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Title: Comprehensive Professional Review: Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition with Ryzen 9 Processor and GPU Introduction: The Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition laptop is a remarkable addition to the Legion series, designed for high-performance gaming and professional tasks. Packed with cutting-edge hardware, including the powerful Ryzen 9 processor and dedicated GPU, this laptop offers an exceptional gaming experience while maintaining a sleek and portable design. In this detailed review, we will delve into every aspect of the laptop, exploring its features, performance, display quality, battery life, and more. Design and Build Quality: The Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition showcases a sleek and slim design, embodying elegance and portability. The laptop's aluminum chassis exudes durability, while the minimalist aesthetics lend it a professional and sophisticated look. With a weight of just under 4 pounds (1.8kg) and a thickness of 0.63 inches (15.9mm), it is impressively slim and light, making it easy to carry around without sacrificing performance. Display Quality: The laptop boasts a 15.6-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, delivering crisp and vibrant visuals. The high refresh rate of 165Hz ensures smooth gameplay and fluid motion, enhancing the gaming experience. The display also supports Dolby Vision for exceptional color accuracy and HDR for improved contrast. The slim bezels further enhance the immersive feel, providing a larger screen-to-body ratio. Performance: Equipped with the mighty AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and an integrated Radeon GPU, the Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition offers exceptional performance across various tasks. The 8-core, 16-thread processor delivers remarkable processing power, capable of handling demanding applications and multitasking with ease. Paired with the Radeon graphics, this laptop is a gaming powerhouse, capable of running the latest titles at high settings. The laptop's 16GB or 32GB RAM options provide ample memory for smooth multitasking and speedy performance. Thermal Management: The laptop employs an advanced cooling system, utilizing a combination of heat pipes, vapor chambers, and dual fans to dissipate heat efficiently. Lenovo's Coldfront 3.0 thermal management ensures that the laptop stays cool even during extended gaming sessions, preventing performance throttling and maintaining optimal performance. Keyboard and Trackpad: The keyboard on the Legion Slim 7 offers a satisfying typing experience, with well-spaced keys, adequate key travel, and per-key RGB backlighting. The trackpad is accurate and responsive, providing smooth navigation. The inclusion of dedicated media keys is a thoughtful addition, enhancing convenience during multimedia consumption. Connectivity and Ports: The Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition features a generous selection of ports, including three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, one USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack. The Thunderbolt 4 port enables high-speed data transfer and supports external displays, making it convenient for professionals working with multiple peripherals. Battery Life: Despite its powerful hardware, the laptop offers respectable battery life. With a 71Whr battery, it can provide up to 7-8 hours of moderate usage, making it suitable for productivity tasks and light gaming on the go. However, extensive gaming sessions will drain the battery quickly, as expected from a high-performance gaming laptop. Audio Quality: The Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition features a 2W Dolby Atmos speaker system, delivering immersive audio with enhanced spatialization. The speakers produce clear and balanced sound, suitable for gaming, multimedia consumption, and video conferences. However, for a truly immersive audio experience, external speakers or headphones are recommended. Software and Customization: Lenovo Vantage software provides extensive control over system settings, allowing users to customize performance modes, optimize battery life, and update drivers easily. The software also offers a range of gaming features, such as network optimization, system monitoring, and RGB lighting control, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Conclusion: The Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition laptop impresses with its sleek design, high-performance hardware, and exceptional gaming capabilities. The Ryzen 9 processor and Radeon GPU deliver outstanding performance, making it a top choice for gamers and professionals seeking power and portability. With its impressive display, solid build quality, and thoughtful features, this laptop offers an immersive and productive experience. However, the battery life may not meet the demands of extensive gaming sessions. Overall, the Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition is a commendable choice for those who prioritize performance, style, and versatility.

