Awesome, glad I could help! I’ve been a huge fan of this thing ever since i got it. For me it’s handled everything from story driven games at high settings to competitive games like counter strike and valorant!
I just got a model off Amazon coming with a 2tb SSD and 32 gigs of RAM. 1600 bucks, and it's smaller than my older Legion Pro that's like 8 pounds and 17 inch screen. I wanted something between my HP notebook and my gaming laptop, that I could use at work to run passive games while folding laundry. I'm happy to know i can look forward to its arrival!
@ The only thing that isn’t great about it is the speakers. But that isn’t a problem for me as I only ever use mine while I’m watching tv with my wife. There is also no hdr but the colors are so good and vibrant that it is just as good. As a big fan of hdr, I’d never seen that before and didn’t know it was possible.
Just got my Legion Slim 5 ARP9 with AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS and Nvidia RTX 4070 with 1Tb and 16gb(upgradable to 64gb) for 999$ at microcenter Yesterday 12/14/2024 Awesome.... 3 hours on auto mode while downloading 100gb worth of game data and at max brightness on backlit keyboard while watching Netflix (BeastStars final season) (so I really don't know how much fr ) Played Fortnite smoothly (with mid Wi-Fi) , It has a great Wi-Fi card that has a link speed of 1201/1201 with network boost in Lenovo vantage when you get the laptop. 16 Inches/165Hz.... It is amazing and you can play some less stressing games on quiet mode (you can barely hear that SHIII+) Gotta say this Laptop is literally Perfect( Ain;t tryna glaze)
Thanks! To be totally honest, I don’t have enough experience with blender or AE to give you a fair evaluation of them, I can run a blender benchmark and get back to you!
No temp issues that I’ve experienced! I haven’t been gaming with it on my lap but with everything cranked up I haven’t gotten any high temp warnings or thermal throttling
So why is my laptop bogging down? It’s the same exact one and Fortnite is unplayable and cpu draws 100% is it because I’m using an external monitor? Monitor is only 1900x1200 so it’s not even 2k what would you suggest Fortnite setting too? I wanted to play with my son on Minecraft too does the same thing 100% cpu usage any help would be appreciated. Also nice thorough video.
Thanks Lfrank! So a couple things I would check: Open up Lenovo Vantage, scroll over to the GPU selection and set it to dGPU only, it sounds like yours may be in hybrid mode. The dGPU only setting will increase battery consumption but gives much better performance. Let me know if that helps!
Also changed my nvidia setting and turned off battery saver I also didn’t realize that toggling the GPU over clock button over clocks it with out a warning that it would void your warranty only when you press the gear icon. So I decided to turn that back off just in case I run in an issue with this didn’t realize it’s basically a void warranty button haha hopefully nothing happens to it
@@cadencarrithers2339I swapped out my vivobook 16x pro for it and paid 110 for 2 year accidental plan and lets just say you are going to be happy(addicted) with this laptop
I am stuck in legion's design, but I have option Aorus 16x for same price but offer RTX 4070. which one is better legion slim 5 with RTX 4060 or Aorus 16x with RTX 4070???
Are you sure yours doesn’t have it? Check the Lenovo programs that come preinstalled, windows dynamic lighting, and if none of that works try signal rgb!
Hi I came from the TikTok vid you posted!! You asked ppl what to send? I hope you send the monitor! And I hope I'm the lucky person to win that! Happy holidays 🎉❤
Hii everyone I am looking for some advice as I am planning to buy a gaming laptop around 1200 cad but I am not sure what type of processor I should go with ( Intel of AMD ) and also as for GPU is it a good idea to go with the laptop which has 4050 or 4060? As for the laptop utility I am mostly going to play some AAA games and for some university projects.
The short form content was a paid partnership! however this is not paid nor is it part of that campaign at all, I made this video on it because I’ve had such a great experience with the Legion 5 Slim and wanted to share!
@@aboveaveragefps They have had numerous security concerns and faults in the past 10 years. Also, if you buy a Lenovo pre-built, some are equipped with with CPUs that cannot be transferred to another motherboard unless it is also a lenovo vendor board, (it just wont boot) and if you put in a new cpu to that motherboard and forget to turn off secure boot, it will also render that CPU you just put in to the same thing (blown fuses to prevent running on another brand of motherboard). I'm not saying this product you reviewed is awful. Just the company has bad practices. In the server space the CPU thing is fine, but they have done it on some consumer computers as well. They've even had issues with the US FTC.
That's interesting, now that you mention it I do remember hearing something about a security issue in the last year or two but I hadn't heard anything about the hardware issues! They seem to really be taking off in the consumer space recently so hopefully they improve their practices at a minimum on the customer service side of things
Just bought this exact model on sale. Looking forward to it! Thanks for the informative review
same mine is coming tomorrow im hyped
That’s awesome! I love this thing and it’s honestly killer for the price. Congrats on the new rig!
