Y50 Thread

I already linked a youtube video showing that the main exhaust vent is behind the screen hinge and is 2/3 of the width of the laptop....the same like the Asus N550 and most other slim laptops nowadays.

 

So is it possible that they used IGZO?!

 

Here's some info from another forum:

"IGZO is not actually a panel type. It's a type of transistor used in a display's TFT backplane, which is what controls the display panel (whether that panel is TN, IPS, or even OLED). It uses Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide as a semiconductor instead of Silicon."

So yes it's possible for the panel to be IGZO IPS but not very likely considering the rather high price of IGZO tech.

This is the link to the thread if you want to read more about it:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1449080/...ich one is better in terms of display quality

 

So while I wait for the Y0 to come out is there a higher end workstation class laptop on the horizon with a 4K display?

 

well I know that but I just tend to say IGZO instead of IGOZO ips

 

As of now, you can look forward to razer blade and gs60 ghost pro

 

Those are not workstations...

 

Neither is y50...

 

Actually there are many way higher end workstation class laptops with 4K. Look at Dell's site.

 

Adobe is godawful on 4K/UHD. I do a lot of work in After Effects, so that's why it wouldn't work for me. Chrome itself works fine; the problem comes with viewing the webpages themselves.

 

Yes but the guy was asking for workstation laptops.

 

Thanks so much for the referrals but the Razer Blade is only 14" and is 3200X1800. Not quite full 4K. The GS60 seems to only have a 1080P display though it can output 4K...

 

There's nothing I found on the Dell Web site with a full 4K 3840 x 2160 resolution display. They do have a few 3200X1800 laptops but I'd rather get a full 4K laptop.

So I guess it is just the Y50 and the one by Toshiba, which I am not very interested in. When I was chatting with Lenovo sales on their Web site, they did say something about several 4K laptops being about to be released. I'm buying this for video editing and Visual Studio development so I'd hate to buy the Y50 and find a better laptop by Lenovo or someone a month or two later...

 

I guess I should have said workstation-class or workstation-esque laptops


Too bad Lenovo does not have a W-series workstation with a 17" display and a full 4K 3840 x 2160 display coming out. That would be my ideal power laptop.

 

Dell has one QHD workstation ...not UHD sadly

The only real 4k workstation will be the toshiba...atleast for now.
If you can hang on a few months more I'm sure there will be several workstations released with new gen GPUs and maybe 4K asswell.

The main advantage you would get frim a workstation vs the y50 in terms of video editing would be a high% gamut display.

The consumer displays don't come anywhere near the ones they put on workstations in term of color fidelity.

 

I'm wondering that if the battery life of 1080p non-touch screen model will be significantly greater than that of 4k touch screen. If so, I'll definitely choose previous one! Hope there is no big difference...

 

Thanks that's useful to know I get the Y50 it is then.

It's a bit pathetic that Dell doesn't have a 4K laptop on the horizon that we know of. Given the high resolution, I actually would have preferred a 17" display but the 15.6 will have to do. Leno just need to hurry up and release this.

I am just glad the days of the retarded 1080P display days are over.

 

y50 page crashed. maybe updating the page to show specs and stuff?

 

I'm talking about ghost pro which has QHD display but since you wanted 4k badly then I guess it's out of the question

 

The entire y series page crashed for at least half a day

 

>Optional discrete graphics
Who does Lenovo take me for
Filthy casuals

 

is there any more upcoming 4k laptops from lenovo?

 

Just saw it's going to have a built in DVD/blue ray. Why the hell do people even offer DVD-only drives on these laptops?

I'm willing to bet money that they will not even be offering a blu ray version of any Y50 at the initial release.

Toshiba just did this massive up with their 4k laptop as well. At least give us the option to watch 1080 instead of standard quality DVD if, heaven forbid, we used the drive you refuse to phase out.

At first I used to be mad that laptops were doing away with the DVD/blu ray drive but then I accepted it and was even happier hoping that manufacturers would not force their dvd-only drives. ESPECIALLY on a media oriented laptop

 

What is your source regarding the DVD/blue ray drives ?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk

 

Lenovo Y50 Laptop | 15.6" High-Performance Gaming Notebook PC | Lenovo (US)

Integrated optical drive section. I almost ing guarantee to keep the price down, they won't offer any initial version with Blue Ray.

