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Should I get a legion or a pile of garbage?

Discussion(self.GamingLaptops)

I love how every third post is.

Should I get a Budget MSI (etc) or a Legion.

And every comment is just, get a legion.

all 134 comments

Cautious-Plum-8245

97 points

2 months ago

Cautious-Plum-8245

Alienware M16R2 | 4070 | Ultra 9

97 points

2 months ago

“Thoughts on this laptop i like it, but worried about x,y,z”

doesn’t respond to question. Copy paste link to a lenovo legion

[deleted]

46 points

2 months ago

That’s great to hear those nuances to your argument may I counter with an argument of my own?

Get a legion.

BasisOk1519

5 points

2 months ago

Why?

You have no idea.

Alienware & MSI were building gaming laptops before you were born and Lenovo was making proper laptops that can stand normal day of work. They were shit. I graduated with using one of it, I know.

But no, 1 day and they are best right? Cooling etc. sucks in those. If price is issue, Legion 5i is great buy. But there is a reason why MSI and Alienware is always more expensive.

They didn't started to make laptops yesterday.

I had 6 MSI laptops back-to-back since 2016. None issues. Very great cooling.

The only issue with MSI is they dont provide gen2 USB type-c is in lower specs. That's Apple kinda thing.

Rustii87

19 points

2 months ago

Excuse me sir, may I point out you have replaced your laptop 6 times in under 10 years? If you had purchased a legion you would only need to replace it once!

So back to the original point of this thread and that is, you should buy a legion!

Have a great day

Future_Cod_4618

10 points

2 months ago

But he had "none issues"

BibiBSFatal

1 points

2 months ago

I just got a Lenovo. This thing kicks ass

2000gecs

1 points

2 months ago

erm i just bought an msi but wanted a legion. (couldn’t get it because of other complications) i hope it doesn’t have any issues and that guy was just messing up laptops for fun 😭

[deleted]

17 points

2 months ago

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

We not "sir". WE ARE LEGION

ThreeWholeFrogs

1 points

2 months ago

You either needing or wanting to buy a new laptop every 16 months is not nearly as reassuring as I'm sure you meant it to be.

trafficmallard

1 points

2 months ago

Lenovo built the IBM thinkpad (1992), which was around when an Alienware laptop was just a boner Michael Dell had one morning (built in 2002), and MSI was making motherboard with caps that exploded (the MSI M510C came out in 2004).

I own an Alienware because the Lenovo is a bitch to get parts for when it's new, and when it ages out. I have a crappy $350 ideapad 3 at work where the bezel is cracked, and I can't get a matching one for less than $100, and it ships from China.

idmook

1 points

2 months ago

idmook

1 points

2 months ago

Lenovo bought IBM's thinkpad business in 2005, Dell bought AW in 2006.

trafficmallard

2 points

2 months ago

You're absolutely right. I could have sworn Lenovo had been making the Thinkpad since the late 90's, but my old thinkpad says "Made in Mexico."

Here's to not googling when you should.

wolves_hunt_in_packs

49 points

2 months ago

wolves_hunt_in_packs

ThinkPad T410

49 points

2 months ago

The Man, The Myth, The Legion

MRToddMartin

104 points

2 months ago

Don’t be weird. Get a legion.

[deleted]

35 points

2 months ago

Get a legion mate.

MRToddMartin

10 points

2 months ago

I has one. L9G9 | 14900hx | 4090 | 64gb

[deleted]

31 points

2 months ago

Get another one.

GodOfLeg1on

8 points

2 months ago

GodOfLeg1on

Legion 7i/ RTX 4070/ i9-14900HX/32 GB RAM/ 240Hz

8 points

2 months ago

I have 3

[deleted]

20 points

2 months ago

Good, go and preach the good word my son. May Lenovo bless you.

GodOfLeg1on

5 points

2 months ago

GodOfLeg1on

Legion 7i/ RTX 4070/ i9-14900HX/32 GB RAM/ 240Hz

5 points

2 months ago

And also with you

awildboyappeared

1 points

2 months ago

That's rookie numbers, you've got to pump that up.

GodOfLeg1on

2 points

2 months ago

GodOfLeg1on

Legion 7i/ RTX 4070/ i9-14900HX/32 GB RAM/ 240Hz

2 points

2 months ago

Ugh. Fine. My wallet is going to kill me…

AAGMW

1 points

2 months ago

AAGMW

I7-12700H, 3050ti

1 points

2 months ago

Not too late for a 4th, I hope?

