Lenovo Legion Pro 5 (16″, 2023) review – could not be compromised as hard as they tried
Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
Taking this laptop apart requires the removal of 10 Phillips-head screws. After that, you need to pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool and remove it from the chassis.
Inside, there is an 80Wh battery pack. It lasts for 5 hours of Web browsing, or 4 hours of video playback. To remove it, unplug the battery connector. Then, undo the three Phillips-head screws that hold the left SSD cooler. After that, you have to undo 6 more Phillips-head screws that keep the battery in place.
Memory-wise, there are two SODIMM slots, which work with DDR5 memory. As far as the storage goes, there are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, which fit Gen 4 SSDs.
In terms of cooling, there is one heat pipe shared between the CPU and the GPU. In addition, there is one more for the processor, and two more for the graphics card. You will also find some heat spreaders, two fans, and four heat sinks.
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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Some of the Asus laptops with HX Ryzen 7000 and it’s 15W 610M iGPU, only support external monitor when dedicated Nvidia GPU is enabled. This is major flaw when you are on the go and run laptop on battery as HX CPU can’t even go below 8W. I assume running dedicated GPU for external monitor is gonna be 1.5 hour battery life and you can’t use it to give presentation in meeting or conference.
I’ve done hundreds of presentations and never needed or used a gaming laptop. Nor have I been in a situation where there was not a power outlet nearby.
You should really edit this review and change all “Pro 5” with “Pro 5i” since what you reviewed was the Intel version…
Anyway, thanks for the review and I’ll wait for the comparison between the Pro 5i (Gen 8, Intel) and the Pro 5 (Gen 8 AMD), in the regards of the CPU.
The USB-C in the back can be used to charge the laptop? I mean, not for heavy 3D workload, but when used as standard laptop to work with mail and internet?
i think yes , as it supports 140ws charger in the back……its meant so u can use it somewhere where you cant carry a 300w charger