Lenovo Y500 SLi review

many thanks! could you please test again crysis, battlefield and cod with single 650m and same game settings and resolution?

 

Can we start bashing lenovo wallpaper? it just doesn't match the machine.

How is the fan noise and heat you feel?

 

yes,i did
the fps for crysis 2 in single gt650m is around 20 fps in ultra 1920*1080
battefield 3 in single gt650m is around 20-25 in ultra 1920*1080
cod 9 in single gt650m is around 15-30 in ultra 1920*1080

the driver version i use for gt650m sli is v306.00
according to my friend,if i upgrade it to v310.64,i can get more fps
but there is a issue there,if upgrade to 310.64,i cant adjust the brightness,because310.64 cant fit with the gt650m sli yet

didnt hear any fan noise so far =.=
and i keep playing game for 5-6 hour without stop,the temperarure never hit more then 70 ,so i think it is great for gaming
of course if you wan better heat cool down system,you can buy a fan cooler

the machine i bought,it came with the external graphic already,but without the ODD DRIVE,anyway i can buy it later on
now still cant get to buy external graphic yet
and external graphic for y400 is different with y500 ,external graphic for y400 only will be released next year

 

How about battery life? Can you test how long does the battery last while playing and typical usage (wifi, medium brightness, browsing the web etc.) ?

 

how do you attach the second graphics card?

 

I too am interested in knowing the battery life. I've heard three hours, but I've also heard three hours while playing games in SLI which surely draws much more power than just browsing the web, or playing games with a single graphics card. Mine comes in this week and I'd like to know how long the battery lasts while just browsing the web/watching movies, and while playing games on a single graphics card.

 

You don't attach it. You swap it out via its interchangeable ultrabay drive.

 

Hey guys, I've been looking for a new laptop as of late. The best value in gaming laptops right now seems to be either the lenovo y500 or the lenovo y580. For those with experience- is there any difference between the y500 and the y580 in terms of the construction of the laptop? The only difference I can see is the slight upgrade in graphics card.

TLDR: Go with the y500 or the y580?

 

Optimus or no?

 

it last around 2hour and 30 minut when playing game with non stop , and also the battery plan, i put it on high performance, if i put it on balanced or power saved plan ,it should last longer

y500 have better design, better heat cooling system, and also you can have more options in ultra bay
for few hundred bucks, and you will get 40-50% improvement in gaming performance compare to y580,why not ~

sorry that i dun know much about this, but according to chinese forum, system will auto hide the intel graphics 4000