Lenovo LOQ - The Best Budget Gaming Laptop?
Summary
TLDRThis video provides an in-depth review of the Lenovo Lock, a budget-friendly gaming laptop priced at $699. The reviewer highlights the laptop's solid design, comparable to the Legion 5 Pro, with decent build quality and port options. While the display and keyboard are praised for their quality, concerns are raised about the older CPU and the inconsistent performance of the Intel Arc GPU, especially compared to the RTX 4050. Battery life is also seen as a drawback. Overall, the reviewer suggests opting for a model with an Nvidia RTX 4050 for better value and performance.
Takeaways
- 💻 Lenovo Lock is a great budget gaming laptop, but choosing the right specs is crucial for a good experience.
- 🖥️ The laptop resembles the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro but has a plastic chassis instead of aluminum, maintaining a durable feel despite some fingerprint issues.
- ⚖️ Weighing 5.25 lbs, it's not the lightest laptop, but it's still easy to move around.
- 🔌 The ports are positioned at the back for convenience, similar to more expensive models, with a 170W charging brick, USB-A ports, RJ45, HDMI, and USB-C (not Thunderbolt).
- 🔑 The keyboard is identical to the Legion 5 Pro, but the right-side control key is replaced with a co-pilot key for AI access.
- 🎨 The 16:9, 1080p display offers good color accuracy and 313 nits of brightness, making it a decent screen for the price.
- 🎧 The 720p webcam and bottom speakers are subpar, with the webcam blowing out lighting and the speakers being hollow and quiet.
- 🎮 The Intel Arc GPU is inconsistent, struggling with certain games like Dirt 5, but performing decently with others, sometimes matching the RTX 4050.
- 🛠️ Internal components are well laid out, with upgradeable RAM and storage slots, but the 60Wh battery only lasts around 4 hours.
- ⚠️ For the same price ($699), you can get a Lenovo Lock with an Nvidia RTX 4050 and AMD Ryzen 7000, which would offer better performance and battery life, making it the preferable choice.
Q & A
What is the primary selling point of the Lenovo Lock laptop mentioned in the script?
-The primary selling point of the Lenovo Lock laptop is its affordable price of $699, making it a budget-friendly option with decent gaming and productivity features.
What are the key design features of the Lenovo Lock laptop?
-The Lenovo Lock laptop has a durable plastic build that looks similar to the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. It weighs 5.25 lbs, has a clean design with most ports located at the back, and includes an outward-facing webcam.
What type of display does the Lenovo Lock offer?
-The Lenovo Lock comes with a 16:9 display with a 1920x1080 resolution. It offers good color accuracy and brightness (313 nits), making it a respectable panel for its price range.
What are the limitations of the Lenovo Lock's display?
-The display has a slightly wobbly hinge, which could have been tighter. It's also not 16:10 like other higher-end models, but still performs well for a 1080p screen.
How does the Lenovo Lock keyboard compare to higher-end models?
-The keyboard on the Lenovo Lock is almost identical to the Legion 5 Pro. It has the same key feel and travel distance, but lacks customizable RGB lighting, offering only a white backlight.
What is the performance of the Lenovo Lock in terms of its CPU and GPU?
-The Lenovo Lock uses a 12th gen Intel i5 HX CPU and an Intel Arc A370M dedicated GPU. While the CPU handles basic tasks well, the GPU's performance is inconsistent, struggling with some games and tasks compared to Nvidia’s RTX 4050.
How does the Lenovo Lock handle gaming performance?
-Gaming performance on the Lenovo Lock is inconsistent due to the Intel Arc GPU. Some games perform decently, while others like Dirt 5 failed to run. The GPU doesn't compete well with Nvidia's RTX 4050, making the $699 price harder to justify.
What are the drawbacks of the Lenovo Lock's battery life?
-The Lenovo Lock's 60W-hour battery is a disappointment, offering only around 4 hours of battery life. There is room for a larger battery, but it was not included.
What are the upgrade options available for the Lenovo Lock?
-The Lenovo Lock offers upgradeable RAM and storage. It comes with a 12GB DIMM, which can be upgraded to 24GB by adding another DIMM. There is also a second slot for expanding storage.
Why might someone choose an Nvidia RTX 4050 version of this laptop instead of the Intel Arc version?
-The Nvidia RTX 4050 version, paired with an AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU, offers more consistent and faster performance, better efficiency, and longer battery life for the same $699 price, making it a better overall option than the Intel Arc version.
