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Lenovo Legion 5 17.3" Laptop (82JY003UUS) for
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Specs
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H Processor (3.20 GHz, up to 4.40 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache)
- 17.3" 1920 x 1080 144Hz 300nits IPS Display w/ Dolby Vision
- 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory
- 1TB PCIe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB Graphics
- 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- 4x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x HDMI
- 802.11AX (2 x 2) WiFi + Bluetooth 5.1
- Windows 10 Home
Top Comments
Don't listen to the "last year's chassis" guy. Most laptop makers don't really even "make" their own laptops. Faceless tech companies will sell them the design. In this way it's possible that you get a laptop from one company that is internally similar to a laptop from another. Like if MSI and Lenovo bought their design from Quanta computer, then those laptops may be more closely related than you'd imagine.
What matters to you, the consumer? 1stly, the CPU and GPU chips, along with the RAM and storage. Secondly, (mostly for gamers) you need to consider wattage and cooling. You may think a 3080 beats a 3070, and you wouldn't be wrong to think that way. The issue is that if the 3080 is being underfed by low wattage, it may underperform vs the 3070.
Cooling is an issue too. Heat kills electronics. Laptops are a compromise solution to begin with, due to packing an entire computer's hardware into a compact space. When your laptop heats up, it's programmed to scale back performance in order to reduce thermals. This is good...you don't want your gear to cook. But the downside is you lose performance when this happens.
You can have the two different laptops with the same specs, and due to the thermal solution, they could perform differently. Add in the fact that each laptop has its own wattage rating, and you can have wildly different levels of performance between similarly specced laptops.
Honestly, it's a nightmare for the common consumer. So it's up to us to set the record straight and help people understand. I'll post the details in a different comment since this one is long enough.
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15.6" MSI laptop. Solid laptop but the screen is pretty bad on it.
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It sounds like you might be able to squeeze a tiny bit more performance out of the GP66 due to the ability to undervolt and the like but it's probably imperceptible in real world scenarios at the end of the day though.
I'd say the real value in the GP66 deal is the Costco extended warranty and return window that will last through the holiday in the event something amazing shows up.
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So this one with the 3070 or the 5i Pro with the 3060 for $1,800?
So this one with the 3070 or the 5i Pro with the 3060 for $1,800?
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