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| PC World - 20 Aug (PC World)Remember juice jacking? This kind of attack happens when you plug your phone or tablet into a public USB charging port (like at an airport), and the malicious charger compromises your device. Most commonly, the sketchy port will access data on your device or upload malware to its storage. Juice jacking first made the news over a decade ago, with periodic reminders about its dangers since then.
Most people don’t think about this threat—and truthfully, I haven’t either, even though I cover security for PCWorld. Back in 2011, security on phone operating systems was more basic. Since then, both Google and Apple have updated their operating systems to be more resistant to juice jacking.
But at the start of this summer (and since), various news outlets have recirculated a warning from the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) about an updated version of juice jacking at airports. Called “choice jacking,” a rogue USB charging port’s malware can bypass the required interaction with your phone or tablet’s screen to grant access to storage. It tricks the device into believing you’ve pressed the on-screen buttons that give the permission.
I’m still not very worried about this updated attack method—and not because security experts and software vendors say that this threat is more theoretical than actual. Why? It’s incredibly easy to avoid this threat, no matter how real or imagined.
An easy solution to this potential threat.Alaina Yee / Foundry
Just don’t plug your phone into public chargers. Use your own power bank or charger instead.
I prefer this method because I keep full control over how I charge my phone in multiple ways. (I’m still scarred by the early days of smartphone ownership, when I plugged my phone into a misconfigured charger and shorted my connection port.) Win-win.
If you hate carrying extra weight and/or bulk, you can also simply turn off your phone before charging via a public charger. Or look into USB cables that only carry an electrical charge and not any data. (Search for “secure USB cable.”)
Ultimately, with how much energy we already have to spend watching for online threats, I see this as a potential problem so easily sidestepped, it’s not worth stressing about. I worry more about these three travel scams. Also, that lithium ion batteries are much more flammable than we realize. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 19 Aug (PC World)Traveling is a true joy, but only when you’re at your destination. Getting there is a different story. The combined hours crammed onto planes, trains, or buses can really take their toll—especially if you’re 6’3? like me. Watching a movie or TV show can help distract from the tight seats and lack of leg room, but that has its own issue: ergonomics.
Setting my phone on a tray table or holding it in my lap is fine for a couple of minutes… but on a long-haul flight or a slow train ride across state lines, it just won’t do. And even if you aren’t as tall as I am, you’ve probably felt the neck strain that comes from hunching too long over your phone. It’s that much worse when combined with the extra discomforts of travel. Who wants a kinked neck at the start of a trip?
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That’s why I’m a huge fan of Beyond Cell’s travel phone mount (also available via Walmart). This small, cheap, simple accessory has always been a huge help when I’m traveling far. It’s a hands-free alternative that holds my phone up in a more ergonomic position—and boy, what a difference it’s made. I don’t travel without it anymore.
This phone holder has two key elements. First, a spring-loaded arm that clamps onto objects about 1.5 inches thick, with rubber grips to ensure a secure hold. Second, a hinged arm for my phone that can rotate, swivel, and pivot all over the place for exact positioning.
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It’s simple. It’s cheap. And it works wonders.
On planes, I like to latch the holder onto the pamphlet pocket on the back of the seat in front of me. This lets me position my phone directly in front of my face for comfortable viewing. I’ve done the same on buses, trains, and even in cars. It’s surprisingly versatile.
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What about planes with screens built into the backs of the seats? I still use it, except here I latch it to the top of the tray table in its upright position. Maybe that’s less than ideal, but it’s still decently comfortable and has some benefits: my phone isn’t paused by every announcement, and my phone continues to play while I wait for everyone to disembark.
The flexibility of this little travel gadget (also via Walmart) really helps ensure that I can find somewhere to anchor it in most situations. If you’re in the back seat of a car, you could even anchor it to the height adjustment rails of the headrest in front of you. Plus, it’s extremely portable and easy to stash away when you’re done traveling.
Mark Knapp / Foundry
Truly, this cheap phone mount has been a gamechanger when I’m traveling. Now if I could just find a neck pillow that helps me out as much (or, you know, convince airlines to make their seats more spacious).
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|  | | PC World - 18 Aug (PC World)So you’ve got your college student hooked up with a laptop and a backpack. They’re all set to take on the world, right? Well, yeah, but they’re going to need a few accessories to really make the best of that dorm space. Hunching over a laptop screen for hours of studying isn’t exactly ideal.
