The SLIMMEST 15" AMD Gaming Laptop - Legion Slim 7 Review
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- The Legion Slim 7 aims to be the best slim and portable gaming laptop in the 15" category. To do that it uses an AMD Ryzen 5800H and an RTX 3060 along with some great battery life and some other interesting options. This might not be the best gaming laptop of 2021 but its certainly unique.
Buy items in this video from Best Buy & directly from Lenovo below:
Legion Slim 7 (Lenovo) - lenovo.vzew.net/7mGee5
Legion Slim 7 AMD RTX 3060 - bestbuy.7tiv.net/WD4xxe
Legion Slim 7 AMD RTX 3050 Ti - bestbuy.7tiv.net/2rjGGA
ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QNR on AMAZON - geni.us/Nk8FH
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Legion Slim 7 AMD
1:13 - Slim 7 Price & Spec Configurations
2:06 - The Competition
2:45 - Exterior Design & Build Quality
3:54 - Size and Weight
4:31 - Keyboard & Corsair iCUE ISSUES!
6:06 - Trackpad, Webcam & Speakers
7:24 - Ports
8:09 - Display Analysis
9:15 - Upgrade Options
9:44 - Legion Slim 7 Battery Life
10:30 - Performance Profiles Walkthrough
11:07 - CPU Power, Temperatures & Frequencies Over Time
12:23 - Noise Levels
12:45 - Surface Temperatures
13:05 - Real-World Performance
13:56 - GPU Power, Temperatures & Frequencies Over Time
14:58 - Gaming Benchmarks
15:44 - Legion Slim 7 AMD....the Best Yet?
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My Heart : Legion 7
My back : Slim 7
My mind : Legion 5 pro
My dad : Ideapad Gaming take it or leave.
This
And my dad got me ideapad (not the gaming one) 😑😑
Hinges on all of these: Aight imma head out
I have a Lenovo Ideapad Z50 with 2 core i7 4th gen and GeForce 840m. Its 7 years old and still going strong. I just have a problem with the hinge and replaced the hdd with ssd when it got slow. All valve games play perfectly except HL Alyx of course. Going to buy a new laptop next year. This is what my dad bought me when I was 10 now I will be 17 after 3 days. 10/10
@@aravpanwar2431 happy birthday in advance brother
This is the best sounding microphone I've ever heard on a laptop.
Agreed
all laptop microphones will sound good if you go into the mic settings in windows and disable "Enable Audio Enhancements" under the advanced Tab. go ahead, try it!
I agree too. Superb.
@@alertsemail7057 but then it sounds much quieter. What do?
@@licht4808 increase volume or boost a little.
Love the hinge wobble test. that alone makes me come back to your reviews
Finally! Ive been waiting for reviews of this laptop 😀
The best laptop review ever, it is an amazing review! Congratulations for being so professional and give us many tips and details about the laptop!!!
Is there a "Hardware Lighting" option in iCue for the keyboard? That will set a permanent setting that is loaded even before the OS and iCue load. Might help avoiding the various issues you noted.
Hey there, awesome video. Have you tried using VirtualBox VMs on this AMD chip? Do you know if it runs decently well?
I have a gen 1 ryzen 5 1600 and I ran into issues whilst trying to get virtualbox to work, so yeah I was wondering if it was any different on the legion?
Great review! Thank you! Good to see that the RTX 3060 can do 95+ W in performance model. A lot of people are mis-led and thought this is a 60W RTX 3060.
I found that slim 7 description on Bestbuy says the Graphics card is GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. I get confused whether the laptop in this video is the same with that on bestbuy. And I would like to know whether there are much differences between RTX 3060 Max-Q and RTX 3060.
@@woodywan4027 it's all about the power limit for RTX 30 series. RTX3060 Max Q for Legion Slim 7 is rated at 100W. Regular RTX 3060 can go as far as 130W. Examples include RTX 3060 on Lenovo Legion 7/Legion 5 Pro/Legion 5, or Dell G15 (after BIOS update). More power consumption generally equates to better performance, but at the cost of chunky chassis and less mobility.
