Lenovo Ideapad Y700 (17.3-inch, 2016) Series

Terrific battery life. Good performance, features for the price. Decent amount of storage.

Video card may soon be obsolete. No USB-C port.

Conclusion How much you care about gaming will determine how much you're willing to spend on a laptop dedicated to it. There are screaming machines that can blast through the latest AAA titles almost as well as ultra-expensive desktops, but that...

Nice price. Fast performance. Plenty of storage, including a solid-state boot drive. Impressive sound system.

Keyboard is small and awkwardly situated.

Conclusion The Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-17 is a well-performing gaming system, offering a smooth experience in high-end games at an affordable price. The large display looks good, and the sound system is a standout, though the keyboard sizing and location...

All-in-all we need to look at the whole package. People who are in the market for a gaming notebook are going to struggle to find a device with this much performance for much less money. There are a couple of other devices on the market which are...

Bright, colorful display; Affordable; Powerful JBL speakers; Fast Intel i7 CPU

Lid picks up fingerprints; Mediocre battery life; Key presses feel light; No Nvidia 970M graphics option;

Great balance of performance and price ; Excellent speakers ; Bright and vibrant display ; Runs quiet and cool

Keyboard not very crisp ; Non-touch display ; Gamers beware, limited build options ; Lid prone to smudges and fingerprints ; Lenovo achieves a near perfect balance of performance and price for this desktop replacement. The Lenovo ideapad Y700 is...

Lenovo achieves a near perfect balance of performance and price for this desktop replacement. The Lenovo ideapad Y700 is perfect for multimedia and mainstream gaming, but those looking for a dedicated gaming rig will be turned off by its limited build...

The Lenovo ideapad Y700 is quite the capable laptop, though it limits its audience with its gamey design. Given that Lenovo makes no bones about the audience it is targeting — PC gamers — there’s nothing wrong with that, and if you’re in the market for...

fast display response times, no PWM, relatively strong case quality; minor creaking, accurate colors; 85 percent sRGB coverage, strong performance for the price; no throttling when gaming, good battery life

non-upgradeable CPU and GPU, potential for major backlight bleeding, no RAID support; no NVMe, no dedicated Macro keys, no mDP, no USB Type-C, no Thunderbolt, no optical drive, only 3x USB ports, only 2x SODIMM slots

Lenovo's updated Y700 series is a reasonable improvement over the previous Y50 and Y70. Users now have a stronger chassis with two storage bays alongside the expected performance benefits from Skylake and a dedicated SSD.

Excellent performance, slick design, reasonably priced for what you get.

Higher screen resolutions and touch option would be nice to see on the 17" model, especially considering touch and UHD are options on the 15" model.