Fortunately, we’ve got everything they’ll need to make the most of their setup in a one-stop shop. Kit them out with some or all of these extras, and they’ll be a studying, class-taking, test-passing machine. Or possibly just play a lot of League of Legends. Don’t judge, college is stressful.
I’ve ranked this list starting with what I consider the most essential additions to a standard laptop. If you’re on a budget, go for the top items first.
USB-C Monitor: Dell S2722DC
Dell
I think the number one thing you should equip your student with to maximize their productivity with a laptop is a monitor. Not only is it far bigger than their portable screen, the laptop becomes a secondary monitor when connected, giving them a serious boost in real estate and window management.
Dell makes super-reliable monitors at great prices, and this model has everything you could want. With a 27-inch display and a boosted 2560×1440 resolution, it’s bigger and sharper than a standard budget screen, and the IPS panel is color-accurate enough for photo or video editing and other media work. And with a USB-C connection, students can connect and charge their laptop with a single cable.
Dell 27-inch USB-C monitor$245 on Dell
Mouse: Logitech Marathon M720
Logitech
Your student is probably used to using a laptop touchpad, but for maximum productivity they really need a separate mouse. And this Logitech model is one of my favorites: big enough to be comfy for extended use, small enough to travel easily, and multiple years of battery life from a single AA. It’s also a fantastic deal at just forty bucks, and compatible with multiple machines at once thanks to a quick-switch button. For a student who’s constantly on the go, it’s the whole package.
Logitech travel mouse$45 on Amazon
Keyboard: Nuphy Air V2
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As a keyboard nut, I’m usually prepared to recommend a huge, clacky keyboard for long typing sessions. But there’s a pretty good chance that your student will have to share a living space with someone in a dorm or an apartment…and that being the case, something a bit more unobtrusive is ideal.
So I’d say go with a Nuphy Air V2. This low-profile board has plenty of padding for quieter typing, and it’s easy to slip into a bag for longer sessions on the go. Once again multi-device pairing comes in handy, and you can go with the Air 60 for maximum portability or the Air 96 if your student does a lot of data entry.
Nuphy Air V2 low-profile mechanical keyboard$150 on Amazon
Noise-canceling headphones: Sony WH-CH720N
Sony
So you’ve picked a keyboard that won’t annoy your student’s roommate. What if said roommate isn’t so conscientious? This set of noise-canceling headphones from Sony should take care of that, and its Bluetooth connection will work with their phone for mobile music sessions, too. With an integrated mic that’s better than the usual headphone pack-in, it’ll be great for the occasional remote class.
Sony WH-CH720N noise-cancelling headphones$98 on Amazon
USB-C dock: Anker 555
Anker
Being able to pick up their stuff and head to class with a minimum of fuss is a big deal for a student — I would have killed for a USB-C laptop when I was in college, constantly unplugging a charger, monitor cable, and USB hub. Thankfully you can do it all with one cable now, and this Anker hub can handle it on the cheap.
With USB-C power, video-out, Ethernet for a reliable and fast wired internet connection, and multiple card readers, everything your student needs to connect to is just one cable away. It can handle up to 100 watts from a laptop charger without issue.
Anker 555 USB-C hub$50 on Amazon
Monitor Arm: Monoprice Single Monitor Adjustable Gas Spring Desk Mount
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Odds are pretty good that your student won’t have a massive desk to work with, so space will be at a premium. There’s no better tool to free up space than a monitor arm, raising the screen to a more ergonomic position at the same time. This Monoprice model is a fantastic deal, and it can clamp onto the back of most desks, so there’s no drilling required. The all-metal construction with two swivel points and a gas spring should last well beyond graduation.
Monoprice Single Monitor Adjustable Gas Spring Desk Mount$85 on Amazon
Laptop stand: Metal Laptop Riser
Gogoonike
If your student needs even more space for books and other school materials, consider adding on this laptop stand to the setup. With plenty of lift and clearance it’ll make it easy to set up and break down, and that’ll put the laptop screen even with the monitor and make plenty of room for a mouse and keyboard.
Metal laptop riser stand$17 on Amazon
Monitor lamp: Melifo Monitor Light Bar
Melifo
Dorm lighting isn’t always great, and we’ve already covered the space crunch. You can address both of those problems with this LED work lamp that sits right on top of your student’s monitor. With adjustable lighting temperature it’ll cut down on eye strain, and you can power it right from one of the monitor’s standard USB-A ports. It even has a handy wireless controller. I use this model on my own desk, and highly recommend it.
