Lenovo’s BEST Gaming Laptop? Legion 9i Review

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The Legion 9i is Lenovo’s highest end gaming laptop, but are the extra features worth the crazy price? Let’s find out in this detailed review!
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Lenovo Legion 9i (2023) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Crazy New Features?
0:18 Design, RGB & Build Quality
1:37 Different Chargers
1:49 Size & Weight
2:28 Laptop Specs
2:42 Pushed Down Keyboard & Lighting
4:05 Removable Keycaps & Switches
4:35 Small Touchpad & Fingerprint Scanner
5:13 Ports
6:48 Getting Inside & Internals
7:22 Awkward RAM Position
7:32 RAM Overclocking
8:18 SSD & SD Card Speed
8:37 Crazy Wi-Fi Speed!
9:04 Upgrade Options & Limits
9:27 Speakers & Latencymon
9:45 Battery Size & Power Saving Features
10:32 Battery Life Comparison
10:51 Video Sponsor - Pulseway!
11:32 Liquid Cooling Design
12:38 Performance Modes & Thermal Modes
13:11 GPU & CPU Overclocking
13:37 Power Button Light Modes
13:55 Temperatures / Clock Speed / TDP
15:09 Does Liquid Cooler Help?
15:47 Game Performance in Different Modes (Type-C Power Tested)
16:11 Cinebench CPU Performance (Type-C Power Tested) & Bug?
16:57 Cinebench Comparison (On & Off Battery)
17:33 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures
18:10 Is it Loud - Fan Noise & Cooling Pad
18:51 Mini-LED Screen! But a Weird Problem…
19:19 Screen Color, Brightness, Contrast, Bleed & Halo Effect
20:07 Screen Response Time & Latency
20:46 MUX Switch, Advanced Optimus & G-Sync?
21:03 Camera (Something is Missing) & Microphone Test
21:22 3 Game Comparison (4K, 1440p & 1080p) - There’s a Problem
24:50 3DMark & Content Creation
25:07 BIOS
25:19 Linux Support - It’s Bad…
25:43 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals
26:44 Is Legion 9 Worth It? Good & Bad Summarized
28:36 Get This Laptop Instead!
Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.

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  • 💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: gaminglaptop.deals Check Legion 9 Prices: geni.us/legion9

    @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
    • This one is absolute madlad. I have about a third that much money and am still considering the investment this ones so good.

      @typerightseesight@typerightseesight5 ай бұрын
    • That msi raider ge78 seems like a pretty good deal for $2000.

      @joeh9532@joeh95325 ай бұрын
    • it's got like the nicest cooling pipes. lol. @@joeh9532

      @typerightseesight@typerightseesight5 ай бұрын
    • Palm rest on the keyboard is way too narrow. At least on the Alienware m16 (also a narrow palm rest) there is no number pad so W, A, S, D aren't pushed as close to the edge and I can rotate my hand so that it barely fits on the palm rest. Please tell Lenovo that this was a really bad idea. I hope the people that buy this and go "wtf" will return it because of this huge design flaw instead of hurting their hand, ergonomic efficiency, or using an external keyboard and sitting 50 feet from the screen

      @TryHardNewsletter@TryHardNewsletter5 ай бұрын
    • well fuck € 4.864,69

      @enrikopolishchuk6608@enrikopolishchuk66085 ай бұрын
  • Wait, you can take off the fans without taking off the whole cooling system? In a top-tier gaming laptop? God i hope this becomes a trend

    @user-vc9ij4su4e@user-vc9ij4su4e5 ай бұрын
    • isnt that the case in most laptops? My MSI laptops are like that too.

      @Giratina143@Giratina1435 ай бұрын
    • Yeah they aren't connected, you have to unscrew them and disconnect from motherboard before removing the cooler.

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
    • You can do this with most current Asus Laptops I believe, even as far back as the G752 6 years ago. You had to cut some tape though.

      @Blue-Lady@Blue-Lady5 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Giratina143no. In Most entry level gaming you had to tske off the entire cooling solution

      @milkwiway5924@milkwiway59245 ай бұрын
    • @@Blue-Lady Cool! My next laptop seems to be asus then

      @user-vc9ij4su4e@user-vc9ij4su4e5 ай бұрын
  • The Legion 7 called, it wants its features back

    @antalpoti@antalpoti5 ай бұрын
    • Word!

      @SuperFlawless2010@SuperFlawless20105 ай бұрын
    • Legion 9 answered, it said f**k u!

      @504Trey@504Trey2 ай бұрын
  • The reason that so many things didn't work in Ubuntu is that the iso was released in October. Developers haven't made proper drivers for the all new Lenovo Legion 9i. You can expect better results in the future.

    @StratosGamesOFFICIAL@StratosGamesOFFICIAL5 ай бұрын
    • Yeah, I hope so. Especially since Legions are some of the few laptops to have performance modes and keyboard settings baked into the firmware of the laptops so they work in Linux. Maybe when Ubuntu 24.04 comes out...

