Inside Lenovo Legion 7 (16″, 2022) – disassembly and upgrade options

To access this laptop’s internals, you need to undo a total of 10 Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel, starting from the front, and lift the panel away from the chassis.

2. Battery

This device sports a 99.9Wh battery pack. Weirdly, it lasts only for 5 hours of Web browsing, or 30 minutes more of video playback. To take it out, you will need to unplug the connector from the motherboard. Then, undo the two SSD cooling plates, and the 6 Phillips-head screws that keep the battery in place.

3. Memory and storage

Memory-wise, you get two SODIMM slots for DDR5 RAM, working at 4800MHz in dual-channel mode. As for the storage, there are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, which support Gen 4 SSDs.

4. Cooling system

In terms of cooling, you get one chunky vapor chamber, connected to four heat sinks, and two fans.

Check out all Lenovo Legion 7 (16″, 2022) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

Lenovo Legion 7 (16" AMD, 2022) uitgebreide review

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Pros

Very powerful hardware
2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots, 2x DDR5 RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel, Wi-Fi 6
Covers 97% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE160QDM-NY1 (BOE0A9B))
Snappy panel with quick response times (BOE NE160QDM-NY1 (BOE0A9B))
FreeSync support + MUX switch
Has a ton of ports and a lot of RGB LEDs
Fantastic keyboard + fingerprint reader
Great build quality with an all-metal design
Vapor chamber