Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K Experience

The 4K resolution is not just a new favorite in the television field, it is also invading the computer field. Following Toshiba, Lenovo joined the competition for 4K laptops, offering a 15.6-inch, 3840*2160-resolution screen Y50 touch 4 K. In line with the previous Y50 positioning, Y50 touch 4K is a high-end game in this. Of course, the mid-GeForce GTX 860M graphics running 4K resolution game may be a little unrealistic, so Y50 touch 4K 4K screen is the end of the boos or to facilitate the experience of Ascension? Let's take a look at its trial experience.

　　Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K main parameters

Screen: 15.6-inch 3840*2160 pixel touch screen

Processor: 2.4GHz frequency Intel Core I7-4700HQ

RAM:16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM

Graphics card: 2GB independent video memory nvidia Geforce GTX 860M

Storage: 256GB SSD Solid State Drive

Network: Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac WIFI, Bluetooth 4.0

Operating system: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

Price: USD 1449 (about 8858 RMB)

　　Design and function

Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K Design language is basically the same as the 1080P version earlier this year, the use of metal embossed shell, dark red embellishment, with an exaggerated avantgarde of the loudspeaker, in general, although not as alien and other professional game of the cool, but also full of modern sense of excellent design.

The boldest part lies in the dark red backlit keyboard, which clearly becomes the visual focus. In general, the game notebook will be a colorful backlight setting, but the Y50 touch 4K dark red backlight looks cooler, the keyboard itself is very good.

Prior to the 1080P version of the Y50 has some deficiencies in the display, first 1080P resolution on the 15.6-inch screen slightly rough (after all, mobile phones are beginning to use 2K screen), another narrow perspective also affects the display effect. Y50 Touch 4K Not only provides a higher resolution of the screen, the quality of the LCD panel itself has greatly improved, with a better black level and visual angle, the level is also very good, this is its relatively prior to the most important place to ascend.

　　Connection, performance and battery life

With ample fuselage space, Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K is equipped with a comprehensive interface that includes 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, HDMI, SD card reader, headset/mic interface, SPDIF audio interface, Ethernet port, and built-in 802.11AC WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 connections.

In terms of configuration, the Intel Core I7-4700HQ processor with 2.4GHz frequency is powerful enough to handle day-to-day applications and some high-definition video editing, Photoshop image processing. However, as a game book, Y50 Touch 4K with GeForce GTX 860M graphics rather than the latest 980M, performance improvement is limited. In the test, the use of high-resolution 1080P resolution run "biochemical surprise unlimited", frame rate of 49.7fps; running high quality "Subway: Dawn" is 18.6fps. 1080P version of the Y50 in the same environment running two game frame rate performance is 48.7fps and 13.3fps, that is to say Y50 touch 4K optimization done better. But obviously, Ascension is extremely limited in the event that the graphics card itself has not evolved.

As for the 4K resolution, "Biochemical surprise Unlimited" the highest level of only 16.2fps, does not have the smooth and the ability to play. In short, Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K, although equipped with 4K screen, but more suitable to watch the video, the game is only suitable for 1080P resolution to run some of the hardware requirements are not too high mainstream game, running 2014 years of the latest masterpiece is a bit laborious. If you are looking for a more powerful 4K game, the GeForce GTX 980M model is the best choice.

Finally, in terms of battery life, we play 1080P HD video continuously, Y50 touch 4K can achieve 4 hours 10 minutes of endurance, similar to the 1080P version. If you run a large game, the battery life is expected to be only 90 minutes or less. However, for a 15.6-inch notebook, portability and battery life are not the focus, and most users will use it as a desktop.

　　Summarize

Considering the location and price of Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K, we think its overall performance is in line with expectations. Because the graphics card has not been upgraded, the 4K screen is more used in audio and video playback, processing, so Y50 touch 4K More is a video entertainment, take into account some of the mainstream gaming experience. Therefore, it is not suitable for the core-level players, but for ordinary users is a choice to consider.