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    Which edition of y500 is better?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by martirio300, Aug 25, 2013.

  1. martirio300

    martirio300 Newbie

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    Hi guys ;)
    I am soon going to buy a new notebook and i really love y500.
    I have found several editions available in my country and i am not sure which one is better. Also are they worthy of their money? Some info

    What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
    Web Surfing, Computer Programming, Graphic Intense 3D Gaming

    What games will you be playing?
    Bioshock infinite, Skyrim and such..

    Here they are, have a look.

    1) LENOVO IDEAPAD Y500A 59-358242 849 Euro

    Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M (2.50 GHz) with 3 MB L3 cache.
    Memory: 4096 MB DDR3.
    Display TFT: 15.6 "Full HD, with LED backlight and resolution 1920 x 1080.
    Hard Drive: 1 TB SATA, 5400rpm.
    Optical Device: Not included.
    Floppy Disk: Not included.
    Graphics Card: 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M in SLI arrangement with 2048 MB memory Autonomous each.
    Wired and Wireless Communication: Built-in network card (LAN 10/100/1000) RJ45 and wireless Wifi 802.11b/g/n.
    Interfaces: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x headphone out, 1 x microphone in.
    Additional Features: Bluetooth 4.0, built-in camera 1.0 megapixel, 6 in 1 card reader.
    Audio: Built-in stereo speakers.
    Keyboard: English, with embedded numeric keypad.
    Battery Type: 6 cells Li-lon.
    Dimensions: 387 x 259 x 16 - 36 mm (W x D x H).
    Weight: 2.7 kg.
    Software: Free Dos.

    2) Lenovo Ideapad Y500 MBG3CGE i5-3230M W8 838 euro

    Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3230M Prozessor (2,60 GHz).
    Memory: 8GB DDR3.
    Display TFT: 15.6 "Full HD, with LED backlight and resolution 1920 x 1080.
    Hard Drive: 1 TB SATA, 5400rpm.
    Second HHD: 16gb SSD
    Optical Device: included.
    Graphics Card:NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 2048 MB memory
    Wired and Wireless Communication: Built-in network card (LAN 10/100/1000) RJ45 and wireless Wifi 802.11b/g/n.
    Interfaces: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x headphone out, 1 x microphone in.
    Additional Features: Bluetooth 4.0, built-in camera 1.0 megapixel, 6 in 1 card reader.
    Audio: Built-in stereo speakers.
    Keyboard: English, with embedded numeric keypad.
    Battery Type: 6 cells Li-lon.
    Dimensions: 387 x 259 x 16 - 36 mm (W x D x H).
    Weight: 2.7 kg.
    Software: Windows 8

    3) Lenovo Ideapad Y500 MBG2GGE i7-3630QM W8 1.054 Euro

    Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3630QM Processor (2.4 GHz).
    Memory: 8GB DDR3.
    Display TFT: 15.6 "Full HD, with LED backlight and resolution 1920 x 1080.
    Hard Drive: 1 TB SATA, 5400rpm.
    Second HHD: 16gb SSD
    Optical Device: Blu-Ray DVD Combo
    Graphics Card::NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 2048 MB memory
    Wired and Wireless Communication: Built-in network card (LAN 10/100/1000) RJ45 and wireless Wifi 802.11b/g/n.
    Interfaces: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x headphone out, 1 x microphone in.
    Additional Features: Bluetooth 4.0, built-in camera 1.0 megapixel, 6 in 1 card reader.
    Audio: HD with 2 speakers
    Keyboard: English, with embedded numeric keypad.
    Battery Type: 6 cells Li-lon.
    Dimensions: 387 x 259 x 16 - 36 mm (W x D x H).
    Weight: 2.7 kg.
    Software: Windows 8
     
    martirio300, Aug 25, 2013
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  2. Meani

    Meani Notebook Enthusiast

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    that depends if you need the i7 or i5 and the bluray drive.. thats pretty much the only differences on #2 & 3. # 1 has the sli gfx card.. and comes with free dos!?!?

    what will you be using laptop for :confused:

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    Meani, Aug 25, 2013
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  3. martirio300

    martirio300 Newbie

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    Well mostly gaming, sometimes programming stuff (as i am going to programming university), web browsing , watching movies included.
    I want it to have good multitasking and good gaming performance.
    I don't care that much about the internal optical drive. I can buy an external anytime.
    Also may i ask if in the future i want to add a second gpu to #2 or #3 how much is it going to cost?
     
    martirio300, Aug 25, 2013
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  4. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    The best edition of the Y500 is the Y510P. Haswell + GT750 <3
     
    Jobine, Aug 25, 2013
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  5. martirio300

    martirio300 Newbie

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    Hah... i completely agree with you, but also it is the most expensive. Anyway :) i mean from those 3 i have posted.
    I mostly care about #1 and #3.
    #1 has SLI 4gb of ram (and no optical drive) , i5 2.5GHz processor
    #3 has 8Gb of ram, 16gb SSD , 1 GPU , blue-ray Optical drive , and an i7 processor
    As the optical drive is concerned I don't care that much. I will buy an external/
     
    martirio300, Aug 25, 2013
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