Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Laptop, 59365170, Graphite Gray, 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3537U Processor (3.10 GHz), 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 14" HD Display, HDMI, NVIDIA GeForce 610M Graphics - $700

i thought costco has a very bad review for this laptop for having poor Wifi connection?

Quote from yoyofish : i thought costco has a very bad review for this laptop for having poor Wifi connection?

I am aware of such reviews, but then I have seen those saying its working fine for them and some asking to get $10-50 external wifi adapter froom best buy or somewhere.

I am so confused if I should buy this.. or keep waiting for something better :/

I just had a chat with representative, he acknowledged that the U410 and U310 had wi fi issues, but assured me that the issue has been addressed and resolved. Any views guys?

Quote from firstdavis : I just had a chat with representative, he acknowledged that the U410 and U310 had wi fi issues, but assured me that the issue has been addressed and resolved. Any views guys?

See previous threads, as recent as last week. No, this hasn't been resolved. Yes, Lenovo is still crap.

No comment on the quality since I don't have one, but if you are thinking about getting this laptop AND paying to upgrade to a 2-year warranty (i.e. you don't have an Amex card), you might consider just buying the exact same one online at Costco before 2/24 ($700 price expires then), since it comes with an automatic 2-year warranty. The $55/yr Costco membership is pretty much the same amount as Lenovo is charging ($49) for the 2nd year mail-in/depot warranty, but you get a lot more for your money!

Good luck with the decision!

Pretty good specs overall and a dedicated video card for once at a pretty good price. +1 Max screen res tempers things a bit.

1366x768， hope it's at lease 900P...

Regarding the wifi connection problem, it is hit and missed if you read through the reviews. Therefore, you want to make sure you buy it from someplace that has a good return policy in case you get the "missed" one. And why in the world would you pay another $10-$50 for an external wifi adaptor?

its a decent deal.
you could definitely get better if you wait though.

Quote from washyou : 1366x768， hope it's at lease 900P...

pretty sure 1366*768 is 720p

It's on the heavy side at 4.2lbs (for ultrabook). My friend has one, don't like it.

Spend $300 more and get a Y500 from newegg (no taxes), no quality issues (except the trackpad, minor issue if you ask me but people always MUST bitch about something) and much better specs.

i7 3630
Dual 650M SLI (ultrabay for future upgrades)
1080p 15.6
AMAZING JBL speakers
Metal casing
Backlit KB

everything else is pretty much the same (RAM and HD) but the 5400 rpm HD was the first thing upgraded to a SSD.

Quote from dmontes : Spend $300 more and get a Y500 from newegg (no taxes), no quality issues (except the trackpad, minor issue if you ask me but people always MUST bitch about something) and much better specs. i7 3630 Dual 650M SLI (ultrabay for future upgrades) 1080p 15.6 AMAZING JBL speakers Metal casing Backlit KB everything else is pretty much the same (RAM and HD) but the 5400 rpm HD was the first thing upgraded to a SSD.

Or you could get the model that comes with a 16GB mSATA. Upgrade it to a larger capacity and install windows on that. Then, use the slow HDD as a storage drive.

Quote from taurus2007 : Or you could get the model that comes with a 16GB mSATA. Upgrade it to a larger capacity and install windows on that. Then, use the slow HDD as a storage drive.

Thats pretty much what I did, I got the mSATA (64GB for $74) and installed Win7 in it so no caching and I had a 256 SSD from my previous laptop so I use that for storage. the total was $1123... cheaper and more storage than the 16gb mSATA Y500. Cold boot is about 14 seconds. The Y500 is a beast!!!