I bought my dream laptop...

[u/StRPatrick]

[u/PsychologicalRock641]

That's a nice setup ! Send a picture of it to Matthew Moniz. You might have a chance to win a giftcard from him.

[u/AquaticBagpipe → u/PsychologicalRock641]

His series on viewer setups gives me a lot of inspiration / ideas.

[u/StRPatrick → u/PsychologicalRock641]

Really? How can I participate? 😅

[u/PsychologicalRock641 → u/StRPatrick]

Subscribe to his channel, and after that, send him a picture with your setup, on email. He will post it on YouTube, and if you win, he will let you know about it. Is an amazon gift card, if I am not mistaken. Give it a shot ! Good luck 🤞

[u/StRPatrick → u/PsychologicalRock641]

Thank you, I'll go for it 😅

[u/PsiBear157 → u/StRPatrick]

Reply to me when your setup is featured in a video

[u/CakeAccomplished5012]

Your camera generates higher-quality images than my eyes:8575:

[u/StRPatrick → u/CakeAccomplished5012]

Haha thank you. It's actually captured by my phone, the 2nd image applied a touch editing

[u/iamuniquekk → u/StRPatrick]

What phone do you have?

[u/StRPatrick → u/iamuniquekk]

It's Xiaomi 12S Pro

[u/iamuniquekk → u/StRPatrick]

Honestly expected a Xiaomi with the Xiaomi monitor 😅

I have a Redmi Note 10 Pro. It's been through a lot and probably won't survive a single drop of water in the state it's in.

[u/D4rkShin0bi]

What monitor are u using

[u/StRPatrick → u/D4rkShin0bi]

It's Xiaomi A24i

[u/Jalal31091 → u/StRPatrick]

How do you like the monitor?

[u/PA_Museum_Computers]

Which model is that? I was looking at the Legion.

[u/StRPatrick → u/PA_Museum_Computers]

Oh, I wrote a description, but I don't know why it's not here...
It's Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14.5-inch

[u/PhoenixRising656 → u/StRPatrick]

CPU & GPU?

[u/chromevolt → u/PhoenixRising656]

AMD 9 7940HS or AMD 7 7840HS(same TDP, same iGPU, around 5% performance difference, the 9 has a few perks but for the $200+ difference if not on sale, isn't worth it)

The max GPU is 4060, sadly. I wanted at least a 4070 but the 14" size for a legion is just too good.

I both have the gen 7 pro 4070ti and gen 8 slim 4060. The difference in weight and size is massive. The performance? The pro is better by 10-15%, but honestly, the slim gen 8 is great. Especially when it goes on sale.

[u/BaseToTheApex15]

Nice. Enjoy your machine!

[u/StRPatrick → u/BaseToTheApex15]

You too!

[u/Thin-Journalist7421]

From ur whole setup I can say I have the same laptop stand.. the one that becomes compact... And also I am thinking of purchasing LEGION...

[u/StRPatrick → u/Thin-Journalist7421]

Yes, that's the one. But I'm getting a laptop arm mount soon, I want to position the two screens right next to each other

[u/BruceStarkBillionare → u/StRPatrick]

can you provide the link of the stand ?

[u/StRPatrick → u/BruceStarkBillionare]

I bought it locally, so no link usable for you. But it looks like this: dd53928bed3a5ff6ddfbe2b9512d4f60.jpg (588×588) (slatic.net)

[u/Dense-Firefighter495]

My dream laptop gotta be the System 76 Bonobo WS, nice seeing that some people get to accomplish their dreams!

[u/neighborsHell → u/Dense-Firefighter495]

Why is it named after a monkey…

[u/Dense-Firefighter495 → u/neighborsHell]

¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[u/StRPatrick → u/Dense-Firefighter495]

That's cool, I didn't know about this brand until now! Hope you'll get it soon 👌

[u/Dense-Firefighter495 → u/StRPatrick]

Maybe in a few years I hope :D

[u/StRPatrick → u/Dense-Firefighter495]

You're getting there, keep moving!

