... Same but different. Booo

    • @mstu8097
      @mstu8097 10 місяців тому +3

      I had a crappy, cheap packard bell where you could replace the battery without tools and had easy-access hatches to hard drive and memory.
      I found it impossible to open the Legion 5 without appropriate tools. Should not be that hard.

  • @devilmikey00
    @devilmikey00 10 місяців тому +144

    I'm constantly amazed by how gimped the 4000's are with the exception of the 4090/4080. Either by VRAM or bus width or both. They really are trying to cheap out on cards they are selling for more money than ever before, even in mobile.

    • @Finckelstein
      @Finckelstein 10 місяців тому +21

      When he booted up Cyberpunk and got 55FPS I thought he had it run on Ultra with RT. But it was High without. What the actual heck? My old 3070 Laptop runs this game on Ultra at 45-50FPS.
      The laptop 4070 is a terrible, terrible piece of tech.

    • @Fordance100
      @Fordance100 10 місяців тому +7

      Laptop 4060 has pretty good upgrade comparing to 3060, only10-15% slower than 4070, same vram.

    • @benjaminsmekens2344
      @benjaminsmekens2344 10 місяців тому +5

      @@Fordance100 Agree, it's the sweet spot for light gaming and not consuming an entire nuclear reactor of power.

    • @dynastes4938
      @dynastes4938 10 місяців тому

      Even in mobile? ESPECIALLY in mobile. The desktop variants show some progress at least, the mobile variants of RTX 4070 and smaller are no better than their predecessors in terms of performance, sometimes they are worse - not to mention they are crippled by their VRAM volumes. This generation is pathetic for gaming laptops under 2500 €, where RTX 4080 laptops begin in my country.

    • @Thezuule1
      @Thezuule1 10 місяців тому

      My 4070 doesn't feel gimped and was a huge upgrade for me as I had a GPU from before the pandemic. I would have preferred to have spent $100 less on it or it had an extra 4gb of RAM which would have necessitated a bigger memory bus. Ultimately though the combination of RAM, cache, die, etc., that the card shipped with runs everything really well and produces an image that's pretty spectacular. I can't really argue with effective.

  • @Kallisto.0
    @Kallisto.0 10 місяців тому +20

    "However, this generation is different. Various factors including low demand due to poor genetics and inbreeding has led to sharp price drops during the male's adolescent phase..."
    Absolutely hilarious as well as an accurate assessment 😅

  • @CharlesClout
    @CharlesClout 10 місяців тому +7

    Well I didn't expect to hear Dawid Attenborough today....

  • @MOVI3shorts
    @MOVI3shorts 10 місяців тому +4

    Gotta love that Dawid Attenborough start lol

  • @IggyHitokage
    @IggyHitokage 10 місяців тому +66

    I have a Legion 5 Pro from 2021, got it for a steal on clearance at Walmart for $900, 5800HX/3070/16GB. It has been absolutely amazing as a home away from home solution for gaming while I've been traveling. I just upgraded it this year with double the RAM and a 2TB NVMe for $120 total.
    Lenovo knows how to build a laptop and it hasn't changed at all in 2 years.

    • @darthllama1
      @darthllama1 10 місяців тому +4

      I have the same laptop and did the same upgrades.. though my price wasn't as good as yours. Still, I have never regretted the purchase, it's a great mobile gamer and that display.. oh man.. that 165hz IPS display just has to be seen. So vibrant and so smooth with Gsynch.. I love the 2021 Legion 5 Pro!!

    • @TheDiner50
      @TheDiner50 10 місяців тому

      Got a Legion something something 2019 whatever. I7 9th gen something and a 1660Ti 6GB. 16GB ram. Around $880. But that 8core Ryzen and 3070 sounds like a grate deal. My laptop got a 2TB SSD installed when I got my hands on it and that was it.
      Until the GPU fan bearing started to have issues after warranty. And after a long trip from China the replacement of the fan was not the worst but still. Not like buying a laptop was a option if the repair failed. 2021+3 =2024.. I hope the best for you and that the jet fans do not fail you as well. The video was grate and it was nice to hear that laptop prices is not competently taking the piss. To then get to the part of the video where we get reminded that the 4070 laptop has 128bit and 8GB.... Nope. 4nm power efficient whatever. Nope. The part of my laptop that holds me back is the CPU boost being quite weak. Or rather uses allot of power for very little CPU work being done. The 1660Ti 6GB is more then fine for laptop tasks. Just got to find a GPU for my desktop that is not a total rip off. And hope that the laptop lasts a few more years.

