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I own this Laptop. Some things not mentioned in the specs:
Fingerprint reader in the power button for Windows Hello.
1 spare m.2 slot for additional ssd (2x total)
USB-C charging is possible up to 140w (with Lenovo's 140w USB-C charger)
Some reviews state G-Sync can be enabled when using the d-GPU only, others state this does not have G-Sync. (I should test this, but am not sensitive to screen tearing so I don't notice it to begin with).
Aluminum lid and base plate.
Charging brick is significantly smaller than the bricks for the Legion 5 Slim 16" model and others with a 200W+ brick.
Dedicated calculator Fn button (lol).
I also purchased an Asus g14 and objectively the screen, build quality, and cooling on this laptop is head and shoulders above the g14 - all without any extra tweaking.
On the negative side, this laptop has all soldered RAM, but it's ddr5-6400 at least. In comparing 780m performance between games with the 32gb version I ordered from Lenovo directly, I haven't seen any marked difference. Power users may see a difference in some specific use-cases.
A little review after owning mine for a while. I've owned lots of laptops over the years, including several MacBooks/Pros, Alienware, Spectre x360, and have replaced my Zephyrus G15 with this Lenovo Legion Slim.
The size and weight are excellent. It's lightweight and thin, and gaming performance is still very good.
When not in gaming performance mode, I regularly get 8-9 hours on a charge with office and web use. Definitely a solid workday laptop that doesn't look like a gamer laptop to the untrained eye.
The keyboard is good. The touchpad is fantastic. Superior to my Zephyrus track pad, and on par with MacBook pro and HP Spectre quality. It's accurate, clicks are perfect, gestures are intuitive and smooth - it's easily one of the best track pads out there on a modern laptop. This surprised me, as I didn't think the Zephyrus track pad was particularly bad.
The screen is where this thing leaves competitors in the dust. Getting that sharp of an OLED screen with the taller aspect ratio for $1100-ish, WITH a 4060??
Hella fine deal. I am very pleased with the laptop over all, and even 16GB should be good for the lifespan of the laptop for gaming and basic work, at least. I did pay a little more and get the 32gb when I bought mine because I do heavy video and photo editing on mine.
Games don't ever use it all, but video and photo projects gobble up RAM in a hurry!
Overall, highly recommend this laptop, and am happy to answer any questions about it, including comparing to competing models.
One odd thing missing is USB4. You're stuck with the included 4060 graphics since an eGPU isn't an option.
edit: one other odd thing - going from performance graphics mode to integrated only for max battery life requires a restart. on my Zephyrus it didn't, so this is strange and inconvenient to me. If someone knows something I'm missing, please let me know.
I believe this model of lenovo should have the dedicated mux switch so switching from integrated to dpu doesn't require a restart. I know the cheaper lenovo loq models have it
This is correct. Mine will flash the screen to black for ~1 full second when it switches, but no restart is required.
Ah ok I was confused because it is super obvious when it happens.
So just to update you, I discovered that I can, indeed, notice screen tearing. I had disabled v-sync to play a game on the iGPU to get a little extra performance out of it and it was quite noticeable. I enabled v-sync and it smoothed right out. So apparently this laptop at least has v-sync, but I don't know about g-sync.
So just to update you, I discovered that I can, indeed, notice screen tearing. I had disabled v-sync to play a game on the iGPU to get a little extra performance out of it and it was quite noticeable. I enabled v-sync and it smoothed right out. So apparently this laptop at least has v-sync, but I don't know about g-sync.
Why would you need Vsync if it has G sync or free sync?
Why would you need Vsync if it has G sync or free sync?
I just wanted to say I really paid attention to see if I'd notice screen tearing and it was minimal but there with v-sync turned off. So if that answers your question maybe it's helpful.
I just wanted to say I really paid attention to see if I'd notice screen tearing and it was minimal but there with v-sync turned off. So if that answers your question maybe it's helpful.
A little review after owning mine for a while. I've owned lots of laptops over the years, including several MacBooks/Pros, Alienware, Spectre x360, and have replaced my Zephyrus G15 with this Lenovo Legion Slim.
The size and weight are excellent. It's lightweight and thin, and gaming performance is still very good.
When not in gaming performance mode, I regularly get 8-9 hours on a charge with office and web use. Definitely a solid workday laptop that doesn't look like a gamer laptop to the untrained eye.
The keyboard is good. The touchpad is fantastic. Superior to my Zephyrus track pad, and on par with MacBook pro and HP Spectre quality. It's accurate, clicks are perfect, gestures are intuitive and smooth - it's easily one of the best track pads out there on a modern laptop. This surprised me, as I didn't think the Zephyrus track pad was particularly bad.
The screen is where this thing leaves competitors in the dust. Getting that sharp of an OLED screen with the taller aspect ratio for $1100-ish, WITH a 4060??
Hella fine deal. I am very pleased with the laptop over all, and even 16GB should be good for the lifespan of the laptop for gaming and basic work, at least. I did pay a little more and get the 32gb when I bought mine because I do heavy video and photo editing on mine.