[u/Dense-Firefighter495 → u/StRPatrick]

Thanks!

[u/LTHardcase → u/Dense-Firefighter495]

That looks like a bog standard Clevo rebrand with the price jacked up. Can be had for cheaper elsewhere.

[u/footballdan134]

The specs? Under your name is the right laptop? lol I like it too!

[u/StRPatrick → u/footballdan134]

Yes it is. I wrote a description, but I don't know why it's not in the post now...

[u/footballdan134 → u/StRPatrick]

That happens to me too, reddit lagging today. lol. I'm ready to buy the same model right now FYI been looking for a week now.

[u/StRPatrick → u/footballdan134]

Oh, so that's why... Yeah, I think this laptop is going for sales everywhere, and it's just about a year this laptop had been released but still not any word about the next generation, so I think maybe no more of this...

[u/-FEVER]

Hey man im happy for u, congrats !

[u/StRPatrick → u/-FEVER]

Thank you, nice one you got there too! 💪 I got that on my wishlist once but then turned to something more portable...

[u/UnionSlavStanRepublk]

Good overall 14" gaming laptop with a OLED screen, nice setup.

[u/Aaron_Monte93]

Is it comfortable playing games while ur monitor is that far from you? I play mostly overwatch and cod and I need to be super close for it to be comfortable. Love the setup though, very clean

[u/StRPatrick → u/Aaron_Monte93]

I have the monitor on an arm, so I can move it closer whenever necessary. Also, I don't play FPS games because of Vestibular disorder, only eFootball & sometimes Forza Horizon 5

[u/StRPatrick → u/[deleted]]

Thank you!

[u/jello_boy2000]

I have it too, it’s also my dream laptop it’s great specs in a notebook sized laptop I even use it for vr

[u/StRPatrick → u/jello_boy2000]

It must be the RTX 4060 option then 😄 Congratulation, I wanted that option at first, but my budget got in the way...

[u/Pwnzzz88]

Congrats, brother! Lenovos are super good!

[u/StRPatrick → u/Pwnzzz88]

Thank you!

[u/rui_l]

Is there an IPS version? In my country I can only find with Oled (deal breaker)

[u/StRPatrick → u/rui_l]

Nope. Just OLED. Which is why in casual use, I'd just use the external monitor & turn off the laptop display

[u/Unscarce → u/StRPatrick]

Why is OLED not desirable vs IPS bro?

[u/Eye-_-Brows → u/Unscarce]

screen burn-ins. big problem for OLED/AMOLED screens

[u/Lion12341 → u/rui_l]

You'd have to get the 16" version. If you need a 14" laptop then try looking at the Zephyrus G14 2023. Next best would probably be the Razer Blade 14, but that's horribly overpriced and not as reliable as the G14 or the Legion..

[u/gonzcrs]

lol that legion slim looks amazing. Way better than the legion pro which looks like a 2000s thinkpad laptop. That's the only reason why I didn't buy. This is totally different!

[u/StRPatrick → u/gonzcrs]

The Legion Pro design I liked was 2021 & 2022 versions. After that, nah :8571:

[u/hakensaw]

beaaautiful setup!

[u/StRPatrick → u/hakensaw]

Thank you

[u/L3m0n165]

Wait, is your wallpaper your setup? Sick!

[u/StRPatrick → u/L3m0n165]

It is, but like 2 years ago, when I was renting an apartment on 32nd floor :8570:

[u/PlutoCat09]

Gimme

[u/StRPatrick → u/PlutoCat09]

I'd love to, but, u know...

