MarkYork

I agree with you and I'm considering other options. On the other hand, I'm starting to think that the dongle is dying due to an external factor. I have a Lenovo Legion 7 laptop form 2021, the heat is being dissipated through the back of the computer and I have observed that USB devices get really hot sometimes.

Hi all, I have recently purchased a Razer Viper V2 Pro. It's been great for gaming, the best mice I had gamed with. Has great shape, fast, tracking is perfect, clicks never fail, but... big but... the USB dongle has failed after a few days of usage. This is the second unit I got my hands on, because a week ago I had the exact same problem, and I had to request a new unit. I'm in the process of getting a new unit, Razer even offered me a new dongle for free, but they claim they are unaware of the problem. However I've read other people on the Internet reporting the same problem. Just wanted to ask you all if anyone has had this problem. EDIT: Like I mentioned on my reply bellow, my Lenovo Legion 7 is making USB devices get really hot sometimes. I'm starting to think that the dongle is getting killed by the heat coming out of my computer.

If you are looking for build quality and comfort, I would recommend you look for a Lenovo ThinkPad workstation laptop, somehting like ThinkPad T15p Gen 2 or ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 are rock solid, have amazing screens, the best keyboard of their kind and a solid build quality. There are other options with better GPUs, but they are more expensive.

Ok, new update. I've got the Legion 7 6th gen and had the chance to compare it live with the ThinkPad P15v. I've got to say, 165Hz is insane, I don't think I'll be able to get back to anything lower than that in the future, and the 16:10 aspect ration is perfect for my workflow. However, the display quality of the ThinkPad (in terms of color accuracy and image definition) is a lot better than the one on the Legion. The keyboard on the Legion is ok, it has a good tactile feedback and it feel very good to the touch, but the ThinkPad keyboard has no comparison, I will miss it. Overall, the Legion 7 is a nice laptop and I'm getting incredible performance for its form factor. If Lenovo ever makes a ThinkPad workstation with an AMD CPU and an RTX GPU, I would take it without a doubt.

Ok, so after thinking about this for a few days, I don't know why I doubted to accept the new deal. It is a better display on paper, and the reviewers have excellent opinions about color accuracy (though I'm not expecting it to be the most accurate display out there). The only thing I will miss about the ThinkPad is its keyboard, I believe this is the best laptop keyboard, it is so comfortable. The touchpad is excellent also, especially with the dedicated left, middle and right buttons. But that's a tradeoff I'm willing to accept, I'll get my first gaming computer, I'm so happy. Thanks a lot @Bombastinatorfor your opinions.

The P15v unit I have has a 4K display, here are the details: 15.6" UHD (3840x2160) Dolby Vision HDR 400 antireflex 600 nits 60Hz refresh rate 100% Adobe (Additionally it comes precalibrated with different profiles like Adobe RGB, DCI-P3, sRGB, etc) Here is a link with extra details: Lenovo ThinkPad P15v review – it’s all about the software and the amazing UHD display (laptopmedia.com Here are the details for the Legion 7 6th edition that Lenovo is offering me in exchange: 16.0" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS 500 nits Anti Reflex 165Hz refresh rate 100% sRGB Dolby Vision HDR 400 Free-Sync G-Sync DC dimmer Here is a link with extra details: Lenovo Legion 7 (16″, 2021) review – vapor chamber is the way to go (laptopmedia.com

Thanks for your reply. What I want to know is how good the quality of the Legion laptop display is compared to a laptop that has a display oriented for color accuracy. I know the Legion does not have this type of display, but is it decent in terms of color accuracy or is it a mess? The P15v display is a beautiful display. colors look very good, watching movies is great and pictures look awesome. If I'm doing the trade, I want to make sure I get something approximate to this display.

Hello everyone, I'd like to get all of your experience with gaming laptops to help to decide what to do here. Let me explain my situation. For the past year I've been struggling with Lenovo Premiere support to solve some problems I had with a new laptop I bought on November 2020. I originally bought an AMD based T14 Gen 1 laptop, which was fantastic for what it is, a lightweight enterprise laptop, with good battery life, excellent performance for a small package, decent display, good temperature and sound output, but it had some issues with the motherboard, so Lenovo came to my house a couple of times to replace different components, and after 6 replaced parts they offered me for a refund or to change my unit for something similar or better. They didn't have stock of for the T14 series at the moment, so they offered me a P15v, which is a more expensive laptop (or mobile workstation), has a beautiful looking 4K display HDR 400 compatible and a lot of other stuff, excellent keyboard and touchpad, but the processor (an Intel Xeon W-10855M 6c/12t) did not perform as well as the AMD Ryzen 7 4750U Pro for the things I do with the computer. Granted, the P15v has a Quadro P610 GPU and gaming performance is way better than the T14. But the P15v is a loud and hot machine, however it's a very comfortable and strongly built computer. So, I had some problems with this computer too, they had to replace the motherboard, display (a few times) and had to work the Lenovo's engineering team to fix some temp problems. Lenovo is offering me a refund again, they don't have units like this one to be replaced, so they ran our of options. I made a counter offer and told them I would be fine if they replaced this unit with a Legion 17 gen 6 with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16.0" WQXGA with all the features (500nits Anti reflex, 165Hz, 100% sRGB, Dolby Vision, HDR 400, Free-Sync, G-Sync, DC dimmer), RTX 3080 Max-Q, 32 GB of DDR3 3200, a 1 TB nvme disk. It is a nice computer, and the display has a 16:10 aspect ratio which is something I've been looking for. But I have no clue how the build quality would be compared to the P15v; I'm really tempted especially because of the GPU, but I want to have a computer that has excellent build quality, that's why I picked the ThinkPad series. Sorry for the long text, I wanted to give you the context. What do you think? Should I wait for a few months to see if they restock the ThinkPad workstation series? or just go all in with the Legion?

