Which Laptop out of These Two to Get from Lenovo Outlet

dookun on 30/01/2025 - 21:20
Last edited 31/01/2025 - 09:30 by 1 other user

Good afternoon, I bought brand new laptop for my eldest and spent too much and don't want to spend as much for the youngest, hence I'm looking at outlet.

I'm looking to buy a 2nd laptop for the little one. He's 9yrs old and mostly will be using it for schoolwork, light video editing and learning Python, also for playing Minecraft. Also, I'm looking for something that's going to last 3-4 yrs.

These are the ones I'm looking at, which one would you recommend out of these two:

Legion 5i (16", Gen 9)
16gb RAM,512gb SSD
RTX 4050
Better screen 2560x1600
Bigger battery
Legion better build?

LOQ 15IRX9 Gaming Laptop
Better GPU RTX4060
32gb RAM, 1TB SSD
1920 x1080

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  CyberMurning on 30/01/2025 - 21:32

  wow when im 9yo i was playing digger with VGA monitor and now the kids are using 4060 :D

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    dookun on 30/01/2025 - 21:39

    cant take my money to the grave :D
    In all seriousness, I think if i spend a little bit extra the laptop can last 4 yrs rather than upgrading after 2yrs?

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      DOGGYWOWWOW on 30/01/2025 - 22:05

      +1

      A 9-year-old only getting 4 years out of a 4060 makes me feel silly as a full-grown adult coding on a 6-year-old 2060.

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        CyberMurning on 30/01/2025 - 23:24

        Well if thry get 4060 now, at 13yo they will want 8070 gpu

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    neoleo on 30/01/2025 - 23:10

    We had similar experience with Digger game 😉 in VGA monitor. Few years ago I played it again in my iPad, but the game has gone or cannot be opened anymore from my ipad because the game has been removed by Apple 🤦 (copyright issue). Not in the App Store anymore last time I checked.

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  scrimshaw on 30/01/2025 - 21:37

  +1

  The LOQ is lower tier than the Legion when it comes to build quality. But of course the RTX 4060 and the 32GB of RAM will give you more performance than 16GB + RTX 4050.

  For productivity I'd actually pick the Legion 5i for it's nicer, brighter, high resolution display, but both laptops are heavy, doesn't fit into normal-sized schoolbags and I wouldn't want to commute daily with it.

  Those laptops weight starting at 2.38KG and the battery life as reported by users on Reddit seems to range anywhere from 3-4 hours (realistic usage scenario). Lenovo claims you can get 5 hours (in lab test conditions). Either way, even 5 hours runtime is somewhat inadequate for BYOD and it's too impractical to be used as their school laptop. As a desktop replacement, either choice is fine.

  Since you're willing to spend $1400+, that same amount of money could be spent on a used 13" Lenovo Thinkpad / HP Envy / Dell Latitude from a refurbisher and a $1000 RTX 4060 gaming rig at home from NebulaPC or Techfast or whatever.

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  dookun on 30/01/2025 - 21:51

  I guess its hard to judge the display unless we can compare it side by side.
  is the LOQ display really that bad?

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    scrimshaw on 30/01/2025 - 21:53

    +2

    It's not bad. It's 15-inch 1080p 300nit 144hz display. That's par for the course of a budget gaming notebook, and it will look absolutely fine.

    Just that 2560x1600 resolution is much nicer than 1920 x 1080p since you can fit much more information on a higher res display.

    Not to mention it's a 16" with 16:10 aspect ratio. It's a pretty big upgrade from your bogstandard 16:9 1080p res display.

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      dookun on 30/01/2025 - 22:26

      I never even thought about screen ratio difference. thanks for your help.

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  rumblytangara on 30/01/2025 - 23:26

  +1

  A 16 inch gaming laptop that weighs a ton and will burn through battery- is this something he is going to be carrying to school every day?

  I looked up one of them, 2.36KG- literally two times the weight of a lightweight laptop that's still totally capable of high school work.

  My kid is in early high school and I asked about what his classmates are using. In the class, there is only one kid using a gaming laptop.

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  neoleo on 30/01/2025 - 23:26

  +1

  spent too much and dont want to spend as much for the younges

  Laptop above $1000 for school kids is too much in my opinion …

  Gaming laptops are generally heavy and have short battery life. Do you want to buy a powerbank for the laptop? How heavy will be your kid's bag with the laptop, books, etc.? No back pain?

  I have heard from someone that his kid broke laptop twice, then he has to buy another laptop for his kid. In the end, he bought a cheap laptop for third times …

  Maybe better to buy second hand/refurbished gaming laptop/desktop for home use and a refurbished Thinkpad laptop for outdoor … The Thinkpad laptop has longer battery life and definitely lighter than the gaming laptop …

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  Naigrabzo on 31/01/2025 - 09:06

  Apple M2 will last a very long time as long as the kid doesn't need a PC. Maybe above your budget. Children are the future and they deserve the very best you can afford.

  Unfortunately though, the 9 yr will eventually drop or damage whatever you buy.

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  KaTst3R on 31/01/2025 - 09:31

  Where are those 14 inch 4060 Lenovo laptop? They seem to have disappeared from the store. I feel those would be a better buy given the portability of a smaller form factor.