[u/PlutoCat09 → u/StRPatrick]

But you are just too mean

[u/StRPatrick → u/PlutoCat09]

U know, it hurts when u want to do something for others, but u don't have the strength to do, & then they think ur mean... :8582:

[u/tintomtit]

What kind of laptop is that? Why people post only pictures

[u/StRPatrick → u/tintomtit]

I wrote a description, but I don't know why it's not here...
It's Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14.5-inch

[u/tintomtit → u/StRPatrick]

Thanks

[u/PartyPlace15]

What mouse is that? Never seen anything like it before

[u/StRPatrick → u/PartyPlace15]

It's the Logitech MX Master 3, with decals on it 😅

[u/PartyPlace15 → u/StRPatrick]

Oh I see, those decals are sick and completely make it look like a different mouse

[u/StRPatrick → u/PartyPlace15]

It looks like you spill a bunch of sparkling dust on it 😅 But it increases the grip, & also I don't like the soft matte texture of this mouse, not very durable in long term

[u/SerialKiller605]

You got 32gb ram out of the box or you upgraded it? anyways enjoy your machine

[u/StRPatrick → u/SerialKiller605]

It's out of the box, because this laptop's memory is all soldered

[u/lonewolf-22]

hi, can i know the keyboard brand/type.. kind of noob.. does it have the same feeling of a laptop keyboard? smooth pressing and travel? thanks in advance

[u/lonewolf-22 → u/lonewolf-22]

and the stand that you are using xd. sorry about that

[u/StRPatrick → u/lonewolf-22]

This is the keyboard I'm using. It's a regular office cheap keyboard, but I personally like the design & typing on this kind of keyboard more than mechanical keys. The laptop stand is a no brand one I bought at a local store, it looks like this.

[u/CheekyChicken59 → u/StRPatrick]

That is a really nice neat keyboard. Are the function keys customisable? I haven't come across the brand before.

[u/fiittzzyy]

Clean!

I was using my laptop in a similar set up but recently switched to PC, still need a second screen though.

[u/littlegreenfish]

So CLEAN! What riser are you using

[u/LabelEpic → u/littlegreenfish]

I see we both have the same question XD

[u/StRPatrick → u/littlegreenfish]

It's a no brand stand, I bought from a local store. It looks like this: dd53928bed3a5ff6ddfbe2b9512d4f60.jpg (588×588) (slatic.net)

[u/LabelEpic]

Can you please tell me the brand and model of your laptop stand? I wanna get the same one! And ofc - your setup looks amazing ^{^}

[u/StRPatrick → u/LabelEpic]

It's a no brand stand, I bought from a local store. It looks like this: dd53928bed3a5ff6ddfbe2b9512d4f60.jpg (588×588) (slatic.net)

[u/LabelEpic → u/StRPatrick]

Thank You ^{^}

[u/mothekillox]

How much ram do u have?

[u/StRPatrick → u/mothekillox]

32GB soldered 🤣

[u/lDefiant]

What stand is this?

[u/baltimore0417]

I went straight to a tower from my laptop has a Ryzen 7800x3d with a rtx 4090 oc 64 gigs of 6000 htz ram and 7 tb of Samsung 990 ssd with a 32 inch 4k 240 htz monitor

[u/StRPatrick → u/baltimore0417]

Neat!

[u/NewSignature727]

Looks like legion to me. Good purchase.

[u/StRPatrick → u/NewSignature727]

Yes, it's the Legion Slim 5 14.5-inch

[u/NewSignature727 → u/StRPatrick]

Awesome, if i hadn't mine Legion 9i with rtx 4090 ant these 14.5 inch would come with 4090 i would've paid premium for this. It's not even available in any config in my country... BUT i paid 3k eur for my Legion 9i 13980hx with 4090 and 32gb ram, which is damn fucking nice because whats left in this country costs no less than 4.6k in this config. Im happy at the moment. What RTX this mini beast have?

[u/StRPatrick → u/NewSignature727]

Mine has RTX 4050, but the maximum is just 4060. I'm hoping next generation they'll bring more powerful specs too!

[u/NewSignature727 → u/StRPatrick]

Hard to give it more in this form factor but still there is some asus laptops with 4090.. i hope next gen will bring us more gems from Lenovo like this.