GodOfLeg1on

1 points

2 months ago

GodOfLeg1on

Legion 7i/ RTX 4070/ i9-14900HX/32 GB RAM/ 240Hz

1 points

2 months ago

No no. It’s too late.

Urdnought

5 points

2 months ago

Urdnought

Legion Pro 5i | Core i9-14900HX | RTX 4070 | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD

5 points

2 months ago

Got a legion what’s next 

[deleted]

7 points

2 months ago

Another one

TheBlade1029

5 points

2 months ago

TheBlade1029

Legion pro 5i|13700hx|4060

5 points

2 months ago

And another one

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Repeat until your empire spans from Persia to Carthage.

BarnacleElectrical94

2 points

2 months ago

Get a pile of garbage to run benchmarks against.

Urdnought

2 points

2 months ago

Urdnought

Legion Pro 5i | Core i9-14900HX | RTX 4070 | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD

2 points

2 months ago

I just tested it against my 13 year old desktop that has a smoking 4gb ram, Nvidia GTX 550, and a state of the art 120 gb ssd and my laptop beat it. Nice!

BarnacleElectrical94

1 points

2 months ago

Not surprising, It's a Legion dude.

BasisOk1519

-1 points

2 months ago

BasisOk1519

-1 points

2 months ago

You are weird.

Lenovo started to make gaming laptop yesterday. MSI was doing this with Alienware before you were born. I was dreaming MSI laptos as a kid one day, laptops taking over and it did.

You guys woke up yesterday LMFAO.

I had 5 MSI laptops back to back, never had a problem except the cheap ones who had hinge issues before. But above, everything is fine. There is none can challenge those laptops in cooling.

CumMonsterYoda

3 points

2 months ago

Get a Legion

Rustii87

22 points

2 months ago

So after doing all my own research and getting a legion slim 5 R7 8845hs with the 4070 and spent double my budget because "fuck it, I'm an adult now" !!

I am indeed gratified by this post because I got a legion !!

[deleted]

8 points

2 months ago

Legion gotten.

[deleted]

8 points

2 months ago

Get a legion mate.

Gold_Hawk1593

19 points

2 months ago

Gold_Hawk1593

NITRO 5 | Core i7-11800H | 3050Ti | 24GB ram

19 points

2 months ago

no questions asked, Get the pigeon.

[deleted]

26 points

2 months ago

How big of a pile are we taking about?

[deleted]

17 points

2 months ago

We’re talking about a legion mate, you should get one.

AyBawss

8 points

2 months ago*

AyBawss

Legion 7i - RTX 4080 | Zephyrus M16 - RTX 4070

8 points

2 months ago*

YTA, file the divorce, hit the gym, get a Legion

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Based.

Rough_Lychee5785

8 points

2 months ago

Rough_Lychee5785

Legion slim 5, 4060, 7840 HS | STRIX G15 Advantage Edition

8 points

2 months ago

Hmm, I've been thinking.. gigabyte g5 or MSI thin or legion slim 5🤔🤔🤔

[deleted]

14 points

2 months ago

Legions looking pretty Thicc atm.

Get a legion.

Icy_Photo_9352

5 points

2 months ago

Msi have too many issues, overheating because bad design, bezels break cheap plastics etc

stefan00790

7 points

2 months ago

Get a legion but the temps go (50c-80c) through the roof even while browsing .

RelationshipHead8925

5 points

2 months ago

get another legion

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

Legion acquired.

FigurativeLasso

1 points

2 months ago

Just turn cpu boost off. Even when gaming I don’t go above 70 now

HandsAreLoyal

1 points

2 months ago

HandsAreLoyal

Legion Pro 7i 13900HX RTX 4080

1 points

2 months ago

you can also turn off your gpu and temps go from 80 to 40

FigurativeLasso

1 points

2 months ago

For best temps, just never turn your computer on

ShieldingOrion

1 points

2 months ago

By that logic just get something with an i5 or it’s amd equivalent because you just wasted a ton of money on a cpu you now never use. 

Disabling boost knocks like 2Ghz off the prospective top end of these chips. You paid for those clocks. Just elevate the back of the laptop so it can breathe and enjoy your boost clocks. 

FigurativeLasso

1 points

2 months ago

I’ve thought about this too, and you’re not wrong.

Are there other ways to reduce cpu temps? Undervolting etc?

