Lenovo Legion laptop
Shares rank 48 of 63 laptops by recommenders
Recommended for gaming and Linux use, and for lasting years with few issues. Critics mention throttling, fan noise and dead pixels.
Recommended for gaming and Linux use, and for lasting years with few issues. Critics mention throttling, fan noise and dead pixels.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 64%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works well on Linux
“Lenovo Legion series generally works well, but it is not in the Ubuntu list”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility: Top Laptops to Use with FreeBSD” “I'm having a terrific experience with Linux+Steam so far.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm” Suited to gaming
“popularity and suitability for gaming of the Lenovo Legion product line”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch” “I'm having a terrific experience with Linux+Steam so far.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm” Lasts for years, few issues
“I have a 2020 Lenovo Legion and boy, those things last.”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “The Myth of the ThinkPad” “None of them have given me a single issue.”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I'm returning my Framework 16”
Other laptops people recommend
The four most recommended other laptops, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro | 928 | 688 | 57% | 13 | 5 yrs248 owners | — |
| Apple MacBook Neo | 707 | 355 | 66% | 9 | 1 mo8 owners | — |
| MacBook Air | 633 | 209 | 75% | 12 | 5 yrs130 owners | Approved |
| Apple MacBook | 499 | 348 | 59% | 12 | 9 yrs77 owners | — |
| Lenovo Legion laptopThis page | 7 | 4 | 64% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“popularity and suitability for gaming of the Lenovo Legion product line”
“so loud I could hear it through headphones”
“debugging a CPU throttling issue on my kid's 2020-vintage Lenovo Legion laptop”
“They literally perform worse than the 2025 models and cost more.”
“Lenovo Legion series generally works well, but it is not in the Ubuntu list”
“I have a 2020 Lenovo Legion and boy, those things last.”
“the screen now has a spot in the middle with multiple dead pixels”
“None of them have given me a single issue.”
“I'm having a terrific experience with Linux+Steam so far.”
“allows you to buy and shove-in extra RAM/storage as you need them”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.