Lenovo Legion Y740 15

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Date Published: 24 Jul 2020

Intel Core i7-9750H
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
512GB SSD + 2000GB HDD
16GB DDR4
2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)

Lenovo Legion Y740 15

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Review

Lenovo Legion Y740 15 in-depth review

Not a while ago we laid our hands on a gaming device which had a glimpse at the premium laptop market. We are talking about the more expensive brother of the Lenovo Legion Y530 - the Y730. As you may remember it was maxed out with a Core i7-8750H CPU and, to our disappointment, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Not that the GTX 1050 Ti is a bad GPU, it just didn't match the price tag. However, the company has placed that product as a, let's say, Demo version of the real deal - the purpose of today's review - Legion Y740.We say Demo as it represents 99% of the newer model with the only difference lying in some additional "Lenovo" marks on its body, the rack on the bottom plate and in the cooling compartment - more on that later. Moreover, the Legion 740 is being offered with a choice betw[...]

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Pros

Lightweight, compact with thin bezels
Rational port distribution
Comfortable keyboard with RGB option
Brilliant 144 Hz IPS display with accurate colors and wide color coverage (LG LP156WFG-SPB2)
Lack of PWM (LG LP156WFG-SPB2)
Good build quality
RTX GPUs onboard
Incredible cooling

Cons

Hilariously bad battery life

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

As Lenovo Legion Y740 is one of the best gaming devices of early 2019, we were particularly impatient to get inside of it. If you are interested why we consider it as one of the best gaming laptops on the market, you should check our In-depth Review.You can also check all Lenovo Legion Y740 prices and configurations in our Specs system.1. Remove the bottom plate Expectedly, you start the disassembly by removing the bottom plate. It is held in place by 11 Phillips-head screws. After that, you need to pry the panel up - be careful to use a plastic tool in order not to scratch the surf[...]