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
  • A Jarrod video and the GTA 6 trailer? Might as well buy a lottery ticket.

    @contemplatingrain2380@contemplatingrain23805 ай бұрын
    • Fr lol

      @shahangilani@shahangilani5 ай бұрын
    • Speaking of that, will this be able to handle GTA 6 all maxed out? When GTA 5 came out I wasn't so into gaming PC so I don't know if Rockstar is known for buggy or poor optimization at lunch

      @martinsosa3453@martinsosa34535 ай бұрын
    • @@martinsosa3453 i don't think it can handle maxed out coz the game is gonna come in 2026 for pcs so still 2 full yrs and some months maybe it can handle it at high but imo i don't think so

      @shahangilani@shahangilani5 ай бұрын
    • @@martinsosa3453 i don't think it can handle maxed out coz the game is gonna come in 2026 for pcs so still 2 full yrs and some months maybe it can handle it at high but imo i don't think so

      @shahangilani@shahangilani5 ай бұрын
    • @@TheReturnOfJMVEntertainment damn Hope you can play gta 6 atleast on 1080p 9r 1440p high settings when it arrives for pc

      @shahangilani@shahangilani5 ай бұрын
  • I think the problem with this laptop is that Lenovo kind of shot themselves in the foot by making the Legion 7i laptops such incredible machines. To be honest they didn't need the liquid cooling gimmicks or the carbon fiber lid, all they needed was a Legion 7i with a miniLED screen and maybe the fan setup for a thinner chassis. 😊

    @CajloTime@CajloTime5 ай бұрын
    • And the 2022 design with a better build quality, a glass touchpad, and a fingerprint sensor.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
    • I am trying to buy my son and daughter a gaming laptop that could also maybe do a little VR, I have looked so long , at so many! But because their not like 18 yrs old so still young. I am not trying to spend a lot do you know if the y740 9th gen i7 9750h rtx 2070 with maxq for $522.00 good price and is that just too old?

      @leahrodriquez1349@leahrodriquez13495 ай бұрын
    • Gaming laptops are meh. If you're on the go, use a steam deck or switch. If you're at home, obviously a desktop. If you want gaming desktop power and need to travel, Put the desktop in a suitcase, and a slim 23" monitor.

      @blastofo@blastofo4 ай бұрын
    • @blastofo The Switch is a piece of junk that will age worse than milk left on the kitchen counter. The Steam Deck is good, though some people do want something powerful, although like you said, I would get or build a small desktop if you want something affordable yet powerful. The truth is, desktops will always outperform an "equivalent generation" laptop because of power and thermal constraints. Only the GTX 10 & 16 series and RTX 20 series were even close in terms of performance on desktops and laptops, and only if the laptops received the maximum power. I think something like the Framework Laptop 16 is a good middle ground; a relatively thin and light yet powerful enough, insanely upgradable (for a laptop), and with good battery life. There was a video I watched that basically came to the same conclusion; I would link it here, however, it would probably get marked as spam.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12134 ай бұрын
    • @leahrodriquez1349 Personally, I wouldn't go older than Nvidia RTX 30 series or Radeon RX 6000 series because those did have some notable performance increases compared to their predecessors. Though I would avoid the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti with 4 GB of vRAM, as those just do not have enough vRAM to play modern games. And if I'm being honest, you could get (or build if you're skilled enough) a small form factor desktop for a lot less money and it would destroy an "equivalently priced or equivalently specced" laptop.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12134 ай бұрын
  • I am so glad this came out!! I was awaititing intensily for the review of this new Lenovo Legion laptop! Thank you Jarrod.

    @Benny-jt9cj@Benny-jt9cj5 ай бұрын
  • I have been watching this channel for 4+ years and you have never disappointed when producing content, keep it up!👍

    @25.4.07@25.4.075 ай бұрын
  • That was a super in depth review. Appreciate the video 👍

    @mr.normalguy69@mr.normalguy695 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for getting this review out. I've been on the fence (still am, lol) about either getting the Pro 7i or the 9i, both are expensive in Canada.

    @gnic76@gnic765 ай бұрын
  • I was looking at buying a Legion 9i. But i recently went with the Eluktronics Prometheus with the external water cooler/pump. 4080, 32GB DDR5, 1 TB NVME, 500 NIT 240hz screen... i got it on Amazon for $1999 a couple weeks ago. The water pump was DOA, i called tech support and someone answered the phone in 30 seconds. Had me do a small test and told me to ship it back and they would send a new one.

    @gramarmy@gramarmy5 ай бұрын
  • Can't believe you took the motherboard off to show the ram. If I had that beast of a machine, I would never have the guts to open it and change the ram myself! Thumbs up just for that honestly, and great video as usual 👍

    @thisisamazingrl@thisisamazingrl5 ай бұрын
    • Removing a Laptop motherboard isn't as hard as you think. You simply need to take every step slowly and pace yourself. Anyone can do it, just make sure you have something soft and spongy to rest the motherboard on when lifted out of the chassis, instead of a hard surface.

