Lenovo Legion Y7000 2019-81NSCTO1WW
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Archive.org versionAt the end of the day, the Lenovo Legion Y7000 (2019) is a decent gaming laptop that is suitable not only for gamers but also for people who are looking to edit videos or render 3D objects. However, we feel that this laptop fills a gap that doesn’t really exist. While the original Legion Y7000 was meant for the same target group, at least it had an unprecedented look, that couldn’t be seen anywhere else. However, the case with the Legion Y7000 (2019) is very different. It is a copy of the Legion Y540 (which already had a copy in the form of the Legion Y545).
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/15/2019
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Series: The Lenovo Legion Y7000 is a gaming laptop that refines laptop gaming experience. It’s loaded with high-end features, including 16 GB of RAM, immersive Dolby Atmos audio, and a 256 GB solid-state drive. Scenes spring to life on a brilliant Full HD display, framed by an ultra-thin 7.62 mm (0.3 inch) bezel. And a sleek, aluminum body offers stylish protection from the daily grind. The laptop has a sharper and more gamer-centric design. It has a shiny aluminum cover which features the glossy look for a smoother and more uniform narrow-bezel design. A user can take the laptop anywhere without screaming "I'm a gamer". At 26.92 mm (1.06 inch) slim and weighing under 2.72 kg (6 pounds), the Legion expertly balances epic gaming performance with lightweight convenience. The 15.6" IPS display features a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 screen resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The 144 Hz refresh rate helps reduce motion blurs and screen tearing. Visuals are handled by a dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM. The display is amazing, very bright and accurate. For hardware specifications, The system is powered by an 8th generation Coffee Lake 2.2 Intel Core i7-8750H six-core processor. It also has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, a 512 GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, built-in stereo speakers from Harman Kardon, Bluetooth 4.1, USB Type-C, HDMI, and Mini DisplayPort. The keyboard is backlit with white lights. Windows 10 Home (64-bit) is the installed operating system.
With a performance boost of 40 percent generation over generation, 8th generation Intel Core processors deliver the power and responsiveness to make productivity soar. Users can edit photos and videos faster than ever and move between programs and windows quickly. The Legion is thermally optimized to run cool and quiet thanks to a smart cooling system. Dual fans and channels ensure even, fluent heat dissipation. For connectivity, most of the ports are on the back of the system which includes three USB 3.1 ports, an SD card slot, an HDMI port, a 3.5 mm Headset jack, a type-C port, an RJ45 connector, and a Mini DisplayPort. The Lenovo's approach saves desktop space, but commonly used ports such as USB Type-C and HDMI are more difficult to reach. The laptop is powered by a 3 cell Li-ion battery. As a conclusion, Lenovo has delivered a laptop that features amazing performance for its price tag. A user can use it for gaming or just any job and it is lightweight to take anywhere. The Legion range is proving to be as good as its bigger competitors such as the HP’s Omen, Asus’s Predator and even MSI’s G series. With the gaming category demand increasing, Lenovo has done the only logical thing, offering one with great specs at a relatively affordable price.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops based on the desktop GTX 1660 Ti and therefore the Turing architecture without raytracing and Tensor cores. The performance of the Max-P variant should be similar to an older GTX 1070.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-9750H: A high-performance hexa-core processor of the Coffee Lake product family designed for the larger laptops. Integrates six processor cores clocked at 2.6 - 4.5 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++).» 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.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.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
