Lenovo Y920 laptop announced

[genexis_x]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3197434/laptop-computers/lenovos-legion-y920-gaming-laptop-is-powerful-but-expensive-too.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lenovo-ideapad-flex-legion-laptops,34458.html

 

Equipped with either 7820HK or 7700HQ CPU and a GTX 1070 GPU, comes with a mechanical RGB keyboard, easy one touch overclocking (only with 7820HK CPU)

 

But..75Hz 1080p monitor for a GTX 1070? (Has G Sync though) Doesn't sound right... Also very expensive.

[Damascus]

IMHO it's actually somewhat expensive  for a 7820hk + 1070 laptop but you get that awesome looking brand new kiND of mech keyboard 

[Bouzoo]

I'm still positive that designers at Lenovo forgot how to properly design gaming laptops long time ago. And will you please drop the red/black combo? Please? 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Damascus said:

IMHO it's actually somewhat expensive snip

Yeah, all these damn laptops..

I'm tired of these overpriced laptops on this mth fkn NET!!

[RadiatingLight]

5 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

And will you please drop the red/black combo? Please? 

YES. PLEASE.

 

Red/black is so unoriginal it's incredible that companies haven't shifted.

Green is already taken by Razer, but colors like blue look awesome ( @deXxterlab97 ).

also, even if Razer has taken green, it's definitely possible for companies to share a color.

 

Hoping the RGB craze will at least let everyone customize their colors (and hopefully force manufacturers to make everything color-neuteral except for lights, which can hopefully be turned off)

^{yes i have an RGB fetish, but only at home. it's kinda strange when you whip out a "gamer theme" laptop at school/work}

[S w a t s o n]

Wow, surprised to see lenovo go for the apple tier pricing scheme here. They are usually great value for the money, at least on the ideapad line.

[Bouzoo]

1 hour ago, RadiatingLight said:

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Honestly, I prefer black/silver, sort of a minimalistic design. I actually like the way my N550 looks. It can blend in anywhere. 

 

1 hour ago, Nicholatian said:

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As far as I can remember, ThinkPads never had such emphasis on the "red part" like the Y series does. Keyboard, speakers and red keyboard backlighting. I dare to call it blatant. 

[Nowak]

2 hours ago, Bouzoo said:

And will you please drop the red/black combo? Please?

 

1 hour ago, RadiatingLight said:

Red/black is so unoriginal it's incredible that companies haven't shifted.

That's why I got a Gigabyte laptop. The only "gamer-y" thing on my laptop is an orange accent on the lid.

[Foxxer]

Guys remember you are paying off their R&D premium.

It doesn't cost a laptop that much to manufacture really.

[suicidalfranco]

when alienware is the cheaper option, something's wrong

[Senzelian]

I really really really dont like those "single large hinge in the midle of the notebook"-designs. Especially when there are large gaps between the bezel of the display and the body on the sides. Two small hinges look so much better imo. Does anyone else feel that way? 

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, Damascus said:

IMHO it's actually somewhat expensive  for a 7820hk + 1070 laptop but you get that awesome looking brand new kiND of mech keyboard 

You can actually get a MSI laptop with 1080 SLI if not mistaken

[Damascus]

2 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

You can actually get a MSI laptop with 1080 SLI if not mistaken

Yep, those go for $3000 - 4000ish though so I don't really compared the two.  The predator 21x also has a mech keyboard. 

 

I'd rather get an AORUS X7 V7 with the same processor and gpu for 2200, or alienware on mega sale anywhere from 1500-2400

[genexis_x]

43 minutes ago, Damascus said:

I'd rather get an AORUS X7 V7 with the same processor and gpu for 2200, or alienware on mega sale anywhere from 1500-2400

Agree, Lenovo should cut down the price for Y920

 

No idea how I get my laptop for only about $719 (i5 7300HQ, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD and GTX 1050 2GB) in Malaysia

[Damascus]

2 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Agree, Lenovo should cut down the price for Y920

No idea how I get my laptop for only about $719 (i5 7300HQ, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD and GTX 1050) in Malaysia

Not bad, the cpu and gpu are both solid for that price point.   What's with the RAM though?  I can't remember the last time I saw a gaming laptop with less than 8gb, 16gb being more common.  Is it a regional thing?

[genexis_x]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

Not bad, the cpu and gpu are both solid for that price point.   What's with the RAM though?  I can't remember the last time I saw a gaming laptop with less than 8gb, 16gb being more common.  Is it a regional thing?

Yup regional problems. Most budget gaming laptops have 4GB RAM. That's not a big deal, I swapped it to a 8GB one and everything runs smoothly now

[Damascus]

1 minute ago, ZM Fong said:

Yup regional problems. Most budget gaming laptops have 4GB RAM. That's not a big deal, I swapped it to a 8GB one and everything runs smoothly now

Noice, is that 2*4 or 1*8?

[genexis_x]

14 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Noice, is that 2*4 or 1*8?

Lol

1X8, sold the original one, left one more slot for future proofing

[Damascus]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

1X8, sold the original one, left one more slot for future proofing

Good choice, 8-16gb will probably be the sweet spot for a long while.

[genexis_x]

9 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Good choice, 8-16gb will probably be the sweet spot for a long while.

Yeah realised that 16GB RAM may be useful in future

 

But the original plan is to get a gaming rig not laptop...