      @Blue-Lady@Blue-Lady5 ай бұрын
    • On the legion 7 you just need to remove the back frame and you can swap in 2m! Same for SSD

      @alexandredaubricourt5741@alexandredaubricourt57414 ай бұрын
  • thank you for the review. I have been waiting for it. and now I have an solid idea about bying the legion 9i... I knew about the liquid cooling joke but now I am more disapointed about the performance in lower resolutions well if it's not below 3500€ I probably will not pull the trigger

    @hico816@hico8165 ай бұрын
  • I’ve had my 4090 version for a month or so now and it’s been consistently great. I do think you’re right in that most people would be happy with a 7i Pro for less money, but I do love Lenovo’s attention to detail on the 9i

    @AlexRosendall@AlexRosendall5 ай бұрын
    • I can buy a 9i for $2900 sealed brand new should I buy it?

      @99Drema99@99Drema995 ай бұрын
    • @@99Drema99 How much RAM does it have?

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12134 ай бұрын
    • @@99Drema99of course

      @Shapeshifterxx@Shapeshifterxx15 күн бұрын
    • @@99Drema99same but 3000 grand

      @Shapeshifterxx@Shapeshifterxx15 күн бұрын
    • I can buy one for 3 grand with 32 ram should I get it

      @Shapeshifterxx@Shapeshifterxx14 күн бұрын
  • This thing is making my Legion Pro 7i look even better.

    @E_Sunbro@E_Sunbro5 ай бұрын
    • Just got my Pro 7i at bargain price as well. It feels that the extra, but not fully featured bling-bling, is far from worth the price diff.

      @henrikg1388@henrikg13885 ай бұрын
    • Agreed!

      @ryand7713@ryand77135 ай бұрын
    • Can relate

      @Legitti@Legitti5 ай бұрын
    • Screen image quality is massive dealbreaker

      @AkaruIez@AkaruIez2 ай бұрын
    • How?

      @CurseEnforcer@CurseEnforcerАй бұрын
  • I'm still quite happy with my 7i w/4080 purchase. This thing is really nice and has some features I would love to have on the 7i, but not for the crazy price increase.

    @ryand7713@ryand77135 ай бұрын
    • I just bought a i7 pro 4090. I love it. I returned my alienware m16 and got the lenovo. Alienware was so bloated with trash software... the lenovo i7 pro was miles ahead of the alienware. And the thermals are amazing. Like low 80s in ultra on cyberpunk rts ultra

      @mi5iu491@mi5iu4915 ай бұрын
    • Same here, feels perfect package to me too and I don't feel like there's any features missing that I wish I got

      @Legitti@Legitti5 ай бұрын
  • Great video As expected of you.. Can you please do review for the acer nitro 17

    @khaledzaga@khaledzaga5 ай бұрын
  • I want to STRONGLY thank you for included information on linux support in all your reviews. Even if many of these issues you encounter could in theory be resolved, the fact that you are having them gives me an idea of how painful it will be to use the laptop. You saved me a return and a lot of time by doing this.

    @nathanacreman632@nathanacreman6324 ай бұрын
    • boooo!

      @rabbitazteca23@rabbitazteca232 ай бұрын
  • long video.. thumbs up (just learned about color of button changing depending on the mode) :)

    @AkSeapilot@AkSeapilot5 ай бұрын
  • Thank you, excellent video.

    @bonelesshotdog@bonelesshotdog5 ай бұрын
  • The Legion 7 late 2021 design was the best and the price was fair, Best RGB, Great slick design, 16 inch 1440p Screen, Pretty quiet during gaming compared to other laptops, Etc'....

    @TrueGold88@TrueGold885 ай бұрын
    • I'd argue the 2022 Legion 7i was the best.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
    • ​@@cameronbosch1213id agree since that's the one I have

      @SonGoli@SonGoli5 ай бұрын
  • I think 2 Type A ports a the back should be minimum as gamers like me always have their mouse and external keyboards connected. And connecting them to the side port makes for a messy look.

    @riichobamin7612@riichobamin76125 ай бұрын
  • 4400$ is crazy, it definitely doesn't deserve such cost

    @almaz4562@almaz45625 ай бұрын
    • Yea, especially since the “water cooling loop” is a worthless gimmick they expect us to pay extra for…I understand they spent money developing it but it is fucking useless and nobody should waste their money

      @samgoff5289@samgoff52895 ай бұрын
    • That is why Legion 7 materials are downgraded compared to Legion 7 2021. They reuse the chassis of Legion 7 2021 and add some RGB, more cooling, increase the price, and rename it to Legion 9.

      @jeffenad5412@jeffenad54125 ай бұрын
    • @@jeffenad5412 I don't think its the same chassis

      @VikVaughan@VikVaughan5 ай бұрын
    • @VikVaughan I know, but the materials from Legion 7 2021 are the same. They downgraded the Legion 7 for more plastic and less RGB.

