Lenovo Legion 5i Pro – Specifications
Christian Von Koenigsegg, CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive AB, called the Tesla Model 3 as the “best EV daily driver”. You must be wondering then that the Tesla Model 3 must be one really fast car, and objectively, it is. You must also think that the Tesla Model 3 must be the best-handling, the most feature loaded, or the most reliable car out there. Well, I am afraid, it isn’t so either. What it really is is a very clever mixture of performance, design, and features that feel just right for the money you have to spend in order to own one. And in the same sense, the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro is also just like the Tesla Model 3 of the gaming laptop world.
By now you must have gotten an idea about where the new Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2023 stands as a gaming laptop. But if you didn’t get my reference, then here’s what you need to know. The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro is a high-end gaming laptop that isn’t exactly “super-premium” but delivers performance to easily play games at 1440p 60FPS and even higher in most cases. So what can we concur from this? Is the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro worth the price tag? To answer that question here’s the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro (2023) review.
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro – Specifications
Processor – Intel Core i7-13700HX 24-core CPU with 5.00GHz maximum turbo boost frequency.
Graphics – Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (140W TGP)
Memory – 16GB DDR5
Display – 16-inch WUXGA+ IPS LCD 240Hz display with 500 nits of brightness
Storage – 1TB SSD
Battery – 80Wh
Weight – 2.55kg
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro – Design And Build Quality
The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro chassis uses plastic as well as metal. The lid cover is made up of CNC or Computer Numeric Control aluminium, in which metals, in this case, aluminium, are precisely cut with the help of machines. And the CNC process does not affect the strength of aluminium in any way and the lid does indeed feels very sturdy.
The rest of the laptop’s chassis meanwhile, is made up of PC-ABS, which stands for polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. These two plastics combine resulting in a material that is strong and also heat resistant. The ABS part of the “PC-ABS” also helps prevent cracking or breaking in the laptop chassis.
My Legion 5i came in a greyish colour but obviously, Lenovo being a brand has to call it something fancy. And it indeed does, my laptop’s colour name is Onyx Grey. I think all the Pokémon fans just got hit with a wave of nostalgia. Nevertheless, it looks stealthy, with no RGB lights sticking out on its lid, and with a 22.45mm thickness and 2.55kg body weight, it is also decently portable.
Both sides of the chassis and the back of the laptop feature air vents and a wide variety of I/O ports. However, one small detail that impressed me a lot was the curved corners of the laptop. I mean, they're not excessively curved but curved enough to prevent discomfort in your wrist while typing.