The Jumper 14" Laptop is a more budget-friendly option with decent battery life, making it a good choice for basic everyday tasks like web browsing, watching videos, and light office work. Its smaller size and lower weight make it more portable than the Lenovo Legion 5 17". However, the Lenovo Legion 5 17" offers more powerful hardware, including a better processor and graphics card, making it suitable for more intensive tasks like gaming, engineering software, and 3D rendering. It also has a larger and faster display, but its heavier build and shorter battery life reduce its portability and make it more suitable for use as a desktop replacement. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Jumper 14" Laptop
Very good portability
Good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 17"
Good for general use
Good for engineering and design
Good for gaming and AI
Good for software development
Good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Good overall build quality
Good speakers
Very good keyboard
Key differences
General Use
5.9/10
7.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
220.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
4.5 Hours
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
8.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
5.8/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for general use, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
The Jumper 14" Laptop's lower-end CPU and minimal RAM make it less capable of handling demanding tasks compared to the Lenovo Legion 5 17", which has a high-performance CPU and more RAM for better multitasking and processing power. Furthermore, the Legion's superior screen quality and a sizable battery capacity offer an enhanced viewing experience and longer use between charges, albeit at the expense of higher weight and larger dimensions, reducing portability compared to the more compact and lighter Jumper laptop.
Gaming and AI
5.7/10
7.4/10
3.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for gaming and AI, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
The Jumper 14" Laptop has a weaker Intel UHD Graphics 600 and a lower screen refresh rate of 60Hz, making it less suitable for gaming and 3D applications, whereas the Lenovo Legion 5 17" is equipped with a far superior Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU and has a higher refresh rate of 144Hz, which are highly beneficial for gaming and 3D content rendering.
Engineering and Design
5.8/10
7.6/10
3.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for engineering and design, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
The Jumper 14" Laptop is limited for engineering and design work due to its basic Intel Celeron processor, lower RAM capacity, and integrated graphics which are not suited for intensive tasks, paired with a lower screen quality that affects detailed visuals.
Content Creation
6.1/10
7.2/10
3.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for content creation, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
6.2/10
7.0/10
3.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for software development, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
6.1/10
7.3/10
14.0in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
220.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has a better screen than the Jumper 14" Laptop for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use, the Jumper's screen may not be as sharp or vibrant due to modest resolution and brightness, while the Lenovo Legion 5's larger, brighter display with higher resolution offers crisp and vibrant visuals. In engineering and design, where accurate color representation is critical, the Lenovo's stronger coverage of professional color gamuts provides more precise color accuracy, making it preferable over the Jumper. For gaming and 3D applications, both laptops fall short due to lower refresh rates, but the Lenovo's superior resolution and panel type might offer a slightly better experience for casual gaming.
Battery
7.0 Hours
4.5 Hours
The Jumper 14" Laptop has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has 4.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Poor
14.0in
SIZE
17.3in
2.7 lbs
WEIGHT
6.5 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Jumper 14" Laptop has very good portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
5.1/10
7.4/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has good build quality, while the Jumper 14" Laptop has poor build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$240
$1,200
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
The Jumper 14" Laptop has a price of $240 and the Lenovo Legion 5 17" costs $1,200.
"For the vast majority of people looking for a beautiful, affordable, and portable laptop, the Jumper EZbook S5 is a perfect choice. It’s surprisingly capable of things like web browsing, Office, webmail, and beyond. The experience offers a few compromises when it comes to more intensive tasks, but for college students looking to save money, or someone looking to buy their kid a basic daily-use laptop, this is truly one great option."
"The Lenovo Legion 5 17 is a current-gen 17-inch gaming laptop and equipped with the latest AMD CPU and a powerful GPU, that manages to reach its full potential. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H is a very good choice for this laptop and able to maintain its performance level for long periods of time. Our test model only falls behind consistently in a direct comparison with its competitors that are often equipped with eight cores and 16 threads. Despite this, the Legion 5 17 leaves an excellent impression and is almost able to keep up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU in synthetic benchmarks."
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About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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