{"id":3285,"date":"2017-10-25T13:06:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/product\/lenovo-legion-y520-15ikbn\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T09:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T09:44:33","slug":"lenovo-legion-y520-15ikbn","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/product\/lenovo-legion-y520-15ikbn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) 15.6&#8243; Gaming Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN)<\/strong> is an entry-level 15.6-inch gaming laptop. It offers excellent, but not top-notch gaming performance. With prices starting at around $750, it is very affordable by gaming notebooks&#8217; standards.<\/p>\n<p>The plastic-clad Legion Y520(-15IKBN) boasts Full HD display resolution which is standard in the gaming category. The screen is IPS, which means wide viewing angles, and it has anti-glare coating. The display isn&#8217;t touchscreen enabled. For interaction with the system you can use the notebook&#8217;s full size keyboard with numeric pad and red backlight and (a bit strangely) trapezoid-shaped touchpad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-15IKBN-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) 2\" width=\"730\" height=\"418\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3288\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The laptop uses mid range and upper mid range Nvidia video cards &#8211; either the GeForce <a href=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/gpus\/product\/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti\/\">GTX 1050 Ti<\/a> or noticeably faster <a href=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/gpus\/product\/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060\/\">GTX 1060<\/a>. These GPUs paired with the 7th Gen quad-core processors &#8211; the i5-7300HQ or <a href=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/cpus\/product\/intel-core-i7-7700hq\/\">i7-7700HQ<\/a> ensure you&#8217;ll be able to play all the latest games. But in some of them, you&#8217;ll have to dial down graphics settings a bit for smooth gameplays. Especially, on the 1050 Ti. The basic 8GB system memory option is enough for majority of games and comfortable multitasking in daily scenarios. A 16GB RAM size option is provided for completely worry-free gaming and multi-tasking. Data storage options of the Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) are very flexible. You can select a capacious 1-Terabyte hard drive, faster but smaller 256GB solid state drive or the best of both worlds in terms of space and speed &#8211; 1TB or 2TB HDD combined with 128GB and 256GB SSDs, respectively. A DVD optical drive has been omitted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-15IKBN-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) 3\" width=\"730\" height=\"298\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Lenovo Y520(-15IKBN) is equipped with stereo speakers, a 720p web camera, 802.11AC Wi-Fi and Gigabit LAN network connections, Bluetooth, HDMI video out port, two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, and a compact USB-C port, a headphones \/ mic audio connector, and a media card reader.<\/p>\n<p>The 45 WHr battery capacity is medium. According to Lenovo, the battery can provide up to 4 hours or battery life. Of course, playing demanding game titles off the power grid will drain the battery much faster than 4 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Weight of the laptop is 5.3 pounds. The profile is 1.1&#8243; thick.<\/p>\n<p>The machine ships with Windows 10 Home operating system.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, Lenovo offers the same laptop with the less popular AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB video card instead of Nvidia GeForce. It&#8217;s the Y520-15IKBA model. Roughly speaking, the RX 560 performs slightly slower than the Nvidia 1050 series, but it can be still considered as a mid-range laptop GPU.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-15IKBN-Gaming-Laptop-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) Gaming Laptop 3\" width=\"532\" height=\"497\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-15IKBN-Gaming-Laptop-3.jpg 532w, https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-15IKBN-Gaming-Laptop-3-350x327.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) is an entry-level 15.6-inch gaming laptop. It offers excellent, but not top-notch gaming performance. With prices starting at around $750, it is very affordable by gaming notebooks&#8217; standards. The plastic-clad Legion Y520(-15IKBN) boasts Full HD display resolution which is standard in the gaming category. The screen is IPS, which means wide &#8230; <a title=\"Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) 15.6&#8243; Gaming Laptop\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/product\/lenovo-legion-y520-15ikbn\/\" aria-label=\"More on Lenovo Legion Y520(-15IKBN) 15.6&#8243; Gaming Laptop\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[26],"product_tag":[238,418],"class_list":{"0":"post-3285","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-windows-laptops","7":"product_tag-15-6-inch-windows-laptops","8":"product_tag-gaming-laptops","9":"pa_3g-4g-mobile-broadband-no","10":"pa_brand-lenovo","11":"pa_input-backlit-keyboard-with-numeric-pad","12":"pa_input-multi-touch-trackpad-with-integrated-buttons","13":"pa_ips-display-tech-yes","14":"pa_ips-display-tech-anti-glare-coating","15":"pa_laptop-type-standard-laptop","16":"pa_laptop-type-gaming","17":"pa_optical-drive-none","18":"pa_ram-8gb","19":"pa_ram-16gb","20":"pa_screen-resolution-1920x1080","21":"pa_screen-size-15-6-inch","22":"pa_storage-256gb-ssd","23":"pa_storage-512gb-ssd","24":"pa_storage-1000gb-hdd-1tb","25":"pa_storage-1000gb-1tb-hdd-128gb-ssd","26":"pa_storage-2000gb-2tb-hdd-256gb-ssd","27":"pa_touchscreen-no","28":"pa_windows-version-windows-10-home","30":"first","31":"instock","32":"shipping-taxable","33":"product-type-external"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3285"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}