Melifo Monitor Light Bar$40 on Amazon
USB drive: SanDisk 512GB Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB-C
SanDisk
Your student will probably be transferring most of their files wirelessly, but sometimes you can’t beat good old sneakernet. This 512GB SanDisk USB drive is massive, able to hold just about anything a student could throw at it (including high-definition video) at a super-fast speed. And with both USB-A and USB-C connections in the same tiny, metal housing, they’ll never be hunting for an adapter cable even for a phone or tablet.
SanDisk 512GB Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB-C$41 on Amazon
Desk Mat: Topographic Contour gaming mat
Siski
For the finishing touch on this student setup, add a nice, big desk mat. It’s a mouse pad that doubles as a food tray, because you know they’ll be snacking at the same time. I’ve bought this exact model for myself and I like it a lot, but you can find literally hundreds of different designs all over Amazon at low prices.
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|  | | PC World - 16 Aug (PC World)At a glanceExpert`s Rating
Pros
Respectable 1080p performance
Excellent OLED display
Fans aren’t very loud
Not wildly heavy
Cons
Lenovo’s pricing is all over the place
Short battery life
Our Verdict
The Lenovo Legion 5i 15IRX10 pairs an excellent display with solid internals for a great gaming experience. With a $1,199 price tag on a configuration close to our test unit, the value looks good. Just avoid Lenovo’s unnavigable first-party pricing.
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Lenovo has a new generation of gaming laptops out, and Legion 5i 15IRX10 sits at the affordable end of the stack without cutting down too much. It features powerful processor options and a few RTX 50-series GPUs to power your games. Though Lenovo makes finding a good value hard with a chaotic pricing system, this Walmart configuration comes closest to our test unit and pegs the system at a solid bargain of $1,199. At that price, things look real peachy for the potent Legion 5i 15IRX10.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Specs and features
Model number: 15IRX10
CPU: Intel Core i7-14700HX
Memory: 32GB DDR5
Graphics/GPU: Nvidia RTX 5060 (40-watt TGP)
Display: 15.1-inch 1600p OLED,165Hz, Dolby Vision, VESA Trueblack 600
Storage: 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD
Webcam: 5MP
Connectivity: 1x USB-C 10Gbps with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB-C 10Gbps with DisplayPort 1.4, 3x USB-A 5Gbps, 1x RJ45, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x 3.5mm combo audio
Networking: WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Biometrics: Windows facial recognition
Battery capacity: 80 watt-hours
Dimensions: 13.58 x 10.05 x 0.85 inches
Weight: 4.3 pounds
MSRP: Approximately $1,199 as-tested ($1,299 base)
Though our test unit has the above configuration, Lenovo does not appear to offer this exact setup to consumers. There is plenty of customization available though. The Legion 5i 15IRX10 can come with 13th or 14th Gen Intel Core processors in this configurator, or even bump up to 2nd Gen Intel Core Ultra processors in a separate configurator. At the low end, you can get an Intel Core i7-13650HX with 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage, and an RTX 5050 for an “Est Value” of $1,634 (but an actual price of $1,299 at the time of writing) using the custom configuration tool. Bumping up to a Core i7-14700HX or Core i9-14900HX is also possible, but entails a swap to the RTX 5070 as well.
Arrow Lake configurations have the same memory and storage options, but they start out with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and RTX 5060 for an “Est Value” of $1,704 and actual pricing at $1,309. This can be upgraded to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, which also comes with an RTX 5070 instead, and brings the price to $1,559 (though the “Est Value” shows as $1,954). One notable difference of the Core Ultra models is that they upgrade one of the USB-C ports to Thunderbolt 4.
Using Lenovo’s custom configurations, there’s not a huge delta between the Raptor Lake and Arrow Lake options, and the Core Ultra models are likely to have superior single-core performance and battery life. That said, the configurator tends to have significantly higher prices than pre-configured models and therefore doesn’t offer a great value.
For those seeking the best price, Walmart offers the closest configuration to what we’re testing here. It’s available for $1,199 at the time of writing, and includes all of the above specifications except only 16GB of memory. Thankfully, that DDR5 is user-upgradeable, so you can cheaply bump it up to this system’s 32GB if needed.