 

Thanks! Although it seems odd since no optical drive appears on their pictures (either left or right side)

 

It's not in the videos showcasing the Y50 either. I've seen some very slim optical drives before, but whether or not the Y50 will have it is not confirmed. The showcased models in most videos were prototypes and the website is most likely telling the truth, and hopefully, is not a mistake. I don't really have the need for any optical drives, but sometimes, you might need it for very important matters.

 

Sure but I'd rather have it external to save some weigh and thickness

 

Yes, and not to mention you could get an external optical drive at a fairly cheap price nowadays.

 

There will be no integrated DVD or bluray drive. It's been confirmed by the reps @ CES and confirmed by the pictures of the machine....that text is most likely an error.


It was actually specified in a presentation of the laptop that they removed the optical drive in order to make the laptop thinner.

It is possible however that there will be an external unit bundled with the machine.

 

Has anyone had experience with the 10 point touch screen? I have never used a Windows 8 computer with touch. How does it compare to an iPad's touch screen? What functionality does it serve other than for scrolling through web pages and the menus?

 

My only real concern with the Y50 at this point is the quality of the 1080p screen... I'm a little worried that they'll go with a TN screen to make it a "budget" option. I doubt that I'll be able to spring for the 4k screen...

 

In my experience using windows 8 on surface rt, I'd say it's better than my Ipad 2.

 

Same here...the TN on the y510 was pretty good...but it still had major color deviation in the vertical plane and I can't really accept that in an >1000€ laptop.

 

Lenovo has been making pretty good touch screens since Window's 8 launch. They are essentially as responsive as an iPad. The biggest issue with touchscreen laptops is that the hinges are never stiff enough (in my experience) to prevent the screen giving way a little when touched. It's not hard to adjust and correct for but it can be a little weird at first.

 

Yeah... I'm basically between this and the Asus N550JK right now. If a) the 1080p screen is good or b) the 4k screen is not that expensive I'll probably go with this.

 

if you're thinking about the n550JK, why not look at the N56JR? GTX 760m with gddr5 as opposed to gt 850m with ddr3 is the main thing I'd like to point out between them. sure it's not maxwell, but it does benchmark better, unless there's some advantage to the n550 that I'm missing.

I'm really excited about the y50, but if it doesn't match my expectations, I'll probably go with the n56. I still have 6-8 mos before i'm in the market, though, so i still have time to see if there's a refresh.

 

N550 advantages- lighter weight and slimmer ,touchscreen, IPS screen, 850m is only slightly less powerfull than 760m while having a much lower power consumption

N56 advantages- slightly more powerfull GPU but with much higher power consumption and better sound.

 

Yeah, the IPS screen would be the main reason for the N550. The GPU power isn't a huge difference and it seems like the difference in speaker quality is much less than the difference in screen quality. That and the audio can be fixed by plugging in a set of headphones (which still maintains the portability of the laptop) while the screen would need an external monitor to fix.

 

wait since when is y510p above 1000 euros...

 

Why do you even need an optical drive is the question. For the past 4 years I have never touched my optical drive. The age of discs is almost over with all the online streaming and downloadable contents

 

Does anyone know when XoticPc adds new laptops? I might want to purchase the Y50 from them instead of Lenovo depending on the prices and modification I want.

 

Just talked with one rep last night, she told me that the release date will be 15th.... so there's 20 days more to wait...

 

Lenovo rep or other company? Because if its Lenovo....

 

It is a date.....so it adds some credibility

 

just spam them with that question and see if they all conform with one answer

 

Dude yess lets spam and post results

 

Mine said the end of May, no set date

 

I was told yesterday, near the end of April. No set date, but to check back the end of the month.

 

Sometimes when I travel, I'd like to be able to write data to a disc, whether to clear up a bit of limited space or to be easily able to pass on a large amount of data to someone quickly. An integrated optical drive may not be important to you, and I admit, I use my external drive when I'm at home, but a laptop without a disc drive is not really an option for me. Physical discs are far from obsolete, no matter how good and reliable you think internet downloads will always be.