Refer to attached images for benchmark scores and additional information as it pertains to the written review. Introduction: It’s braxtech again with another laptop to share with you guys: the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Advantage Edition! I had a lot of people ask me to directly compare this model to the Intel Slim 7i, which packs a 12700H and an RTX 3060 with a 1200p 165Hz display. This model, on the other hand, is sporting AMD’s (2nd) finest mobile offering, the 6900HX and the new thin-and-light GPU, the 6800S. The 6800S has 8GB of VRAM and 32 Compute Units, and was intended to be used in thin & light laptops such as the G14 and the Slim 7 we have here today, while still providing a very capable gaming experience at 1080p and 1440p. The TGP of the 6800S within this laptop here is 90W, though AMD’s site says “up to 100W”, so things may change as drivers & firmware mature. Chassis: Now, before we get into the details, let’s quickly talk about the chassis and design itself. Just like the Intel variant, the Slim 7 AMD is incredibly rigid and very slim, as they share the same chassis. The keyboard deck and palm-rest areas have basically no flex when pressed on. The lid has some play if you twist it with enough force, but nowhere near offensive or worrisome in nature. The laptop can also be opened with one hand up to 180 degrees, and the hinges feel incredibly sturdy. The iron-sandblasted aluminum trim around the edges gives the device an ultra-premium feel and look, while also rounding out the corners, thus avoiding any sharp edges for your wrists. In terms of physical dimension, the laptop is 14.08 x 10.24 x 0.67 inches, which is very similar in physical footprint to the Razer Blade 15, which is 13.98 x 9.3 x 0.67 inches. Weight-wise, the Slim 7 is about a half-pound heavier, coming in at 4.8 lbs when compared to the Blade, which is 4.4 lbs. Adding the power brick means an additional 1.5 lbs to the total. Display: One of the key differentiators between the Intel configuration available at Best Buy vs. this one is the display offering. While the Intel is running a 350-nit, 1920x1200p 16” IPS display at 165Hz, the AMD variant is using the same panel we all know and love from the Legion 5 Pro and Legion 7: 2560x1600p, 16”, 165Hz, IPS, 500 nits, FreeSync Premium, and 100% sRGB coverage, pre-calibrated via X-rite software. It’s bright, it’s color-accurate, and it’s fast. This panel is one of the nicest IPS displays in a gaming laptop on the market given its specs, and is still a great competitor to the OLED 240Hz displays that are available in the GE67HX. Specific details about the panel, its response time, and color gamut can be found in Jarrod’s video linked here. Keyboard & Trackpad Much of my commentary from my video on the Intel Slim 7i will remain relevant here, as they share the same chassis and trackpad. The keyboard layout is the same as the previous generation of Legion devices, still sporting the number pad on the right and the offset trackpad on the left. Lenovo has solved my one main gripe I had with the Legion 7 lineup of last year, which was shallow key travel. This year, the keyboard is much more satisfying to type on, and feels more like the Legion 5 Pro keyboard which had a few millimeters more travel comparatively. I think most people can get up to speed pretty quickly with this layout without much of a challenge. This one, however, does not offer RGB, just white backlighting in 3 stages of brightness. The trackpad is the exact same size as last year’s Legion 7, coming in at 2.95 x 4.72 inches (or 72 x 120 millimeters) and is glass. I would say, however, it is held into place within the chassis in a more secure way. Both this unit and the Intel Slim 7i exhibited no wobbling or rattling when tapped lightly, and felt very stable when clicked. I owned a few 2021 Legions and all three units I had some “play” on the trackpad that created unnecessary noise, so this was a nice change for me specifically. Otherwise, it glides smoothly, handles gestures perfectly via Precision drivers, and gets the job done well. Ports For ports, the Slim 7 Advantage Edition is actually slightly worse than the Intel variant; it has one less USB-A port, no USB4 (yet, supposedly one of the Type-C ports will be updated via firmware) and only 1 NVMe 4.0 storage slot versus 2 in the Intel one, which is a real bummer in my opinion, especially for a gaming laptop where extra storage is basically essential these days. They are identical, otherwise. AMD Version: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 135W and DisplayPort 1.4) 1x HDMI, up to 8K/60Hz 1x Card reader 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm) Intel Version: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 135W and DisplayPort 1.4) 1x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 135W and DisplayPort 