Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59442843
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Average of 1 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59442843
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo Y50 is a good-value gaming laptop, and a pretty aggressive competitor to other laptops in this class like the Acer V Nitro and the various MSI options around the price, including the GS20. Last year the Y50 was a bit of a dodgy option given its limited screen quality, but in the 2015 upgrade to IPS panels (for both the 1080p and 4K resolutions) and the bump from a GTX 860M to GTX 960M GPU (a slight but worthwhile upgrade) Lenovo has solved some, if not all, of its problems.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/18/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionAs expected, buying the more expensive notebook here, the Lenovo Y50, will bring you better performance and overall user experience due to the excellent build quality, design and superb sound. On the contrary, the GL552 excels in other important areas like screen quality and cooling system which is a big deal to consider when you add up the price tag. But keep in mind that the screen quality comes at a price as our tests indicate the presence of PWM (screen flickering) across all brightness levels except 100%. The same applies for the Lenovo Y50, but the frequency of the emitted light there is 21.6 kHz and can be considered way less harmful to your eyes.
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 07/21/2015
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionWe were pleased with the overall design of the machine giving a distinctive look, premium materials while maintaining low weight (2.4 kg) and slim profile (24.5 mm). However, this notebook has its own drawbacks like leaving easily smudges on the exterior and interior, the keyboard is lacking multimedia buttons and the touchpad design isn’t all that great. The cooling system is made with style, but fails to deliver the needed airflow for keeping the internals cool. You will easily notice the heat on the top side of the keyboard and we strongly recommend using an external cooling pad with airflow above 60 or 70 CFM. This will have a huge impact on the user experience.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/29/2015
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good mechanical processing; FHD IPS display; premium integrated audio. Negative: Rapid reduction of power at full load; poor touchpad; it is not possible to combine SSD and hard drive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/30/2015
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Stylish and good looking aluminum design; low internal temperatures; massive design; good location of ports.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/16/2016
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Stylish and beautiful design; good keyboard; powerful hardware; great sound quality; IPS display. Negative: Impractical cooling system; inaccurate and uncomfortable touchpad; no M.2 SATA slot.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/03/2015
Source: PC Store
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Ѕlіm, lіghtwеіght, and hіgh quаlіtу mаtеrіаlѕ; mаtt ѕurfасеѕ thаt dо nоt rеtаіn fіngеrрrіntѕ; imрrеѕѕіvе rеd bасklіt kеуbоаrd; mаtt ІРЅ ѕсrееn wіth gооd vіеwіng аnglеѕ аnd dеер соlоrѕ; gооd реrfоrmаnсе; good bаttеrу life. Negative: Smаll ѕіzе аnd аwkwаrd аrrоw keys; weak ѕреаkеrѕ; noisy сооlіng ѕуѕtеm mоdеl.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/12/2015
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M: Upper mid-range graphics card of the GeForce GTX 900M series.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
4720HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
