Legion 5 Gen 6 Reddit Verdict: Great Laptop, Risky Mobo

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You will need another ram module, the single stick of 8GB will not cut it for most people. Overall this is a decent deal for a decent brand, minus the missing ram, and the fact it only has a 512ssd.

Do not leave any static screen on for more than a few minutes. I have had ghosting with even just a window being left on for 10 minutes at 60% brightness. It is ridiculous how much the OLED needs to be babied and maintained.

The downsides with this one are the screen and battery, the 120hz panel is much worse than the 165hz panel, not just in refresh rate but colors and response times, and while it has a smaller battery which sometimes means extra space for a 2.5" SSD, this laptop simply doesn't have that.

They must be lying. The two battery models for this model 60Wh and 80Wh are still used on current gen legion 5s. You can definitely find replacement batteries.

Nice and helpful! On the drivers part I recently got my 7i and it said on the discord that the latest nvidia driver fixed most of the issues so I upgraded and am not having problems since.

almost 3 years since 2021, it still feels brand new even after 107 cycle counts of battery usage, 1tb ssd, 14gb ram

Nahh it looks so bad, gimme that it's of no use for ya :)

One zoom call lecture for 2 hours and half and it's dead. I do have screen on bright though.

Got the same laptop, failed on me 4 weeks ago. Served me well while it lasted but I'm bummed out after dropping almost 2 grands for it to just fail 3 years later. Nevertheless I'm sticking with Legions

A lovely laptop. Enjoyed running Linux mint on it. Sadly, mine died last January.

So this hasn't been mentioned, but the current problems stem from a Quality control issue with cold soldered mother boards for a popular model made back in 2020/2021. I do agree with the sentiment, but Lenovo hasn't made a statement yet on this issue.

I'd steer clear of the 21 models, as they have had a lot of motherboard failures due to badly soldered CPUs.

I have the 2019 Y740 with i7 9750H and 2070 max q, upgraded to 32GB and 2TB SSD, runs like a champ, gets slightly hot under heavy load yet still keeps up with newer computers, you can get 5-8 years out if maintained, clean fans annually and repaste (which I have yet to do).

I'm planning on buying a laptop both for gaming and schoolwork. I would probably be using a laptop during class. My question is, would this laptop run quietly, if i only run a notetaking app and google chrome?

Bro, i have a similar model from 2021, legion 5 pro, i repasted with ptm 7950, and utp 8 and Undervolted the hell out of it, feels like a damn new laptop plus temps are awesome, made a post a few days ago comparing performance and temps

Extend your warranties! I don't normally do this but for some reason I decided to for my Legion. A few months later mine is now with Lenovo after cooking itself, luckily covered by the extended warranty.

2021 Legions (with certain motherboards) are mortally failing starting this past winter/spring.

I got my Legion 5 pro in 2021 for about £1,000 which is insane: Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM, RTX 3070 8GB. An AMD Legion 5 Pro with the same specs (though with a RTX 4070) is over £2,000 now. I mainly use it for music production but I do use it for gaming too. I'm still very happy with it and getting good gaming performance.

I really like my Legion 5 Pro, but I'm having the same problems that I saw it's quite common, my USB ports on the back doesn't work properly, apparently it's a hardware issue and ofc I don't have warranty anymore. Thinking about getting a desktop in the future, although laptops have their vantage, this type of problem doesn't make me feel comfortable about laptops anymore

I have the same rig but it has an amd ryzen 7 5800H processor, and its a beast of a chip paired with the 3060. I sadly don't expect to get a new laptop for another 5 ish years, I anyways only play a few selective triple A titles. hope it holds up well.

Yeah, using this one for almost 2 years as well, but mine is ryzen 5 5600H version. Absolutely amazing, and don't want to jinx, but think its going to live long if u clean and repaste it from time to time. Also after disabling ryzen's turbo boost in power management both cpu and gpu temps are only little higher than 80° on the very rare occasions. Really love it.

Nice! I have experienced the new legion model. The pro 5i comes with some keyboard lighting firmware issues.(Nothing Major). The robust performance still exists in it's DNA though. I couldn't find a better alternative to this Legion chain of laptops!

