Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 Review

[EclairChocolat]

Hi! This is a question for Kevin. I enjoyed your reviews of both the Lenovo Y550 and the Asus G51J; I am curious as to how you would compare the two. Does one strike you as an overall better notebook than the other? They both look like interesting options for appealing prices. Thanks very much!

[mach_zero]

Thanks for the review, quite helpful!

I've been in the market for a notebook in the 16" neighborhood and narrowed it down to this one and the Sony FW. I'm about to retire and just need something reasonably priced with enough horses to last me a few years until my cash flow re-stabilizes. The screen rez is somewhat of a non-issue for me since my eyes are going south anyhow, I may actually prefer the 1366x768 resolution (crazy as that sounds). So the only real remaining sticking point for me (albeit a petty one) in both manufacturer's model configurations in the $800-$900 range has been the 4650 vs GT 240M. Anyway, I think your review may have nudged me far enough to make my decision.

Nice job!

[kashing92]

Can anybody give us screens/pics of the i7 with GT240M version's temperatures during idle and load, I and many others would be really grateful. Thanks.

*Gasp if P8700 (at 25TDP) is so hot, this 45TDP would be scary. Getting mine next week or later - not arrived yet

[NetBookJunkie]

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[al_info]

Hi everybody
can you tell me about temperature and battery life in y550 with corei7 ?

[pdhaudio83]

battery life form me wasn't too terrible, same with temperature. However, after having a ton of graphics driver issues, I got rid of mine. I had a replacement from lenovo and sold it.