Lenovo Ideapad Y700-15ACZ
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Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad Y700-15ACZ
Source: Gaming Laptops Junky Archive.org version
Well, the Y700 AMD version can’t match current competition in terms of DX11 gaming performance. The GTX 960M + Intel CPU combination is way more powerful for DX11 than this AMD system. The laptop itself is relatively convincing with good build quality and outer lid (better than the VN7-592G and 7559), very good speakers outperforming the competition by far, good looks, high contrast and brightness IPS display, low temps and low noise, relatively – again, better than the VN7-592G.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/15/2016
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good workmanship; powerful hardware; high-quality FHD display; good audio. Negative: Mediocre battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/28/2016
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AMD Radeon R9 M385X: Fast mid-range graphics card with 14 compute shaders.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
FX-8800P: Top Carrizo APU of 2015 containing two "Excavator" CPU modules (with 4 integer and 2 FP cores counted as 4 compute cores). Performance can differ greatly depending on the configured TDP (ranging from 12 to 35 Watts).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.2.6 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
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