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May 2017
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129 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Impeccable build quality and refreshing aesthetics
Lighter than its predecessor
Excellent keyboard and touchpad experience
Despite its drawbacks
The IPS screen provides good image quality
Supports M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
The main exhaust vents now provid
Low Profile minimalistic design
Read Speed of the M.2 Drive
No flex on the keyboard area
Lenovo Nerve Sense
Good daily driver
Sleek design
Comfortable keyboard
Strong gaming and productivity performance
Useful software
Base configuration offers IPS display
GTX 1050 Ti for under a grand
Snappy-feeling keyboard
Decent speakers
Test unit had PCI Express SSD
2TB hard drive
Solid build quality
Decent gaming performance
Crisp
Clear screen
Games well with WQHD (2560x1440) external monitor
Reasonably priced
Minimal bloatware
Solid CPU and GPU performance
Good input devices
Affordable price
Good maintenance options
Decent design
Reasonable price
Fast SSD and application performance
Dual-storage configuration
Easy maintenance and upgradeability
IPS display
Full HD resolution
NVMe SSD
A lot of storage space
Does not warm up a lot
The editors didn't like
The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (the Health-Guard profile fixes that)
The cooling design hasn't changed so the CPU still throttles during high load
DDR4 SODIMM slots packed and blocked by the cooling unit
128 GB for a primary drive is too small for the price
Removing the underside plate needs some care
Dull display
Oddly shaped touchpad
Not factory-customizable
Display lacks Nvidia G-Sync support
Smudgy touch-pad rim
Unusual number-pad layout
Aggressive fans
No VR support with GTX 1050 Ti
Subpar battery life (to be expected)
No webcam
Average colour space accuracy
Mediocre brightness and contrast
Slow HDD
Plastic construction and rather flimsy display lid
Published: 2017-07-06, Author: Jason , review by: techaeris.com
Solid build quality, Sleek design, Decent gaming performance, Crisp, clear screen, Games well with WQHD (2560x1440) external monitor, Reasonably priced, Minimal bloatware
No VR support with GTX 1050 Ti, Subpar battery life (to be expected), No webcam
If you're a casual gamer looking for a lighter and more affordable gaming laptop, you should definitely take a look at the Lenovo Legion Y520 as it offers decent performance for the price.*We were sent a review unit of the Lenovo Legion Y520 Gaming Laptop...
Published: 2017-06-01, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Low Profile minimalistic design, Read Speed of the M.2 Drive, No flex on the keyboard area, Lenovo Nerve Sense, Good daily driver
DDR4 SODIMM slots packed and blocked by the cooling unit, 128 GB for a primary drive is too small for the price, Removing the underside plate needs some care
Same guts different brands!The Lenovo Y520-15IKBN has similar CPU/GPU/memory and screen size specs as the Dell Inspiron 7000. I haven't tested it but its always a point of reference as many manufacturers would have the same specification with some changes...
solid CPU and GPU performance, good input devices, reasonable price, fast SSD and application performance, dual-storage configuration, easy maintenance and upgradeability
plastic construction and rather flimsy display lid, washed-out display color, middling brightness and contrast, subdued, low-cost appearance, display clouding visible on dark screens
Lenovo can't avoid the realities of gaming on a budget. Compromises were made to get the Legion Y520 to its rock-bottom price tag. Unfortunately, the missing backlit keyboard and camera mean that the Legion Y520 isn't the absolute best buy it could have b...
The Lenovo Legion Y520 offers strong performance for its price and a sleek design. But its screen is dull, and its touchpad places form over function...
Base configuration offers IPS display, GTX 1050 Ti for under a grand, Snappy-feeling keyboard, Decent speakers, Test unit had PCI Express SSD, 2TB hard drive
Lenovo's midsize gaming laptop is largely a winner, with good power for 1080p play, an IPS screen, and speedy storage at an aggressive price. The $849 base model, though, may be a better value than the decked-out config we tested. Read More...
Impeccable build quality and refreshing aesthetics, Lighter than its predecessor, Excellent keyboard and touchpad experience, Despite its drawbacks, the IPS screen provides good image quality, Supports M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, The main exhaust vents now provid
The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (the Health-Guard profile fixes that), The cooling design hasn't changed so the CPU still throttles during high load
The new Legion Y520 shows great improvement in several key aspects compared to its predecessors. The weight has gone down thanks to the plastic construction, which, by the way, holds up pretty well and we don't miss the brushed aluminum surface even a bit...
