The HP 17" Laptop is often significantly less expensive, offers a large 17.3-inch screen, and is lighter, making it more portable. It's suitable for general use with moderate battery life. The Lenovo Legion 7i Pro, on the other hand, is often significantly more expensive, features a powerful processor and a high-end graphics card making it better for 3D, machine learning tasks, and gaming. It has a high-refresh-rate screen and superior build, heat management, and speaker quality. However, it's heavier and comes with a bulkier power brick, which might affect portability. Both have a backlit keyboard and run Windows 11. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HP 17" Laptop
Good portability
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i
Very good for general use
Excellent for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Best in class speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.3/10
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
287.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
7.1/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.4/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is very good for general use, while the HP 17" Laptop is good.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Gaming and AI
6.2/10
9.1/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for gaming and AI, while the HP 17" Laptop is only fair.
The HP 17" Laptop, equipped with an AMD Ryzen integrated GPU and a standard 60Hz screen refresh rate, provides a fair gaming experience, whereas the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i boasts a superior Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU and a high 240Hz screen refresh rate, delivering excellent performance for gaming and 3D tasks. While both have quality IPS displays, the Legion's high refresh rate and more powerful GPU give it a distinct edge for visually intensive activities.
Engineering and Design
6.8/10
9.3/10
6.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for engineering and design, while the HP 17" Laptop is only fair.
The HP 17" Laptop, despite being equipped with substantial RAM and a capable processor, may not reach the heights of performance necessary for the most demanding engineering and design applications, while its larger screen can offer a decent visual workspace. Conversely, the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro boasts a more powerful CPU and GPU combo, along with double the RAM, which altogether lends itself excellently to resource-intensive tasks; additionally, its screen offers superior quality, yet these attributes come at the cost of heavier weight and possibly reduced portability.
Content Creation
7.2/10
8.5/10
6.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is very good for content creation, while the HP 17" Laptop is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.1/10
8.2/10
6.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is very good for software development, while the HP 17" Laptop is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
6.6/10
8.7/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
287.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has a better screen than the HP 17" Laptop for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The HP 17" Laptop, with its fair screen quality, may have adequate resolution and brightness, making it suitable for everyday tasks like browsing or document editing but may fall short in color accuracy, which is vital for engineering and design work. In contrast, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i's very good screen quality means it likely offers both high resolution and a wide color gamut, providing clarity and color precision that benefits professionals in engineering and design. However, for gaming and 3D applications, both laptops' poor quality could be due to lower refresh rates, which are crucial for smooth, fast-paced visuals, despite their other display attributes.
Portability
Good
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
4.5 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
0.8in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The HP 17" Laptop has good portability, while the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
6.0/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has very good build quality, while the HP 17" Laptop has only fair build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$850
$1,910
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The HP 17" Laptop has a price of $850 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i costs $1,910.
"As far as starter laptops go, the HP Laptop 17 is a sound investment. Sure, it might not be the lightest of options, but what you get for the price is a well-rounded machine that fits multiple niches. Whether it be office duties that require you to multi-task between multiple programs, or study tasks in which you’ll spend hours browsing online, this laptop does it all. Plus, when it's time to unwind, you can watch your favorite shows or movies on a super-wide display. What's best of all is that you can do all this for about half a day on a single charge."
"Passionate gamers who want to play demanding modern titles with maximum details and don't mind spending the moolah will find the Lenovo Legion 7 Pro to be the right choice. The bright, sharp, and color-accurate 16:10 QHD 240 Hz display makes for an immersive viewing experience. The hardware is housed in a stylish chassis that feels premium and scores well in terms of workmanship and stability. Other aspects such as sound quality, input devices, and connectivity also seem to be near-perfect."
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About HP
HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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