Lenovo’s RTX 5060 Legion 5 brings a 165Hz OLED screen under $1,500

Lenovo’s Legion 5 brings a 165Hz OLED screen and an RTX 5060 Laptop GPU to a gaming laptop that currently costs $1,499.99 in the US. The offer is for the Eclipse Black model with a Ryzen 7 260, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.

When I checked, Lenovo listed the new laptop as available to order with free delivery. The displayed price did not require a coupon or a paid membership. Lenovo also offers rewards to members, but you do not have to join to see the $1,499.99 price.

Lenovo puts an estimated value of $2,226.99 beside the offer, making the difference $727. The company says that estimate can use prices or valuations for the same or comparable products, so it does not establish what this laptop sold for immediately before the offer. I would focus on the price you pay and the exact configuration rather than the percentage alone.

The Legion 5 Gen 10 has an RGB keyboard. Image: Lenovo

For some price context, price tracker Paydirt recorded this same model at $1,499.99 at Lenovo on November 9 and 10. It also recorded $1,449.99 in September, so the current offer is not the lowest price in its limited tracking history.

A rear view of the Legion 5 Gen 10. Image: Lenovo

The 165Hz OLED screen is the reason to look closer

The 15.1-inch display has a 2560 x 1600 resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate. OLED can produce deep blacks in darker scenes, while the higher refresh rate gives fast games room to look smoother when the hardware can deliver the frames.

There is a practical trade-off: Lenovo describes this screen as glossy, so reflections may be more noticeable in a bright room. A 165Hz screen also does not mean every game will run at 165 frames per second. Resolution and graphics settings still make a difference.

The RTX 5060 is the laptop version with 8GB of dedicated graphics memory. It supports Nvidia features such as DLSS in compatible games, but I would check the settings and performance requirements of the games you play most before buying. Its performance should not be assumed to match a desktop RTX 5060.

The laptop’s ports are arranged along its sides. Image: Lenovo

The included memory and storage are worth checking

Alongside the Ryzen 7 processor, this configuration includes 16GB of DDR5 memory and a 1TB PCIe SSD. That gives you room for Windows, applications and a game library, although the operating system and updates will use some of the advertised storage.

If you tend to keep demanding games, browser tabs and other applications open together, consider whether 16GB is enough for you. We have also covered a different Legion 5a configuration with 32GB of RAM; check its current price and availability before comparing the two.

Lenovo lists Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, a 5MP camera with an e-shutter and an 80Wh battery. The laptop runs Windows 11 Home, and the RGB keyboard uses an English US layout on the configuration linked here.

Before ordering, confirm that Lenovo’s listing still shows part number 83M00002US, the OLED screen and the $1,499.99 price. Tax, delivery dates and availability can change with your location.

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