Lenovo debuted the Legion Slim 5 14 last year as a portable gaming laptop with mid-range performance and a 120 Hz OLED panel. As we noted in the conclusion of our Legion Slim 5 14 review, the laptop is a solid travel-friendly gaming machine thanks to its understated design, excellent display, and sustained performance.
So if you are looking for one such notebook, you’ll be happy to know that the laptop can now be had for only $979.99 at Best Buy instead of the $1,479.99 list price. According to slickdeals, this $500 discount has brought the Legion Slim 5 14 to its lowest price ever.
When it comes to the hardware, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 on sale packs an 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 1 TB of storage (2x M.2 2280 slots), and 16 GB of RAM. The front of the laptop is dominated by the 14.5-inch OLED panel which boasts a 120 Hz refresh rate and a 2 MP webcam with support for Windows Hello facial log-in.
So, what can you expect from the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14?
The Legion Slim 5’s main draw is its 14.5-inch 120 Hz OLED panel that sets it apart from its competitors which chiefly have IPS displays. Our tests found that the 2.8K panel covers 99.9% and 96.5% of the DCI-P3 and AdobeRGB respectively. Additionally, the display managed 380 nits of average brightness, an infinite contrast ratio, and an extremely short response time. Therefore, aside from the lack of G-SYNC, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14’s panel covers all the bases and is perfectly suitable for both gaming and content production.
On the topic of gaming, the Legion Slim 5 with its Ryzen 5 7840HS and RTX 4060 GPU has enough grunt to push most modern games to above 60 FPS at FHD with high/ultra settings. For instance, demanding games like Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Returnal ran at 60+ FPS at 1080p/Ultra settings in our tests.
Combined with an endurance of 7.5 hours in our Wi-Fi websurfing test, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14 is a stellar gaming machine in almost all regards. The laptop should delight gamers who are on a tight budget.
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