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<p align="center"></p><p><p>Lenovo has been busy at IFA 2015. They refreshed their consumer PC lineup, announced some ThinkPads, and are now announcing some updates to their gaming lineup. The Lenovo Y series sees an updated Y700 Touch laptop along with a couple of desktops, and Lenovo is jumping in on the gaming accessories with a mechanical keyboard, mouse, surround headset, and more.</p>

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<p>The Lenovo ideapad Y700 Touch is a 15.6-inch gaming laptop powered by Intel&rsquo;s 6^th generation Skylake processors. The laptop features a 1920x1080 display, or you can outfit it with a 3840x2160 offering. The GPU is a NVIDIA GTX 960M which is not unexpected at the starting price of $799. You can get up to 512 GB of SSD or up to 1 TB of HDD or SSHD storage. The battery life is likely going to be not fantastic with just a 60 Wh battery, but gaming laptops are never known for great battery life. Intel outfits the Y700 Touch with a red backlit keyboard, and stereo JBL speakers with a 3 watt subwoofer.</p>

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<td align="center" colspan="6">Lenovo ideapad Y700</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Y700 Touch</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Y700-15</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Y700-17</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Processor</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Up to 6th gen Intel Quad-Core i7 (45w)</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Memory</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Up to 16 GB DDR4</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">GPU</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3"">NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Display</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">15.6" 1920x1080 with touch

15.6" 3840x2160 with touch</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">15.6" 1920x1080

15.6" 3840x2160</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">17.3" 1920x1080</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Storage</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Up to 512 GB SSD

Up to 1TB SATA HDD</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Intel RealSense 3D</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">No</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Optional</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">No</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Dimensions</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">(mm) : 387 x 277 x 25.95

(inches) : 15.23" x 10.90" x 1.02"</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">(mm) : 387 x 277 x 25.95

(inches) : 15.23" x 10.90" x 1.02"</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">(mm) : 423 x 305 x 27.95

(inches) : 16.65" x 12.00" x 1.10"</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Weight</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Battery</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">4 Cell 60 Wh</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Price</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Starting at $1499</td>
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<p>There will also be an ideapad Y700 without touch, and this will be available in both 15.6-inch models similar to the touch model, and a 17.3-inch version with a 1920x1080 display as the only offering. The 15.6-inch non-touch model will also be available with the Intel RealSense 3D camera system for Windows Hello support.</p>

<p>Lenovo is also rolling out some new gaming desktops. The ideacenter Y700 comes with a 65 watt Core i7 processor and a NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU. You can outfit the desktop with up to 32 GB of DDR4 memory, and it comes with up to 256 GB SSD storage and up to 2 TB of SSHD. As a desktop, there are more expansion bays as well with 4 x 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch bays, and all of this is powered by a 450 watt PSU. The Y900 offering bumps the CPU up to the Skylake-K series with a 95 watt TDP, and the GPU gets bumped to the GTX 980. Memory is once again DDR4 but with up to 64 GB available. The PSU is also bumped to a 625 watt unit. The 34 liter cases are styled in the same motif as the Y gaming laptops, and the Y900 is shown with a side panel window.</p>

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<td align="center" colspan="6">Lenovo ideacenter Y</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Y700</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Y900</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Processor</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Up to 6th gen Intel Quad-Core i7 (65w)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Up to 6th gen Intel Quad-Core i7-K (95w)</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Memory</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Up to 32 GB DDR4</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Up to 64 GB DDR4</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">GPU</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">PSU</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">450 Watts</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">625 Watts</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Storage</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2">Up to 256 GB SSD

Up to 2TB SATA SSHD</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Dimensions</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2">(mm) : 206.4 x 503.5 x 478.9

(inches) : 8.12" x 19.82" x 18.85"</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">ODD</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2">DVD/BD Combo</td>
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<td class="tlgrey">Price</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Starting at $999</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Starting at $1599</td>
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<p>Lenovo is also rolling out accessories to go with their Y series gaming systems. The Y Gaming Surround Sound Headset is a USB 3.0 headset with a 40 mm Neodymium driver. The microphone is detachable on this 7.1 headset, and offers noise cancelling. The headset comes in at 350 grams and will be on sale for $70.</p>

<p>They are also offering the Y Gaming Precision Mouse, with up to 8200 DPI and 1 KHz polling, along with the Y Gaming Mouse Pad which is 350mm x 250mm with a braided locked edge design. The mouse will be available in September for $70.</p>

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<p>Lenovo is also going to be offering a mechanical switch keyboard which has a detachable palm rest, a 3.5mm audio input and output, and six macro keys. It will be available for $140 in September.</p>

<p>If you need to carry all of this around, Lenovo is also offering a Y Gaming Active Backpack which will hold up to a 17.3-inch laptop and compartments tailored for gaming gear. It will retail for $100.</p>

<p>Source: Lenovo</p>
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