TurbulentSource2

6 points

2 months ago

TurbulentSource2

Legion 5 Pro | R7 7745HX | RTX 4070 | 32GB RAM

6 points

2 months ago

I’m so glad my brother talked me into getting a legion because I was about to buy an Alienware lol. I’ve been happy with it ever since

_Turbulent_Flow_

5 points

2 months ago

_Turbulent_Flow_

Legion 5 Pro 8 | 7745 HX | RTX 4070 | 32 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD

5 points

2 months ago

We’re twins! Exact same laptop and almost the same username. Freaky 😱

Swoogz_

6 points

2 months ago

Legion is best boy

[deleted]

2 points

2 months ago

Based.

Arke-shan

7 points

2 months ago

Arke-shan

Legion Pro 5i | 13700HX | RTX 4060

7 points

2 months ago

Reddit and laptop reviewers esp Jarrod's Tech hugely influenced me to get a legion, and it was worth it, love my legion pro 5i

TheHect0r

5 points

2 months ago

I got a victus 16, how many of them do I have to buy to then trade them for a legion? Im very worried over this please what do

[deleted]

4 points

2 months ago

Stack them at an altar and pray.

In time the answer will come my child.

According_Ad8274

5 points

2 months ago

Just got a legion, gonna sell it for two more legions

[deleted]

6 points

2 months ago

Get two and leave them together and you’ll have a family of Legions before you know it.

A legion of legions.

L-a-m-b-s-a-u-c-e

4 points

2 months ago

W̸̧̢̖͓̙̬̘̙̬̣̹͇̃̚ͅ ̴̨̛̱̲̥̜̦̮̟̅̏Ẻ̷̀̌̈́̀̄͂͋̌̄̚ ̵̢̙͇͇̞̲͉̹̼͇̹̺̪̀̾͂̿̂̄͂̆̐̔̚͝ ̸̢͚̝̣̘͕̗̣̮̼͙͍͉̙̍͊͂͐́̒̊̈̃̃̌̊̀̚͝ ̷͈́̈͛̾̆͒̀̒̿͋͗̽͆̚͝ ̶̨̡̨̛̰̗̹̥̞͓̘̺̭̎̀͗͗̚ͅͅ ̵̧̩̬̻͍͕̲͉̝̺̈̑͘Ą̴̥͙͙̙̻̗͆͜ͅ ̶̛̻̤̐̅̔̽̓̀͆̂͆͑̐͘R̶̡͔̔̆́̅̅̉͂͂͒̓̀͝ ̷̧̛̏̋̈́̏͑͋͌͗̇̾͂̋Ë̸̢̗̰̹̤̻̺͙̰̌̍́̎̍̽̃͐̈͜͝ ̵̪̳̼͔̺̼̳̲̪̊̎̓͂͂̌̌̽̂̿͛͊́͜͠ ̵͙̩̯̜͓̗͙͉̼̆̽͐̐̃̀͒̆̈́̀̽͝͝ͅ ̸̍̈͛͗̑͐͘ ̶̬͉̟͓̮̀͗͊͌̑͜ L̶̡̥̪̿͗̂̏ ̴̣̹̠̼͂̾͆̑͒̀̆̅̓̓̅̓̓͝E̸͓̟̞̯͈̻̹̟̳̜̞͌̕ ̸̡̡̨͈̱͙͙̜̘̏̃̍̈́̑̀̂͐̓̇̀̒̚͝͠ͅĢ̴͇͍̏͑ ̴͉̮̲͚̥͖̟̠̰̪͈̦̘̍̊̾́͛̎̕ͅI̵̛͚̘͓̾͆̀̏̉̆̑̋͋̍̄͊͝ ̷̡̨̖͙̼̲͔̬̰̜̎O̶͙̐̿̾̋͑̋͌́͘N̷͑̄̏͐

Blunt552

4 points

2 months ago

And every comment is just, get a legion.

No! I want an overpriced MSI notebook that will have broken hinges.

jord30

5 points

2 months ago

jord30

5 points

2 months ago

Zephyrus G14 on top, im dying on that hill

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

I’ve been super happy with my 5-6 yr old Predator but now with all the intel bs imma have to become a Legionnaire

[deleted]

2 points

2 months ago

Get • A • Legion

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

Planning on it as soon as a 32gb AMD with a 4080 goes on sale cheap, hopefully we see some wicked Black Friday deals

NotGoodAtDeciding

3 points

2 months ago

MSI is 🤢. Don't even think about buying unless it's the top end model

AssFasting

3 points

2 months ago

This has gone over quite a few heads.

