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Lenovo LOQ Essential – AI-Powered Student Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™i5-12450HX - 15.6" FHD IPS Display – 144Hz Refresh Rate – NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 – 8GB Memory – 512GB SSD Storage – Luna Grey

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Condition
New
Style
LOQ E
Model
i5-12450HX
Storage
512 GB
Memory
8 GB
Screen size
15.6 in
Weight
4.2 lb
Warranty
1 Year Limited Parts & Labor
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External displays, mice, keyboards, storage devices, printers, and other accessories that support USB, HDMI, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connections.

Features 8

  • JOIN THE GAME The Lenovo LOQ Essential will never let you down on the battlefield or in the classroom. It features smooth action, stunning visuals, and rapid-charge battery for gaming and educational excellence.
  • GAME WITHOUT COMPROMISE The Intel Core HX series processor combines revolutionary power and efficiency cores to deliver portable performance wherever you go.
  • BEYOND FAST The ultra-efficient NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture combines GPU performance with AI and NVIDIA DLSS3 enables smoother and more immersive gameplays at higher resolutions.
  • GAME IN STUNNING CLARITY Experience the game in its most immersive form with a 15.6" 16:9 FHD display, featuring 300 nits brightness, and 100% sRGB for vibrant colors.

Description

Primed to game and priced to please, with the Lenovo LOQ Essential you get everything you need without compromising on the essential specs for gaming. Ready to meet all your needs, it's equipped with 12th gen Intel® Core™ processor, delivering powerful performance for both study and play. The latest 40 series NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ graphics ensure stunning visuals and smooth gameplay. Speed past your enemies and be first to engage with the 144Hz refresh rate. Ample ports, including a 3-in-1 card reader, and a 720P camera with a privacy shutter ensure your battle station stays connected to all your essential study and gaming peripherals. It’s tactile, full-sized keyboard, lightweight chassis, and rapid-charge technology make it a formidable tool for long days on campus. Whether you're hitting the books or the battlefield, the Lenovo LOQ Essential has got you covered. Get ready to game on with a laptop that's as versatile as you are.

Specs 75

Brand Lenovo
Model Name LOQ Essential
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Color Luna Gray
Hard Disk Size 512 GB
CPU Model Core i5-12450HX
Ram Memory Installed Size 8 GB
Operating System Windows 11 Home

