Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Deal: Buy Now or Wait?

LzeNightshade on 23/10/2022 - 23:17

Hi all, this is my first time buying from Lenovo's online store, so apologies if I'm not aware of how their discount works.

I'm currently looking to get the Legion 5i Pro (Gen 7) - 82RF00FJAU (i7-12700H, RTX3060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2K 165Hz). I had chatted with the sales advisor to check for any deals and was told that the best deal they can give is the one already on the website (TOPPICKS) for $2343, with 3 years of Premium Care warranty included. This, added on with Cashrewards 7% cashback, brings the total to $2179.

At this price would it be advisable to go ahead and get it now or should I wait for any better deals coming next month (11/11 or Black Friday/Cyber Monday)? I do need the laptop to be delivered before 29/11 so that makes purchasing during Black Friday a little risky, unless the sale would start in advance.

Thanks!

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Comments

  • USER DC on 23/10/2022 - 23:52

    should wait for black friday I reckon

  • MS Paint on 23/10/2022 - 23:55

    Buy now I mean wait. I think.

  • DangerNoodle on 24/10/2022 - 08:08

    as someone who has a lenovo gaming laptop, why not something like this instead from asus? https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/731883

    better specs in terms of GPU. might miss out a bit on CPU power but the power consumption on the 12700H gets pretty high.

    otherwise wait for black friday deals.

    • zeNightshade on 24/10/2022 - 19:12

      How has your experience been with your Lenovo? This is my first time getting a Lenovo so it's all new territory to me here.

      The G15 seems to offer a lot of performance for a lower price, unfortunately the design just doesn't really appeal to me…

      Would you know when do black friday deals typically start for Lenovo? Would I be able to get it delivered in time for 29/11 if I bought it then considering delivery might take longer during the sales period? (Sydney Metro)

      • DangerNoodle on 24/10/2022 - 20:13

        Hard to gauge without knowing. Last year I got mine on an ebay black friday sale on 14/11 according to my purchase history. Delivery was pretty quick, about the Wednesday after.

        It's really a matter of preference, I bought mine a little for gaming and a little for crypto trading and launch sniping so I went with Lenovo since they have full size numpads. If the numpad isn't that big of a deal for you, the previous Asus deal is better since it comes with a much better GPU (I don't care much for ray tracing on a gaming laptop), but dlss has benefits for making your laptop run games for more years to come. I know AMD has FSR, but it's open source so it will run on NVIDIA GPUs as well.

        Build quality for Lenovo is hit or miss. I've had to open the case for mine a couple times because the CMOS battery doesn't stay stuck to the chassis and rattles around sometimes since it's only connected by two wires, I've had an issue with the bluetooth wiring getting caught in the hinge and twanging since the Bluetooth antenna was under the display, and I've changed the thermal paste on mine. If you look up consumer posts on other forums about other laptops you'd probably find the same issues can pop up.

        I've also tweaked some settings and disabled boost so my CPU stays under 70 degrees (peaked at 85 from the factory settings) but I've been told dell have issues keeping theirs under 95 degrees without some tweaking.

        With NVIDIA GPUs in laptops, make sure you check the wattage rating as some manufacturers don't report them still. An rtx 3060 could vary from as low as 60w to 130w depending on how the manufacturer has configured it.

        • zeNightshade on 24/10/2022 - 22:08

          I see… I would definitely prefer having a numpad, and I also need to have a webcam, so I think the Asus G15 might not be that suitable for me.

          I've also tweaked some settings and disabled boost so my CPU stays under 70 degrees (peaked at 85 from the factory settings) but I've been told dell have issues keeping theirs under 95 degrees without some tweaking.

          Was this mainly to keep the laptop temperature down/extend CPU longevity or you had to do it to avoid thermal throttling? I can attest to the temperature issues with Dell as my current G7 constantly hits 98 degrees and severely thermal throttles when gaming, where only disabling turbo boost allowed me to play any games smoothly without having random severe lag spikes. I'm hoping that won't be the case for Lenovo too, as that is one of the main reason why I did not consider the Dell G15…

          With NVIDIA GPUs in laptops, make sure you check the wattage rating as some manufacturers don't report them still. An rtx 3060 could vary from as low as 60w to 130w depending on how the manufacturer has configured it.

          Ah I see, I believe the RTX3060 in the Legion 5i Pro has a 140W TDP

          • DangerNoodle on 25/10/2022 - 21:07

            @zeNightshade: It's more of a personal preference and a thermal throttling thing. I don't like my PCs running warm. I have a desktop with a 5950x, 64gb ram and a 6900xt and I've tweaked the 5950x to keep it under 70 degrees despite using a mini itx build. I disabled the boost on the laptop because it makes it more prone to throttling and then the performance becomes inconsistent. My room isn't the best for cooling though.

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