Lenovo LOQ vs Legion vs Legion Pro vs Legion 9i vs 7i vs 5i Legion Go
Summary
TLDRThis video guide explores the Lenovo Legion range of gaming laptops, detailing differences between models like the Legion 5i, 7i, Pro 5i, Pro 7i, and the top-tier Legion 9i. It covers aspects from power and graphics to design, aiming to help consumers choose the right model for their gaming needs.
Takeaways
- 😀 The Lenovo Legion range of gaming laptops has a diverse lineup that can be confusing, but this guide aims to clarify the differences.
- 🔍 As of 2024, Lenovo laptops are up to Gen 9, with Gen 10 expected next year, indicating the latest models.
- 💻 The Lenovo Legion brand focuses on gaming, offering a range from mainstream to hardcore gaming machines.
- 🌐 Other sub-brands include Yoga for consumer range, ThinkPad for business, and Tab for tablets.
- 🎮 The Legion Go is a separate handheld gaming device, currently being reviewed by the speaker.
- 🏆 The Legion 5i and 7i are designed for gaming but have a more lifestyle-oriented, understated look, suitable for all-purpose use.
- 💪 The Legion Pro 5i and Pro 7i are designed to proudly display their gaming capabilities with higher power specifications.
- 🌟 The Lenovo Legion 9i is the top-tier model, offering the best of the best in terms of specs and performance.
- 🔥 The Legion 9i uses a liquid cooling system due to its high power requirements, unlike the Pro series which may use a new cooling technology in the future.
- 🌡️ The Cold Front Hyper Chamber cooling system is a notable technology for Lenovo laptops, especially for models under 200 WS of power, balancing power with a slim form factor.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of the Lenovo Legion range of gaming laptops?
-The Lenovo Legion range of gaming laptops is designed to cater to a variety of gamers, from mainstream users to hardcore enthusiasts, offering different levels of performance and features to suit various gaming needs.
What does 'gen 9' signify in the context of Lenovo laptops?
-'Gen 9' refers to the 9th generation of Lenovo laptops, indicating the latest models as of 2024. It helps consumers identify the most current offerings from the brand.
How does the Lenovo Legion brand differ from other Lenovo laptop brands like Yoga and ThinkPad?
-The Lenovo Legion brand is specifically targeted at gamers, offering powerful gaming machines, while Yoga is more of a consumer range with a focus on versatility, ThinkPad is known for business use, and Tab refers to their tablet line.
What is the significance of the Legion Go mentioned in the script?
-The Legion Go is a handheld gaming device that is part of the Lenovo Legion range. It represents a more portable and accessible entry point into the Legion ecosystem for gamers.
What are the key differences between the Legion 5i, Legion 7i, and the Legion Pro series?
-The Legion 5i and 7i are designed to be capable gaming machines with a lifestyle look, not overtly appearing as gaming laptops. The Legion Pro series, on the other hand, proudly displays its gaming performance with a more robust and powerful design, featuring higher wattage and advanced graphics cards.
How is the Legion 9i distinct from the rest of the Legion range?
-The Legion 9i stands out as the top-of-the-line model, offering the best of the best in terms of specs and performance. It is designed for those who want the highest level of gaming power and are not concerned about the cost.
What does the term 'stealth power' refer to in the context of the Legion 5i and 7i laptops?
-'Stealth power' refers to the design approach of the Legion 5i and 7i where the laptops have powerful gaming capabilities but maintain a more understated, all-purpose look suitable for various settings, including professional environments.
What is the intended audience for the Legion 5i and 7i laptops?
-The Legion 5i and 7i laptops are intended for users who want a balance between gaming performance and an all-purpose laptop look. They are suitable for people who want quality gaming performance without the overt gaming aesthetic.
What is the primary visual distinction of the Legion 9i compared to other models in the Legion range?
-The Legion 9i has a unique design feature where it has intake coming through the top of the keyboard, resulting in a smaller touchpad. This is due to the high power requirements and the need for advanced cooling systems in this top-tier model.
