Name: Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD Laptop, 16" IPS Low Blue Light, Ryzen 5 7645HX, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
Brand: LENOVO
Rating: 3.15 (40 reviews)

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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD Laptop, 16" IPS Low Blue Light, Ryzen 5 7645HX, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6

Exceptional performance housed in a sleek design. This gaming laptop delivers seamless gameplay and impressive graphics. Its robust specs ensure smooth multitasking, while the vibrant display brings games to life. A reliable powerhouse for gaming enthusiasts for sure.

Performance OP

I love my Legion 5i pro gen 8. I bought it mainly for gaming and browsing YouTube. It's exactly what I needed and serves it purpose very well. It looks great and preforms well. I will use a cooling fan below as it gets hot when running graphically intense games as you'd expect from any gaming laptop.

Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 Intel (16") with RTX™ 4070

Great laptop! Runs great, haven't had any issues with it overheating. I enjoy how it looks especially, such a sleek laptop. I wanted a mechanical keyboard originally but, I have no complaints about the keyboard it comes with & I was actually surprised by how nice it was!

Glad I Went With Lenovo

This is one powerful machine for this price point. Also liking the sleek, minimalist, yet stylish shell.

An overall winner of a machine!

Pros: top-notch CPU and GPU stay cool under load. Looks nice. Responsive keyboard and track pad.

Cons:
-Speakers are anemic and camera quality is poor.
-Battery expectedly doesn't last under load (<40 minutes), but doesn't seem like much work was done to optimize it for even mild use in battery. Can barely reach 4 hours of internet browsing even after changing a lot of settings.
-No SD card slot, no Thunderbolt.
-300W charging brick is large and heavy. Hybrid mode freaks out when trying to use GPU while charging from 100W USB-C PD.
-Keyboard backlight does not get dim enough and cannot be set to turn off after timeout.

Fast and cool, but at a cost

Overall really great laptop. Very powerful and has an aesthetically-pleasing, sexy, practical design. It is much slimmer than most gaming laptops which I really like. Doesn’t feel pretentious at all.

Build quality is high, for example, the screen doesn’t flex while opening and closing which is rare to see with laptops.

Price is quite fair considering what you get. The AMD Ryzen 7 and NVIDIA RTX 4070 are some of the strongest and most up to date pieces of hardware currently available to the average consumer. Not to mention the screen which has resolution better than 1080p and 165Hz refresh rate, as well as 32 GB of RAM. The RAM and wifi are also very modern and work faster than anything else I’ve used before. I believe this is the best value for money you can get for a gaming laptop at the moment and I reviewed many different options before purchasing this machine. No regrets.

There is one downside to this laptop: the Linux support. I tried installing Linux Mint but there were many issues with it and there is not enough knowledge or support for how to best configure the OS on this machine on a Legion laptop to make the process seamless like it can be. Furthermore, the only options for fan and keyboard backlighting control are in an open source app with no guarantee that it will not destroy the computer. I think there is a fair bit of demand for good Linux support on Legion systems, so I hope that Lenovo can create some more guides, improve compatibility with more distros besides the ones that are shifting towards becoming proprietary such as Fedora and Ubuntu. There’s a lot of work to be done, but I think Linux has a lot to offer Legion PCs and vice versa.

High-Quality, Powerful Machine, One Caveat

The Legion Pro 5 laptop boasts impressive performance with its powerful hardware, delivering smooth gaming experiences and efficient multitasking. The high refresh rate display enhances gameplay, while the robust cooling system keeps temperatures in check. Additionally, its sleek design and customizable RGB keyboard add a touch of style. Overall, the Legion Pro 5 is a top-notch gaming laptop that excels in both performance and aesthetics.

Would recommend

In today's fast-paced digital world, having a reliable and high-performance laptop is essential. This lenovo is here to set a new standard in the world of computing. Packed with cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and unmatched performance, it's poised to be a game-changer for both professionals and tech enthusiasts. In this review, we'll explore its key features and performance to help you decide if it's the right choice for you.

Good

Very slick design, full keyboard is nice. CPU and GPU were an incredible value. Both run well, modern games seem to run ~70fps on ultra with full raytracing.

Very good product

This is a beautiful machine. My first one had blue screen of death and would not boot after 10 days. My replacement (which required B&H management intervention to complete the exchange, thank you again, Brian.) is on day 7 and so far so good. This is quiet, fast and powerful, I use the laptop for 3D rendering projects and it works flawlessly.

Fingers crossed

The price point and specs of this laptop are stellar. Its low key appearance belies its beastly performance.

Price Paid: $2,079.99 CAD (before taxes)
CPU: AMD R7 7745HX
GPU: RTX 4070 (8GB) / Radeon 610M (integrated graphics)
RAM: Samsung M425R2GA3BB0-CWMOD 32 GB DDR5 5200MHz (2600x2)
Storage: Samsung OEM PM9A1 1 TB m.2

The design is tasteful, with a very thin screen bezel, coloured in a dark gray, milled anodized aluminum. Be forewarned, if fingerprints bother you as you'll be wiping the cover often as the dark colour does show them. What is nice about the design of this laptop is that this does not scream out as a gamer laptop with excessive RGB and can easily pass for a business laptop.

