Name: Lenovo Legion 7 16
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: B09ZPZNY3X
Price: 2199.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Lenovo Legion 7 16

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Lenovo Legion 7 (16″ AMD, 2021) Lenovo Legion 7 16

Date Published: 12 May 2022

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 165W)
16.0", WQXGA (2560 x 1600), 165 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
4000GB SSD
64GB DDR4
2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)

Pros

Aluminum design and great build quality
Large arrow keys, RGB backlight, and clicky feedback.
2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4
No PWM (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
HDR 400, G-Sync, Dolby Vision (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
165Hz refresh rate with fast pixel response times (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
Vapor chamber
Behemoth hardware in slim chassis

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader
Slightly inferior keyboard to the Legion 5 series

Specs

Display
16.0", WQXGA (2560 x 1600), 165 Hz, IPS + FreeSync

HDD/SSD
4TB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo

RAM
64GB DDR4

OS
Windows 11 Pro

Body Material
Aluminum

Dimensions
356 x 261 x 20.1 - 23.5 mm (14.02" x 10.28" x 0.79")

Weight
2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.1

Card Reader

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.1

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Dual Array Microphone

Speakers
2x 2W, Nahimic Audio, HARMAN, Smart AMP

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

E-Camera shutter

DISPLAY: 16.0-inch, 2560x1600, IPS + FreeSync

Name
MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600)

Diagonal
16.0"

Pixel density
188.68 ppi

Brightness
506 cd/m²

sRGB
94%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
2560x1600

Becomes "Retina" from
18 inches (46 cm)

Contrast
1140:1

dE Color Checker
3.5 1.3

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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