      @jeffenad5412@jeffenad54125 ай бұрын
    • ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@jeffenad5412 So you are telling me that reusable chassis, little bit more cooling system and some rgb lightning pushes it up to cost 2000 more? Aint no way.

      @TrashFilter@TrashFilter5 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for your video really appreciated . You didn't say that the lquid cooling is a gimmick like Dave2D said tho . Nice Amon Amarth T-shirt . Hope you review Asus ROG Scar 16 , it's not exactly like the G16 !

    @phoby4584@phoby45845 ай бұрын
  • Hi Jarrod, I've seen a lot of your videos and you are amazing!!! I have a technical question for you and probably you know the answer, I bought a MSI GE76 1 year ago and it started to be uneven or is not flat anymore, everytime I open the lid the base woobles and if I use the ESC or enter I can feel the uneven base, I have used the warranty and they had changed twice the covers but the problem is still there, what experience dou you have with this problem?

    @lcbran92@lcbran925 ай бұрын
  • The WiFi card on this is incredible, downloaded a steam game pulling very close to 1Gbps on WiFi 6e

    @Yoshi12221@Yoshi122215 ай бұрын
  • This looks like the best laptop ever. It has the best distance between the keyboard and the screen which adds more distance between the user and the screen, feels more like a desktop PC and protect users eyes by providing the most possible distance. Full-size Keyboard with no weird change in keys, very standard wrist support (about 8-9CM), perfect temp, hardware, screen, battery, and another extra light charger which makes it even more portable. I wish I had this laptop, I truly wish I could buy it. Gaming laptops have major issues with their low mainboard components quality and their weakness against electric shorts, and noise pulses, gaming laptops die (stop working) all of a sudden which it is scary. I hope instead of doing things to make them fancy, they decide to make them more durable for long-term use.

    @INerd2024@INerd20245 ай бұрын
  • 22:40 i noticed i some games such as Apex or Cyberpunk , when i'm playing in lower resolution such as 1080p , i get really bad fps and bad cpu - gpu utilization. I did some digging with RTSS and what i found out is that sometimes i need to unplug - replug my charger for my legion pro 7i to be able to use max cpu - gpu power. this makes my fps better instantly. I don't know why this is a thing but it is definitely real , more people should test it to confirm. i don't know if it's the same on legion 9i

    @franc2255@franc22555 ай бұрын
  • With the 14th gen inbound. I hope the Legion 9 and 7 pro receive some tweeks. Legion 9 needs its limiters removed, because thermals are good. The same can be said about that useless water pump that adds complications and cost (imagine a Vapor chamber in place with the super thick heat pipe). Legion 7 Pro needs the same mini led option back (which was listed until removed) and a fucking glass touchpad. Maybe switch the metal bottom cover to the keyboard deck like MSI does and have a plastic bottom cover instead. Giving it a bit more premium? Thats all that is needed and both laptops would be a steal compared to anything else. I’m definitely sold on the keyboard and nothing imo feels as good as on a Legion or Pro Lenovo laptop. The only thing better is the cherry MX low profile but that is a different thing.

    @vinhvu155@vinhvu1555 ай бұрын
  • I got my 9i yesterday. It is fully decked out from the manufacturer. 2TB SSD and 64GB ram. Downloading all my games. I really like it so far!

    @03blkss@03blkss5 ай бұрын
    • Happy for u bro 😊

      @ramtins9258@ramtins92585 ай бұрын
    • @@ramtins9258 thanks bro!

      @03blkss@03blkss5 ай бұрын
    • Nice! I was actually going to take mine to CES to edit videos on, but might go macbook instead for the better battery life on the 15 hour plane trip + it weighs like 1.5kg less 🥲

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
    • could you compare 9i and scar 16 mini led next ?@@JarrodsTech

      @ramtins9258@ramtins92585 ай бұрын
    • 7i with 13900 still beating the i9 13980 My 7i has improved greatly with updates since most reviews especially temperature Only the back of the keyboard getting hot without Max fans after time

      @phunny12000@phunny120005 ай бұрын
  • @JarrodsTech - Curious why you use the Thermaltake cooler to test your laptops instead of the IETS500 or IETS600?

    @JaseonLin@JaseonLin4 ай бұрын
  • Jarrod I can't help thinking that Legion 9 might perform a lot better with Ryzen 9 7945X3D because of that TDP issue in crossloads. Obviously the price of Legion 9 is too high for average user but I think power users would like to have Ryzen option too.

    @Juha.Latva-Somppi@Juha.Latva-Somppi5 ай бұрын
  • Hey i love ur videos Whats ur opinion on hp victus the ryzen 5 7 hs cpu and 2050 Im a college student and want light to mid gaming on the side

    @amenabdulnasser5081@amenabdulnasser50815 ай бұрын
  • The price is TGDH!!! I’ll wait a while for the price to come down. Great video as always!!

