Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6372 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 0646-2EU
- Original language:
English - Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.30" h x
15.20" w x
10.00" l,
5.95 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i7 1.6 Hz
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Processors: 4
- Battery type: Lithium Ion
- Native resolution: 1366 x 768
- Display size: 15.6
Features
- Intel Core i7 Processor 1.6GHz
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- 15.6-Inch Screen, ATI Radeon HD 5730
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 3 hours Battery Life
Lenovo Ideapad Y560 0646-2EU 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
Product Description
Mobile Movie Theater. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 notebook can automatically adapt its performance to your needs, thanks to the all New 2010 Intel Core i7-720QM processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology. This multimedia notebook also comes with OneKey Theater II to deliver sharp and vibrant video with stunning clarity on a 15.6-Inch HD widescreen, while Dolby Home Theater surround sound and JBL speakers make for an exhilarating sound experience. And with SlideNav, an intelligent touch-sensitive slide bar, there's a new way to navigate your favorite desktop shortcuts. The IdeaPad Y560 also features Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows 7, which provides faster boot and shutdown times, plus a richer multimedia experience. Best of all, it's from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Slimmer Desktop Replacement
By topslop1
Let me start off by saying that this is a very fast computer. I7 makes it a blaze and with 4 gigs of ram it holds its on on any advanced program or game. The videocard in it is more than enough to run Modern Warfare 2 at some high settings and it'll run most things without a hitch. It is relatively slim as a desktop replacement laptop. I categorize it as a desktop replacement for a few reasons I'll explain later on. Now, other things that it does well - size and weight are great for all of the power that you get. The build is pretty solid, although I could go for a studier base.. it'll give you a little flex if you pick it up from the corner.Now the cons:The battery life is very short, but what can you expect while running a quad core and a dedicated graphics card.Mobility wise you can pack it up and bring it around with you but with very little juice and time on the go you better bring along a power cord. Also, the size makes it so that it'll fit into a backpack but you are going to feel this thing when you are taking it around with you. I came from a 13'' macbook pro that I thought was fantastic for mobility and for battery life but it lacked on the speed realm.The screen.. come on, this should be at least a 1680x1080 screen. There's no reason for it to be 13XX by 7XX. The screen itself is decent, it's nothing terrible but it is not on par with MBP's screens.The track pad is a little too grippy for my tastes, and you'll have to drag your finger around with some force to get it going.The track pad placement is not the best, as I hit it constantly with the bottom of my palm while I am typing on the keyboard. It could be / should be placed a little differently... I didn't have much trouble typing with the MPB again but with this I am getting my cursor pushed around and put into the middle of my sentences causing me to go back and fix them.Now for the ugly:This computer Blue screen of deathed on a regular basis and hard locked when doing too much video and audio at the same time. I looked into this is great detail on Lenovo's forums and I have fixed it somewhat. I got rid of the original bloatware installation of Windows 7 and found a regular version to install. After that I updated all of the drivers as best I could, and then I updated the BIOS as well. I sometimes still get some hard locks, although very rarely now. Also, I get the "BIG POINTER" problem that sometimes shows up for other users of this particular laptop. So with that said I had some serious functionality problems getting this laptop to run correctly for me. I had ubuntu on it for a time and it ran without a hitch, but why are we going to be putting ubuntu on a $1000 semi gaming computer? Doesn't add up for me at least.Would I recommend it?I think its a great computer when it works. I think if you know what you are getting into you are going to get a deal. I think that if it worked constantly I wouldn't have a reason not to recommend it. If I didn't have the functionality issues with it I'd tell people that the screen is a little weak but it's a hell of a deal with all that horsepower in it. Think of it as a dragster that has weak brakes.. super fast, but not the most functional for day to day driving.I would not recommend it only because I would have gone with a ThinkPad not an "Ideapad" This is obviously a cheaper and less reliable solution to a ThinkPad and it is more geared towards your gamer crowd than your business crowd. If I could do it again I would go ThinkPad without a second thought. Who needs I7 in a computer that's only going to run an hour - hour and a half without a power cable? Get this computer as a desktop replacement that's more affordable and smaller than a $2000 alienware.If you want mobility and more functionality, go with a ThinkPad or equivalent.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Bad Laptop and Sub-Standard Lenovo Support
By GN
Laptop worked fine for about 11 months. It then started crashing with Blue Screen very frequently. Sent it to Lenovo Support, they pretty much replaced every thing but the screen and keyboard. After a couple of months Laptop fails to start intermittently - Display Driver failed to initialize. Spoke with Lenovo support team and I will have to send it back to Lenovo support team.Issue with Lenovo Support -Purchased 1 year extended warranty from Lenovo Support on Dec 2011.I still did not receive the Purchase and warranty Information.I have been calling Lenovo Support for almost 2 months to get this information.Every time I call them, they say that they will send it in 24-48 hours and I still did not receive any information. This has been going on for almost 2 months.I am now stuck with a Laptop which does not work and Extended Warranty which I cannot use.I would neither recommend this product nor the extended warranty service from Lenovo
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Worst Laptop I have bought.
By Native Faith
This laptop has been sent to the Repair Depot 3 times for "Faulty Motherboards" and each time the interval has grown shorter until upon the third time, the laptop CAME BACK with a cracked side near the power jack. When the computer's harddrive finally gave out, I sent it back and the Lenovo repair team let me know that they could not fix it because it was apparent due to the crack in the side that there was user inflicted damage.A computer made of terrible parts and terrible service backing it up.
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