@@yehuang6773 I got it, appreciate.
@@yehuang6773 I love how now a days the difference between a “chunky” and “slim” chassis is like 5mm.
Which is funny because that extra 5mm gets you 4 more hours of battery, a full 130w card, and less noticeable fans. It’s crazy the stuff they can do with 5mm.
@@Tiralful idc
Got a Legion 5 with a 5600H and a 3060 (130w) for about $1100 and I'm super impressed by the performance. Would recommend!
Can you please send the link bro ?
Ended up getting the non slim version just now. Thanks for the video, thermals were the biggest detractor.
Needed this review!
Absolutely one of the best reviews I have ever seen on CZcams. Class!
Great overview, thank you 😊❤️
Currently this exact model is on sale at BestBuy at $1399 which is pretty good IMO and the RTX 3060 is pretty fast here, faster than the G15's RTX 3060 version or the anemic performance of the M16 with 11800H. Good to see that in some games, it is beating the low powered RTX 3070 laptops as well.
Just got it at Best Buy for $1299. Praying it holds up to that price. Looks great so far. Got some tweaking to do.
@Dougie I mean I'm pretty new to all this. But I've been absolutely loving this thing so far. I'm glad I spent an extra 300 to get the 3060 instead of the 3050ti. If you're a heavy gamer, I'd definitely recommend it. The 6GB of VRAM makes a huge difference compared to 4GB. And you definitely need the 16GB of normal RAM for modern games nowadays. But yeahh it's been awesome!
@@r.j.macready5410 Very true. 100W RTX 3060 is just 10% slower than a full powered 115W RTX 3060.
$1099 today! HA! xD
@@prinzseptimii9660 jajsjasj I actually got it for like 1200$ at best buy, not even open box relly cool laptop
Great content as always! ❤
Are you going to do a review of the framework laptop? Probably the most hyped I've ever been about a laptop. Would love to hear your thoughts about it!
Great review! Thank you!!
let’s hope the next year this will be amd advantage with a 16:10 display. i'd def buy that
You bet
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The previous model actually also had a 4800H+2060 max q. It just was never widely available.
Geez dude... that's a hell of a voice. And great production value. Thanks for the review, I just got this at Best Buy, on sale right now for $1,099.
Long awaited review. Others have reviewed but not HC.
Guyz , there's one info i struggle to find .... when say we're in silent Mode , is the Freq loked to 2.4 ghz (cpu) or , is it reaaching this freq on stress test and then varies down to lower ?
$Exellent review as usual !!
Where are you able to find the 4K with 3060 for $1699? I am unable to find that even on Lenovo’s site. The link you gave was for the Ryzen 7 with 3060. Thank you!
picked this up at Bestbuy for $1099 on sale!!! Replacing my G14 which as much as I love, it's getting a bit small. Under performance mode, the GPU can go up to 100W depending on CPU wattage. I'm not sure where all the reviewers are getting crazy temps from, you and Matthew Moniz both, maybe you guys didn't clean bloatware or something but the highest CPU temps I've seen was like 82deg, GPU low 70s and that was around 90-100W during testing. I know Matthew Moniz updated his review I think after another consumer reported vastly different temps than his review. Oh and the RAM in the 16GB model (the 8GB sodimm) is the faster 1Rx8, so least we get the good ram in this one.
I want to get this one for programming and video editing mostly, light gaming,1hr per day maybe,how will the thermals be? I can get the 5 pro at the same price but that thing is too heavy for my shoulders. Please reply
Finger print is not an issue at all. There's anti-finger print protector sold for only $10 which easily solves the thing
Perhaps 16:10 screen would've allowed for more space to either take that m.2 slot out of the way of the battery for more battery or a dedicated 2nd ram slot instead of it being soldered on.
Thank you for your review. Just wanna know, Can it automatic turned off the light on the switch on (fingerprint scan) when i gonna watch movie like with Netflix or CZcams or sleep mode because some of gaming that my friend using cannot turn it off. (such as if the keyboard rgb light turn off for sleep mode or watching mover, it also turn off) 😌
Thanks
Great review!
