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Lenovo IdeaPad Y500

Based on 13 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Powerful performance and graphics.
Alluring 1080p display.
Comfortable red backlit keyboard.
Interchangeable Ultrabay.
Affordable.

Cons

Below-average battery life.
Plain design.
Runs hot while gaming.

By PCPer on May 21, 2013

The Lenovo Y500 won’t win any portability awards—it’s both imposing in its weight and subpar in terms of battery life (thanks to the lack of Optimus functionality). But in exchange, you get a seriously competitive gaming PC that...

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By Maximum PC on May 06, 2013

What’s not to like about the Lenovo IdeaPad Y500? Imagine a 2.4GHz Core i7-3630QM CPU notebook armed with two GeForce GT 650Ms, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB hard drive with a 16GB caching SSD, all for $1,250! If the impressive specs weren’t...

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By PC Mag on April 30, 2013

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is a solid choice for a gaming laptop, offering decent gaming performance and portability, with a modular upgrade system that lets you add and swap extras...

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By Computer Shopper on April 30, 2013

Wedge-shaped and well-rounded, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is an affordable gaming laptop that boasts excellent build quality, a unique and versatile optical drive/second graphics adapter bay, and the ability to pull double duty as a content-creation...

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By PCAdvisor on April 19, 2013

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is a great choice as a gaming laptop that's lighter and cheaper than your typical desktop-replacement monstrosity. Despite a few minor drawbacks, overall it's a great machine that offers excellent performance and specs for the price.

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By TechRadar on March 25, 2013

TechRadar rating 4.5/5 For Excellent keyboard Surprisingly low price Remarkable performance Swappable Ultra Bay Above-average sound quality Against Heavy No Windows 7 option Subpar touchscreen controls Plain looking Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 review Smart...

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By cnet on March 20, 2013

For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to brilliant, and several configurations are currently available at a deep discount -- but I can't believe it doesn't have a touch screen.

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By LaptopMag on March 19, 2013

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 packages dual graphics cards with a full HD display, above-average audio, and a cool red-backlit...

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By NotebookCheck on January 23, 2013

Following the successful IdeaPad Y580, Lenovo presents the next gaming-suitable laptop based on NVidia's Kepler architecture. The IdeaPad Y500 particularly impresses with its well-conceived UltraBay. The option of inserting an optical drive, a...

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By CNET France on April 23, 2013

Cette version de l'IdeaPad Y500 de Lenovo présente une configuration un peu particulière, outre Windows 8, elle intègre non pas une mais 2 cartes graphiques NVIDIA GeForce 650M. Ce qui en fait un PC portable qui vous permettra de...

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