1.4) 1x HDMI, up to 8K/60Hz 1x Card reader 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm) Speakers The Slim 7 lineup this year seems to be using the same set of speakers as the Legion lineup last year, having two 2W down-firing speakers at the front of the laptop on each side of the palm rests. Again, nothing game-changing, but also nothing particularly bad about them. They do seem to be tuned a bit better to my untrained ear over last year’s EQ settings, particularly with handling some bass. I think most users will be satisfied with how they sound, but not blown away or overly impressed. Battery Life One of the key differentiators between the 6000-series processors from the 5000-series processors from AMD is their optimized power consumption while doing lighter tasks, with the goal in mind to augment battery life on-the-go. I had tons of people ask me about the 99 watt-hour battery on my Slim 7i video, and the answer unfortunately is still no, that battery configuration is still not available in the United States. For now, we get a 71 watt-hour battery, but you can likely buy the 99Wh one and swap it yourself down the line. To preface, I did these tests in Lenovo’s Quiet mode, 60Hz refresh, and 50% brightness. At idle on desktop, the laptop had a discharge rate of -6.7W, which translates to about 10 and a half hours of battery in that state. I then tested YouTube playback with 1080p selected, which brought the system to roughly -8.3W after settling in. This converts to about 8 and a half hours of use for this purpose, which is impressive for a gaming laptop. For mixed usage with multiple applications open, I’d expect around 6 hours (assuming average system power consumption is around 12W) with the stock 71WHr battery, which would go up another 2 hours if you upgraded the battery on your own. Performance Okay, moving onto performance metrics now. I have prepared three sets of data: one set completely stock, one set with a Curve Optimizer offset of -15 applied via UXTU (link in the description), and one more set with Curve Optimizer and a repaste with fresh PTM7950 and Gelid GC Extreme, video for that process here. For Cinebench, there was a clear difference made by replacing the factory application of PTM7950 to a fresh batch, both in the single-run and the 10-minute run. The Slim 7, however, did still throttle on one core (both prior to the repaste and afterward) almost immediately, and sat in the mid-90s the entire run. Also, for some reason, HWiNFO was misreporting CPU package power in combined loads, so please refer to the CPU Core Power (SVI3 TFN) row in the screenshot. CPU core power would sustain itself around 70W after peaking around 86W at the start of the benchmark. Fan noise would quickly ramp up to around 48dB, which is still nicely under that 50dB threshold many reviewers use. For those looking to tame the temperatures a bit, I’d recommend using a software like XTU or AATU to limit power to 60W, where temperatures sit in the mid-70s and you can still score over 14,000 points in R23 with a Curve Optimizer offset. Next up we have Time Spy scores: As you can see, repasting the device made little difference here, with the majority of the CPU performance improvement coming from adjusting its Curve Optimizer offset via UXTU. The 6800S is limited to 90W as I mentioned, and scores similarly to a 100W 3070/130W 3060 in terms of graphics. After some heatsoak, it sits around 68 degrees celsius for the latter half of the run, both stock and post-repaste with Gelid GC Extreme. Fan noise would quickly ramp up to around 48dB here as well. Lastly, we have Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s built-in benchmark, ran at 1080p Highest preset: Again, not really much of a difference made from the repaste nor from Curve Optimizer offset. Having an average of 115 FPS at these settings and resolution is pretty impressive, given that the GPU is limited to 90W. This result places the hardware combination right in line with most 3070 laptops, even with higher TGPs (125W). The 6800S once again hovered in the mid-to-high 60s, while the CPU ran quite warm, peaking around 91 degrees, but was mostly in the low-80s for the majority of the test. Final Thoughts The pros: Excellent build quality and chassis rigidity Great CPU efficiency for lighter tasks, thus leading to respectable battery life Great IPS display that offers good color coverage, fast refresh rate, and high brightness Respectable performance given its power constraints The cons: Even with a fresh repaste, the 6900HX ran quite hot in synthetic loads and CPU-heavy titles No ability to tune or overclock the 6800S, as its unsupported by MSI Afterburner currently At its current price point of $1949+tax, it has a lot of competition that outperforms it while only being marginally bigger/heavier, or offer similar performance for cheaper.

