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frontpageDr.W posted Oct 06, 2025 05:07 AM
frontpageDr.W posted Oct 06, 2025 05:07 AM

Lenovo LOQ Laptop: 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Ryzen 5 7235HS, RTX 4050, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Best Buy via eBay has Lenovo LOQ Laptop (83JC00GKUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy also has Lenovo LOQ Laptop (83JC00GKUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free store pickup is available where stock permits.

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Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS (4C / 8T, 3.2 / 4.2GHz, 2MB L2 / 8MB L3)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 144Hz 300 nits G-Sync Display
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 12GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800 Memory
  • 512GB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax 2x2 + BT5.2
  • White Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 3x USB-A (USB 5Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 1)
    • 1x USB-C (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2), with Lenovo PD 140W and DisplayPort 1.4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1, up to 8K/60Hz
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • 60Wh Battery
  • 5.25 lbs
  • Manufacturer specs page

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $30 less than our previous Frontpage Deal from mid-September.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 100 Best Buy customer reviews.
    • 1-year warranty.
  • Additional notes:

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Best Buy via eBay has Lenovo LOQ Laptop (83JC00GKUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy also has Lenovo LOQ Laptop (83JC00GKUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS (4C / 8T, 3.2 / 4.2GHz, 2MB L2 / 8MB L3)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 144Hz 300 nits G-Sync Display
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 12GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800 Memory
  • 512GB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax 2x2 + BT5.2
  • White Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 3x USB-A (USB 5Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 1)
    • 1x USB-C (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2), with Lenovo PD 140W and DisplayPort 1.4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1, up to 8K/60Hz
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • 60Wh Battery
  • 5.25 lbs
  • Manufacturer specs page

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $30 less than our previous Frontpage Deal from mid-September.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 100 Best Buy customer reviews.
    • 1-year warranty.
  • Additional notes:

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Written by Dr.W

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Oct 06, 2025 05:38 AM
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ChuckD9962Oct 06, 2025 05:38 AM
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Ram on this seems to be 12gb not 16gb
Oct 06, 2025 10:34 AM
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gareneauOct 06, 2025 10:34 AM
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1x 12GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800; Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Oct 06, 2025 03:44 PM
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minhimalsOct 06, 2025 03:44 PM
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Quote from gareneau :
1x 12GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800; Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
dumb question, cause im 5. So can I just add another 12gb on top of it for dual channel? or dual channel only go with 4,8,16,32gb etc?
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Oct 06, 2025 05:04 PM
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CinnagarOct 06, 2025 05:04 PM
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Quote from minhimals :
dumb question, cause im 5. So can I just add another 12gb on top of it for dual channel? or dual channel only go with 4,8,16,32gb etc?

You probably could, but DDR5 4800 is kinda slow; if it were me, I'd replace it with 32GB DDR5 6000.
Oct 06, 2025 05:49 PM
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Oct 06, 2025 05:52 PM
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SiennaAlpaca6458Oct 06, 2025 05:52 PM
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Other than poor battery life due to lack of iGPU, would this be decent for light UE5 development?
Oct 06, 2025 07:05 PM
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QueeefInhalerOct 06, 2025 07:05 PM
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Would this be good to play Waterpark Simulator?

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Quote from minhimals :
Quote from gareneau

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1x 12GB SO-DIMM DDR5-4800; Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
dumb question, cause im 5. So can I just add another 12gb on top of it for dual channel? or dual channel only go with 4,8,16,32gb etc?
You can. DDR5 appears to be the first standard to support 12GB DIMMS / SODIMMs, and you can find identical speed 12GB SODIMMs on Amazon and eBay.

Apart from this, that 12GB RAM is a serious handicap and it's silly for a laptop to ship with a dGPU and under 16GB RAM in 2025. Upgrade to at least 16GB, or you'll run into serious memory issues with most modern games. 24GB RAM should be acceptable with this laptop, but if it were me, I'd recommend replacing at 12GB 4800 SODIMM with 2x16GB DDR5 5600. 5600 appears to be the max speed this series can support.

