Lenovo Legion Y520 80WK00FHUS 15.6-inch

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$929.99

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Pros

Price
Dedicated NVIDIA
USB Type-C
Good audio
Kaby Lake CPU
Great keyboard

Cons

Small SSD
Lenovo bloatware
Red color is not for everyone
Trackpad is a bit awkward and tacky

Bottom Line

The Lenovo Legion Y520 80WK00FHUS offers a decent gaming experience for its attractive price. However the small solid state drive will fill up very quickly and we recommend adding a second storage drive for all of your storage needs.

The Lenovo Legion Y520 80WK00FHUS is a bestselling Lenovo gaming laptop that has been praised for its comfortable keyboard, dedicated NVIDIA graphics, good audio and for its seventh generation Intel i5 processor. However, the 256GB SSD is slightly too small for most gamers as newer AAA gaming titles take up a huge amount of space compared to titles of yesteryear. Luckily, you will be able to install a SATA based storage drive to increase the Lenovo Legion Y520’s storage.

Display Size: 15.6 inch
RAM: 8GB DDR4 2400MHz
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050

Score Summary

Critic Reviews

70
LaptopMag April 22, 2017
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.
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80
PCMag March 8, 2017
The Lenovo Legion Y520 is a budget gaming laptop that requires you to make no compromises in build quality or performance. It delivers smooth 1080p gaming at high settings alongside a full feature set.
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81
NotebookCheck May 27, 2017
Lenovo’s latest budget gaming notebook may not possess the pomp and showmanship of the Legion Y720, but it still manages reasonably good performance—even in spite of its relatively affordable price tag. We take it for a (lengthy) spin in our full review.
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Specifications

Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 [View Benchmarks]
Graphics Type	Discrete
Graphics Memory	4GB GDDR5
RAM	8GB DDR4 2400MHz
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Windows 10 Home
Battery Life	3 hours
Hard Drive 1	256 SSD
Display Size	15.6 inch
Display Type	IPS
Display Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Technology	LED backlight \| In-plane switching \| Anti-glare
Connectivity	2x USB 3.0 \| USB 2.0 \| USB 3.1 Type-C \| HDMI \| Gigabit Ethernet \| AC WiFi \| Bluetooth 4.1
Audio	Stereo speakers \| Harman Certified \| Dolby Audio Premium
Webcam	720p HD
Additional Features	Backlit keyboard \| Memory card reader
Dimension (LxWxH)	14.96 x 10.43 x 1.01