Lenovo IdeaPad Y410P Owners and Information thread

I don't but my wireless connection tend to connect but unable to load webpages when I'm in area where there's a lot of other people at my school's library. My friends' macbook internet are doing fine but mine mostly fail. However, I can load webpagesfine at home or in area where there is less people.

 

Then just buy the 7260 N this way you wont have to mod the BIOS.

Aside from that, most school internet connections are crap and they are not a proper measure of wireless performance.

 

Can you provide an url with the exact one?

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Intel, Wireless Adapters, 7260

or Amazon.com: intel 7260

And I'm in no rush, so maybe wait for my home router to be upgraded to AC and then I'll have my laptop ugrade to it as well. Which AC 7260 is the best one?

 

Hi everyone. I just got my y410p (1600x900) yesterday, and I'm thinking about returning it. I'm really disappointed with the quality of the screen. I know I've probably been spoiled by my Retina MacBook Pro screen, but this Lenovo one is ridiculous. The colors are really washed out, and the viewing angles (up and down) are terrible. I use my machine on my lap, and I'm constantly having the adjust the screen tilt so that I can see the screen.

It's a shame - this is a sweet machine. I bought it to replace a Dell Inspiron 15r Special Edition - which was a great machine, but weighed about as much as a Volkswagen

Maybe I'll get used to it.....who knows. By the way, mine has the Elan touchpad, and it works great. Keyboard is really good, too. Damn screen! Ugh! This would have been the perfect laptop for me.

 

Unfortunately, the y410p screen quality is really bad. I'm thinking of returning my new one because of it. It's not just yours.

 

This is a cheap laptop. You are expecting wayy to much. Its buying a ferrari with a sub par paint job with toyota money.
It feels and does awesome but its not that good to look at.(screen)

 

Try adjusting the contrast and gamma settings in the intel control panel. I set the contrast to 25 and gamma to 0.9 to make the screen look less awful though you can't really do much with a cheap screen. Should be in display->color->color enhancement

 

I have been using the 7260-N that came with the laptop from Lenovo with ZERO problems since I bought it last year. It's actually better than the Lenovo X220 it replaced. Fast, reliable, never drops, and even works great in all the hotels I am in when traveling, Perhaps just buy it direct from Lenovo?

 

Thanks for being so condescending. I don't know where you come from, but $933 is not a "cheap" laptop. My wife's 4 year old Sony VAIO (which cost $500) has a screen that's much better. I don't think asking for a screen that you can actually read the text on is asking too much.

 

Well of course you're gonna be disappointed comparing it to a rMBP or 2013 Nexus 7. Those are in a completely different class of display quality. Vertical viewing angles on cheap TN (Y410p) ain't gonna touch that of IPS. Not to mention those tablets and MacBooks have 8-bit panels with much wider color gamut and factory calibration so more saturated and accurate colors and less banding. And don't forget the much higher PPI compared to the Y410p. I mean, I'd pull my hair out if I tried to compare my Dell U2412M to my Retina iPad in terms of display quality even though the two cost almost the same.

 

Is this the one? Newegg.com - Intel 7260HMW BN IEEE 802.11 N300 Mini PCI Express plus Bluetooth 4.0 - Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Adapter - Wireless Adapters

 

Compare the specs and tell me that again pls.

 

If anyone wants an HDD caddy for there y400/y410p then look no further. This caddy not only fits perfectly, it comes with a Bezel, HDD indicator light and 4 screws to hold the drive in place. A tiny screwdriver is even thrown in. The only thing you have to add is the mounting bracket (on the DVD drive) as seen on the listing page.

2nd HDD SSD Hard Drive Caddy for Lenovo IdeaPad Y400N Y410N Y410P with Bezel | eBay

 

Do you just come here and troll to be a useless, condescending know-it-all? If so, you've succeeded. Now shut the hell up, please. If you can't be helpful, then keep your mouth shut. What a ******.

 

LOL i'm a troll for providing information now. Report me then.

 

Behave urself.

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Xplorer X3 Gaming Notebook: i7 4810MQ, GTX 860M, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, 13.3" 1920x1080 $904 after $100 Rebate + Free Shipping - CyberPower Deals, Coupons and Promos

Man, that's a good deal. More CPU, more GPU (gtx765-gtx770m equilivent), more SSD, and a Clevo chassis. For Y410P money.

 

that's a really-good laptop
i don't think its the same money as the y410p though, i bought mine about $850.
but i wouldn't hesitate to choose it over the top y410p model if i were going to buy now!

 

The default config comes out to $964.25 and then there's a $100 Windows 8 rebate on top of that. A $14.25 difference for much more PC? Hecks, yeah! But realistically I'd step up to 16GB ram ($81 is a good deal for that), and the $30 256GB A-Data SSD. Not to mention Lenovo charged me sales tax, and CyperPower does not. The XPLORER X3 actually ends up being cheaper than a Y410P!


What's resale on a 10 month old Y410P I wonder?

 

I don't see why people are still buying Y410p's. The laptop is a year old.

As for me I don't need another laptop for another 2 years.

