It seems gaming is a recurring theme at IFA this year; and
it’s mostly the Taiwanese firms that are bringing their game on. While Acer has
its Predator line and Asus has Republic of Gamers, Lenovo has its Y-series.
The series’ front liner are the IdeaCentre Y900 and Y700
desktop PCs and the IdeaPad Y700 gaming laptop. The desktop PCs can be equipped
with 6th generation Core i7 processor, discrete graphic options and
can accommodate future upgrades.
Both models come with NVidia’s GeForce graphics cards with
the Y700 featuring the GTX 970 with 4GB of RAM while the Y900 sporting a GTX
980 also with 4GB of video RAM. Memory goes up to 32GB via four DIMM slots
(64GB for the Y900) and there are four hard drive bays that is compatible with
3.5 or 2.5-inch hard drives.
Lenovo didn’t skimp on the ports either. Both the IdeaCentre
Y700 and Y900 are sporting multiple USB ports both front and rear as well as
HDMI, DVI and VGA ports at the back. There’s also Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth,
Giga LAN, a 7-in-1 card reader and 6 audio jack with SPDIF.
As for the IdeaPad Y700, the laptop can be equipped with
Intel’s latest Core processors, NVidia’s GTX 960M GPU with 4GB of video RAM and
up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM.
Storage options can be a mix of spinning and solid state
drives. HDD options can go up to 1TB (with 512GB SSD or 8GB SSHD). Lenovo has
also worked with JBL in giving the laptop some audio oomph. To be more
specific, the Y700 sports two 2W JBL speakers with chamber, a 3W subwoofer and
Dolby Home Theater technology.
The keyboard is backlit with red LED and has two levels of
brightness. In terms of connectivity, the laptop has 802.11 ac, Bluetooth v4.0,
two USB 3.0 ports, a lone USB 2.0 port, a 2-in-1 audio combo jack, an HDMI port
and a 4-in-1 media card reader.
The display department is made up of a 15.6-inch frameless
display with Full HD resolution (users can also upgrade into a UHD version that
has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels). The screen also has anti-glare coating
with 10-point multi-touch.
For a full and immersive gaming experience, Lenovo has also
created several accessories including a gaming surround sound headset, a
precision mouse, a mechanical switch keyboard, a mouse mat and even a gaming
backpack – totaling $389.95.
