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    Y480 - Just ordered!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by johnstone83, Jun 3, 2012.

  1. johnstone83

    johnstone83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just ordered a new Y480 for $899 with blu ray and 1TB! :)

    Any suggestions on what the first thing should do is when it comes in? I'm excited (this will be my first laptop ever)!!
     
    johnstone83, Jun 3, 2012
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  2. Convel

    Convel Notebook Deity

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    Congratualtions! :) First thing I always do is to get the essential software sorted out followed by benchmarking, mostly using some graphic intensive games. After that I give the screen, keyboard and audio a thorough run through.
     
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    Strats Notebook Consultant

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    That's the Lenovo (CA) deal! I just ordered mine from there the other day as well. Now just waiting for it to ship.
     
    Strats, Jun 3, 2012
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    ha1o2surfer Notebook Evangelist

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    Let us know if you got the 640M LE.
     
    ha1o2surfer, Jun 3, 2012
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    corteen Notebook Consultant

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    I recieved my Y480 on Friday.
    They are still shipping with the 640M LE

    The biggest drawback is the terribly slow hard drive ...which I will replace this week with a SSD.
     
    corteen, Jun 3, 2012
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    johnstone83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My understanding was that they all had the LE, no?
     
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    mypickaxe Newbie

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    That's what mine has, and I've read it's what all of the initial batch will have until later in the year.
     
    mypickaxe, Jun 5, 2012
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    mypickaxe Newbie

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    I purchased mine the day they were available in stores (happy coincidence) and before I left Fry's I walked over and purchased an Intel 520 SSD and a 16 GB RAM kit (Corsair memory they had labeled as "Mac Memory", but it's been working flawlessly since installation.)

    So far I'm very pleased with the performance of the laptop, but wish it had a Thunderbolt port like my Macbook Air.
     
    mypickaxe, Jun 5, 2012
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