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Lenovo LOQ 15.6" Gaming Laptop (83JC0000US) on sale for
$699.99.
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Lenovo LOQ 15.6" Gaming Laptop (83JC0000US) on sale for
$699.99.
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Specs:
- 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD 144Hz 300-nits 100% sRGB G-SYNC IPS Display
- AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS 8-Core / 16 Thread Processor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (TGP 105W)
- 16GB (2x 8GB) SO-DIMM DDR5-4800 RAM
- 512GB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) | Bluetooth 5.2
- White Backlit Keyboard + HD 720p webcam
- Windows 11 Home
- Ports:
- 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps) w/ Lenovo PowerDelivery 140W Charging & DisplayPort 1.4 support
- 1x HDMI 2.1 (up to 8K/60Hz)
- 1x 3.5mm headphone / microphone combo jack
- 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
- 1x Power connector
- 60Whr Battery
- Weight: 5.25-lbs
Top Comments
The Ryzen 7 7435HS CPU is a little older based on the Zen 3+ architecture. It's still a good gaming CPU, but it doesn't have integrated graphics or an NPU for AI enabled workloads. The 4060 RTX GPU will handle both of those for you, but it will also suck up electricity compared to an iGPU or NPU, so don't expect stellar battery life on the go. A review from Toms Hardware listed the battery life at a paltry 3:24 from the 60 WHr battery. 🙈
Review: https://www.tomshardwar
The 4060 is almost fully powered at 105W TDP. It could theoretically handle 115 and maybe that's the "boost clock" that is referenced. The reviewed games were all playable at FHD on high settings.
The screen specs are acceptable to good at 300 nits and 100% color coverage and a matte finish helps with reflections. The Toms Hardware reviewer seemed impressed with the screen, the keyboard and the overall build quality.
USB-C with PD and DP is good to see along with USB-A and HDMI ports. Ports are all on the right side and back of the chassis, no ports on the left side in case you're a left handed mouse user.
The RAM, SSD and WiFi card can all be upgraded and it looks like there is an empty SSD slot which can accommodate longer 2280 SSDs. You'll be able to upgrade everything except for the battery life on this laptop if you so desire.
As long as you can live with the low battery life (easier with USB-C charging) this would make an excellent FHD gaming laptop. At 5.25 lbs it's on the heavy side, so portability is this laptops weakness. At $700 you're getting a great deal on something that will play modern games at acceptable frame rates.
This has a 100% sRGB IPS 1080p144 screen which is unusual at this price point. Usually they are 45% NTSC (about 65% sRGB).
RAM is socketed DDR5-4800 and there are two NVMe slots that are 2280 gen 4x4 capable. It ships with a DRAMless 2242 512GB. So there is plenty of upgrade capability.
7435HS is 8C/16T Zen3+ not Zen4 but still a decent CPU, more than enough to saturate a 4060.
Battery is only 60 Wh and there is presumably no hardware MUX at this price point, so you shouldn't expect to game on battery, think of it as a built-in UPS. Lenovo specs MobileMark non-gaming at 3.8 hours, but gaming is probably 1-1.5 hours.
There is no USB4/Thunderbolt but at least it at has one USB-C 10Gb port (plus 3 USB 5G Type A), some of these doorbusters recently have had only 5G ports so this is a small step up
Wi-Fi is only 6 + BT 5.1, but it uses a socketed 2230 module and you can upgrade to an Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 + BT 5.4 for about $20
The touchpad is a Precision TouchPad which is good, but there is no biometric login (no fingerprint or IR camera). Touchpad is off center due to the numeric keypad and the arrow keys are exploded which makes them full size, some may like this, some may not.
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The Ryzen 7 7435HS CPU is a little older based on the Zen 3+ architecture. It's still a good gaming CPU, but it doesn't have integrated graphics or an NPU for AI enabled workloads. The 4060 RTX GPU will handle both of those for you, but it will also suck up electricity compared to an iGPU or NPU, so don't expect stellar battery life on the go. A review from Toms Hardware listed the battery life at a paltry 3:24 from the 60 WHr battery. 🙈
Review: https://www.tomshardwar
The 4060 is almost fully powered at 105W TDP. It could theoretically handle 115 and maybe that's the "boost clock" that is referenced. The reviewed games were all playable at FHD on high settings.
The screen specs are acceptable to good at 300 nits and 100% color coverage and a matte finish helps with reflections. The Toms Hardware reviewer seemed impressed with the screen, the keyboard and the overall build quality.
USB-C with PD and DP is good to see along with USB-A and HDMI ports. Ports are all on the right side and back of the chassis, no ports on the left side in case you're a left handed mouse user.
The RAM, SSD and WiFi card can all be upgraded and it looks like there is an empty SSD slot which can accommodate longer 2280 SSDs. You'll be able to upgrade everything except for the battery life on this laptop if you so desire.
As long as you can live with the low battery life (easier with USB-C charging) this would make an excellent FHD gaming laptop. At 5.25 lbs it's on the heavy side, so portability is this laptops weakness. At $700 you're getting a great deal on something that will play modern games at acceptable frame rates.
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