The 2560 x 1600 native resolution is a great match for the 16-inch screen size the Legion Pro comes rocking. It's still a good screen, and it does have the 16:10 aspect ratio I never knew I needed in a gaming laptop until I started using them on the regular. I've been spoiled by gorgeous mini-LED panels in recent times, most recently by that in the Lenovo Legion 9i, which makes the standard backlighting in this 1600p 240Hz screen feel a little lacklustre. The only other place I'm feeling a little comparatively conflicted with the Lenovo is in the screen. Realistically, you're going to do most of your PC gaming when you're plugged in, largely because all gaming laptops have pretty terrible gaming battery life metrics, so how much of a dealbreaker that is for you depends on how mobile you want to be when playing Helldivers 2. I've tested a host of Legion laptops over the past year, and to a machine they all suffer from very poor gaming battery life, though are admittedly still performance heroes when they're powered from the wall. Which will go some way to explaining the terrible battery life you get when gaming.īecause, it has to be said, Lenovo machines are universally terrible at gaming away from a plug socket. The clock speeds remain the same, with 5.4GHz boost clocks, though inevitably the bigger chip has a higher base TDP of 45W. But the HX isn't just quicker, it has eight Performance cores, vs the 13900H's six, and twice the number of Efficient cores taking its total up to 24 cores of processing grunt. There are obviously similarities, they are both using the same essential Raptor Lake architecture after all. If, like me, you were to assume that would essentially be a slightly higher clocked version of the Core i9 13900H Asus has used in its excellent Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop, then you'd be wrong. This Gen8 machine uses a 13th Gen Intel chip-the Core i9 13900HX. Lenovo hasn't gone down that route, the Legion Pro knows what it likes, and it likes the 150W TGP and no more. Though manufacturers are given an extra 25W leeway to bulk up their own specs if they feel they can push a little extra juice through their own systems. The Legion Pro 7i runs its RTX 4080 at a 150W TGP, which is the effective maximum of the GPU. And its the RTX 4080 model that has us impressed in testing, offering the sort of gaming performance that has me questioning why anyone would want an RTX 4090 machine.

It's a machine that comes in at a price point that makes the rest of the high-end RTX 40-series look even more ridiculous on their lofty $4,000+ perches.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is the best 16-inch gaming laptop, and since 16-inch is the best form factor for a gaming laptop, it is therefore the best gaming laptop overall as well. It's both the best gaming laptop, and the best 16-inch laptop right now. The performance and value of the high-end components inside this laptop means it can rival far more expensive systems without sounding like a jet turbine to do so. 🪛 The Legion Pro 7i is a stunning gaming laptop that really cements Lenovo's place in the top tier of gaming machines.

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