Got one too with 36 ram, 1 tb, and the small upgraded screen that’s 20 bucks and the total is 1,200. Hbu🤔
@@Ricecakez380 i got the same but with the ryzen 7 7...HS for 900 bucks
I’m looking to buy this laptop, this was a great review that talked about a lot of the questions I had. Thank you!
Awesome, glad I could help! I’ve been a huge fan of this thing ever since i got it. For me it’s handled everything from story driven games at high settings to competitive games like counter strike and valorant!
COUNTERSTRIKE MENTIONED 🗣️🔥💯
😂😂😂
Great video dude! I really need a laptop like this.
Thanks man! You can't always game in the same room ya know
I just got a model off Amazon coming with a 2tb SSD and 32 gigs of RAM. 1600 bucks, and it's smaller than my older Legion Pro that's like 8 pounds and 17 inch screen.
I wanted something between my HP notebook and my gaming laptop, that I could use at work to run passive games while folding laundry. I'm happy to know i can look forward to its arrival!
That’s an awesome deal! Hopefully more people can find stuff like that for black friday! I’m working on a few tech deal videos that will be on shorts!
Great to talk about the battery life with gaming on the iGPU, here the very capable 780M! Very rare. Thank you.
I got one on sale (new 4070 version) from Best Buy for $1150. It was a steal.
It was on sale for $1,049 before. I'm waiting for it to go on sale again.
@ The only thing that isn’t great about it is the speakers. But that isn’t a problem for me as I only ever use mine while I’m watching tv with my wife. There is also no hdr but the colors are so good and vibrant that it is just as good. As a big fan of hdr, I’d never seen that before and didn’t know it was possible.
ordered this a week ago eagerly waiting for it to arrive although i fu*ked up not upgrading the ssd to 1tb
You didn’t mess up! You can always add another NVME when you need it!
Amazing video brother, keep killin it 🔥
Thanks man!
Just got my Legion Slim 5 ARP9 with AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS and Nvidia RTX 4070 with 1Tb and 16gb(upgradable to 64gb) for 999$ at microcenter Yesterday 12/14/2024 Awesome.... 3 hours on auto mode while downloading 100gb worth of game data and at max brightness on backlit keyboard while watching Netflix (BeastStars final season) (so I really don't know how much fr ) Played Fortnite smoothly (with mid Wi-Fi) , It has a great Wi-Fi card that has a link speed of 1201/1201 with network boost in Lenovo vantage when you get the laptop. 16 Inches/165Hz.... It is amazing and you can play some less stressing games on quiet mode (you can barely hear that SHIII+) Gotta say this Laptop is literally Perfect( Ain;t tryna glaze)
Bro i paid 1200 for this💀
@@shivansieunarine710 you got ripped off good sir of 200$ XD
in slovenia this laptop is around 2000 eur or 2100 usd
Laptop gang ✋ ROG STRIX G15. But hooked up to a monitor with an external mouse and leyboard.
Sick setup! Laptops get a bad rep but honestly I’ve loved using this as a gaming rig away from my main setup!
Nice desk fern
Thanks! 😂
Tomorrow I will buy this model with ryzen 7 8845hs, rtx 4070, 1tb and 32 gb ram for just 1170€. Can't wait
Where did you buy it?
@PedroZorzetti I bought it from Altex, a store from Romania
What is the screen size
@@AbdallhAlmhdar-ig4fn 16 inches
@@sandu3327 thats how much I have on me
Love your review man! Is it good for video editing/after effects/blender?
Thanks! To be totally honest, I don’t have enough experience with blender or AE to give you a fair evaluation of them, I can run a blender benchmark and get back to you!
@@aboveaveragefps appreciate the comment and running a blender benchmark brother 👊
How are the temperatures? Is it overheating or is it doing OK even as slim?
No temp issues that I’ve experienced! I haven’t been gaming with it on my lap but with everything cranked up I haven’t gotten any high temp warnings or thermal throttling
So why is my laptop bogging down? It’s the same exact one and Fortnite is unplayable and cpu draws 100% is it because I’m using an external monitor? Monitor is only 1900x1200 so it’s not even 2k what would you suggest Fortnite setting too? I wanted to play with my son on Minecraft too does the same thing 100% cpu usage any help would be appreciated. Also nice thorough video.
Thanks Lfrank!
So a couple things I would check:
Open up Lenovo Vantage, scroll over to the GPU selection and set it to dGPU only, it sounds like yours may be in hybrid mode. The dGPU only setting will increase battery consumption but gives much better performance.
Let me know if that helps!
