Gaming, on the other hand, is one area Lenovo has mostly ignored over the years.
Sound good so far?
This is actually the same model availableat Best Buy for $1699.
Although the starting price is $1699, it’s possible to spend more.
In the future, I hope Lenovo forgoes silly contrivances like these and chooses to keep it classy.
The resulting aesthetic is somewhat futuristic, sleek and easily more impressive than standard PC offerings.
Evidence of its size was betrayed by the enormous carton it shipped in.
Its above-average stature affords owners ample room for expansion, but stops it short of becoming an unwieldy monstrosity.
The front drive bays are concealed behind a sturdy-enough plastic door which utilizes magnetic science-magic to remain shut.
The case is essentially SECC steel wrapped by plastic, but it feels plenty sturdy.
Inside the Erazer X700
Internally speaking, the Erazer X700 is more ordinary than extraordinary.
The systems' innards are a kind of sturdy exercise in dull-gray, rolled-steel pragmatism.
The cables are managed, but not impressively so.
Additionally, there are a few sharp edges in there too an unusual thing to find on high-end cases.
Succinctly put, the X700’s innards show it is clearly not a “no-compromise” gaming PC.
At $1699 though, we should expectsomecompromise.
One thing is for certain: X700 owners will never want for more storage options.
If you’re content with a single optical drive, this won’t be a problem.
Note that SLI users will have to toss out the Wi-Fi card occupying the second PCI-e slot.
With four DIMMs and only three taken, there’s still one slot yearning to be filled.
Even so though, two slots will meet the needs and wants of most.
Yes, Intel’s X79 is an aging chipset (nearly two years old).
However, the X79 still has more PCI-e lanes and better bandwidth than other Intel options.
Disappointingly, there are no signs of Haswell coming to this platform.