The Lenovo Legion 5i has an excellent display for gaming and entertainment, a sturdy build, solid performance, and surprisingly quiet fans.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Design and build quality
IDG / Mark Knapp
The Legion 5i 15IRX10 isn’t remarkable in its design, but it’s not disappointing either. The system is completely blacked out aside from its Legion logo power button, the white keyboard legend and their RGB lighting, and a little gray Lenovo branding on the rear thermal shelf. All that black looks fine briefly, but it starts to show finger oils quickly.
The looks are largely clean with rounded corners and chamfered edges around the base that may not be super ergonomic but are at least more comfortable than sharp 90-degree angles. The base is all plastic with a smooth polycarbonate upper and rougher ABS plastic bottom. The base is fairly sturdy, not exhibiting much flex. The display is surrounded by modest plastic bezels. The back of the display gets the one premium aspect: an aluminum lid with Lenovo’s Legion branding embossed with a smoky mirror finish.
The construction is similar to many of Lenovo’s other Legion laptops. The top of the display has an extra-large section to both house the camera and provide a lip for opening the lid easily. The display attaches to the base with two hinges slightly shifted forward from the back edge of the laptop. This creates a little butt (thermal shelf) at the back with extra room for heat sinks. That back edge is largely occupied by exhaust vents. No exhaust goes out the sides.
Underneath, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 sits on three large rubber feet that hold it firmly in place and lift it up a good ways to provide airflow into the two bottom fans. There’s a large grille underneath, though only a small percentage of this is actually grille — mostly right under the fans. In this case, this at least allows sufficient air intake and doesn’t provide any extra opportunity for dust to get in.
All told, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 isn’t particularly inspired or exciting, but it feels decent and is a sturdily built laptop. The choice of a 15.1-inch display provides decent screen space while keeping the laptop small enough to fit into even some tight laptop sleeves. It’s not so heavy either at just 4.3 pounds. And thanks to the very thin display and modest base, the build isn’t very thick for a gaming laptop.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Keyboard, trackpad
IDG / Mark Knapp
My experience with the Legion 5i 15IRX10’s keyboard has been somewhat mixed. On one hand, the keys are surprisingly well stabilized, and they have a decent dish to help feel out the center and edges. But their travel is kind of rubbery, giving them a somewhat odd feel, like they also push my fingers back when resetting. With some adjustment, I could see this actually turning into a positive, as a quick-resetting key is ready to press that much sooner, but as it stands, it sort of throws my fingers into a funk. I was ultimately able to get up to a typing speed of 114 words-per-minute with a decent 97 percent accuracy, but this still isn’t quite exceptional.
I still love that Lenovo accommodates a full-size set of arrow keys on many of its gaming laptops. This makes navigation so much easier. There’s also a full number pad on the right side of the keyboard, though this has slim keys that end up feeling a little cramped.
Lenovo packed in 24 RGB lighting zones, which ultimately kind of feels like overkill for any system that’s not just going to buckle down and give you per-key lighting. The 24 zones do allow for a slightly smoother wave or lighting that responds to audio playing from the computer. But the zones are all vertical columns, not functionally useful zones. Customization options are rather limited. And the edges of zones blend together when displaying different colors, so you won’t get an impactful and precise customization no matter how you shake it.
The keyboard will let you cycle through backlighting presets by pressing Fn+Space, but there’s no key for adjusting backlighting brightness. That must be done through Lenovo’s Legion Space software. On the bright side, the lighting effectively illuminates the key legends.
The trackpad is nothing special. It’s fairly small for a laptop this size, but still spacious enough for four-finger gestures and general navigation. It’s far over to the left side of the computer, though, which can make it awkward to use for right-handed users. It’s mylar surface is also not as smooth as it could be.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Display, audio
IDG / Mark Knapp
The Legion 5i 15IRX10 offers an excellent display. Just about every aspect of it delivers quality, and that’s great to see from a gaming laptop that skews toward the budget side of things. The 2560×1600 panel is plenty sharp at the size. It has the perfect contrast of OLED, not to mention the ultra-fast pixel response times. And with a 165Hz refresh rate, you’ll get smooth visuals both in and out of games.
OLEDs weren’t always very bright, but this panel happily hits 523 nits. And to top it off, the panel is accurate. I measured its color accuracy at an average dE1976 of 0.51 with a max dE1976 of just 1.33. If you’ve got to do serious color work or just want to see your games the way they’re meant to look, this screen is up to the task.
