Lenovo Legion 7i (15.6-inch, 2020)

144Hz display, 240Hz models available Solid chassis and great build quality Quiet fans that keep their cool

Some may find the design a little bland Mediocre battery life

The Lenovo Legion 7i proves that you don't need an RTX 3000 series GPU to pull some punches. With its sleek, well-made chassis and plentiful features, this gaming laptop can sit at the table with machines packing beefier components and still keep pace.

Best-in-class gaming performance, thanks to Nvidia RTX 2080 Super (Max-Q) GPU ; Well-made build ; Customizable keyboard and chassis lighting ; 240Hz display, with GPU power to leverage it ; Huge 2TB SSD in our test model ; Excellent battery life

Plain design, especially in this price tier ; A touch heftier than other premium gaming laptops

The Lenovo Legion 7i boasts a well-built chassis, top-shelf performance, and all of the supporting features and extras that make a premium gaming laptop worth the cost. But a few shoppers may grumble that it lacks the design flair of its competitors.

Bright display ; Decent gaming scores ; Wide variety of ports ; Good audio ; Speedy file-transfer rate

Pricey ; So-so battery life ; Middling performance

pristine build quality and overall feel ; good inputs, IO and ergonomics ; powerful on Performance mode, and excellently balanced on Balance mode ; serviceable and upgradeable ; 99Wh battery, but not that efficient ; fairly priced (when on sale)

only available with an sRGB standard-gamut screen option ; not quite as powerful as other Intel HX implementations ; toasty CPU/GPU and warm chassis temperatures on Performance, with the laptop on a flat surface ; limited runtimes on battery

+ Powerful for gaming ; + Slightly cheaper than competitors ; + Bright screen ; + Comfortable keyboard ; + Clear audio

- Screen suffers from glare ; - Can run hot

The Lenovo Legion 7i is slick, if not the slickest, plus has leading power for a few hundred dollars less than the competition.

Excellent display with vibrant color, good brightness, and higher refresh rate ; Great CPU and CPU performance ; Premium design

No SD card slot ; No biometric authentication

If I had reviewed this laptop in 2020, I would have told you to buy this laptop for this budget. However, with the new laptops with the next-generation CPUs and GPUs hitting the market, especially with improved performance at the same or even with a...

Outstanding looks ; Excellent performance ; Good display

Disappointing battery life ; Heavy

Sleek Design ; Great Hardware ; Port Placement Is a Win

Thermal Performance Isn’t Ideal ; iCue Software Drains Battery

Välbyggd, fantastisk skärm och finfina prestanda. Men den usla batteritiden och den höga priset solkar ner betyget.