    @SAVAGE87able@SAVAGE87able5 ай бұрын
  • Brings me great joy to see a fellow amon amarth fan :')

    @sgz647@sgz6475 ай бұрын
  • This looks like a beast. Would have loved one

    @JTP1982@JTP19825 ай бұрын
  • I was dreaming of buying the i9 ( if I was rich) but I'm proud of my g16 4060, I won't be buying a laptop in 1-2 years but I still love watching your videos. Laptops are awesome!

    @Alt_Aly@Alt_Aly5 ай бұрын
  • if legion 9 is going to be a new lineup then the next gen should be quite interesting, especially if they made 14 and 18 inch legion 9s

    @DNKG669@DNKG6695 ай бұрын
  • Hey Jarrod, is the Newegg shipping reliable?

    @IWantToBeHappy.@IWantToBeHappy.5 ай бұрын
  • Legion Pro 7i with RTX 4080 is still better in my opinion. Easier to upgrade, better keyboard, I like the stealth look more, and better price to performance.

    @Legitti@Legitti5 ай бұрын
  • Contrast 1:1 :D. I hope we keep exploring the liquid internal systems. Years ago I saw an LG laptop with a liquid cooling internal solution that kept the laptop cool while all other laptops at the time were very hot. (thou I do not understand why its on the memory and not the CPU/GPU).

    @lrmcatspaw1@lrmcatspaw15 ай бұрын
  • Thank you so much🍻, was wondering if you have digged deeper running linux over this beast? am thinking about it bur can't find enough answers, specially the finger print, does it work?

    @JohnyDev@JohnyDev4 ай бұрын
  • Hey Jarrod. Just one request. Recently my Asus scar 16 I913980 Hx is giving same cinebench score as the Legion 9i in your video. Is there a sudden drop in the cinebench score for I913980HX. Please confirm... I am facing this problem for a long time. If you can run the Cinebench test again on the scar 18 or 16 laptops. Will be very helpful. Thanks in advance. Great fan.❤

    @sohamsen9729@sohamsen97295 ай бұрын
  • How was the DPC latency? I had horrible spikes on my Slim 7i into the 11,000 range on the dGPU on the balanced profile.

    @JohnnyFlash-@JohnnyFlash-5 ай бұрын
  • Would love to see more carbon fibre materials on gaming tech!

    @nbc8944@nbc89445 ай бұрын
  • I love your vids

    @lambo_hub@lambo_hub5 ай бұрын
  • Can you do a review on the Gigabyte G6 KF, this laptop has no reviews and it's been competitively priced.

    @deuelramos6314@deuelramos63145 ай бұрын
  • Plz make a video on how to test a used second hand gaming laptop before buying

    @salmantahir2075@salmantahir20755 ай бұрын
  • Hello! I wanted to ask for advice on choosing a laptop, the problem is that one of the options is not presented in the reviews. We are talking about asus tuf gaming f17 FX707VV (13900H and 4060), and the second option is the classic legion 5 pro with 6800H and 3060. The prices are approximately the same: $1200 versus $1150. I also suddenly came across a third option: ASUS ROG Strix G513 R7 6800H/RTX3060 for +- 900-1000$ The priority is the size and color rendering quality of the display, as well as relevance for playing modern heavy single-player titles at high settings, and of course you want it to be reliable 2023 years' TUF specs looks tastier than Lega for the same price, but tuf 22 years old laptops were problematic, it’s unclear how things are now: I haven’t found a review of this model, just a few reviews.

    @user-uh2rv7vp4y@user-uh2rv7vp4y4 ай бұрын
  • Is that wifi optimization thing also on other Legion models or only this one?

    @reaper7910@reaper79105 ай бұрын
  • Yes!! Jarod.. finally

    @princeastoga7734@princeastoga77345 ай бұрын
  • Is it just me or is the Legion 7i 2022 the best design they had? They definitely need to have in built base raise for better air flow but other than that, it's so well made.

    @ShinobiNerro13@ShinobiNerro135 ай бұрын
    • That was the peak gaming laptop. Understated yet premium, and with a ton of great features to boot. They will never surpass that laptop if they keep this crap up.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
    • @@cameronbosch1213 Yeah I don't know why they changed that. Everything about that design (aside from it being low resting. They really should've made higher base nubs for airflow) was well thought out and so clean and sleek. Like why change something unbroken.

      @ShinobiNerro13@ShinobiNerro135 ай бұрын
    • @ShinobiNerro13 Exactly. It was rather attractive without being too flashy like the Alienware laptops are. Oh well, they won't be getting my money this year. I just hope that Framework can get me the Framework Laptop 16 without delaying it into the new year. (I'm on batch 1, and it keeps running into delays...)

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
    • @@cameronbosch1213 Framework is interesting but it gives me the project Ara vibe right now. I want the project to actually start being commercially viable before I jump into the "future of laptops".

