Lenovo Legion Y530-15ICH
Specifications
Primary Camera: 1 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 9 scores (from 17 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Legion Y530-15ICH
Function over form. Lenovo doubles down on their Y520 with an even more subdued, business-like design and all the latest components. With a Core i5-8300H, GTX 1050 Ti, and NVMe SSD, is the Y530 the new entry-level gaming laptop to own?
Source: NDTV Gadgets
Archive.org versionPriced at Rs. 88,899, the Lenovo Legion Y530 is on par with similarly configured models from other manufacturers. Considering that the lower-end variant with the GeForce GTX 1050 costs only Rs. 3,100 less, we think choosing this one is a no-brainer. There aren't that many models from other manufacturers with exactly the same combination of CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, hard drive and screen, but Dell, HP, MSI and Asus all have very similar offerings, give or take a few thousand rupees. That actually gives you more choices, and you can take your pick when it comes to style.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/28/2018
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%
Source: CNet
Archive.org versionAs entry-level gaming laptops go the Lenovo Legion Y530 offers one of the best mixes of performance and design you're going to find at the moment.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/03/2018
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Neowin
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo Legion Y530 isn't the perfect portable PC, but it does fit a certain use case very well. If you're looking for a gaming PC that's great for work as well, or vice versa, this is it.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/19/2018
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionUsers of the Lenovo Legion Y530 will find that it gets the job done for gaming and general use, and that’s about it.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/16/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: On MSFT
Archive.org versionPutting everything together, the Legion Y530 is a solid laptop for the casual gamer. You can get a solid 60 frames per second on most games, and decent 30 frames per second on higher demanding titles. The build and design of the Y530 also aren’t fancy and flashy, and the keyboard is good enough for both work and gaming. Plus, there is a ton of ports for connections to your accessories, and the slimmer display means there’s more room for work and play. There might be a dim display when on battery, and initial faults with the trackpad and WiFi, but those are issues problems that you can get used to with time and patience. For prices starting at $749, you can’t go wrong.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/24/2018
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo Legion Y530 is a sleek and slim budget gaming laptop with enough graphics power to play demanding games on lower settings.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/23/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
Archive.org versionLenovo's Legion Y530 tops today's class of budget gaming laptops with a sleek, distinctive build, alongside solid performance and a full feature set.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/22/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Gameswelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/15/2018
Source: Gameswelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/15/2018
Source: Netzwelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/23/2018
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 100% features: 80% display: 50% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Putoinformatico
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Large screen; decent hardware; nice display; good connectivity; backlit keys.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/29/2018
Source: Tweakers
NL→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; decent hardware; stylish design. Negative: Poor webcam.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/17/2018
Source: Antyweb
PL→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Great cooling system; good hardware; nice display; backlit keys; support USB-C. Negative: Noisy under loads; mediocre design.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/08/2018
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good hardware; nice gaming performance; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/16/2018
Source: Zing
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Compact size; stylish design; good hardware; high gaming performance. Negative: Relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/27/2018
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Slim size; light weight; comfortable keyboard; nice display; long battery life; good cooling system. Negative: Plastic case.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/06/2018
Source: Ljud och Bild
SV→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/19/2018
Rating: Total score: 83%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile: Mainstream graphics card based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture and successor to the GeForce GTX 965M. Is manufactured in a 14nm process at Samsung and the technical specifications are very similar to the desktop version.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i5-8300H: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates four processor cores clocked at 2.3 - 4 GHz (3.9 GHz with 4 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++). » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
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.
79.98%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
