u/Acceptable_Bit2499

LOQ i7 14700HX RTX 5050 was around ₹96k in January, but now it’s ₹1.36L on Flipkart after CC offer 😭

Now I’m joining college this year for Electrical Engineering and need a laptop urgently.

Current options after coupons/CC offers on Lenovo site:

• LOQ i7 14700HX + RTX 5060 → ~₹1.1L-1.2L
• Legion 5 Gen 10 OLED Ryzen 7 260+ RTX 5050 → ~₹1.1–1.2L

This is what’s confusing me:
At almost the same price, Legion is giving a less powerful processor + RTX 5050, while LOQ is giving a much stronger i7 14700HX + RTX 5060.

People still recommend Legion because of better build, thermals, battery and display, but performance-wise LOQ looks much better on paper (around 20k vs 16k Cinebench multicore).

So:

• Which one makes more sense for Electrical Engineering?
• Is Legion really worth sacrificing CPU/GPU performance for?
• Can LOQ RTX 5050 prices come near ₹1L again in upcoming sales?
• Should I wait or buy now?
• Or should I just forget gaming and get MacBook Air M5 instead?

Is OLED really that big of a deal in laptops?

• Should I be happy/excited just because Legion has an OLED display?
• Is it worth compromising CPU/GPU performance for OLED, or is a good IPS display already enough?

Need genuine advice from seniors 🙏