Y50 Thread

I wouldn't count on that battery time considering they were using an ultra low voltage i5 processor which would drain less battery and perform worse than the i7's included with lenovo's consumer offering.

 

I can confirm that this is true.

Also the model with the optical drive currently says 1-3 business days to ship.

 

Ditto! Make that one with the internal optical drive a touchscreen, and Lenovo just might win me back from Asus. Hopefully the screens aren't as bad as they looked in that review. Those angles look horrible for 2014!

 

That's because no one can order them currently

None of them are listed as Multitouch. They are the same listed screen as all the other non-touch models.

 

The 1069 model looks sweet! I will be prchasing within the month!

 

Aren't they using the i5 4200H, which has a tdp of 47W ? I know it's not the same as power consumption, but I hope it doesn't differ that much

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The i7 4700HQ and 4710HQ are listed as having a 47W tdp as well.

 

As far as I know there is no official reviews out there yet, but if you are curious about the performance, head over to Toshiba forum and you will find out.

 

It's a bit weird how the models are changing so quickly. And yet there is still only one Touchscreen model, which only has the weaker processor. Meh.
Hopefully when the Y50 finally comes to Canada the models listed will be set in stone. And how on earth is there supposed to be an internal optical drive? The model was thinned down and everything is packed pretty tightly...moving the ports would be extremely complicated for them to do, and is pretty much useless.

 

I think the odds of that Lenovo rep being correct are pretty abysmal. Though on the other hand, it seems ridiculous for Lenovo to charge that much premium (relative to the regular model) for an external drive, Bluray or not.

 

I am very happy about the CPU boost though! For my purposes, it's the most important component and the 4710 is awesome. I just hope it becomes available on a Touch model. If not, I'm going with the matte screen version with SSD. Unless the models change again, lol. Why is Touch not offered with SSD right now anyways?

 

If they re-used the Y510 form factor, threw in the 860M and threw in a touchscreen, I'd be back onboard. I think there are many people who would sacrifice a little thinness for an integrated optical drive.

 

Nice new models! And some of them only 1-3 days shipping! Go review everybody!! Couple things are holding me back on my XPS 15:

- long battery life
- great screen
- touch

I hope lenovo can tick at least 2 of those boxes - then I'm fully on board.

 

So, through some backdoor shenanigans, I successfully placed an order on the y50 with the Blue-Ray player. About 30 minutes later, I checked the order details, and it has the shipping date listed as October 17, 2014. Weird, right? So, did some more searching around and Lenovo has torn down the model with the Optical Drive. So, it was likely some tech error. I'll have more updates in the morning, possibly.

 

I'm not talking about cooling efficient, it will be good enough for this form factor (of course I'm still speculating). The 4K panel, from what I know, it'll be a TN matrix which is not good at viewing angles in general (but good TN panels like one that is used in G750 are not bad at all) but colors are real problem. But maybe only for me because I have good IPS screen at my desktop computer and my old laptops has the IPS too. Sure it's my opinion and the screen will be good for you and most of the users.

As you said, we must wait for a proper review for final thoughts about Y50 because it can be a little surprise in the end.


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Anyone know how much more this is likely to cost if buying from a canada brick n mortar including tax etc. compared to USA ?

 

I dunno. It's now on the public models' page. And it says 1-3 days for the $1250 one with Blu-ray drive.

 

Must be a typo... There's no way they're gonna ship the new models in 1-3 days.. It's too good to be true...

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I have no idea what's going on. Seems like Lenovo doesn't either. But it seems like the prices have switched around. The touch model is now the most expensive one. And the "new" models with the 4710 are the mid-priced ones. I guess this was the aforementioned end of the sale (and start of a new one) that a previous poster mentioned.

 

In the top right corner of the available models, select the "More Models >" button.


I bet there will be 12+ models of the y50 once 4k comes out. That seems a bit... excessive. Doesn't it? May as well add in the "Customize" option to trim the fat.

Update on the model with an optical drive:
I ended up canceling the order and getting the base-line model with the i7-4710HQ. The 2gb VRam seems unnecessary and I wouldn't use the optical drive enough to not justify simply purchasing a $25 external one instead (and I'm still having a hard time believing its really internal).
Estimated Shipping Date: 2014/05/29

 

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for the heads up on the More Models button. Funny, I've been hitting refresh waiting for that button to appear for the past week. And once it's finally posted, I completely overlook it...

Amazing to me that still only one has touch...