The audio isn’t quite as impressive, but it’s not bad. The speakers rely on the Nahimic app to provide sufficient sound, and it thankfully helps deliver on that. Playing games and watching movies, it provides plenty of audio generally, though I did find some spoken videos surprisingly quiet while listening with the app set to its default Music mode. There’s not much stereo separation from the little bottom-firing speakers even though they sit at the outer edges of the laptop, so they don’t make for the most engrossing game audio.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Webcam, microphone, biometrics
IDG / Mark Knapp
You’ll get a decent camera from the Legion 5i 15IRX10. Even though it’s sharp, it will appear a bit soft in modestly lit spaces. Even with several lights on in my small office, footage appeared soft and grainy. That said, it managed a very natural exposure. Though the camera offers a high resolution, it doesn’t have the infrared tech to enable facial recognition. The laptop also lacks a fingerprint scanner, so you’re out of luck for biometrics.
The mic array on the Legion 5i 15IRX10 fails to impress. In a busy environment, it struggles thoroughly to capture my voice clearly. It does successfully eliminate background noise to a degree, but fully at the expense of its ability to pick me up. As soon as I talk in that loud environment, the background noise merges with my voice and makes anything I say unintelligible. Even in a quiet environment, my voice sounds rather distant with some room echo noticeable.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Connectivity
IDG / Mark Knapp
There’s little to get excited about from the Legion 5i 15IRX10’s various connections. It’s not making the most of its size, offering just two USB-C ports on the left side along with a USB-A port and Ethernet. The right side includes two USB-A ports, a 3.5mm jack, and a camera kill switch. The laptop’s charging port is located on the rear along with an HDMI port. The ports on the sides are rather awkwardly spaced with gaps of varying sizes between them. For instance, the USB-A ports on the right have the entire height of the keyboard dividing them.
None of the ports are terribly fast either, with the USB-A ports topping out at 5Gbps and the USB-C ports hitting just 10Gbps — no 20 or 40Gbps ports. At least the HDMI port is up to the 2.1 spec. Both USB-C ports can also handle video output with one offering DisplayPort 2.1 and the other DisplayPort 1.4.
The wireless connections are managed by a MediaTek card that offers Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. It’s been fast and reliable in my testing, though as with many MediaTek cards I’ve used over the years, there is often a small delay when waking up the laptop from sleep before it will reconnect to known networks.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Performance
The Legion 5i 15IRX10 is built with high-performance in mind, even if it isn’t aiming for the highest levels possible on modern hardware. This kind of horsepower generally makes everyday operation and even light creative workloads a breeze. We can see that quite clearly in PCMark 10, which measures holistic performance of the system. The Legion 5i 15IRX10 performs wonderfully.
It’s not exceptional in this category, though. Most gaming laptops have plenty to offer in this area, and the Legion 5i 15IRX10 actually ends up looking less impressive next to even older machines. The Dell G15 and Gigabyte G6X both ran on a lower-tier CPU and a prior-gen RTX 4060 GPU, and yet they came out ahead in this test. The previous generation Lenovo Legion 5i also came out well ahead thanks in part to a more potent CPU and faster storage.
IDG / Mark Knapp
On the bright side, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 lagging behind those systems in PCMark isn’t the biggest deal, since all of the systems are offering smooth and responsive operation. And when it comes to raw horsepower, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 claws back some ground. Its processor offered substantially higher performance in Cinebench’s multi-core testing, dramatically outstripping all but the earlier Legion 5i’s Core i9-14900HX.
This also helps us see why Lenovo opted for an older CPU. The newer Intel Core 7 240H falls well shy of the Core i7-14700HX’s performance, even failing to match its single-core speeds. It means little that the Core 7 240H is newer, though, as it’s actually a Raptor Lake CPU in disguise and not one of the newer Lunar Lake or Arrow Lake architectures.
IDG / Mark Knapp
The combination of a potent CPU and newer RTX 5060 GPU works in the Legion 5i 15IRX10’s favor when it comes to graphics performance. Where it had fallen behind the prior-gen Legion in some cases, it turned the tides back into its favor in 3DMark’s Port Royal test, where it pulled well ahead of the Legion 5i. It also demonstrates how a strong CPU can avoid bottlenecks by thoroughly outpacing the Alienware 16 Aurora despite this machine running the same GPU.