    • @flamestoyershadowkill6400
      @flamestoyershadowkill6400 10 місяців тому

      just needs a trackpoint, aquickswappable seccondary battery, and a hinge removable back cover

    • @LordBillington42
      @LordBillington42 10 місяців тому

      I recently found one with 11th gen i7, 3070ti, 2 x 1tb ssd, 32gb ddr5 ram for $1300. I hadn't upgraded for nearly eight years so took my time. It's a great machine, very happy.

    • @georgeyreynolds
      @georgeyreynolds 10 місяців тому

      ​@TheDiner50 I got the 4 year warranty for about $100 which I think is worth it, if it goes wrong especially the lcd or motherboard...

  • @jonathanr4160
    @jonathanr4160 10 місяців тому +103

    Kind of have to be on sale considering the 4000 mobile generation is pretty trash except for the 4080/4090. The 4070 barely beats a 3070Ti from last gen for example.
    3070Ti Legion 5 Pro's were being bought on sale for $1100-$1200 while 4070 ones at MSRP ($1600-$1800) just stayed on the shelves.
    Microcenter is also noticeably cheaper than most retailers but availability can suck depending where you live.
    Some states don't even have one and a lot of their deals are in-store only.

    • @damara2268
      @damara2268 10 місяців тому +25

      This is not real sale, for pretty long time Lenovo is doing this strategy of high prices and quick big discounts after launch.
      It's supposed to make customers feel like they're getting a great deal because it's on big sale (eventhough the price after this sale is the actual starting price), probably works because Lenovo is doing this already like 4 years.

    • @HanSolo__
      @HanSolo__ 10 місяців тому

      @@damara2268It is a sale Because all the other manufacturers change their prices a year after Lenovo.
      How is it even their thing if the laptop prices fall after the retailer already has paid for the entire stock a few months back?
      Do they have such a sale at their online store?
      Micro Center is your run-of-the-mill online store that starts arranging its own deal. AFTER the customer paid for it.
      I don't think they would allow to be screwed year after year after year.
      Is it some sort of new law which allows you, as a company, not to pay? Then, you grab stuff, and you can pay (if you wish) one year later. It does not sum up. I worked with retailers. And it does not work this way. Depending on the country, you can get something like a month (of seller's credit) to pay for stuff.
      It works, but only if it's a B2B deal.

    • @Thewaterspirit57
      @Thewaterspirit57 9 місяців тому +1

      Dude… the 4080M and 4090M aren’t the only GPUs :/
      The 4050 does great compared to last gen. More VRAM, and more performance at the 75 watt mode. Plus the Max-Q configuration makes it perform better than a desktop GTX1660, which is impressive for 35 watts.

  • @Mark225
    @Mark225 10 місяців тому +4

    For max performance the bios also has default overclocking profiles for the CPU and GPU, which are usually very stable, which is nice

  • @dabombinablemi6188
    @dabombinablemi6188 10 місяців тому +12

    Lenovo appears to be doing upgradability well, considering that the model I picked out for my grandmother came with the parts needed to add a 2.5" drive (1TB HDD was the minimum spec, hers has an 128GB Nvme SSD). It's running what was my superfluous 2TB Samsung 860 QVO as secondary storage now.

