I am glad you recognized the flaws with that hinge! I had the Y50 and the hinges were terrible! It sucks to see Lenovo repeating their mistakes. Kudos to you for bringing it up.
I just purchased this laptop for $300. I travel every few months for about 3 days at a time and just wanted something to game on and surf the web. I was blown away by the sound and I've had no issues so far. Amazing used deals out there for this.
This is the best laptop review i have seen so far. The way you have explained both inside (upgrade options) and outer details covered almost everything about the laptop. I haven't seen any review who gives all details in a single video.
I just got this laptop and I love it! It's great for gaming on the go while still maintaining a decent performance at high graphics and cooling. It might not be the best gaming laptop out there on the market, but I got this for $650. It's affordable and good at the same time! And nice review, Dave!
Matthew Richardson Me and my friend tried it on his, not at all. The game is too badly optimized for it, the card itself isnt bad microsoft just does gaf about graphics card optimization
Few things about that intro. Please don't change it :) It's so uplifting to hear that music and then you saying your starting line. Makes so good feeling about the video. Great way to start it and it gives us super happy start :) Your videos always make my day better. Thank you
Man, you actually are the best tech youtuber out there, love the quality of videos, they have such a production, if you keep this aw some work coming no one will stop you, like ever
great review but there wasnt much "vs GTX960M".. im torn between the two, wish that was actually in the video. you own both models, id love to see side by side how they look
This review is what convinced me to buy this laptop, I got it about a year ago, and still love it! (it is my first gaming laptop) It is great for an on the go, affordable gaming laptop. I play games like Total War on medium or custom settings with somethings on high pretty well. I also can play NBA 2k18 on pretty much all high settings on a slightly lower resolution, or all medium settings with texture on high with 1080. Which is perfect for a casual gamer like me. Perhaps, when I get out of college I will upgrade, but it is great for my situation!
Great video Dave, i agree with everything you say. I had a Lenovo Y40 and it could only play games on low/medium. It struggle on high/ultra, Lenovo Y700 GTX 960M is the way to go. But Lenovo Y900 is coming with GTX 980M, btw the CPU is not U this time. It's Intel 6th Gen HQ
Congrats on 100k! Keep making these awesome videos! This channel is the first place I come when I research a laptop. Maybe you could do more videos on phones, desktops, peripherals, etc?
Amazing review, concise and straight to the point. Dave Lee, you're very appealing, you must be a writer or tech reporter or something. I like the review, and love simplicity of the videos. Subbed.
Hey Dave I got a quick tip for you on those soft touch surfaces. Rubbing a suede/nubuck eraser on the surface will restore the rubbery felling. I tried it before and it works like a charm. Just avoid doing it too often or else you'll rub off the entire material.
A review of the Lenovo T550 with the 3K Display and the bigger battery would be very helpful for me... I'm personally thinking about getting the one with an i7 and 16GB of RAM... your reviews are great by the way ;)
Hey dave, amazing video! Just wanna point out that @ 2:13 you're saying it's the 6700u dual core processor when it is in fact the much more powerfull i7 -6700hq quad core that really in this laptop. This is a pretty big deal because it is one of the very very few quad core 14" or less laptop. Cheers.
I'm getting one similar to these specs but with 16gb ram, 1t HDD plus 128gb SSD. It's still 14" so it's a bit more portable than the 15.6" and the 17" screen.
Great review as always Dave! But when you do have time later, maybe you can work on that intro, I watch too much of your videos and I'm getting 'used' to the intro music. 😅
Interesting Review Dave. 14" y700 is nice but i think better choice is 15" y700 with aluminium body. i still stay @ my y50-70 with upgrade to 16GB RAM and SSD 512GB MLC :-)
Nah the dual core that maxes out at 3 ghz is a joke for gaming. Get an acer v15 nitro(same price as stealth with a 960m and 6700hq!!) or xps 15, they both have thunder bolt 3 and will work with the core.
+Luke V Why get something with a dedicated GPU already in order to use with the core though? It just seems like a waste of money to me. The point of the core was to get an ultrabook with good battery life to be able to double as a gaming laptop. Not to mention that something like the nitro (which I happily own) runs games fine on its own :)
Justin Keathley with the acer its faster and cheaper, the dell is nicer, has great battery and powerful. Maybe to uses while traveling and dock at home?
