Despite its near-perfection, the Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 isn’t quite the eighth wonder of the world.
In fact, the design hasn’t changed much from that of the Gen 7.
The body of the Legion is a dark grey, which Lenovo calls “Onyx Grey.”
When open, you’ll find the power button centered above the keyboard.
(These fans generate quite the noise, butI’ll discuss that later.)
The Inputs: Keyboard and trackpad
Typing and scrolling on the Legion Pro 5 is a pleasure.
For those who like a balance of stiff and springy, this Lenovo delivers.
As far as the trackpad goes, I had zero issues with it, except for its positioning.
Lenovo did, however, give you the option to kill the trackpad in its Lenovo Vantage/Legion Edge app.
The 165Hz variable refresh rate helps your games and shows stream smoothly.
The microphones included are average.
The lag, in most cases, is negligible enough to overlook for most consumers.
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(No, it’s just the noisy fans on this beast).
In this included system, you’re able to adjust your laptop’s performance parameters.
I found it helpful to adjust the Legion to suit whatever I was doing.
The benchmark measured a 119FPS refresh rateand 14.4ms of latency.
For reference, anything below 20ms of latency is considered really good.
Although it drained an average of about 9% when left on sleep, which wasn’t terrible.
Should You Buy the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8?
But if you think you prefer a true desktop replacement, theRazer Blade 18may be the answer.
you’re free to buy the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 today starting at $1,082.88.
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