Lenovo IdeaPad Y40-70 Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

4

Pros:

Games well at 1920x1080
Good value
256 GB SSD.

Cons:

Too many screws holding its bottom panel.
Display very underwhelming with low brightness and contrast.

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Last revision on August 9, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Games well at 1920x1080
Good value
256 GB SSD
Slim, appealing design
Good speakers
Matte display
Long battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Too many screws holding its bottom panel
Display very underwhelming with low brightness and contrast
Fan is always on
Lacks backlight
Slow SSD

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Expert reviews and ratings

With understated features aplenty packed into its hood, the Lenovo Y40 impresses with its sleek design and premium build quality for the price. The Y40 might be the crowning victor among multimedia laptops, but Lenovo is pushing this as a gaming laptop,...

By TechRadar on September 25, 2014

Lenovo's 14-inch gaming machine looks the part, but can't prove it's worth in the gaming arena.

By TechRadar on September 24, 2014

The Lenovy Y40 is jampacked with premium features not usually seen at its entry price. Compared to others in the 14-inch arena, it also represents a good value for those looking to dip their feet into gaming and save some money while doing so. We liked...

By TechRadar AU on September 24, 2014

Lenovo has built a very competent 14-inch gaming laptop and priced it right.

By PCWorld on September 10, 2014

The Lenovo Y40 offers solid gaming performance in a sexy and light design, as well as long battery life, but the screen doesn't...

By LaptopMag on August 28, 2014

Lenovo's Y40 is a very nice looking, slim and well-built entry-level gaming notebook with a very attractive price . Of course, making a gaming system affordable necessitates some cost-saving measures. The biggest one is the 1080p display panel , which...

By NotebookCheck on August 28, 2014

The Lenovo Y40 is a beast made curious by its price. At a time when notebooks are getting less expensive and adding more features, the missing backlit keys are very noticeable. I'd have liked to see a bit more gloss to make colors on that HD screen pop...

By notebooks.com on October 18, 2014

Lenovo 's Y40 is a well-built gaming machine which does what it was designed to do, play games. While it isn't the most powerful gaming laptop we've gotten our hands on here at Booredatwork, nor is it the best spec'd device from Lenovo , it is a...

By booredatwork.com on October 17, 2014

The Y40 keeps me frustrated too, as the Y410p. Lenovo struggles to make something wrong.Before we go into conclusions, I want to say that you can get the Y40 from B&N gold discount deals (you can see it here) which is cheaper. You can get it for $770...

By gaminglaptopsjunky.com on July 23, 2014

Lenovo isn't the first name you think of when you're considering a gaming laptop. Alienware or Razer, maybe, but not Lenovo. The Y40 might change your opinion. This machine delivers great everyday performance, a GPU that's good enough to game at the...

By PCWorld India on September 08, 2014

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