Looks good.
The gripes (finger prints and lighting) are both fixable, so hardly a deal breaker.
Hi can you advise how they can be fixed? I have just ordered this.
@@ahmgroupofcompniesincw8131 a good dbrand skin will do the job and also protect it
@@RakibHasan-zp1cf thank you
@@RakibHasan-zp1cf there's only dbrand skins for thinkpad models
Yup just use skin or coating... i've got mine for slate grey one as previous model, so no fingerprint issue. Lenovo gave me option between slate grey & shadow black. Quite good deal actually... $1250 for 1080p, 5800H, 3060, 32gb, 1Tb, no RGB (corsair burn battery a lot)...
So what legion slim 7(r7 5800H+3060) is on sale for 1350 and the rog g14(r9 5900Hs+3060) is 1300. Which one should I go with? (the legion is delivered in 60 days, the g14 in delivered in 7 days)
This laptop is exactly what I want!!!
Again a great unbiased review.
Is the gaming performance data captured while disabling the integrated graphics via the ‘hybrid mode' switch? I am assuming the 'hybrid mode' option is Lenovo's equivalence of a mux switch?
It is
Do the benchmarks show the performance of the rtx 3060 max-q model ?
Damn, I wish that they would start selling this laptop also in Europe
Not really, Lenovo is not such a good brand in all types of stuff...i sadly know from experience...
And then again, 15"..... For real????
Get that steamdeck.....
@@CathelijneLadyRider ? what ur saying doesnt make sense? why would anyone in the market of buying a laptop choose for a steamdeck?
@@a-1291 what's the use of having 4k on a 15 inch laptop.....
And the brand? Might aswell get the steam deck to play games on, and it can even act like a pc
@@CathelijneLadyRidergaming at 30fps. Yeaaahh... no thanks.
@@CathelijneLadyRider People who buy laptops dont buy them for gaming only especially "slim" and light laptops. Most people buy these laptops for school/work and gaming on the side other wise just buy a desktop PC with that logic. A Laptop is also MUCH more powerful than the steamdeck but it doesnt make sense to even compare the two as theyre not in the same category and price difference. 4K on a 15inch laptop is imo also pretty useless as 1080p/1440p are the sweetspot 4k adds almost nothing but powerdraw and heavier duty. thats why u should buy the 1080p 165hz version instead of the 4k version
Does anyone know how good VR runs on it? I'm considering buying it, but I'm unsure if it can run vr (planning on developing vr games and kinda need to test them)
Should I buy legion 7 slim (1339$) or Dell Inspiron 16+ (1250$) ?
I want laptop for video editing, programming and some streaming.
Should I consider higher display on Dell or higher Refresh rate on legion 7 ?
Please suggest ASAP . Need to hit black Friday deal.
Why cant i find a comparison for “legion 7 vs legion 7 slim”
This sponsor part is so good. Loving the idea!
Thank you for acknowledging that Lenovo pricing makes no sense. Because I have been thinking the same thing for a while.
How did you hire Chris Pratt to do the ad sponsor?
Dear, Could you please make a video about the diff between Aus Zephrus M16 and Razer blade 15.
does this thing have a mux switch allowing the display to have direct access to the GPU without going through the integrated graphics?
I have to wonder, who would care about fingerprints so much as to make it a deal breaker? If anything its a better reminder to actually wipe the grime off you're leaving to otherwise slowly build up anyway. The amount of absolutely disgusting laptops I've had to service leads me to believe few if any of those people exists. Maybe I'm just to overly function oriented, to think something like that should matter.
yeah the cons were pretty stupid tbh. who cares about rgb keyboard and fingerprints lol.
I think I'm gonna buy it soon and when
I have to bring it to school I feel like a flex
Is the one you got the 3060 Max-Q or the 3060?
Hey, I'm looking for a laptop for both Adobe Creative Cloud and gaming. Is this a good pickup?
