Lenovo crammed a VR-ready gaming system into two mostly portable form factors

By Justin Pot August 16, 2016

Lenovo revealed two gaming PCs in mostly portable form factors today. The IdeaCenter Y710 Cube is a small box stuffed with power, while the IdeaCenter AIO Y910 is an all-in-one PC. Both are designed to be easy to transport without compromising on power, and both are VR-capable out of the box, Engadget is reporting.

The IdeaCenter Y710 Cube, seen in the slideshow above, is a small box outfitted with a sixth-generation Intel i7 CPU, a GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card, 32 gigabyes of DDR4 RAM, and a 256GB SSD (or, if you prefer, a 2TB hard disk). Optionally, you can outfit the box with Dolby Audio, modern Wi-Fi, and an Xbox One controller with a wireless adapter compatible with up to seven more controllers.

All this will cost $1,300, or up to $1,900 with a VR-ready Nvidia GTX 1070 graphics card. Both prices are considerably more than the sum of their parts, but portability has a price. The Y710 Cube will be available in September.

You wouldn’t think this to look at the case, but there’s a little bit of room for flexibility inside the Y710 Cube, meaning you could add an extra hard drive if deciding between an SSD and a mechanical drive is too hard, or otherwise customize the rig later.

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The second device, the IdeaCenter AIO Y910 all-in-one, is for people who want power but lack the extra desk space for a tower. Everything is tucked behind a 27-inch, 2,560 x 1,440p borderless display (144Hz refresh and 5-millisecond response).

Behind that display are specs largely similar to the box outlined above. There’s the sixth-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1080 graphics, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, a 2TB HDD or 256 GB SSD and twin Harmon Kardon speakers. And if you want to customize things a little, you can: a detachable back panel gives you access to the tightly-knitted internals.

This all-in-one won’t come cheap, though: prices start at $1,799 and top out at $2,500 with a VR-ready GTX 1070 graphics card. The cheaper option will be available in September, the VR-ready option comes in October.

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