Lenovo Y50-70

In-depth review of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441231 (Intel Core i7 4710HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 15.6", 2.4 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratings

It has been almost a year since the launch of the new Y50 gaming notebook from Lenovo with its new design and now we have the updated model that’s packing the same hardware as the recently re…

Lenovo packs almost everything we've asked for from a midsize gaming laptop into the Y50 Touch.

The Lenovo Y50 Touch is a solid gaming laptop for the novice gamer who feels intimidated by all the customization offered by boutique PC manufacturers.

Very long and thorough review of Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70 high-performance gaming laptop, with 15.6-inch UHD 4K (3840x2160px) display, hybrid Nvidia GTX 860M and integrated Intel 4500HD graphics, four-core eight-thread fourth-gen i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage, covering design, look & feel, initial setup, customization of Windows 8.1 and removal of promotional software, Classic Shell and local account setup, 4K versus 1K display considerations and real-life use, Steam and games, boot time, suspend & resume, battery life, Wireless connectivity (2.4GHz and 5GHz), peripherals, BIOS/UEFI setup with hard disk password and Secure Boot, Ubuntu 14.04 live session testing, hardware detection and resizing of partitions with GParted, imaging, backups, other tests, and more

The Y50-70 extends Lenovo’s touchscreen emphasis to the mobile gaming crowd. But a entertainment-oriented notebook still has to game. We run this one through its paces to determine if the compact form factor is still packed with ample performance.

In-depth review Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59441229 (Intel Core i7 4710HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 15.6", 2.4 kg) with many measurements, benchmarks and evaluations

The Lenovo Y50-70 Touch combines midrange gaming power with an ultrasharp display, but it's not very bright.

I was very interested to see how the Y50 70 would perform, especially with its rather friendly price point.

Lenovo's latest gaming laptop: lightweight in more ways than one

A strong CPU and GPU don't make up for a crummy LCD.