Excellent Laptop/PC. I've been building systems since the old 386/486's with both Intel and AMD so this isn't my first rodeo, so-to-speak. This machine looks great and performs off the charts. Will play videos, while you play games (not that you need it to), and have two different browsers open with over 30 tabs! Streams video capture and editing software, eLearning software, screen capture, etc, with ease. Great lighting effects. A real screamer that's classy at the same time. Light weight. Battery life not so great with everything activated, but when some of the extras are turned off, pretty decent for a hot rod. Would definitely recommend. Lenovo's warranty plans are great too. The 6800 performs top-notch. Easily runs two screens with a very high resolution (2560x1440). Thanks Lenovo for a great system.

This laptop has been an amazing gaming and working tool and is extremely fast. Plays games at high qualities and fps while also loading documents and applications fast enough to keep my workflow going. Keyboard feels good to use, fans are very good while staying quiet and are controllable, is lightweight while also feeling very sturdy, display is crisp and high refresh rate makes the overall smoothness more comfortable, not too flashy, overall a perfect laptop for workers and students alike

I've been wanting to upgrade my current laptop but needed certain features as I wouldn't be using it exclusively for gaming. The high selling points on this model was the screen quality and battery. My last laptop was running a i7/2080 combo and the battery life was atrocious. Granted, Intel has gotten much better with more recent generations, but the R9 6900HX/RX 6800 AMD really introduces a new layer of efficiency and running on balanced mode I can squeeze 7-9 hours out of this on 60% brightness. As far as the CPU/GPU wars, all I can say is that I'm just excited that the competition is heating up again. Heated competition is what caused stuff like the legendary 1080Ti to hit the market. The screen is really nice as well. The 16:10 ratio gives you more vertical space which is helpful especially with development work. With the larger resolution (1600p) you might have to play around with the scaling settings to get something that works. I currently have mine set at 125% and that makes things pretty tiny overall but nothing some font tweaking can't fix. If you're doing any gaming or watching movies, definitely take advantage of the Dolby Vision/HDR. As far as cons the only thing that I didn't like so much was the price. I wish I could have been less impulsive and waited for a sale but since these variants are only sold by Best Buy it would only be a matter of time before they vanished.

I recommend this laptop if you are want these features: 1. Something that can run most games above 60 FPS at 1440P. You are not looking for the best gaming laptop but a good balance of gaming and productivity. 2. A battery life of 7+ hours. Heck you can buy the 99mWh battery and extend this to 10+ hours even. This is all due to the 6th Gen AMD CPUs, don't expect anything closer from the intel counterparts. 3. You spend time on productivity tasks like using MS office or browsing web where a 16:10 aspect ratio is helpful. 4. You enjoy high refresh rate so this 165hz screen is a great for a laptop. If you want anything higher, it probably makes more sense to hook it up to a high refresh monitor. 5. You are like instant shortcuts for things like changing refresh rate and changing performance profile. This may sound trivial, but it makes a big difference when all you gotta do is press FN+R to change from 60 to 165hz and vice versa. Also, the LED indicator on the power button tells you which power profile you are on, its a great feature. 6. You like the convenience of turning on your computer with a press of power button and the press also registers your fingerprints to log you in right away. I never thought I would love this feature so much as I do now, it has become an essential. I turn on the machine and go get water for me so that when I am back, I find the machine logged in and ready for use. 7. You want a device that can cool the processor and GPU well. This chassis is decent for both balanced and turbo profiles offered. The 6900HX and 6800S are great for most tasks. 8. You want a great webcam because 720p doesn't belong in 2023. This 1080p camera is amazing for video calls and was one of the reasons I went with this laptop. There is also a privacy switch if you want it. 9. You want the most screen and keyboard for least amount of space. The 16" screen has amazingly thing bezzels and I just love the num pad. The touchpad is on the larger side and I have no complains about it. 10. You like having ports in the back of the laptop. The charging port, HDMI, and USB A ports are all on the back which makes wire management easier. There are 2 USB C ports (not thunderbolt), both with display out support (one from integrated GPU and other with the dedicated). One of the USB C also allows charging. Not to forget, there is an option for rapid charging with the lenovo's charger. Unexpectedly, I have been using that a lot. 11. Lenovo has got cheap warranty extension program. I compare this to Dell where it cost about 200-300 for premium warranty every year. 12. You want to be able to upgrade the SSD or RAM in the future. There is one upgradable slot for each which is not the best case but does let you switch it up if you want to. Now here are some reasons you shouldn't get it: 1. You want the lightest laptop for the performance. I will point you towards the asus G14 in that case. 2. You want the absolute best gaming laptop regardless of the weight. You should probably look at Acer helios 300 or the higher end MSI options if gaming is your only priority. Don't get me wrong, this is great for gaming but it's main selling point is the versatility. 3. You need thunderbolt. There is none here. 4. You need an Nvidia graphics card, maybe for using Nvidia broadcast app or for some other reason. While the AMD GPU is as good as a 125W RTX 3070 for rasterization, it does not have the rich AI features that Nvidia GPUs get. Most people don't need this and won't miss it at all.

