Y50 Thread

Makes me wonder too. I have yet to find a single official information of the card, it's not even mentioned in AMD's website.

I don't think you are using the term 'nerfed' correctly. The Y40 is MEANT to be weaker than Y50. It has been like that from the very beginning.

 

I can't watch the video on my current connection but I'm pretty sure he is not a lenovo rep....and since several lenovo reps announces it @ 999 i don't know why you would trust a random reviewer over them

Also what we are trying to explain to you was that these specs for the y40 are not new...they have been announced as such from the beggining. That's why we are saying no one nerfed the y40

 

I agree it's meant to be weaker... I'm trying to say that we've speculated the y50 is just slightly more expensive... compared to the y50...the y40 is much weaker... well Atleast my opinion...

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I'm pretty sure about the 699 on video. I actually double checked it afterwards because throughtout the video another plaque was shown. The one I'm refering to was on the left side of the Y50 and it stated 699. The one on its right was another pc's (some yoga something, I seem to recall) and it was a lot more.

But at this juncture we might as well wait for the release: the prices/config might very well have changed since the event..

 

A gaming laptop(yes, gaming) with a U processor is just pretty weird to me…Anyway, I'm still new in this. Hope to learn more from u guys. =D
Yes, they should apply the discounts but they didn't do so in some models, yet I hope to see that in the future.

 

Well someone is explaining it to the reviewer.... I assumed that it would be the rep... anyway...everyone is aware of the specs...I guess the price compared to y50 (expected pricing) is slightly higher for what it offers...anyway...that's just my opinion....

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A gaming laptop(yes, gaming) with a U processor is just pretty weird to me…Anyway, I'm still new in this. Hope to learn more from u guys. =D

Yes, they should apply the discounts but they didn't do so in some models, yet I hope to see that in the future.

 

Same like y510p 755 SLI, a laptop with 24gb Ssd....so idk I think it's a good price for the y40...or atleast decent.

ye :|

 

I think people are looking at it in the wrong way .

What other laptop can you buy with 256gb ssd fullHD screen and a dGPU of this caliber for 1100$?

Not to mention that it looks awesome.

When you ask yourself this question you will realise that the y40 is adequately priced.

 

Maybe I get it wrong but : if y510 755 sli is around 1600 $ on Lenovo site while on Xotic is 1100...the y40 will have the same price as y510 on Xotic..

So if you cut the price from 512 Ssd... (300-400 $).... the price will be around 700-800...

 

Never said it's badly price...but unless the y50 more than just slightly expensive...the y40 isn't as well priced as the y50 would be...

Or the y50 is gonna be more expensive than we think...

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From what I see, all the R9 M200 series end with an X (M290X, M265X). Possibly the R9 M270 should actually be a R9 M270X?
If so then the card should be a rebranded 8870M? (since the M265X is a rebranded 8850M)

 

I think N550JK is way better than this one , besides SSD part of course

 

I think it will be around 1200-1300 without 4k screen.

 

The n550jk is a 15" laptop. I was reffering strictly to 14"

The n 550jk will have tp compete with the y50 not the y40

 

You "get it wrong"
The y510p with SLI 755 is 1600 before the lenovo specific discount.
No one will sell you a laptop with 512 gb ssd for 700-800... I'll eat my shoes if that happens

 

too bad, I am expecting it's cheaper than GE60

 

No,no without ssd. The price should be like the one that I said.

who knows

 

Anyway, based on Y40 price, i don't think Y50 will be any cheaper than 1299, disappointed.

 

From lenovo's history of pricing the y50 will be priced similarly to the n550jk

That's their goal with the y series....to offer better value for money than the competition.

 

Currently deciding between the Y410P and Y40 for a college laptop.

I really like how the Y40 has dual band AC! Hopefully no more ty internet connections that some people had with the 2230 and 7260.

Btw, there are non-X variants of the AMD GPUs. Just sayin'. I come from the desktop space.

I've read all the pages in this thread. I'm pretty sure lenovo has not listed all of the y40 models. I'm planning to do lenovo's student discount. It will be interesing to see how much of a discount i can get.

Everything the Y40 has seems like a downgrade when compared to the Y410P, besides the network card and screen.

Anyone have benchmarks/comparisons of the ulv i7? I am also assuming the y40 has dual fan cooling. I do find it funny that AMD has no info on the r9 m270. I want to find its tdp.

 

Also, the Y40's features tab says it has a backlit accutype keyboard.

Somebody said it didn't have a bl keyboard.

 

My bad the spec sheet before this said backLit keyboard was specific to the y50... Didn't notice it in the features section thx

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Personally I am extremely disappointed with the y40 specs and price.

The way I'm looking at it is like this, please correct me if I'm wrong with any of my assessments.

The cheapest current y40 is $1099, it comes with a 14" screen, a graphics card that's weaker than the GT 755m, and a processor that also weaker than the 4700MQ. The only pro I see about this laptop at all is the 256gb SSD option.

So please tell me with this being said, why on earth would anyone buy a y40 for $1099 instead of buying a y510 for $899 and adding a 256gb SSD for $120.

The total final cost would be $1019.

For this you get a bigger 1080p screen, a better processor, a better graphics card, the same 256gb SSD + the standard 1 TB HD that comes with it.

Also I don't know if this is an option anymore but for a while I saw Lenovo offering a second GT755m in the ultrabay slot for an extra $99. This would make the video card advantage even greater than it already is for the total extra cost of $19 than you would have spent on the y40. ($1,118 for a y510 with SLI add-on and the added after market 256gb SSD).

I've been waiting months for the y50 like most of you have and I really hope it doesn't turn out to be a total disappointment like the y40 has.