Also changed my nvidia setting and turned off battery saver I also didn’t realize that toggling the GPU over clock button over clocks it with out a warning that it would void your warranty only when you press the gear icon. So I decided to turn that back off just in case I run in an issue with this didn’t realize it’s basically a void warranty button haha hopefully nothing happens to it
In the long run I got it running very smoothly now no 10-20 second hiccups anymore
Where you got that Background for the top Monitor @0:32 ?
It’s from Wallpaper engine! I’ll check tomorrow when I get on that pc and let you know!
just got some mega black friday deals. scored a 4070 with the amd 7735hs cpu and 1tb with 16gigs of ram for 999.99 :)
same but had a 7-7435HS
its only a CPU thats 20% for the same price ( not trying to be a d1ckHe4d, mb)
@ yeah i meant i got the 7435. Havent opened it yet cuz its a christmas gift
@@cadencarrithers2339I swapped out my vivobook 16x pro for it and paid 110 for 2 year accidental plan and lets just say you are going to be happy(addicted) with this laptop
So this with the rtx 4060 version
or
the Asus tuf A15 with r7 7735hs and rtx 4060.
The tuf is slightly more expensive.
Benelux edition?
This the a15 isn’t great has a lot of cons
Is it really a full-metal chassis? Some models have back panels that are plastic.
I think the back pannel is plastic, but you can ping me tomorrow when mine arrives and ill let you know for sure
I am stuck in legion's design, but I have option Aorus 16x for same price but offer RTX 4070. which one is better legion slim 5 with RTX 4060 or Aorus 16x with RTX 4070???
In that case I would go for the Aorus 16x with the 4070!
Hi, I’m considering this for monster hunter wilds. Will it run the game decently? I’m a newb to all of this
currently saved $750 should i save for a pc or buy a gaming laptop
you going to college or no
I want a laptop I can put on my lap without getting too hot. Does this vent through the bottom?
Vents from bottom, sides, behind and up also
i got it for 1223$ but cpu was 7735hs with no ai , for me battery life is 4 hour only using chrome
oh wow that's low
can i upgrade the storage to 2 tb in Legion 5 slim ?
@@niteeshluckyarya yes
One thing I don't understand, why do all these reviewers laptop has RGB in their keyboard and I don't? Same model, Legion Slim 5 :/
Are you sure yours doesn’t have it? Check the Lenovo programs that come preinstalled, windows dynamic lighting, and if none of that works try signal rgb!
🎉Nice Laptop ❤
Detailed gaming test?
For sure! I’ve done more videos about individual games on my short form channels!
@@aboveaveragefps whats the channel name or link
Yooo, what’s up man!!! Do you remember me? 😊
Who's gaming on a laptop?
Hi I came from the TikTok vid you posted!! You asked ppl what to send? I hope you send the monitor! And I hope I'm the lucky person to win that! Happy holidays 🎉❤
Hii everyone I am looking for some advice as I am planning to buy a gaming laptop around 1200 cad but I am not sure what type of processor I should go with ( Intel of AMD ) and also as for GPU is it a good idea to go with the laptop which has 4050 or 4060? As for the laptop utility I am mostly going to play some AAA games and for some university projects.
go for intel 13 gen and 4060
Timespy score?
I’ll run it!
I wish I could own a legion, I can only afford the LOQ with intel ARC A530M. Gaming is really limited 😢
I need some prebuilt optipns
What’s your price range? 🤔
@@aboveaveragefps preferably around $1000
Paid review or is it actually good? I want to make a christmass gift for my fiance and its so hard to choose a laptop these days.
The short form content was a paid partnership! however this is not paid nor is it part of that campaign at all, I made this video on it because I’ve had such a great experience with the Legion 5 Slim and wanted to share!
@@aboveaveragefpsgood experience short term
We normal people are buying stuff for multiple years to come
Regardless of how well it performs, Lenovo is a shit company.
What's the Lenovo beef?
@@aboveaveragefps They have had numerous security concerns and faults in the past 10 years. Also, if you buy a Lenovo pre-built, some are equipped with with CPUs that cannot be transferred to another motherboard unless it is also a lenovo vendor board, (it just wont boot) and if you put in a new cpu to that motherboard and forget to turn off secure boot, it will also render that CPU you just put in to the same thing (blown fuses to prevent running on another brand of motherboard). I'm not saying this product you reviewed is awful. Just the company has bad practices. In the server space the CPU thing is fine, but they have done it on some consumer computers as well. They've even had issues with the US FTC.
That's interesting, now that you mention it I do remember hearing something about a security issue in the last year or two but I hadn't heard anything about the hardware issues! They seem to really be taking off in the consumer space recently so hopefully they improve their practices at a minimum on the customer service side of things
What's the best brand among these Lenovo Asus or acer
@@Sky.45614 Personally I would go for ASUS
I wish I could own a legion, I can only afford the LOQ with intel ARC A530M. Gaming is really limited 😢