Lenovo's Legion gaming-laptop line includes a variety of AMD- and Intel-based rigs with 15.6-, 16-, and 17.3-inch screens. You might find it hard to resist the latest, greatest, and most-specced-out models at the top of the range, but the 16-inch Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 makes a compelling case for moderation. This machine combines Intel's 12th Generation Core i7 processor with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for lively performance. It's not quite as quick as another Intel 12th Gen gamer, the MSI Vector GP66, but it costs less and has a nicer display and keyboard. The Legion 5i Pro is an attractive pick in the upper-middle of the gaming space.
PROS
• World-class productivity and gaming performance
• Attractive medium-highres, medium-fast-refresh 16:10 display
• Responsive keyboard
• Plenty of ports
CONS
• No SD or microSD card slot
• No biometrics
THE BOTTOM LINE
An upgrade to 12th Generation Intel silicon makes Lenovo’s 16-inch gaming laptop a formidable competitor.
FOR GAMERS WITH TWO GRAND IN THEIR WALLETS
Positioned below the also recently refreshed Legion 7 series, the Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 has a 16-inch IPS non-touch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 2,560-by-1,600pixel resolution, and a 165Hz refresh rate with Nvidia G-Sync support. The CPU is the Core i7-12700H (six performance cores, eight efficient cores, 20 threads) and standard memory is 16GB of DDR5.
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