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Legion Slim 5 16-inch

Name: Legion Slim 5 16-inch
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: lenovo_legion_slim_5_16

Thin and light 16-inch gaming laptop that balances portability and high framerates.

General Information

BrandLenovo

NameLegion Slim 5 16-inch

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Product Highlights

Portable gaming design

Its thin and light design is intended to make a 16-inch gaming laptop easier to carry.

16-inch screen

The Legion Slim 5 features a 16-inch screen for gaming and everyday use.

Built for high-framerate gaming

This gaming laptop is described as balancing portability with high framerates.

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 is a thin and light 16-inch gaming laptop designed to balance portability with high framerates, with a listed price of 1299.0.

Media Reviews

Notebookcheck87.7/100

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 laptop review: Underappreciated design with an underperforming GPU

The reviewers praised the laptop's underappreciated design and fantastic 165Hz IPS display but noted that it was held back by underperforming graphics performance from its RTX 4060 GPU.

PCMag4/5

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 Review

The laptop is praised for its balance of refined, trimmed-down design, high-end build quality, and excellent keyboard, all while offering aggressive pricing and strong performance that earned it an Editors' Choice award for midrange gaming laptops.

LaptopMedia

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (16, Gen 9) review - The Good, the Warm, and the Powerful

The Gen 9 model is described as a powerful machine in a thin chassis, featuring a high-quality 165Hz 1600p IPS display suitable for professional creative work. However, the reviewers highlighted high noise levels during performance-mode gaming and that the fans are less aggressive when the GPU power is limited in balance mode.

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How-to Geek

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (16", Gen 8) Review: An Affordable and Powerful Gaming Laptop

The reviewer considers it a terrific, reasonably priced gaming laptop with a sleek design and a robust monitor, though they noted the plastic casing and poor display brightness as downsides.

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