Thanks for the video. Nice as always. Wouldn't it be amazing to see your great review style applied to a retro product? Imagine such a nice polished video, reviewing the Commodore 64. :) It may sound silly, but please do it once in a while...as a bonus fun video ;) Cheers
I have this in 14". I think it is the best value you get in a 14" size with a quad core i7-6700HQ processor . I upgraded the ram to 16GB and added a 500GB SSD. Total price ~$900 = $699 for the Y700 + $168 for a 500 GB SSD (a MUST) and $40 for ram upgrade! It is now super fast! I actually think it can take 32GB ram if you want it. I'm not heavy gamer, so I have the M375 with 2GB video DDR5 ram. I play fine new titles! Only critism is the the mouse track pad buttons are a little hard to click.
Hey Dave, you videos are really great to watch sometimes again too due to the ay you make em. I think I've requested this before and don't want to keep harping but I won't relent till you let us know it is coming soon. Could you do the 1080p matte MSI GS60 6qe. Its a crazy beast in a really thin shell.. but not without some issues. You covered some 970m laptops like the really expensive Razer blade and bulkier Alienware. But nvme ssd, i7 skylake , ddr4 ram and a 970m at 2.02 kgs is insane. Also the crucial components stay way cooler than with such computers. Id really like to see your take on this. Thanks
I like the graphics and animations you used in the video Good work 👍👌. Can you tell which editing software you use and how to get these animations? May be make a future tutorial video on this topic☺
+Dave Lee Thank you for replying. May be in near future you mind doing a Tutorial about editing and after effects and the gear you use. Would love to see that. Thank you. Like your work.
Hey Dave, You're awesome! I like your thoughts and your recommendations are amazing. So, I want to buy a new laptop. The things which I'm gonna be doing are: 1st- Video Editing (Adobe After Effects & Premiere) and I'll be working with 1080p footage and I want the preview to be very smooth and really fast rendering because I am also a youtuber so it's obvious that I edit a lot of videos , you can understand! 2nd- I do all casual stuffs like I use Photoshop and illustrator more often and also do 3D things, I work on Dreamweaver for web development and designing. 3rd- It is the last thing which I do and it is- GAMING basically I don't play games that much but I do, I want to play all latest games :p So, after watching your lots of videos, I have decided to buy HP Pavilion 15 AB210TX which has Intel Core i7(Skylake- 6500U- Dual Core CPU), Full HD Screen, 8 gigs of ram and 1 TB of HDD because I am on a tight budget that's why I have decided to get this one. My concern is that can I do all those things which I have mentioned above? Will it worth buying? and after buying it: I also want do expand the RAM to 16gb because you say that if you have around 16 gigs of RAM it can handle your computer nicely and Most impotently Can I expand the HDD from 1tb to 2tb and Can I install SSD because you say SSD is must so if I can do all these things then please, tell which which 2tb hdd, SSD and 16gb RAM should I buy? Share the links if you can :) Thanks, Aditya
Thanks for fulfilling my request! Now, any recommendations on a new headset? My razer kraken broke so I am looking at headsets that have good mics, and looking fancy.
Danko Mango I'm not one for AAA games and such, but yes, you can pull 60 FPS on most modern games at decent graphics settings. The AMD chip isn't the best available, but it will give you the experience you're looking for a great value.
I really hope that this one doesn't have durability issues like Y410P... The casing around the left hinge snapped after 1 year of use (and yeah, seems like 9 out of 10 of Y410P users are having this issues)
As always appreciate the review. Quick question... did you happen to get your hands on the 15 inch versions, just didnt review it here? I have that one now, and I took the screws off to get inside the internals, but I got really nervous since the back plate doesn't exactly pop off the back. Did you have to do some wriggling to remove this version? I would assume that they would be fairly similar. Thanks.
