

One thing I noticed after just a few days of use is how susceptible the lid is to scratching. Despite the rear lip that houses ports, Lenovo has designed the laptop so that the display can sit back a full 180 degrees to lie flat.

The only thing missing here is Thunderbolt 3. It's a decent collection of ports that should allow you to connect most, if not all, of your favorite gaming accessories. On either side of the laptop is a USB-A port, and there's a 3.5mm headset jack on the left side. They are labeled along the top of the lip, though there's no backlight to connect cables in the dark. The majority of ports reside along the back edge where a lip juts out, including HDMI, USB-C, two USB-A, and Ethernet. The main chassis has some plastic shrouding that covers vents and helps keep the laptop from lying completely flat and denying air intake. On the outside of the lid is a full "Legion" logo as well as a Lenovo badge on the opposite corner. There is some flex in the lid, but nothing that's alarming. It's still a PC and ABS plastic chassis in Phantom black color and soft finish, and it's still quite rigid. The Legion 5i is almost exactly as thick, and it actually weighs almost a half-pound more. Not a lot has changed regarding design since the Legion Y540.
