Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
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Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 5 scores (from 9 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8
The flagship Ryzen 9 7945HX may be impressive, but what about the lesser Ryzen 7 7745HX? Zen 4 scales down pretty well to be both competitive and cheaper against the 13th gen Intel Core i7-13700HX.
Source: Ben G Kaiser
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/10/2024
Source: Ben G Kaiser
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 and the Acer Nitro 16 are two budget offerings from Acer and Lenovo. The question is which one is actually the best bang for buck. They both claim great price to performance, but honestly, I think only one can truly stand up to that claim.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/22/2024
Source: Tom's Guide
I like the Lenovo Legion Pro 5, particularly at this price. It doesn't crush frame rate records, but if I can crank the settings on the games I'm playing to Ultra and see 60 frames per second (or higher, in this case), I'm content — even if it is leaning on AI-magic. You wouldn't be disappointed if you looked further up the best gaming laptops stack at Asus' ROG Zephyrus G14 or the Asus ROG Strix G18, but the higher price tags give me pause. If you want a great gaming machine for under $2,000, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 hits a killer sweet spot of 1600p performance in a 16-inch laptop with sturdy elegance. I'd personally save up a little more cash and opt for the $1,991 Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 instead. An extra $400 or so (at time of writing) gets you stronger general performance, a smidge more battery life, twice as much RAM, and a 240Hz display (albeit at 1440p). That extra oomph is worth the relatively reasonable cost; 32GB of RAM is especially appealing to me. And there's even an RGB strip, for a bit of extra pizzazz.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Ben G Kaiser
We will dive into various aspects like design, performance, and more. The Slim 5 offers portability with an SD card reader, making it great for photographers and creatives on the go. We also share some tips on getting the best deals this holiday season using the Best Buy app. The laptops have similar build quality and offer easy upgrade paths. We benchmark both laptops in different scenarios, highlighting the differences in performance and screen brightness. The choice between the two ultimately comes down to your specific needs, whether you prioritize performance or efficiency. Check out the links in the description for the latest pricing and more details. If you found this video helpful, please consider making a purchase through the provided links. For more tech content, click or tap the screen for additional videos. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you in the next one!
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/01/2023
Source: Mash IT
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/29/2023
Source: PC Mag
It doesn't quite match its Legion Pro 7i sibling as an Editors' Choice winner, but Lenovo's AMD-powered Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 is a stylish, well-built gaming laptop with solid performance at both 1080p and its sharper native resolution. It's cheaper than some comparably equipped machines and better than some similarly priced ones. That's a recipe for success, even without its frequent availability of discounts or sales. A brighter screen and longer battery life would be nice, but even as is the Legion Pro 5 earns a solid recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/05/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Digit week
Overall, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is a manifestation of unbridled power, intelligent functionality, and the most advanced version of AI technology combined into a single gaming laptop. The device arrives in a discreet body looks gorgeous and is made from environment-friendly materials.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/11/2023
Rating: Total score: 84%
Source: Digital Trends
We’ve seen a handful of high-end, expensive gaming laptops packing next-gen components. The Legion Pro 5 is the first, however, that hits a sweet spot between high-end performance, premium build quality, and a decent price. There are a few reasonable trade-offs — a decent but unexciting screen and a hefty weight chief among them — but they’re easy to overlook given how much else the Legion Pro 5 has going for it. This is the midrange to high-end gaming laptop from the latest generation I’ve been waiting for, and Lenovo nailed it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/03/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Pemmzchannel
ID→ENPositive: High gaming performance; powerful hardware; affordable price
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/03/2024
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NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
R7 7745HX: High-End mobile 8-core processor based on the Zen 4 architecture. The CPU cores clock at up to 5.1 GHz and execute 16 threads simultaneously. The TDP is configurable between 45 and 75 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
84.48%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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