According to Lenovo, the Ideapad Y700 is an entry-level gaming laptop designed to balance mobility and hardware performance. On appearance, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 looks quite different from other gaming PCs on the market.
Lenovo Ideapad Y700 is simple and quite “gentle” when wearing a black mainstream black aluminum mainstream with a few red highlights lightly.
However, when opening the bezel, the angular design of the two mirrored mirrored panels along the hinged edge of the red LED backlight of the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 made the machine look much stronger.
On the hardware side, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 sort of brings a 15.6-inch Full HD screen, plus a 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, and also 8GB DDR4 RAM. Then for the nVidia GeForce 960M, it comes with 4GB RAM, 1TB storage , and roughly 4 hours of battery life during normal use. There’s also Dolby Home Theater v4 technology, WiFi 802.11ac, Wi-Fi connectivity, and Bluetooth 4.0, along with Windows 10.
From actual use, Test Lab found that the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 has a rugged, swivel, wide-angle hinged bezel that is comfortable for customizing the user’s viewing angle.
In addition to the JBL dual-lens design, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 is also equipped with sub-speakers on the underside. The machine is also equipped with a lot of essential communication such as USB 3.0, Ethernet, HDMI, card reader and external optical drive attached. Unfortunately, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 does not come with a USB Type-C connector and the case is very fingerprint sensitive during use.
On the keyboard, the Test Lab appreciates the design that supports the customization of the 2 brightness levels of the LED backlight on the Lenovo Ideapad Y700. The large touchpad, the left mouse button functionality – and the smooth operation – is also a notable feature of this gaming laptop. Throughout the hands-on experience, Test Lab is pleased with the design that supports most of Windows platform’s multi-touch gestures on the touchpad.
However, a surface design that lacks the smoothness of the touchpad can be annoying for users to navigate in daily operations. Also from the fact that the keyboard on the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 has a comfortable ride, the WASD keypad is also prominently designed and equipped with a digital keypad, but the key feel when working with text. As if the game was not as good as expected and the manufacturer seemed to forget to equip the keyboard of the macro keys.
The 15.6 inch display on the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 is not really as striking as what you might see on other costly gaming laptops, though the test results are actually quite solid when you compare them to the price and that entry-level kind of label. More specifically, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 does a decent job of reproducing black, with solid contrast too.
The overall color quality despite the yellowing, but still quite successful blue sky in Fallout 4 as well as Rainbow Six: Siege. In short, Lenovo IdeaPad Y700’s color, sharpness fits the entertainment needs of games and movies.
Not only for good picture quality, Lenovo Ideapad Y700 also impresses with the sound quality of the JBL speakers, plus the subwoofer on the bottom of the unit.
In fact, the three-speaker system on the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 enough to engulf gamers when entertaining in a small space. This speaker system deserves to bring the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 a plus that is worth the price because of its large volume, sound quality is quite even, detail and resonance. Sound quality tests on both the HyperX Cloud headset and the Sennheiser HD 419 both show the possibility of replaying the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 gaming sound as expected.
In terms of performance, with the hardware as mentioned, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 certainly has the power of multimedia entertainment, as well as multitasking on a daily basis. The test also demonstrates this when most of the results of the processor performance test, graphics performance are as good as expected. Compared to the Lenovo Y50, the Lenovo Ideapad Y700, in most tests, showed remarkable improvements thanks to the significant hardware investment.
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Lenovo Ideapad Y700 also showed a frame rate of over 30 fps when setting Full HD game resolution and detail resolution high graphics.
Powered by the nVidia GeForce 960M graphics card, which has a higher performance than the GTX 750 Ti, comes with Intel Skylake processor and 8GB of RAM, the Test Lab claims the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 is good enough for major titles released in the market 2015 or earlier, the user does not have to sacrifice much of the physical graphics of the game.
However, for special cases like Assassin’s Creed Unity, the actualization of the data shows that Test Lab is forced to choose between resolution or detail, graphics effects to make the game action scenes smoother. This is really understandable and is not out of Test Lab’s prediction because the nVidia GeForce 960M is basically just above the midrange and is unmistakably comparable to other high-end players coming out later.
In terms of temperature, Test Lab appreciates the Lenovo Ideapad Y700’s cooling capacity because the left half of the keyboard – which is where the WASD keypad is located – does not feel hot when it comes to gaming for hours in a continuous environment. The test was 28 degrees Celsius. The machine also operated smoothly despite being forced to load with Assassin’s Creed Unity, Fallout 4 set the graphics to High as well as the test squeeze exhausted the processor by the work specialized tools. Throughout the experience, the right half of the keyboard and numeric keypads are quite hot, but still pleasant.
In general, Test Lab values the gaming performance of the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 as well as its multitasking capabilities in everyday multimedia entertainment. It also has a rugged design, built-in speaker sound quality as well as expected and the price is quite pleasant. Unfortunately, the dorsal design can be a little difficult for users when it comes to upgrades, maintenance, fingerprint sensors and overall design.
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Định Bia has spent over 10 years testing consumer electronics with a focus on smart technology. He work as a product advisor at Biareview where he helped customers find the right devices for their needs. He personally tests every product featured on this site using a consistent evaluation framework covering quality, durability, and value. All reviews are based on experience, not influenced by the manufacturer.