Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Laptop: Core i7-3630QM, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 15.6 " 1920x1080, 2GB GeForce GT 650M, Windows 8: $850

Just wanted everyone to know that this deal is back.

For those of you who ordered y500 with 1080P and 1TB HDD .

Did you guys get the shipment? What is your shipment origin scan??

My UPS : Greensboro, NC, United States Origin Scan

It's weird since my last laptop ordered from lenovo which the origin scan was "SHANGHAI, China"

Quote from kyfelix : For those of you who ordered y500 with 1080P and 1TB HDD . Did you guys get the shipment? What is your shipment origin scan?? My UPS : Greensboro, NC, United States Origin Scan It's weird since my last laptop ordered from lenovo which the origin scan was "SHANGHAI, China"

I got this Greensboro, NC, United States 12/05/2012 9:02 P.M. Origin Scan

Unless they have different headquarters that produce the laptops

yes the Y500 has GDDR5 memory on its nvidia GT 650M

If only this was on newegg for no tax! It's $974.25 \:

The arrival of the package is horrible.

Come with the lenovo box without extra brown box for protection.

The lenovo box is full of scratch and dent.

Laptop is scratched and looked like USED!!

Ordered this y500 laptop from regular lenovo website as NEW!

very disappointed with lenovo now and asking for replacement or refund from LENOVO post-sale service.

Does any1 experience the same situation?

What is the max SSD you can add to this?

Quote from herbness : I got this Greensboro, NC, United States 12/05/2012 9:02 P.M. Origin Scan Unless they have different headquarters that produce the laptops

not that wierd, they have warehouse in Greensboro, NC.
I've had over two dozen pcs and laptops from them that shipped from there.

Quote from cabbac : What is the max SSD you can add to this?

if this accepts 9.5mm drives, then 1tb. if this accepts up to 7mm drives, then 512gb
but since 99% chance you won't be buying the 1tb anytime soon ($2000+/-), let's just say 512gb.

if you used hard drive caddy in lieu of the dvd drive, you can put in another ssd/hdd

Ours arrived with the optic drive not working. Trying to get customer support has been horrendous. First you have to call technical support, then you have to call post-sales, then you have to wait for them to call you back. We just wanted to pop out the optic drive and replace it with a new one. Apparently this voids the warranty. So we are being forced to either send it in for repair, or request a new one. My son has already spent hours trying to download new content online. Is there no quality check before these things are shipped out? (Oh and because it was a Christmas gift and wasn't opened until 20 days after the ship date, I have a feeling we're going to be S.O.L. as far as their 21 day return policy.)

It's been 2.5 weeks since I initiated a replacement due to scratches all over the bottom and hinges of the laptop and I have yet to hear anything back. Each time I call or e-mail I get "we will update you tomorrow" and an update never comes. I knew there were shipping issues with Lenovo but I wish I would've read more about their crappy customer service. I would've paid more for a Dell or Asus, at least their customer service is decent.