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Lenovo Legion Y540 Laptop: i5-9300HF, 15.6'' IPS, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD, RTX 2060 Expired
$700
$1,099.99
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Lenovo.com has Lenovo Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop (81SX015HUS) on sale for $699.99 when you apply eCoupon code NEWYEARGAMING in cart. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member andyareyes13 for finding this deal.
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Thanks to community member andyareyes13 for finding this deal.
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- Intel Core i5-9300HF 2.4GHz (4.10 GHz Turbo) CPU
- 15.6" 1080p IPS 60Hz Display, 250 nits
- 12GB (4GB + 8GB) DDR4
- 512GB PCIe SSD
- Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
- Backlit Keyboard
- 720p HD Webcam
- Dual Band 802.11ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.0
- Windows 10 Home (64 Bit)
- Ports:
- 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x Mini DisplayPort
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
- 3 Cell Li-Polymer 57Wh Battery
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Great deal on a mid-range gaming laptop! I got it for $622 with military pricing but students and teachers can benefit from a discount as well. However, the i5-9300h and 2060 combo is known to have some throttling issues so you may have to undervolt the cpu and apply a curve to the GPU to control the temps. Other than that, this is a pretty solid deal for a 2060 laptop.
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1. They all sound like jet engines whenever you do any intensive task
2. You cannot run the graphics card at full power on the battery. This was news to me. And it will still sound like a jet engine when on load. For this reason, gaming laptops dont make sense, unless you have a real reason for it having to be portable. With todays work from home situation, for most people. You are better off with a desktop, and a long hdmi cable, and/or portable itx build, if you really want to move it around your home. its cheaper and you get more and full power pc.
3. Very little upgrading path. Once something breaks or needs an upgrade, you are kind of screwed and at the mercy of your warranty.
What does make sense, is a very light weight, long battery life Ryzen or new Intel 11th gen build with hdmi 2.0.
Thank you - I ordered one but am having second thoughts. Good to know I have until it arrives to make up my mind, which will be after February 9.
You mean $622 ?
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My novice take is that this Lenovo is better for gaming but the processor on the gateway makes it better for overall speed/performance for non-gaming tasks. Although maybe the extra 4GB of RAM in the Lenovo makes up for the weaker processor.
Thoughts?
Also, there are times where you use a laptop for things other than gaming, and times where battery life matters.
1. They all sound like jet engines whenever you do any intensive task
2. You cannot run the graphics card at full power on the battery. This was news to me. And it will still sound like a jet engine when on load. For this reason, gaming laptops dont make sense, unless you have a real reason for it having to be portable. With todays work from home situation, for most people. You are better off with a desktop, and a long hdmi cable, and/or portable itx build, if you really want to move it around your home. its cheaper and you get more and full power pc.
3. Very little upgrading path. Once something breaks or needs an upgrade, you are kind of screwed and at the mercy of your warranty.
What does make sense, is a very light weight, long battery life Ryzen or new Intel 11th gen build with hdmi 2.0.
people who get a gaming laptop because they want the portability around the house (gonna be hard taking an itx build and a monitor around the house: from bedroom to living room to basement) or even work that requires traveling (want to see how you can travel around the country or the world with a gaming capable desktop).
any laptops have very little upgrade path but thank goodness Intel fell asleep for the past 6 years that there's very little advancement in terms of CPU processing power that AMD was able to catch up and even surpass them.
Probably meant $622
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My novice take is that this Lenovo is better for gaming but the processor on the gateway makes it better for overall speed/performance for non-gaming tasks. Although maybe the extra 4GB of RAM in the Lenovo makes up for the weaker processor.
Thoughts?
Sorry typo 622
Yes thnx
1. They all sound like jet engines whenever you do any intensive task
2. You cannot run the graphics card at full power on the battery. This was news to me. And it will still sound like a jet engine when on load. For this reason, gaming laptops dont make sense, unless you have a real reason for it having to be portable. With todays work from home situation, for most people. You are better off with a desktop, and a long hdmi cable, and/or portable itx build, if you really want to move it around your home. its cheaper and you get more and full power pc.
3. Very little upgrading path. Once something breaks or needs an upgrade, you are kind of screwed and at the mercy of your warranty.
What does make sense, is a very light weight, long battery life Ryzen or new Intel 11th gen build with hdmi 2.0.
There obviously are cons of gaming laptops against gaming desktops. That said, there are plenty of reasons to get one.
Most people are aware you can't game extended periods on battery. That doesn't mean the portability isn't useful. I take mine to my parents when I visit. I play games like Civ6 or Xcom2 on my couch or when flying on an airplane. I can use it on business trips. Have used it occasionally at a video game in person tournament. I own a separate gaming desktop, doesn't mean I don't also want a gaming laptop.
As far as battery life, it doesn't have integrated intel graphics you can switch to; meaning it runs the rtx2060 all the time. This translates to somewhere between 2-4 hours of battery life depending on the task; but again I don't think most people get a machine like this for battery longevity. They'd be more apt to get an ultra mobile 13' laptop like an XPS 13 or MacBook Air.
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