Lenovo Ideapad Y580-209945U - 3rd Gen Core i7, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX660M 2GB, FULL HD (1920x1080) Display, Blu-Ray $879 AC+AR @ Lenovo.com (B&N Gold Login)

thanks

Awesome price for a rig like this.

Quote from trojanvirus : Learn to read before posting such ridiculous thing It's only $15 to upgrade I think

The coupon actually includes the $15 upgrade to Windows 8, I believe

Quote from raptor5585 : I recently got the DELL 17R SE.. the core i5 3210M/GT 650m version for $849 (after $150 discount) plus $200 GC. Do you guyz think i must return it and get this one.

The Dell is cheaper but considerably less powerful than this machine. The Dell is larger and heavier but has a 17" screen, a dual core i5 instead of a quad core i7, slightly slower graphics card, and no bluray. It depends on what you use it for, if you don't mind the larger size of the Dell and are okay with its performance I don't see why you should return it. It's just not as loaded as this one.

Are there any deals like this for their W-series workstations? I'm looking for a ~15" workstation laptop for a friend for a gaming development program (they recommend workstation graphics over gaming graphics) and haven't found a ton of deals. They recommend any of the following models (the Lenovo the most notable for this thread):


Dell M4500
Dell M4600
Dell M6500
Dell M6600
HP EliteBook 8460w
HP EliteBook 8540w
HP EliteBook 8560w
HP EliteBook 8740w
HP EliteBook 8760w
Lenovo ThinkPad W520

can't upgrade the battery? What's the story about that?

Fyi the ODD burns bluray not just a bluray reader-cd/dvd burner.

Only drawback (for some people) is its a glossy screen. Im using it on my deck right now in the sun and can read it just fine though as its bright enough.

Quote from shaunthepanda : I found a similar deal on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Idea...enovo+y580 On the specs it says the screen is 768, but one guy in the reviews said its 1080. I'm so conflicted on what to buy! Anyone know anything about this? edit: I believe the screen is 1080 and it was a typo. Also the rebate works on this laptop so it looks like a solid deal. Also it is 50$ cheaper with a bigger hard drive! I think this deal is slick!

Seriously, why hasn't anyone commented on this? It looks like an even better deal because the shipping would be faster (by a lot), it's cheaper, and the only downside I can see is that the hard drive, though bigger (750 GB) is slower (5400 rpm). I don't have much experience with newer laptops, is the smaller, faster hard drive worth going with the original deal over this one?

^ So this hasa blu ray burner. What is an "ODD"

Would this be a good machine to edit hd videos with?

Man if you are going to spend that much money on an ideapad why not get a thinkpad?

Newegg is offering the same brand computer with a little less on it for $799 are rebate and you also get a free gift, which is a $100 backpack. I bought its two weeks ago, and I got it within 3 days after order. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6834246628

Quote from hmmwv : The Dell is cheaper but considerably less powerful than this machine. The Dell is larger and heavier but has a 17" screen, a dual core i5 instead of a quad core i7, slightly slower graphics card, and no bluray. It depends on what you use it for, if you don't mind the larger size of the Dell and are okay with its performance I don't see why you should return it. It's just not as loaded as this one.

I don't mind the size and the weight. In fact i wanted the 17" screen. The performance is fine. I compared a 15R SE with i7/ 7730m and this 17R SE/GT 650m and couldn't practically see any big difference in my line of use. Of course I don't do any CPU demanding work and the ivy i5 is not so low in performance either. Gaming performance considered, the GT 650 won hands down. Hmmmn.. I am going to keep it then.. Thanks.


Its just that I get a little cranked up when i see a higher specced machine in a good deal.

Quote from link626 : this is a reasonable price for these specs. core i7 base $600 + 150 gpu + 100 fhd lcd + 25 bluray. = yeah, that's about the right price. build quality? doesn't matter as long as you don't drop it with your butter fingers.

Where the hell do you get 150 for a GTX 660? I don't know where you've been but the desktop model goes for 300.... and 25 for bluray? LOL You're too much.

Quote from raptor5585 : I don't mind the size and the weight. In fact i wanted the 17" screen. The performance is fine. I compared a 15R SE with i7/ 7730m and this 17R SE/GT 650m and couldn't practically see any big difference in my line of use. Of course I don't do any CPU demanding work and the ivy i5 is not so low in performance either. Gaming performance considered, the GT 650 won hands down. Hmmmn.. I am going to keep it then.. Thanks. Its just that I get a little cranked up when i see a higher specced machine in a good deal.

lol what? Where do you get the idea that the GT 650m is better than a GTX 660m? Seriously?