What technology is mentioned in the script that is designed to provide more power in a slimmer form factor while reducing volume and temperature?
-The script mentions the Cold Front Hyper Chamber technology, which is designed to enhance performance and cooling efficiency in Lenovo Legion laptops, particularly in models with less than 200 watts of power.
What is the potential future development for the Lenovo Legion laptops regarding the Hyper Chamber technology?
-The script suggests that Lenovo may be looking to incorporate the Hyper Chamber technology into the Pro Series and the Legion 9i in future generations, such as Gen 10, to provide even better performance and cooling.
Outlines
🎮 Introduction to Lenovo Legion Gaming Laptops
Chris Dead provides an overview of the Lenovo Legion range of gaming laptops, highlighting the confusion that can arise from the variety of models available. He attended the Lenovo Innovate 2024 conference in Bangkok, where he learned about the different tiers within the Legion lineup from Clifford Chong, the head of gaming at Lenovo. The video aims to clarify the distinctions between the models, starting with the basics: the laptops are up to Gen 9 in 2024, with Gen 8 indicating a 2023 model or older. The two main branches of Lenovo laptops are Legion for gaming and Yoga for consumer use. The focus is on the Legion brand, which includes the Legion Go handheld gaming device and the laptop lineup, ranging from mainstream to hardcore gaming models.
🛠️ Breakdown of Lenovo Legion Laptop Models
The script details the various models within the Lenovo Legion laptop range, starting with the Legion 5i and 7i, which are designed for gamers seeking a lifestyle feel with 'stealth power'—laptops that can perform well in both work and gaming environments without overt gaming aesthetics. The Legion Pro 5i and 7i are more performance-oriented, boasting over 200 watts of power and featuring high-end graphics cards like the 4080 and 4090 for top-tier gaming performance. The script then discusses the Lenovo Legion 9i, the pinnacle of the lineup, designed for those who want the absolute best without compromise. It features the highest specifications, including a carbon fiber case and a unique liquid cooling system due to its immense power requirements. The 9i also has a distinctive design feature where the keyboard's intake is located at the top, affecting the size of the touchpad. The video concludes with a mention of the Cold Front Hyper Chamber cooling technology, which is featured in the non-Pro Legion models and offers a deep dive in a separate video.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Lenovo Legion
💡Gaming Laptops
💡Nomenclature
💡Legion 5i and Legion 7i
💡Legion Pro 5i and Legion Pro 7i
💡Legion 9i
💡Hyper Chamber Cooling System
💡Gen 9
💡Yoga
💡ThinkPad
💡Legion Go
Highlights
Introduction to Lenovo Legion gaming laptops and the confusion in their nomenclature.
Lenovo laptops are up to Gen 9 in 2024, with Gen 8 being 2023 models or earlier.
Two main branches of Lenovo laptops: Legion for gaming and Yoga for consumer range.
Lenovo Legion Go is a handheld gaming device separate from laptops.
Legion 5i and Legion 7i are designed for mainstream gamers.
Legion Pro 5i and Legion Pro 7i are for gamers who want a machine that looks like a gaming laptop.
Legion 9i is the top-tier model for those who want the best of the best.
Legion 5i and 7i have a 'stealth power' design, suitable for work and gaming.
Legion Pro series laptops are designed to proudly display their gaming capabilities.
Legion 9i uses a liquid cooling system due to its high power requirements.
Legion 9i has a unique design with intake coming through the top of the keyboard.
Hyper Chamber cooling system is used in Lenovo laptops under 200 WS of power.
Legion 5i, 7i, and the base model use the Hyper Chamber cooling system.
Legion 9i sticks with the liquid cooling system of the previous generation.
Future Lenovo models may incorporate Hyper Chamber cooling into higher power models.
The Hyper Chamber technology aims to provide more power in a slimmer form factor with reduced volume and temperature.
A deep dive video on the Hyper Chamber technology is available for further information.
