It's not really that big of an increase considering OP was willing to get the other Legion from Best Buy which is only about $100 cheaper but only comes with a 5070 but comes in the fancy white color.
What's with all the Asus shills here?
I think in basically 2026 8GB is too limiting. And considering the cost that laptop is going to be around for 4-5 years. Might as well spend a few hundred $ more and get a bit better spec.
He should get 12gb of vram inside of whatever he decides to get. It will bite that ass later if he doesn't.
I had an issue with the laptop hard resetting every now and again when I got it but a Bios update appears to have cleared things up. I've owned a lot of laptops in my time and its up there with the best of them. The CPU isn't as good as I'd like (yet still no slouch) but the battery life when not gaming is fantastic, 8-9 hours on light tasks so its a fair trade off. I travel a lot for work so portability is a big factor for me and its unbelievable just how good it is for such a small package. Has LM on the CPU so temps are under 90 during heavy gaming.clarky Hearing your positive experience with the even more powerful 5080 variant of the G14 has me feeling like the G14 is going to be the right choice for me.
Have there been any issues with BSODs, bugginess with ASUS stuff, or bad thermals/build quality problems?
I had an issue with the laptop hard resetting every now and again when I got it but a Bios update appears to have cleared things up. I've owned a lot of laptops in my time and its up there with the best of them. The CPU isn't as good as I'd like (yet still no slouch) but the battery life when not gaming is fantastic, 8-9 hours on light tasks so its a fair trade off. I travel a lot for work so portability is a big factor for me and its unbelievable just how good it is for such a small package. Has LM on the CPU so temps are under 90 during heavy gaming.
I have the 5080 variant but that's over kill, its not much better than the model you are looking at. The 5070ti its the one to go for for sure.
If you are gaming with it on it on the TV then you will hear the fans, think PS4 pro loud and you get the idea, just something to consider. Same goes for any gaming laptop going full pelt though.
Like another poster said, remove armoury crate and install GHelper Its free and super lightweight, great bit of software. AC is trash.
It also doubles as a great "work" laptop as well.
That said if you are only gaming at home with it I really would think about getting a Mini-itx to stick behind your TV. You'll get a lot more bang for you buck.
I have one of these at home and its great.
I was meaning not getting a laptop at all and using a MIni ITX PC if you are only going to game at home with it. Just offering another option.I actually just uninstalled Armoury Crate and replaced it with G-Helper so that's already done lol.
How would that mini-ITX work with a laptop exactly? Sorry if stupid here
Yeah for someone who plans on only gaming at home then there are better options for sure.
The naming conventions used for mobile GPUs are one of the biggest scams in gaming. Most people who buy a laptop with a 5080 actually think they are getting a 5080.
In reality....
Wait, you got one already? Congrats.
I already had both for testing (the G14 was received today and had the Legion for about 3 days), I'll be returning the Legion 7i tomorrow and keeping the G14.
Ah yeah didn't read the OP properly as usual. Enjoy whatever you decide on.I already had both for testing (the G14 was received today and had the Legion for about 3 days), I'll be returning the Legion 7i tomorrow.
Its basically one grade down (and in reality less due to lower power envelopes).The naming conventions used for mobile GPUs are one of the biggest scams in gaming. Most people who buy a laptop with a 5080 actually think they are getting a 5080.
In reality....
That Legion looks great considering the specs!