I just bought this laptop recently and wanted to add another 8GB RAM to it. When removing the bottom cover I noticed that 2 of the 11 screws were completely stripped. I am now waiting for a stripped screw extractor kit to come in from Amazon to take out these screws, but this problem really pissed me off. I'm thinking Lenovo put these screws intentionally.................
on the 29th of Jan I bought a new Lenovo Y-700 , unfortunately the CPU temperature reaches 100c under full load by using Prime95 !!! what is the problem?
Just found this channel. Great vids I've seen so far, Dave. What laptop would you currently recommend for playing skyrim below 15 inches out there today? Seems like this is a great option, just wish it was a 960. I currently have an XPS 13 9350 and I love the size but it's just not capable of any real gaming
I'm looking at the same laptop, but it has a 4 core i5 6300hq and a 4gb r9 m375 (And a 128gb ssd) that costs $700. How well will it run battlefield 1? Can it run it at 900p medium settings with 60fps?
Great work Dave! Your videos are always just so clean and inspiring.
So are yours Canoopsy! 😀
Why does he have so few subs? This is one of the best review channels!
Asa Ackerman-Leist nah, his channel is still really young. at the time this video came out, it was only 1 years old. now he has over 600k sub
Make that 2.5 million
@@BAYSINRACING Make that 3.2 million.
make that 3.65m
I am glad you recognized the flaws with that hinge! I had the Y50 and the hinges were terrible! It sucks to see Lenovo repeating their mistakes. Kudos to you for bringing it up.
First time seeing this channel, dude the production quality is amazing! You're gonna go far man :)
I just purchased this laptop for $300. I travel every few months for about 3 days at a time and just wanted something to game on and surf the web. I was blown away by the sound and I've had no issues so far. Amazing used deals out there for this.
Do you still own it? if so, does it still work well?
This is the best laptop review i have seen so far. The way you have explained both inside (upgrade options) and outer details covered almost everything about the laptop. I haven't seen any review who gives all details in a single video.
Man, theres no way I could ever get any of these laptops you review but I still watch all of your videos, they are so good, keep it up Dave!
100.000 subscribers coming up Dave, well deserved!
I just got this laptop and I love it! It's great for gaming on the go while still maintaining a decent performance at high graphics and cooling. It might not be the best gaming laptop out there on the market, but I got this for $650. It's affordable and good at the same time! And nice review, Dave!
ZS7 Might consider getting this as a christmas gift for myself.
You think it'll work with Windows games such as Gears of War 4?
Matthew Richardson Me and my friend tried it on his, not at all. The game is too badly optimized for it, the card itself isnt bad microsoft just does gaf about graphics card optimization
I really enjoy watching your videos, theyre always super well-produced and really informative. Definitely keep at it!
Few things about that intro. Please don't change it :) It's so uplifting to hear that music and then you saying your starting line. Makes so good feeling about the video. Great way to start it and it gives us super happy start :) Your videos always make my day better. Thank you
I like the way you concluded it with the line diagrams of the whole laptop. Pretty cool stuff! May the force be with you!
Man, you actually are the best tech youtuber out there, love the quality of videos, they have such a production, if you keep this aw some work coming no one will stop you, like ever
+Matias Valmaggia thanks for the kind words. glad you enjoy them =)
great review but there wasnt much "vs GTX960M".. im torn between the two, wish that was actually in the video. you own both models, id love to see side by side how they look
This review is what convinced me to buy this laptop, I got it about a year ago, and still love it! (it is my first gaming laptop) It is great for an on the go, affordable gaming laptop. I play games like Total War on medium or custom settings with somethings on high pretty well. I also can play NBA 2k18 on pretty much all high settings on a slightly lower resolution, or all medium settings with texture on high with 1080. Which is perfect for a casual gamer like me. Perhaps, when I get out of college I will upgrade, but it is great for my situation!
Great video Dave, i agree with everything you say. I had a Lenovo Y40 and it could only play games on low/medium. It struggle on high/ultra, Lenovo Y700 GTX 960M is the way to go. But Lenovo Y900 is coming with GTX 980M, btw the CPU is not U this time. It's Intel 6th Gen HQ
+Tech1Tv yea. it's an HQ, i'm really good at making at least 1 error in each video. =)
almost 100,000 subs! congrats!!
Impressed, thats how you do a nice and small review. Just bought this thing for € 620,- on alternate.
