Lenovo ideapad Y700 (17″)

Date Published: 16 May 2016
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700HQ
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5)
Display: 17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Weight: 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)

Pros

Excellent design and robust all-aluminum chassis
Decent keyboard
M.2 SATA SSD slot
Good sound quality with subwoofer
Great screen with super-bright panel, wide sRGB coverage and high contrast ratio
No PWM across all brightness levels
Good battery life

Cons

No USB-C 3.1 connectivity
Poor touchpad performance
Underwhelming cooling system
A bit hefty

Lenovo ideapad Y700 (17″) - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i7-6700HQ 61

CPU Performance #61

Very Good

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 0.2%
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5) 67

GPU Performance #67

Very Good

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 4%
AMD Radeon RX 460M (4GB GDDR5) 1.7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (4GB GDDR5) 0.5%

Display

17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

LG LP173WF4-SPF1

Color accuracy 4.0 -> 3.1

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HDD/SSD

256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm

M.2 Slot

1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)

RAM

16GB DDR4

Windows 10

Battery

60Wh, Li-Po, 4-cell

Body material

Aluminum

Dimensions

423 x 305 x 28 mm (16.65" x 12.01" x 1.10")

Weight

3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

USB
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

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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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