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Review on Lenovo Legion 5i: High-Performance Gaming Laptop with 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Display, i7-10750H Processor, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Home by Pin Mu Lin ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A very high-quality product, I take it not for the first time.

Everything is good in this laptop, and you can list its advantages endlessly. It is noticeable that Lenovo really understands what does not lie on the surface when choosing a laptop - from the cooling system to switching video cards in the BIOS. But I am writing this review with the hope that in future models, manufacturers will pay attention to what could be improved. Firstly, the keyboard layout: additional keys are really needed, and not just any, but like in the best keyboards - with saving macros to memory that is independent of the OS. Any user, from a designer to a composer, from a gamer to a system administrator, will appreciate the ability to assign their most used actions to one button. A row of keys above F1-F12 and at least one button to change the layer would be enough. Secondly, drivers and software: it would be great if Lenovo applications worked at least without the Windows Store. It's even better on Linux. And it is possible through the BIOS. And thirdly, the screen: this laptop's webcam shutter looks like a pleasant surprise, but what a pleasant surprise it would be a small block of buttons for adjusting the on-screen bar, with brightness, contrast, black highlight (especially!), and other features of modern monitors . Some panels seem to be sold with these buttons before they made it to laptops.

Pros
  • All except those listed below. I would especially like to note the change in the power consumption modes of the laptop and keyboard backlighting at the hardware level, i. E. no programs are needed, while other laptops will soon reach registration via the Internet for the same.
Cons
  • Some Lenovo software only works with the Windows Store, there is no Legacy mode in the BIOS, there is no key to open the context menu (the one that is usually next to the right Ctrl, Shift + F10 helps a little instead). There is also no separation of F-keys on the keyboard, and two places disappear next to the arrows. Oddly enough, but the 120 Hz screen of another laptop seemed to me much smoother than this 144th. The mains cable detaches from the PSU easily enough to notice it when moving a charging laptop. The official site doesn't seem to have previous versions of the software, which in particular makes it impossible to track their change history.