On the main chassis there’s a full-sized keyboard. Centered on the bottom bezel is a very discreet Legion logo. Up top is a small webcam, but still no more biometrics, unfortunately. The large 16” panel spans almost the entire area, with minimal bezels all the way around. Once open, we have what looks to be the same as the previous models. This was not the case on the Legion 5 Pro model I reviewed before where the lid didn’t even come close to what they claimed. The hinge is plenty strong and this one actually folds back 180 degrees as advertised. It only takes one finger with minimal pressure and the lip is pronounced enough to find easily. I don’t hate it necessarily, but it removes the ability to open the lid from anywhere but the front lip, where the lip is placed. The only peculiarity with the lid design is the fact that the edges don’t line up with the edges of the chassis. This is much more professional, if you care to use it for something other than gaming. I welcome the much more subtle design of the logo and the absence of a lit-up Y in the center of the lid. We’ll also publish a follow-up review on the mainstream Core i7-13700HX + RTX 4060 version at some point. Lenovo offers this series in multiple other configurations as well. 86-1.05” (h)īacklit keyboard(RGB), FHD webcam with eshutter, 2x speakers, headphone/mic combo Specs sheet as reviewed – Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (2023) gen 8ġ6 inch, 2560×1600 px, IPS, 240 Hz, HDR 400, MUX switch, 100% sRGB So here are my impressions of this model after using it for a couple of weeks. Of course, I get to review this laptop before I give it to her. The only thing I cheaped out on was the SSD (which I would just swap over from her old system). I maxed out the ram at 32GB and chose the fastest 16” panel with HDR support. It has the Intel Core i9-13900HX CPU paired with the Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU. The model I purchased is a top-specced model from Lenovo’s website. There are only a couple of things they missed the mark on, but they are minor in my opinion. Most of these changes are welcome ones, thankfully. This Legion Pro 5i 2023 generation is a significant change over the prior models of the Legion 5 Pro, as the design is slightly different. But the upgraded screen size and resolution, faster CPU, and slightly better build quality over the “pro” model make this device worth every penny for the upgrade. And there’s nothing wrong with that laptop really. This is especially so since she’s coming from a prior generation Legion 5, which I reviewed a couple years ago.
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