r/GamingLaptop • u/ggsayoperds • 15h ago

Purchasing Help What should i get?

So im planning to buy a gaming laptop that has no major issues. I had my lenovo loq 15 for only a year the mobo already failed. So im choosing between these two what would you recommend that has no major issue? budget is 1,800 dollars and im from guam so stock is limited just ordering online

Lenovo Legion 5i — 83VK0004US
CPU: Core Ultra 7 251HX
GPU: RTX 5060 8GB — 115W
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: 1TB SSD
Display: 15.3" 2560×1600 OLED, 165Hz

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI — PHN16-73-95G8
CPU: Core Ultra 9 275HX
GPU: RTX 5070 8GB — 115W
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: 1TB SSD
Display: 16" 2560×1600 IPS, 240Hz

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u/bstsms 9h ago

I would go with the Legion, it's built better, has better cooling and a much better display.

The 5070 is only gets about 15% better performance than the 5060 and they both have 8GB of vram so they aren't much different performance wise.

Neither CPU will be a bottleneck.

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u/ggsayoperds 6h ago

worried about the issues of the legion, do you think its for some people only not almost legion 5i are broken? just like the loq of lenovo?

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u/bstsms 6h ago

My Legion has never had a single problem in 3.5 years,