    • @theorphanobliterator
      @theorphanobliterator 3 місяці тому

      a lot of laptops have a 2.5 inch Bay, I bought an MSI gf63 thin a while back and I loved that it had that 2.5inch Bay

  • @craig71686
    @craig71686 10 місяців тому +25

    Usually the quick way to change power profiles on a Lenovo Legion laptop is using the Fn+Q keys. The LED on the power button should turn red when on high performance mode. The laptop also has to be plugged in for performance mode to be enabled.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 9 місяців тому

      act quick before they fix the price screw ups and bring it back up to gouging your eyes out with an ice pick pricing back

  • @billygilbert7911
    @billygilbert7911 10 місяців тому +1

    The UA-cam Closed Captioning is amazing to read while watching your videos. It even caught the "Leg Ion". Well done dude.

  • @bobfranklin2572
    @bobfranklin2572 10 місяців тому +3

    That one balencing on the rock was something i never imagined ide see

  • @dustychuck6709
    @dustychuck6709 10 місяців тому +3

    Nice review. Pulled the trigger on this exact machine on sale, I love the clean look, very happy with it so far.

    • @PrashantMishra-kh1xt
      @PrashantMishra-kh1xt 10 місяців тому

      What was your previous laptop?

    • @dustychuck6709
      @dustychuck6709 10 місяців тому

      @@PrashantMishra-kh1xt a 2017 Acer aspire 5 nitro with a GTX 1060, and I have to say it was a bit of a dog, focusing on specs is good an all but if the laptop falls down due to build quality and bad cooling, the specs are not going to matter as much. Thats why I have gone with Lenovo.

  • @DogsAreGods
    @DogsAreGods 10 місяців тому +1

    Great intro! I have not seen something that innovative from any UA-camr in years!

  • @Zxanonblade
    @Zxanonblade 10 місяців тому +2

    Ok that intro was amazing, these just keep getting funnier!

  • @Faraonqa
    @Faraonqa 10 місяців тому +4

    i have a feeling you are saying Leg Ion on purpose i cant really tell hahah

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 10 місяців тому +3

    Sweet, another Leg Ion review!
    2:00 Contains 30% ocean bound plastic by weight.... Got it, so 30% of Leg Ion bags are bound to end up in the ocean, cool stuff Len O Vo.

  • @Bwalston910
    @Bwalston910 7 місяців тому

    Great video! Helped me solidify my purchasing choice.

  • @kopilkaiser8991
    @kopilkaiser8991 10 місяців тому

    Informative and the best icing is the humour. Perfect combination to be entertained 😂. Man the way you make me laugh on your reviews is absolutely why I always don't miss your videos. Great one. Keep it up

  • @kinotsu3017
    @kinotsu3017 10 місяців тому +3

    I swear every single video of yours your sense of humor always finds a way to catch me off guard 😂

  • @TTK4FUN
    @TTK4FUN 10 місяців тому +17

    legion laptops are being known to be good for the thermals and upgradability D: no wonder why it wasn't infuriating for dawid

    • @DJdoppIer
      @DJdoppIer 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, except the fan bearings / bushings can often shit the bed after only a few years. And buying just a replacement fan is nearly impossible.

  • @metalj
    @metalj 10 місяців тому +1

    Used to have a Legion laptop myself 2 generations ago, but that power connector was a huge issue, it's hard to explain but it has a tendency to bend around itself and short circuit. Absolute nightmare to replace as well.

  • @northernranger7730
    @northernranger7730 10 місяців тому

    Didn’t get to talk to you at LTX, but did get to see a few of your panels. Keep up the good work

  • @karroq
    @karroq 10 місяців тому +12

    I have the 5800h/3070 legion 5 pro from a year or two back, and it's just excellent. Bit laggy on the keyboard lighting but it otherwise has zero flaws. it's really great.

    • @Tibialstone7
      @Tibialstone7 10 місяців тому

      How about the battery on light use?

    • @karroq
      @karroq 10 місяців тому

      @@Tibialstone7 I keep it plugged in forever, i capped the charge at half, so I haven't got a clue about battery life, honestly. It basically lives on my kitchen table, i take it when I go visit family

  • @imrealrage
    @imrealrage 10 місяців тому +3

    love you bro! keep up the good work :)

  • @philippegirouard8478
    @philippegirouard8478 10 місяців тому +1

    I loved that intro. I watched it 3 times. Good job!

