Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 review
Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 — from 2015, 2.6 kg, performance 40.
Technical specifications
| Type | Gaming |
| Release year | 2015 |
| Screen | 15.6" · 1920x1080 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 6700HQ |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 960M 4GB |
| Max. RAM | 32 GB |
| Weight | 2.6 kg |
Performance scores
The 2015 IdeaPad Y700: era receipts on a aged chassis
Lenovo's IdeaPad Y700 is a 2015 gaming machine: a Skylake Core i7, a GeForce GTX 960M with 4GB, and 32GB of memory, asking $410 — forty-five percent below the gaming-class median of $749.56. Its three headline axes all sit on the class floor: reliability 15 against a median of 53, graphics placing 24.16 against 78.49, mobility 12 against 29. The ticket and the measurements agree on what this is.
What the flags permit
The sheet carries an Overwatch recommended green and minimum greens for Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege. As with every machine of this vintage, those greens are era-scoped: titles released around this machine's own generation, at the settings of that time. The 960M placing — sixty-nine percent below the modern class median — is the quantitative version of the same statement.
The floors
Reliability at 15, seventy-two percent below the class median, is the measured weak axis and the one that matters most at eleven years of age: this is remaining runtime, not capability margin. Mobility at 12 marks another desk-bound chassis. The 32GB ceiling is the one figure that outclasses the machine's vintage and gives it a second life as a light multitasking box.
Price trajectory
From an $1,800 anchor the machine has decayed to $410 — twenty-three percent retained — at 8.31% per year, projecting $345 in two years. The curve is shallow; the market long ago settled what 2015 mid-tier gaming hardware is worth.
Against the alternatives
Dell's Inspiron 15-5577 and Inspiron 15 Gaming 7567, both at $446, sit above; the Inspiron 17 at $373 sits below. All are the same vintage bracket; the Y700's 960M and 32GB give it a reasonable middle position among them for a buyer who specifically wants that era.
Bottom line
A budget-friendly pick for era-scoped gaming and light duty, with the 32GB as its one modern-feeling asset. The reliability floor is the number to respect: buy remaining runtime knowingly, and expect nothing the flags do not explicitly green.
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⭐ What stands out
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reliability is lower than typical gaming class (+71.7%) (low tier).
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graphics performance is lower than typical gaming class (+69.2%) (light tier).
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mobility is lower than typical gaming class (+58.6%) (low tier).
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Compromise axis: mobility ↔ overall performance
🎮 What it can run
⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration is sufficient for office work, media playback, and older or undemanding games.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 53) ↔ price (median 749.6).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 29) ↔ overall performance (median 73.9).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 100) ↔ battery life (median 2.5).
IdeaPad Y700: verdict
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