Blade 18 (Early 2023) vs Legion 7i (Mid 2022)

Blade 18 (Early 2023) $2,900
Legion 7i (Mid 2022) $2,080
Base Price
$2,900
Base Price
$2,080
CPU
Core i9-13980HX
CPU
Core i7-12800HX
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i9-13980HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-12800HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,825
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GB6M 17,095
71%
GB6S 2,400
64%
GB6M 11,000
46%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2370MHz
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
5632 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1485MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 124 FPS
103%
FP32 16.73 TFLOPS
33%
16GB
DDR5-5600
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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18"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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240Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
300W
20.00V
15.00A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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100Wh
6510mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 10 min
Up to 70% in 30 min
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Up to 100% in 80 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
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Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
358.1 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
263.5 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
1.83 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
2.53 kg (5.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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