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Legion is Lenovo‘s series of gaming computers, including full-size and compact PCs, as well as laptops. Today we will meet one of the representatives of the Legion Y series of laptops. Legion Y540-17IRH. Lenovo Legion Y540-17I is equipped with ninth-generation Intel Lake Processors Coffee Lake Refresh processors and a discrete NVIDIA GTX Turing-based graphics card. The device itself has a restrained design, so that it can be used both for work in the office and for games. at home. In general, Lenovo Legion Y540-17IRH is a very good mid-range gaming solution. In native Full HD screen resolution, it will perfectly pull all modern high-tech games with high quality graphics, less demanding toys can be played with maximum quality.
Options and prices
Lenovo Legion Y540-17IRH in the Russian market is equipped with Intel Core processors of the ninth generation Coffee Lake Refresh Core i5-9300H or Core i7-9750H. depending on the configuration, different options are available with the NVIDIA RTX 2060, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card. The older model supports ray tracing in real time based on artificial intelligence technologies. As usual, Lenovo offers various storage options: minimum, 128 GB SSD and 1 TB hard drive. The top models are equipped with a configuration of 512 GB NVMe SSD and a 2 TB hard drive. Options are available with frosted panels with a refresh rate of 144 Hz and a brightness of 300 nits or 60 Hz with a brightness of 300 nits with a color space coverage of 72% sRGB. Even the minimum configuration (Core i5-9300H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz RAM), this laptop allows you to enjoy the game. If you choose the maximum configuration (Core i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060, 32 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz RAM), then you won’t have to think about an upgrade in the near future. Notebook Lenovo Legion Y540-17IRH is available in the Russian market since July 2019 at an estimated retail price of 80,000 rubles, depending on configuration.
Appearance and Ergonomics
The laptop is made in the case of corrugated plastic, hiding its gaming nature. The name of the series is extruded on the top cover”Legion”, and the letter Y from the name is framed in the form of a three-rayed star that glows when working with milky white. The case does not create gaming impressions, there is no multi-colored LED backlighting, the appearance of the Legion Y is also not burdened with multi-colored inserts, so the appearance of this laptop can be called strict. The front part of the lid is slightly slanted, because of this it can be opened with one hand at a laptop standing on the table, and the case can be conveniently lifted by almost any part. The hinges at the lid are moderately tight. The screen can be tilted back 180 °. The laptop’s durability doesn’t have any particular complaints, the working area is practically not deformed, the surface is pressed slightly in the center between the keyboard and the touchpad.
A characteristic feature of the laptop is the minimum number of connectors on the sides. almost all of them are placed on the back. On the left there is only one USB 3.1 port and a combined mini-jack, on the right there is one USB 3.0, an operating status indicator and a hidden Novo button (you must press it with a paper clip or something similar). Pressing the button allows you to enter the BIOS Setup, select a boot device, or start the operating system recovery tool. Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). At the back there are: USB 3.1 Type-C (compatible with DisplayPort 1.2 output), Mini-DisplayPort 1.4, USB 3.1 Type-A, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet), a connector for connecting a proprietary power plug and a hole for attaching a Kensington lock The thickness of the laptop is only 26 mm, weight. 2.79 kg for the diagonal of 17.3 is quite acceptable. Overall, these dimensions provide the perfect balance between portability and high performance Legion Y540.
