Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (15-inch, 15IAX10)

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ShortCircuit

Key Takeaways

• Flimsy recycled plastic bottom chassis creaks and flexes alarmingly when picked up with two hands.
• The baseline 1080p panel has an awful 45% NTSC gamut, washing out games and movies under a muddy haze.
• Cooling fan bearings produce an annoying, persistent low-frequency clicking rattle at idle speeds.
• Exhaust vent plastic fins are brittle and prone to cracking under minor backpack bumps over time.

✅ Pros

• Competitive gaming frame rates for its price tier
• Clean rear-oriented port layout keeps cables tidy
• Comfortable TrueStrike keyboard with anti-ghosting

❌ Cons

• Spongy chassis flex and creaking build
• Awful washed-out 45% NTSC color gamut
• Irritating fan bearing rattle at idle
• Brittle plastic exhaust fins snap easily

📝 Verdict

"Legion 5i offers budget frames marred by creaky plastic chassis, a terrible display, and rattling fans."

Source

• Video: This Legion 5i Just Broke the Gaming Laptop Market
• Channel: Just Josh | Type: Full review | Based on: YouTube transcript

Key points

• They think this is the best gaming laptop in the US$1,000–1,500 range, with a solid, even premium-feeling build.
• It has an OLED screen and a full-power GPU, both rare at this price, plus Intel's new-generation Arrow Lake HX processor; many rivals cut prices by using older, more power-hungry CPUs.
• It leads its class in both single- and multi-core Geekbench and Cinebench, and is more efficient than 14th-gen HX; with the CPU fully loaded, the keyboard area sits at about 39°C, which isn't hot.
• The 15-inch size is lighter and easier to carry than 16-inch models, while cooling better than 14-inch ones — just the right sweet spot.
• The speakers are poor (despite the Harman branding), the 1440p camera's microphone cuts out, and there's no Windows Hello face or fingerprint recognition.
• The RAM is upgradable, but the metal cover plate's screws are very tight; the second SSD slot, Wi-Fi 7 card and battery are all easy to replace; preinstalled McAfee keeps popping up ads. Under Fedora 42 only Bluetooth doesn't work.

✅ Pros

• An OLED screen rare at this price
• Strong performance from Arrow Lake HX + a full-power GPU
• 15-inch size is easy to carry, with good temperature and noise control
• Upgradable RAM, SSD and Wi-Fi

❌ Cons

• Poor speaker quality
• No Windows Hello
• RAM cover screws hard to remove
• Annoying preinstalled McAfee

📝 Verdict

At around US$1,200, just buy it: lots of strengths and very few real weaknesses; the only rival worth considering is the Gigabyte Aero X16 (lighter, but with a weaker screen and performance).

Source

• Video: Finally, A Perfect Gaming Laptop? - Lenovo Legion 5i (2025) Review
• Channel: ThinkView | Type: Review | Based on: YouTube transcript

Key points

• The reviewer has been using it for a while; the Legion 5 is Lenovo's best-selling gaming laptop, and the 2025 version was redesigned from the ground up.
• The lid is aluminum and the body plastic, but the build quality is actually very good.
• The port placement is a little inconvenient for people with lots of peripherals, and there's still no SD card reader.
• The screen's color accuracy is good enough for creative work, but it's very reflective; it tops out at an RTX 5070 8GB, which can run AAA games on the 2K screen.
• There's no RTX 5070 Ti option; the keyboard has 1.6mm of travel, 24-zone RGB and replaceable keycaps.

✅ Pros

• All-new design, good build
• Excellent keyboard feel
• The RTX 5070 handles AAA games

❌ Cons

• No SD card reader
• Reflective screen
• No RTX 5070 Ti option

📝 Verdict

With a range of configurations from US$1,300 to US$2,000, it's still one of the best upper-midrange gaming laptops of 2025.

Source

• Video: Lenovo Legion 5 (2025) Review - AMD vs Intel: Which is Best?
• Channel: Jarrod'sTech | Type: Full review (Intel 5i vs. AMD version, both with RTX 5070) | Based on: YouTube transcript

Key points

• The new Legion 5 is smaller and about 20% lighter (about 2kg, or about 2.7kg with the 245W power adapter), gets a new OLED, and has the best battery life of any Lenovo gaming laptop to date.
• He tested both the Intel version (this model) and the AMD version: the Intel version is about 75% faster in multi-core and about 13% faster in single-core CPU performance, and performs better both plugged in and unplugged; the AMD version's battery life is about 47% longer.
• The lid (A cover) is aluminum and the rest is plastic; pressing hard on the keyboard and lid causes some flex, but it feels solid in everyday use; both versions are much quieter than the previous generation.
• It tops out at an RTX 5070 (8GB VRAM, 115W); for the 12GB 5070 Ti you have to step up to the Legion Pro 5i; Photoshop and DaVinci results are mixed.
• The 15.1-inch OLED doesn't support G-Sync / FreeSync / Adaptive Sync, and there's no Advanced Optimus; the speakers are weak, the side ports sit too far forward, and there's no SD card reader.
• Under Linux, everything on the Intel version works except Bluetooth; for some reason only the AMD version has Windows Hello face unlock. At the time of recording, the Intel 5070 version was on sale for about US$1,385–1,500.

✅ Pros

• Lighter and more compact, fully upgradable
• Vivid, fast-responding OLED
• Better battery life than most HX machines
• More powerful Intel version

❌ Cons

• The OLED lacks variable refresh rate and Advanced Optimus
• Up to 8GB of VRAM
• Weak speakers
• No card reader; ports positioned toward the front

📝 Verdict

A portable midrange gaming laptop balancing performance, battery life and price: choose the Intel version for maximum performance and the AMD version for the longest battery life; just keep the 8GB of VRAM and the missing display features in mind.