      @ShinobiNerro13@ShinobiNerro135 ай бұрын
    • @@ShinobiNerro13 Except it also has other features that no other laptop has, like being AMD Advantage, having good Linux support, and a 16 : 10 2560x1600 screen. Finding another laptop with ALL of these this year has been impossible.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
  • suggest to use 2TB SSD instead of RAID0 for gaming. works better for random small files read and write, which is more essential for gaming

    @kofdmf@kofdmf5 ай бұрын
  • This looks great, but i bought a Legion 7i 4080 a couple of months ago, and the fancier extras of the 9i wouldn't sway my decision.

    @dozza89@dozza895 ай бұрын
  • When can we see a Gen9 review ?

    @toddmartin9023@toddmartin90233 ай бұрын
  • At the top of the review (and towards the end) (review detailed and in-depth, as always - kudos), you mentioned the near-competition with the Razer; have you had the opportunity to play with the Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023 model)? There are enough similarities (and differences) that it would make a damned interesting comparo-review (plus, I'd just love to hear your opinion on both). Same/similar: RTX4090 (mobile) at 175w, 16-inch mini-LED screen, HDR1000+, 16:10 screen ratio, similar pricing. Interesting differences: Ryzen 7945HX, slightly lower resolution (2560 x 1600), higher refresh rate, easier RAM access.

    @FesterSilently@FesterSilently5 ай бұрын
    • Unfortunately not. We wanted to get one but ASUS wouldn't send one out this year.

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
    • @@JarrodsTech Dammit; that's a shame. I'm strongly considering the Zephyrus over the Legion - despite the few downgrades. But it's all window-shopping at this stage.

      @FesterSilently@FesterSilently5 ай бұрын
  • What's your opinion about gta 6 and we need system requirements and size so please do a dedicated video

    @Arjun-bo1fc@Arjun-bo1fc5 ай бұрын
  • Here’s the comparison vid to do - Legion 9i vs. 7i, both with 4090. I mean, I know the outcome. Performance 97% the same, so it isn’t worth it unless you’re dying for that mini-LED screen. But still, a detailed video would be really interesting.

    @TechnoLawyer@TechnoLawyer5 ай бұрын
  • I just wanted to ask what’s best gaming laptop to stream and play at same time

    @5starazzy@5starazzy4 ай бұрын
  • Hi J! Can u compare the Legion 7 2021 to 2022 / 2023? 😌

    @MuztShred@MuztShred5 ай бұрын
  • Hi What is the bests latotop, Lenovo legion i9 vs Ms vector 16hx a14v? Thanks 🙏🏻

    @ivansarmiento5390@ivansarmiento5390Ай бұрын
  • Maybe they'll drill drop one with a ryzen base CPU next year maybe they could fix all of the issues with that newer model 🤷🏿‍♂️

    @keemtransfer7073@keemtransfer70735 ай бұрын
  • i have the Legion Pro 7 with the AMD and 4090. i also added 1) 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD with another one sitting here awaiting installation. I also have Crucial 64GB memory kit sitting here waiting for me to install it. my question is.. I'm still within my 30 day return policy on my laptop.. would it be worth returning this laptop and going ahead and grabbing the Legion 9i laptop? I ask this because ive had a couple of issues with my current laptop and its going to be going back tomorrow most likely to be replaced and Im THINKING of upgrading if they will let me and id pay the difference. thanks so much!!!

    @zacharyhart2279@zacharyhart22793 ай бұрын
  • Been waiting this review from Mr Jarrod, i thought he forgot that lenovo has added a higher tier laptop than legion 7, or just it's that Mr Jarrod's thing (he wholeheartedly review any laptop so it will take time)

    @AMa-us8de@AMa-us8de5 ай бұрын
    • It just took a long time to get to AU.

      @ryand7713@ryand77135 ай бұрын
    • We've been asking about it for months. Pestering Lenovo about when we'll get it. Unfortunately, it arrived a little bit too late to be included in all the end of year videos.

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
  • Do u please have any idea if i should go with the loq i5 12th rtx 2050 or the ideapad g3 ryzen 5 5600h rtx 3050ti (they have the exact same price)

    @bungeegum4271@bungeegum42715 ай бұрын
  • This is so expensive but it not reaching 80 degrees with maxed out specs is really impressive considering a lot of pc gpus are at lower 70s at max use its pretty comparable compared to the 90+ degrees in a lot of other laptops

    @Bargate@Bargate4 ай бұрын
  • Hey Jarrod, excellent review! In both of the units that I received, I had this problem where disallowing the Mediatek WiFi drivers to wake up the computer from sleep causes the laptop to consistently crash when waking up from sleep. However, without making that change, the laptop will wake up from sleep randomly causing it to run extremely hot and draining the battery while in a backpack! I've opened a ticket with Lenovo about this and they're working to get it resolved. Can you confirm whether turning that setting off causes crashing in your unit? Also, changing the mode to performance on Vantage changes the indicator on my unit. So, that might only be an issue with some units.

    @cupidmakesgames@cupidmakesgames5 ай бұрын
    • Thanks! We did not experience that, but unfortunately we don't sleep the laptops all that much during testing, perhaps we need some sort of over night sleep test where we see how much battery drained / did it not wake up, not sure.

