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    Y510P SLI vs W530.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dreinto, Jan 31, 2014.

  1. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    what do you guys think of this systems. Which one is faster and more reliable? My purpose is less in gaming and more on everything else. Multipurpose.


    W530:
    Intel Core i7-3940XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64
    15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready with color calibration sensor
    NVIDIA Quadro K2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
    32 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (4 DIMM)
    UltraNav with Fingerprint Reader for Color Sensor, Smart Card Reader
    256GB Solid State Drive, OPAL SATA3
    DVD Recordable
    9 Cell Li-Ion TWL 70++
    Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna
    Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
    Mobile Broadband upgradable
    None
    1 Year Depot/Express Warranty

    VS

    Y510p SLI specs:
    Processor
    4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
    - Operating system
    Windows 8.1 64
    - Display
    15.6" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1920x1080
    - Graphics
    NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB
    - Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
    - Hard Drive
    1TB 5400 RPM + 24GB SSD
    - Optical Drive
    Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB
    - Network Card
    Intel® Wireless-N 7260 (802.11bgn)
    - Bluetooth
    Bluetooth Version 4.0
    - Warranty
    One year
    - Battery
    6 Cell Lithium-Ion
     
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  2. Jarhead

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    For reliability, the Thinkpad is the way to go. However, for no gaming and no CAD/editing/etc., I'd consider that T540 or T440 (and their variants) instead. The W530 seems a bit overkill.
     
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  3. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    how about this T540p specs?

    Intel Core i7-4900MQ Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.80GHz)
    Windows 7 Professional 64
    T540p 15.5 3K IPS WWAN
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 1GB
    16GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (2 DIMM)
    ThinkPad TrackPad with Fingerprint Reader
    256GB SSD SATA3 eDrive
    DVD Recordable
    9 Cell Li-Ion Cylindrical Battery 99.9Wh
    Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AC with Bluetooth 4.0
    Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable
    1 Year Depot or Carry-in
     
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    TuuS Notebook Consultant

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    It looks like this one has the new IPS screen, if you like a beautiful screen this would be the way to go. With discrete graphics it should also be a fair gaming computer too. If you want something cheaper you can check what's available with integrated graphics but I doubt you'll be able to get an IPS screen.
     
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    How does Lenovo compares to MSI? Which one is better laptop?
     
    dreinto, Feb 5, 2014
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    Build-quality-wise? Thinkpad >> MSi, Ideapad, consumer-class laptops in general.
     
    Jarhead, Feb 5, 2014
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