Since 2013, Lenovo has been the world's largest PC manufacturer, occupying the world's largest market share for a long time, and in 2017, it became the largest computer brand in Japan through the acquisition of Fujitsu. According to GFK data, in the first quarter of 2018, the shipment of game desktop computers on the whole network was about 750,000 units, an increase of 10% year-on-year, of which the market share of DIY manufacturers exceeded 90%, and Lenovo accounted for half of the remaining 10% share.
Compared to the home office desktop computer and notebook product line, Lenovo's gaming desktop computer is very simple, and there is only one large series of Rescuers, which is subdivided into the high-end Y-series/Blade 9000 series and the mid-range mainstream Blade 7000 series.
The Y series originally belonged to the Ideacentre series, and was later integrated into the Rescuer series, focusing on performance, from the appearance design to the hardware configuration with obvious gaming features, for high-end gamer groups, the series of Ideacentre Y900 ranked 5th in Techradar's top ten gaming desktop gaming PC reviews, but it has not been updated for a long time, the configuration is 1-2 generations behind, and the market position is gradually replaced by the blade 9000 series.
Blade 9000 series is the current Rescuer series of the highest positioning model, the latest generation of products for the blade 9000 II, using the most mainstream "light on the top and heavy on the bottom" of the lower power supply layout, equipped with a side panel, and a liquid cooling version optional, the highest configuration is I7 8700K GTX 1070Ti, according to its configuration of different prices between 9000-12000 yuan.
The main competitor of the blade 9000 series is the HP Shadow Elf series, so it is the same as HP, there are two models of high-profile version and low-profile version on sale, but from the configuration point of view, they are lower than HP's products of the same level, blade 9000II.In addition to the GTX 1070Ti graphics card and the Shadow Wizard 3 high-end version of the GTX 1080Ti, there is a certain performance gap, and the rest of the aspects include water cooling and heat dissipation, memory, and hard disks are highly consistent, but the price of about 11000 yuan is nearly 5000 yuan cheaper than HP. The after-sales period is also 1 year longer, and the cost performance is relatively excellent, so you can consider buying.
Blade 7000 series is Lenovo's main mainstream gaming desktop computer,Direct competitor is HP Light and Shadow Genie series,The latest generation of products is Blade 7000 II,The whole series has been updated to the latest 8th generation Intel processor,Standard ATX chassis design,The overall appearance is no different from the blade 9000 II,But there is no side view panel,It is the main cost-effective model,The price is much lower than the blade9000 series,The highest version does not exceed 7000 yuan。
Blade 7000II. is more recommended than Blade 7000II. (i5-8400 GTX 1060 6G) and Blade 7000II. (i5-8400 GTX 1060 3G), also with HP Light and Shadow Genie series configuration is exactly the same, 5698/5098 yuan price is only 100-200 yuan higher than Light and Shadow Elf, but Blade 7000II. The chassis is larger, and it supports 3 years of door-to-door after-sales, 1 year more than HP, and Light and Shadow Genie is a small chassis, more suitable for users with tight space, Both have their own merits, mainly depending on the actual demand.