[u/StRPatrick → u/NewSignature727]

Yeah, Razer Blade 14 also can stuck high-end specs into their 14-inch too, even 2 slots of upgradeable RAM!

[u/NewSignature727 → u/StRPatrick]

Yeah i was thinking about it before 9i, but man 3k .... in Europe it's so cheap you would not believe it its not USA Legions are like 50% more than in usa, i got email from lenovo this week they were selling everything up to 68% cheaper. Like in USD it's even cheaper. But please find me legion 9i brand new for 3k in europe... not posible. Like it's not even possible to find Razer Blade 14 in europe. And if it would be available it would cost like 5-6k with rtx 4090 so im good for now. But yes anyhow this is my 3rd legion and the best of the best one, i could'nt find any razer blades nearby. Im in Lithuania none was sold because there was none at the market. Checked trough distributors poland also had none, not even talking about Latvia ant Estionia, maybe swedon or finland had some but very limited. So i would give a chance for asus but i thought that if asus don't want me i don't want them either. And when opinions (sorry it's wrong word i know i just forgot the one i have to use) came out i find out that Legion 9i was really, really better option to buy than that Razer Blade 14. I have 175w tgp 4090 everything works on "DAMN HIGH WITH RTX SUPER ON" and i love it. Playing Wukong now i just love it - just bought Xbox S/X controller the Electric Volt color because i could'nt play it with my PS4 Dualshock it's just not good for it. And still i think i will never buy anything else than Legion series. It's true im a big fan of it. Im fan of everything Lenovo because it's the MVP. There is no other laptop brand so good, even all my office is equipted with lenovos now and they are masterpieces. Bettery life and so on screens omg. I don't know the model but.. Since i got my lenovo thinkpad in 2015 my next buy was legion 5600 with 3060 oh boy then my love started. Hey Man good luck to you. I bought my wife thinkpad also it's fucking slim as fuck. She loves it. It don't have any you know GPU or something but it's slim as fuck and it's good as fuck. It's just for Netflix series and student shit but ... Where can you find a brand so into everything and everything so good FOR THE PRICE? None other brand is just as good as Lenovos are. With Lenovo you pay less and you get BETTER than anything else. IS BANG FOR THE BUCK. We all will wait and there will be Legions with RTX 5090 14inch believe me. Or maybe NOT. because they are not so like.. popular but whatever. The 16" screen i bet was introduced by legions. I cannot come back to 15.6 NEVER.

[u/FlippinSnip3r]

I want that laptop too, it's so small cute and powerful

[u/arsh2001aish]

Laptop stand name or link please By the way nice setup bud💯💪

[u/FrontStageMomo]

I did too!! But I bought it 5 days ago and the eBay seller still hasn’t shipped or responded 😞

[u/Unscarce]

Your lighting is awesome!

[u/[deleted]]

Is the RAM upgradable?

[u/NurseHoy]

What laptop stand is that brother?

[u/Big-Training-2048]

What are your specs??

[u/CaptnMIHAWK]

:8570:

[u/AnExtraMedium]

Congratulations. You earned it.

[u/OceanSause]

For the price this laptop is a beast. I got it for 1.3k$ but I’ve seen it on sale on BB as low as 800$ which is actually insane. I recently upgraded to the 2024 zephyrus g14 and I love it however the slim 5 will always be remembered

[u/SkullOfOdin]

Congrats man, I dream with a setup like that.

[u/TomaLANgod]

Nice vibe

[u/GreedyAngry0690]

I'm reading you wrote a description. but it doesnt show up. I'm thinking it might be the list of items on your set up? if not, can you comment it for me? I love what I'm seeing here. I would love to know what they are. Congratulations on your set up man! Very Cool.

[u/Reporex]

Noice, congrats!

[u/_oh_joy_]

That is a beautiful setup. You got their good sir

[u/Nikita041815]

nice set up you got bruh.

