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 ?
 
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