I've had mine for about 2 years now and it's always had issues with battery life. I'm into gaming but I don't really know anything about laptops. I will need the battery to work better for my schooling next year.

Mine went bad. It came stock with two ram sticks of a total of 16GB so running in dual channel. Suddenly black screen and no post. I took out one ram stick and it worked. I swapped it out with the other one. It worked. I put it back in it's og slot, no post. I put the other stick into the other slot too. Still no post. Conclusion: Ram slot damaged? Bios latest. All updates latest. Now I'm forced to buy a single stick of ram with higher GB.

As Linux user in the Legion 15ACH6H for a year now, this post is awesome even to this day! Linux gaming is also much better too now, idle temps also a bit better (compared to windows) imo.

Bought my 5i in January as an upgrade thinking if I put more money down on a 'more reliable' laptop it would lead to less worrying. 10 months into using this rock of a laptop and it is completely out of commission. Went back to my old 300 dollar laptop of 5 years which is easily more reliable than this garbage. Will never buy another thing from Lenovo.

50/50 on solder issues. Mine is fine, brother's laptop is on 2nd mobo.

It really is a great laptop. Performance is excellent. I got the cheapest possible option with 3060 and 5800h. Added a cheapo second SSD and the least expensive 2x8GB x8 memory I could find. I have it hooked up to a 4k display and have been really surprised just how much power it has.

As long as you do it properly you should clean the fans. I clean mine with a soft paintbrush and compressed air. It won't completely clean it but its enough to stop it melting when I play warhammer 3 in the summer.

Mine is still a beast, 3 Years with it. Just upgraded Ram for it. 3060 Laptop AMD Ryzen 5800H. Hope it lasts longer

I got mine in 2022. Still going strong, and playing new titles at high and ultra!

Mine just died a couple of weeks ago. 3 years I had it, purchased it back in October 2021. Total Black screen. I can hear the fans working, but nothing on the screen. Pretty sure its a dead graphics card. I tried all the troubleshooting procedures and while doing this, the screen was tearing pretty bad until finally nothing but blackness. I'm going to buy a new gaming laptop in the coming weeks, maybe another Lenovo, not sure yet. it worked pretty good while it lasted.

I'm looking at the 3070 variant and my only concern is: Can i charge the laptop with the Type-C port, enough to keep it running during light usage outdoors? I currently have the 2020 version (4800H, 1660ti) with the same chassis but Type-C port doesn't support Power delivery.

Battery life is what you'd expect (4 hours for me usually, but keeping the screen at full brightness and 165hz, hybrid mode) but not bad for gaming laptop standards. I've kept it in conservation mode at 60% charge most of the time since it's usually plugged in at my desk, so cycle count is low and degradation has been minimal.

Mine is again as well with a dead battery. 5800H and RTX 3060. Original stickers are gone and a minor crack. It's still alive. Hope it will serve me for years to come so I can save up for a proper pc build soon.

On December 30, 2025, the last thing my 15ACH6H showed was a frozen Solidworks image, resembling an ancient map. After that, only a black screen whenever I turned it on. Disconnecting the battery or BIOS, or holding the power button for 60 seconds, didn't help. Six months after the warranty expired... repairs will cost half the price of the laptop.

I have a 4070 and it's been great. Even under highly demanding games like DCS, with a custom fan curve and good ventilation the CPU and GPU barely see 70°C while I get around 120FPS on a 3440x1440 display on mostly high settings.

Mine is the 5800h but with 3070 8gb. Still purrs. Repasted it with PTM7950 and changed the coolers. Also bought in 2021.

It's definitely still good, mine still performs amazingly and actually gets some of the best scores possible for an RTX 3060

Mine is reaching four years on May this year. It's my first Windows laptop after 9 years using a Macbook Pro. Since getting it, I've always put the battery in conservation mode. To date, it has around only 7% degradation. I recently detached the fan and the heatsink for a deep clean and repasting. My thermals now went down from 90/86 CPU GPU to 65-72 on load, and 50-40 idle. However, all the rear USB-A ports have lost data/device recognition (but still charges). It's a fantastic mid-range laptop

I just got mine back from having the mobo replaced. I CANNOT recommend the extended warranty enough