Lenovo Legion Y720
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
- 15.6”, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS
- 256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- 16GB DDR4
- 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Pros
- All-aluminum, thin and robust chassis
- Good gaming-centric keyboard and nice touchpad
- A broad range of connectivity options including USB-C with Thunderbolt 3 support
- Good cooling system
- Support for Wireless Xbox controller
- Excellent sound quality featuring Dolby Atmos certification and a subwoofer
Cons
- Subpar display quality with low contrast, narrow sRGB coverage and not enough maximum brightness
- The panel uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile eliminates this issue)
- A bit heavy for a 15-incher
- No G-Sync support on the built-in display
Specs
- Display
- HDD/SSD
- 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)
- RAM
- 16GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 380 x 277 x 29 mm (14.96" x 10.91" x 1.14")
- Weight
- 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, HDMI
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Mini DisplayPort
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- Audio jack
- combo audio/microphone jack
- Features
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- dual array microphone
- Speakers
- 2 x 2W, JBL
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- 3W JBL subwoofer, Xbox IC antennas
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Lenovo Legion Y720 in-depth review
Lenovo did a really smart move to release two different versions of their new Legion gaming laptops - one for entry-level gaming and the other one with more powerful and premium approach. Similarly to Acer's strategy with the low-end Aspire VX 15 and the higher-end Aspire V 15 Nitro Black Edition. But what Lenovo did was to take things a bit further, feature-wise that is. For the extra few hundred bucks, the Legion Y720 offers a lot of improvements and features to the table. For example, the Y720 features a much better IPS panel (for the UHD version that is), considerably better cooling design that supports the more powerful GTX 1060, all-aluminum build and last, but not least, it's the first laptop in the worlds with Dolby Atmos, which by the way, isn't just a gimmick. Our sound te[...]
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