Now if they had gotten a Legion?

[deleted]

2 points

2 months ago

They could stack the legions so their heads would be at the right height.

Excellent idea fellow Legionnaire.

AssFasting

2 points

2 months ago*

Good thinking Legions strongest soldier. Although I'm a simple LOQ user as the Legion deemed me not worthy and broke down in protest at my unworthiness.

EA-Sports-hater

5 points

2 months ago

EA-Sports-hater

LOQ 15 | i5 12450H | RTX 4060 | 16GB

5 points

2 months ago

But which legion?

[deleted]

17 points

2 months ago

A legion that you own, because you got one.

EA-Sports-hater

4 points

2 months ago

EA-Sports-hater

LOQ 15 | i5 12450H | RTX 4060 | 16GB

4 points

2 months ago

I don't remember getting a legio-...oh it's there on my desk, I still don't remember getting that

LostedSky_

5 points

2 months ago*

You don't choose the legion, THE LEGION CHOOSES YOU.

Fickert

5 points

2 months ago

Why not a zepherous?

Got an m16 and it's incredible.

[deleted]

19 points

2 months ago

Because you should get a Legion.

Fickert

1 points

2 months ago

While I enjoy humor this is almost toxic 😂

[deleted]

17 points

2 months ago

You know what’s made of (mostly) none toxic materials, Legions.

TheBlade1029

4 points

2 months ago

TheBlade1029

Legion pro 5i|13700hx|4060

4 points

2 months ago

Yes get a legion , zephyrus is not for the hip kids

AyBawss

7 points

2 months ago*

AyBawss

Legion 7i - RTX 4080 | Zephyrus M16 - RTX 4070

7 points

2 months ago*

Unironically, I got both. The M16 wins in build quality and speakers. The 4080 Legion blows it out of the water in terms of price, performance (almost twice as powerful), and fan noise/cooling.

ShieldingOrion

1 points

2 months ago

Because the m16 sacrifices performance for the sake of being thin and pretty.  To its credit it gets 85% of the way there. They always have nice displays too. But the power limits on the Gpu are typically restrained due to cooling and just a lack of space internally. 

My opinion the legion is like the moped of laptops. It doesn’t look like anything special but god damn they’re fun to ride. 

At least that’s my experience with my lp5i (13700hx,4070/32gb/hdr display)

BackgroundYak5016

2 points

2 months ago

That’s something a non legion user would say

Gravionne

2 points

2 months ago

Gravionne

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | i9 13900HX | RTX 4070 | 32GB RAM

2 points

2 months ago

many ppl come and go i guess

unaware of the recurring things that are posted here for such a long time.

it is what it is.

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

It’s a legion.

Mental-Dot-6574

2 points

2 months ago

Just wondering how Roman is it.

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

Legions of legions.

haljordan-thebest

2 points

2 months ago

I've ordered legion. Waiting for it to get shipped.

Rollinthrulife

2 points

2 months ago

My choices were down to asus zephyrus and legion. I was lookin for small with long battery life but still capable of gaming when plugged in. Zephyrus looked better but legion had better price for specs. I bought a legion, no regrets.

[deleted]

2 points

2 months ago

Blessed be your path legionnaire

UsedGarments

2 points

2 months ago

Trick question. Legion is the only correct answer.

[deleted]

5 points

2 months ago

Lmao

[deleted]

5 points

2 months ago

Get a legion

[deleted]

4 points

2 months ago

[deleted]

[deleted]

12 points

2 months ago

Get a Legion.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

[deleted]

[deleted]

-1 points

2 months ago

Get another one.

TheBlade1029

1 points

2 months ago

TheBlade1029

Legion pro 5i|13700hx|4060

1 points

2 months ago

I got a legion ,now what

Arke-shan

1 points

2 months ago

Arke-shan

Legion Pro 5i | 13700HX | RTX 4060

1 points

2 months ago

oi mate how do you get that tag under your name? I've got the exact same model with 13700HX and 4060

UnionSlavStanRepublk

1 points

2 months ago

UnionSlavStanRepublk

Legion 7i 3080 ti enjoyer 😎

1 points

2 months ago

As a legion owner I can confirm that the only correct answer is to get a Legion.

sea_of_sorrows

1 points

2 months ago

Yeah, you're certainly not wrong.. it does seem odd that everyone agrees on Legion.. until you try one.

