Careful observers will note some physical layout
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the keyboard and camera. The keyboard now includes a
full number pad on the right side, absent from the
Legion Y740 and a welcome inclusion. The keyboard
itself has also been improved, and it’s really comfortable
and responsive. It employs Lenovo’s “soft landing”
switches that do what the name implies, even when
you’re bottoming out your keys. The keyboard is also lit
across four customizable zones.
With 1.5mm of travel, sculpted keycaps, and larger
arrow keys, it’s a satisfying typing experience. The
presence of the number pad makes the rest of the
keyboard a little condensed, but you adapt to the shape
pretty quickly. The touchpad is also larger than before
(by 39 percent), and has changed style from dedicated
left- and right-click buttons at its base to a single
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against my left palm somewhat while I was typing. It
didn’t cause accidental presses; it just felt a bit odd.
The keyboard
now includes a
full number pad
on the right
side, absent
from the Legion
Y740 and a
welcome
inclusion.