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    Y50 Thread

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jobine, Jan 4, 2014.

  1. Fatbot

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    My wife (designer/architect) has a work laptop with a Quadro in it. They have custom drivers for Solidworks but the funny thing is it's an ugly laptop with an ugly screen. I'm looking for something to run Unity really well so I'm a bit luckier but my research for her yielded the unfun results of getting a great laptop for CAD thats bulky and ugly or a more general purpose laptop that wouldn't be as cost efficient for work use.
     
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  2. raptir

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    Dell Precision M3800 — 15" Mobile Workstation | Dell
     
    raptir, Apr 29, 2014
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    Like I said, it is possible to have 7260AC, but the card is only a beast when there's an AC router
     
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  4. Fatbot

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    That's pretty great save that it doesn't have a disc drive nor enough storage to run all the applications my wife needs. It also is likely not as tough as the Lenovo but I'd certainly prefer it over what she uses now.
     
    Fatbot, Apr 29, 2014
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  5. raptir

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    Well, I was more thinking of it as an alternative to the person who said he wanted the Y50 for CAD work.
     
    raptir, Apr 29, 2014
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    i was looking at the M3800 but I have read that it has sooooooo many issues and it also doesnt have a number pad which is a dealbreaker
     
    micek22, Apr 29, 2014
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  7. Banender

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    I think I will just buy the 1080p version of the y50. I don't edit photos and it won't make a world of difference watching movies (sometimes i even watch a lower than 720p resolution movie and get used to it after watching for a few minutes)

    So a 1080p non touch and hopefully IPS with 860M graphics and latest Haswell CPU gaming laptop costing 1000 bucks and bit more with SSD should be a perfect gaming rig considering the price.

    I mean, you can buy almost 3 of those for the price of a Razer Blade and the Razer Blade is not 3 times better. That means if the line of y50 continues, you could buy a lenovo laptop every year and like sell it as used each time and practically end up paying 500 bucks / year for a decent modern gaming laptop. A 2000-3000 one replaced every 1.5 years costs you 1000-1500 bucks a year (considering the sell value after 1 year is 50% and 1.5 years 25% of original price, with approx 1 year being the time it takes for the y50 to get outdated and 1.5 years for a better laptop with maybe 870m etc.)

    What I mean to say is more expensive laptops get outdated faster than their money's worth, not that anyone didn't know that... just saying
     
    Banender, Apr 29, 2014
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  8. Dberner

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    Does anyone have any idea what type of SSD lenovo plans to use? Would they use a samsung evo 840? I know some of their screens (like the yoga 2 pro) are made from Samsung.
     
    Dberner, Apr 29, 2014
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  9. -Jinx-

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    There is no info currently if the y50 will come with the option for a SSD.
    The lenovo page says up to 1TB SSHD and in the past the y series has only had SSHD's or traditional HDD's as options.

    This means that there is a chance that we will not be able to purchase it with a SSD already installed.
     
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  10. DevdogAZ

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    But can we be reasonably sure that if we get the Hybrid drive, it will mean there is a traditional HDD plus a separate SSD cache, and if it's like the y510, a user could replace that SSD cache with a larger one and essentially create an SSD boot drive?
     
    DevdogAZ, Apr 29, 2014
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    You can't really be sure, not all hybrid drive computers work like that. I think that some Y510p models didn't actually come with the m.2 sata port, so you had to find a way to hook up an adapter to it.
     
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  12. H01D3N

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    I think that the 1080p is better not because of resolution quality or interpolation of 4K or anything else, but I think it is better because of compatibility. Have fun using CS6 in 4K-it's just not going to work right at all. 2-3 years into the future, 4K will be compatible for lots of software, but for now, 1080p/FHD is the way to go. Especially if you are going to replace it in the next 2 years.
     
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  13. H01D3N

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    So tomorrow is the day where we find out if the "end of the month" stuff from Lenovo is really true or not.
     
    H01D3N, Apr 29, 2014
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  14. heibk201

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    Z series is on special sale but not the y series...
     
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  15. -Jinx-

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    Looks like the may release they where announving @ CES may be the correct one... people just refused to accept it and where hoping for it to come early :)
     
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  16. micek22

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    so is the consensus that the Y50 will not be good for CAD work?
     
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  17. -Jinx-

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    No ...the y50 will be just as good for CAD as any other NON-workstation laptop with a decent processor and video card.

    A workstation however with a workstation class GPU with specially released drivers will be much better and recommended.

    What you have to understand is that it's not the raw power that is lacking but the driver support.
     
    -Jinx-, Apr 30, 2014
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  18. micek22

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    I understand. Everything about the Y50 is perfect except the fact that it doesnt have a quadro/fire pro graphics card in it. I have no idea what to do now
     
    micek22, Apr 30, 2014
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  19. bitstr3am

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    Guys, excellent thread.

