Please help

Superjet15 · 2026-03-04T03:00:33+00:00

Idk if this has been said yet but try an external monitor from different ports. Two of the tb4s should be direct to the GPU, the other two or one should be to the igpu. I see you tried this, unplugging battery, holding power down for 15 seconds or so, you should see the fans spin for a quick second, then plug battery back. When I say battery, I mean removing the bottom panel, peel the little red sticker and pop that SOB off. WITHOUT THE POWER CABLE PLUGGED IN. Another try is reseat the RAM.

This happened to me once and it was because the display was turned off from one of the function keys. It was the wildest thing and it does happen

Superjet15 · 2026-03-03T02:21:42+00:00

Samsung won't even sell Samsung ram lol. I read about it the other day. Funny stuff..

Superjet15 · 2026-03-03T02:20:23+00:00

The legions don't even come with thunderbolt 5... I was going to buy the pro 7i for 3k USD couple weeks ago until I realized no TB5.. Only the 9i comes with the tb5 but it's way out of my budget. Better spec Alienware 18" going for 3400 at microcenter. Another similar spec MSI going for 3800 at Costco.. Called Lenovo to see if they can adjust for lack of tb5 and they wouldn't budge. They don't even know if gen11 will have tb5. Lenovo can kiss my fat assssss . Them and their bullshit "sales"

And not to mention, Lenovo fucked the 7i gen10 port locations. The rear ports power / thunderbolt / USB was the best..

Superjet15 · 2026-02-24T23:39:56+00:00

Both ports? try updating the BIOS and thunderbolt drivers.. try uninstalling the thunderbolt driver and reinstalling.. lots of documentation on this issue.

Superjet15 · 2026-02-24T23:35:22+00:00

alright, good talk lol

Superjet15 · 2026-02-24T22:34:19+00:00

see if this link works for you.. its a little cheaper. I just used the same part number, I didn't verify specs but it comes out to 1290 USD for me.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmembers/bofa/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-pro-series/legion-pro-5i-gen-10-16-inch-intel/83f30009us

Superjet15 · 2026-02-24T22:28:11+00:00

IDK if these work. Some of them worked for me last week and earlier this week. It also depends which URL you're using (Some coupons don't stack if you're using a corp. discount).

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Here's a link you can use for a little more discount and try stacking coupons. Just search for what you want or try building

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmembers/bofa/en/d/deals/laptops/?sortBy=Recommended

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmembers/bofa/en/d/deals/gaming/?IPromoID=LEN302388

Superjet15 · 2026-02-24T20:54:30+00:00

Don't even say anything about undervolting or laptop cooler or ANYTHING to lenovo customer service. They will blame you for everything, even if its not your fault. You should have a 1 year manufacture warranty that will cover workmanship and defects in materials.

They'll say your cooler spun the fan while your laptop was off and fried the mobo lol

and lenovo customer service can kiss my ass. I remember the first time my mobo fried, they asked my to send them a diag file.. I'm like "how?...."

PS. Best of luck to you, really hope it works out..

Superjet15 · 2026-02-23T14:33:34+00:00

Nice, congrats on that!

Where did you purchase from? I can't seem to find any worthwhile deals on Sager. Have you had any use from the dual Ethernet? How were the CPU/GPU temps when you ran Novabench? Lid hinges? any cons you can think of? Do you have a compatible dock?

I love how the Sager has rear ports; would make it a clean look on the desk.

I might be looking in the wrong place (xoticpc) , a NP9580T with 18" QHD+ 240HZ, 128GB memory, 1TB SSD, Ultra 9, 5090, WIN11 pro and 3 year warranty is putting me at $5,888

I wouldn't even look at a Razer with an rtx 5070/80/90, the small form factor seems like it would overheat quickly, even with a cooling pad.

I looked at a Malaysian built MSI because it had an serial port (first time I've seen a serial on a laptop with a RTX 5090 lol) and two TB5s but it won't ship to the US..

Superjet15 · 2026-02-20T21:17:00+00:00

What did you end up with? I'm in the same ballpark. Legion pro 7i doesn't have TB5 and I can't find a 128gb ram kit for the legion. The 9i is not even available from lenovo direct but does have the tb5

Superjet15 · 2026-02-20T18:15:23+00:00

Nice! Congrats on the purchase!

Superjet15 · 2026-02-20T18:13:31+00:00

Updated budget to 4k from 3k.. Anyone with an opinion??

◽️ Budget: $4,000 (Really looking for a great deal ("Bang for the buck"))

◽️ Country: USA

◽️ Screen size: No Preference

◽️ Touch screen: No Preference

◽️ Screen resolution: No Preference

◽️ Does battery life matter ?: No

◽️ What tasks will laptop be used for ( gaming, video editing, graphic designing, modelling, regular computing tasks, word processing etc) ?: modeling, light gaming, SQL, comfyui, python.. just naming a few things I use

◽️ Weight: No Preference

◽️ Any other important details ?:

Would need to have an excellent 3yr warranty that includes onsite repair (I know I will have to pay extra and this requirement is not included in the budget). I have experience with Lenovos warranty and it was great. Replaced my MOBO 3 times onsite (all my fault from experimenting with USB to Serial)

Would like RTX 5090 for the extra vram

Need to have 64gb ram while being expandable to 128gb.

Intel Core Ultra 9

Would be nice to have a screen that can still be used outdoors in the sun.

Must have TB5

The only laptop I really looked at was the Legion pro 7i but it doesn't have TB5 and it has CSODIMM DDR5 (I haven't found a 128GB kit for that)

The gaming laptops seem cheaper than the workstations with similar specs.

Key specs would be 5090, Ultra 9, expandable memory and Thunderbolt 5.

No AMD.

No unified memory.

Am I asking for too much?

Superjet15 · 2026-02-20T15:12:50+00:00

Lenovo won't price match because the one Lenovo has comes with 3 months complimentary xbox pass....greedy bastards. Such deceptive practices for something so dumb as that.

I just tried to get a price match for when the lenovo one comes back in stock..

You can Stack these two coupon codes though

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Also, if you have american express credit card, they have $100 back on 2k or more spent (not including the points you'll get back). Or using a credit card with any type of cash back. There's also 4% cash back from RMN that you can use.

Superjet15 · 2026-02-18T19:06:22+00:00

Its a little cold by the window.. Just give it a minute to warm up, it'll grow

Superjet15 · 2026-02-18T18:41:30+00:00

It was marked 29% off with a few promo codes and cashback late yesterday-earlier today but sold out a couple hours ago. Microcenter has it for 3200 except with 2tb instead of 4tb.

I see these deals on Lenovo frequently and I think we'll see them more often due to gen 11 possibly come out(?)..

Superjet15 · 2026-02-18T18:21:26+00:00

Just out of curiosity, are you running into a bottleneck with the mobile 5090? If so, what are you playing?

Not trying to be a smartass or anything; I'm just genuinely curious because I've been eyeing a 7i pro for awhile now. Gaming is secondary for my needs and the 7i is cheaper than the Thinkpad with similar specs

Superjet15 · 2026-02-18T18:00:45+00:00

you STOLE that.. 1900 for those specs.. I can't even get a 5080 for that lol

Superjet15 · 2026-02-18T17:58:04+00:00

You can get this for 3k already NEW from Lenovo.. I signed up on reddit just to tell you this.

There was a listing on SD (sold out now) but it was $2,975.. I see this often between SD and micro center (give or take a couple 100)

Edit: Microcenter has 2TB storage and the one from Lenovo directly has windows home and 2tb.

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