Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #230 in Personal Computers
- Color: Metal - Dusk Black
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 59359559
- Original language:
English - Dimensions: 1.40" h x
10.20" w x
15.20" l,
6.40 pounds
- CPU: Core i7-3630QM 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 16GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Processors: 1
- Display size: 15.6
Features
- Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor (2.4 GHz)
- 16 GB DDR3 RAM
- 1 TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive, 16 GB Solid-State Drive
- 15.6-Inch Screen, NVIDIA Dual SLI GT650M
- Windows 8, 3-hour battery life
Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 15.6-Inch Laptop (Metal - Dusk Black)
Product Description
The Lenovo Ideapad Y500. Introducing the High-Performance Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 with Ultrabay - A Swappable Drive Bay to Double Graphics Performance. The power-packed Y500 notebook is equipped with Ultrabay, a swappable drive bay that helps you add a second graphics card or Hard Disk Drive to further enhance performance. Add to this the 3rd generation Intel Core processor and you have a powerhouse.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Vince
When I bought this unit from Amazon, the description indicated 2 USB 2.0, but there is only 1 USB 2.0 continuous on. Also includes 2 USB 3.0. Nice machine. Hard drive could be faster (5400). No CD/DVD disc Drive. Ultra bay nice feature and can make for a faster hard drive or CD/DVD solution.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Bron
I will come back and update this review as I have more experience with this laptop, but since there are few reviews, I thought I'd get something up quickly to help others out as they do their comparisons. More details later, for now, let's talk about gaming performance, as I suspect that's what most people will be wondering about.Simply put, the gaming performance is excellent and beats any comparably priced machine I am aware of currently (March 2013). The dual Nvidia 650M SLI GFX cards will outperform a 670m and usually be snapping on the heels of a 675M (even beating it on occasion, though very rarely). The 675m is usually about 10-12% faster, but in some games like Skyrim, the 650M SLI combo actually wins (by a hair). Let's just say that nearly all games will run in their high/ultra settings with a few tweaks, and even the tough games will run on mid to high settings at full HD resolution. Turn down a few settings or lower the rez and almost anything will run smoothly at high frame rates. As Nvidia improves their drivers (this is still a very new config) performance should only get better.So, in short, you get exceptional gaming performance at this price point, especially considering the 1920x1080 HD resolution (most comparably priced rigs will have lower rez displays). This is a TN display, not IPS, but it is a good TN display with excellent color, good viewing angles, and good contrast ratios. It is also bright, though the glossy screen does show reflections, the glossy finish does help with color saturation and contrast. Indoors, it will usually not be a problem. And here's a good place to say that this is a *portable* notebook, but one that will usually be tethered to A/C power for gaming. It's more of a desktop replacement than a laptop. Still, only about 6 lbs., so not bad to grab and move around.It has a sleek looking case (aluminum), the red backlit keyboard, and red accents on the speakers (which sound pretty good for a notebook). All the basic ports, bluetooth, HDMI, USB 2.0 (1) and 3.0 (2) -- however, no optical drive, that bay holds the second GFX card instead. A special DVD/Blu-Ray module can be purchased and swapped out with the second GFX card if you wish, or you can use an external optical drive which works fine and is what I do, as I already had one handy.Gamers will nearly always be using a mouse, so the iffy touchpad (not awful, but not too good for gaming) won't be a problem for most. The keyboard is very nice and even has a numeric keypad scrunched in. Typing feel is above average. When you are not gaming, this unit makes a nice high end work rig as well (think video editing, photoshop, audio, etc.). It doesn't hurt that you've got an exceptionally fast CPU and a bunch of RAM stuffed into this thing, either. Benchmarks are great.The 5400 rpm hard drive gives many pause, but it is a good quality Samsung drive with an SSD cache and, really, it works pretty well and is faster than I expected. In normal use, I hardly even notice any lag compared to my SSD rig. No, it's not as fast all the time, but it's perfectly fine and not something that bothers me at all. Not yet anyway. For gaming, I doubt it will be an issue. The new windows 8 secure boot BIOS make it harder to swap out for an SSD (though it can be done, it's not trivial), so this may still be a consideration for some. I'm happy to leave the HDD in place, myself.Great gaming and media performance, great performance overall, really. Nice Full HD screen, Good speakers, Plenty of storage and memory, plus good, solid build quality make this an attractive choice and an excellent value.----------------------------------------------------------------------Some notes that I think might be useful to those considering the Y500:-- On CPU performance, the Y500 beats many more expensive gaming rigs thanks to the newer Core i7-3630QM quad-core processor capable of running 8 threads, and equally important, capable of single-thread burst modes up to 3.4 Ghz.-- Not all games support SLI GFX, some will run only with a single card. Even then performance is pretty good as the 650M used runs at a slightly higher clock speed than usual and Lenovo has used the faster DDR5 RAM and plenty of it, so even s single card has strong mid-range performance. Luckily, almost all newer games *do* support SLI mode.-- There are tweaks you can apply to make Windows 8 look and act more like windows 7 if that is your preference. I see no need to install Win 7, though I do prefer it. being more used to it. Gonna have to accept Windows 8 sooner or later. ;)-- Most often noted "cons" by others, battery life of only 3-4 hours, not an issue if you're plugged in most of the time (as I am). Hard drive at 5400 rpm - not as bad as many make out. It's a good performing drive even at 5400 and you get less noise and heat. The SSD cache works well. Having 1 TB of storage is good for gamers, too, given the size of newer games and media (music, videos, photos, etc.). No DisplayPort if that matters to you. Not an IPS display, but a pretty decent TN panel. Some have complained about the exhaust ports, not an issue for me, but could be for some depending on how you use your notebook.
4 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By Tyler
THIS LAPTOP IS AWESOME BUT THERE IS NO CD DRIVE AND I AM DISAPPOINT.I was very upset when I found this out. Also even more upset that I can't read a product description. AND MORE UPSET THAT I STILL USE CD/DVDS. Man Tyler, get with the times. Jesus.But seriously. This thing is sleek.
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