https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NS2SMKP?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1
This is the one i have, is it the newer one or not? i really cant tell lol
i compiled a short list of a few available lenovo legion models since theyre rated very highly. ive had a bad experience with their support that basically told me its not their problem because i ordered one from the USA to a different country but you may have better luck since you do live in the USA. regardless the quality of the laptops is very good from looking at reviews and also personal experience with the legions
judging by their specs these are probably all better than the ones you linked in your own comment though they are all quite close to your budget limit, i made sure to only look at stuff with a 3070 or better.
$1310 (straight from the manufacturer so im assuming its brand new): https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series/legion-5-gen-7-(15-inch-amd)/82rd0010us/82rd0010us)
$1299 (ebay refurbished, including ebays 30 day money back guarantee and also warranty): https://www.ebay.com/itm/155468045232?epid=15053117814&hash=item24329e1bb0
$1299 (refurbished by a 3rd party inspected by amazon): https://www.ebay.com/itm/155468045232?epid=15053117814&hash=item24329e1bb0
$1299 (manufacturer refurbished): https://www.target.com/p/lenovo-legion-5-pro-16iah7h-16-laptop-intel-core-i7-12700h-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-ram-2tb-ssd-w11h-manufacturer-refurbished/-/A-89161071
(ebay bidding but if youre lucky and noone bids more this has the best GPU and 32GB of RAM, also includes the ebay 30 day money back guarantee)
$1275: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185889464351?hash=item2b47e0201f
$1250 (manufacturer refurbished): https://www.target.com/p/lenovo-legion-5i-pro-16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-11800h-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-32gb-ram-2tb-ssd-w11p-manufacturer-refurbished/-/A-89161051
$1210: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NS2SMKP?tag=lowpi-20&linkCode=osi&th=1
I really do not know how to check that so im gonna send you a link to the one i boughthttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NS2SMKP?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1
Edit: Its the 5800H, i just found it on the amazon page
Ty so much for the advice. This was the best I could find. It's on amazon, would you go for this one: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H 16" WQXGA 165Hz Gaming Notebook Computer, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB, Windows 11 Home, Storm Gray.
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Legion-Pro-NVIDIA-7-5800H/dp/B09NS2SMKP?th=1
Either way thx a lot.