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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Laptop: AMD Ryzen 7-7745HX, 16" QHD+ 240hz, RTX 4060 8GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $2069 Delivered @ Lenovo AU

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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Laptop: AMD Ryzen 7-7745HX, 16" QHD+ 240hz, RTX 4060 8GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $2069 Delivered @ Lenovo AUAffiliate
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Brrrrt on 13/09/2023 - 16:02 lenovo.com (3151 clicks)
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Should be 1768$ after 16% cashback. Killer pricing for a L5P in 2023 considering the state of things. Can also consider upgrade to 32GB DDR5 RAM for only 69$. Wouldnt consider the 59$ upgrade on the stroage for 512GB though, given how much ssd have seen discounts for.

Now with advanced optimus (or was it on the 2022 sku as well?) which means unlike a static mux switch, there is no need to restart your laptop to enable or to disable optimus. As always, gaming laptops dont have good battery life, and certainly arent portable.

A note about the specs here. Unlike previous AMD cpu equipped gaming laptops, the 7745HX - amds dragon ridge line of processors - uses desktop chips, in this case, you can treat it as a delidded 7700X in BGA tuned for running at lower wattage. Battery life is much worse than the zen3 & zen3+ chips you may have used (no matter if its a -H, -HS or -HX). The 4060 in here uses the same die as the desktop 4060 with no cut downs, however, do note this runs at lower wattage - while desktop 4060 can keep at the ~115w. Laptop 4060, despite being advertised as (and not to lenovos fault), as 140w (115w base + 25w dynamic boost), will really not boost past 100w due to Nvidia locking the voltage on the mobile cards - this also applies to the mobile 4070.

For those that wanted good battery life (as in, like the older AMD mobile chips) and some better portability, go with the Legion Slim 5 7840HS/4060/QHD+ 165hz/16/1TB for $1949 or $1637.16 after cashback.

For those that wanted a well built budget rig, go with the LOQ 13420H/4050/QHD165hz/16/512 for $1489 or $1250.76 after cashback.

Specs:

  • Processor

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7745HX Processor (3.60 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)

  • Operating System

Windows 11 Home 64

  • Microsoft Productivity Software

Microsoft Office Trial

  • Memory

16 GB DDR5-5200MHz (SODIMM) - (2 x 8 GB)

  • First Solid State Drive

512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC

  • Display

16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 240Hz, Narrow Bezel, Low Blue Light

  • Graphic Card

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6

  • Camera

1080P FHD with Dual Microphone

  • Color

Onyx Grey

  • Keyboard

4 Zone RGB Backlit, Black - English

  • Wireless

Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above

  • Battery

4 Cell Li-Polymer 80Wh

  • Power Cord

300W Slim 3pin AC Adapter - ANZ

  • Warranty

1 Year Courier or Carry-in

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  • simmogunner on 14/09/2023 - 08:53

    Anyone know or can share how noisy this bad boy is under load? Will be using as a home entertainment setup linked to my 4k TV with the occasional bit of gaming. Also it's be able to output 4k to the TV right?

    • abctoz on 14/09/2023 - 18:30
      +1

      it gets pretty noisy after 80c
      There is a quiet mode I keep it on mostly it’s not bad check the review on notebook check they do noise

    • afrunesto on 20/09/2023 - 15:57
      +1

      I have it, unfortunately, depending on the game it can be very noisy haha. I haven't tried connecting it with TVs but why wouldn't it. I think it would even give HDR if your TV supports display port or hdmi 2.

  • thunderhead on 14/09/2023 - 10:20

    Is this similar to this previous deal but with higher cashback (15% vs. 16%)?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/789685

    • sridhar on 14/09/2023 - 10:25
      +1

      Yes, but cashback is no more.

      • thunderhead on 14/09/2023 - 10:44

        No worries, I bought this laptop from the previous deal. Took a long time to arrive but loving it so far.

  • eriktufa on 14/09/2023 - 12:31

    Cashback is finished! Waiting for another one

    • achporter on 14/09/2023 - 19:32
      +1

      Is that likely to happen during this sale again?

      • cook99 on 21/09/2023 - 13:15

        Cash rewards cashback is on now for 14%

    • cook99 on 21/09/2023 - 13:15

      Cash rewards cashback is on now for 14%

  • masteraj on 14/09/2023 - 12:56

    Would the budget version LOQ 13420H be capable of running an emulator without any hassle? Tried loading on my old HP and it crashes. Just getting into gaming, apologies if this is an obvious question.

    • Brrrrt on 14/09/2023 - 14:48
      +1

      Should be more than fine

      • masteraj on 14/09/2023 - 15:54

        Thank you :)

  • TyronesCheesyEggs on 14/09/2023 - 22:40

    Anybody know how long these deals are running for? TIA

  • Krazyy on 15/09/2023 - 17:20

    How many external monitors/screens can this run?

