carr251 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I am looking for a Lenovo Y580 for my laptop, and I am wondering if it fulfills a few requirements: (a) 4 hours of battery life in office ( Crysis 2 on max at 768p (30 fps or better ) © durable enough to be brought to and from school without the screen/computer breaking (d) able to replace ram and hdd without voiding warranty...(Are these Customer Replaceable Unit's?)(Not a requirements) My budget is $900, so what other laptops are comparable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 datashifter Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Lenovo specs out the battery life at 5 hours for the 6-cell, and you can upgrade to the 9-cell if needed. RAM and HDD are pretty much CRUs across the board on Lenovo laptops, but you can confirm by taking a look at the Hardware Maintenance Manual for that model. Do a Google search for "y580 hmm", the first result is a PDF; go down to page 78 for RAM, page 81 for HDDs. Anything that doesn't have an "N" in the CRU ID column is considered customer replaceable. If you don't throw it at the ground then you shouldn't have any issues with the LCD cracking. I've seen HDD platters shattered from a drop and no damage taken to the LCD (on Thinkpads). Take a look at the required specs for Crysis 2 vs what's in the machine; it would appear to be more than adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tomá Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Buy lenovo y500, it has 2xGT650M with DDR5 in SLI, this cards are only downclocked GTX660m and for the same price 2 times higher power ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 danielschoon Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The Y580 doesnt always come with a full HD screen. As i experienced for myself having a full HD screen is a really bonus. It gives better viewing as you cannot see pixels anymore and even increases your productivity as more text fits on your screen. Gaming Laptops - XOTIC PC - Gaming Notebooks - Custom Laptops - Custom Notebooks Have a browse through this site it really got a wide variety of gaming laptops Sager NP6350 / Clevo W350ETQ - XOTIC PC - 15.6" Custom Gaming Laptop I´d recommend this laptop. It comes with full HD panel, faster 7.200RPM HDD and 660m graphics. Its a good machine at a decent price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zamdam Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Buy lenovo y500, it has 2xGT650M with DDR5 in SLI, this cards are only downclocked GTX660m and for the same price 2 times higher power ! Those are hard to find. I was actually looking into buying one of those before i bought my msi gt60 with the GTX680m. Its pricey but very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quix Omega Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Watch the battery life on the Y500, it doesn't have Optimus. The Y580 does and should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 silverqsy Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Don't worry about Crisis 2, it runs fluently at 1080p at medium settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Russ Anderson Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI at newegg for 899 seems pretty good deal for sli lovers. personally prefer one card setup. Newegg.com - lenovo IdeaPad Y500 (59359560) Notebook Intel Core i5 3230M(2.60GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 1600 1TB HDD 5400rpm Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 slay Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 If a 17'' notebook isn't too big for you I recommend Asus G75VW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tvbppc Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I was thinking about getting the Y580 as well at a point, but I figure the weight of the laptop is very important when carrying it around. I went with the Sony Vaio S15. It has less powerful of a video card, but you will definitely appreciate the weight. It will also allow some light gaming such as Dota 2, SC2, D3 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nero663 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (a) in school with wifi i spend 45m on battery and ntb had 70% ( i play crysis 2 on full HD with DX11 + hight textures pack and extreme detail © carring ntb every day to school in bag without any problems (d) i don't try it, for me is good enought basic hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 okaybr Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I second that. I thought I'd have to upgrade the RAM to 16Gb, but 8Gb is doing just fine. You sure you're gonna need the extra 8Gb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 schranzmaster Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 if someone is interested in a benchmark of my Y580 with a modified bios from svl7 and OC...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor,LENOVO Product Name score: P3344 3DMarksalso got 16gb of ram installed... works pretty fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 blo0mz Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I have the Y580 and it's awesome. I love pretty much everything about it (except the wireless card, which I've replaced). It runs Diablo 3 and SC2 like a charm so far. Very fast boot up time. If you do get it, definitely go for a cooling tray. Make sure you get the one with the FHD screen as well.Hope that was helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 schranzmaster Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 ...some people can deal more with the windows 7 experience index.. so here it is, of my Y580, tuned (probably) to maximum. nice machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 james312 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 if someone is interested in a benchmark of my Y580 with a modified bios from svl7 and OC... why u have core clock at 405Mhz... ? ( Crysis 2 on max at 768p (30 fps or better ) + gtx660m in Lenovo y580? sorry men , i dont think so. U need better card for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 schranzmaster Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 core clock is at 1250mhz.. i don't know why the benchmark shows a different clock..no, thats wrong. in 786p you can run every actual game (accept crysis 3) at max settings... crysis 2 runs with min. 40 fps for me.only when you want to play in 1080p the gtx 660m gets a real problem in games like crysis..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Geejign Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Hey guys, what do you think is better, the y580 with modded vbios for higher clocks or the y500? I've read that newer drivers for the 650m prevent it from being oc'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 schranzmaster Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 i think thats a different decision for everyone.. for example: i choose the Y580, because it supports switchable graphics.. (intel hd4000 + gtx660m) that gives you much more battery-life in office-use... with the Y500 there isn't a way to only use the intel hd4000, because it has an option to add an second gt650m... (silly lenovo ) you have to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AetherTitan Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I bought mine at Frys.com for $1098. They seem to keep them in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolla Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can recommend the y500 - great value and it really packs a punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 expandables Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I recommend the lenovo y580 i bought the none 1080p version off ebay for $779 good value powerful laptop for the price i paid am very satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Amblin Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 One more vote for the Lenovo Y series. New happy owner here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ceann Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I just grabbed a Y400 and am happy to say it's a fantastic piece of hardware. I was a bit nervous switching to IdeaPad from ThinkPad but I have not been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bunnypl Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I can recommend Lenovo Y series:Y580 is good notebook, only heard rummors about overheating HDD drive in it's original positionY500 is better if You don't mind shorter battery life - with GT650M SLI it's a real powerhouse (but absence of Optimus causes much shorter battery life)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Uberperson Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I think it would work well, but like others are saying the lack of optimus really hurts the battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I am looking for a Lenovo Y580 for my laptop, and I am wondering if it fulfills a few requirements:
(a) 4 hours of battery life in office
( Crysis 2 on max at 768p (30 fps or better )
© durable enough to be brought to and from school without the screen/computer breaking
(d) able to replace ram and hdd without voiding warranty...(Are these Customer Replaceable Unit's?)(Not a requirements)
My budget is $900, so what other laptops are comparable.
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