Lenovo Y50 Owners and Information Thread

Please let me know what you did and I will try to replicate it and see if my results improve. I don't think adjusting those settings will affect the gamut though. Also - you're using a Surface Pro 2 which is IPS but has a lower color gamut than many of the competitors(72% sRGB and 54% AdobeRGB). The Surface Pro 3 reportedly has >95% sRGB which would be better to compare against.

 

Does anyone know whether it would be possible to change the screen on this laptop? I was planning to wait for the ips panels to come out, but thought that it might be simpler to change later. Is the screen noticeably bad when playing games such as Battlefield or Assassin's Creed? Does it make the experience much less enjoyable?

 

Is it possible to re-partition the Hard disk? so that I'll have around 150GB for the OS and rest as a separate partition to install stuff?
I see there's only C drive and a small Capacity partition named Lenovo..

 

Of course. Right click on Computer and hit Manage. Then in Disk Management, you can shrink your existing partition and add more as you see fit. You can also use linux based partition managers like Parted Magic and Gparted but doing it in Windows would probably be safest to you.

 

Haha .... I know that feel brother....

 

Hey guys, for those of you that installed your own copy of windows 8.1. Does anyone know what the "unknown" device is from device manager? I'm trying to figure it out and I'm not entirely sure.

 

It's probably just a driver you missed.

 

Well I'm actually missing a few but I'm searching Lenovo driver page and I'm not sure what it could be. I did a ton of Windows updates and these are the only ones left for me;

3D Video Controller
PCI Device
SM Bus Device
Unknown Device

I'm sure the 3D is Nvidia, but not to sure on the rest.


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As I said in a post after that one, it's a bit difficult to provide exact steps, since you adjust the display on the color calibration settings by what your eyes see. There is an attached color profile in that post as well, maybe that will help.

p.s I installed steam the other day, and I have been trying out CS:GO. At first it was limited to 30fps, after I tinkered with GeForce experience and adjusting the battery settings I was able to move it to 50fps. But there doesn't seem to be an option to raise it higher than that. I've also set the card to be the GTX, and I've optimized it as well.

 

thank you!
Didn't know managing C drive was possible..but I had only tried Expanding before..

 

The "Unknown device" is most likely Lenovo Energy Management (ACPI).
"PCI device" is likely the SD card reader.
"SM bus device" might be part of the Intel chipset stuff, I forgot.

 

Does it have the intel 7260?

 

Has anyone been able to successfully upgrade the wireless card to 7260? I am having casual lag spikes with the stock wireless card, anyone got any ideas on how to fix it?

 

Try Chipset drivers, audio drivers, and energy management

 

According to my device manager it is the 7260

And thank you Pule123 and Garbuckle, that fixed all my driver issues. Thanks

 

Anyone having issues with battery drain? Finished playing XCOM last night, closed the lid and went to sleep. For the second time this week when I opened it, the battery was completely dead and it had shut itself down. Anyone having this issue? I believe it is waking when my Logitech USB mouse is plugged in and turned off but I cannot duplicate the issue in a closed environment.

 

Wasn't AltCtrl supposed to get his from Tiger Direct today?

 

He got it and it's the same TN panel


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I can't seem to find a way to map middle-click functionality to pressing both touchpad buttons simultaneously. It seems the stock touchpad driver firmware disables it. I've found a bunch of examples of registry hacks for older models of Lenovo laptops to enable this feature, but the Synaptic entries on the Y50's registry don't fit the examples I've found.

I'm habituated to middle-clicking to open links into new tabs while surfing, so if anyone has a solution, I'd kill to hear it.

 

We all knew it was TN display and a typo from TigerDirect. Hopefully they fix it.

Quick question for owners; I'm looking to upgrade the RAM. Can you guys recommend a 8GB stick of RAM for me to use? I want 16 GBs of RAM now lol.

I also want an SSD and I'll probably end up getting a Crucial 1TB SSD

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Need help!

Just received my y50 today. This is my first time having a computer other than a mac, so I'm completely lost. I was installing the new drivers from the lenovo website when all of a sudden I lose internet connection and I can't get it to connect back. I plugged in an Ethernet and it worked for a second but then my internet provider wanted me to register the device. I tried doing this and it is not working. But i was thinking that I may need to reinstall the wifi driver or something?

Help would be greatly appreciated!

 

you can download all the drivers using another pc/laptop and copy it to your Y50 through flash drive..

 

Do i need the remove the ones I have? Sorry, but I'm pretty clueless with PCs

 

Why didn't Lenovo just give it an IPS display and call it a day.. Then I wouldn't be conflicted over buying this over the Msi Gs60

 

Sorry if this has been answered before, but how do we know if our drivers are up to date? I just switched over from a mac so I'm kind of lost.