    • Brrrrt on 15/09/2023 - 17:44
      +1

      Theres one hdmi and one type c with dp alt support. So unless you use a dock or hdmi daisy chain. Two external monitors

  • lazare on 16/09/2023 - 19:45

    @Brrrrt Thank you for sharing, May I know if black Friday would have better deals? New to the country and looking to buy a laptop. Either I get this now or wait for black Friday if there's better deals.

    • Brrrrt on 17/09/2023 - 03:34
      +1

      most probably, either black friday or boxing day would see similiar if not better deals

  • SmOOvDoGG on 18/09/2023 - 11:12
    +1

    @Brrrrt - What are the major differences between the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 ($2069) & Legion Slim 5 ($1949) other than CPU models (HX & HS). The Slim looks like a better buy with 1TB SSD and portability

    • Brrrrt on 18/09/2023 - 17:40
      +2

      You are mostly right, but the Pro is not without upsides of its own. It got more thermal headroom and the cpu is quite a bit faster - 7745HX got double the L3 cache, for starters. Port wise, Slim gets a sd card slot, but loses two usb a ports.

      And theres one more thing - the slim - at least the slim 5 - isnt really that much portable, its 2.4kg and 2.5cm thick - as comparable to every other 16' gaming laptop - and is decidedly thicker than actual thin machines like Zephyrus or razer blade. For comparison, the Pro is 2.5kg and 2.7cm thick - so yeah, apart from the battery life gains - which the slim wins hands down - actual portability differences will be small.

      • SmOOvDoGG on 18/09/2023 - 22:10

        Brilliant, I appreciate you taking your time to respond and provide a wealth of knowledge in this gaming laptop space. Thank you

        • Brrrrt on 19/09/2023 - 13:35
          +1

          always happy to help :)

          • cook99 on 21/09/2023 - 13:17

            @Brrrrt: What are your thoughts on the 14" slim on the other deal just posted. Similar price, obviously a bit apples and oranges being 2 very different sizes but always appreciate your insights.

            (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/800961#comment-14320080)

            • Brrrrt on 21/09/2023 - 13:45
              +2

              @cook99: Its great if you need the portability. No upgradable ram and one ssd slot is a shame but its a tradeoff for the form factor.

              14’ gaming lappys dont come cheap in the slightest as its always a bit of a niche product. This is plenty good price wise

  • kev98 on 21/09/2023 - 07:49
    +2

    14% cashback at Cashrewards

    $1,808.31 after cashback.

    • Brrrrt on 21/09/2023 - 11:17
      +1

      Awesome find! Makes this a good deal again

      • kev98 on 21/09/2023 - 11:41

        Hi Brrrrt, just wondering if you can add your 2c to this question: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/14289329/redir I am in similar boat

        And haven’t seen answer to this, is there on board graphics for when video card is not needed to preserve battery life? Or would this be much more power hungry laptop even when not gaming

        • Brrrrt on 21/09/2023 - 12:37
          +1

          ah right. i will answer that question in its own thread. as for your igpu query - thats a bit of a complicated issue:

          Legion and all other gaming laptops, does have optimus as the base display mode, which means dgpu signal passes through igpu before going to the screen which saves battery life. And if you set no apps to run on the dgpu, that woud massively cut down power usage.

          However, theres a catch here - even if you set no apps to use dgpu, some random nvidia process will occasionally 'wake' the dgpu up and that will cut into the battery usage, if you have a google search you will realise its a issue many folks are having.

          Some laptops - like asus - does offer a setting to completely disable the dgpu in their control centre. However, I have not tried a legion - at least not a 2023 or 2022 one - to know that if the legion control centre provide this feature in their newer models.

          With that said, if you needed battery life, definitely go with the legion slim. Also note the screen upgrade is only 20$ and easily worth it - forgot to mention it in the post.

          • kev98 on 21/09/2023 - 12:46

            @Brrrrt: Thanks a lot for your detailed response. Seems slim will be best option for me.

      • sarakoth on 21/09/2023 - 13:00

        Shame the Slim does not seem to have a promo code anymore.. only the Pro.

        • sonome on 22/09/2023 - 10:01

          Try the code PROMO. It was showing lower prices for me on the slim yesterday.

  • LeoDMD on 22/09/2023 - 00:14
    +1

    While I was choosin options, at checkout Cashback slashed from 14% to 3.5% … fark … no buy now …

    • cook99 on 11/10/2023 - 15:43

      Can be had today for 18% cashback, same base price

  • Purkulator on 26/09/2023 - 09:39

    Is this better than the other recent lenovo deal?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/795796

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