Lenovo Y470 and Y570 Official Owners Thread

[AboutThreeFitty]

Just ordered my y470 last Thursday and it shipped yesterday morning, should hopefully be receiving it next Monday or Tuesday.
Will update/repost with opinions and will try to answer anyones questions regarding the laptop once I get it and mess with it for awhile.

Mark down a battery test for me! (Light internet usage, word, etc.)

I saw a review where you could select the cooling profile of the laptop. Sounds really neat but the review was in another language and I couldn't use a translator. Any info on that would be great as well.

[Nemix77]

I cancelled my Y570 i7 and going to be placing an order for the i3 version. I really want the i5 version but it's not available in Canada, the i7 version comes with 8GB which I think is overkill for me plus I have no use for quad-core I just want the features (JBL Speakers, Slidenav, GPU Switch Button, Keyboard/Touchpad, Fan Control, USB 3.0, 2.0MP Webcam...etc) on the Y570 and the GT 555M.

[umermajeed]

Is there going to be a version on the canadian site with the 64gb SSD. Under 10 sec boot time is one of the reasons i wanted the y570.

[Nemix77]

Unfortunately no i5 and SSD versions of the Y570 available for Canadian customers ATM. Still grateful that Lenovo released the Y570 early in Canada though not to mention the Z570 and G770 is also available for Canadian customers.

[nofate]

what about hinge? are they better then previously version? are they ok?

[Nemix77]

Not sure if anyone can comment on the hinge ATM cause most users are still waiting on delivery from Lenovo which is notoriously known for slow delivery time. But from the pics taken by the user Razer from the link in page 1 of this thread, the hinge and overall built quality of the laptop does look to be better then the Y560/Y460 series.

[[::AP::]]

Weight/Form factor/ thickness is my only other concern. When someone gets the chance, please give your thoughts on the portability of this laptop. (Specifically y470, although I know everyone is getting y570's)

Thanks,

[::AP::]

[Nemix77]

The Y470 is specified as 4.85 lbs on the Lenovo website and if you check of Razer's review on the Y470 from the link in the first page you'll see that the Y470 is pretty thin about 2 DVD cases thick.

If you're looking for portability then the Y470 is the one to get, you'll just be sacrificing the GT 555M for a GT 550M (same card just GDDR3 instead, also on Razer's review) and paying a bit extra $$.

[davcdn]

I ordered a Y570 on May 6 and it was delivered to Niche ND on May 19th.... I live in Canada and will be picking it up tomorrow..... I ordered through the US because I could not get the SSD Rapid Drive in Canada.... To order through the US from Canada you need to have a US mailing address and a credit card with a secondary US address that matches the ship to address (call your credit card company to set up).

Once I get the machine... I will provide my feedback...

PS.. I paid $1,061 USD through an affinity program....

IdeaPad Y570 Laptop - 086228U - Dusk Black (with 2.0MP Camera, 750GB + 64GB Rapid Drive, HDMI, and USB 3.0)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor ( 2.10GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB
Total memory8: 8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
Display: 15.6" HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
Pointing device: Industry Standard Touchpad
Hard Drive: 814GB
Optical Drive: Blu-ray /DVD Combo
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Network Card: Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
Warranty: One year
Finger Print Reader: None

[hesstruck]

i was just looking at the y570's tonight thinking of purchasing one (i was leaning towards the quad core model with the 500gb 7200rpm HDD) when i noticed that the model with rapid drive was the same price.

Initially I ignored the rapid drive model because it was $100 more and i saw the SSD as extraneous; however, now I am considering it. I will be using this laptop for college, so do any of you guys know whether or not the presence of an SSD will increase/decrease battery life, substantially increase the weight, or reduce the storage reliability? i've heard SSD's have a tendency to fail.