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    Lenovo Y550 Review

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Gaprofitt, Oct 11, 2009.

  1. Gaprofitt

    Gaprofitt Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have two of these on order with the 240m graphics cards, 2.53 ghz, 4 gb of ram, etc. Not many reviews on these, can someone give me a pros and cons of this model. I'm looking for input/reviews from those who own them.

    Thanks,

    Greg
     
    Gaprofitt, Oct 11, 2009
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    mrpokers Notebook Guru

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    im curious myself on the Y550. Hope you will review them once you recieve them!
     
    mrpokers, Oct 11, 2009
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    vvaid117 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ethanh8791 Notebook Consultant

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    see the linked review but here's my quik pros & cons:

    Pros:
    Beautiful LED Screen
    Responsive Keyboard
    Good bang for the buck
    Nice customize options
    Good Speaker system w/ sub
    Nice styling

    Cons:
    Resolution is too low
    Construction seems a bit flimsy
    Only 2 USB ports
    Poor placement of USB Ports
    Hinges feel weak
     
    ethanh8791, Oct 13, 2009
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    wirleaon Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the link... the review it's on one of first couple of posts.
     
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    wirleaon, Oct 14, 2009
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    The Y550 seems to be very user upgradable, the CPU and the GPU (mxm solution?) looks to be reachable from a removal of the bottom access panel.

    But the hinge seems flimsy..... it will be lot weaker than macbook pro's one piece aluminum hinge, and apple laptop are NOT renowned for the hinge strength..... one could imagine the consequence of such....

    For a laptop, i would rather prefer Thinkpad's stainless steel hinge, probably one of the strongest in the laptop industry......
     
    lead_org, Oct 14, 2009
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