One of the best purchases I have made. I am a truck driver and this can handle the majority of games I play. From Warzone 2, Destiny 2, Apex, ect. I was surprised it does so well with what i do with it. It is also very durable, drops, dings, scratches, and the metal structure is superb. It can get hot if you dont have good ventilation so invest in a laptop coolin fan/pad. This is a Gaming Laptop, so if you have it on eco mode, you can use it as normal laptop for 6 to 8 hrs. Maybe 2hrs at most if your gaming hard, so keep it plugged up.

Where do I start with the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 AMD Advantage Edition... TLDR: This is a GREAT LAPTOP!!!.....if you get it on sale that is! I purchased mine for $1400, all taxes and fees included, and I know this computer not on sale goes for almost $2000. For $1400 and less if you can find it that cheap, this laptop does everything you need and more. The 16" 16:10 OLED 2K screen is beautiful! Very smooth and responsive, and upgrading from an Asus Zephyrus from 2 years ago that didn't have a webcam, but what it did have was those massive bezels around the screen, its a treat with the Lenovo to have super thin bezels and an included webcam for this laptop. This laptop gets hot, just as hot as any other gaming laptop. Especially with this version that is all AMD decked out. AMD parts always get hot, but to my surprise it doesn't get "as" loud as my previous ASUS. Mind you, it still gets loud, but not quite as loud. Speaking of parts, the 6900HX CPU works wonders. Makes navigating around your laptop feel as smooth as butter. Great CPU paired with the underrated 6800S GPU that feels very comparable to a 3080 in a laptop is another win for team AMD. The GPU gets hot, but the performance compared even to the 3070 I was rocking 2 years ago in my ASUS laptop is night and day. I don't like the keyboard. It's off centered. (You'll know what I'm talking about when you first start typing on it.) Thankfully though the size of the laptop allows for a number pad which was also missing from my ASUS. Also another knock on the keyboard is that this version, if bought brand new for $2000 mind you, only comes with white backlight. No custom color RGB with this one. Gotta go for the even more expensive Intel version. For $1400, this is a steal! That's why I bought it. Do yourself a favor after you buy this thing and upgrade yourself both the RAM and the NVME. It comes with 16GB DDR5 ram which isn't enough for anything in 2023, and a 1TB NVME SSD. Pop that bad boy out as well and go for a minimum 2TB NVME. FOR THIS LAPTOP, THERE IS ONLY 1 NVME SLOT AND 1 SLOT FOR RAM UPGRADE!!! My system is already upgraded to a 4TB NVME PCI 3.0 (This system can do PCI 4.0 but the extra money spent isn't worth it honestly.) and 40GB of DDR5 RAM by popping out that 8 gig stick and putting a 32 gig stick in. Mind you, I spent $100 for the new RAM and $250 for the new NVME, so all in all with the upgrades and the sale price, I spent a little under $1800 for a specked out, maxed out AMD laptop.

The first one I bought, needed to be returned due to glitches in the system and the fan turning on often and very loud The 2nd one was much better. Graphics are great, the speed and battery are great.

I sold macbook pro 2019 and i really like that one. It's fast quiet and and can do great gaming as well. The price was amazing too, i bought open box excellent and no issues and regrets!

Functions perfect for my gaming needs. I play Wrath of the Lich King Classic World of Warcraft (often with two accounts open at same time), discord streaming, second monitor connected and I have not had any performance issues. I did notice some of the AMD software gets over shadowed by windows updates. So a quick visit to AMD website for the drivers after windows updates are done fixes any overwrite.

So far I love this laptop! It does get pretty hot though when playing a game so I suggest buying a cooling mat for it! Also, you need to make sure it is plugged in while you are playing games, as the battery doesn't last long. If you are doing simple things though, the battery life is amazing!