 

Well this sucks, my left speaker is crackling. I think it's blown, so I have to somehow remove my copy of Windows and return this on best buy.

 

You have to decide on yourself which aspect is the most important for you then.
A "perfect" laptop doesn't exist.

 

I had a conflict between the GS60 and the Y50. After days of research I discover that the build quality may be better with the Y50 (even though my speakers blown and I need to return it). I also learned that the MSI is hotter, louder, and has a shorter projected life span over the Lenovo.

Not only that for $1,150 the Lenovo is a good starter.

I agree with ghyeng, decide on the con's you can live with vs the pros that matter to you. There's no perfect laptop.

For me the heat thing worries me and the power cord and its placement bother me. I opted for something less expensive.

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http://forum.notebookreview.com/ideapad-essential/755626-y50-replacement-displays-compendium.html

I started a thread to help with those wishing to change out the panel. Hopefully we'll get some good information there.

 

Oh, and its $1249! Just found this:
Newegg Exclusive Model with 16GB Memory Lenovo Y50 (59426157) Gaming Notebook Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 16GB Memory 1TB HDD 8GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit Lenovo
And it comes with the intel ac 7260 wifi card. Just thought you would like to know!

 

Zenbook NX500. Well. If it had two more USB ports.

 

Wouldnt the model from lenovo itself be better? It has 4gb vram (*which doesnt make that difference though*) and has a 4710hq ?

 

Hi darthcapn, maybe the one on lenovo would be better. I haven't really looked on their site. I just know a lot of people on this forum weren't happy about the intel 3160 ac wifi card on the one's from lenovo. Newegg's and amazon's models have the faster intel ac 7260 card.

 

The intel ac 7260 is known to have many problems (google it )

 

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It tells you to register it. So i would suggest (if you cant do this or find out how) to call your provider and let them help you register it. The internet should then work (i think)

 

ARCTURAR'S SHORT Y50 TOUCH REVIEW

Hey guys, so I've played around with my Lenovo Y50 Touch (base model) for a day now, and it's a really awesome machine! I'm super glad I bought it and also super glad I ordered it from Klick. It got to my house in Toronto in 5 business days and with a normal (not bilingual) keyboard and shift key.
Here are my thoughts on each component:

Design
This machine looks and feels even better in person than it does in videos. It's super thin, really light for its size, and has a super sexy design. It definitely has some style and flair, but with the keyboard backlight turned off looks clean enough to comfortably take to a business meeting. In short, its exactly what I wanted in the design department, and I personally prefer it to a Macbook. My only complaint is that the USB ports on the left hand side are too close together; two fat USB devices can't really fit next to one another there, which is a bit annoying. Luckily there is also a third USB port on the right hand side and I never need to use 3 USB ports at once. And if one of the USB devices isn't fat it's all fine. But it's a minor annoyance that they couldn't move one of the ports over just a little bit.

Build Quality
Outstanding overall. The laptop feels like a premium machine. I like the soft finish on the body and the metal on the lid. Everything comes together really well. Regarding flex: yes the laptop flexes when you press down on it hard but this is completely unnoticeable in any regular usage scenario. When typing normally there is no flex at all. It really isn't as bad as BeeHo's videos made it seem like, and seriously isn't an issue.

Screen
I don't know what you whiners were complaining about: in my opinion, this screen is awesome! So far I've only gotten compliments for it, haha. The colour gamut probably isn't super high and it probably isn't usable for professional graphics work, but for me it's perfect. I love the 15.6" size; I've never had a screen this large and the extra working space is fantastic! The display is really bright and the reds, greens, and blues all pop out at me nicely. And the glossy finish helps a lot and doesn't leave any ugly yellow tint like the matte option seems to do. Note that I have the AUO36 panel and a glossy touchscreen. I think it's a lot nicer than the Chi Mei panel, and on that note I should remind you guys that NOT ALL TOUCHSCREEN MODELS HAVE AUO PANELS! I think Xentar had a Chi Mei on his BestBuy (or was it TigerDirect?) Y50 Touch. But Klick's Y50 Touch batch are AUO, which is another reason I'd recommend buying from them even if its a bit more expensive for international customers. Based on my experience and pictures of other panel versions, I would say a Y50 Touch with an AUO panel is the best bet for a good screen for casual users. People used to higher colour gamut might not be impressed but for me it nails the mark. I was skeptical about Touch but honestly it's a pretty cool feature and I like to use it once in a while, particularly for scrolling and zooming. Oh, and while vertical viewing angles are admittedly average (I don't care about that at all, personally), the horizontal viewing angles are pretty nice. I would say slightly better than the average TN panel.