Transcripts
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good day humans Chris dead here today
I've got a bit of a buying guide for you
this is a buying guide for the Lenovo
Legion range of gaming laptops now even
those of us who spend every day talking
about technology uh I can tell you like
the diversity in the nomenclature of
cross the range of laptops From Any
Given manufacturer really can be quite
confusing uh I know it's confusing for
me sometimes I'm sure it's confusing for
many consumers out there so in this
video I'm going to try and detail the
difference between the various entries
in the Lenovo Legion range to will help
you when you are going to make a
decision or looking at buying one of
their laptops now I was recently at the
Lenovo innovate 2024 conference which is
in Bangkok where Clifford Chong who's
the head of gaming for theany
took me through his breakdown of the
range uh so I thought that was a good
opportunity to kind of like jle that
down and pass it on to well Australians
and anyone else who uh is a bit confused
by the way it all works as well so let's
just do the basics first so in 2024 the
noo laptops across their range are up to
gen 9 so if you see gen 9 in the listing
then you're looking at the latest model
uh I can only assume that next year to
be gen 10 uh and so forth so that kind
of gives you an idea of where they are
if you see gen8 you're buying a 2023
model or earlier now there are two main
branches of the Lenovo
laptops there two main ones so there's
the there's the legion brand that
represents gaming so they're all quality
gaming machines but they do range from
kind of more mainstream gamer style
stuff to like kind of full hardcore
overclocking frag Merchant stuff uh and
that's what I'm going to break down for
you but you'll also find other sub
Brands too so the other big one is yoga
and this is kind of their consumer range
uh and and youve kind of got yoga you
got yoga book which is kind of like more
twoin one stuff business range I guess
you could say which is ThinkPad and they
got tablets which are called tab uh uh
they also come across IDE IDE pad which
is more like slim Slimline models but
you know we're focused on the legion uh
Branch at the moment so that that just
gives you a kind of a bird's eye view of
what we're looking at when we look at
Lenovo laptops and now let's borrow in
onto Legion there a legion go that's a
separate thing all together that's a
handheld uh I'm actually got a legion go
in here at the moment that I'm reviewing
so keep an eye on the channel um cuz I
will do a review of that
shortly uh but when it comes to the
actual laptops you've kind of got the
base which is the lock you then have the
legion 5i and Legion 7i then you have
the legion Pro 5i and Legion Pro 7i and
then you have the legion 9i uh which
unlike the yoga range which is a yoga
Pro 9 I in the legion range is just a
legion 9 I there's no Legion Pro 9i so
I'm going to break all those down for
you now but if you're looking kind of if
you kind of just wanted to just list
them out from I guess you could say
least powerful to most powerful that's
the kind of way you look at it although
the variances between the legion and
Legion Pro you know kind of come down to
look and and slimness and stuff like
that as much as it does power but that
gives you a general
idea okay so let's start at the I was
going to say top but I guess let's start
at the bottom so you got the legion lock
now the way they described that or the
way Clifford described the lock was if
you want to get that kind of the Legion
knowledge like the knowledge of the
Legion go R range but you want something
to a bit more affordable a bit more
accessible so this is kind of for first
time Gamers or for people who aspire to
one day
be more hardcore with their gaming uh
but they're not quite there yet and it's
a bit of a Best of Both World scenario
here so you're getting something that's
going to be pretty good for just general
use but is also so going to be capable
of playing games without like just
blowing it all out on you know most
incredible frame rates possible and and
R tracing and all that deep geeky stuff
I say that knowing that I'm a geek so
you know they they feel like the lock is
more aimed like college students and
therefore has kind of a more of a
youthful look um you know to save on
money you're going to get plastic not
metal here so it's not going to have
that kind of as premium a finish uh but
you're still getting that kind of Legion
power and Le and knowledge in the bottom
of it uh so you're looking at computers
here they're going to have up to 160
wats worth of power uh it's going to
have you know a 4050 or 4060 graphics
card on in it depending on you know how
much you spend um and the dynamic boost
uh is not going to be as strong uh with
the lock as you're going to get with the
other models so you it's still going to