And frankly, the Y40 doesn't look like a worthy successor. A worthy successor would have been:
- 14'' FHD or QHD+ panel
- GT 850M Maxwell (Underclocked 860M) with SLI

800$ for non-SLI and 1000$ for SLI. They could have recycled the Y400's design again since the 800 series uses less power and runs cooler anyways, so no thermal problems.

 

13.3 inches?! ERRRRRM!!! LIKE H*LL NO!

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so i was one of the people who bought y410p during black friday/early dec 2013 (i bought model# 59399853) & i hadnt unboxed it & started it up til today due to being so busy with school...i'm a college student in his 3 last semesters so everything else tend to be put on the backburner...

i decided to start it up today after i heard about microsoft forcing us to get the 8.1.1 update before may 13th..
when i boot it up for the 1st time today, i got the black screen with grey lines flickering in the middle, no lenovo logo, no message, nothing...
do i have to call lenovo support & get it fixed or exchange it for another one?

 

Game on the built in LCD in a hotel room while traveling, game on a larger screen using the HDMI connection while at home.

 

Keep on topic guys.

 

I'm not sure about you guys but my battery life just boosted tremendously when I updated my Intel 2230 wireless drivers to 16.11.0 on my Win 8.1x64: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=23726&lang=eng

I am able to get around 6-7 hours on light usage compared to previous 4-5

 

No you....

 

I must try that

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Comparing a similar sized laptop that's at a very comparable price point seems close enough to on topic to me!

 

You saying this from experience of owning this new caddy? Thinking about buying it just so I can place my bezel on my caddy right now back on the dvd drive to make swapping simpler.

 

Yep I actually own the caddy. I've had it since the day I posted that statement (so nearly a week ago) and its been working flawlessly. I'd definitely go for this vs. the overpriced official caddy.

Y400 Removable HDD F450 | Lenovo | (US)

 

This thread is probably near death, but I my Y410P, new is having overheating issues. It's 90C on both GPU and CPU at full load @ 2.4GHz on CPU, 100 MHz over-clock on GPU.

 

well, you have an overclock... personally, I believe 90 C is still in the safe zone though. Anything higher and you need to do something about it

 

what do u mean by full load? if u mean furmark + prime95, then dont bother. Go do gaming tests instead.

 

With Minecraft + Shader mod on, which is pretty intensive.

 

lol shaders destroy gtx 780tis. Dont even bother running it on a 755m.
i would say it is unrealistic since your fps is so low u cant play in those settings anyways.

 

With custom shaders I modified, I hit 60-90 FPS, which is nice but yeah they're pretty heavy on the GPU.

Either way, I don't think this laptop could really last going through many games at this heat though, I was thinking about repasting but I have no idea how to. I'm worried about damaging the laptop, cause I kinda messed up my old laptop by ripping the speaker cords off by accident, but I don't suppose modern laptops are built that way.

 

Try vsync or fps limitation to 60. If it hits 90 fps, you are just wasting 33% of the gpu power and creating more heat for frames u cant even see.

 

I do, do that. But my real question is, how does this handle BF4, BF3 and other high-end games that'll rip the GPU to 100% for the whole session?

 

Will the Y40 replace the Y410p?

In other words, once the Y40 comes out will the Y410p still be available?
I'm not able to get money enough for the Y410p until after the Y40 is released (which is speculated the first week of May?)

The Y40 is definitely out of my price range, and I'm only able to buy laptops that are around $800. The Y410p is the only laptop that I have found that comes with a decent GPU, good processor, good resolution, and other great specs.

 

Not a problem with my experience. I've played BF3 for over 3 straight hours multiple times, and recently I played Bioshock Infinite's latest dlc chapter for nearly 6 hours in a session.

 

Hey Guys! Did anyone find a solution to Poor display quality when you hook this laptop up to a 1080p monitor VIA HDMI?
It is perfect when using RGB cable (Or DVI) as some call it. ANY SOLUTION?!!
I have an LG 22MN42A monitor. Thanks

 

I'm looking to upgrade the panel on my y410p after seeing my friends' y510ps matte screen. Is the matte screen (1600x900) from laptopscreen.com any better than the stock y410ps glossy screen (1366x768)? In terms of viewing angles and color?

 

That will void your warranty.

 

Does anyone know how to figure out why USB 3.0 is not working? I am using Win 7 and have all drivers installed/update but still not getting 3.0 speeds with my external hard drive.

 

What speeds are you getting? Does your external storage support usb 3.0?

 

9-20mbps Yes, and yes its plugged into the USB 3 port.

 

I'm not totally sure, but the mechanical drive may be the bottleneck. You'll need an ssd to take advantage of the full bandwidth that usb 3 offers.

 

I want to record the screen when i play Dota 2. I can't make shadowplay work on this laptop. What did you recomend me?

 

its working fine for me ... I use it a lot
here's how : Want to use Nvidia ShadowPlay on your Laptop? Here's How.

i have some videos in my channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/Hoslafius/videos

 

I use obs with quicksync to lower the performance impact as much as possible, but there is a loss of quality.