    I'm thinking another way to get to 1TB SSD is to swap out whatever drive I order (HD or SSHD) for a Samsung 840 1TB. Apart from price, does anyone see an issue with this? All listed options were Sata and the drive form factor should be the same (I think).

    Sorry if this option was already discussed, I tried to scan most replies before posting. Any help appretiated.
     
    bitstr3am, Apr 30, 2014
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  20. -Jinx-

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    There should not be any reason why it wouldn't be possible...apart from ease of access to the internals.
     
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  21. greedness

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    Did they removed the Q&A on the y40 page?
     
    greedness, Apr 30, 2014
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  22. bva91

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    I think so...couldn't find it either...but their Q&A is a bunch of 'Q's with no 'A's

    Sent from my LT25i using Tapatalk
     
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    greedness, Apr 30, 2014
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    JayEm, Apr 30, 2014
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  25. acrox999

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    No, that must be the model number for its variant.
     
    acrox999, Apr 30, 2014
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  26. csyk2

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    I can see Y40 on the website now. However, there is no price yet.

    Screen Shot 2014-04-30 at 1.39.32 PM.png
     
    csyk2, Apr 30, 2014
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  27. maxnik1

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    Guys, I think I found the first image of the innards of the Y50. I am not a 100% sure it is the real deal, but it is likely.

    [​IMG]

    On this page it mentions that, the model has 860m maxwell. They don't mention the model, because they are under NDA. In the link you can find a few game tests as well.
     
    maxnik1, Apr 30, 2014
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  28. greedness

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    holy , man, where'd you get that?
     
    greedness, Apr 30, 2014
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  29. greedness

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    I saw it earlier too, but they seem to have removed it since then.
     
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  31. bva91

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    Did the page have anything new about the gpu or options?

    Sent from my LT25i using Tapatalk
     
    bva91, Apr 30, 2014
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  32. greedness

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    nope........
     
    greedness, Apr 30, 2014
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  33. maxnik1

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    The image is not mine, it is from the link I post below it.

    The fact that the gpu will be maxwell is great news, it seems that it will be almost as powerful as 755m sli.
     
    maxnik1, Apr 30, 2014
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  34. hjanos

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    Hey!

    I have found a test of the Y50 prototype, it's here.
    The prototype model which was tested has Core i5-4200H and 860M. Sadly the 1080p screen is not IPS.
    You can find the other details in the test.
     
    hjanos, Apr 30, 2014
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    Maaan, if this is the real deal then it seems really good.
    First, you don't have to remove the entire motherboard like you would have in MSI GS60 to get your hands on the CPU or GPU for let's say repasting.
    Second, there is a dual fan cooling system (even though both fans are located in the same spot rather than having two different heat sinks.)
    Third, it seems like it is pretty upgrade-friendly even though it has an ultrabook-like chasis.
     
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  36. greedness

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    Oh right, didnt see the link...

    Looks like the non disclosure agreements have been lifted, we're gonna be seeing this laptop soon!
     
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  37. Zarley Z

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    I'd say there's a pretty good chance that's it. The speaker to the left of the fan seems to be a dead giveaway having seen where they placed the sub-woofer on the exterior images.

    Also, after rotating the image and zooming in on the wireless card, pretty sure that I was able to make out that it read "Wireless-AC 7260" on the second line of text down.
     
    Zarley Z, Apr 30, 2014
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  38. JayEm

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    This has the same internal image as was posted before. That's the Y50 alright. Good find!

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
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  39. csyk2

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    Nothing yet.
     
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    What you write is correct. See my link above about the test of the prototype model.
     
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  41. greedness

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    It says it has a TN panel?!? Correct me if im wrong, I cant really understand Hungarian or whatever that language is...
     
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    Yes, it states that it has TN panel. :(
    (I can speak Hungarian)
     
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    Might not be anything to worry about yet. Seeing that this particular model was equipped with only an i5 processor and 500GB 5400rpm HDD, you'd almost have to assume there will be options that will offer better components, which will hopefully include an IPS panel.
     
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    Not always you could see an IPS screen upgrade option on laptops though...
     
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    The viewing angles make it pretty obvious as well... that's a shame.
     
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    So this is a newb question but does touch drive the panel type at all? Can IPS, TN, and other panel types be touchscreens or more accurately are they? I feel like most touchscreens have been IPS in laptops but I'm not sure.
     
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    Doesn't matter, touch is just another layer of the display stack irrespective of the panel type. I've seen touch on TN, IPS, PLS, and VA panels. All of the cheapo Windows 8 touch laptops you see in Best Buy nowadays are TN.
     
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    the problem is that the link you gave us said the motherboard is hm 86 when it should be hm87
     
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    Well...atleast that TN is matte. Reminds me if a discussion I had with someone in the beggining of this thread :)).
    I think they just recycled the panel in the y510p
     
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