Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 (2023) review

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 (2023) — the twelve-core slim with the ceiling battery

The Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 at $922 pairs an Intel Core i5 13500H — a twelve-core, sixteen-thread part — with a GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile (6 GB) and 32 GB of RAM. The 99.9 Wh battery is the flagged strength: 41% above the gaming-class median, huge band, the practical ceiling for a laptop pack. The flagged weakness is memory: 32 GB against the 64 GB pro-tier median.

Where it holds up

Photo design tops the sheet at 95 — top band — with office at 87.4 (top) behind it. Gaming reads 76 (high) and overall performance 69.49 (high); mobility at 40 (top quartile) and portability 36.7 (mid) keep the slim promise. The measured fits clear recommended bars across Overwatch, GTA V and Rainbow Six Siege, with the Photoshop minimum passing. The 99.9 Wh cell is the endurance headline no sibling matches.

Where it falls short

Memory at 32 GB is the flagged ceiling in a 64 GB-median class, and 3D modeling and engineering CAD both sit at 63 (mid) — behind the 92-plus figures the AMD slims post at the same price. Value at 53.45 (mid) is fair, not kind.

Price and depreciation

No depreciation anchor is recorded (base $0); no curve or projection applies. The 2023 cohort rate is 16.26% per year — a steep modern gaming slope.

Alternatives to consider

The Legion Slim 5i Gen 8 at the same $922 posts the 99 photo peak with an eight-core CPU for the same money. The Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 16 at $922 offers modeling and CAD at 95. The Legion 7i Gen 7 at $737 is the older flagship route with the same 99.9 Wh cell for $185 less.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The battery-ceiling slim: photo 95 with a 99.9 Wh cell and rec-tier titles — the 32 GB ceiling and modeling 63 the honest costs of the Intel pairing at $922.