Palmer Sturman: Lenovo has been an exceptional name in the laptop universe for quite some time. People have grown to expect a certain quality from the brand, and the new Y70 gaming laptop surely lives up to the name. It’s a perfect entry-level gaming laptop that, while heavy (approximately 7 LBS), is not unreasonable. The matte black brushed metal finish feels sturdy and the red highlights add a striking prose to its overall appearance. The Y70’s massive 17 inch display is breathtaking and displays colors quite well. Combine this with the outstanding responsiveness of the touch screen, and you have the first touch laptop that has ever made me actually want to use touch over standard mouse movements. The specs are relatively balanced, offering significant power without milking your wallet dry, and though I think the Y70’s mobile GPU could have been upgraded to something a bit more current, it certainly gets the job done.
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
The Lenovo brand of desktops has been around for many years and is more commonly associated with either premier business-class computing solutions or with inexpensive yet superior quality budget home machines. While I have used the Lenovo brand of laptops for many years professionally, I did not use them for personal computing until 2011. I was in the market for an inexpensive laptop that I could haul back and fourth while I was attending classes at a near-local university and I happened across a Lenovo at a Best Buy that was on sale for a price that was just too good to pass up. Even though the laptop was quite basic, it came with an i3 processor and Intel HD graphics, 6 GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive; I was not looking for a gaming rig, just something that was lightweight and easy to move.