IDG / Mark Knapp
Its performance in synthetic benchmarks translated well to actual games, too. It churned out an average of 153 fps in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Here again, it shows the difference a CPU can make, as the RTX 5060-powered Alienware fell behind all the RTX 4060-powered machines because its CPU was holding the GPU back. The Legion 5i 15IRX10 doesn’t have the same issue, and that lets its RTX 5060 show the generational uptick in performance it’s capable of.
IDG / Mark Knapp
This performance checks out in Metro Exodus as well, where the Legion 5i 15IRX10 again leads the pack by a decent margin. The balance of a strong CPU and GPU help it stay ahead of these other systems, which appear largely held back by the limitations of the RTX 4060 (or Intel Core 7 240H in Alienware’s case). Of course, this does also highlight the limitations of the Legion 5i 15IRX10. In very demanding games, like Metro Exodus, it can struggle to meet the 60 fps threshold. That said, the system could hit an 82 fps average in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p Ultra.
IDG / Mark Knapp
Performance is consistent, too. Running a string of Steel Nomad benchmarks, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 maintained nearly the same average framerate between runs. CPU and GPU temps also settled in and stopped increasing after just a couple minutes. The fans aren’t even terribly loud to manage the thermals.
Since the Legion 5i 15IRX10 has a 2560×1600 display, you might be tempted to play games at this resolution. In some lighter games, that will be readily doable. The Legion 5i 15IRX10 managed a 98 fps average in Shadow of the Tomb Raider at its native resolution. But in Cyberpunk 2077, it only hit 48 fps. For native resolution gaming, you’ll likely want to tap into DLSS and potentially frame generation technology.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Battery life
As we see all too often, performance advantages tend to come at the peril of battery life. And sure enough, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 struggles to offer much longevity where runtime is concerned. In our local video playback test, it fell a little bit shy of four hours. That’s not only a bad result for a gaming PC, but it’s bad among this group, especially compared to the Alienware 16 Aurora’s surprisingly strong 10-hour runtime
IDG / Mark Knapp
In normal use, the battery life isn’t any better. I was able to stream a two-hour movie with the display at about 50 percent brightness and still have an hour of battery left. Web browsing, research, and writing consumed the battery at a similar rate, with it just scraping by at over three hours.
Lenovo Legion 5i: Conclusion
The Legion 5i 15IRX10 has plenty going for it as an affordable gaming laptop, assuming you steer clear of Lenovo’s inscrutable pricing and just go with the Walmart model closest to our test configuration. For $1,199, the Legion 5i 15IRX10 is offering a lot. It has an excellent display for gaming and entertainment, a sturdy build, solid performance, and surprisingly quiet fans.
Though the design is decently portable, the battery doesn’t last long. So you’ll want to bring the charger if you plan to do much on the go. A lot of the value here hinges on the low price though. With upgraded internals, the price of different configurations can truly soar, and the quality of this laptop doesn’t quite feel like it stacks up against $2,000 systems. But as a low-cost option, it’s great. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 16 Aug (PC World)If you’re still using only your laptop’s single screen when you’re on the go, you’re missing out! It’s time to finally get a portable monitor so you can be more efficient with work, streaming, browsing, what have you. Once you start using one, you’ll never want to go back.
Now’s a great time to get one, by the way, because Arzopa’s S1 Table portable monitor is just $70 on Amazon, down from its original $110. You’ll need Prime for this exclusive price, but don’t worry if you aren’t a member. Start a free 30-day Prime trial and score this deal while you can!
This travel-friendly portable monitor features a 15.6-inch IPS screen with a standard 1080p resolution and a 178-degree viewing angle, delivering the vibrant colors and sharp details you need for Netflix, spreadsheets, social media, and whatever else you’re doing on your laptop. With full-featured USB-C video ports and a Mini HDMI port, it’s easy to connect and widely compatible with laptops, tablets, phones, and even your Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck.
The Arzopa S1 Table is uber portable, too, measuring just 0.3 inches thick and weighing only 1.7 pounds. It slips neatly into any bag right beside your laptop, so you can take it anywhere hassle-free. It also comes with a smart cover that serves a dual purrpose: it protects the screen during travel and acts as a kickstand to prop up the display.
This is a must-have accessory for any laptop user, especially now that it’s on sale. Snap up this Arzopa S1 Table portable monitor for $70 before this awesome price expires! And remember, if you don’t have Prime, you can still score this deal with a free 30-day Prime trial.
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