  • @SabinTV-NP
    @SabinTV-NP 10 місяців тому +2

    The stickers on the laptop show you how to change the power profiles you just have to hit fn+Q. That aside, I'm glaaaddd there's finally a Dawid style Leg Ion review.

  • @wutangdre7108
    @wutangdre7108 10 місяців тому +35

    Lenovo makes some great stuff, I accidentally purchased a ThinkBook with a 4060 for work and I’m so sad I can’t take it home for personal use hahaha

    • @Rayyan-hi2ge
      @Rayyan-hi2ge 10 місяців тому +8

      accidentally?

    • @nabicx
      @nabicx 10 місяців тому +22

      @@Rayyan-hi2ge when it's not your money you really don't pay attention to stuff lol

    • @lil_brumski
      @lil_brumski 10 місяців тому +1

      I wish I could accidentally buy stuff...

    • @natcrick
      @natcrick 10 місяців тому +1

      "accidentally"

    • @wutangdre7108
      @wutangdre7108 10 місяців тому

      Yes, CDW ran out of the normal ones we get and my rep was like “well we have this other one in stock” it ended up being an i7 with the 4060. I was very surprised when it arrived. It didn’t even have a description on their website lol

  • @IvanOoze1990
    @IvanOoze1990 10 місяців тому +4

    ocean bound? like it's bound to end up there again?

  • @SurferSandman
    @SurferSandman 10 місяців тому

    Excellent review. We are a Lenovo shop at work, I would love to see us try out a few of these Leg Ion desktop replacements.

  • @Pr0digyZRX
    @Pr0digyZRX 10 місяців тому +2

    The intro = epic gamer moment. Life achievement completed
    Leg-ion

  • @shirakani
    @shirakani 10 місяців тому +17

    The fact that some of these are on significant (like 30-35% off) sale is a damn great thing. Especially for the Lenovo Legion Pro line. These laptops are legit top tier and if you can score it for 30-35% off, it's a very literal steal.

    • @shirakani
      @shirakani 10 місяців тому +3

      @blue-lu3iz Agreed, but what can anyone do when every manufacturer is overpricing. At least prices are starting to drop finally.

    • @shirakani
      @shirakani 10 місяців тому +2

      @blue-lu3iz Totally agree with you. The 4060 has similar performance to the 4070 and coz of the artificial power limit forced by nvidia, the 4070 is handicapped but the 4060 can be easily OC to the 4070 performance without much heat gain. The 4090 is basically an overclocked 4080 with more RAM but way too much heat generation to sustain its performance edge over the 4080 to be worth the crazy price. In some cases like the Legion Pro 7i 4080, the superior cooling lets the 4080 compete against other manufacturers 4090's.

    • @roqeyt3566
      @roqeyt3566 9 місяців тому

      Sadly 35% off hasn't been enough here, 1500€ for a 1150€ configuration, with worse build quality
      But y'know, deals vary per country, day and region. The deal here is a gigabyte aorus if you're willing to open it up, in the UK it might be the Lenovo's

    • @acuilnos
      @acuilnos 7 місяців тому

      I never really understood why Legion laptops are universally praised. The build quality may be better than the competition but at the end of the day it's still Lenovo. Their support is terrible, not to mention most of their products only come with a pitiful one year warranty. Considering most people won't want to pay for the extended warranty I won't be surprised if in the near future there is an increase of people being left hung out to dry when they start experiencing issues.

  • @ultraxfo5664
    @ultraxfo5664 10 місяців тому +8

    Your stuttering may be coming from hybrid mode in the Lenovo vantage software. It’s putting it through the integrated graphics then to the gpu. Disable it and youll get rid of a lot of stuttering. I know this because I have a 3070 legion laptop

    • @burrfoottopknot
      @burrfoottopknot 10 місяців тому

      A great piece of advice!

    • @cv3nda367
      @cv3nda367 10 місяців тому

      so is it something like SLI ? or something else ?

