It starts at $3,220.
There may not be many folks out there who demand numpad controls on a mobile machine.
The only thing its missing is an SD card slot.
Your desktop is going to literally and figuratively glow with excitement as soon as you lay the Legion Pro 7i upon it.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Its stuffed with power.
Compare that to the Legion Pro 7is $3,220 MSRP with two 1 TB SSDs.
Still, the Legion Pro does so well in all the necessary categories that its hard not to recommend.
It has a kind of diesel engine look to it thats not apparent until you get close.
The Lenovo Spectrum options offer more lighting modes than Ive seen on many other gaming laptops.
My personal favorites are the context-sensitive modes like pop in lighting or Audio ripple.
The keyboard is definitely a standout.
Overall, the laptop feels sturdy, though I didnt exactly find the trackpad anything to write home about.
The keyboard itself only ever registered about 98 degrees Fahrenheit around the WASD keys.
All in all, the Legion was consistently the ol reliable I could depend on whatever the circumstance.
With the specs, there are very few games available today that will give you any trouble.
A title like Horizon Zero Dawn would easily hit over 100 FPS on the highest parameters.
You wont need all the Legions capabilities at all times, even for some select games.
Theres a reason beyond this laptops size and weight why it probably wont become your on-the-go daily driver.
Thats using the proprietary port on the back of the Legion.
It does support USB-C charging up to 135W but dont expect the same charging time on the smaller cable.
Thankfully, its still very bright.
Would I prefer a slightly better-looking display with a lower refresh rate?
you might also fold out the screen a full 90 degrees if that really matters to you.
The bezels arent as small as possible, but theyre fairly good for this size of laptop.
The webcam up top is an FHD camera at 1080p.
Its fair enough, though its still grainy under my offices fluorescent lights.
But theres really not much to complain about.
And then there are a few features that might feel a bit unnecessary, like the numpad.
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