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[Video Review] Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021) – in search of perfection

From: Nikolay Palaozov | 0


Lenovo Legion 5 (15" AMD, 2021) in-depth review

Last year, Lenovo was both conservative, and bold. Although it kept the same design, which proved successful in the past, the manufacturer took the risk to rely on AMD (in addition to Intel) for their processors. And today, the Legion 5 gets an update with the Zen 3 architecture and RTX 3000 graphics cards. Thankfully for the gamers, the laptop is equipped with a MUX switch. This allows you to connect the integrated display either to the integrated GPU for maximum efficiency and battery life or to the dedicated GPU, for the full bandwidth. Generally, the device remains pretty much uncha[...]

Pros

  • High TGP GPUs
  • 2x M.2 PCIe slots, 2x RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel, Wi-Fi 6
  • Covers 97% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))
  • Snappy panel with quick response times (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))
  • Has a ton of ports
  • Great input devices
  • Keyboard remains relatively cool after long gaming sessions
  • Competitive price

Cons

  • No SD card
  • High luminance nonuniformity (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))

Lenovo Legion 5 (15" AMD, 2021) - Specs

  • BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998)
  • Color accuracy  1.7  0.7
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home
  • Battery
  • 60Wh, 4-cell, 60Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 362.56 x 260.61 x 22.5 ~ 25.75 mm (14.27" x 10.26" x 0.89")
  • Weight
  • 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 3x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.1
  • Card reader
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.1
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

All Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021) configurations

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#1

Lenovo Legion 5 15

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
VideoCard
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
512GB SSD
OS
Windows 11 Home
Detailed review
$749.00
#2

Lenovo Legion 5 15

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
VideoCard
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
512GB SSD
OS
Windows 11 Home
Detailed review
$749.00
#3

Lenovo Legion 5 15

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
VideoCard
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 95W)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
256GB SSD
OS
Windows 11 Home
Detailed review
$749.00
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