Found a great "Excellent, Certified" Open-Box deal through Best Buy and decided to see how good this option was. Upon opening the box and setting up the laptop there were no issues software/hardware-wise. Additionally, the laptop had no markings or show any use, wear or tear. Excellent condition. This laptop met my needs in almost every department but one; memory capacity. Manufacturer states maximum upgradable capacity being 24 GB DDR5 (1x8GB module soldered to mobo and 1x16GB replaceable sodimm module). It shipped with 1x8GB soldered and 1x8GB replaceable. I upgraded configuration replaceable sodimm with 32GB module from Kingston (pictured; Kingston Fury: KF548S38IB-32) and have had no issues so far. Ran multiple windows memory diagnostic tests. I use this laptop for weekend gaming AAA titles and also weekday productivity studying, running virtual machines, windows productivity tasks, etc.

The performance, screen, battery life, etc. Is all great. You've seen that in all the other reviews. the thing I love about this laptop is that its not cheap, plastic, gamer garbage. The design is sleek and clean and nothing about it screams "I AM A GAMER". looks so nice and you'd never know its packing some serious power underneath. No RGB, no ridiculous logo, no weird edgy design choices. Just clean and simple. Love this thing.

I love this computer. I went from an ASUS ROG 14" to this big beautiful bright screen on the slim 7. It's great so far.

After reading the other positive reviews, I bought this laptop a few days ago. It replaces my 30lb Alenware R9 desktop monster to try and downsize and save space. I will use this computer primarily for graphics design (Adobe Suite, Coreldraw, etc.) and music home studio, not gaming. Gaming PC's seem best suited for doing graphics and processing intense apps. This little lightweight slim laptop performs every bit as well as my high end Alienware desktop, and has more modern features to boot. Fingerprint login, (2) USB C inputs,etc. And surprisingly, the AMD Ryzen and the AMD RX6800S graphics card performance is more than I expected. I don't know about the battery life, I only use it plugged in. So far, I am very happy with my purchase. This is a lot of bang for the buck.