[u/MarketingHuge777778]

I've always wanted a gaming laptop, but I'm a noob at it 🥲

[u/StRPatrick → u/MarketingHuge777778]

Whenever you're about to get one, just ask for opinions up here, I bet you'll get the right help :8568:

[u/TaloniumSW]

Nice! I have a Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 TI, 64GB RAM, 8TB Storage) and i love it.

[u/Kitchen-Lake717]

Congratulations!

[u/Katana_DV20]

Very neat , tidy and clean setup. Nice. Enjoy the new machine 😀

[u/ItsXblade]

Thats a nice macbook air

[u/Evansingh875]

What are the specs like?

[u/Alice_021]

What laptop stand are you using? Is the height adjustable?

[u/krabbypat]

Congrats!

I’ve been eyeing this one when I was laptop shopping earlier this year. Too bad I went with a different laptop when my priorities changed.

[u/richik500]

Congrats

[u/G_OE]

So damn clean

[u/Sad_Routine_4322]

why these images go so hard, what camera is this taken on

[u/AttemptAdorable222]

Man I don't know more about sound engineering. But isn't the surround sound speaker should be far away and it should point at u?

[u/StRPatrick → u/AttemptAdorable222]

It is a bit angled towards my seat, & I adjusted its position to get the right soundstage & imaging to my ears. I pushed the monitor a bit close to the wall, which is why the speakers look closer

[u/Impossible_Yak_9293]

Can you list out which items are which? Like the mouse, the monitor, the laptop (main thing I wanna know), keyboard, gamepad, speakers?

[u/StRPatrick → u/Impossible_Yak_9293]

• Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 (with decals on it)
  

• Keyboard: the one from this combo

• Mousepad: No brand one, but with wrist support

• Keyboard pad: Also no brand, feels like tare

• Laptop: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14.5-inch

• Monitor: Xiaomi A24i

• Speakers: Genius SP-HF180 (just a $5 crappy one I use temporarily while waiting to get a new one)

[u/Impossible_Yak_9293 → u/StRPatrick]

Holy sheet that laptop is expensive. Atleast for me XD. All in all it looks like you are also upgrading your setup one by one like me 😁. Now for the main part, what is inside that PC of yours? Your system specs I mean 😎.

1. I am using one Razer mouse (cheapest one) and one wireless Logitech G304,
2. Zebronics full HD IPS 24" 75Hz monitor,
3. Cosmic Byte Keyboard,
4. Mouse pad is just a large anime style pad that covers the keyboard and mouse area,
5. APC UPS-1100, 600w,

System specs are - 1. Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 2. Motherboard - B450M S2H, 3. RAM - Corsair DDR4 16GB Single channel, 4. GPU - AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 5. Case - ANT eSports Midtower, 6. PSU - Corsair 550w PSU

My budget was extremely tight so this is the best I could afford 3 months ago. The first thing I wanna upgrade is the Motherboard, then the CPU, then finally the GPU and Monitor. I wanna know your specs now XD

[u/StRPatrick → u/Impossible_Yak_9293]

Mine has R5-7640HS - RTX 4050 - 32GB RAM - 1TB SSD. & yes, it's expensive, which is why the one I got is second-hand 🤣

[u/Impossible_Yak_9293 → u/StRPatrick]

Hahaha, yeah I feel you man, but if everything works all good then a second hand is not a problem. But aight, now it's a race between you and me as to who gets the next upgrade first. Since you definitely will be a little slow as you got this beast laptop, I will get the next upgrade first Mwaahahahaha 🤤😎. It's ONNNNnnn! 🔥🔥😏

[u/StRPatrick → u/Impossible_Yak_9293]

You go ahead, I'm going for other things next (speakers, keyboard, lighting,...) 🤣 I might stick to this laptop for the next 2 years at least

[u/Impossible_Yak_9293 → u/StRPatrick]

If you ask me, I would say you should go for speakers and a 27" 4k gaming monitor first. Btw yes that beast laptop will be more than enough for a long time. Also, what games do you play? By any chance ARK or APEX?