Outlines
💻 Budget-Friendly Gaming Laptop: Lenovo Lock Review
This paragraph introduces the Lenovo Lock laptop, a budget option priced at $699, which is compared to the more premium Legion 5 Pro. It highlights its design, including a durable plastic chassis, similar to higher-end models, and its port setup featuring a mix of USB, HDMI, and audio jacks, positioned for convenience. The display can lay flat at 180°, though it has a slight wobble. The keyboard is nearly identical to the Legion 5 Pro's, and the touchpad, while functional, is unsymmetrical. The paragraph warns about choosing the wrong spec for the $699 model, emphasizing that the performance may not feel like money well spent.
🎮 Performance and Gaming Limitations of Lenovo Lock
This section focuses on the laptop's performance, powered by a 12th-gen i5 CPU and an Intel Arc GPU. The processor's single-core and multi-core speeds are discussed, with the latter keeping pace with newer processors despite the CPU's age. The main issue lies in the inconsistency of the Intel Arc GPU, which struggles with some games and fails to compete with Nvidia RTX 4050, making it unreliable for gaming. The speaker performance is also criticized for being hollow and quiet, and while the laptop handles basic tasks like Photoshop and light productivity, it isn't ideal for CPU-heavy tasks like Premiere Pro.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Lenovo Lock
💡Budget gaming laptop
💡Intel Arc GPU
💡Nvidia RTX 4050
💡12th Gen i5 CPU
💡16:9 display
💡RGB lighting
💡Battery life
💡Cooling system
💡Upgradability
Highlights
The Lenovo laptop looks similar to the Legion 5 Pro, though it has a plastic chassis instead of aluminum.
It weighs about 5.25 lbs, making it portable enough for regular use.
The laptop features multiple ports, including a 170-watt power connector, USB-A ports, HDMI, RJ45, and USB-C (non-Thunderbolt).
The keyboard design is identical to the Legion 5 Pro, including a numeric keypad and three levels of brightness adjustment.
It has a 1920x1080p 16:9 display with good color accuracy and 313 nits brightness, making it comparable to more expensive laptops.
The laptop uses a 12th-gen Intel i5 CPU paired with an Intel A530M GPU, 12GB DDR4 memory, and 512GB storage.
The GPU's inconsistent performance is a downside, struggling with certain games like Dirt 5, and lagging behind competitors like the RTX 4050.
Despite an older CPU, the laptop is acceptable for basic productivity tasks like Photoshop but struggles with video editing on Premiere Pro.
Cooling is managed well, with decent fan noise, good airflow, and copper heat pipes.
The 60Wh battery is underwhelming, providing around four hours of battery life.
The webcam is 720p and results in an overexposed image, making it only moderately usable for video calls.
The speakers are described as hollow and not very loud, making them one of the weakest features.
It offers expandable storage with a second NVMe slot and upgradeable RAM, which can be increased to 24GB.
The laptop is a decent option for $699 but pales in comparison to similarly priced models with better GPUs, such as the Lenovo model with an Nvidia RTX 4050.
The overall verdict suggests opting for a Lenovo model with an Nvidia RTX 4050 and an AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU for more consistent and efficient performance at the same price point.
Transcripts
so you can't afford a more expensive
gaming laptop your budget is $6.99
Lenovo lock is now on your short list
which it should be because there's a lot
to like about this laptop but you got to
be careful which spec you choose if you
choose the wrong one that
$699 might not feel like good money
spent and look like this is a beautiful
product like you look at this laptop it
looks a lot like the legion 5 Pro
doesn't have an aluminum chassis like
the legion 5 Pro but it looks like it
it's plastic but it's still feels very
durable you do get a little bit of
fingerprints but harder to see because
this is obviously gray it does weigh
about 5.25 lbs so not the lightest
gaming laptop but I still feel like it's
light enough that it's easy to move
around you do have the lock logo on the
corner over here in the exact same
position that you'd have Legion on the
more premium devices and I love the fact
that they stuck all the cables on the
back like they're more expensive models
or at least the ports not the cables but
look you have your power connector which
is 170 wat charging brick you have usba
Port RJ45 HDMI another usba and then on
the right hand side you have another
usba a port combo audio jack camera
switch and then a USB type-c port this
type-c port is not Thunderbolt it does
have the outward facing webcam so it's
super easy to open up with one hand and
then you can obviously lie the display
180° the one thing that I don't like
about this display is it's a tiny bit
bit wobbly I would have loved a slightly
tighter hinge it's not the most wobbly
display I've used but it's a little bit
too much considering that this is an
easy fix now the one thing you'll notice
right away is that this keyboard is
literally identical to the keyboard on
the legion 5 Pro like there's no
difference you have the same feeling
Keys the exact same travel distance you
have the numeric keypad everything is
exactly where it should be the biggest
