Solved! Legion Y740 (15") or MSI GE75 (17")?

May 4, 2020
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I am going back and forth on which laptop to get. My goal is to find a good gaming / everyday / photoshop laptop. Both of these laptops are similar in price and are about the same size and weight. The specs are below. I have been looking at every review I can find and I just cannot make a decision. I see pros and cons for both of them. Would love to hear opinions. Thanks in advance.

MSI GE75 Raider 10SF
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Processor 2.6GHz
  • 32GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM
  • 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz 3ms Display
  • 8GB NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER Graphics
Lenovo Legion Y740
  • 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H (2.60GHz, up to 4.50GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12MB Cache)
  • 32GB (16GB + 16GB) DDR4 2666MHz
  • 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, NVIDIA® G-SYNC, Dolby® Vision HDR™ 400, 144 Hz, 500 nits
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2070 with Max-Q 8GB
 
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The MSI has better specs but the screen is larger, and it's probably heavier. Going by specs alone not counting size, battery life (which does not really matter in a gaming laptop anyway), or how the screen looks, the MSI is clearly ahead. If the Lenovo has an IPS 144hz sreen and the MSI has a TN one, the Lenovo has a screen advantage, especially with that high 500 nit brightness.
The MSI has better specs but the screen is larger, and it's probably heavier. Going by specs alone not counting size, battery life (which does not really matter in a gaming laptop anyway), or how the screen looks, the MSI is clearly ahead. If the Lenovo has an IPS 144hz sreen and the MSI has a TN one, the Lenovo has a screen advantage, especially with that high 500 nit brightness.
 
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