Lenovo just came out with the Legion Slim 7 laptop with an AMD processor and AMD GPU, being a diehard Nvidia fan I wanted to give this one a try as I hadn’t used a totally AMD based system in quite some time. Unboxing and first impressions: The laptop came in a nice Lenovo Logoed box and the laptop itself was safely cradled in a foam frame. In with the laptop “in a separate box” was the power supply, power cable, that’s pretty much it. The laptop feels heavy for its size and is amazingly sturdy. The body is all metal from what I can tell, no plastics used on this one at all. The power supply is rated at 230 watts and is surprisingly large and pretty heavy. The power cord going to it is also heavy duty and 6’ long which is nice to see as I’ve had plenty of laptops that come with a super short 3-4’ power cord. The design is really striking, there are nice diamond cut edges everywhere even the ventilation cutouts look like they are machined in. The bottom of the unit is also metal, with large rubber strips for feet and some ventilation slits that run across the width. The palm rest is also metal with a nice grey satin finish with the Lenovo logo laser etched on the right side “not just a sticker this time”. The track pad is smooth and very large for this size of laptop with the typical mouse keys built into the pad itself and you activate them by rocking the right or left bottom of the pad “pretty typical of touch pads”. The screen has almost no bezel left and right, the top has a hump for the video camera and microphones, there’s a slightly larger bezel on the bottom and with the way the hinge is helps raise the screen up to just the right viewing height for a laptop. The screen / lid has a little flex to it, not bad at all, and the outside cover is made of metal, so it “feels” relatively strong. The keyboard is you typical Lenovo style keyboard, with rounded bottom keys and a short keystroke which feels pretty good, and the feel hasn’t changed much from the other Lenovo laptops I’ve had in the past. There is a slight tactile feedback while typing and they are a little stiff but it’s perfectly usable. The keys are backlit, “no RGB on this model just white” with three modes “off, mid and high”, I find the middle setting about perfect while sitting at the desk. The num pad is small, sort of squished together, but it’s usable, “at least they included one”, and the “arrow” keys are offset so they are very easy to find. As for ports, there are plenty, there’s 2 full sized USB ports on the back along with a power port and HDMI port. Along the right side there’s a memory card reader, switch to turn the camera on/off “another nice touch” and a headphone jack. There’s no ethernet jack so you’ll have to rely on a USB external one if you need to physically connect this one to your network. On the left side there are two USB C ports and that’s it. There are ventilation slits on the right, left and back edges with the side ones being back far enough to keep them from blowing on your hand if you are using a mouse to game with “which we do”. Setting up: The first time you turn the laptop on you’ll be greeted with the usual windows setup and introduction screens “this one does come with Windows 11 pre-installed”. I would advise running all the window updates first as there were quite a few to install, then after that run the Lenovo utility and you’ll probably see a BIOS update “we did” and let that run before getting things set up and running. Otherwise setting up Windows the first time is the same as usual except for the registration process for Lenovo itself. You can also set up your fingerprint for logging it and the reader itself is built right into the power button this time. I do like that the power button has a multicolored ring around it, when ready to log in it blinks green waiting for you to put your finger on it for verification “nice”. Hardware: The laptops CPU is an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and is quite impressive, you can see in my attached images of the benchmarks that it pretty much blows all my other systems away, even my fastest I7 10th and 11th gen processors are no match. The GPU is the AMD Radeon RX 6800S which is geared for laptops and is very impressive itself. It can’t match my RTX3080OC but it can beat a 3050TI pretty easily and you can see those numbers in my attached images also. The system also has 16gb of ram, it’s soldered to the motherboard so there’s no adding or changing that, “16gb should be plenty for gaming and most all users”. The internal storage is a 1tb SSD and there’s only one M2 slot so if you do need to add more storage, you’ll have to swap out the main drive completely. 1tb should be plenty and there was around 890gb free when I started the system up and before adding any games. Other than that, there’s really nothing you can upgrade as everything is board mounted except for the WIFI card which can also be replaced. The 16” screen is absolutely beautiful, I don’t see any light bleed, and has a pretty amazing 2560X1600 resolution along with a 165hz refresh rate, “not your typical laptop screen”. Lenovo also included the X-Rite calibration software so you can tweak the screen the way you like it, “we hadn’t had to adjust it yet as it looks plenty good out of the box”. The screen does get pretty bright and is easily usable under bright office lighting, and also has very wide viewing angles with very little distortion. This is one of those screens you just have to see in person to appreciate just how nice it looks. The webcam is a full 1080p and works quite well, the image is clear and is typical of most webcams here lately. We haven’t used it that much, so we don’t have a lot to comment on that other than it works well. We do like that there’s a physical switch on the right side of the base that you can use to turn the webcam on/off. Gaming Performance: Now this is what this new Legion laptop is about “Gaming” and it doesn’t disappoint. We’ve been going between Borderlands 3, Witcher 3, and Cyberpunk 2077 and we’re amazed at the speeds we are seeing. We started with Cyberpunk 2077, with the graphics set at the full 2560x1600 I had to turn off Ray Tracing “which was expected” and then set all the other settings to “high”. Gameplay was seeing around 80FPS and would drop into the 70s during intense gun battles, “that’s pretty amazing and more than enough for our older eyes”. The next game we played quite a bit was Borderlands 3, and that one took a bit more tweaking and turning the resolution down to 1920x1200, “still above 1080 though”, and keeping the settings at high we could keep a constant 80fps “again more than enough” and the image looked outstanding. Next was Witcher 3, I set that at the full 2560X1600 and then turned everything on “High” and was easily getting 80-100fps depending on terrain and environment. As for heat and noise, when you enable the turbo mode “just a two key combination” the fans do get quite noisy, around 48db from 8”, but we always wear a headset while gaming as the built-in speakers aren’t really good enough for serious gaming. “maybe some movie watching but that’s pushing it”. Heat after an hour of gaming was handled pretty well, the WASD keys always stayed on the cool side with the center back of the base being the hottest, “you can see this in my thermal image”. Temps cooled right down, and the fans slowed considerably as soon as a game was stopped. Conclusion: This Legion Slim 7 is an impressive laptop, the gaming performance for this size of laptop is astounding. The gameplay, once tweaked is smooth with no jitters / stuttering whatsoever. We’re really impressed with the AMD CPU and GPU, when not gaming this system is amazingly fast and responsive. There wasn’t a single thing that we did, from watching movies, creating documents, and editing pictures that caused this system to bog down. Also, don’t plan on doing any intense gaming sessions using battery power, FPS was halved “or more” when I removed AC power and 30-35fps just isn’t fast enough. The laptop also comes with some very useful OEM software for monitoring the system, and you can easily keep system drivers and the BIOS up to date. Accessing the components is very easy, just remove 8 screws and the bottom pops right off, there you can access the SSD, Battery and WiFi card, “those are the only things replaceable in this model. My only negatives are the fact that you cannot add more storage as there’s only one M2 slot and no way of adding memory if you wanted to, but the system preforms as intended and works extremely well. So if you don’t plan on needing more memory or don’t mind changing out the main drive then these negatives are pretty much moot. AMD has come a long way over the years and it’s time to take a close look at their hardware options when looking at a new system, yes they are that good, and we’re sure you would be just as impressed with their performance.

