Lenovo Legion 5 (15.6-Inch, 2020)

Marvellously powerful ; Sleek and suave looks ; Immense port selection ; Superb battery life for gaming laptop

FHD display is a little lacklustre ; Heavy design ; A little noisy

The Lenovo Legion 5 (Advantage Edition) is a decent all-round gaming laptop. The combo of a Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU make it a great option for AMD fans, with enough power to play modern games smoothly in 1080p. Alongside this sits a super-generous...

A great CPU and a smooth, capable graphics core ; Understated and robust design ; High-quality keyboard ; Loads of ports

Underwhelming display ; Mediocre battery life ; Thicker and heavier than competitors

Copes with the best games ; Keeps itself very cool ; Lots of bang for your buck

Lacks keyboard lighting ; Not the most powerful ; The design is rather plain

The Lenovo Legion 5 Advantage Edition is a mid-range gaming laptop with some top AMD components and a very attractive price attached. It's capable of handling every game out there, and doesn't do badly at all when you want to use your laptop for other...

Excellent value ; Solid 1080p performance ; MUX switch

Membrane keyboard not ideal for gaming ; Battery life could be better

It’s all about the price with machines like the Lenovo Legion 5 AMD Advantage Edition. At £999, the Ryzen 7 model we’ve tested here is great value, while the Ryzen 5 machine at £799 is an absolute steal. With the same GPU and vRAM, gaming performance...

Great keyboard ; Good upgrade options ; Excellent gaming performance

Poor battery life ; Loudspeakers lack bass

The new Legion 5 is yet another great option in this increasingly contested section of the laptop market. It’s capable of better gaming performance than both the Acer Nitro 5 and the Asus TUF Dash F15 and it also comes within striking distance of the...

Solid build quality ; Pretty decent performance ; Customizable configurations ; Handles most games o.k. ; 120Hz refresh rate display (up to 240Hz available) ; Plenty of ports on board ; RGB lighting

Struggles with higher settings on some games ; Keyboard slightly spongy/soft for typing ; Crowded number pad ; Not very bright at 250nits (up to 500nits is available) ; Mediocre battery life

High TGP GPUs;2x M.2 PCIe slots, 2x RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel, Wi-Fi 6;Covers 97% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998));Fast panel with quick response...

No SD card;High luminance nonuniformity (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998));Battery life could be better

Overall, the Lenovo Legion 5 (15″ Intel, 2021) is a great allrounder and it offers a lot of bang for its money. The device has an all-plastic build that feels solid and rigid even when you try to twist it on purpose. Sure, the lid is a bit bendy but...

great build quality ; good keyboard and trackpad ; good screen ; nice CPU performance and alright GPU ; lots of upgrade options ; decent battery life, especially if you can find an 80Whr model ; competitively priced

lousy webcam ; subpar speakers ; beware of potential issues with the included Realtek WiFi chip

High TGP GPUs;2x M.2 PCIe slots, 2x RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel, Wi-Fi 6;Covers 97% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998));Snappy panel with quick response...

No SD card;High luminance nonuniformity (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))