The official Lenovo Store has launched a massive early Black Friday sale this week, including price cuts on everything from super-cheap Chromebooks to high-end ThinkPad ultrabooks. I've been scanning through all of today's listings, however, and one deal in particular has really caught my eye.
It's Lenovo's price cut on the Legion 5 gaming laptop, which is available with its RTX 5060 configuration for $1,499 (was $2,226). It's definitely a little expensive, but in today's world of crazy laptop prices, I actually think this one is worth checking out if you're looking for a gaming laptop.
My primary reason? The display. The Lenovo Legion 5 features a stunning 1600p OLED display, which really stands out as a premium feature at this price point. You also get an RTX 5060 graphics card, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a powerful Ryzen 7 chipset. In short, everything you need to run the latest games smoothly right out of the box.
Considering most RTX 5060 gaming laptops set up back up to $1,750 these days, I actually think this is a great option in context. You get a really nice premium laptop and good specs, with the added bonus of a stunning OLED display to play all your favorite games on.
My favorite early Black Friday deal at Lenovo
A premium gaming laptop with a stunning OLED display
We haven't reviewed this exact model here at TechRadar, but we have reviewed the Legion 5 Pro, the Legion 5 Pro 5i, and the Lenovo Legion 5 Slim 14 and rated them all very highly. All three impressed us in terms of performance, design, and price, although all these reviews were published before laptop prices went into the stratosphere.
If you are looking for a premium machine, then we're certain the Lenovo Legion 5 is a safe bet. The RTX 5060 that our highlighted configuration features should give you decent performance, even with the relatively small 16GB of RAM. That should have no issues with the latest games, and should last you a few good years down the line, too.