This is the best gaming laptop i have ever owned, no joke!!, the screen is 500 nits, hdr, dolby, etc. for what your getting the cost is fair. the only downside i know of is that there is only one ssd m.2 nvme slot. buy this laptop!!, you will be very happy for sure. oh ya also this thing runs very cool as well, and the gen 4 ssd drive runs at 7200 read and 6900 write.

This machine offers a lot of power and supports it well with the right amount of options that make it a really good gaming machine. To start with, the AMD Ryzen 9 series processor is fast and competent. I have other laptops that use a Ryzen processor and I quite like them. It's a fast machine all the way around, this is in part because they support it well with 16Gb of RAM, 8Gb of video memory on the AMD Radeon RX graphics card and a 1TB SSD. The machine is truly set up for gaming but also works well in a demanding office environment. The look is pretty sleek and I really like the way Lenovo set up the ports. Two USC-C ports on the left side, card reader and audio jack on the right side along with a camera shut off switch. Out the back you have the power input jack, an HDMI jack and two more USB-A jacks. Plenty of I/O for pretty much anything you would want to connect to. I think one of the cooler features of this machine is rear venting. It has large vents on the sides and vents most of the hot air directly out the back. Flipping up the display you'll find a full keyboard layout. Full number key setup with separate arrow keys that are easy to find without looking at the keyboard because they're offset from the rest of the keys. The keyboard has a really nice feel to it. Smooth keystrokes without a lot of noise, and quick return action. It is back lit, however it doesn't have any colors to choose from or adjust, just white. It looks good, but it would be nice to change the colors in order to be less distracting when gaming. Although you can dim the brightness. The touchpad is pretty standard and quite large. The buttons are integrated like most machines these days. I prefer separate left and right buttons because they have a positive click to them and they're east to find without looking, but the touchpad is adequate. There's also a fingerprint reader built in to the power button which is very handy and lights up with a ring around it's perimeter so it's easy to find. Game play is as expected very smooth. First person shooters like Doom Eternal play without any stutter or lag. The almost 4K graphics are clear and sharp and even running games at the highest resolution doesn't seem to be any trouble at all for this machine. Colors are bright and deep, and it's a real pleasure to play a game on. The 16:10 2560 X 1600 resolution offers a larger display than usual on a machine this size. The surrounding frame is very narrow and makes the display panel the center of attention. This is a solid, well built machine that has a good amount of weight to it despite it's slim profile. It's 16 inch size is a pretty unique size. It's reasonably portable while providing a good amount of desktop space. The outer surface has a nice feel, not too slick to hang onto, and not quite textured either. Lenovo says it's an Aluminum and Magnesium blend and I can tell you, it's a beautiful finish. It has a very pricey look to it that will not disappoint. I really can't find anything that's a shortcoming with this machine. It's a full out beast. I guess the only things I would consider “missing” might be a full 4K screen resolution (although I don't think that would buy you much over what's included here), and maybe a color change keyboard backlight. These are incredibly small things to pick on and they wouldn't sway me away from the Legion in any way. A really nice machine that I truly look forward to playing and working on. Nicely done Lenovo!

I am not a gamer but make Youtube videos and bought this based off recommendations! I love it so far and it is great for video editing.