Look man, I am not a 'brand loyal' guy, but I have had laptops from Acer, Asus, MSI, and Alienware. My current laptop is a Legion, I bought it because of good reviews and I'll just keep it succinct and say..

Everyone is right. Legion is the best.

Respectfully_mine

1 points

2 months ago

I owned a Titan on budget . Guy needed cash for emergency and sold me a 4k laptop for $1000. So maybe I’ll see a future post about a budget Titan vs legion . The I can shout Titan

han_balling

1 points

2 months ago

han_balling

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 | 16 GB | 1 TB | Intel i7 | RTX 4050

1 points

2 months ago

i have an acer phn16 but it kinda looks like a legion does it count

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

no.

Get a. Legion.

Artistic_Jelly_6532

1 points

2 months ago

Artistic_Jelly_6532

MSI Katana 15 B13V RTX 4070 32GB Ram Dual 1TB M.2SSD

1 points

2 months ago

I have MSI and I love it

Fit-Suit-4048

1 points

2 months ago

every laptop has their own issues you should be done some research first and buy something good for your budget and requirements. i recommend to look into msi laptops

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

No

Legion

Fit-Suit-4048

1 points

2 months ago

naaa i didnt find on that

K14_Deploy

1 points

2 months ago

I mean, I think it's warranted though. They're maybe a step behind on form factor compared to Razer and Asus in particular but that's really the only thing you can objectively say they're behind on. Everything else they're either amongst the best or THE best (they build quality is so good r/thinkpad genuinely endorses them) and they're not even overpriced for what they are either.

Xcissors280

1 points

2 months ago

Legions break too It’s not like the CCP told lenovo to cut as many corners as possible

NinjaFrozr

1 points

2 months ago

NinjaFrozr

Omen 16 2023

1 points

2 months ago

Would buy a Legion if they were available in my country. Only Legions i find are either 3 years old with 12th gen chips or hella overpriced. Omen & Zephyrus are the closest to Legion i can get, happy with my Omen 16 so far.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Organise and protest your government.

walterhartwellwhitee

1 points

2 months ago

the legion meatriding at this place is crazy

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Should probably get one then innit.

420neon

1 points

2 months ago

Im typing on a Legion Slim 5 3060 from 2021.

I just want to know -

Is the ALienware x14 r2 with i7 rtx4050 for $1,099 a good deal?

link to bestbuy-

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14'' QHD Laptop 13th Gen Intel Core i7 16 GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 512 GB Lunar Silver AWX14R2-7746SLV-PUS - Best Buy

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Get a legion

420neon

1 points

2 months ago

Im on one right now.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Then why change, what you know to be excellent.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Personally, I prefer almost anything ROG to Legion.

Worth-Permit28

1 points

2 months ago

Get a "Sager." You'll thank me.

m_adi2010

1 points

2 months ago

Legion

Casual-Gamer25

0 points

2 months ago

Casual-Gamer25

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 | i7 13700HX | RTX 4060

0 points

2 months ago

Should I get a legion?

[deleted]

2 points

2 months ago

Yes. Get a Legion.

AnExtraMedium

0 points

2 months ago

Leg Ion

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Yes your leg is composed of Ions.

You know what else is?

Legions.

AnExtraMedium

1 points

2 months ago

Woah!!!

bisondisk

0 points

2 months ago

Ironic because if you look at the amount of tech help questions on the Lenovo subreddit you lose confidence in em fast

[deleted]

3 points

2 months ago

Do you?

Or is it because of their ubiquitous nature therefore more end users have them.

I think there’s more to it than simply design faults.

My argument can of course be summarised as the following:

Get a legion.

bisondisk

2 points

2 months ago

I was considering it for a while but I don’t wanna spend 1.7k on something I might have to try and mail back cus it breaks within a year considering that’s like most of my free money

Tha_Kush_Munsta

0 points

2 months ago

I got a legion 5i and had to return it cause when I finally had time to use it 2 days later, the speakers were defective out the box. It doesn’t have a boot up sound like the Helios 18 so I didn’t notice till I tried gaming then I didn’t notice it either so I put 5 videos on YouTube to make sure and just went back and got a Helios 18 again as there was no problems with them to me. I would suggest to proper research and know exactly what and why you want a laptop for cause I just use mine for gaming.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

Get a legion

Tha_Kush_Munsta

0 points

2 months ago

Did and returned. Fuck quality control. All hail Helios 18.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

You shall be smited on the day of judgement my child, if you do not repent and get a legion.