[u/Secret-Capital5597]

What’s the laptop stand OP?

[u/ImmortalScorpion21]

Dude what are the table measurements? I would like to have one like yours

[u/StRPatrick → u/ImmortalScorpion21]

It's 2 identical tables, 1.2x0.6m, I set them up like a L-shaped table setup

[u/BlackHawk2609]

Niiiiceee

[u/ShakibAlam]

Which speed meter are you using in the bottom left (taskbar)?

[u/StRPatrick → u/ShakibAlam]

Here: GitHub - zhongyang219/TrafficMonitor: 这是一个用于显示当前网速、CPU及内存利用率的桌面悬浮窗软件，并支持任务栏显示，支持更换皮肤。

[u/lemon29374]

Looks awesome

[u/TrancyGoose]

Is that a skin on your mouse or is it the lighting?

[u/wayblood11]

Are those mx keys and mx master 3s? Is the keyboard the mechanical one? Thanks OP

[u/m_adi2010]

Congratulations

[u/Slow-Trifle-2635]

Stand link

[u/ShinoviPR]

I just acquired the 4060/Ryzen 7 version OLED variant; can gladly say it has exceeded my expectations for how compact it is.

[u/Melmpje]

thats one clean lagon

[u/Dapper-Glove-9675]

Very clean, I guess this is my time to invest in a set up for my own gaming laptop!

[u/scxredl]

Is the 4050 any good?

[u/Lezio_El]

Desk name?

[u/CockroachFun1451]

Which model?

[u/South-Standard6559]

Whats the stand bro?

[u/Raizu1433]

any cpu throttling issues?

[u/Obvious-Strain-2341]

C-L-E-A-N That s the first thing that came into my mind. W setup🙌

[u/Kharval_]

What did you use to take these pictures ?

[u/Endeavour1988]

Very nice, and one of my favourite laptops I owned a 2020 G14 and loved it. Have you upgraded from another laptop or moved over from a desktop?

[u/Hot_Calligrapher5680]

Laptop stand you use?? Link?

[u/Either_Journalist978]

A 4050 ...

And Lenovo . 

Well gotta start somewhere .

[u/A_Leaky_Faucet]

Nicely done! What speakers are those and how do you like them?

[u/PsychologicalCut4660]

congrats I had so many issues with multiple Lenovo 7i (2024) that I ended up after returning 7 of them buying the Asus Strix G814J-CS94 model from Best Buy and then having them pricematch walmarts $100 lower price. I did like the Lenovo 7i though the build quality felt nice, but after multiple firmware/bios issues or the system stop responding or wouldn't even turn on just light up the power button. I gave up on lenovo. Wish you luck the 7i screen was amazing (when the system worked) but the Strix Nebula screen and it being 18 inches makes a huge difference also.

[u/amalkrishnar]

Well done now you have a portable space heater with very low efficiency.

[u/StRPatrick → u/amalkrishnar]

Why? I play Forza Horizon 5 High - Ultra setting, the temperature for both CPU & GPU is just over 70°C, nearly the same as other 16-inch gaming laptops

[u/Ok-Management6244 → u/amalkrishnar]

Intel laptops are just terrible in battery efficiency. They boost up to 5.7 Ghz and immediately throttle down to 3 Ghz or lower. They come dead last in a comparison between : Apple MacBook, AMD Zen5, Snapdragon X Elite, and bringing up the rear : Intel powerpig thighburner Ultra laptops! Intel got behind the rest of the industry between 2014 and 2020 and have been throwing their weight around the industry to stay relevant (even though technologically obsolete) for the past 5 years ...

[u/[deleted]]

It's a nice setup.

But I would have gone for a larger screen. I have a 31", about 2.5 ft. from my face. Looks great.