Games don't ever use it all, but video and photo projects gobble up RAM in a hurry!
Overall, highly recommend this laptop, and am happy to answer any questions about it, including comparing to competing models.
One odd thing missing is USB4. You're stuck with the included 4060 graphics since an eGPU isn't an option.
edit: one other odd thing - going from performance graphics mode to integrated only for max battery life requires a restart. on my Zephyrus it didn't, so this is strange and inconvenient to me. If someone knows something I'm missing, please let me know.
Did you get the Ryzen 9 version or stay with the Ryzen 7? Does it make much a difference in Video and photo projects?
Did you get the Ryzen 9 version or stay with the Ryzen 7? Does it make much a difference in Video and photo projects?
Looks like I got the Ryzen 7 version. I haven't done any big video projects on it yet, but photo projects and gaming are very fast on this thing. From what I've read, the difference between the two is about 1% on single core and 3% on multi core. It's hardly noticeable. It's like a 100mhz clock speed difference. They both have the same number of cores and same amount of cache.
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Fingerprint reader in the power button for Windows Hello.
1 spare m.2 slot for additional ssd (2x total)
USB-C charging is possible up to 140w (with Lenovo's 140w USB-C charger)
Some reviews state G-Sync can be enabled when using the d-GPU only, others state this does not have G-Sync. (I should test this, but am not sensitive to screen tearing so I don't notice it to begin with).
Aluminum lid and base plate.
Charging brick is significantly smaller than the bricks for the Legion 5 Slim 16" model and others with a 200W+ brick.
Dedicated calculator Fn button (lol).
I also purchased an Asus g14 and objectively the screen, build quality, and cooling on this laptop is head and shoulders above the g14 - all without any extra tweaking.
On the negative side, this laptop has all soldered RAM, but it's ddr5-6400 at least. In comparing 780m performance between games with the 32gb version I ordered from Lenovo directly, I haven't seen any marked difference. Power users may see a difference in some specific use-cases.
The size and weight are excellent. It's lightweight and thin, and gaming performance is still very good.
When not in gaming performance mode, I regularly get 8-9 hours on a charge with office and web use. Definitely a solid workday laptop that doesn't look like a gamer laptop to the untrained eye.
The keyboard is good. The touchpad is fantastic. Superior to my Zephyrus track pad, and on par with MacBook pro and HP Spectre quality. It's accurate, clicks are perfect, gestures are intuitive and smooth - it's easily one of the best track pads out there on a modern laptop. This surprised me, as I didn't think the Zephyrus track pad was particularly bad.
The screen is where this thing leaves competitors in the dust. Getting that sharp of an OLED screen with the taller aspect ratio for $1100-ish, WITH a 4060??
Hella fine deal. I am very pleased with the laptop over all, and even 16GB should be good for the lifespan of the laptop for gaming and basic work, at least. I did pay a little more and get the 32gb when I bought mine because I do heavy video and photo editing on mine.
Games don't ever use it all, but video and photo projects gobble up RAM in a hurry!
Overall, highly recommend this laptop, and am happy to answer any questions about it, including comparing to competing models.
One odd thing missing is USB4. You're stuck with the included 4060 graphics since an eGPU isn't an option.
edit: one other odd thing - going from performance graphics mode to integrated only for max battery life requires a restart. on my Zephyrus it didn't, so this is strange and inconvenient to me. If someone knows something I'm missing, please let me know.
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Why would you need Vsync if it has G sync or free sync?
The size and weight are excellent. It's lightweight and thin, and gaming performance is still very good.
When not in gaming performance mode, I regularly get 8-9 hours on a charge with office and web use. Definitely a solid workday laptop that doesn't look like a gamer laptop to the untrained eye.
The keyboard is good. The touchpad is fantastic. Superior to my Zephyrus track pad, and on par with MacBook pro and HP Spectre quality. It's accurate, clicks are perfect, gestures are intuitive and smooth - it's easily one of the best track pads out there on a modern laptop. This surprised me, as I didn't think the Zephyrus track pad was particularly bad.
The screen is where this thing leaves competitors in the dust. Getting that sharp of an OLED screen with the taller aspect ratio for $1100-ish, WITH a 4060??
Hella fine deal. I am very pleased with the laptop over all, and even 16GB should be good for the lifespan of the laptop for gaming and basic work, at least. I did pay a little more and get the 32gb when I bought mine because I do heavy video and photo editing on mine.
Games don't ever use it all, but video and photo projects gobble up RAM in a hurry!
Overall, highly recommend this laptop, and am happy to answer any questions about it, including comparing to competing models.
One odd thing missing is USB4. You're stuck with the included 4060 graphics since an eGPU isn't an option.
edit: one other odd thing - going from performance graphics mode to integrated only for max battery life requires a restart. on my Zephyrus it didn't, so this is strange and inconvenient to me. If someone knows something I'm missing, please let me know.
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