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Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop: i9 14900HX, 15.1" WQXGA OLED, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070

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$1,500

$1,900

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Micro Center has Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 Gaming Laptop (83LY000JUS/Eclipse Black) on sale for $1499.99. Select free store pickup only where stock permits.

Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal

Note, product/availability will vary by location for store pickup only.

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel Core i9 14900HX 24-Core/32-Threads 5.8GHz Processor (Raptor Lake)
  • 15.1" 2560x1600 WQXGA OLED 500-Nits 165Hz Glossy Display w/ 5MP Front Camera/E-Shutter
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive SSD
  • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-5600 RAM (262-Pin SO-DIMM)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7 GPU
  • 2x 2W Stereo High Definition Audio Speaker w/ Dual Array Microphone
  • WiFi 7 (2x2/Lan/802.11be) w/ Bluetooth 5.4
  • Backlit Keyboard w/ Precision TouchPad/Buttonless Mylar Surface Touchpad
  • 80Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home OS
    • Inputs
      • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C)
      • 1x HDMI

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • The Lenovo Legion 51 features the latest AI/Intel Core processor w/ next-gen NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics, dedicated for high FPS top games to accelerated creation, streaming and coursework
    • Product may be return within 15 days of purchase
    • Limit 1 per household
    • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
    • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Micro Center has Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 Gaming Laptop (83LY000JUS/Eclipse Black) on sale for $1499.99. Select free store pickup only where stock permits.

Thanks to community member Dr.W for finding this deal

Note, product/availability will vary by location for store pickup only.

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel Core i9 14900HX 24-Core/32-Threads 5.8GHz Processor (Raptor Lake)
  • 15.1" 2560x1600 WQXGA OLED 500-Nits 165Hz Glossy Display w/ 5MP Front Camera/E-Shutter
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive SSD
  • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-5600 RAM (262-Pin SO-DIMM)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7 GPU
  • 2x 2W Stereo High Definition Audio Speaker w/ Dual Array Microphone
  • WiFi 7 (2x2/Lan/802.11be) w/ Bluetooth 5.4
  • Backlit Keyboard w/ Precision TouchPad/Buttonless Mylar Surface Touchpad
  • 80Wh Battery
  • Windows 11 Home OS
    • Inputs
      • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-C)
      • 1x HDMI

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • The Lenovo Legion 51 features the latest AI/Intel Core processor w/ next-gen NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics, dedicated for high FPS top games to accelerated creation, streaming and coursework
    • Product may be return within 15 days of purchase
    • Limit 1 per household
    • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
    • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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DesertKing
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This is horrible compared to the legion for the same price.

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spoolindsm127
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This looks decent for someone wanting to do editing in Lightroom?
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halocdr
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Quote from spoolindsm127 :
This looks decent for someone wanting to do editing in Lightroom?

It'll be more than enough for Lightroom, I have a model a few generations old and it absolutely moves through it
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vatoloco4ever
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Awesome specs, but why does Lenovo keep excluding a thunderbolt port on their 5i laptops? Seems as if all other manufacturers in this price range of laptops, include thunderbolt or USB 4 for AMD processors.
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DesertKing
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Quote from somanmbulist_9 :
Sorry to hijack your post, but a variant is available at Costco for people who don't have Microcenter in the area like me.
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-leg...80973.html

Compared to the OP's, the Costco one is
  • IPS, not OLED
  • 16" as opposed to 15.1"
  • 5060 as opposed to 5070 (both are 8GB)
  • Thunderbolt 4; Microcenter one doesn't mention about TB
  • Different processor - Costco's Ultra 9 seems to score higher, but I'm new to CPU comparisons
    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/comp...i9-14900HX
  • Costco has additional 1 year extended warranty
    I myself is waiting for a Ryzen variant, but these are hard to come by.

This is horrible compared to the legion for the same price.
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spoolindsm127
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Quote from halocdr :
It'll be more than enough for Lightroom, I have a model a few generations old and it absolutely moves through it
Nice. The Wi-Fi issues the one review worries me. Plus IDK if the Intel variant will be better in terms of thermals and battery life.
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halocdr
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Quote from spoolindsm127 :
Nice. The Wi-Fi issues the one review worries me. Plus IDK if the Intel variant will be better in terms of thermals and battery life.

Wifi is one of the most commonly upgradable components, and you are correct in that it will have worse thermals and battery life. I get pretty poor battery life out of my model but it's older and less efficient as well. But I'm also generally never away from wall power for more than 3 hours, so it's really not a deal breaker for me. Most of my portable devices I take the tradeoff of having more power available when plugged in at the cost of battery life - like the Lenovo Legion Go I'm using right now.

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fatguypoolshark
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Quote from DesertKing :
This is horrible compared to the legion for the same price.

Depends what you value. 16" vs 15", and the Costco one has a MUCH better processor both in terms of performance and probably better battery life since the 14900 was ROUGH. I actually have tested this 15.1" in the OP, battery life was sub 4 hours just browsing the internet.

Great laptop otherwise though.
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MrGrumble
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How does this compare to the hp omen that was on sale last month with similar specs at MicroCenter?
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DesertKing
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Quote from fatguypoolshark :
Depends what you value. 16" vs 15", and the Costco one has a MUCH better processor both in terms of performance and probably better battery life since the 14900 was ROUGH. I actually have tested this 15.1" in the OP, battery life was sub 4 hours just browsing the internet. Great laptop otherwise though.
The OLED and the 5070 are far more important than the CPU.
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Quote from fatguypoolshark :
Battery life may be important to others. 4 hours is mediocre at best, but after a year or two it becomes sub 2.5 hours and actively bad.

And personally I would rather have a high quality IPS screen without burn in risks that OLED has.
OLED is vastly superior to IPS. The burn-in "risks" are greatly exaggerated
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BeigeManatee9723
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could this drop to 1300 in black friday sales???
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Kareem__
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So what I'm hearing is that battery life is not great on this specific model?

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Quote from BeigeManatee9723 :
could this drop to 1300 in black friday sales???
Yes, it definitely can and will.

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