Lenovo Legion Y545 is an entry-level gaming laptop, a new addition to Lenovo’s 500-series lineup. This Lenovo gaming laptop comes with appealing design and equipped with either RTX graphics card or Nvidia’s GTX 1660 Ti, alongside a 9th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, designed to support the latest PC gaming experiences and amazing battery life.
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The Lenovo Legion Y545 Windows 10 laptop packs a near-edgeless 15.6” FHD display, amazing sound system, a full-sized responsive keyboard, multiple ports for connections at affordable price.
Lenovo Legion Y530 Key Specs & Features
- 15.6-inch IPS Display, 1920 x 1080, anti-glare, 300 nits (144Hz or 60Hz)
- 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor (Core i5-9300HF, Core i7-9750HF)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX or NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX Graphics card
- Windows 10 Home / Pro (64 bit)
- Up to 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz RAM
- Up to 2TB HDD
- Harman® speakers with Dolby Audio™
- Up to 1TB SSD PCIe
- Up to 57 WHr, 3Cell Li-Po Battery
Design
The Lenovo Legion Y545 sports a smooth edgy design, hence the stylish, premium feel.
At a dimension of 362 x 267 x 24.7-26.6, the Legion Y545 was redesigned to deliver the ideal balance between epic gaming performance and practical portability.
This entry level gaming machine is built using an aluminum material, thus resulting into the strong, durable but handy laptop we have.
At first glance, the Lenovo Legion Y545 lid sports a design similar to an entry-level Mercedes-Benz or BMW lid design with white backlit Y shaped trademark representing Legion series.
This laptop also comes with aggressive venting design with space for airflow on the rear and bottom.
When opened, Lenovo Legion Y545 chassis is a sight to behold. The 15.6-inch display comes with thin bezel at the top, right and left, however, the bottom sports a thick bezel which host a light gray Legion logo and 720p webcam.
Furthermore, to hold the lid to the base is a narrow hinge.
Lenovo Legion Y545 base host the power button, full-sized, white-backlit, high-response keyboard and number pad.
The full-sized keyboard delivers upmost gaming controls. It delivers 100% anti-ghosting, laser-engraved WASD highlights, less than 1ms response time, 1.7mm of key travel, white backlighting, and more for ultimate control of your system.
Furthermore, the Legion Y545 features Windows Precision drivers with gesture control, for effortless input whether at work or play.
Above all, at the back of the Y545, there are six ports which includes, a USB-C, MiniDisplay Port, USB 3.1, HDMI, Ethernet, and the charging port.
On the left likewise sits a USB 3.1 port and audio jack, while the right side host only a USB 3.1 port.
Display
Lenovo Legion Y545 is equipped with a near-edgeless 15.6-inch FHD display panel with an IPS antiglare screen and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixel.
Furthermore, the display is combined with either 144 Hz or 60 Hz refresh rate depending on your pocket and 300 nits of brightness, hence, bringing your favorite games to life.
Processor
Lenovo Legion Y545 is an entry level gaming laptop, hence, it packs powerful CPU and GPU to help deliver an immense gaming experience.
It is powered by a 9th Generation Intel Core processor which deliver desktop-caliber gaming that you can take anywhere, however, it is available in two different configuration.
The standard model comes with the 9th gen Core™7-9750HF which clocks at between 2.60GHz up to 4.50GHz with Turbo Boost.
Similarly, this 14nm chipset process with six cores and 12 threads for high-end gaming and pro-level content creation.
However, the Lenovo Legion Y545 base model sports a Core™ i5-9300HF chipset which clocks at 2.40GHz, up to 4.10GHz with Turbo Boost, hence processing 4 cores and 8 threads.
Furthermore, to offer adequate gaming experience, this laptop graphics runs on NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics card.
This GPU is powered by the most advanced GPU architecture ever created and immerse you in incredible realism and performance in the latest games.
Lenovo Legion Y545 offers three options for its graphics card which includes NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti and NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 which is the standard model.
This laptop storage can be configured up to 32GB RAM, 2TB HDD and up to 1TB SSD PCIe. It offers Dual Drive Configurations settings.
Above all, running the Windows 10 Pro operating system out-of-the-box, hence, offering the best users experience.
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Other Features
The Lenovo Legion Y545 gaming laptop is powered by a massive 52.5WHr Internal Battery for the base model and 57WHr for the standard model.
Inside the box, the Legion Y545 comes with 230W AC adapter which offers up to 75% charge which 30 minutes plugin. Furthermore, this laptop comes with built-in Harman® speakers with the support of Dolby Atmos technology which delivers high-fidelity virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
Dolby Atmos technology gives you a competitive edge via the new Sound Radar overlay, with audio that heightens your sense of awareness and immerses you in a more intense gaming experience.
For connectivity, Lenovo Legion Y545 feature the Intel 9560AC wireless card which provides 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 connectivity.
Similarly, for security purpose, this laptop comes with a Kensington cable-lockdown slot. Above all, the laptop is pr-installed with Lenovo Vantage app which comes with feature that automatically disables the Windows key and, assuming an external mouse is plugged in, the touchpad, while gaming.
Lenovo Legion Y545 Price and Availability
The Lenovo Legion Y545 has a starting price of $909.99 depending on configuration of the laptop.
This business laptop is available on Lenovo’s official store and other third-party e-commerce platforms like Amazon.
Lenovo Legion Y545 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Legion Y545
General Features
- OS: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
- Processor: 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300HF, 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750HF
- GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4GB, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti with 6GB, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with 6GB
- Memory: Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM
- Colours: Iron Grey
- Dimension: 14.22″ x 10.5″ x 0.97″-1.05″ / 361.1 x 266.7 x 24.7-26.6 mm
- Weight: Starting at 5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)
Display & Keyboard
- Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Display, anti-glare, 300 nits brightness, ( 60Hz or 144Hz)
- Keyboard: Full-sized, White-backlit, Keyboard
- Pointing Device: Yes
Storage
- Built-in Storage: Up to 1TB SSD PCIe, 2TB HDD 5400RPM, 1TB HDD 7200 RPM, Dual Drive option
- Optical Storage: –
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Ports & Connectivity
- Webcam: 720p HD Webcam
- USB Ports: 3 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1), 1 x USB Type C
- HDMI: Yes, HDMI™ 2.0
- Thunderbolt Ports: –
- DisplayPort: Mini DisplayPort™ 1.4
- VGA: –
- Ethernet (RJ-45): Yes
- SD Slot: –
- Mic/Headphone: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2 x 2)
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 4.2
- NFC: –
- Docking Connector: –
- Mobile Broadband: –
Other Features
- Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming
- Lenovo Antivirus
- Lenovo Nerve Center
- Kensington Lock
- Microsoft LinkedIn
- Lenovo PC Manager
- Lenovo Vantage
- McAfee LiveSafe™ Trial
- Microsoft Office Trial
- PowerDVD/Power2Go
Battery
- Battery: 52.2Wh or 57 Wh, 3 Cell Li-Po Battery
- Use Time: –