Keyboard
My first experience with a Lenovo keyboard, and it is a very positive one. Key spacing, texture, and feedback are all great, and typing is a joy. And the numpad, which seems to be becoming more of a rarity in 15.6" laptops, is awesome. I really like having those extra keys for gaming and number crunching. Oh, and the backlight looks really sweet too and is very useful in darker conditions. I don't think anyone who buys this machine will be disappointed with the keyboard, haha.

Touchpad
A bit more rubbery than I'm used to, but pretty nice and responsive. Size is nice, location is fine, and button feedback is pretty good. No issues at all. Overall, it's not as good as a Macbook touchpad but very solid. I have an ELAN touchpad, though it is my understanding some Y50s ordered from different vendors can have Synaptics.

Sound
The sound quality is legitimately amazing, taking into account that this is a laptop we're talking about and not an expensive surround sound setup. The subwoofer is super awesome and makes the bass sound great - it has a kick to it that no other laptop I've heard does. High notes sound crisp as well and even on maximum volume there is no distortion. Hats off to JBL and Lenovo for the excellent sound on this machine/

Power
Like I said earlier, I don't have any modern AAA titles and so am not the best guy to ask about those. From other people's reviews and gaming videos, it's pretty clear that this laptop can play anything at High or Ultra settings. Even the absolute newest games will play very smoothly at great frame rates with Medium settings. I personally only tried emulation so far, and it's fantastic! Miles better than my old laptop. Gamecube titles like Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime run smoothly, though it isn't quite possible to enable all the graphics hacks at high resolutions without losing framerates. During my emulation tests, which especially tax the CPU, the computer stayed cool to the touch and was really quiet. According to other reviews, this is still the case when playing AAA titles. And Visual Studio ran very quickly and nicely, even with tons of internet tabs open and other programs running in the background. Multi-tasking and speed should be improved even further when I add another 8GB RAM stick and upgrade to an SSD. No complaints power-wise!

That's it for now. Maybe I'll post more opinions later, and if anyone has any questions about my machine I can answer them. Again, this is the base Touch model from Klick: the same machine kingfirejet has. Overall, I highly recommend it!

 

Anyone else having issues with the keyboard not registering when you don't press in the center of the keys?

 

Here's my take on my Y50 (4710, 16GB, 4GB, SSHD Non-Touch from the Lenovo site)

Screen: Looked below-average until I calibrated the screen through the Windows Calibration Tool and turned on Picture Mode. Screen works pretty well for games and internet browsing, but not for professional work that requires a quality screen. If the screen matters that much, you can always buy a monitor that has the specs you need. Overall, the screen underwhelms a little bit considering the price point, but this laptop is known more for it's internal components, not it's screen.

Keyboard: It's a very nice keyboard. It doesn't get too hot (pretty warm, but not bad) when gaming and it has a pretty nice feel to it. The backlight is also very useful. A couple of minor issues though; the Num Lock and Caps Lock light bleeds through the left side of the key a bit but it's not very noticeable unless you're looking directly at the keyboard. The placement/size of the arrow keys, shift, enter, and backspace keys requires some adjusting after being used to a desktop one.

Trackpad: The trackpad feels a little different than other trackpads I've tried. It tracks well, but it sometimes doesn't register clicks. It's also a minor inconvenience when playing games, particularly shooters. I typically use a mouse anyway, so the trackpad isn't much of a concern for me.

CPU/GPU: Both are pretty powerful, especially for a laptop of this price range AND thickness. I tested this on Planetside 2 and Borderlands 2. It can handle Planetside 2 on Med/High settings very well, and it can max out Borderlands 2 including PhysX on high without too much trouble (It might lag a little bit [like 20-35fps range maybe when there's 8 slag grenades going off at once] when there's a LOT rendering at once but it's still very playable) I have yet to test this on any other games but it should have no problem.

Sound: Surprisingly powerful. I can clearly hear the sound from ~50ft away at below 50% volume, and the sound is pretty dang clear. I haven't heard much from the subwoofer yet, but maybe that's because I never have my laptop at a very high volume or I don't have it set up or something.

Design/Build Quality: Very sleek design, loving the red-black color scheme. The materials used is of a nice quality, but it is definitely a fingerprint magnet, like many others have stated. It seems to disperse heat pretty well even without a cooling pad and I believe it has some overclocking potential. It looks better in person and it's pretty thin on top of everything.

Battery: It doesn't have a bad battery life, but it's not very good either. I am a little disappointed with the battery, but it's not a deal breaker and it works well. If there's a battery upgrade that becomes available I would consider getting it.

