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    Y550P now or wait for the new models?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by winmazing, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. winmazing

    winmazing Newbie

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    Laptop upgrade time. Y550P is $999 on newegg, but the new models are coming out in the next couple of months starting at $849. What would you do?
     
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    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    I pulled the trigger on mine at the end of Dec and found out about the Y560 a few days after.

    The Y560 is coming out in March. Can you wait? Even if you can you would be saying goodbye to the Y550P either at $999 or out of stock. The biggest change seems to be the GFX card. If you are uneasy about the NVidia cards and want an ATi (and a better one too) then wait.
     
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    winmazing Newbie

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    I would buy the Y550 immediately if the newer models were more expensive, but it's weird how the starting price is much lower than the current model. Hopefully the estimated price doesn't change in the next couple of months.
     
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    Does the Y550 have a faster i7 processor than the new Y560? I read somewhere that the quad core i7 in the Y550 will not be in the Y560 (dual-core)
     
    winmazing, Jan 22, 2010
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