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Great laptop, I recommend buying it!
Style: LOQ E
Meets expectations, excellent laptop for every day use. The only thing I'd consider is upgrading the RAM and storage if it gets cheaper. Good screen, doesn't get noisy usually. The weight is okay, the setup was fine, only took a while, but that's notmal, I didn't notice much heat, but the laptop is good looking and well rounded. For this price tag, I definitely recommend it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2026 by Marko Nesic
Good Reliable Laptop
Style: LOQ E
It is a good laptop for playing games and doing homework, while it may die fast and heats up pretty fast it is great, you are able to play a good amount of games but you may need to buy a new RAM and storage if you want to make it a dedicated game laptop.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2026 by Tyler Askey
High quality product
Style: LOQ E
High quality product
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2026 by ezra dayan
A Solid Choice for newcomers to PC Gaming, held back by a few flaws.
Style: LOQ E
This is a wonderful little laptop. 8 GBs of Ram is more than enough to play some of the more recent games, and its quite speedy with loading too. Although the fan did run rather loudly on more higher quality games and I did worry about overheating, but that can be fixed with a cooling pad and proper ventilation. Light as a feather too. However, I am afraid I must shave off a star for one reason: the storage capacity is beyond pitiful, and can only store a few games at a time, and for an avid gamer such as myself, that means a lot of shuffling your gaming library around. Unless of course you know a place and have the budget to upgrade the storage capacity, or the skills and tools to upgrade it yourself. Overall, I'd give this a 4.5 out of 5, but Amazon doesn't let you do partial stars, so it'll have to be 4 out of five. Pros: Very fast, great performance, light as a feather, excellent for casual gaming. Cons: Demanding games can make the fan run loud and cause it to run warm, storage capacity is miniscule. Final Results: The Lenovo LOQ Essential is a solid and affordable option for those newly ascended to the PC Master Race. However, would suggest getting a cooling pad and some kind of storage expansion or external hard drive along with it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2025 by Brandon Cain
Memory compatibility issues, not good for games at only 8gb
Style: LOQ E
This only comes with one stick of memory and no onboard memory. I upgraded to 16gb with two different, supposedly compatible vendors, and it has periodic freezing that I can't stop until I put the 8gb memory stick. Might not be easy to upgrade to 16gb for some people. I decided to give it away with the 8gb stick and some config changes to optimize performance. Without 16gb memory, it pretty much can't play a lot of games well. I give it three stars because it works like advertised but it isn't clear how many memory slots and the vendor documentation for compatible, 16gb ram sticks is not accurate. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2026 by Amazon Customer
Excelente opción de compra.
Style: LOQ E
Review Image by Andrew Henao
El Lenovo LOQ E es un portátil que logra algo que muchos intentan y pocos consiguen: equilibrio real entre rendimiento y practicidad. Desde el primer uso queda claro que está pensado para usuarios que no solo juegan, sino que también exigen productividad. En el apartado de rendimiento, destaca bastante. La NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 ofrece una experiencia sólida en gaming, permitiendo correr títulos exigentes con muy buen desempeño y sin sentirse limitada. No es solo potencia bruta, sino que realmente se aprovecha bien en situaciones reales. El procesador acompaña perfectamente, con una eficiencia que hace que el multitasking sea fluido. Ejecutar varias aplicaciones al mismo tiempo no representa ningún problema, lo cual lo vuelve una opción muy competente tanto para estudio como para trabajo. Un punto bastante acertado es la implementación de GPU híbrida. Poder alternar entre gráficos integrados y dedicados ayuda a optimizar el consumo energético sin sacrificar rendimiento cuando se necesita. Es una decisión de diseño que, aunque suene técnica, se nota en el día a día. En cuanto a la pantalla, ofrece buenos colores y una calidad visual agradable, lo que suma bastante tanto para entretenimiento como para tareas más visuales. Además, su peso es relativamente contenido para ser un portátil de este tipo, lo cual lo hace más cómodo de transportar de lo que uno esperaría. Ahora, no todo es perfecto, porque obviamente estamos en la vida real. La configuración base con 8 GB de RAM se queda corta hoy en día, especialmente si se quiere aprovechar todo el potencial del equipo. Afortunadamente, es un problema fácil de solucionar gracias a la posibilidad de ampliación. La batería tampoco es su punto fuerte. Incluso con modos de ahorro activados y sin exigir demasiado, la duración puede ser limitada. No es un equipo pensado para largas jornadas lejos del cargador, así que conviene tener eso claro. En general, el Lenovo LOQ E es una opción muy sólida si buscas rendimiento, versatilidad y una buena experiencia tanto en gaming como en productividad. Tiene detalles mejorables, pero nada que realmente opaque lo bien que cumple en lo importante. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026 by Andrew Henao
Good laptop, Bad model.
Style: LOQ E
Disappointed. The only reason I got this was to work at night on trips and I needed the keyboard to light up so I could see the buttons. After 30 mins of trying to find videos and flipping through the manual. The model I received doesn’t have keyboard lights like it shows in the photo. It was one of the big reasons I decided on this. The PC is solid but it was a huge let down when I expected it to function like the photo shown. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2025 by Corey Quillen
USB-C monitor not working
Style: LOQ E
USB-C will not run a monitor but works for storage. Everything else is good. Seems others have had this issue. Will not take larger than 2242 SSD - wish I’d known. 2 M2 slots and 1 memory. Wife likes it with HDMI so not returning.
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2026 by Leigh Brown
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