Overall: It's a great laptop for it's price. I paid $1358 for mine (~$1250 before tax) and the issues with the laptop is small compared to all of the benefits you get imo. If the screen was better and the battery was bigger this would be the prefect laptop for me. However, this laptop is a bargain compared to other laptops with similar specs and what you get for the price overshadows the shortcomings of this laptop. Overall, I highly recommend this laptop (unless a good screen is a MUST). If you have any questions I can answer them for you.

 

Yes, in a review here, it was mentioned the keys don't respond well unless you hit them dead-centre.

 

One of my real gripes with the machine. May end up going back because of this. I miss about 30% of all 'C' key presses because of it.

 

Well, since your sig indicates the Y50 as a previously used laptop, it seems your mind is made up

All kidding aside, it's becoming clear to me that there are several areas where you can notice corners were cut to get the price on the Y50 down to $1150.

*Screen quality
*Wifi card (both the 3160 & 7160 from Intel have known issues)
*Keyboard issues (as you and others have mentioned)

Other annoyances
*Bloatware
*Difficulty/annoyance when doing a fresh install of Windows, or installing a SSD then doing a fresh install on that (drivers, partitions, etc.)
*Sexy looks that start losing their appeal given how easy fingerprints and smudge marks appear. It's only sexy if its clean
*Keyboard heat (really, they put the CPU right under the WASD keys? I have a Clevo here, there is NO heat on the surface, anywhere - even when at extreme stress levels)

But that keyboard thing is inexcusable. It looks like its not just one faulty unit.

 

Yikes. You've been pretty thorough, and seem pretty knowledgable, so your assessment in this area greatly concerns me. Is this just a driver issue? I mean, is there a way around it? I sort of took for granted that the keyboard would work flawlessly, and the only potential problem would be the feel of the keys, not that the keys wouldn't work!

 

that's way too early of a conclusion. the majority says the keyboard is great, some says the keyboard doesn't register keys well and now you are saying it's inexcusable. should we expect the next person to say the keyboard is unusable then?

 

It's not too early at all. If a keyboard doesn't register keystrokes accurately and consistently, its inexcusable. That's just a fact. Your comment is utterly nonsensical. There hasn't been a steady degradation of reviews on the keyboard, so to say the next person will eventually call it "unusable" is simply a silly comment on your part, and adds nothing to this thread. Nobody would go so far as to say this keyboard is unusable, but if it has trouble capturing keystrokes that aren't dead-centre, then it is indeed inexcusable. There's a difference between a keyboard with inexcusable flaws and a keyboard that is unusable. You would do well to familiarize yourself with those differences.

Edited: My last sentence was probably a bit much, and did over-generalize, so I removed it.

 

That actually is a serious problem IMO. People can defend the screen, but idk how missed keys simply due to a bad keyboard is defendable at all. I'm interested in hearing if others have had this problem

 

I personally think that the keyboard is very nice. Typing on it is one of my favorite things on this laptop so far since I haven't really been able to test gaming on it because I am travelling. I haven't experienced any issues with keys not registering, if somebody glides over the key instead of pressing it, of course it's not going to register, it's not a touch keyboard.

 

Why do you even bother to read this thread if you don't like the Y50? You've constantly advertised other laptops while discrediting owners and proponents with your preferences. If you don't like it, that's completely fine. But quit being a sidewalk preacher when you're adding nothing but arguments to this thread.

I have this laptop. I'm typing this post on my Y50 Touch. Guess what? No issues for me. Keyboard strokes are working fine. Screen is not an issue. There's no point for me to refute everyone's issues with my lack of them, because nullifying their experiences with my own; it adds nothing to the conversation and only adds to owners' frustration who do experience these issues. So quit acting like everyone who has these issues is the norm.

We enjoy our Y50 for our own reasons. Get off your high horse; there's A LOT more than the Y50 than just how it looks.

 

Wrong person?

 

You're ridiculous man. You're trying so hard to pounce on one problem or another even when they don't exist. A bad keyboard? Are you kidding me? The vast majority of owners, myself included, have said the keyboard is really awesome. WAY above average. If someone with weird typing habits who isn't use to the keyboard yet is having some missed keystrokes, I can assure that's entirely their fault. I'm having no such issues whatsoever. Ar you trying to convince yourself not to get the computer or something? What's the deal?

 

Does the Y50 keyboard not use scissor switches? If it does it should distribute the force evenly across the key and not cause problems if it wasn't pressed directly in the center or not. Is the keyboard flex noticeable at all on the Y50 and if so does it feel spongy when typing? I don't have the laptop, but I've been looking into the Y50.