The screen is sharp and bright. I get excellent framerates, averaging well over 100 FPS playing Diablo 4, max quality at 1440p resolution and similarly when playing PUBG. Given the specs of the GPU I would not push higher than 1440p, so look elsewhere if you want to plug in a 4k monitor for gaming. You should be pleased with the performance if you're doing creative work like using blender, poser etc...

The keyboard feels good with the right amount of tactile feedback and is not noisy. The layout of the keys are not unusual and unlike some other brands of laptops the power button is not easily hit by mistake. You can change the backlighting of the keys along with some effects but I prefer to keep it always on in a plain, tasteful red.

The Legion 5 is 3 lbs lighter than my old an MSI GT72 6QE Dominator Pro G that weighed in at a hefty 10.5 lbs (both weighed with the power brick) so it makes travelling a little lighter. However, if you're used to an ultrabook then you will probably not find it light. However, I doubt you'd to find a comparably specced light weight laptop without paying through the nose.

The speakers on the laptop I would say are average. They're fine for youtube videos, the odd time when you want some music played out loud, or games where positional sound are not important. Don't expect high fidility and booming bass--plug in external speakers, or use a good pair of headphones.

Speaking of sound, when gaming the RTX 4070 kicks in and you will notice the cooling fan kick in. It's not terribly loud and if you're entralled in your game you probably won't notice or not hear it if you have headphones on.

For an additional $5.99 with your laptop purchase add the Legion Gaming Mouse pad! It's very well made with a rounded, stitched edging. It will not wear out as easily unlike your typical cheap neoprene stamped out mousepads that fray or where the layers peel apart.

Overall the Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD (RTX 4070) can be your daily driver laptop for either work or gaming. You will not be disappointed for what you've paid for.

(2023-07-07)

A Fantastic Laptop for Your Money

I bought this laptop for a mixture of gaming and post-graduate school. It's very fast and reliable so far. I have no problem running some big games. Baldurs Gate 3, Starfield, and No Man's Sky all run between 70-110 FPS on the highest graphics settings. Beautiful screen, great keyboard. Only real compromise is battery life, which is to be expected with a RTX4070 and a higher end 13th gen I7 chip. The Ram is great. Will probably upgrade to 2TB SSD eventually. 9/10. Only reason it's not 10/10 is weight (it's heavy) and battery life.

Perfect for what I wanted

Solidly built and understated looking laptop. Would look just as good at a home gaming den as it would in the office. Impressive performance for its price-point from i9 and 4070 combo. 8gb VRAM, while not exciting, does the job. Though, NVIDIA drivers still seem to be extremely finicky but I suppose that's unfortunately par for the course these days. No issues with overheating under demanding loads. Fans can be noisy during extreme gaming, but that's to be expected. The 16:10 screen is crisp and bright. The Legion keyboard continues to be, well, legendary. Overall, gaming and general use of the laptop has been a delight. Groovy, baby.

Legion Pro 5i G8 w/4070 is a Groovy Gaming Machine

Graphics are amazing, love the screen. Fast at all times. Can run very hot on keyboard when gaming though. Keys actually get too warm to touch.

Great Laptop

Love that you can build your own Laptop. Great options to add. Loving the look and feel. The screen is awesome and the RTX 4070 is worth it. Using it for heavy graphics usage at uni and loving it.

Review for Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 Intel - For Uni

Good Points: Great HD display
Great performance, graphics card extremely good
Good Lenovo software
Good battery
Good cooling

Improvement Points: Few glitches with Windows 11, Teams freezes for a few seconds after launching and so does Zoom

Battery pack is insanely large

Review of LENOVO Legion 5i Pro 16" Gaming Laptop - Intel®® Core™ i7, RTX 3070 Ti, 1 TB SSD

I ordered this laptop for my wife for Christmas. I waited waaaaay too late to reliably get it in time, if I had ordered from an Amazon or Best Buy. But not the case with BH Photo!! They got it there less than two days later.

My wife uses it for her business and playing the Sims 4. This laptop packs serious power. All settings are in high. It plays great. You can multitask. And the screen is gorgeous! The battery isn’t great but I expected this with an I9 and RTC 4080.

I would order from BH again and again and again! Excellent company!!!

Powerful!

Really a great laptop, at a great price. Display is crystal clear and sharp, processing is fast.

Great laptop at a great price

Solid hardware build. Nothing feels cheap.
Excellent screen quality.
More stable and quieter than the 4070 series.
Took it to a LAN party and it handled everything I threw at it, and never crashed.
I like the variety of ports available (many USB-A/C ports), which enables me to also use it as my music workstation.

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD Laptop, 16" IPS Low Blue Light, Ryzen 5 7645HX, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6

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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD Laptop, 16" IPS Low Blue Light, Ryzen 5 7645HX, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6

Technical Score

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Where To Buy

Shop Online

Shop Local (Toronto)

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Computronic

Canadian Tire