Dat red and black.
Great video as always Dave!
+The Nerd Herd thanks for watching!
Your voice is very calm and soothing...Love your video.
Without compare the best combination of fast and thorough review, in a professional style. Keep up the good work. Thumbs Up!
I'm new to this channel....but I'm sure I'll follow forever!!!!
Great work dave!!!!
Congrats on 100k! Keep making these awesome videos! This channel is the first place I come when I research a laptop. Maybe you could do more videos on phones, desktops, peripherals, etc?
Amazing review, concise and straight to the point. Dave Lee, you're very appealing, you must be a writer or tech reporter or something. I like the review, and love simplicity of the videos. Subbed.
He is about to hit 100k... I am already excited
Great review Dave, you're about reach one hundred subscribers, congrats!!
friggin awesome review dave. everything that matters in a nutshell.
this sounds exactly like your other y700 reviews ...exactly word to word
Whenever I think about pinging you to suggest a laptop for review....BAM! You deliver it to my sub box! lol ;)
Keep up the good work, Dave!
+Shimon Das glad you enjoyed them =)
Congratulations !!! 100K
You could maybe do a 100k subscriber giveaway, btw congrats on hitting 100k
You sir, are a great product reviewer. Nice video. Nice Info.. ..I rarely give such compliments.
Great video Lee, I went back and watched all your previous videos because of the quality. Also are you rich? Your home is pretty.
Still rocking mine. It's been awesome!
i really like the color theme (blue) of the setup... nice job done
Hey Dave I got a quick tip for you on those soft touch surfaces. Rubbing a suede/nubuck eraser on the surface will restore the rubbery felling. I tried it before and it works like a charm. Just avoid doing it too often or else you'll rub off the entire material.
+Edgar Martinez cool! thanks for the tip
you deserve sooo many more subs !
keep doing the awesome work
A review of the Lenovo T550 with the 3K Display and the bigger battery would be very helpful for me... I'm personally thinking about getting the one with an i7 and 16GB of RAM... your reviews are great by the way ;)
Hey dave, amazing video! Just wanna point out that @ 2:13 you're saying it's the 6700u dual core processor when it is in fact the much more powerfull i7 -6700hq quad core that really in this laptop. This is a pretty big deal because it is one of the very very few quad core 14" or less laptop. Cheers.
+Marc-Aurèle Filion yup it was annotated a long time ago
+Dave Lee oh, I'm on mobile
I'm getting one similar to these specs but with 16gb ram, 1t HDD plus 128gb SSD. It's still 14" so it's a bit more portable than the 15.6" and the 17" screen.
Great video as always. Hope your channel becomes huge in a short amount of time
wow what a concise and informative review!
Wow was waiting for this :) great video as always!
Love your videos! Keep up the amazing work.
Good review Dave. i like how you give necessary infos about every device that you review. SUBSCRIBED!!
@dave 2D I was just waiting for your review on this device (15'') but it wasn't here so i just bought it yesterday... yeah man u rock
Almost 100k subs congrats! And plz review alienware 17!
came back here for ur old intro music!
Great review as always Dave! But when you do have time later, maybe you can work on that intro, I watch too much of your videos and I'm getting 'used' to the intro music. 😅
Very detailed review. Thanks. :)
waiting to see 100k on your channel and waiting for a giveaway too
Great review Dave.
Brilliant review as usual, Dave!
Congratulations for your 100k Subs :)
Interesting Review Dave. 14" y700 is nice but i think better choice is 15" y700 with aluminium body. i still stay @ my y50-70 with upgrade to 16GB RAM and SSD 512GB MLC :-)
gOd dammit! now you release it after 6hrs after my purchase! Ive waited 1 month gRRRRRRRR
+VIJAY MADHAV Better cancel that order and go grab an Alienware or MSi lol
The Razer Blade Stealth is the one to look forward to...
Nah the dual core that maxes out at 3 ghz is a joke for gaming. Get an acer v15 nitro(same price as stealth with a 960m and 6700hq!!) or xps 15, they both have thunder bolt 3 and will work with the core.
