The Lenovo Ideapad Y500 Thread

omega44-xt

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sanemate said:
Flipkart is quoting it at 67k and change. Comes with 2 years warranty. Has anybody able to get it at a lower price? What about Lenovo stores? are they giving 2 years warranty too at comparable prices?

Also, I am buying this as my 5.5 years old Dell Vostro 1500 has got 8600m gt issues and it is behaving erratically. Will be taking it to repair though. In case I need to buy a laptop, should I wait for Haswell to release?

Thanks in advance.
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Wait if u can otherwise get Y500. Don't know when Haswell will be unveiled. I was waiting from October 2012 for Haswell n NVIDIA 700 n AMD 8000 series. Finally I bought Y500 3 weeks ago.....
 
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n3rd

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If you wait you'll keep on waiting. 3rd gen i7 will be very good for at least 4-5 years, so I would go for i7. Benchmarks are not out anyways right?
 
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anupam_pb said:
Wait if u can otherwise get Y500. Don't know when Haswell will be unveiled. I was waiting from October 2012 for Haswell n NVIDIA 700 n AMD 8000 series. Finally I bought Y500 3 weeks ago.....
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Thanks Anupam. I read that you had to send it to the service center. How many days did it take? Did they put a synaptics touchpad in now?
 
omega44-xt

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They kept it for 2 days. ...just checked software issues & gave me back. They have given order for touchpad's hardware. They will call me when the hardware arrives.
 
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Does anyone know that the flipkart model has sli? I dont think the flipkart model has 650m sli i.e a dual 650m in place of dvd burner?
 
eagle06

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so we have to buy the 2nd gfx card for sli ? or they will include 2 gfx cards??

planning to buy from here Lenovo Ideapad Y500 (59-346619) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph) - Lenovo: Flipkart.com
 
pratyush997

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anirbanhere;1844839[B said:
]Adapter is easily available[/B], also the stock adapter will support for 10 hours or so I heard ... it is not the problem, Actually will Lenovo release Ultrabay replacemnts in INDIA?
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can you post a link of 170 W adapter ?
Ultrabay accessories ain't available in India
 
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pratyush997 said:
can you post a link of 170 W adapter ?
Ultrabay accessories ain't available in India
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Well if u dont have SLI ultrabay then why use 170W adapter? Nevermind just ask your local computer shop, the lappies which come with AMD processors require high wattage around 170W. :-D
 
tkin

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anirbanhere said:
Well if u dont have SLI ultrabay then why use 170W adapter? Nevermind just ask your local computer shop, the lappies which come with AMD processors require high wattage around 170W. :-D
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What's the use of getting the adapter Importing the ultrabay will cost over 25k and for that (65+25) you could get a much better laptop which would give better battery life.
 
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n3rd

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Got mine with Elan and touchpad has gone bonkers with a few hours use :( Loving the laptop though.

Whom did you contact Anupam? I mean did you mail them first? And do they collect laptop from you or will I have to send them mine?
 
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himanshuchopra

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hey nerd
Whats the date of manufacture. any progress with the customer care ? Did you try reinstalling touchpad driver ?
I am about to buy this and worried like hell !!
and yes please post your windows experience index. Coudnt find it on net for the one available in india & stores here dont have the lappy on display.
Thanks mahn.
 
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n3rd

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Just check whether it has Synaptics or ELAN. ELAN are the ones with touchpad issues. No, it is a hardware issue.
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I wouldn't give a crap about performance index, but there you go. I'll post my review once my bloody touchpad gets fixed. Everything else is awesome - keyboard, graphics, battery life (got around 4 hours non stop browsing), super silent and hardly heats up (it's boiling here now due to power failure, still manages to hold up well).

Anupam could you tell me how you booked a complaint? I've notified Flipkart as well. Do they pick up the lappy from your home?
 
tkin

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n3rd said:
Got mine with Elan and touchpad has gone bonkers with a few hours use :( Loving the laptop though.

Whom did you contact Anupam? I mean did you mail them first? And do they collect laptop from you or will I have to send them mine?
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Oh lenovo :facepalm:

They didn't even fix it after this long, and why the hell does ELAN only gets screwed with lenovo, I have dell, elan working without a hitch :|
 
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n3rd

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It's an issue with Lenovo's design. There is a solution, but that would need me opening the system and voiding the warranty. So I'll have to speak with a bunch of morons now and I hate speaking to anyone :(
 
tkin

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n3rd said:
It's an issue with Lenovo's design. There is a solution, but that would need me opening the system and voiding the warranty. So I'll have to speak with a bunch of morons now and I hate speaking to anyone :(
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Lenovo R&D :facepalm:
 
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