<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y	I-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
consumer	O
range	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
produced	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
marketed	O
as	O
premium	O
high	O
performance	O
laptops	B-Device
for	O
multimedia	O
and	O
gaming	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
differences	O
from	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
traditional	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
business	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
a	O
more	O
consumer-oriented	O
appearance	O
and	O
performance-oriented	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IdeaPads	B-Operating_System
feature	O
a	O
chiclet	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
with	O
rounded	O
keys	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
ThinkPads	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Y	O
series	O
were	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y710	O
and	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y510	O
notebooks	B-Device
,	O
with	O
screen	O
sizes	O
of	O
17inches	O
and	O
15inches	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Y710	O
and	O
Y510	O
notebooks	B-Device
had	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
that	O
felt	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
when	O
used	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
TrackPoint	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y	I-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
has	O
since	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Legion	B-Device
Y	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
announced	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y900	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
mechanical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customizable	O
color	O
LEDs	O
help	O
the	O
touchpad	O
and	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
stand	O
out	O
more	O
clearly	O
in	O
dark	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
17.3inches	O
,	O
uses	O
an	O
IPS	O
panel	O
with	O
an	O
anti-glare	O
coating	O
,	O
and	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
is	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
64GiB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bays	O
are	O
included	O
for	O
two	O
SSDs	B-Device
or	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
with	O
RAID	O
0	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
GTX	O
980M	O
comes	O
standard	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
either	O
4GiB	O
or	O
8GiB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
IdeaPad	I-Operating_System
Y700	O
series	O
was	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
gaming	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y700	O
series	O
are	O
respectively	O
an	O
14-inch	O
,	O
15-inch	O
and	O
17-inch	O
laptops	B-Device
designed	O
specifically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Same	O
as	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
300	O
,	O
110	O
and	O
330	O
series	O
of	O
home	O
and	O
office	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y700	O
series	O
of	O
gaming	O
laptops	B-Device
along	O
with	O
Acer	O
's	O
Predator	B-Device
and	O
Dell	O
's	O
Inspiron	O
and	O
G	B-Device
series	I-Device
gaming	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
model	O
have	O
three	O
case	O
versions	O
with	O
14	O
"	O
,	O
15	O
"	O
and	O
17	O
"	O
screens	O
;	O
they	O
successor	O
is	O
a	O
Legion	B-Device
Y720	O
model	O
with	O
similar	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y70	O
is	O
a	O
gaming	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
a	O
17-inch	O
multitouch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Y70	O
base	O
model	O
had	O
a	O
2.5GHz	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
8GiB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
1TB	O
SSD/HDD	O
hybrid	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2GiB	O
Nvidia	O
GTX	O
860M	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
has	O
1080p	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
and	O
LED	O
backlighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
from	O
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
happy	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
IdeaPad	I-Operating_System
Y70	O
Touch	O
with	O
our	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
great	O
large	O
screen	O
entertainment	O
notebook.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
flagship	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2014	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
Ideapad	I-Operating_System
Y40	O
,	O
Y50	O
and	O
Y70	O
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y40	O
and	O
Y50	O
are	O
respectively	O
14-inch	O
and	O
15-inch	O
laptops	B-Device
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080p	O
displays	O
come	O
standard	O
on	O
both	O
models	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Y50	O
has	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
4K	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
have	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y40	O
uses	O
an	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
R9	O
M270	O
video	O
card	O
with	O
2GiB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
;	O
The	O
Y50	O
uses	O
an	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
GTX	O
860M	O
video	O
card	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
2GiB	O
and	O
4GiB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
models	O
now	O
use	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
GTX	O
960M	O
video	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
come	O
standard	O
with	O
8GiB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
expandable	O
up	O
to	O
16GiB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y40	O
comes	O
standard	O
with	O
a	O
256GB	O
SSD	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Y50	O
comes	O
standard	O
with	O
a	O
1TB	O
hybrid	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
LAPTOP	B-Device
,	O
Sherri	O
L	O
.	O
Smith	O
wrote	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
IdeaPad	I-Operating_System
Y40	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
IdeaPad	I-Operating_System
Y50	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y400	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
IFA	O
2012	O
show	O
in	O
Berlin	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
laptop	B-Device
features	O
a	O
14-inch	O
display	O
with	O
1366x768	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
configured	O
with	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
third	O
generation	O
processor	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
laptops	B-Device
included	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Intelligent	O
Touchpad	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
optimized	O
for	O
Windows	O
8	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y410p	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
features	O
a	O
fourth	O
generation	O
Haswell	B-Device
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y410p	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
higher	O
end	O
laptops	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
Alienware	O
M14x	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
series	O
starts	O
at	O
a	O
comparatively	O
