Update: This popular deal is still available.
Lenovo has
Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 Laptop (82RG001JUS) on sale for
$1749.99 when you apply coupon code
LEGION5PAMD at checkout.
Shipping is free.
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Specs:
- 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, HDR400, 100% RGB, 500 nits, 165Hz, LED Backlight Display
- AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8-Cores, 16-Threads (3.30GHz Base / 4.90GHz Boost) Processor
- 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-4800MHz (SODIMM) RAM
- 2TB (2 x 1TB) M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth 5.1 or above
- 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home 64
- Ports:
- 3x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- 1x Headphone / mic combo
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x Ethernet (RJ45)
Top Comments
Yes, AMD Advantage is great, and the 6850M XT should be an excellent performer, but:
* 6850M XT does not support DLSS
* I personally do not care for the Alienware bling
* 4K panel on a laptop, even with a powerful GPU like the 6850M XT, is not great for gaming in my opinion. You have to either game at 4K with bad performance, or run your games at a lower resolution, which can look weird. 2560x1600 with a 16:10 aspect ratio, paired with a fairly powerful GPU like a 150W 3070ti is a sweet spot.
* m17 has a 17 inch panel, but it's a 16:9 aspect ratio compared to the Legion 5 Pro's 16:10.
* Build quality and design on the Legion 5 Pro will be better in my personal opinion. I recently returned an M15 R7, and the Legion 5 Pro is better in this area. Excellent cooling design and layout with the internals.
* Are you paying extra for a 32GB RAM bump you don't need? If you're gaming, multitasking, coding, 16GB of fast DDR5 should be enough. Not saying you don't need 32GB, just throwing that out there.
* Legion 5 Pro is not exactly thin and light, but it probably looks like an Ultrabook compared to the m17.
Again, these are mostly personal opinions. $2000 was a good price for the Alienware, but you're not getting night and day performance compared to the Legion 5 Pro.
At $1399, you could throw another roughly $200 into the Legion and get a 2TB SK Hynix P41 NVME drive. That would bring you up to 3TB of super fast storage, and you would still have $400 left over for a Switch OLED + game.
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also comparing to the r7 version on ebay for 1399,
https://slickdeals.net/f/16073080-alienware-m17-r5-laptop-17-3-quot-4k-120hz-ips-ryzen-9-6900hx-rx-6850m-xt-12gb-32gb-ddr5-1tb-nvme-ssd-mechanical-keyboard-win11h-2000-f-s
also comparing to the r7 version on ebay for 1399,
i know the deal expired, but i would pick alienware over this.
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Yes, AMD Advantage is great, and the 6850M XT should be an excellent performer, but:
* 6850M XT does not support DLSS
* I personally do not care for the Alienware bling
* 4K panel on a laptop, even with a powerful GPU like the 6850M XT, is not great for gaming in my opinion. You have to either game at 4K with bad performance, or run your games at a lower resolution, which can look weird. 2560x1600 with a 16:10 aspect ratio, paired with a fairly powerful GPU like a 150W 3070ti is a sweet spot.
* m17 has a 17 inch panel, but it's a 16:9 aspect ratio compared to the Legion 5 Pro's 16:10.
* Build quality and design on the Legion 5 Pro will be better in my personal opinion. I recently returned an M15 R7, and the Legion 5 Pro is better in this area. Excellent cooling design and layout with the internals.
* Are you paying extra for a 32GB RAM bump you don't need? If you're gaming, multitasking, coding, 16GB of fast DDR5 should be enough. Not saying you don't need 32GB, just throwing that out there.
* Legion 5 Pro is not exactly thin and light, but it probably looks like an Ultrabook compared to the m17.
Again, these are mostly personal opinions. $2000 was a good price for the Alienware, but you're not getting night and day performance compared to the Legion 5 Pro.
At $1399, you could throw another roughly $200 into the Legion and get a 2TB SK Hynix P41 NVME drive. That would bring you up to 3TB of super fast storage, and you would still have $400 left over for a Switch OLED + game.
Honestly thought "no way will they let this stack". Was wrong!
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Yes, AMD Advantage is great, and the 6850M XT should be an excellent performer, but:
* 6850M XT does not support DLSS
* I personally do not care for the Alienware bling
* 4K panel on a laptop, even with a powerful GPU like the 6850M XT, is not great for gaming in my opinion. You have to either game at 4K with bad performance, or run your games at a lower resolution, which can look weird. 2560x1600 with a 16:10 aspect ratio, paired with a fairly powerful GPU like a 150W 3070ti is a sweet spot.
* m17 has a 17 inch panel, but it's a 16:9 aspect ratio compared to the Legion 5 Pro's 16:10.
* Build quality and design on the Legion 5 Pro will be better in my personal opinion. I recently returned an M15 R7, and the Legion 5 Pro is better in this area. Excellent cooling design and layout with the internals.
* Are you paying extra for a 32GB RAM bump you don't need? If you're gaming, multitasking, coding, 16GB of fast DDR5 should be enough. Not saying you don't need 32GB, just throwing that out there.
* Legion 5 Pro is not exactly thin and light, but it probably looks like an Ultrabook compared to the m17.
Again, these are mostly personal opinions. $2000 was a good price for the Alienware, but you're not getting night and day performance compared to the Legion 5 Pro.
At $1399, you could throw another roughly $200 into the Legion and get a 2TB SK Hynix P41 NVME drive. That would bring you up to 3TB of super fast storage, and you would still have $400 left over for a Switch OLED + game.
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