Lenovo Legion Y520
- CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5)
- Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- RAM: 8GB DDR4
- Weight: 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Pros
- Impeccable build quality and refreshing aesthetics
- Lighter than its predecessor
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad experience
- Despite its drawbacks, the IPS screen provides good image quality
- Supports M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
- The main exhaust vents now provide better airflow resulting in less heat on the surface
Cons
- The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (the Health-Guard profile fixes that)
- The cooling design hasn't changed so the CPU still throttles during high load
Lenovo Legion Y520 - Specs
Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
HDD/SSD
256GB SSD
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)
RAM
8GB DDR4
OS
Windows 10 Home
Battery
45Wh, Li-Po, 3-cell
Body material
Polycarbonate, ABS Plastic
Dimensions
380 x 265 x 26 mm (14.96" x 10.43" x 1.02")
Weight
2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Ports and connectivity
Features
DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS
| Name | LG LP156WF6-SPK3 |
|---|---|
| Diagonal | 15.6" |
| Pixel density | 141.21 ppi |
| Brightness | 268 cd/m2 |
| sRGB | 52% |
| PWM frequency | 20700 Hz |
| Panel Type | IPS |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Becomes "Retina" from | 24 inches (62 cm) |
| Contrast | 670:1 |
| dE Color Checker | 4.1 4.0 |
| PWM Rating | 5.2: (undesirable) |
Health-Guard
The first and most important profile (in our opinion) is the Health-Guard – when being used with our LM Profiles application, Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body.
Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile
Office Work and Web Design
The second profile type is Office Work and Web Design. Business tasks are various, most often related to a set of office-targeted applications. Sometimes, working outside is necessary. In such cases color accuracy is paramount, but so is image clarity, brightness, contrast etc. A piece of text must be legible, graphics and histograms must be clear. All of this is precisely what this profile is for. If you’re doing office work, web design, or simply value color accuracy when browsing the Internet, this is the profile to use!
It’s important to note that not all displays are suited for Web design – our profiles can not compensate for insufficient sRGB coverage (most TN panels have this problem), so you you might want to check our detailed color tests in the respective product reviews we’ve done if you want to use the machine for professional work.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
Gaming and Movie Nights
Gaming is among the main driving forces for the fast clip of hardware development. Gamers are well-aware of the fact that a poor image can ruin the entire experience.
The same goes for watching movies. Imagine sitting down for a nice movie after a long day, and barely making out what’s on the screen. The ‘Gaming and movie night’ profile can make a huge difference. We strongly recommend you use it, since it’s gamma curve is specifically tuned to reveal details in the dark sections of the image.
Here’s what this amounts to:
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
You’ll find more information about the profiles HERE.
Buy our profiles for LG LP156WF6-SPK3
In addition to receiving efficient and health-friendly profiles, by buying LaptopMedia's products you also support the development of our labs, where we test devices in order to produce the most objective reviews possible.
Office work / Web design
If your field is office work or web design, or you just want your monitor's color set to be as accurate as possible for the Internet color space, this profile will prove to be useful.
$4.96
Gaming or Movie nights
We developed this profile especially for occasions on which you spend a lot of time in front of your monitor with some games or watching movies – it will be easier for you to discern fine nuances in the dark.
$4.97
Health-Guard
This profile reduces the negative impact of pulsation and the blue spectrum, securing your eyes and body. You still get a pitch-perfect color image, albeit slightly warmer.
$4.98
$9.99
Lenovo Legion Y520 in-depth review
Lenovo's Y gaming series have gone a long way since the first notebook release and from now on, the OEM is branding its mid-range gaming laptops "Legion". In this review, we will investigate how the 15-inch version has matured in terms of design, build quality, cooling system, performance, etc. But for the first time ever, the 15-inch version will sell for a significantly lower price than before and more importantly, the Legion Y520 offers an IPS panel opposed to Dell's and Acer's similar[...]
Read the full reviewCPU Performance: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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bought office work / web design profile and its not working on my Y520
Hey, Tomas! We sent you an e-mail with instructions (at Gmail) 🙂