Great review, didnt know Schoolboy Q does laptop reviews
Can you please say if unity is working good on it or not? and which one is better for unity Intel or AMD?
The fingerprint thing is because they design these to be "show room ready" because looking pretty in a show room sells units. Kind of how top end phones have all these fancy finishes and then people slap a cheap piece of a rubber around it.
friend the application of icue does not serve me on my pc that you have to activate it ??? my pc is the same as the one that appears in your video
could you do a vs between this one and the g15 with the 3060
each mode sounds completely different? but perf and turbo are ... 47db and 49db?
Is the Razer Blade 14 a 3060 version?
Apparently that lighting software is eating battery like crazy! Is there a chance that you could check battery after disabling it (and it has a service also!!)?
iCUE has been known to constantly eat CPU resources, I personally did testing on my laptop when I was using Corsair mouse in the past and my CPU power draw would spike higher than it usually would without iCUE. As a result the battery life was lower than without the software and my CPU temps would be really high when I used to play games. After I uninstalled iCUE the CPU use dropped along with the aforementioned issues. Corsair really needs to fix this. Don't know if they ever will.
if the usb a's ports were one in the each side, the usb c's were backwards because they are display ports, and have the internet rj 45 port behind as well, two ram slots and a 16:10 screen this would be perfect
Hahaha, good luck finding anything like that!
@@firstNamelastName-ho6lv Legion 5 pro? Legion 7? But this two are bigger then slim 7, have others examples but i forgot, and dont have compromises about this things that i listed, because of the sizes
so hard to decide .... the black with gradient coloring with 2k screen or the grey with illuminated Y and 2.5k screen ....
Could you do a review comparing both the Slim 7, and the G14? They seem to be the closest battle in comparison, and I've seen alot of people express their confliction between which one to go with. Including myself. Would be insanely appreciated!
Did you end up choosing one?
@@yorgohoebeke I haven't yet, but when I do it's going to be the Legion 5 pro.
@@jaredcarroll483 Thank you for your answer. I spent the last 4h checking videos, and I think I will go for the m16 (for the great screenas I do photography)
I just got this laptop. The battery life and keyboard RGB problems solve themselves by simply uninstalling iCUE.
How did this affect battery life? I currently own one too and simply have the icue program not startup on boot, or should I just uninstall it as well?
Ultra dumb question (I'm not normally a PC user): can I hook this thing up to my TV monitor via HDMI? I play simracing games on my PS5, and wanna try a laptop hooked into the big screen.
Just a brief look at this video and I can't see an HDMI port.
Yes you need a usbc to hdmi cable tho, doesn’t have a hdmi port, only 2 usbc
possible to mention the rank of the ram in future review?
Was the mux switch on for benchmarks?
Does it have an hdmi port?
I currently own two of these. Amazing laptop.
1:58 I just bought the one you called a highway robbery for 1800 not including tax,
Pls halp, will arrive in 4 days what to replace with?
Does the trackpad loose? Because mine are quite loose
Did you turn on the MUX switch?
Dyam that cling sound rolled 2 ads back to back
Please I just got the same laptop how do I turn on the keyboard light please???
Can you do a Review of HP Victus laptop
Damn the mic sounds so nice
When will you review zephyrus M16?
What is on the right side besides the usbcs?
What do you think about the LENOVO IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH6 (16'' - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - RAM: 16 GB - 1 TB SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050)?
Hp Omen with RTX 3070, DELL GAMING G5 RTX3060 or this one?
Great review Eber 🥰👍🎉🥳 pricing is a little high. Design, form factor & overall performance is amazing for the size! If the SSD was double the capacity it would have made the pricing easier to accept. As a suggestion, it maybe worth considering adding the warranty length / warranty features e.g. next day servicing to help see if that may be the reason why some manufacturers have a slightly higher price on the laptop, for example this one 🤔👍
Being sold on eBay (direct from Lenovo) for $1350 currently with the 1TB SSD.
