Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (14", Gen 8) OLED 2800 x 1800, Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32GB RAM, RTX 4060 8GB $1,999 Delivered @ Lenovo

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I bought this previously for slightly lower, around the 1800 mark I think.

But - I've been loving this laptop, for it size it for sure packs a punch.

Haven't used it much for gaming outside of some eSports titles, Minecraft and Elden Ring, mainly for work and university utlising virtual machines.

Storage is a bit slim on this one, but it's not the hardest upgrade to do on the extra m.2 slot.

Only gripe I have with it is that Lenovo released a dodgey bios update. It will cause your system to crash, constantly. Don't upgrade, or if you do - roll it back (which this laptop supports.) If you cant do that, Lenovo will have a technician come out to replace the motherboard on your laptop.

What you get:
Processor : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS Processor (3.80 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)
Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64
Graphic Card : NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6
Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-6400MHz (Soldered)
Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC
Display : 14.5" 2.8K (2880 x 1800), OLED, Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 500, 100%DCI-P3, 400 nits, 120Hz
Camera : 1080P FHD with Dual Microphone
Battery : 4 Cell Li-Polymer 73.6Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply : 170W Slim 3pin AC Adapter - ANZ
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : White Backlit, Storm Grey - English
WLAN : Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
Warranty : 1 Year Onsite

EDIT: If you're own this - it works flawlessly with Lenovo Legion Toolkit on Github. Amazing project, cudos to the devs!

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  • bleemo on 09/08/2024 - 12:10

    @sombreserotonin have you had any issues with charging via USB-C ?

    I can't seem to get mine working this way.

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 12:11

      It works with a 120W GaN charger that I have. I can't remember where I got it from though lol, had to trawl through some forums to get an answer.

      It worked with some lower 60W and 30W chargers too, but the laptop had to be powered off and would not charge during use.

      • bleemo on 09/08/2024 - 12:18

        Ah yep that's been my experience too with 65W GaN chargers and a few different 140W power banks. Laptop had to be off to allow charging. This is a bit annoying to be honest. I assume it may be something to do with the discrete graphics card?

        • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:28

          I would get the same results even on iGPU only mode. So honestly, not too sure. I usually bring the power adapter along with me anyways.

    • PhilToinby on 09/08/2024 - 14:31

      I have had an issue with a HP 65W charger not charging at all, but a 65W Lenovo charger does work at a slow rate, which is weird given they have the same output… Obviously 90W or above will work better.

    • harro112 on 09/08/2024 - 14:36

      my (non-slim) legion needs over 90W or else it flat out won't charge.

      • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:26

        At least for me with this laptop, I could get away with a slow charge on a 65w adapter. Laptop would have to be off, and it would take about an hour to get to 50-60% battery.

        • harro112 on 09/08/2024 - 16:43

          ah yeah sorry i was just referring to when the laptop is on

  • fan8956 on 09/08/2024 - 12:27

    I’m always wonder for amd without Thunderbolt, can you still use those slim USB c hub with dual HDMI or DisplayPort? Not the display link version, I want the monitor to be connected to the laptop graphic rather than the display link graphic chip in some hubs.

  • Save Medicare on 09/08/2024 - 12:55
    +1

    I wish there could be a good deal on a t14s or x13 with AMD. Trackpoint has ruined me

    • Gdsamp on 09/08/2024 - 13:53
      +1

      wish we got the better display options on those too (oled and/or higher res). 1920x1200 45% NTSC options are hopeless

      • Save Medicare on 09/08/2024 - 14:02

        There's oled on z13 but the reviews are poor compared to the IPS LCD

  • PhilToinby on 09/08/2024 - 13:10

    I got this for a similar price, and agree that it's a well spec'd laptop for the price. Essentially looks and works like a business laptop and completely silent on battery and then fires up properly when you need it for 3D design/gaming. Was also quite cheap to upgrade to 1Tb of storage and a 3yr warranty - I think upgrading the warranty is pretty much essential on consumer laptops given the failure rates

    Keep an eye out for cash rewards/shopback promos

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 13:23

      Same! I think we may have gotten the same deal - the 3 year onsite warranty is what made me jump for it - haven't seen that on many laptops nowadays.

      I've found that even when playing games, swapping it to silent mode keeps it relatively quiet.

  • CHUNITHM Luminous on 09/08/2024 - 13:15
    +2

    Good laptop, much better value than the other 14" gaming laptops on the market. Very good cooling, I get ~70C on the CPU and sub 50 on GPU while gaming.

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:25
      +1

      Agreed! Other than the crappy bios update, I've been loving it so far.

    • Bertus on 09/08/2024 - 16:03

      That's pretty impressive for such a small laptop. My nitro 16 is a hotbox.

  • The-Real Team Doge on 09/08/2024 - 13:30

    Ooo thanks for the recc on the Vantage toolkit - hated how bloated and hard to find everything is in the usual Lenovo Vantage app…

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:24

      No worries! I just hated the ads that the stock legion app came with.

  • TeddyBear on 09/08/2024 - 13:34
    +1

    How's the battery life on this particular model?

    Edit: Notebookcheck says 7.5 hours using WiFi

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:25
      +1

      I would say 5 or so of mixed use. If you're just internet browsing and word processing I would say closer to 7. Def would have to switch to the iGPU only mode though.

      • TeddyBear on 09/08/2024 - 15:47

        Thanks sombreserotonin, that battery life is quite good considering it has a dGPU.

        Do you just disable the iGPU in windows or does Lenovo's software allow for that?

        • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:48
          +1

          Can be done in BIOS, Lenovo's software, and in the Community-Made LLT software (which I highly recommend)

          • TeddyBear on 09/08/2024 - 15:51

            @sombreserotonin: Thank you! I always prefer disabling it BIOS, however not all laptops have the option.

            • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 16:44
              +1

              @TeddyBear: when completely disabling the dGPU, it does require a restart - so i suspect it just tells the BIOS to change disable it when it restarts.

  • AndrewMTG on 09/08/2024 - 14:39

    Why is it $1.999 now 😭

    • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:11

      Wdym?

      • Krayzii on 09/08/2024 - 15:19

        Maybe got confused with the first line of the post "I bought this previously for slightly lower, around the 1800 mark I think." haha

        Good price tho, if it was with cashback score!

        • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:23

          Sorry - I meant on sale! I think I stacked cashback, the sale and some extra % off the top a lenovo rep gave me when I asked if they could do a better price lol.

          Even at this price - I think it's worth it. Haven't seen many laptops with this spec stack anywhere near the same price as it.

          • AndrewMTG on 09/08/2024 - 15:46

            @sombreserotonin: I was hopin it'd be around $1.6K at somepoint haha

            I feel like $1,999 is a lot.

            and it's ryzen 7xxx not 8xxx

            • sombreserotonin on 09/08/2024 - 15:53

              @AndrewMTG: Might see further drops with 9000 series coming, but I doubt it'll drop that low.

              The performance difference between the 8840HS and 7840HS is not very big either, from what I can tell. Are there any laptops with this spec within the same price range that you've found? The closest I've seen is the G14.

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