I have my mind set on a Lenovo Legion 5 and I am trying to find the best deal. I have narrowed it down to Costco and Canada Computers. Only thing is, they have slightly different specs and price (both have 512 SSD and 3060s):
Canada Computers - $1479.99 with a 5800h and 16gb RAM
Costco - $1399.99 with a 5600h and 8gb RAM
Obviously, the CC deal is better. With shipping (I'm not near any Canada Computers so I have to ship it) and the extra $80 the total extra cost would be a bit over $100 compared to Costco for the extra 8gb RAM and the slightly better CPU. However, I am uncertain which to choose because from what I see in this sub CC can be a nightmare to deal with for returns/in general, and Costco is generally very good for this sort of thing, the Costco one can be upgraded to 16gb RAM pretty easily afaik, and finally Costco also has the extended 2 year warranty automatically. I'm pretty confident if all things work fine I won't be returning this rig. What do we think?
Edit: really appreciate all the input. Going with Costco. Thanks all
CC is a shit company, and your life will be better if you avoid them whenever possible. The CPU difference is mostly irrelevant for gaming, and I wouldn't worry about it. The difference in RAM is significant, and I would upgrade to 16GB if you go with the 8GB model.
if the costco is local go with that. you also have a better warranty. installing ram is extremely easy. it’s a bit more difficult than putting in a snes cartridge
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