Intel Core i9 14900HX | RTX 4070 (130W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | $2,000
It's got a lovely screen, but underwhelming performance, heat issues and the odd durability concern makes for a difficult sell.Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what matters most to you.Sometimes, in the world of laptop design, it can be difficult to stand out from the pack.
Design-wise, well, it's white. Very, very white. Putting aside my personal feelings towards white laptops—why you'd go for a colour option that shows dirt and grime in an instant on something designed to be taken on the go is beyond me—it is a good-looking machine when you pull it from the box.
The trackpad feels accurate enough and is of a good size, and when using the 16IRX9 as a work machine I found it made for a fine daily driver, if a little clunky. I personally prefer larger laptops, but while the 16-inch display and full-size keyboard were a boon, it did feel a little cumbersome, although not to the extent that I resented throwing it in my bag. A little refinement wouldn't go amiss, as it's a little bit hefty and sharp-edged when resting on your lap on the train.
It's a similar story in the CPU encoding and rendering benches, as here the Legion 7 gets reliably beaten not just by the MSI with the same Intel chip, but the older Pro 7i with the previous generation Intel Core i9 13900HX. In single-core tasks, the Legion 7 can just about keep up, but in multi-core it takes a bit of a pasting.
There is also the tendency for white materials to discolour, and when you are using different materials in the build of your chassis, those are going to discolour at different rates, and in different ways. That will start to show up far more on these sorts of white machines than a simple black or steel grey laptop.
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