Lenovo - Legion Pro 5 16" 2.5K Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX 2023 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Black

Bought it Open box for $959.99 and I'm loving it. Excellent laptop. After 1 month of using it 12+ hours a day there's a couple things you should consider before buying... PROS: +DISPLAY is 2.5k and 240hz, fast, amazing color, MATTE is so important for long gaming hours so your eyes don't hurt when gaming all day. No burn-in risk. +1TB SSD. +It's FAST, not super fast but fast enough and I love the Ryzen 9HX makes everything very smooth. +Handles THERMALS like a CHARM. +Keyboard is beautiful and soft and feels amazing. +Software is a Plus, doesn't give you a headache or hard time at all. Plus there's a lot of room for customization available. +It's a LEGION ! CONS: -Display ips as usual may have some "bright darkness" when playing dark videogames or movies, specially around the corners. (But handles blacks way better than standard IPS monitors, really good I would say, but not as good as Oled of course). -16gb ram will give you micro stutters when switching big scenes in videogames. (Fixed by capping AAA games at 60fps or less.. Competitives like Black Ops 2 won't stutter at more than 150fps and 240hz, it's all about settings). -Fingerprint magnet and gets oily very easily. -When gaming the NVIDIA graphics card "connects" and the Auto-HDR is turned on, it makes content look yellowish, but can be easily fixed in settings. -The pre installed SSD is quite slow, makes game installation and data transfer take longer than it should for this laptops actual speed (took 25 minutes to install Rdr2) -WORST I could say about the laptop is that I bought this OPEN BOX. there's a crack sound when I open the lid and when I close it, that shouldn't be normal... Of course this could just be an issue with the laptop itself rather than an Open Box problem but it's still adviced that you select your purchase for in store pick up, or check the laptop asap if delivered so this issue doesn't happen to you as well. Other than that the laptop runs perfectly fine. NEUTRAL: It's a gaming laptop, don't expect battery life to be amazing, but this is totally normal. Could also feel a little heavy, not like a tank but it's not super portable. Again this is normal. MY ADVICE: If you want a laptop that won't hurt for eyes and won't give you a hard time in general when playing games all day, runs at great 2.5k and High Graphics, keeps good and cool temps, feels really nice overall and runs everything in a great manner, and you find it discounted BUY IT !!! Otherwise if you need OLED (even if it might get burn in overtime or hurt your eyes when using it for long periods of time) or want to get a better graphics card for ULTRA settings on AAA games, skip this and get something a bit more powerful like a 5070ti and 32gb ram. (This laptop runs Alan Wake 2 and Resident Evil 9 at High Settings, 2560x1600 and +100fps). MY CHOICE: You could upgrade the ram later (if you are rich) but I wouldn't personally spend money on doing any upgrades to this laptop except for more SSD storage. If I was going to spend money on more ram I would spend money on a better graphics card as well. Although this laptop seems to have what it takes to bypass the common long term issues other laptops with better specs might have, making it a trustworthy tank. The laptop is perfect for me as it is and a beast for a Mid-range gaming laptop. Looks and feels like a long lasting reliable machine.

Very happy with this machine. I added an additional 16GB of DDR5 (before prices went crazy) and a 2nd NVME SSD for gaming. So far for all the games I play this does a great job. Well built, bright screen, nice keyboard with numpad. Fast CPU and the NVIDIA 5060 really helps gaming performance. I've never had a screen with this high of a refresh before, but it sure seems smooth. Be sure to enable it in Windows 11, by default its stuck at 60hz instead of 240hz. The battery life isn't that great, but this isn't really a productivity machine. It's not bad, but if you really want crazy battery life buy a mac I guess.

Runs even faster than I thought, fans are not very loud. Screen and refresh rate are great. Can run heavy Minecraft shaders and intensive texture packs at a consistent 110+ frames. It can run CS2 at a solid 90 at 1440p. Better than my desktop and wasn’t even expecting that. Battery life is short but wasn’t expecting it to be long, nor do I play without plugging it in and I’m not factoring it into my rating.

I haven't experienced any lag while doing anything. Was very well protected in the box and had no scratches or defects. Fan is only loud when gaming which is normal. When I do my college assignments it is completely silent. Battery life is about 2 hours for normal tasks, but I always have it plugged in anyways. I don't plan on using it outside of the house considering how expensive it is. Amazing cpu and gpu, but you probably already knew that.

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (now branded as the Legion Pro 5) remains one of the most highly recommended mid-range gaming laptops. It offers a stellar balance of premium build quality, robust cooling, and top-tier gaming performance without an ultra-premium price tag.