 

Just got this in my e-mail. Confirms 4 gb = Maxwell

 

Some of the i5 models already reached the stores in China. The temperature according to someone who has bought it, is much better than his old gs70, being max around 70 after some benchmark (with a cooling pad, i5 processor, surrounding temperature 20+).

We should see some more detailed and professional reviews for the China models in a day or two.

 

I would rather sacrifice a little thinness for improved cooling. I'm personally fine with an external optical drive.

 

I hope it wasn't the kind of backdoor shenanigans I'm thinking of... or it wouldn't have been worth it just for an optical drive

 

$25 blu ray drive? Can you give a link to it? i'm interested.

 

Some interesting stuff in this thread. So I can't believe I didn't already know this but has there always been a slot for an optical that wasn't previously used?

Also, these configs are starting to look pretty impressive if you can get a deal on them. Still waiting for 4k, though.

 

I am between the Dell XPS 15 and the newly released Lenovo Y50.
I am following the forums for both models here and I noticed that quiet many people are in the same situation looking to either the XPS 15 or Y50.

Here is a quick but very detailed breakdown comparison between the two models for those looking into both.

Dell XPS 15
-3K, Top quality IGZO based, Touch Screen
-NFC
-DisplayPort
-Better Wifi with AC support
-Lighter and smaller Ultrabook like form
-Very good Sound and Speakers
-A version with the new Haswell Refresh CPU is coming soon but not available in the USA and Europe yet
-16GB RAM and 512GB SSD out of the box
-More "Professional like" look and feel
-Weak and outdated NVidia 750M GPU
-No NumPad
-About 5 Hours of Battery Life
-Coil whine is a confirmed major issue of the current configurations of this model
-$2400 price tag before taxes

Lenovo Y50
-4k Touch Display (hopefully is NOT a TN, as 4K configurations are not available yet) 1080p panels are however TN based
-the latest Maxwell based NVidia 860M even with 4GB of GDR5 RAM (simply there is no comparison with the XPS's 750M)
-Configurations with the current Haswell and the just released Haswell Refresh are available right now
-16GB RAM and 512GB SSD out of the box
-No NFC
-No DisplayPort
-Weaker Wifi in the current configurations, with AC support
-NumPad available
-Little heavier and bulkier than the XPS 15, not Ultrabook form design, but still very slick package
-Red themed keyboard and backlights (I am personally not a fan of this, most people however love it)
-Great Sound and Speakers experience with a build-in Subwoofer
-About 5 Hours of Battery Life
-Significantly lower price. Currently you are getting the top of the line 1080p configuration for $1450(!). This is ~$1000 cheaper than the XPS 15. I am expecting the 4K configuration to add another $200-300 but still WAY lower than the Dell

 

I want to cancel my old order too, how did you cancel yours? I chatted with a rep online he said it will take 3 business days to precess, i want to cancel immediately and order a new one!

 

Fresh news from some tech forum in Monaco...In France, the y50 has been confirmed for July or August (!!) at a low starting price: 800€
Interesting as well, this (reliable) site mentions a y70 model (?):
MedPi – Lenovo Y50-70, un notebook pour joueurs avec GTX 860M à 799€
Note the EXTERNAL optical drive (25€ + 4k option is mentionned but with no details.
Their reviews are usually very thorough (temps / screen colours etc.)
Now I wait...and save up.

Update 1: thanks to twitter, I've found a shot of this y50-70 reference...
https://www.facebook.com/Lenovo.Exclusive.Store.Sofia/photos/a.640569349352558.1073741834.144809838928514/640572579352235/?type=3&theater

 

For godes sakes I am so tired of this crap lol. Feels like this thread is a CSI episode. Lenovo needs to at least release the pricing for the 4k version so I know whether to wait for that or not. Also, is this laptop confirmed to have dual fans for CPU and GPU?

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HAAAAAAAAA NOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBSSS!!!!!! 4gb MAXWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (Kepler..... what were you thinking...........)

 

I am sick of waiting

 

Have a cookie, good sir. ( '_' )>{::}

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FYI on the battery run time. It's not 6 hours. Look at the total minutes next to the hours and you can see it was a typo.

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beat me to it.

 

I am glad they added the Haswell Refresh options, that should be there to begin with.
Currently there is NO top-tier configuration available with Touch, meaning, the new i7-4710, 16GB Ram, SSD 4GB 860M and TouchScreen.
But if the 4k option is touch-only then that should not be a problem.

