Lenovo Legion Y530 review: Part gaming laptop, part ThinkPad, all good

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While performance was good for the most part while gaming, assuming a fresh restart, the lag and stuttering on higher resolutions is a pretty big pain depending on the game. Will this upgrade break my warranty? Of course, you can still do the latter by way of the Windows 10 Settings as well.

No dedicated hotkeys exist, but the oversized arrow keys will be undoubtedly appreciated. We've seen other laptops with bulges behind their hinges that allow for thicker components or ports to be housed behind them, but the base of the Legion Y530 is completely flat with a lid that just doesn't go all the way to the back. A Little Real-World Gaming What we saw in the Heaven and Valley tests was reflected in real-world game testing, too.

Lenovo Legion Y530 review: An affordable gaming laptop saddled with an iffy graphics card

A Classy Design Upgrade At a glance, the Legion Y730 looks very much like the Legion Y530. Lenovo also offers a 17-inch version of this laptop, but our review unit is the 15-inch model. That's a positive, as I praised the Y530's design in my review. It was especially appealing for a budget laptop. With the nifty-looking angles and a slim design, the look is much more thoughtful than the typical square shape. On top of that already solid base is the Legion Y730's improved materials: It boasts a nicer all-aluminum build than the Y530's plastic body, making it feel like a more premium machine for the extra bucks. It's one of the nicer builds in this price range, even compared lenovo legion y530 more expensive or 17-inch laptops like the or the. This premium material is better suited to the clean, minimal color scheme and simple style that the Y530 had. You can customize the colors of the lid logo light, the side vents, and each keyboard key through included software, another higher-class feature. Even the more expensive only offers lighting across four zones, not on a per-key basis. As with the Legion Y530, the rear thermal and port solution sticks out from the display to make the thin chassis possible, while keeping the laptop cool. It also strikes a unique profile. A neat addition on this pricier model: backlit port icons on top of this rear section, so you can see where each port is from above without turning the laptop around and squinting at each connection. Like the Y530, the Y730 includes very thin side and top screen bezels, which only improve its look—thick bezels are so last-decade. The bottom bezel is still thick, as it includes both the Legion logo and the webcam, since the top-edge bezel is too slim to fit a lens. Of course, like on any laptop that puts it in the same place, the low-situated webcam isn't in the most flattering position for photos and video conferences. That may be a nonfactor depending on whether you use the webcam often or not, or if the perspective simply doesn't bother you. The finish cuts down on reflections successfully, even if it lacks the eye-catching gloss of some displays, and the picture quality is sharp. The Y730's keyboard is nice to type on, avoiding the bouncy or squishy feel that plagues some midrange laptops. The keys don't have a lot of travel, so you might find the action is a bit flat, but it has just enough for my preferences. When I pushed down to test sturdiness, I noticed a little flex in the keyboard, but it's not flimsy enough to be triggered by normal typing pressure. The touchpad lenovo legion y530 the kind with a fixed, nonclickable pad and dedicated left- and right-click buttons beneath. It's solidly made and tracks smoothly. The speaker quality is just above serviceable—loud and decent quality, but without much bass and a bit tinny at maximum volume. The speakers also feature Dolby Atmos, audio-enhancement software that I've experienced on other laptops, offering surround-sound-style output. What differs are the processor, storage, and memory. The laptop also includes dual-band wireless and Bluetooth 4. The lesser Y730 configurations mitigate this issue somewhat—having the highest storage combination certainly adds to the cost, irrespective of the graphics. This was demonstrated on the Heaven and Valley tests on the Ultra quality settings, on which the Y730 averaged 41fps and 50fps, respectively. Of course, that only emphasizes my earlier point about the cost—it's hard to argue against paying less and achieving 60fps, even if you don't get as nice a build or other features. Indeed, it's perhaps better for general use and the odd media task than dedicated gaming. Finally, no candy-coating this: The Y730's battery life was disappointing, lasting just 3 hours and 4 minutes on our video-playback rundown test. Some pricier gaming laptops, such as the orrun for more than seven hours. For a laptop that's relatively light and portable, it's disappointing that the Legion Y730 can't last longer off the charger for a flight or a day at a café. Solid Mainstream Gaming, But Light on Value On the whole, those benchmark results say a lot about who the Legion Y730 is for. It's relatively pricey, but it's still not a surefire 60fps gaming machine. It's built in a more professional style, so it would fit in at a meeting or in a coffee shop though its battery wouldn't last long thereif you're one to take your laptop out of the house. When you combine those two factors, the Y730 seems better suited to a casual gamer who also needs a general-use laptop. The Y730's lesser two 15-inch configurations may prove a better value given the graphics card you're getting, but the increases in storage and processing speed are not meaningless, either. If you don't need to play at 60fps or always at the highest settings, and will appreciate the nicer build, the Y730 will prove a solid lenovo legion y530.

View full gallery The Y530's keyboard is backlit in white with white markings. There's no click on the touchpad itself, but there are two physical buttons. The large intake grate spanning nearly half of the bottom of the machine coupled with the spacious corner-mounted exhaust vents also provides for uninhibited airflow. Frame time analysis showed very little deviance from the 16. And while I had no trouble distinguishing the smallest details in Marwencol -- the fascinating action-figure world created by Mark Hogancamp -- colors looked dull and lifeless. The bottom of the laptop is taken up by a grate that houses two big fans inside, and you can really feel the air pumping through. Verdict Lenovo Legion Y530 surprised us pleasantly in many respects. This was demonstrated on the Heaven and Valley tests on the Ultra quality settings, on which the Y730 averaged 41fps and 50fps, respectively. The keys don't have a lot of travel, so you might find the action is a bit flat, but it has just enough for my preferences.