    • @3n3j0t4
      @3n3j0t4 10 місяців тому

      @@burrfoottopknotnot really. Routing the image from the iGPU to dGPU only adds a slight latency and performance reduction

  • @branikkkk
    @branikkkk 10 місяців тому

    I'm at the beginning of the video and I loled. Good stuff 😆

  • @Billis75
    @Billis75 10 місяців тому

    I like that the closed captions during your intro read "foreign[Music]"

  • @upicked9598
    @upicked9598 7 місяців тому +7

    I know a lot of UA-camrs try to be funny and all, but honestly, watching your channel, you do succeed at it and pull at least a very good one per video which has me laughing out loud. This is way above the average for me. I love your channel, keep'em coming !

  • @arasumi3408
    @arasumi3408 10 місяців тому +5

    Its crazy Pc stuff have been crazy on sale ATM

    • @SAMIAMFNX
      @SAMIAMFNX 10 місяців тому +4

      bro i got a 1700$ CAD rtx 3050ti 5800h a year ago i feel dumb

    • @rowdq
      @rowdq 10 місяців тому

      ​@@SAMIAMFNXF for you fallen brother

    • @mrmangbro6842
      @mrmangbro6842 10 місяців тому

      ​@@SAMIAMFNXthat was bad even a year ago wtf 😭

  • @denvera1g1
    @denvera1g1 10 місяців тому +2

    I remember when plastic laptops with an i7 and 200mm 128 bit 50 class die and memory bus were around $700, glad to see they're starting to get their heads out of the cloud as 3x the price is just out of the question, most of these parts are cheaper than before like screens, storage, RAM, and VRAM raw materials are up, and the cost of the dies are up, but the dies are such a small part of the cost

  • @adityabindra01
    @adityabindra01 10 місяців тому +1

    Most enjoyable tech channel on UA-cam love your content!

  • @tac6629
    @tac6629 10 місяців тому +38

    This was fkn hilarious! This is why Dawid is the best tech guy on youtube.

  • @OldManBadly
    @OldManBadly 10 місяців тому +4

    Great review, it is certainly a decent laptop for the diminished money. The power profile thing is a bit of a pain though, you sort of wish they could come up with a way to turn the power down and not stutter. Weirdness.
    I think the biggest point here is that Laptops have still been getting priced at COVID level pricing. The 25% reduction in price is pretty much in line with the reality of the marketplace. RAM is cheaper, M.2 drives are essentially free now, and overall market demand for these things is softer than 9 ply toilet tissue. Almost every laptop user bought a new one within the last two years, and they aren't going to be back in the market for a couple of more years unless they are feeding their old one coffee and gatorade. The price reflects the market, and I am guessing this laptop will bargain bin right around 999$ by the end of it's career.

  • @electricminecrafter
    @electricminecrafter 10 місяців тому +2

    i love how he pronounces legion as leg-ion as in a leg with no electrons

  • @dragone3
    @dragone3 10 місяців тому +1

    love your videos man

  • @moonlambo5229
    @moonlambo5229 10 місяців тому +6

    Thats a pretty good deal for that much speed and power. I paid twice that for my i7-11th Gen with built in 3080.

    • @Agent_Alpha
      @Agent_Alpha 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah i remember when the Zephyrus M16 came out with the 11800H/11900H and 3080 it cost around more than $3000, and it was my dream laptop. Now i can finally purchase the M16, but with a 12700H and 3060 lol. I realized that i didnt need that much performance, but it still needs to be capable and portable as well so i chose the Zephyrus

    • @moonlambo5229
      @moonlambo5229 10 місяців тому

      @@Agent_Alpha That's also what I did. I was ready to spend $3000 on a then current 12th gen i7 with 3080 but the 11th Gen was $1000 less with the same 3080 card. Benchmarks are pretty much the same as well.

