Lenovo IdeaPad Y900

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Date Published: 22 Mar 2018

Intel Core i7-6820HK
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (8GB GDDR5)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
16GB DDR4
4.36 kg (9.6 lbs)

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Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y900 in-depth review

Yep, this came out of the blue but if you connect the dots, it was the logical thing to do especially since Acer has also taken a deep dive into the high-end gaming laptop market with the Predator series. However, we are here to talk about Lenovo's latest gaming beast - the Lenovo Y900. The name somehow suggests that it's a modified version of the well-known Y700 but, on the other hand, the renamed Y series now make more sense.Anyway, the Y900 is a whole another story. It's going to be placed in the same price range as the Alienware 17, Acer Predator 17 and the ASUS ROG G752 but all these notebooks already set the bar too high and will Lenovo be able to keep up? We will find out in our full review of the machine but judging by the initial specs - definitely! It sports the latest Co[...]

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Pros

Neat and refreshing design with impeccable build quality
Configurable LED keyboard backlight with various zones and mechanical keys for gaming
Effective cooling system - the fans are seperately configurable
Supports two M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSDs (RAID 0 is also possible)
Excellent image quality (high contrast, brightness, sRGB coverage and optimal native color temperature)
No PWM across all brightness levels
Convenient port placement
Huge 90Wh battery
Full range of ports including HDMI 2.0, DP, SPDIF, USB 3.1 Type-C and Thunderbolt support

Cons

The display is a bit heavy, easy to twist due to the support of only one hinge and has distractingly big screen bezels
Unsatisfying touchpad performance
No G-Sync support for the built-in display
The fans are a bit on the noisy side
No switchable graphics
Heavier than the competition (4.366 kg)

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name
LG LP173WF4-SPF1

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
127.34 ppi

Brightness
350 cd/m²

sRGB
89%

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
27 inches (69 cm)

Contrast
1100:1

dE Color Checker
4.0 3.1

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