Lenovo Legion 5 Pro

kakarott · 7 Feb 2021 at 20:52

This looks very tempting. Some of the specs:
AMD 5800H
3070
16" QHD display 2560x1600
165hz
2 USB C ports

Apparently it's $1700. If this releases here for £1500, I'm gonna bite.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...gion-5-Pro-ahead-of-its-release.518331.0.html

kakarott · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:49

Sorry that was my mistake. Yes 3070 and with all those specs if it comes in at £1500, I'm in.

kakarott · 16 Feb 2021 at 11:11

Hope this comes to UK soon

kakarott · 20 Feb 2021 at 12:27

Someone has it in Singapore and doing some initial testing and first thoughts

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLapt...view/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

kakarott · 26 Feb 2021 at 20:11

Available to buy now, check hukd.
£1500. However some can use student portal to knock it down to £1350 and then use code UNIDAYS50 for another £50 so £1300.

kakarott · 1 Mar 2021 at 23:06

olliej82 said:
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way to get notified when they become available

The way I found out was to set an alert on hukd with keyword 3070 above 100°

You can obviously set Lenovo. Someone will bound to post it if it comes back.

kakarott · 10 Mar 2021 at 16:40

Shipping has started for a bunch of us who ordered

kakarott · 11 Mar 2021 at 09:26

Due to be delivered today

kakarott · 11 Mar 2021 at 15:03

Delivered today. Might be a week before I start using it though, just tied up with a few things. It's heavy though, doesn't look cheap at all.

kakarott · 22 Mar 2021 at 15:26

bakes0310 said:
Come on were dying to know what it's like.

Believe it or not, barely used it. Need to get around transferring files from my desktop and get a like dock I can insert the HDD into for easy access to large files.

kakarott · 12 Apr 2021 at 12:45

bingham67 said:
When are these going to be available to buy in the UK? very tempted to buy for replacing my aging desktop I7 930 and GTX 460.

Seems a great laptop for the price point and I can take it to work which is a bonus.

Seems to be back (can I direct link)?

kakarott · 12 Apr 2021 at 21:19

Slightly disappointed my one doesn't have RGB keyboard

kakarott · 13 Apr 2021 at 10:38

Minstadave said:
Probably be a straightforward swap if you can find the parts.

How much was your spec?

kakarott · 13 Apr 2021 at 13:05

Minstadave said:
£1308 (unidays discount and unidays50 code).

5800H/32GB/1TB NVME (removed the second one)/3070/RGB keyboard.

You got better deal than mine, there was no customisation options

kakarott · 5 May 2021 at 15:06

Can we use a USB-C PD charger as I don't really like brick.

kakarott · 7 May 2021 at 11:40

Minstadave said:
You can use USB C on the Pro too I've read. I'll try later.

How did it go?

kakarott · 7 May 2021 at 15:28

Minstadave said:
Doesn't work with my Ideapads USB-C charger.

Looks like we need 65 to 100w charger

https://amp.reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/mfk3al/lenovo_legion_5_2021_usbc_charging/

kakarott · 8 May 2021 at 14:23

Too Tall said:
I can confirm it charges via USB-C when using a 100w USB-C PD charger with the laptop powered on.

I get a "slow charger" warning but it does charge.

The 300w charger that comes with the Legion 5 is massive, so it's a nice option to be able to use a smaller and lighter charger for work.

It does not provide enough power for gaming however.

What about video editing?

kakarott · 12 May 2021 at 09:15

Is there a thin keyboard cover we can buy for this? Just concerned about dust and grit getting stuck in the keyboard.

kakarott · 26 Aug 2021 at 16:44

Can I connect this laptop to a benq ex2780q? Reading mixed reviews about the monitor able to power laptops.