  • @vgtrombone
    @vgtrombone 10 місяців тому +43

    I think I'd take a laptop with a Ryzen 6000 chip and 3080 over this, especially with that abysmal memory bandwidth. No frame gen, but frankly I'd rather just turn down the settings a bit considering the insane PPI of that display

    • @federicocatelli8785
      @federicocatelli8785 10 місяців тому

      👍

    • @supersaiyenunlimit2
      @supersaiyenunlimit2 10 місяців тому +1

      I snagged my Legion with a Ryzen 6800H and 3070TI for $1100 during Memorial Day. Its been absolutely great, I was thinking of going for a 4000 series but....the results weren't all that impressive to warrant the $300-400 difference. I'd honestly would've been more keen to get a RX 6800S version, but it wasn't in stock or available. If Intel can get ARC together fully, it would be nice to have those as an option outside of Desktops.

    • @federicocatelli8785
      @federicocatelli8785 10 місяців тому +2

      @@supersaiyenunlimit2
      You did well those midrange rtx cards (4060 4070) makes little sense ...same memory and similiar performance than previous gen but pricier

    • @supersaiyenunlimit2
      @supersaiyenunlimit2 10 місяців тому

      @federicocatelli8785 Exactly. The 40 series "tax" just isn't warranted, especially not with how Nvidia has skewed the product line up to where the series doesn't even signify with its naming scheme anymore.

    • @stevenellenberger6682
      @stevenellenberger6682 10 місяців тому +1

      honestly framegen sucks anyways compared to actual rendered frames...the input latency on some games is incredibly noticeable going from 1-3ms to as high as 30-40ms is a big difference and makes some games feel sluggish when using it so I turned it off altogether...tech's neat but not worth it...maybe it'll mature later but I wouldn't buy into it the 4000 series in general have been a joke and the only reason I have one is getting a good deal on a desktop with one in it.

  • @YESHTOFU
    @YESHTOFU 10 місяців тому

    Brro you got me subscribed in the first few seconds. Seeing actual Laptops in the wild lmfao I love it.

  • @sirkyoj1
    @sirkyoj1 6 місяців тому

    Probably the best comic start to a tech video ever.

  • @thecaybob1
    @thecaybob1 10 місяців тому +12

    MSI has a laptop with a 4070 (laptop) for 1k, you should test that out and compare it...see what the 500 difference is

    • @mukkah
      @mukkah 10 місяців тому

      Love my gf76 12ue but would be worried about a 1k$ msi laptop running 4070, build quality wise hehe ^^
      Def curious to see!

    • @XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav
      @XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav 7 місяців тому

      Msi laptops tend to be very very low quality compared to lenovo

  • @Mr.Cactus0
    @Mr.Cactus0 10 місяців тому +14

    I got a legion laptop myself recently and i must say, it was definitely worth it!

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 10 місяців тому

      yeah I got one too at like half price and it's amazing?

    • @lil_brumski
      @lil_brumski 10 місяців тому +1

      I got one too but in my dream...

    • @lsp6032
      @lsp6032 10 місяців тому

      got a legion pro 7i with 4090m(ported from 4080 desktop) to run multiple bluestacks emulators and a game at the same time, looking at vram usage and it showed that 4080m(ported from 4070ti desktop) cannot handle such absurd load, with over 14gb used, 40 series is so top heavy that it isn't funny, with huge gaps between 4070m and 4080m that can be easily fulfilled by 4070m ti with 12gb vram that is ported from desktop 4070. battery life is pretty long with tweaks and a undervolt applied even on conservation mode which limits battery charge

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 10 місяців тому

      @@lsp6032 I just got a 3060 machine and am pretty happy with it.

  • @Vedant9710
    @Vedant9710 10 місяців тому +2

    1:57 I think only the high powered bricks use the proprietary Lenovo yellow connector for charging. My laptop has the barrel adapter (Lenovo Laptop too) and a lot of other ones also have thunderbolt charging via USB C

    • @EvilTurkeySlices
      @EvilTurkeySlices 10 місяців тому

      The older ThinkPads used it too. Though my T530 uses the old IBM Round one.

  • @PogoDarnexx
    @PogoDarnexx 10 місяців тому

    That Intro was amazing! Prof. Dr. Dawid on the hunt!

