The IdeaPad Y500 is an affordable yet powerful gaming laptop from Lenovo. The Y500 features a 2.4-GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM processor, 16GB of RAM and 1TB HDD with a 16GB SSD. It also sports Windows 8 and a 15.6" (1920 x 1080p) display powered by a GeForce GT 650M. Last but not least, the Y500 includes WiFi and WiDi.
The Lenovo Y500 is (at this spec level at least) pretty good value for money when you consider the roles that it can fulfil. In terms of performance it has more or less filled the gap left by my year-old desktop system without any need for compromise....
Even though the Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 clearly has a gaming focus, the device feels more like an all-around notebook.The dual NVidia GT 650M GPUs can offer solid performance if the game is compatible, but games like Far Cry 3 which aren't currently...
Thin is no longer in.With the IdeaPad Y500 , Lenovo says to hell with the modern laptop diet plan and drops this beast on the table, a 6.4-pound, 37mm-thick slab of plastic and brushed metal. Consider it a curative for users who are finding ultrabooks...
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 enough, the...
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...
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...
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is a great all around notebook for those who need multimedia power, capable gaming and a still portable design. The 15.6”, 6 pound laptop is something you could actually carry around on campus easily enough and the SLI NVIDIA...
Lenovo's Y500 has its flaws. There's no beauty to it and no standout feature worth getting excited over. Portability, today's mandatory measure of cool and hip, is a serious shortcoming. And then there's the backlight bleed. Yet there's no denying the...
We liked By far, the best thing about the Y500 model that we tested is that it's screaming fast. We would have never expected that $1,250 (£825) could buy anyone such a fast, off the shelf gaming laptop. Not today, at least. This is the kind of system...
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...
Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 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...
The Lenovo Y500 won’t win any portability awardsit’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 leverages the power of...
Lenovo Y500 review is the latest gaming laptop that is affordable and of high performance and provides users with performance gaming as well as other multimedia activities. the Sleek design with brushed aluminum exterior, red accents all around, with...