P.S. This is a quote from Lenovo's page about the y40.

"New owerful 14" gaming and multimedia laptop with cutting-edge graphics and processing, a Full HD display, and premium audio"

Powerful gaming laptop? Give me a break, that comment makes me even more upset. The release of this laptop and the way it is being marketed is a total joke in my opinion.

 

Because it's slimmer and lighter. Not being sarcastic, that's a big deal.

 

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. It's easy to speculate about stuff in advance, but we don't know for sure yet. I'm not convinced this one will be more affordable than its competitors. If the specs and price turn out to be good, I'll take a Y50. If not, I'll look elsewhere, probably at an ASUS.

 

I think that the y40 prices will be lowered, after all they just launched it. I'm pretty sure the hard drive option will be about 850-950 us dollars and the others will go up, and the y50 will start at 999 for the base model, i suppose, which is a great deal if you ask me.

I'm wondering how is the r9 m270 performing? Couldn't find any info about it..

 

How do you reckon that the gpu on the y40 is weaker than the 755m.

All evidence points to the r9 270m being a rebrand of the 8870m wich would put it roughly arround the gt760m.

The SLI is overheating severely in the y510p so I really don't think it would work better in the y410p so for me that really isn't an option. I want a laptop not a barbeque grill.

Leaving all that aside you have a much more beautifull and slimmer laptop with a fullHD screen. ... an allroud win I would say.

Let's just call the y40 for what lenovo targeted it to be.... a gaming ultrabook

 

Something is wrong with the prices. I think it'll go slightly down before they actually start selling. It just doesnt make any sense. It's almost as if they just had to release the prices just for the sake of releasing something.

 

Agree. Just wait and see Lenovo putting up all different deals.

 

y50 page is now non-existent. Hopefully they go live with prices, stats, and ordering today.

 

Is there a big difference between 2gb and 4gb of graphic memory? Or will the extra 2gb show its importance only at higher resolution than FHD?

 

Has anyone ordered yet?

 

Lenovo Y40 Laptop | 14" High-Performance Gaming Notebook PC | Lenovo (US)

Although you guys think that it isn't a good deal at all, $1099 for the lowest Y40 is actually a great deal. You get a 256 GB SSD, which is actually a lot of space considering that most people get 128 GB drives for the same price. You also get a matte screen, which is really hard to find. Dual band AC is really good, but you will need an AC router. The R9 M270 isn't that bad either.

I would consider the lowest end Y40 a great deal, and I am really optimistic about the Y50 pricing.

 

https://plus.google.com/+Lenovo/posts/a4ex9SBk1Up
Intel's wireless card page for this model:
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160: Product Brief

Turns out that we can trust Lenovo's Q&A page

I agree with the poster above, it doesn't look like it has a keyboard backlight.

 

Isn't lenovo going to post a sale on these in a matter of weeks, just like any other laptop?

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They currently are on sale. 21% off. Their "sales" are basically normal prices.

 

Yup just checked... Prices aren't dropping below $1099...

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No it's not. Sager is much better specs and price wise, no doubt about that. But even the 14" MSI ( XOTIC PC | FORCE / MSI 1492 (31-028) 850M (MSI GE40 Barebones) - 14" Gaming Note) does better specs and pricing. In my honest opinion, the $1,600 y40 model is not even close to the basic config $1059 of MSI. Every spec is superior except for the SSD, which I think is stupid because modern games are 30+ gb at least. Although we have no knowledge of the r9 m270 yet, I would assume that MSI's gtx 850m would be better.

And what's up with the i7-4500u. Even a 3rd i5 could probably outperform that.

 

I think that Lenovo will keep the Y410p and Y510p around until this fall, even with the release of the new models. They will probably market the Ultrabay and large storage space of the older models. They will probably drop the prices of the highest end models of the older models; they already slashed the price of their Ultrabay 755M card.

 

The y50 page has been down for quite a while now.... The y40 page hardly went down...

Also right now...I find only the $1099 model of the y50 worth it's price...
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What's up with the weak processor? How disappointing. Also, wasn't the GTX860m supposed to be in these models? Maybe all my wishes will be granted if the y50 ever shows up...

 

THe U-series of Core processors stand for Ultra low voltage processors. They are still plenty powerful to play games with. The processor is in no way a bottleneck in gaming laptops.

The Y40 is unbelievably better than that MSI. The base model $1099 Y40 has an SSD. The GTX 850M isn't that great. The Y40 has better RAM, *I think*. DDR3L as opposed to DDR3. The Y40 is cheaper. Plus you get an amazing warranty and customer service with Lenovo.

 

You still get 4 threads on the i7 4500U. It really isn't a bad processor. They just put the U series in ultrathins to keep the power consumption and heat down. Also, the GTX is only in the Y50.

 

I agree that the base model is the only one worth the price. It is on "sale" though.

 

The Y40 is AMD, Y50 is Nvidia. I think a lot of people here didn't read the spec sheets when it was first released.

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/Y, Z, C-Series and LBG Monitors Spec Sheets.pdf

 

Yea...but Lenovo keeps it's sales pretty much till the laptop is removed lol... I guess it's to give you the feel that you're getting a higher priced laptop at lower prices

I think the y50 will be a much more interesting product though and probably more value for money than the y40...

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There might be further discounts with the b&n discount?

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I get tired of repeating this over and over..
All evidence points to the r9 270m being an overclocked /rebranded 8870.

Since 8870m without O/C is slightly above 760m how do you arrive at the conclusion that it's worst than the gtx850m???

 

Actually I think the 8870m is 10-15% approx slower than the 760m?


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