![]() It’s still the poppy, large keyboard found on the other Legion models. Lenovo didn’t make sacrifices to the keyboard to get the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 slimmer. When you don’t want wires, you can enjoy a fast wireless connection with Wi-Fi 6E support. All of the rear ports are labeled along the top of the laptop as well, so they’re easy to find without spinning the laptop around. With this handy selection of ports on the back, the laptop is simple to set up at a desk without a ton of visible wire clutter. Lenovo also includes its proprietary AC power port on this back edge. ![]() Of course, the back edge includes ports as well, where you’ll find two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, an Ethernet jack, and a full-size HDMI port with a peak throughput of 8K at 30Hz. You'll also find a switch to disable the webcam. ![]() The right side includes a full-size SD card reader-a major get for creative users and a feature not even seen on the beefier Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 or Legion Pro 7i Gen 8. The capabilities here are decent, but it would have been better to see the new USB4 ports for the increased bandwidth. The left side of the laptop includes two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports with DisplayPort 1.4 support (one also capable of 140-watt power delivery) and a headset jack. The trade-off is that those rubber feet do an excellent job holding the laptop in place on your desk or lap.ĭespite the trimming, Lenovo hasn’t cut much in the way of features and ports here. The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 also includes thin rubber feet on the bottom that add a hair of thickness, which also reduce the ability to slide it into especially tight laptop sleeves. While Lenovo has “Slim” in the name, it's not outdoing rivals on that front, as the recent Gigabyte Aorus 15 BMF measured in at just 0.82 inch thick. The rear exhaust, also, does not protrude as much as it previously did.Īll of the trimmings helped Lenovo shrink the Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 down to 5.17 pounds and just 0.92 inch thick and 14.16 inches wide, though it's still just as deep as the Legion Pro 5 Gen 8, at 10.25 inches. While most Legion Pro models have sides that flare out near the back, the Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 keeps it tight. All the same, it feels thoroughly robust, with minimal flex. It still has an anodized aluminum display lid, but it keeps the price down with a hard plastic casing for the lower chassis. The Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 borrows from the Legion formula seen on the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8, but with some tweaks. Like All the Other Legions, Just a Hair Slimmer For that, we give the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 our Editors' Choice award for midrange gaming laptops. In fact, this slimmer Lenovo is close in capability to laptops costing hundreds more, like the Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED (2023) and Origin EON16-S. Plus, souped-up Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics make this laptop a joy to game on, putting up fierce competition for other laptops in its price range. ![]() Effectively, Lenovo slashed some off the sides, squeezing it all down into a thinner, lighter package while keeping the big display and brilliant keyboard. ![]() With the Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 (starting at $1,299 $1,549 as tested) gaming laptop, Lenovo took its Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 laptop and gave it a generous trim. ![]()
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