Thin and Light 11-14 notebooks gaming worth compendium 2013 update

[Fat Dragon]

I wouldn't say the ULV CPU is such a big downside in the Envy 4t - it's there to keep heat down and improve battery life. The fact is that most people won't even come close to taxing a Sandy Bridge ULV i5 in their daily usage, and it shouldn't be a bottleneck for most gaming. The original M11x, for example, had a C2D ULV CPU with less than half the processing power and did just fine. The real issue is that, like most laptops on this list, and the majority of sub-15" notebooks in general, there's no upgrade from the 1366x768 screen.

[Jonnyinter]

So if those are the pretty much games ill be playing ( maybe sc2 and skyrim but mainly those two) do u recommend the envy 4t or y480. They're the same price pretty much. Main difference is just cpu and weight.

Honestly, I would go with the Envy 4t if I were in your situation. The CPU doesn't make too much difference during gameplay. But it all depends on what you need, if you need a more portable laptop that will have good battery life, then I would go with the Envy 4t.

I would consider getting one too if HP decided to offer something more than 1366x768. I really don't understand why they couldn't even offer 1600x900 as an upgrade. That kills it for me but if it's not an issue for you I would say go for it.

[niffcreature]

The Lenovo website now mentions that the y480p will be available with GTX 660m.

[gamba66]

The Lenovo website now mentions that the y480p will be available with GTX 660m.

That doesnt mean much, the question is if the lenovo y480 even gets the 650m DDR3 atleast..

Up to this point the y480 is only avaible with a very weak 640m LE.. People are speculating, if it will get an update to the 650m

[Aceshighhhh]

That doesnt mean much, the question is if the lenovo y480 even gets the 650m DDR3 atleast..

Up to this point the y480 is only avaible with a very weak 640m LE.. People are speculating, if it will get an update to the 650m

How doesn't that mean much? The 660m is significantly more powerful than the 650m and light-years ahead of 640m LE. I'd assume people would be rejoicing

[y2bd]

How doesn't that mean much? The 660m is significantly more powerful than the 650m and light-years ahead of 640m LE. I'd assume people would be rejoicing

Yeah, I'm confused as well, that sounds great ahaha. Bodes well for the Y580 too!

And to the other dude: the main product page for the Y480 does mention it with both 650 and 660 options, so hopefully they'll both be here by June.

[Slaughterhouse]

I still don't understand how the Y480 could be getting the 650m or 660m and be stuck with that horrible 1366x768 display. How does that make any sense?

[Fat Dragon]

The announcement that the y480 would have a 660m came quite some time ago. Since it has yet to materialize, one would assume gamba66 is saying that until it actually happens, what the product page says is meaningless. I'm going to have to agree - some laptops, such as the current Envy 15 and 17, come with a weaker GPU than planned because the intended GPU is delayed, but 660m's were shipping when the y480 was released, and it not only sported a 640m, but a 640m LE, which is Fermi, not Kepler.

[VideSupra]

I still don't understand how the Y480 could be getting the 650m or 660m and be stuck with that horrible 1366x768 display. How does that make any sense?

Big time this comment. Annoying that I will have to own a 1080+ monitor to enjoy my games. Oh well, that's the price of cheaper portability for a gaming machine I guess.

[Baenwort]

Its likely because the display still uses a LVDS connector and all the new nice high res screens in <14" are eDP connector.