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
    • @@JarrodsTech Thank you for responding. It probably won't be worth doing for you post review but if you have some sway over Lenovo people, informing them of this might be of huge help to many users as it a major bug. The people handling my ticket have asked me to reset Windows to see if that fixes it.

      @cupidmakesgames@cupidmakesgames5 ай бұрын
    • Sleep is broken in Windows 11. Put the laptop into hibernate when you shut the lid instead. This might be annoying on an old slow laptop, but on a 9i? Lol. Might be an extra 3-5 seconds of wakeup time?

      @jeremyberman8204@jeremyberman82044 ай бұрын
    • Hey @@jeremyberman8204, thanks for telling me about this. I ended up returning the laptop though.

      @cupidmakesgames@cupidmakesgames4 ай бұрын
  • I felt so catfished seeing an add for a 'liquid cooled' Legion the first time. I really don't understand why they went half way to blowing the Neo out of the water but just stopped at quick disconnects...

    @sloreo8278@sloreo82785 ай бұрын
  • Monitor support 4k?and 165hz enough for all games such like that cyberpunk or gta 6 another games for 5 or 10 years support for me ?

    @Maj0rP1st0l@Maj0rP1st0l5 ай бұрын
  • I just got a week ago 2024 Lenovo - Legion 7i 16" Gaming Laptop WQXGA - Intel 14th Gen Core i9 with 32GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB - 1TB SSD - Glacier White - (not the pro as it was in stock at best buy at that time). Thinking of upgrading it to 64GB RAM. ( Do you know how much RAM can be added to these new laptops? )

    @eddie_santos@eddie_santos15 күн бұрын
  • Jarrod could you test Alienware m18 and 7900 laptop

    @deashawnthurmond3329@deashawnthurmond33292 ай бұрын
  • The small trackpad killed it for me. Had to return it. Was really looking for a replacement to the gt77 since it’s so big! But it’s still my favorite laptop this year.

    @danielbarakat@danielbarakat5 ай бұрын
    • It would have been nice if they pushed the keyboard up just half an inch. It would allow the trackpad to be a more normal size, and still leave a ton of ventilation that doesn't block the fans. I always use a mouse so ultimately its not a big deal for me. I'm enjoying mine.

      @VikVaughan@VikVaughan5 ай бұрын
    • Unless a laptop has a truly excellent trackpad (e.g., Macbook Pro), I'll use a mouse for even standard productivity tasks. I'd just disable the trackpad on the 9i. My big concern with the 9i would be whether my palms are comfortable while typing.

      @jeremyberman8204@jeremyberman82044 ай бұрын
    • @@VikVaughanwhat don't you like about it

      @Shapeshifterxx@Shapeshifterxx14 күн бұрын
    • ​@@Shapeshifterxx There's only a few things I don't like: The fans are loud even with moderate load. They are okay in quiet mode with a light load though. Another is the keyboard LEDs; they don't display intermediate colors well. For instance if you want a white keyboard, it actually looks like a weird muddy red-green-blue blend. It's not mixed or diffused very well. The speakers sounded bad out of the box, but disabling Nahemic fixed it. They sound quite good for a laptop now. The Lenovo Vantage software is buggy, had to replace it with Legion Toolkit which works great. I also wish it had one more USB-A port. Otherwise I love it, especially the screen and build quality.

      @VikVaughan@VikVaughan11 күн бұрын
  • hey jarrod can you compare a Lenovo Legion 5 and a Lenovo LOQ 15?

    @dabloonsplays@dabloonsplays5 ай бұрын
  • I have mine on order right now with 6400mhz ram and a single 2tb ssd. I hope to get it soon. Thanks for the video.

    @kmdkmd-jz8pv@kmdkmd-jz8pv5 ай бұрын
    • How do you like it thinking about getting one

      @Shapeshifterxx@Shapeshifterxx14 күн бұрын
    • @@ShapeshifterxxI liked it but my unit had a couple build issues. Bottom panel would click when picking it up and the led lights was visible right next to the touch pad. Lenovo was going to build me another one but then it went out of stock and I returned for a refund. I ended up getting the blade 16 oled 4090. I really like the blades oled screen and build but the legion was nice too. It’s louder than the blade but better cooling.

      @kmdkmd-jz8pv@kmdkmd-jz8pv14 күн бұрын
    • @@kmdkmd-jz8pv How much did you notice the downgrade from the 3200x2000 screen on the 9i to the 2560x1600 screen on the Blade?

      @gravettian1235@gravettian123516 сағат бұрын
    • @@gravettian1235 you have to be really close to the screen and really looking for it. It’s nothing huge but I notice the overall better picture of the oled much more. The movement is crystal clear with no issues with faced paced games like the mini led.

      @kmdkmd-jz8pv@kmdkmd-jz8pv4 сағат бұрын
  • Can you do a system76 gaming laptop review?

    @shashank7908@shashank79084 ай бұрын
  • This would have been great if it was an 18” screen

    @chemengineer15@chemengineer155 ай бұрын
  • Given the water cooling component, wouldn't it have been better to place the board upside down instead, in the unlikely event of a leak?