difference this year is that they got
rid of the control key on the right hand
side and it's now a co-pilot key so you
can quickly access AI now there's bunch
of different options like this is the
base model you can't really change the
RGB it's just basically one color which
is white but it does have three
different levels if you want to reduce
or increase the brightness power button
is over here and this lights up
different colors depending on which
profile you have it on between balanced
and performance performance only works
if you have it plugged in and you have a
touchpad that is not symmetrical with
the rest of the laptop feels okay but it
is obviously plastic sticker placement
is crazy it's like they played pin the
sticker on the laptop and they just you
know put it anywhere they wanted it's
definitely a little on the Crooked side
but the display is not 16 by10 like this
is a traditional
16x9 gaming display and you know what
for $66.99 it's actually not bad like
look it's 1920 x 1080 but the color
gamut is Good Very comparable to other
mid-range laptops even the brightness is
pretty average like 313 nits of
brightness which is actually better than
the assus tough F16 which I reviewed
which is double the price of this laptop
the color accuracy is good like I'd
still be okay doing any sort of design
work on this overall it's a very
respectable panel as for the webcam it
is 720p and this is exactly what it
looks like I'm sure the microphone's
fine but I mean like you know it's just
completely blowing out my forehead so
not the best webcam but it's obviously
usable now my review unit is using an i5
12th gen HX CPU paired with an Intel a
53m dedicated GPU it has 12 GB of ddr4
memory a full HD display and 512 GB of
storage now look they had to make some
sacrifices I'd rather them do it on the
CPU because over the last few years CPU
performance is not that drastic but the
Intel Arc dedicated
GPU is not consistent you know like okay
look let's just get the CPU out of way
single core clock speeds are obviously
slower than what's out today multi-core
speeds does keep up with more newer
processors but it's obviously not the
fastest processor on the market this is
a three-year-old CPU if you're buying
this for any sort of application or
productivity work it'll handle the basic
things just fine Photoshop it does okay
okay Premier Pro not the best since it's
so CPU focused but the interesting thing
comes down to gaming this Intel Arc GPU
is just not consistent I could even run
dirt 5 like it just wouldn't work with
this GPU other games the performance was
decent some games it was tying the RTX
4050 and other games it was just well
behind and I think that's the problem
about this dedicated GPU it has use
cases and it's fine but like it just
doesn't compete with a proper RTX 4050
and like everything else is there like
they did a good job of keeping the
internals fairly cool with decent fan
noise like this thing gets loud if you
obviously have it on performance mode
but you can obviously drop down the fan
noise if you want to keep it quieter if
you're bringing this thing to class even
the tgp is decent like 70 Watts you know
like it's fine but it's still not as
consistent and as fast as a proper
Nvidia rtx450
and I feel like that's what's going to
make this kind of $6.99 price point very
tough to swallow as for the speakers
they're on the bottom and I really don't
want to talk about them because they're
just not that great they don't get very
loud and they're very Hollow now
internally everything is set up
adequately for this type of CPU and GPU
pairing like you have a good amount of
thick copper heat Pipes big fans lots of
space for air flow you do have a
swappable Wi-Fi e card you do have a 512
GB mvmd decent reading rate speeds but
not as fast as today's standards second
slot available over here if you want to
upgrade to a second drive or have more
storage Ram is upgradeable and this is
probably one area you can improve this
laptop immediately like this is a 12 GB
dim I didn't even know they make 12 GB
dims but apparently you can buy a second
one and then increase this to 24 the
battery is kind of disappointing like
this is only a 60w hour battery and the
battery life was pretty poor like only
over 4 hours before needing to charge I
feel like there's a bit more space and
they could have put a bigger battery
inside so here's the thing I think
Lenovo nailed the basics for a good
budget laptop they did not sacrifice the
display usually that's the one thing
other manufacturers do like this is a
good 1080p panel for the price point I'm
okay with him using an older CPU at
$6.99 but I'm not okay with the Intel
Arc GPU it has the bones it has the
skeletal system it's just not the right
spec because for the exact same price of
$6.99 you can buy a Lenova lock with an
Nvidia RTX 450 and an AMD ryzen 7000 CPU
from last year not only is that
processor going to be more efficient and
give you better battery life that Nvidia
rtx450 is going to give you more
consistent performance faster
performance for the exact same price I
don't think this skew should exist
everyone should buy the Nvidia one
instead and you'll be a lot happier for
this price point if you have any
questions let let me know in the comment
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