2019-09-17 ·  Lenovo's new entry-level gaming notebook, the Legion Y545 provides smooth frame rates on its 15.6-inch full HD screen in today's games. It's a good alternative to the Acer Predator Helios 300,... 

2019-08-13 ·  The Good The Lenovo Legion Y545 has an edgier design than the rest of the Legion gaming laptop lineup without going over-the-top. It's loaded with some great components for its price including a... 

The Legion Y545 I reviewed costs $999 and has a 2.6-GHz Intel Core i7-9750H processor, 16GB RAM, a 128GB PCIe SSD and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB of VRAM. (Image credit: Laptop Mag) The... 

2019-11-11 ·  Lenovo Legion Y545 - Battery life The Legion Y545's battery is a bit of a letdown, only because the similarly equipped Helios 300 had previously set our expectations. The Y545 lasted 108 minutes... 

2019-11-25 ·  Lenovo supplied Windows Central with a review unit of the Legion Y545, with 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H processor (CPU), 16GB of DDR4-2666MHz RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti graphics card (GPU) with 4GB of... 

2019-08-16 ·  On Geekbench 4.3, an overall performance test, the Legion Y545 scored 23,868, which slaughters our comparison machines, the Asus with its AMD Ryzen 7 3750H CPU and Dell with its lesser i5-9300H... 

The Legion Y540-15IRH is back again, with us already having reviewed the GeForce RTX 2060 version earlier this month. Our first review unit demonstrated that Lenovo had made improvements to the... 

2019-05-21 ·  Here is the Lenovo Legion Y740 configuration sent to TechRadar for review: CPU: 2.20GHz Intel Core i7-8750H (hexa-core, 9MB cache, up to 4.10GHz) Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q ... 

2019-10-16 ·  Lenovo Legion Y540 review: Performance Since this is a gaming laptop, most of you would be wondering what is powering this machine and how well does it perform in the real world. The variant I received for review comes with a 9th generation Intel Core i7-9750H processor, which provides adequate performance in most of the high demanding games. 

Lenovo Legion didn’t make much of a noise in the gaming laptop space until the Legion Y530, Y545, and Y740 arrived which grabbed the attention of reviewers and enthusiasts. Earlier this year, Legion revamped their gaming line aiming to improve product differentiation and a consumer-friendly naming scheme in the form of the Ideapad Gaming, Legion 5/5i, and Legion 7i. 

2019-11-12 ·  Lenovo Legion Y545 - Battery life. The Legion Y545's battery is a bit of a letdown, only because the similarly equipped Helios 300 had previously set our expectations. The Y545 lasted 108 minutes when looping a video with the display set to 50% brightness, Bluetooth and location turned off, but Wi-Fi left on. 

Review of the Lenovo Legion Y545 – Conclusion The Lenovo Legion Y545 is an entry-level gaming laptop that offers low promise and performance. The laptop’s discreet Nvidia graphics chip is priced at $ 999 and offers a surprising amount of power, with above-average results. 

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Starting at around $1,000, the Y545 might look one of last year's models, but its up-to-date Intel and Nvidia components will keep you gaming into the future.

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Lenovo Legion Y545 review: Nvidia GTX or RTX? Lenovo's budget Y545 gaming laptop lets you decide

Lenovo Legion Y545 review

The Good: The Lenovo Legion Y545 has an edgier design than the rest of the Legion gaming laptop lineup without going over-the-top. It's loaded with some great components for its price including a choice of three Nvidia graphics cards. The Bad: The Y545 isn't as thin as its linemates or competitors and lacks extras like RGB per-key lighting and keyboard macros. The Bottom Line: Like its predecessor, the Y7000P, Lenovo's Legion Y545 outperforms its price. Lenovo's Legion gaming laptop line is sort of a mess at the moment because it's selling new and old models side by side. Both the new Legion Y540 and Y740 sit alongside the older but still&nbsp;excellent Y530 and Y730. The new models have the same understated black slab design of the old ones, but have newer ninth-gen Intel processors and the latest GTX and RTX graphics from Nvidia as well as better display options. Then there's the Legion Y545. &nbsp;The Y545 replaces the Legion Y7000P, which was only available at retail -- not direct from Lenovo -- and looked more like a typical gaming laptop. It was a great gaming value, though, and that's the case here with the Y545. It has the same chassis as the Y7000P, too, but now you're getting it with updated components that turned out impressive gaming performance for the money.Also, unlike the Y7000P, the Y545 is available&nbsp;from Lenovo starting at $1,000. However, it seems you'll still find a better deal from a retailer. For example, my review laptop was available from NewEgg for $950, an amazing price considering what's in it including a GTX 1660 Ti GPU. A similar deal for $1,100 with twice the SSD storage and a 144Hz display is currently at Costco -- a configuration that'll run you&nbsp;$1,550 direct from Lenovo at the moment. But if you're even considering spending that much, you'd be better off spending $1,400 at B&amp;H and&nbsp;get one with an Nvidia RTX 2060 and a 144Hz display.&nbsp;Because the Y545 is so similar to the Legion Y7000P, you'll see a lot of the same ground covered here. The conclusion is the same, too, for that matter: If you want a gaming laptop with performance that's above entry-level and without the crazy price tag, the Legion Y545 is worth putting on your short list.&nbsp;Choose your styleA lot of the component options are the same between the Legion Y540 and Y545, so design is much of what sets them apart. The Legion Y540 looks more like a black Thinkpad workstation with subtle Legion branding than a typical gaming laptop. The Y545 is a little more aggressive with flared cooling vents and an angular, iron-gray metal lid with a big glowing Y symbol. It's not over the top, but it's also not your average thin-and-light laptop, especially not at 5 pounds (2.3kg).&nbsp;Like its linemates, though, most of the Y545's ports and power input are on back between its main cooling vents. It's a good setup for controlling cable clutter, particularly if it's going to regularly be at a desk connected to an external display, mouse and keyboard. However, it can also be a pain blindly reaching around back until you remember which port is which. There are single USB-A ports on each side and a headphone jack on the left in addition to what's in the rear, but no SD card slot.&nbsp;The subtle design continues inside with a slim bezel around its nice-looking 15.6-inch full HD display. Although it does have a chin where you'll find the webcam that's either pointing at your knuckles or up your nose. Display brightness is average for its class at around 300 nits and color performance is good enough for gaming. If you need a wide color gamut for photo and video work, this won't cut it. You can, however, get it with a 144Hz refresh rate display.&nbsp;