play most games perfectly fine uh just
with some of the more High tier games
you might not be able to bump all the
settings right up and still get a really
smooth cool
experience okay then after this you got
the like just the legion model so
they're the non-pro they're just like
Legion 5i Legion 7i now these are
designed to be capable of playing
games but not look specifically like a
gaming machine they got a more of a
lifestyle feel to it it's got power but
that's kind of hidden they're described
it as stealth power um it looks like a
laptop that's allpurpose it's a type of
thing you would turn up to work with and
then go home and game later later on
with you know it's for people that still
want some quality but you know they're
not after the best of the best they're
happy with like 100 frames for
example uh it's got you still get up to
9 190 WS worth of power in these
machines and it'll it'll it'll do the
450 and the 460 graphics cards just like
the lock but will also do a 40 4070 if
you want to push up a bit more uh so
that's kind of that that next stepping
stone for people then you got the legion
Pro Series now with the Pro Series so
you got the pro 5i and the pro 7i these
laptops are designed to proudly look
like gaming machines you know it's not
understated with the fact that it's got
performance uh these machines are going
to be above 200 WS of power so you're
looking at another step above in fact up
to 250 wats worth of power at the top of
the range you know so you're going to
get that better frame rate you're going
to get that better responsiveness uh
you're going to be finding these with
you know 4080 and 490 graphics cards in
it so again you're you're you're
stepping it up to
you know really starting to be able to
push pretty much any modern game to its
Max without too many hassles and you're
also carrying around something that's
going to you know look and feel like a
gaming
machine right uh and then after all of
that we've got the the n9i the Lenovo
Legion 9i which is kind of just on its
own and it was interesting the way that
Clifford described this he said this is
just for the people that cannot stand
the possibility that there is a better
top out there so this is the best of the
best it's got everything in it all the
high specs it's made out of I think I
think the case is carbon fiber I think
they said it's got recycled plain
aluminum in it somewhere it's got you
know uh it's actually interesting cuz
this it's so powerful that it's it can't
use the new Cloud front hyper um hyper
chamber cooling system so it's got
the the the the liquid cooling system in
it still and uh that require because of
the power in this thing it requires such
intake that it actually has to have
intake coming through the top of the
keyboard so you'll notice with this one
that the keyboards it's not the keyboard
itself is not compromised but the
touchpad is smaller and that's because
it's got intake at the at the top which
you won't find on the pro series or the
other series below that so that's one of
the things you can visually identify the
9i in that in that capacity uh so that's
the best of the best so that's if you
don't care about money at all you just
want to hand over your credit card and
get the best of the best that's way you
go the Lenovo 9 Legion 9i now I did
mention the hyper um hyper chamber there
the cold front hyper cold front hyper
chamber now this is really really
interesting technology I have got
another video up that goes right into
that like s super deep dive on
everything that that's um uh doing for
the Lenova laptop range now that caps
out at 200 WS worth of power so you're
not going to find that in the Pro Series
and you're not going to find it in the
9i that's uh that's going to stick with
the liquid cooling of the pre previous
generation uh I don't I've got a feeling
that when we get to gen 10 that might
not be the case they're definitely
looking at trying to get hyper chamber
into those ones but in the in the just
the legion 5i the legion 7i so the
non-pro and the lock that's um that's
kind of under 200 WS worth of power
that's where the the the hyper Chambers
it's sweet spot right now and like I
said make sure you check out other video
in fact I'll link it at the end of this
one so that you can uh Deep dive into
that cuz it's really interesting what
they've done there uh in terms of
basically uh getting more power but in a
Slimmer form factor and bringing down
the volume and the temperature with it
as well so very cool okay anyway there's
your buys Guide to the Lenovo Legion
range I hope that's been a big help to
you uh in getting your mind around it
all and uh yeah thank you very much for
watching make sure you check out my
other videos and until next time check
you
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later
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