+Luke V Why get something with a dedicated GPU already in order to use with the core though? It just seems like a waste of money to me. The point of the core was to get an ultrabook with good battery life to be able to double as a gaming laptop. Not to mention that something like the nitro (which I happily own) runs games fine on its own :)
Justin Keathley with the acer its faster and cheaper, the dell is nicer, has great battery and powerful. Maybe to uses while traveling and dock at home?
Luke V I guess that's true, although I feel like neither of them come close to that form factor + gaming power combo. But to each his own.
+Jarl Ballin' would buy if it have quad core
Thanks for the video. Nice as always.
Wouldn't it be amazing to see your great review style applied to a retro product?
Imagine such a nice polished video, reviewing the Commodore 64. :)
It may sound silly, but please do it once in a while...as a bonus fun video ;)
Cheers
Very proffesional review, Congrats.
Another amazing video Dave! I can't wait until you get your hands on the Razer Blade Stealth to review. Thanks for the upload.
Great review mate
In Finland you can buy 960M or M385X versions, only.
According to me, u do the best laptop videos on youtube. Great Explanations .
I have always wonder how do you make those blueprints of laptops, they're pretty cool
Great Review as always! Thanks a lot!
I have this in 14". I think it is the best value you get in a 14" size with a quad core i7-6700HQ processor . I upgraded the ram to 16GB and added a 500GB SSD. Total price ~$900 = $699 for the Y700 + $168 for a 500 GB SSD (a MUST) and $40 for ram upgrade! It is now super fast! I actually think it can take 32GB ram if you want it. I'm not heavy gamer, so I have the M375 with 2GB video DDR5 ram. I play fine new titles! Only critism is the the mouse track pad buttons are a little hard to click.
Hey Dave, you videos are really great to watch sometimes again too due to the ay you make em.
I think I've requested this before and don't want to keep harping but I won't relent till you let us know it is coming soon.
Could you do the 1080p matte MSI GS60 6qe.
Its a crazy beast in a really thin shell.. but not without some issues. You covered some 970m laptops like the really expensive Razer blade and bulkier Alienware.
But nvme ssd, i7 skylake , ddr4 ram and a 970m at 2.02 kgs is insane. Also the crucial components stay way cooler than with such computers. Id really like to see your take on this.
Thanks
awesome review keep up the gud work 👍
Great video as always. Any chance of using both metric and imperial units for your international viewers? :)
Would this be a good laptop if you already have a desktop and just want something to have on the go
Cool graphic for the battery life comparisons!
+Arunei thanks!. i dunno if it'll keep em
wow im waiting for this review from dave, to help me buy a gaminh laptop, though i already bought a msi gs60 6qe...
great review.. dave
I like the graphics and animations you used in the video Good work 👍👌. Can you tell which editing software you use and how to get these animations? May be make a future tutorial video on this topic☺
+LakhTek after effects. i edit in premiere.
+Dave Lee Thank you for replying. May be in near future you mind doing a Tutorial about editing and after effects and the gear you use. Would love to see that. Thank you. Like your work.
oh man, subbed. you rock!
+Buka Chinbayar thanks for the support =)
Hey Dave, You're awesome! I like your thoughts and your recommendations are amazing. So, I want to buy a new laptop. The things which I'm gonna be doing are: 1st- Video Editing (Adobe After Effects & Premiere) and I'll be working with 1080p footage and I want the preview to be very smooth and really fast rendering because I am also a youtuber so it's obvious that I edit a lot of videos , you can understand! 2nd- I do all casual stuffs like I use Photoshop and illustrator more often and also do 3D things, I work on Dreamweaver for web development and designing. 3rd- It is the last thing which I do and it is- GAMING basically I don't play games that much but I do, I want to play all latest games :p So, after watching your lots of videos, I have decided to buy HP Pavilion 15 AB210TX which has Intel Core i7(Skylake- 6500U- Dual Core CPU), Full HD Screen, 8 gigs of ram and 1 TB of HDD because I am on a tight budget that's why I have decided to get this one. My concern is that can I do all those things which I have mentioned above? Will it worth buying? and after buying it:
I also want do expand the RAM to 16gb because you say that if you have around 16 gigs of RAM it can handle your computer nicely and Most impotently Can I expand the HDD from 1tb to 2tb and Can I install SSD because you say SSD is must so if I can do all these things then please, tell which which 2tb hdd, SSD and 16gb RAM should I buy? Share the links if you can :)
Thanks,
Aditya
I have one of these laptops with a 4gb m375x, 16gb ram, 1tb hdd, 256ssd, 6700hq and it is fantastic for around $900. I would highly recommend this
Thanks for fulfilling my request! Now, any recommendations on a new headset? My razer kraken broke so I am looking at headsets that have good mics, and looking fancy.
