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    New Lenovo Y40-80 question

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ajrosen, Jan 21, 2015.

  1. ajrosen

    ajrosen Newbie

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    Looking to buy a new laptop, hoping to find a 14". I was seeing the Lenovo Y40 series, and liked just about everything spec-wise but was seeing it getting panned for the screen quality. Today it looks like the Y40-80 series, with the 5th gen processors are available. Does anyone know if they fixed the screen quality in this new generation?

    Thanks

    Adam
     
    ajrosen, Jan 21, 2015
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  2. einhander

    einhander Notebook Deity

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    same crappy tn panel.

    the good news is you still can buy a aftermarket ips panel and diy.
     
    einhander, Jan 22, 2015
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  3. rushmore

    rushmore Notebook Evangelist

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    I was going to ask if same panel. Huge bummer. No interest for me DIYing a display. I pay this much I expect at least Yoga 2 quality 1080p display and not the
    weak mess on the Y40 now. Not sure why Lenovo goes low quality on these but good quality with Yoga 2 1080p display.


    Could be price point, but there is little cost difference in panels (the one on the Y40 vs Yoga 2). Why not the better display? $2 to $4 difference in factory ordered batches would mean $6 to $12 retail
    increase. Consumers would not mind this.
     
    rushmore, Jan 26, 2015
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