    @M.R.B.@M.R.B.5 ай бұрын
  • hi can anyone attest to the reliability of the gaming laptop site? Are these second hands or PCs with a particular problem? and is it possible to have it delivered internationally or is it only in the USA? thank you in advance🙏🏽

    @cheickpaternekone8686@cheickpaternekone86864 ай бұрын
  • with 14th gen intel and 40 super laptop coming, it might worth waiting to see the difference.

    @gamingChinaNo1@gamingChinaNo15 ай бұрын
  • hi pls can you have a video about rog scar18 vs legion9i?

    @kids_school_official@kids_school_official5 ай бұрын
  • Apart from Legion 9, are there any speculations of Legion 7 series releasing in 2024?

    @luminvade@luminvade5 ай бұрын
  • Would have been nice if he compared it to the legion Lenovo pro 7i with the 4090

    @WilliamsDarkoh@WilliamsDarkoh5 ай бұрын
    • The Pro 7 that Lenovo lent us had a 4080, is what it is.

      @JarrodsTech@JarrodsTech5 ай бұрын
  • How hard is it to get used to the thinner touchpad and keyboard positioning? It looks like it would be awkward to type on.

    @crazyelf1@crazyelf15 ай бұрын
  • Do a comparison between 9i and scar 16 mini led

    @ramtins9258@ramtins92585 ай бұрын
  • Ich hatte erst den razer blade 16 mit der 4090 und habe dann auf den Legion i9 mit 4090 gewechselt. Der Legion i9 gefällt mir im gesamten etwas besser. Hatte einen winzigen Schaden am Display des razer blade 16 und habe knapp 1000 Euro für den Tausch bezahlt. Der Support war unterirdisch und kompliziert bei razer.

    @Medicusxxl@Medicusxxl4 ай бұрын
  • Amon Amarth 👍🏻 - listened to them through my first marathon!

    @HHaller@HHaller4 ай бұрын
  • Did yours comes with Killer AX1675i WLAN? Mine isn't working after a few months and Lenovo struggling to fix.

    @kritzc2809@kritzc28095 күн бұрын
  • HI i want to buy new gaming laptop with rtx 4070 gpu i am confused which brand i choose can you give me advice to choose wisely

    @idrisbross827@idrisbross8275 ай бұрын
  • Inverted Mobo is a bad idea on a laptop lol very hard to maintain when cleaning and replacing thermal paste/ liquid metal

    @nanezferrer3565@nanezferrer35655 ай бұрын
    • My MSI GS65 has it. It sucks. Makes every bit of maintenance and upgrades a long chore that takes way too long. Won't be upgrading to this model for sure.

      @christopherkelley2061@christopherkelley20615 ай бұрын
  • Do you review smaller brands? Would be interesting to see one of very few full AMD laptops: "TUXEDO Sirius 16 - Gen1" with Ryzen 7840HS + Radeon RX 7600M XT.

    @SirRFI@SirRFI5 ай бұрын
    • The problem for some users: 1. It doesn't have ANSI keyboard layouts. That's fine for most EU & UK users, but Australian and North American users are screwed. 2. 16 : 9 needs to die on laptops. I would never buy another 16 : 9 laptop. 3. Tuxedo is a fortune to get shipped outside of the EU.

      @cameronbosch1213@cameronbosch12135 ай бұрын
  • Is ryzen 7 6800h and rtx 3070ti future proof for 1080p(mid to high strtings) ???

    @ImAnonymous27@ImAnonymous274 ай бұрын
  • Vantage seems really decent , why do people seem to delete it ? I'm really considering buying a legion soon so I'm just making sure to know almost everything about it

    @Awwad-Reviews@Awwad-Reviews2 ай бұрын
  • is it safe to use a 140W charging adapter when using it for gaming?

    @Dngsp_@Dngsp_5 ай бұрын
  • Hi is the lenovo loq 15aph8 good for Fortnite and is it good for a beginner gaming laptop.Thanks

    @teoplays4268@teoplays42685 ай бұрын
  • Please could you review MSI PULSE 17 B13VGK 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900H please, seriously considering getting this one, im from south africa would be keen to hear your input

    @Michael-sk5rq@Michael-sk5rq5 ай бұрын
  • Here we go! Wait 18 inch version)

    @marouned5948@marouned59485 ай бұрын
  • Honest after review this , am good with i7

    @miladaromani7150@miladaromani7150Ай бұрын
  • Is Lenovo loq 13th gen the best budget gaming laptop ?

    @ReaperG-qs5pf@ReaperG-qs5pf4 ай бұрын
  • Hey jerrold can you review the asus zenbok pro 14 oled with 4070, intel i9 13000h?

    @velociraptorblue866@velociraptorblue8665 ай бұрын
  • Hey you shoukd review the legion 5i gen 9 2024

    @aviagarwal3253@aviagarwal32532 ай бұрын
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