A Quick Comparison Between LENOVO Legion Y540 vs Y545
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Legion Y540 and Y545 these two laptops are some of the cheaper gaming laptops that Lenovo makes. The Y540 is better than the Y545 and I'll explain why. I have a preference for the design aesthetic of the Y540. This is a much cleaner look. I mean this isn't the only reason why I prefer, but it's got a much simpler design, And I think in 2020, this kind of design aesthetic is something that a lot of people are looking for. Just kind of understated but powerful gaming laptop and that's what the Y540 delivers. Now the one advantage is that Y540 is a plastic surface and it doesn't heat during hardcore gaming, and is also built well.
Lenovo Legion Y540 Feature
Thermal Performance
Now, the main reason why I prefer the Y540 over the Y545 is because of the thermal performance. And the 540 is a lot better than the 545 when it comes to removing heat from the CPU and the GPU. And I'll just pop this open to explain why. If you look on the inside, you can see the heat pipes from the 540 and it's just a pair of heat pipes that run from the CPU and the GPU. And you can see that being vented off by the fan. On the 545, it's the same kind of design setup, but you'll see that the heat pipes only vent off at the back of the device. There is no ventilation that comes off the side like it does on the 540. And this difference in the configuration of the heat pipes and the fan makes a very big difference in the thermal performance of the device.
Battery Life
Now the battery is small. It's a 57Wh battery. We've seen this exact same size and a bunch of the Lenovo devices this year. It's like a three-hour battery. It's not amazing, but at this price point I feel like a lot of the market is getting that same kind of battery life. So yeah, that's just what we have a 2.5 to 3-hour battery life.
Ports
The Y540 got a pretty decent selection of ports and a lot of them are located in the back which I like including the AC adapter. So just everything is cleared away from the sides keep things a little bit tidier. But the USB-C port does not support Thunderbolt-3. If that's something you're interested in, it's lacking on this device. But that's kind of the standard when it comes to this kind of price range of device.
Ok. Just wrap up these ones because I'm done talking about the Y545. It was a cool idea and I think for some people that like the design aesthetic. It's got that look. But for me, and I think for most of you guys, you should be picking up the 540 instead of the 545.
Keyboard
Ok, now come on to keyboard. The typing experience is a little strange because of the number pad included kind of squish everything tighter into this 15-inch frame. But once you get used to the layout of it, It's not bad. Like the actual key strokes are fine. It's just that it does take a little more time to get used to this layout at least for me compared to other devices. The track pads on the bottom, it's got dedicated hardware buttons which I like and it's using windows precision drivers. So, track pad overall solid, keyboard can be solid if you kind of get used to the layout.
Screen
Now Come to the screen. This model has the 144Hz panel option and I would highly recommend if you're purchasing this device to get this panel and to upgrade from the 60Hz panel if you can afford it. It just a way better use of the hardware that these devices are coming with. It's just a way better game experience when you have a fast and smooth screen. Games look great on it. And the performance of this laptop is fantastic for the money.
Speakers
The speakers are located on the bottom. They don't sound amazing but I'm not gonna knock it too hard at this price point.
Webcam
The webcam located at the bottom of the screen. I think a lot of people don't like that I personally don't either. But I don't think it's too big of a deal because I don't use the webcam that much on a gaming laptop. But Placement of webcam may be your personal choice.
Fan Control
There is one thing I wanna talk about fan control and fan noise. So the fans are sufficient. They cool this laptop well. But the fan control is limited when you put this thing on high performance mode. There's no way to manually control the fans. Feel like with hardware of this caliber you should be able to just tweak the fans the way that you like. You're supposed to crank this thing if you're doing a render something but you can't. They really should implement that in the software like future updates of the software. But that's something that can add in the future. But overall this device it's awesome.
Final Verdict
After summing up all the above factors I prefer the designs and capabilities of Y540 more over Y545 therefore I give it more thumps up. I expected Y545 to be good but it really disappointed me. Overall Trending Gadgets INDIA would suggest to buy Y540 instead of Y545 if you want a better product comparatively at better price.
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