Quick Look: Lenovo Ideacentre Y700 Desktop

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

February 2, 2016

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Quick Look: Lenovo Ideacentre Y700 Desktop

 

The Lenovo Ideacentre Y700 Gaming Desktop has landed on my step for a review and I want to give you a look at the hardware and specs as I get started.

I have setup this machine to temporarily replace my normal podcasting setup so it will get standard desktop testing/use and will also get some gaming action by streaming from the Xbox One and Steam games on the desktop side.

Initial impression of the hardware is that the case is very spacious and it feels high end. The review unit I received included a gaming headset, mechanical gaming keyboard, standard gaming keyboard and a gaming mouse. There are red lights everywhere including the mouse and I need to do some research about adjusting their functionality and brightness along the way.

My full experience with this machine will be online in about three weeks but to get you started here is an image gallery to give you a taste of the hardware along with the specs.

This unit retails at Best Buy for $999 but is currently on sale for $100 off at $899.99.

Lenovo Ideacentre Y700 Specs:

  • Hard Drive Capacity:- 1128 GB

  • Hard Drive Type: SATA + Solid State Drive (Hybrid)

  • Windows 10 Home

  • CPU: Intel 6th Generation Quad-Core i5 at 2.7 GHz

  • 8GB of RAM (Max of 16GB)

  • Wireless Networking: Wireless-AC; WiFi 8802.11 a/c; Bluetooth

  • DVD Recordable

  • 450 Watt Power Supply

  • Front Ports

    • 7 in 1 Card Reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC+/MMC/MS/MS_Pro)

    • 2 USB 2.0

    • 2 USB 3.0 (1 port always on charging)

    • Audio and Microphone

  • Rear Ports

    • 2 USB 2.0

    • 4 USB 3.0

    • 1 GigaLAN

    • 1 HDMI/VGA/DVI

    • 1 PS/2 Combo

    • 6 Audio Jack with SPDIF (7.1 Surround Sound)

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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