Depending on which version you get, it comes with x2 SSD M.2 slots. I paid for the pre-built model with 1TB SSD since I plan on installing the second SSD myself which is so much cheaper than paying for the 2TB that lenovo offers for the custom built ones.
$400 off at Best Buy right now. Makes one hell of a value
Hi. I liked your review so much that I did buy the machine a few days ago. It's fantastic but something weird happened; the lights of the 2 USB ports besides the power jack on the back have been switched OFF. I don't know when and why; first noticed that they go off when on battery which is understood, but they remained off even after connecting the power!! I tried everything, of course after I restarted the machine, but the lights won't light up again, although the power light is on. As an expert, Do you have a clue??!!
Press FN + U to toggle the USB lights. Look up Lenovo hotkeys along with your laptop name and it should show up function shortcut keys that are useful.
just picked one up today, 10/10
Finger print issue would be easy to take care of. Just get a skin for it. Might be great for someone looking for a *powerful* laptop but doesn't want a think, heavy, loud traditional gaming laptop. I did wish it had the ability to go to 64GB Memory. I need a new laptop and its on my list of possibilities. I really want a fully loaded macbook pro 16 but that is CRAZY expensive.
Why isn't anyone review HP victus amd models??
It's a true budget gaming king giving wonderful performance
Hey in my country laptops are usually 20-39% more expensive due to taxes, so the legion 5 pro with r7 5800h and 3060 Qhd 165hz for 1850$, is it worth it or should I go for Ho victus with the same specs as the legion5 pro but the screen is a 1080p 144hz and also there is no mux and the gpu tdp is only 95w compared to the 130w of the legion 5 pro
Yang legion pro 5 lebih bagus
@@jeffri201260046 but the legion pro is nearly 450$ more for not that much more performance, the hp victus is 1400$ while legion5pro is 1850$
@@naseemyasir get what you can afford man
why does the rtx 3060 in it runs 120 fps on warzone while mine only gets 50-80, i have rtx 3060m 16gb ram
Dang Best Buy has a $250 sale right now on the 4K version but I didn’t notice that it’s the one with the 3050 ti 😔
Should I buy a legion slim 7 or thinkbook ?
I need to know what Dmitry's monitor is PLEASE
Interesting to notice the 3060 95W performs in many cases better than the 3080 80W.
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Can u also use mm for dimensioning?? Please... 🥺
I'll wait for the 16 by 10 display version of this
will this ever come in Europe? I'm looking for a slim and powerful laptop for my studies, and this seems to be a great solution, not too expensive
Any one can you help me..
For Content Creations better Legion Slim 7 AMD or Zephyrus M16 i7 RTX3050TI..?
Thanks..
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Is this one better than the Asus TUF DASH 15?
the sponsor section in this Video damn 😂😂 i like it
I would love to see a
yes but the components are far from similar. the 3050ti is already a weak card and only 35 watts on that is barely good. Its still great for less demanding titles though. Would love a lenovo counterpart liek that definitely
What's the screen, I got used to surface books screen so low dpi makes me dizzy
Excellent review. Here’s a sub!!!
I am getting so tired of waiting to see what is going to happen in 2022 haha. If they reach 120w for the GPU on this model with the 6800H… and move the display out ports to the other side, it’s going to be hard for the zephyrus to beat it, especially with that 10 key.
Also- I’ve seen that the usb-c limits external displays to 120hz. Did you find this in your testing by chance?
Could you still play games like gta v, lol, and call of duty well on the 3050ti model (has 60hz only)?
Yes definitely, the 3050ti is a champ
ive been looking for a perfect balance between thin, and performance in a laptop. Thinking about asus flow x13 but too weak in general performance, almost convinced for msi stealth 15M regardless of its weak storage and rather unsatisfactory proc. Man i am relieved and have found the answer! Thanks a bunch!
msi are also just an awful company
I would advise against the flow, those things have been plagued with QC issues.
How do you turn on Optimus? I can't find it in Lenovo Vantage.
Just turn on hybrid mode in Lenovo Vantage