{"id":129429,"date":"2019-08-14T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/dell-g5-15-5590-vs-lenovo-legion-y545-which-1000-gaming-laptop-to-get-cnet\/"},"modified":"2019-08-14T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:10:19","slug":"dell-g5-15-5590-vs-lenovo-legion-y545-which-1000-gaming-laptop-to-get-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/dell-g5-15-5590-vs-lenovo-legion-y545-which-1000-gaming-laptop-to-get-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell G5 15 5590 vs. Lenovo Legion Y545: Which $1,000 gaming laptop to get \u2013 CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nLenovo's Legion Y545 looks different than the rest of the Legion lineup. <\/p>\n

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Every major PC maker has an entry-level gaming laptop line starting under $900<\/a>. The Dell G5 15 5590<\/a> and Lenovo Legion Y540<\/a> are two of our favorites mostly because they deliver good performance for the money, but also for their designs since neither necessarily looks like a "gaming" laptop<\/a>. However, if you do<\/em> want a laptop that looks more aggressive, Lenovo has another body design used for its Legion Y545. <\/p>\n

The 15-inch Lenovo Legion Y545<\/a> is essentially Lenovo's older Legion Y7000P<\/a>, which was only available at retail and not directly from Lenovo, and has a more angular chassis than the Y540, which reminds me of a black ThinkPad workstation but with Legion branding. The Y545 is available direct from Lenovo and starts at around $1,000, but you can find better pricing from retailers like NewEgg<\/a>, B&H<\/a> and Costco<\/a> and you get a little more for your money with this model over the Y540. When it comes to the Y545 and the G5 15<\/a>, though, the value difference isn't as clear-cut. <\/p>\n

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They're both solid mainstream gaming laptops<\/a> that offer similar component options at roughly the same prices give or take $50. As a result, this ends up being more about the design and a couple of feature differences than performance. Right now, at least. Come Black Friday<\/a> there could be enough of a pricing difference to make the decision less of a coin flip. <\/p>\n

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\nBoth the G5 15 5590 and Y545 have ports on the rear, including their power jacks. <\/p>\n

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There are a lot of people who don't care about what a laptop looks like, they just want the most powerful computer they can get for the money. I'm not one of them, and although the Legion Y545 looks fine in general, I prefer the Dell G5 15's design. What I appreciate about both of them, though, is that they have ports and power on the back. <\/p>\n

These are thinner and lighter than mainstream gaming laptops from a few years ago, which makes them more portable. But, according to feedback from PC makers, these laptops spend a lot of time on a desk, and I would expect most of that time they're hooked up to Ethernet, a gaming keyboard and mouse, a monitor and speakers or a gaming headset<\/a>. Having cords run from the back for these things just keeps things tidy. <\/p>\n

The G5 and Y545 have similar port assortments, but only the Dell<\/a> is available with Thunderbolt 3 and has a built-in SD card reader. Similarly, Dell will let you upgrade the keyboard from a single-color backlight to a four-zone RGB backlit keyboard and swap out its standard palm rest for one with a built-in fingerprint reader. <\/p>\n

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\nBoth Dell and Lenovo offer 144Hz displays. <\/p>\n

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Configuration choices <\/h2>\n

The G5 15 and Y545 start off with essentially the same configurations: <\/p>\n