Lenovo Ideapad Y700 GTX 960M Gaming Laptop Review

The all new Lenovo Ideapad Y700 has landed! Though at first glance it seems all too familiar... Is it worth the upgrade? Let's find out!

Specs: (80NV005FUS)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.60GHz (Skylake)
Windows 10 (64 bit)
16.0GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M GDDR5 - 4GB
1TB 5400 RPM HDD+128GB SSD
1080p FHD LED Display 15.6"

Be on the lookout for the Lenovo IdeaPad Y900 model which comes out very soon. The IdeaPad Y900 will be much more powerful.

Removing the AntiGlare:
You need a way to start the peel, a credit card works or a knife but that could chip the glass if you are not careful. Though even as much as a long finger nail may be best.

Once you get it started you can pull away a bit by simply pulling but I would stop once you pass the corner of the bezel(black darker part). There I would get some kind of heat source. A hair dryer is good on low, nothing too hot just enough to get the adhesive to become a little less resistant.

Then apply your heat method and pull directly in the opposite direction. Like don't pull away from the screen but try to pull from one corner to the other. This puts less stress on the glass. Be very careful when you reach the middle of the display. That is the weakest point because nothing is supporting it. Once you pass that point just continue the process.

It is not too hard to pull off, it is a bit stronger glass than you may think. It is made to bend and flex a certain bit. But also dont add too much heat because that may loosen the glass strength.

Don't overthink it, just don't be stupid with it. Be careful and you will be fine, not rocket science at all, just care and patience.

Good luck!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

*Connect*

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
►Support the channel by clicking "Subscribe", "Like" and "Share"
AND
►Click before adding an item to your cart:
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Please tell your thoughts in the comments below.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[jemlnlx]

This video is old but I wanted to share my experience with removing the Anti-Glare film. I've had my 4K 15" Touch Y700 for about two years now and have been happy with it as far as performance goes. Being heavily into photography and looking at my camera LCD and external monitor, I noticed immediately that the colors were off on the laptop, casting a greenish/yellow hue. I read that this is the case with botht the 4K and FHD models. I tried using the in-computer color calibration tools in the computer but couldn't get it right. I even bought a ColorMunki color calibrator but I still wasn't happy with the post-calibration results. I read that the the Anti-Glare film was the cause of the bland and greenish yellow hued colors. Initially I didn't want to remove due to warranty concerns at that time.


I finally bit the bullet and removed the Anit-Glare film last night. As mentioned in a few other forums (including this one), I used a blow dryer. Started at a corner that gave me the most free play and used an exacto knife to life the corner. I tried a credit card at first but even after heating the corner with the hair dryer it didn't just pop up as I expected. I carefully slid the exacto knife under the film and was able to pull about an inch of the film away from the screen. At that point, I simply ran the hair dryer (on low setting) back and forth while pulling away (in the opposite corner direction) of the film. I took my time. The film was stuck pretty good on there and the only way it gave way was when I had the hair dryer on there for about 2 minutes at a time. The whole process only took me about 20-25 minutes. I think it could be cut down to 10-15 but I only pulled away at the film when there was less resistance, to ensure the screen would be damaged, or no residue would be left. The film itself is fairly thick (as you can see from the cutout hole around the webcam).



The touch function works fine, but because the screen is now glassy, there is more resistance when swiping, especially if you have sweaty fingertips...just something to keep in mind. I did notice a bit more glare on the glossy screen, but haven't been in a high-glare environment yet to see how bad it gets.

[KidusYohannes]

Dude this was one of the best laptop review's I've seen. Really helpful and quality video, thx! and I subbed :)

[ipaddy]

Thanks very much for an honest review of this laptop I had been leaning towards msi and Dell because of them being cheaper in the UK right now but your review changed my mind

[kamenslasherz]

Hi, I just bought this version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ISK 80NV00M9MJ

Specs:
Intel Quad-Core i7 6700HQ 2.6GHz up to 3.5GHz
8GB DDR4 Ram
128GB SSD+1TB HDD
Nvidia Geforce GTX960M 4GB DDR5
15.6" FHD LED Screen

My questions:
1. Mine does not have the AntiGlare plastic. Is it normal?

2. I don't know whether it's monitor issue or graphic card. When I play a movie or stream youtube, although it's HD, the quality is not that good. Kinda pixelate and the color is too deep, it too dark and not nice. How to solve this issue?

3. On the bottom, at left and right have some vent with plastic covered. What is that? Do I need to remove the plastic?

4. The battery is not removable. Usually I will remove the battery and use the AC. So for this laptop, to take care of the battery, only plug in the AC, when the battery is low instead of just plug the AC all the time?

5. I cannot install Chrome at all eventhough using offline installer.

I hope you can help me. Thanks!

[tinacoladasiv]

got this laptop a week ago, very happy with it. i play stardew valley and fallout new vegas runs well ! great review

[sprocket]

Thanks for getting this done so quick man! I think I'm gonna pull the trigger...my current laptop is like 5 years old. This should be more than enough. I just wish they offered the 256g SSD on the prebuilt options. You can customize to get one in there, but it's a ton more money.

Anyway, good stuff, looking forward to the other side of the review.

[thomasheart]

That was actually legit such a good review. thanks for that lad. ordering mine next week

[Pejzal]

Thanks for the video, it really helped me make up my mind. I'm getting this baby in a couple of months

[killerash]

awesome. i will wait for the 1060m to came out and buy a laptop

[blastoyz]

First off, thanks for a super informative review of this laptop. You actually helped me choose this over the other 2 or 3 laptops I was looking at. Keep up the good work! Fingers crossed that I don't get a lemon like some of the people in the reviews I've read....LOL!

[Xircom]

Finally a good kind of review. Keep them rolling.

[erichhonecker]

TODAY I went to have my Lenovo 2016 model Y700 Gaming Laptop cleaned as I looked at the new Legion Series for 2022 and 2023. Guess what? My speakers and sound quality on my 2016 kicked butt over the newest models. I was shocked and even the shop owner had to admit it too.

[bama]

is taking off the reflector screen worth it? and how do you go about doing that??

[Richard-rulf]

Great review and thank you so much. I am not a gamer but I wanted the power that this laptop provides. Very happy with it and adjusting a bit to the keyboard. Your advice regarding the antiglare was perfect. I also was not a fan of it so I removed it with a hair dryer as you did and it worked perfectly. It took a good 20 minutes of heating and pulling but I am so glad I did it. I am loving the display. For anyone else of course it is at risk but I started by heating the corner which allowed me to start pulling the antiglare film off. It is really stuck on their so you need to pull hard and above all be patient. Go slow. I used a sweeping motion with the hair dryer removed the antiglare film little by little. It worked beautifully. Thanks again for the review man.

[I.C.E.D]

This is still the go-to budget gaming laptop
In 2018

[LajtowyyPL]

Thank You so much, that was a very professional review! Love the playlist you put up there with all the benchmarks. Keep up the good job! :)

[lunarbreeze]

>beautiful
>glossy display

Pick one.

[MorkusReX]

Great review! How bad is the PWM here? Does it really flicker when setting to low brightness? Does it hurt the eyes if reading in low brightness?

[Andrewgrinner]

I bought this laptop 20 days ago and its awesome...

[GeekedOutNeckbeard]

But did your knees get weak? Were your arms heavy? Was there vomit on your sweater already? Mom's Spaghetti? Were you nervous but on the surface you looked calm and ready???