After that, your real limitation will be that 4 core CPU. Most modern games are now being designed to take advantage of 6 or more cores. It likely will not hold back that RTX 4050 however, so this laptop makes for a decent low-end gaming laptop once the RAM is upgraded. The 6GB VRAM is yet another limitation, so don't expect this to run Ultra-level textures at 1080p with any AAA game from the past 3 years.
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Oct 07, 2025 05:13 PM
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mreeves90Oct 07, 2025 05:13 PM
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Just bought at this price yesterday. Running GSPro Golf simulator software pretty well. Flyovers look smooth.
Oct 07, 2025 10:07 PM
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eytxOct 07, 2025 10:07 PM
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Looks like a really good deal for the price. Managed to snag an open box excellent one for my son at $520. This will be a welcome upgrade from his current bottom bin HP Pavilion i3 laptop.
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edtrussellYesterday 01:46 AM
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I opened mine up and checked the hardware. It ships with a single 12 GB DDR5-4800 stick and one open RAM slot. The board supports up to 64 GB total (2×32 GB). The main SSD is a Micron 2500 Gen 4×4 in the M.2 2280 slot. There's a second open M.2 slot next to the Wi-Fi card, and it actually has mounting posts for both 2242 and 2280 drives, so it supports either size. You can add another full-length 2280 NVMe drive there.
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NeatCable281Today 04:58 AM
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Quote from Cinnagar :
You probably could, but DDR5 4800 is kinda slow; if it were me, I'd replace it with 32GB DDR5 6000.
Quote from OrangeJulius :
You can. DDR5 appears to be the first standard to support 12GB DIMMS / SODIMMs, and you can find identical speed 12GB SODIMMs on Amazon and eBay.

Apart from this, that 12GB RAM is a serious handicap and it's silly for a laptop to ship with a dGPU and under 16GB RAM in 2025. Upgrade to at least 16GB, or you'll run into serious memory issues with most modern games. 24GB RAM should be acceptable with this laptop, but if it were me, I'd recommend replacing at 12GB 4800 SODIMM with 2x16GB DDR5 5600. 5600 appears to be the max speed this series can support.

After that, your real limitation will be that 4 core CPU. Most modern games are now being designed to take advantage of 6 or more cores. It likely will not hold back that RTX 4050 however, so this laptop makes for a decent low-end gaming laptop once the RAM is upgraded. The 6GB VRAM is yet another limitation, so don't expect this to run Ultra-level textures at 1080p with any AAA game from the past 3 years.
FYI this CPU is so bad that the max RAM speed it supports literally is 4800. No point getting faster RAM
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FatSmurfToday 08:06 AM
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[/QUOTE] Apart from this, that 12GB RAM is a serious handicap and it's silly for a laptop to ship with a dGPU and under 16GB RAM in 2025. Upgrade to at least 16GB, or you'll run into serious memory issues with most modern games. 24GB RAM should be acceptable with this laptop, but if it were me, I'd recommend replacing at 12GB 4800 SODIMM with 2x16GB DDR5 5600.[/QUOTE]

There are certainly reasons to upgrade RAM (if you're going to use it for RAM intensive applications like video editing, to give one specific example) but respectfully speaking you are completely wrong about running into "serious memory issues with most modern games."

Going from 12GB of RAM to 32GB or 64GB or 1 million GB of RAM will do absolutely zero to improve the performance of any game in existence. And I mean that literally, you won't even see a .01% improvement in FPS.

You don't understand the function of RAM and are misleading people.
Last edited by FatSmurf October 9, 2025 at 01:08 AM.
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FatSmurfToday 08:10 AM
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Quote from OrangeJulius :
Apart from this, that 12GB RAM is a serious handicap and it's silly for a laptop to ship with a dGPU and under 16GB RAM in 2025. Upgrade to at least 16GB, or you'll run into serious memory issues with most modern games. 24GB RAM should be acceptable with this laptop, but if it were me, I'd recommend replacing at 12GB 4800 SODIMM with 2x16GB DDR5 5600. 5600 appears to be the max speed this series can support.
There are certainly reasons to upgrade RAM (if you're going to use it for RAM intensive applications like video editing, to give one specific example) but respectfully speaking you are completely wrong about running into "serious memory issues with most modern games."

Going from 12GB of RAM to 32GB or 64GB or 1 million GB of RAM will do absolutely zero to improve the performance of any game in existence. And I mean that literally, you won't even see a 1% improvement in FPS by adding more RAM.

You don't understand the function of RAM and are misleading people.

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