  • @bigratkiller1
    @bigratkiller1 10 місяців тому +3

    Conclusion........the lower price is cheaper than the higher price 😆

  • @AnnaDoes
    @AnnaDoes 10 місяців тому +10

    TechBio lesson by Dawid study notes:
    *Prehistoric Laptopus Gamis*
    Price drop just before death.
    *Modern Laptopus Gamis*
    Price drop after only 4 months.
    Reason: Nvidia’s been greedy 😂

  • @matthew5395
    @matthew5395 10 місяців тому +1

    That intro was awesome. Made me laugh and that’s what counts

  • @aku2dimensional
    @aku2dimensional 10 місяців тому +1

    I'd like to drop one of those Legion boards into my old Thinkpad, guess it would fit like a big block engine inside of a Corolla though.

  • @mkrete
    @mkrete 10 місяців тому +2

    Still rocking last years legion laptop. Love it still. Only downside is having to remove the bloatware they install, and I still don't really like the legion software they have on it, but those are only minor issues.

    • @BigBratMatt
      @BigBratMatt 10 місяців тому +1

      i do a clean install on any laptop i buy or help someone else set up, i hate the bloatware so much. I made sure to remove everyting on my current HP laptop, but the McAfee notifications to reinstall it kept popping up. A clean windows install was the only way to get rid of it. I don't trust any factory installs of windows anymore, only the ones i install from Microsoft themselves.

    • @mstu8097
      @mstu8097 10 місяців тому +1

      I learned my lesson to always clean install.

    • @jeanvaljean6433
      @jeanvaljean6433 10 місяців тому

      Vantage isn't bloatware, it gives you bios updates and an easy way to toggle hybrid mode/perfomance modes. Not to mention it takes like no ram

  • @V1CT1MIZED
    @V1CT1MIZED 10 місяців тому +8

    I had a choice between a ROG ally or laptop. No regrets on the Ally and it lives up to its name with my desktop PC. Plus I saved some money.

  • @no1Liikeglenn
    @no1Liikeglenn 10 місяців тому +2

    2:01 And back to the ocean it goes.

  • @littleluci9395
    @littleluci9395 10 місяців тому

    Absolutely love your videos dude! Don’t know why but the ‘square USB’ triggered my childhood and geometry! I’m pretty sure that’s a rectangle 😂

  • @ikepigott
    @ikepigott 10 місяців тому +3

    I believe I have the predecessor of this, with the RTX 3060 (lappy version) and it is solid.

  • @justadude6732
    @justadude6732 10 місяців тому +5

    I personally own a high end laptop, and yeah, build quality is definitely a downside of these expensive units. Just not getting what you're paying for. and dont even get started on the hinges breaking.
    Love your videos, keep it comin'!

  • @conor9100
    @conor9100 10 місяців тому

    Amazing intro, love it!

  • @nimodium
    @nimodium 10 місяців тому +1

    That intro was one of the best things i've seen in a while

  • @breakingaustin
    @breakingaustin 10 місяців тому +9

    The laptop is still £1600.. setting the price stupidly high at £2100 and then 'reducing' it to what you would expect to pay for the specs while making it look like an incredible deal isn't new.. and they shouldn't do it at all.. it bad practice and Micro Centre are one of the worst.. not sure how much they paid you Dawid but damn..

  • @xyrxFR
    @xyrxFR 10 місяців тому +2

    i thought that poor razer laptop would fall into the river

  • @robert1975031
    @robert1975031 10 місяців тому

    gave the video a thumbs up just after seeing the intro lol. that was pure gold.

  • @Redmage913
    @Redmage913 10 місяців тому +1

    You’d be a perfect Dumbledore on stage.

  • @elliothunter2579
    @elliothunter2579 10 місяців тому +1

    I managed to snag a t RTX 3060 version of this laptop (basically) a while back - for about £700! Cracking wee machine, and I do have plans to upgrade it in times to come to keep it current (I recently bought myself a wee place and so needed a decent laptop for the moment whilst I do everything up.)

  • @n0n0n0n0
    @n0n0n0n0 10 місяців тому

    Love your channel bro

  • @homiehufsa568
    @homiehufsa568 10 місяців тому +2

    Keep up the good work!

  • @lxkey1
    @lxkey1 10 місяців тому +1

    Love your vids!

