Legion 5i – AI-Powered Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™ i7-13650HX - 15" 2K WUXGA IPS Display – 4.9GHz – NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5050 – 16GB Memory – 512GB Storage – Eclipse Black

I came from the world of Thinkpads to fall for this Legion. I had (still have) a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd with i7-9750H, 64GB of RAM, 3TB of storage, 4K OLED touch panel and the GTX 1650 max-Q. I purchased this laptop in 2019 when it was announced (very pricey, but it was one of the best). It was very good at the beginning, but his thinness was a major flaw because it was overheating like hell with time passing. Since my work requires a powerhouse laptop with both the CPU and GPU, my laptops couldn't handle the workload anymore. I use a lot of virtualization labs and video rendering and it takes too much time to render one video session. So I looked for a replacement and found this Legion and I was quite impressed but a bit disappointed. Here are the pros and cons:Pros:- Very light: almost the same weight as my older Thinkpad- The OLED screen is amazing (The thinkpad was a bit better because of its 4K panel, but less bright than the Legion)- The CPU is sooo powefull and everything is snappy. The GPU is also very good for my needs (I'm not a hardcore gamer, just a casual one)- The laptop is quiet all the time, but the fans kick like a jet taking off when I run some heavy tasks (video rendering) lol. I don't mind the noise for performance.- The lid can be opened with one hand, not like my old Thinkpad- The webcam quality is way better than my Thinkpad's- You can switch between performance modes using Fn+Q shortcut- You can overclock the GPU and undervolt the CPU (haven't tried it yet)- the HDMI and power port are located behind the laptop- Webcam switch to enable/disable itCons:- Only 16GB of RAM for this price, which make it pricier- No fingerprint scanner or Windows Hello compatible Webcam- Typing on the Legion's keyboard is quite good, but not as delicious as the ThinkPad (1.5mm key travel vs 1.8mm for the Thinkpad)- in my opinion, the numpad keyboard wasn't necessary since by adding it, they had to shift the keyboard to the left which needs you to get used to it.- The black color is a fingerprint magnet.- The battery life is average. Coming from my Thinkpad that had less than 2h of battery life, I can squeeze more than the Thinkpad if I enable the Quiet mode and reduce the screen's brightness. But it's more than enough for me since I'm plugged in almost all the time- No SD card reader and not enough portsRegarding the delivery, Amazon used the " Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming laptop...." instead of "Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10", which is the accurate name of the product, and that created an issue with the customs. Please Amazon, next time use the real name of the product because there are many models and generations of the Legion 5.I received the laptop 2 weeks ago, so I'll wait to see if there are any other issues.

I paid about $1,700 after tax for this Lenovo Legion 5i, and honestly, it’s beyond my expectations. The performance is smooth across everything I’ve tried — from everyday tasks to heavy gaming. The build feels solid, the cooling does a great job while keeping the fan noise really low and the display is sharp and immersive.At this price point, I feel like it’s absolutely worth it. The only area I’d suggest for improvement is RAM — the system is strong out of the box, but with more RAM it could unlock even more potential, especially for multitasking and future-proofing.Overall, I’m very satisfied and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable, high-performance gaming laptop.