Lenovo Legion 5 15

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021) Lenovo Legion 5 15

Date Published: 15 Mar 2022

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)
15.6", Full HD (1920 x 1080), 165 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
2000GB SSD
16GB DDR4
2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.0 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

6.8 For Work Good

7.5 For Gaming Very Good

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Specs

HDD/SSD
2TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x M.2 NVMe slots See photo

RAM
16GB DDR4

OS
Windows 11 Home

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

Gifts
HDMI Cable

Portability

Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ AMD, 2021)

14.27" x 10.26" x 0.89" Dimensions

2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) -15% Weight

Review

Lenovo Legion 5 15 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 unchanged on the outside, but we are glad to see that Lenovo still kept the Web camera - a feature abolished by ASUS and the majority of their ROG notebooks.Before we start there are a couple of points[...]

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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))

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

It is about time to see Lenovo implement their ingenious vapor chamber cooling solution implemented on the Legion 5. Well, perhaps next year.Check out all Lenovo Legion 5 (15" AMD, 2021) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate This laptop's bottom panel is held in place by 10 Phillips-head screws. After you undo them, you need to pry the panel with a plastic tool and remove it from the chassis.2. Battery This model comes with either a 60 or an 80Wh battery pack. We got the former one.3. Мemory and [...]