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expired Posted by Dr.W • Jul 24, 2022
Jul 24, 2022 7:46 PM
Lenovo Legion 5 Laptop: Ryzen 5 5600H, 17.3" IPS, GTX 1650, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Ok, I'll start by saying this is not the professional gamer's dream machine (those are available, and cost $1500-$2500). It also weighs a bit more than even some other 17.3" laptops.
With that out of the way, I love this thing. There is no desktop replacement 17.3" laptop I have seen with these specs and build quality for anything close to $599. As a bonus you can do some 1080P gaming on it at medium settings if you ever want to. It's built like a tank, the screen is beautiful and bright, and it is super upgradable.
I wrote a mini-review in a past thread on this thing if anyone is interested. I have been using this thing for over a month, have upgraded the memory and added an SSD, and I have no regrets. It's fast, runs cool, is built like a tank, and the 60Hz screen is a pleasure to look at.
I understand the temptation to compare this to high end gaming laptops as it is a "Lenovo Legion 5", and those "should have a 165Hz QHD screen" and "at least an RTX 3070" etc. etc. etc. If you game for a living, or spend 12 hours a day doing that, those are fair points I guess. Go spend $2500 on a laptop. This thing is $599!
Compare this to high end business laptops and you will see what I am talking about. It's a $1000-$1200 laptop for $599 (with comparable specs and as good as or better build quality compared to something like an HP Envy or Dell Latitude). If you can get over it being branded as a "gaming laptop" there is a real slick deal to be had here. As a bonus, you can game on it, from time to time, thanks to the real discrete GPU (as opposed to the integrated GPU on all those high end business laptops I mentioned).
8GB RAM with an additional slot to which you can easily add another stick and voila, you suddenly have double the RAM. Magic, innit?
Boring screen? Didn't you write 'lousy' before? Insecure aren't we? It's a 300-nit 100% sRGB screen which is hard to find in an overall gaming/content creating laptop at this price range. That's not "boring" at all. The 120Hz panel on the Dell G15 is horrible and numerous people have reported that.
The 1650 is outdated, yes, but this isn't supposed to just be a full-blown gaming laptop. It's an overall solid device with a pretty good screen and a dedicated GPU, great build quality and port selection. This is for someone who wants to edit photos and videos with the option of mild-moderate gaming, the dGPU is more than capable for that and so is the option to add more RAM.
I'm not aware if there's any other laptop (esp 17") with such features at this price. The 3050 ones have poor screens and the ones with good screens have a weak GPU, weaker than 1650 here. And the ones with good screens and GPU, both, are usually priced above $650-700 at least.
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8GB RAM with an additional slot to which you can easily add another stick and voila, you suddenly have double the RAM. Magic, innit?
Boring screen? Didn't you write 'lousy' before? Insecure aren't we? It's a 300-nit 100% sRGB screen which is hard to find in an overall gaming/content creating laptop at this price range. That's not "boring" at all. The 120Hz panel on the Dell G15 is horrible and numerous people have reported that.
The 1650 is outdated, yes, but this isn't supposed to just be a full-blown gaming laptop. It's an overall solid device with a pretty good screen and a dedicated GPU, great build quality and port selection. This is for someone who wants to edit photos and videos with the option of mild-moderate gaming, the dGPU is more than capable for that and so is the option to add more RAM.
I'm not aware if there's any other laptop (esp 17") with such features at this price. The 3050 ones have poor screens and the ones with good screens have a weak GPU, weaker than 1650 here. And the ones with good screens and GPU, both, are usually priced above $650-700 at least.
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