  • @lazerblazer528
    @lazerblazer528 10 місяців тому +2

    That intro 😂❤

  • @PeteOliva
    @PeteOliva 10 місяців тому

    I have a Legion "Slim 7" from 2021 with a Ryzen 7 5800H and a RTX 3060 Max Q and it still to this day will tear through anything current on high settings with a minimum of 60fps. Quite happy with how well it's holding up.

  • @techmaster170
    @techmaster170 7 місяців тому

    I bought one of these laptops from micro center a few weeks ago and i'm loving it so far. Nice review.

  • @dalvgame4241
    @dalvgame4241 10 місяців тому

    very beautiful forest in the background of the intro!

  • @Blamvideo
    @Blamvideo 10 місяців тому

    Ha! Awesome Dawid! Well done! I guess Vancouver is basically a colder, wetter Amazon anyways. Keep up the great content! Here's some suggestions...
    1. When parts go bad! A compilation video of your smoke filled mishaps!
    2. Anything on old school gaming emulation.
    3. In the future I had always imagined that we would have a pocket computer that we could dock to a larger screen and different interface (keyboard and mouse). Is there anything like that?

  • @dimitardimitrov1323
    @dimitardimitrov1323 10 місяців тому

    "Laptopus Gamus"😂man i loved the intro!

  • @Imkishore_12
    @Imkishore_12 10 місяців тому +1

    Love you dawid, probably the best Channel intro, also i would be scared if they fell on the river 💀

  • @vada952
    @vada952 10 місяців тому

    that intro was well done my friend

  • @ThePike220
    @ThePike220 10 місяців тому

    solid intro, loved it

  • @redashrajal
    @redashrajal 10 місяців тому

    Props on the intro

  • @oli6108
    @oli6108 10 місяців тому

    Is some of the stuttering maybe because of shader compilation stutter if the games are being installed for the first time on there? Great video as always, intro had me

  • @Wii1235
    @Wii1235 10 місяців тому +1

    The intro was the best part

  • @509brown
    @509brown 10 місяців тому

    Well done!! It would have been interesting to plug your monitor into the HDMI output. I don't have a clue how interestng, though.

  • @veraxis9961
    @veraxis9961 10 місяців тому +2

    Seems like a nice laptop for the price. The upgradeability is always nice to see, even if I agree that 32GB will probably be enough for most things for the foreseeable future. I think there are probably also some good deals to be had on 12th gen/30 series laptops which are still perfectly usable and discounted even more than some of these.

  • @JR_GAMING_
    @JR_GAMING_ 10 місяців тому +2

    Love you dawid❤️

  • @joelcarson4602
    @joelcarson4602 10 місяців тому

    Moving away from the Atlanta Metro area has both saddened and perversely, enriched me since there no longer two Micro Center stores within easy driving distance and my computer gear impulse purchasing has dropped way off as a result.

  • @miketorrance5414
    @miketorrance5414 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome intro!

  • @joshconfer209
    @joshconfer209 10 місяців тому

    Can confirm good laptop. Have the previous gen 12 3070 ti. Its a very nice experience to use if not just a tiny bit to heavy to carry around comfortably.

  • @BongoBrando
    @BongoBrando 10 місяців тому

    That looks like the exact same keyboard as the one I have in my 2015 X1 Carbon. That laptop is still kicking today!

  • @jeffwhite9001
    @jeffwhite9001 10 місяців тому

    4:52 man I nearly fell off my seat, that was funny.

  • @NotoriousScarFace
    @NotoriousScarFace 10 місяців тому

    loved that intro !

  • @Lowebrow
    @Lowebrow 10 місяців тому

    Epic introduction Dawid! Lol

  • @futurepastnow
    @futurepastnow 6 місяців тому

    I've got a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 with a 3060, a couple years old now but it was a great deal when new even with the inflated prices at the time. I upgraded the RAM, added a second m.2 drive.

  • @TheLoneGunman.
    @TheLoneGunman. 10 місяців тому

    My guy took all that too the woods just for that bit? Legendary.