The Official Lenovo Store via eBay has
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Laptop (Refurbished, 82Y5X006US) on sale for
$825.99.
Shipping is free.
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Specs (
source):
- 14.5 2.8K (2880x1800, WQXGA+) 16:10, 120Hz, 400-nits, 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR True Black 500, Dolby Vision, Glossy, OLED Display
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (8C / 16T, 3.8 / 5.1GHz, 8MB L2 / 16MB L3)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Boost Clock 2370MHz, TGP 105W
- 16GB Soldered LPDDR5x-6400
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- Wi-Fi 6E, 11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1
- FHD 1080p with E-shutter
- White Backlit, Storm Grey - English (US) Keyboard
- Legion Coldfront 5.0 cooling system
- 73.6Whr Battery
- 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs.)
- Ports:
- 1x Card reader
- 1x HDMI 2.1, up to 8K/60Hz
- 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
- 1x Power connector
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On)
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer and DisplayPort 1.4)
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 140W and DisplayPort 1.4)
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Performance wise it handles everything I throw at it, though I do not play especially demanding titles and the laptop generally stays cool enough even on the quiet fan mode. The 7840/4060 combo does a lot of heavy lifting in spite of the 16GB LDDR5, and even then I do not find myself in situations where I'm struggling because of memory constraints; for my use-case 32GB is more of a want than a need.
Port placement leaves something to be desired but that is also part of the territory of the laptop being as small as it is, and the lack of TB4 (a general limitation of not running Intel and/or purchasing a devices on the "lower end" of the spectrum of gaming laptops) is less than ideal but manageable. Having only two USB-A has me juggling what I plug in from time to time.
Speaking of the size of the laptop, the 16:10 14.5" form factor kinda forces you to size up when it comes to carrying bags or sleeves as it is width is significantly larger than your typical 14" 16:9 laptop. The build quality is top notch and tanky, so the laptop is also heavier than it looks but still easy to handle. I've since added (recently) a rather gnarly dent to the lid but despite how thin and fragile looking it is the laptop held up and continues to truck along.
In short, it may be "last gen" but if you can get this laptop for under $850 (under $800 like I got lucky with last year would be an absolute steal) and you do not mind the smaller form factor then it'll go a loooong way for that price. I am not convinced that the new RTX 5000 series will be worth the wait and cost as DLSS4/Multi Frame generation is *not* the performance enhancement that Nvidia promises it will be, despite how hard Nvidia is leaning into it... and any other hardware upgrade you would get from a generational uplift will be welcome but incremental at best.
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Performance wise it handles everything I throw at it, though I do not play especially demanding titles and the laptop generally stays cool enough even on the quiet fan mode. The 7840/4060 combo does a lot of heavy lifting in spite of the 16GB LDDR5, and even then I do not find myself in situations where I'm struggling because of memory constraints; for my use-case 32GB is more of a want than a need.
Port placement leaves something to be desired but that is also part of the territory of the laptop being as small as it is, and the lack of TB4 (a general limitation of not running Intel and/or purchasing a devices on the "lower end" of the spectrum of gaming laptops) is less than ideal but manageable. Having only two USB-A has me juggling what I plug in from time to time.
Speaking of the size of the laptop, the 16:10 14.5" form factor kinda forces you to size up when it comes to carrying bags or sleeves as it is width is significantly larger than your typical 14" 16:9 laptop. The build quality is top notch and tanky, so the laptop is also heavier than it looks but still easy to handle. I've since added (recently) a rather gnarly dent to the lid but despite how thin and fragile looking it is the laptop held up and continues to truck along.
In short, it may be "last gen" but if you can get this laptop for under $850 (under $800 like I got lucky with last year would be an absolute steal) and you do not mind the smaller form factor then it'll go a loooong way for that price. I am not convinced that the new RTX 5000 series will be worth the wait and cost as DLSS4/Multi Frame generation is *not* the performance enhancement that Nvidia promises it will be, despite how hard Nvidia is leaning into it... and any other hardware upgrade you would get from a generational uplift will be welcome but incremental at best.
Performance wise it handles everything I throw at it, though I do not play especially demanding titles and the laptop generally stays cool enough even on the quiet fan mode. The 7840/4060 combo does a lot of heavy lifting in spite of the 16GB LDDR5, and even then I do not find myself in situations where I'm struggling because of memory constraints; for my use-case 32GB is more of a want than a need.
Port placement leaves something to be desired but that is also part of the territory of the laptop being as small as it is, and the lack of TB4 (a general limitation of not running Intel and/or purchasing a devices on the "lower end" of the spectrum of gaming laptops) is less than ideal but manageable. Having only two USB-A has me juggling what I plug in from time to time.
Speaking of the size of the laptop, the 16:10 14.5" form factor kinda forces you to size up when it comes to carrying bags or sleeves as it is width is significantly larger than your typical 14" 16:9 laptop. The build quality is top notch and tanky, so the laptop is also heavier than it looks but still easy to handle. I've since added (recently) a rather gnarly dent to the lid but despite how thin and fragile looking it is the laptop held up and continues to truck along.
In short, it may be "last gen" but if you can get this laptop for under $850 (under $800 like I got lucky with last year would be an absolute steal) and you do not mind the smaller form factor then it'll go a loooong way for that price. I am not convinced that the new RTX 5000 series will be worth the wait and cost as DLSS4/Multi Frame generation is *not* the performance enhancement that Nvidia promises it will be, despite how hard Nvidia is leaning into it... and any other hardware upgrade you would get from a generational uplift will be welcome but incremental at best.
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