In my opinion, returning the laptop is your best choice. It seems Clevo has terrible control quality processes. It is highly possible that the problem you are experiencing is due to thermal cooling inefficiencies. In my experience, what I've noticed is that some vendors tend to use very poor quality thermal paste; sometimes replacing it solves the problem, but it could be an inherited cooling design problem. I would try replacing the thermal paste with a high grade one like Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut.

I would buy a used laptop with an i5 3rd gen like a T440 or T430 instead. They will cost approximately the same and have a massive performance difference.

Have you found any posts online relating to this problem with this laptop model? I can't think of anything else really, you've tried almost everything.

I would check the heatsink again just to confirm that it is making contact with the APU die and that you have enough thermal paste. Also, check if there's a BIOS update, that could solve the problem on some cases. Other than that, I really don't know. It could be a bad chip.

Hello all, I have this really wired problem with a brand new Lenovo Thinkpad P15v. This computer comes with a Xeon W-10855M and a SK Hynix 32 GB 3200 MTs RAM module. Memory controller on this CPU tops at 2933 MTs, so it’s a bit odd that it came with this 3200 MTs module. Anyway, it’s certified to run on this computer and it also support 1454 MTs, so it shouldn’t be a problem. The problem comes when I install a 3200 MTs Crucial module I bought on eBay for a different computer; I had both modules running for a few weeks (about 2 months) and then it suddenly started failing. The first time I noticed the problem was when I was compiling some apps on Linux, really hammering the CPU and memory, the computer froze. Then it started freezing randomly while doing not so intense tasks like watching YouTube videos. I ran a memtest86 test and it failed after a few seconds, so I proceeded to test the modules individually on both memory slots, they worked fine. So I opened a case with Lenovo and they came to test the computer with their own memory modules; just like it happened to me, the tests failed while 2 RAM modules were installed. They replaced my motherboard and it started working again with both modules installed. Lenovo’s warranty team supervisor called me and told me not to use the module I bought because it is not certified to run with this computer, and that there was a risk of damaging the new motherboard. In conclusion, I am restricted to use the RAM module I bought because I am afraid I will kill the memory controller again and not be able to get the warranty to replace the motherboard. I don’t know if Lenovo wants me to by a memory module directly from them (this is most likely true) or if it is true that this module can actually kiill the memory controller/motherboard/cpu again. I’m attaching a screen capture of CPU-z for both modules so you can see the difference.

There is one more thing that I am starting to consider as well: thermal throttling. The T14 unit I have will thermal throttle after just a few second of Pirme95 stress test on all cores to a low core speed: 2.6 GHz. Given that the T15p has a thicker casing, will the core i7 be able to stretch it's leg and use more power?

Ok, so this is the deal. I bought a ThinkPad T14 gen 1 with an AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U back in November of 2020. When I made the purchase the setup made sense for my workflow: I eventually run virtualized operating systems, compile code, a bunch of web browser tabs, sometimes video encoding. The core count is ideal for me. It came with 16 GB of RAM and a 500 GB Samsung NVME drive. I changed the NVME drive with a 1TB Samsung 970 Pro drive and added a 32 GB 3200 MT/s RAM stick. I was very happy for awhile, until I started having problems, first with the display, then there was a keyboard issue, then a motherboard problem, then speakers stopped working and now one of the USB ports is failing. Fortunately I payed for the most complete warranty available for this unit, which covered the replacement of all failing parts. Since I had a lot of problems, I claimed for a unit replacement, but there is a severe scarcity of units; there are no other T14 available units, so they are offering me a ThinkPad T15p gen 1 with an Intel Core i7-10750H (6 cores, 12 threads), a GeForce GTX 1050 with 3 GB or VRAM, 16 GB of RAM and a 500 GB NVME disk, or the possibility of replacing all failing parts until my unit is completely fixed. I know they are completly different types of devices, and I really really like the size and portability of the T14, but I am tempted with the extra GPU power of the other unit. I’ve read the review in notebookcheck.com for the T15p and they say that the casing feels cheap compared to other ThinkPads (which, presumably, they are referring to the T14). So I don’t know if it would be better for me to keep my unit and accept the parts replacement instead of moving to the bulkier and noisier T15p. I am worried that the quality of this unit is not as “good” as my current T14. I appeal to the community knowledge and thoughts about what it would be better for me. I’m looking forward to reading your opinions. Best regards, Mark