Lenovo ideapad Y700 (15″)

Laptop Specs Lenovo ideapad Y700 (15″) Series

Lenovo ideapad Y700 (15") - Specs

Samsung LTN156HL09-401

Color accuracy 1.05

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LG LP156WF6-SPK1

Color accuracy 1.05

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HDD/SSD
up to 512GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)

RAM
up to 16GB

OS
Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro

Battery
60Wh, 4-cell, 60Wh, 60 Wh, 4-cell, Li-Ion, 4-cell, 60Wh, Li-Ion, 4-cell, 60Wh, Li-Po, 4-cell

Body material
Aluminum / Polycarbonate, ABS Plastic

Dimensions
387 x 278 x 26 mm (15.24" x 10.94" x 1.02")

Weight
2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
2.0

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

HDMI

Card reader
MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ac

Bluetooth
4.1

Audio jack
combo audio/microphone jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera

Backlit keyboard
optional

Microphone
dual array microphone

Speakers
2 x 2W, JBL

Optical drive
optional

Security Lock slot

3W subwoofer

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Lenovo ideapad Y700

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5)
RAM: 12GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD
OS: Windows 10 Home

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Lenovo ideapad Y700 (15") in-depth review

Lenovo's Y gaming series has become renown in the past couple of years and it's clear why. The new successor to the Lenovo Y50 is the Lenovo Y700, and we can tell by its name alone that there are some drastic changes that we need to address. While the design language remains roughly the same (and just as good), we see some great improvements not only in the design department but in the hardware as well.We are now presented with an M.2 SSD slot, which wasn't present in the previous generation, which was considered to be a great drawback; we've got an updated Skylake CPU and the same GeF[...]

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Pros

Sleek design (even slightly improved) and robust construction that can take a beating for sure
Good keyboard and improved touchpad quality
Excellent sound quality (JBL stereo loudspeakers and a subwoofer)
The screen doesn't use PWM above 58 cd/m2 (59%)
Added an M.2 SATA SSD slot
Greatly increased battery life