Lenovo Legion 5i 15IRX10 vs MSI Cyborg 15 Gaming Laptop

The Legion 5i is the stronger machine: a 2560x1600 165Hz OLED panel, a 14th-gen HX-class CPU and 1TB of storage against the Cyborg's 1080p 144Hz IPS screen, a lower-power Core 7 240H and 512GB. Both carry the RTX 5060 with 8GB GDDR7, so gaming frame rates land in the same class, but the Legion's brighter, sharper OLED and faster Wi-Fi 7 make it the better long-term buy. The Cyborg is lighter on specs but its 7.9 lb chassis is heavier than the Legion's 1.9 kg, so it wins nothing on portability either. Owners rate the Legion well at 4.4 out of 5; the Cyborg's 45% NTSC screen is the usual complaint in this tier.

• Choose the Lenovo Legion 5i if you want the sharper OLED screen, more storage and a stronger CPU for gaming plus creative work.
• Choose the MSI Cyborg if you want the same RTX 5060 graphics in a simpler 1080p machine and don't need a high-resolution panel.