Also on Specifications Tab, I noticed they updated the Bluetooth version to 4.02. Weird since Bluetooth have a v4 following by the latest v4.1.

 

I sure hope Canada gets the Y50 before France does... At this point I would rather get a Non-Touch config with matte screen than have to wait until August...
The picture of the screen on that Facebook page looks pretty good to me. I dunno about colour accuracy and stuff, but it looks pretty bright and the colours seem to pop pretty well. Better than my 4 year old Acer Timeline X anyways. I'm sure I could get used to a matte screen if it was good quality, and matte would have advantages over glossy sometimes. *shrug*. My external monitor is matte and I can't say it really annoys me.
As soon as an i7 4710 model comes to Canada, I am probably pressing the trigger on it. All the configs have their own pros and cons, so I doubt I would really regret it later.

 

I just want Touch screen, 16GB Ram, i7-4710, and FHD (Maybe 4k).

 

Yeah sorry, it's 280 minutes so about 4h 40min, right? I know that they have an i5 in that review, but I hope that with the i7 it won't change a lot.
As an example, look at this chart
(It's from this review)

Anyway, if it stays above 4h 30min I'm pretty sure I will buy one.

 

Finally! someone who spells "colour" the proper way way!
I definitely hope it arrives here in Canada before August, or else it's Xoticpc for me.

why is everyone so excited about the i7-4710? isn't the only difference 2.5Ghz rather than 2.4?

 

Call them directly on their sales line. I strongly suggest calling them earlier rather than later (they get really long queue times). I called 5 minutes after they "opened" and instantly talking with a person.

Sales
Call 1-855-2-LENOVO (1-855-253-6686)
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm EST
Saturday 9am - 6pm EST

I think the biggest reveal was the Blue-ray player (which support is still claiming to be internal). That means Lenovo is ramping up to release a ton more versions than we originally thought, which is also mildly annoying.

 

I don't see how this will happen, especially in 2014 when disc media are consider zombies among us, but with Lenovo you never know, some old school people will like one others can temporary use a USB external one just fine...
In terms of specs, the Haswell Refresh CPUs, the lack of DisplayPort and NFC was on top of my list.
Haswell Refresh CPUs are already available, if Lenovo needs to add something in hardware, then that is definitely a DisplayPort to seal the deal, especially for the 4K models.

 

I like cd drives. Lets me play my old games.

 

Also, the extra 0.1 GHz speed in both normal and turbo CPU modes is nice to have. CPU is the most important component to me (for smoothly running emulators on max settings), and the newer model doesn't really cost more. It's just a nice bonus, and is great to have. I couldn't buy a model with i7-4700 now that I know i7-4710 models are available...for me, the slight difference in CPU overrides any preferences I have for matte/glossy or touch/non-touch.

Thinking about things a bit more, I think touch would actually be kind of cool to have, and glossy screens are nice. But I'm a bit concerned that the extra glass layer will be much more likely to crack if I accidentally drop my computer somewhere. On a few occasions where I forgot to close my laptop bag (which opens on the side), my current computer fell out and hit the floor but was still totally fine. Good as new! Obviously I wouldn't recommend purposefully dropping or throwing your laptop around, but stuff happens sometimes. I doubt a touch screen not specifically advertised as Gorilla glass or extra durable would survive that...And fixing screens is so expensive and annoying that one almost might as well but a new laptop. That would be a pretty lame way to waste $1.5 grand...

Anyways, my point is that when choosing glossy vs matte or touch vs non-touch or even 2GB Maxwell GPU vs 4GB Maxwell GPU, there are slight pros and cons to each choice and one can basically always justify a purchase of either. But the improved processor in the new models is just a free gift.

 

Regarding the Haswell Refresh, here is a quote of one of my recent posts in the Dell forums, discussing the updated i7-4712HQ coming soon to the XPS 15 line, the same applies for the Y50's i7-4710HQ Haswell Refresh as well.:

 

Does anyone know the brand and how reliable Lenovo's 512GB SSD is? I was considering buying a model with 1TB and switching it out for a 500GB Samsung 840 Evo, but it would be easier to just buy the 512GB SSD they have.

 

the brand is san disk and it should be just fine

 

Did they just remove the new models today 0.0? Where's the "More Models" button?

 

Happened to me too - when I clicked directly on the y50 page my browser has remembered it only shows 4 models. When I type y50 lenovo to google and click on the link there - it shows all 8. Weird.