I
recommend the Razer Nari
Hey dave, you should join to team crispy the quality of your videos is awesome
I got this from Costco with a 1 TB hdd, 128 GB ssd, 16GB ram and 4GB v-ram on the GPU for the same price. :D
Luke Raus Is it good for gaming? Can you play some modern games?
Danko Mango I'm not one for AAA games and such, but yes, you can pull 60 FPS on most modern games at decent graphics settings. The AMD chip isn't the best available, but it will give you the experience you're looking for a great value.
Luke Raus cool thx!!
I really hope that this one doesn't have durability issues like Y410P...
The casing around the left hinge snapped after 1 year of use (and yeah, seems like 9 out of 10 of Y410P users are having this issues)
An asian MKBHD
+Mikko Ranido *Hawaiian
+Samuel King He's asian too...
I see you read my comment :D
He does not look Asian to me
Grobee Then you're blind
hey Dave, can u do a review for the new Lenovo 900s and HP elite in CES
As always appreciate the review. Quick question... did you happen to get your hands on the 15 inch versions, just didnt review it here? I have that one now, and I took the screws off to get inside the internals, but I got really nervous since the back plate doesn't exactly pop off the back. Did you have to do some wriggling to remove this version? I would assume that they would be fairly similar. Thanks.
New to your channel bro awesome content found you from Justin! Great work!
Love your videos. One thing: please say info in kg and cm so we eu don't have to google the info. Thanks :)
On this EXACT same day... 1 year later... I watch this
The enter key is normal, it's just an ISO layout. You can tell by the short shift.
"the US has a normal shaped enter key"
-unsubbed
-disliked
Can you please do a setup tour? I love the look of it and I'm trying to achieve that look :). If u can't, can you tell me what desk that is?
+Don DeWaay i did one =) you'll have to dig around on my channel. on phone atm
+Dave Lee Oh, thanks :)
Hey dave, would love your thoughts on the lenovo y700 tablet !
Please my y700 17" the fn+(airplane/play/break....) keys ain't working, how do I fix this
Hi Dave, please make a review of the y700 15.6" and compare it with this one (advantages of each one of them).
Thanks.
I just bought this laptop recently and wanted to add another 8GB RAM to it. When removing the bottom cover I noticed that 2 of the 11 screws were completely stripped. I am now waiting for a stripped screw extractor kit to come in from Amazon to take out these screws, but this problem really pissed me off. I'm thinking Lenovo put these screws intentionally.................
Cant stop shaking my head to the Intro Music 😄
Same here, where can i get the intro song ?
+Maxi86inAction Robotaki - Raton Laveur
+Aryan Gupta thanks, really appreciate
Aryan Gupta thanks mate ;)
on the 29th of Jan I bought a new Lenovo Y-700 , unfortunately the CPU temperature reaches 100c under full load by using Prime95 !!! what is the problem?
great review
Just found this channel. Great vids I've seen so far, Dave. What laptop would you currently recommend for playing skyrim below 15 inches out there today? Seems like this is a great option, just wish it was a 960. I currently have an XPS 13 9350 and I love the size but it's just not capable of any real gaming
I'm looking at the same laptop, but it has a 4 core i5 6300hq and a 4gb r9 m375 (And a 128gb ssd) that costs $700. How well will it run battlefield 1? Can it run it at 900p medium settings with 60fps?
I like your intro song ! Haha, where did you get it ?
+Mohd Ajrul Muminin Norman it's in video description
+Dave Lee thanks
Laws of physics didnt stop my MSI GE40 from having 6 hours of battery life using web and office, and this laptop was released 3 years ago.