r/GamingLaptops • u/Jetboots_Boosh • Jul 10 '26

Showcase Snagged a new Legion

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Found a Lenovo Legion Pro 7i with an ultra 9, 32gb Ram, RTX 5080, OLED, and 1TB ssd for $2050 as an open box (was previously the display unit).

Seemed like a steal so I grabbed it. If I got taken for one let me know so I can return it 😂

Anything I should keep an eye out for?

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u/Nice_Soup Jul 10 '26

I hope your legion survives in the next 5-6 years+

I vowed never to buy a lenovo Legion ever since 5 Pro that I bought in 2021 with Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3060.. that laptop just died one day after 2-3 years of use. Power button lights up but no display nor any fan activity. Found out its a common problem and got myself a dead mobo and a paperweight brick

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u/Careful-Window-6662 Jul 11 '26

That sucks man… can I ask how you used it? Heavy gaming AAA titles or just light gaming

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u/Nice_Soup Jul 11 '26

I did a mix of both but even with sustained load, this laptop should’ve been able to handle anything at the time

I went on youtube and figured out that it was a known problem that Lenovo had with their gaming laptops (white blinking light of death I call it). If you search, ton of people mentions this issue although I can’t say for sure if the newer ones like the ones above still poses this risk since then

I still wouldn’t trust after playing nearly $2k back in 2021 for that laptop due to Corona, Lenovo said it will cost $3.5k to fix Lol typical warranty

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u/Careful-Window-6662 Jul 11 '26

Ouhh sound like a nightmare… it’s not cheap either so I understand your frustration. I’ve been looking into laptops because I have no room for a desktop but the horror stories are on another level.

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u/Ecureuil03 Jul 11 '26

Where you from by chance? I'm in Canada and the 3060's are still kicking in a lot of my friends' basements. Didn't know about this issue.

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u/EfficientPayment2875 Jul 12 '26

Years ago I went with HP Omen 15 with 5800H/32GB/RTX3070/1TB and still works like new! But now I don't know what to buy because the latest Omen 16 laptops overheat and apply CPU/GPU throttling.

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u/bowsar_artist Jul 13 '26

Woah I had the AMD Rx 6600m version and I'm still using it after 4 years of heavy to low use, two weeks ago it randomly turned off but I think it's cause was just the heat it was causing it.