lower	O
price	O
of	O
$799	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y410p	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
UltraBay	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
can	O
house	O
a	O
second	O
dedicated	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
an	O
exhaust	O
fan	O
;	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
secure	O
boot	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y500	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
after	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
it	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y500	O
is	O
a	O
modular	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
BD/DVD	O
drive	O
could	O
be	O
switched	O
out	O
for	O
adding	O
another	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
another	O
Hard	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
,	O
or	O
another	O
exhaust	O
fan	O
with	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Always-On	O
USB	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
which	O
will	O
ensure	O
that	O
even	O
when	O
your	O
system	O
is	O
switched	O
off	O
and	O
unplugged	O
from	O
the	O
mains	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
charge	O
your	O
mobile	O
phone	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
compatible	O
USB	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y510p	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
laptop	B-Device
features	O
a	O
fourth	O
generation	O
Haswell	B-Device
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y510p	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
ultrabay	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
can	O
house	O
a	O
second	O
dedicated	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
an	O
exhaust	O
fan	O
;	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
secure	O
boot	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
:	O
1	O
×	O
USB	O
2.0	O
(	O
always-on	O
)	O
,	O
2	O
×	O
USB	O
3.0	O
,	O
6-in-1	O
card	O
reader	O
(	O
SD	O
,	O
SDHC	O
,	O
SDXC	O
,	O
MMC	O
,	O
MS	O
,	O
MS-Pro	O
)	O
,	O
headphone	O
,	O
microphone	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
VGA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
Y-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
mid-2012	O
were	O
the	O
Y480	O
and	O
Y580	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Y400	O
and	O
Y500	O
have	O
an	O
ultrabay	B-Architecture
slot	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
swapped	O
for	O
another	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
another	O
fan	O
or	O
another	O
GPU	B-Architecture
which	O
will	O
work	O
in	O
SLI	B-Device
with	O
the	O
already	O
integrated	O
one	O
to	O
increase	O
performance	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
Y-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2011	O
were	O
the	O
Y470	O
and	O
Y570	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
Y-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
Y460	O
,	O
Y460p	O
,	O
Y730	O
,	O
Y560p	O
,	O
and	O
Y560d	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Y460	O
offered	O
"	O
great	O
gaming	O
performance	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
system	O
heated	O
up	O
considerably	O
while	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAPTOP	B-Device
Magazine	O
offered	O
a	O
similar	O
opinion	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Lenovo	O
delivers	O
multimedia	O
and	O
gaming	O
power	O
in	O
a	O
portable	O
design	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
one-of-a-kind	O
navigation	O
control	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y730	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Y710	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
differences	O
being	O
a	O
chipset	B-Device
update	O
to	O
Intel	O
PM45	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
DDR3	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
About.com	O
indicated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
fast	O
for	O
high	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
PC	O
gaming	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
casual	O
gamers	O
and	O
viewing	O
HD	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
was	O
also	O
indicated	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
than	O
industry	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
at	O
GADGETBASE	O
was	O
extremely	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
notebook	B-Device
"	O
with	O
"	O
stellar	O
performance	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
die-hard	O
gamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y-series	O
laptops	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
Y450	O
and	O
Y550	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Y430	O
,	O
the	O
Y450	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
gave	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
a	O
rating	O
of	O
2.5	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y550	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
called	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y550	O
laptop	B-Device
well-built	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
was	O
also	O
appreciated	O
and	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y	I-Operating_System
Series	I-Operating_System
laptops	B-Device
,	O
both	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
touchpad	O
were	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y	O
Series	O
laptops	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
Y710	O
,	O
Y510	O
,	O
Y530	O
,	O
and	O
Y430	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Y430	O
featured	O
a	O
14.1inch	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
Intel	O
Core	O
2	O
Duo	O
T5800	O
processor	O
,	O
Intel	O
GMA	O
4500MHD	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
weighed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Y430	O
notebook	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
midsized	O
laptops	B-Device
available	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summing	O
up	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
solidly	O
built	O
unit	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
has	O
plenty	O
of	O
grunt	O
for	O
most	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y510	O
notebook	B-Device
offered	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Y530	O
notebook	B-Device
was	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Y510	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
chassis	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Centrino	I-Device
2	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
was	O
slightly	O
thicker	O
than	O
other	O
,	O
similar	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
portable	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
carry	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notebook	B-Device
weighed	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
positive	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
Y530	O
notebook	B-Device
were	O
the	O
build	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
speaker	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
comfortable	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
touchpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
type	O
of	O
Y-series	O
laptops	B-Device
was	O
the	O
Y7xx	O
models	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Y710	O
and	O
Y730	O
.	O
</s>
