Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6: 2 kg gaming laptop with 600-nit display
Lenovo has opted for a black (Shadow Black) aluminum case with matte, smooth surfaces for the Legion S7. With a weight of just under 2 kg, the laptop is a lightweight and compact gaming laptop.
Our review device is one of the top configurations in the lineup. The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU, the GeForce RTX 3060 laptop graphics core (max TGP: 100 watts), 32 GB of RAM (dual-channel mode; 16 GB onboard, one RAM module), and a 1 TB NVMe SSD equip the computer for all common application areas. The laptop also provides space for a second NVMe SSD.
The hardware brings nearly all games smoothly onto the 4K screen. In general, the full resolution can be used - but not always at high to maximum quality settings. A bit of extra performance can still be squeezed out of the GPU: The computer's BIOS offers an overclocking option for the graphics core and its memory. It should be possible to increase frame rates by 5% to 10% on average. Overclocking is always done at the user's own risk.
The matte 15.6-inch display (4K, IPS, 60 Hz) scores points with high brightness, good contrast, HDR, stable viewing angles, excellent color reproduction, and good color-space coverage. In addition, Free Sync is supported. There is room for improvement when it comes to response times, though.
The built-in 71 Wh battery is good for real-world runtimes of 7 hours. Positive: The battery can be charged using a universal USB-C power adapter (45 watts minimum) - both USB-C ports (USB 3.2 Gen 2) support Power Delivery (and DisplayPort via USB-C). Therefore, the bulky 230-watt power adapter doesn't necessarily have to be carried around.
Further information and many benchmark results are available in our review of the Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6.