71-90K Lenovo LOQ (Post-Aug 2024) Owners—Are Motherboard Issues Truly Resolved? (India)

bulwark

bulwark

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Hello everyone,

I am looking to pick up a Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9 (Ryzen 5 8645HS, 16 GB RAM, RTX 4050, 512 GB SSD) this June from an offline store in India, but I am wary of the infamous LOQ “dead motherboard” wave in early 2024 builds. Lenovo support assured me that all units manufactured after August 2024 have the updated BIOS/firmware fixes and chassis tweaks, and some community posts seem to back that up.

That said:

  1. Has anyone here bought a LOQ from Sept 2024 onwards? Did you experience any motherboard, USB-C, or power-delivery failures at all?
  2. I initially considered the Intel versions but learned the AMD models (e.g. 15AHP9) had fewer board issues—even on Lenovo’s own forums, AMD SKUs fared slightly better. Do you agree?
  3. I plan to start with 16 GB RAM (with scope to upgrade to 32 GB later) and will use this machine primarily for photo and video editing—not gaming—and hope to keep it for a decade. Any long-term reliability concerns I should know about?
  4. Finally, I am buying offline and won’t purchase an extended warranty—does that sound like a safe bet, or should I reconsider?
Appreciate any hands-on feedback, especially from those with post-Aug 2024 builds—thanks in advance!

Edit: Lenovo told me buying directly from them ensures I get the latest updated model—does that actually happen in practice?
 
bulwark said:
Hello everyone,

I am looking to pick up a Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9 (Ryzen 5 8645HS, 16 GB RAM, RTX 4050, 512 GB SSD) this June from an offline store in India, but I am wary of the infamous LOQ “dead motherboard” wave in early 2024 builds. Lenovo support assured me that all units manufactured after August 2024 have the updated BIOS/firmware fixes and chassis tweaks, and some community posts seem to back that up.

That said:

  1. Has anyone here bought a LOQ from Sept 2024 onwards? Did you experience any motherboard, USB-C, or power-delivery failures at all?
  2. I initially considered the Intel versions but learned the AMD models (e.g. 15AHP9) had fewer board issues—even on Lenovo’s own forums, AMD SKUs fared slightly better. Do you agree?
  3. I plan to start with 16 GB RAM (with scope to upgrade to 32 GB later) and will use this machine primarily for photo and video editing—not gaming—and hope to keep it for a decade. Any long-term reliability concerns I should know about?
  4. Finally, I am buying offline and won’t purchase an extended warranty—does that sound like a safe bet, or should I reconsider?
Appreciate any hands-on feedback, especially from those with post-Aug 2024 builds—thanks in advance!

Edit: Lenovo told me buying directly from them ensures I get the latest updated model—does that actually happen in practice?
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how did you contact lenovo ?
altair21 said:
buying any gaming laptop without extended warranty is just begging to be ****ed over, also the legion discord will be a better place to ask about this than here
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why discord why not here ?
 
horizonrays said:
how did you contact lenovo ?
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I reached out directly to Lenovo India via phone, email, and their web-chat support, and every channel confirmed exactly what I had mentioned in my original post: the post-August 2024 LOQ builds have all the latest BIOS/firmware updates and chassis tweaks rolled in.

One more thing they told me: if you buy the LOQ offline from an authorized store, they can’t guarantee you’ll actually get the post-Aug 2024 model — stock may vary. However, if you order directly from Lenovo’s official website, they’ll guarantee you get the latest build. I’m a bit skeptical about relying on that guarantee in practice, though.

altair21 said:
buying any gaming laptop without extended warranty is just begging to be ****ed over
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In fact, I have been debating whether to spend ₹4,000 (~USD 46.74) on an extended warranty or just put that money toward a RAM upgrade instead. Feels like 16 GB to 32 GB would be a more tangible boost than a warranty I hope never to use!

altair21 said:
legion discord will be a better place to ask about this than here
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I actually went hunting for dedicated LOQ or Lenovo-laptop forums to ask, but didn’t come across anywhere to post, so I landed here. I even tried asking over on Reddit (r/LenovoLOQ, r/SuggestALaptop, etc.), and my posts kept getting auto-removed by their filters — I even spun up new accounts twice to try again, but no luck.
I was also unable to find an appropriate Discord channel to post my question—tried the official Legion server and a few community ones, but nothing that seemed like the right place for LOQ-specific reliability queries.

Figured this community would be the best place to get hands-on feedback, so thanks in advance to anyone who’s run into post-Aug 2024 builds in the wild and can share their experience!
 
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