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Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

Based on 8 reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

4
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros

Great balance of system performance and price.
Decent build quality.
Attractive design.
Very good audio.
Price.
Great Performance.
Dedicated graphics.
USB 3.0, Awesome speakers.

Cons

Too much gloss.
Stiff touchpad button.
Battery life could be better.
Screen resolution could be bigger.
Status lights and buttons above keyboard difficult to make out from a distance of more than eight inches.
Don’t have a shovel large enough to get rid of all this preinstalled junk and upsell comeons.
Case design is thick, heavy, and unattractive.

By Notebook Review on February 20, 2012

The 15.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a great multimedia/entertainment laptop, and receives our recommendation. If you're in the market for a notebook that can play HD movies, run most of the latest games, and won't break the bank, consider the...

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By InsideHW on January 11, 2012

The system comes with Windows 7 Home preinstalled, as well as Office 2010 Starter, which is a welcome bonus. Expectedly, there are also a large number of Lenovo applications that are supposed to make your life easier by simplifying everyday functions,...

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By NotebookCheck on December 31, 2011

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570, in the configuration handed to us for review, appears on paper to a well-constructed but curious hybrid. It has all the bells and whistles and heft of a desktop replacement laptop with, in some cases, the parts selection of a...

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By ThinkComputers on October 12, 2011

We all know Lenovo for their ThinkPad line, but you are really going to start to know Lenovo for their IdeaPad line. First the U260, which was one of the most elegant and thin Windows-based notebooks we have seen and now the Y570, which is a laptop...

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By Wired on September 09, 2011

Lenovo’s IdeaPad series — the bulkier, cheaper and more consumer-friendly little sibling to the ThinkPad line — gets little love, but why? Surely not just because Lenovo replaced the vaunted ThinkPad keyboard with little chicklets,...

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By TechReviewSource on September 08, 2011

If a was judged solely by the look of its chassis, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 ($849.99 direct), a desktop replacement, wouldn't stand a chance. It's black, bulky physique lacks the design appeal that's as essential to a laptop as its parts and...

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By PC Mag on September 06, 2011

Beneath its lackluster design, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a powerful, user-friendly desktop replacement. ...

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By MobileTechReview on July 20, 2011

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 comes in what Lenovo calls "Dusk Black" and it's a great higher-end college student laptop, and it will suit users who need plenty of multimedia and good gaming power. The system we tested costs $849 on Lenovo’s web...

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By Notebookjournal on March 12, 2012

Das Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 hinterlässt ein zwiespältiges Bild, wobei bei genauerem Hinsehen leider offenbar wird, dass viel Potential verschenkt wurde.Zum einen hat Lenovo Vieles richtig gemacht und ein attraktives und gut ausgestattetes Notebook...

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By PC-Welt.de on February 02, 2012

Mit dem IdeaPad Y570 möchte Lenovo vor allem Endkunden überzeugen, die auf der Suche nach einem leistungsfähigen Multimedia-Notebook mit einem Formfaktor von 15,6 Zoll sind. Allerdings ist die Konkurrenz in diesem Segment recht groß....

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