4 Month Review of the Lenovo LOQ Gaming Laptop 2025 model.

 

The following is my account of my four month experience with the Lenovo LOQ Gaming Laptop 2025 model. 

Specs: CPU Core i5 12450HX, RAM 32 GB DDR5, Storage: 1TB SSD, GPU, RTX 2050.

I purchased this device at the start of 2026 to celebrate my new job and from the start, I was quite impressed with the hardware. However, the price in my opinion was not worth what I received; but with the cost of RAM, I could hardly complain because it was still relatively inexpensive at $800.00USD. The build of the device seemed durable from the outside, and is still holding up well today.  Ports are plentiful and you get enough variety to cover most of what you will need for the day-to-day work load included with your system. The PC came with Windows 11 Home preinstalled and it was a version of the OS that was no longer receiving system updates, so like the smooth operator I am I forced an update to the latest version of the OS, and the upgraded from Home to Pro. 

I noticed after having forced the update, that the system did slow somewhat, but not enough for me to notice. Small things like application crashes would occur after the update, but this is no longer an issue with the current updates. I am able to have up to 15 browser tabs open with no stutter, and after that, you will start to notice slower webpage loading speeds. I use this rig for gaming, office work, running AI tools, and video editing and channel management, and have noticed almost no problems with the current updates.

This system does heat up easily so you may want to invest in a cooling solution or mobile mount if you are using it on the go. Many users have reported device death after a few months of use, but that seems to be more the case with the models that have an RTX 5050 and above. My GPU sucks less power and with proper mitigation, I have seen almost no performance issues. Please keep in mind that you must have realistic expectations when using this device. Do not expect to run High Intensity programs on a device when those programs have high hardware requirements. My unit did come with a thunderbolt 3 port, so I do have the option to use an E-GPU, but I do not plan to do right now with the parts market being what it is today.

File access is snappy, and basic programs are responsive. Heavier programs do take some time to launch but not so much that you will feel like the device is not worth it. Games in 780p and 1090p un smoothly, but you will not be playing 4K games on this PC. This device will run $K YouTube videos without fail, and streaming to twitch is absolutely flawless.

For tips and tricks to make the device last, I suggest you perform basic research into device longevity practices for Lenovo. If at all possible, I would recommend disabling Copilot and opting for an alternative lightweight LLM. All in all, I am quite pleased with my purchase, but would urge others to opt for a more recent model.