Lenovo IdeaPad Y480: Core i5 3210M 2.50GHz, 14" LED-Backlit (1366x768), 6GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE, HDMI, USB 3.0, 6-Cell, Bluetooth, DVDRW, WiFi N, Webcam, Win 7 Prem $600 + Free shipping (expired)

last time there was an ideapad that had 3210M and a 630M dedicated graphics card with 8gb RAM
for $459... granted it was during labor day sales..

I should've bought one back then

Any comments on this one? I am thinking of pulling the trigger...I like the trackpoint which is hard to find...battery life? only 1 review on NewEgg.

I have the E420 and it's awesome. Battery life will be even better on this Ivy model. Mine has the sandy 2.4 i5 and I get around 5 hours if I'm just browsing. Very heavy cpu usage lends itself to about 2 hours still. These are much sturdier than your average consumer grade laptop and you get IBM support instead of Lenovo Ideapad support. This is an SMB laptop for a great price. Don't pass it up.

Quote from metal571 : I have the E420 and it's awesome. Battery life will be even better on this Ivy model. Mine has the sandy 2.4 i5 and I get around 5 hours if I'm just browsing. Very heavy cpu usage lends itself to about 2 hours still. These are much sturdier than your average consumer grade laptop and you get IBM support instead of Lenovo Ideapad support. This is an SMB laptop for a great price. Don't pass it up.

Thinkpad Laptops are solid.

Quote from metal571 : I have the E420 and it's awesome. Battery life will be even better on this Ivy model. Mine has the sandy 2.4 i5 and I get around 5 hours if I'm just browsing. Very heavy cpu usage lends itself to about 2 hours still. These are much sturdier than your average consumer grade laptop and you get IBM support instead of Lenovo Ideapad support. This is an SMB laptop for a great price. Don't pass it up.

What does that mean IBM support? from IBM? really?
My opinion, but nowaday, PC(laptop) is PC, no matter which brand/type, only the price matters... that's more of a personal use attitude, not for business, which wants a solid one and doesn't consider price that much a big factor.

Thanks for posting

Quote from FAMIR : What does that mean IBM support? from IBM? really? My opinion, but nowaday, PC(laptop) is PC, no matter which brand/type, only the price matters... that's more of a personal use attitude, not for business, which wants a solid one and doesn't consider price that much a big factor.

you forget about bloatware, thats a huge differentiater. HP and Dell (and others, these are the only two that I am familiar with) machines are so loaded with bloatware that when I get them I have to reinstall windows to get their crap off, because theres so much of it that reinstalling is faster. Lenovo, IMO, is a little lighter on the bloatware, and some of it is even useful, like the software that can tell your exhaust fan what speed to blow at.

Seriously, when I open acomputer fo rthe first time, and I see a stupid shortcut to the ebay website on the homescreen, it makes me feel like the company doesnt give a flying hoot about me, only about my money (and ebays), which is obviously true, but it shouldnt be so blatant like that.

Quote from FAMIR : What does that mean IBM support? from IBM? really? My opinion, but nowaday, PC(laptop) is PC, no matter which brand/type, only the price matters... that's more of a personal use attitude, not for business, which wants a solid one and doesn't consider price that much a big factor.

I recently went through the IBM support process from a Thinkpad Edge. Personally, it was the best customer support I have ever received (for a laptop). 5 seconds after telling them the problem, I was overnighted a shipping box, shipping label (also overnight), and tape. I shipped the laptop in on Wednesday of this week and received it back today.

Only thing I hate about the Edge series is the AC adapter port is on the right and it is really easy to break.

Thanks for the heads up, OP! Great find.

Quote from hackman2007 : I recently went through the IBM support process from a Thinkpad Edge. Personally, it was the best customer support I have ever received (for a laptop). 5 seconds after telling them the problem, I was overnighted a shipping box, shipping label (also overnight), and tape. I shipped the laptop in on Wednesday of this week and received it back today. Only thing I hate about the Edge series is the AC adapter port is on the right and it is really easy to break.

Yeah, I remember that, I got an IBM thinkpad long ago, should be 8 to 9 years at least and had the motherboard burnt out in the first month or something, and they did this repair service. I really hope I get a solid unit instead.

Quote from goldenstandard : you forget about bloatware, thats a huge differentiater. HP and Dell (and others, these are the only two that I am familiar with) machines are so loaded with bloatware that when I get them I have to reinstall windows to get their crap off, because theres so much of it that reinstalling is faster. Lenovo, IMO, is a little lighter on the bloatware, and some of it is even useful, like the software that can tell your exhaust fan what speed to blow at. Seriously, when I open acomputer fo rthe first time, and I see a stupid shortcut to the ebay website on the homescreen, it makes me feel like the company doesnt give a flying hoot about me, only about my money (and ebays), which is obviously true, but it shouldnt be so blatant like that.

Doesn't bother me too much, when I got an HP two years ago, I didn't re-install windows, just ignored all the bloatwares. For icons, I just deleted them. But compare to the machines 5 years ago, they did put on loads of craps. I didn't update computer for at least 5 years, and was shocked first time turned on the HP to see so many craps.

Hows this compare to the Best Buy Dell deal?

http://slickdeals.net/f/5261392-D...st53537790

Quote from goldenstandard : you forget about bloatware, thats a huge differentiater. HP and Dell (and others, these are the only two that I am familiar with) machines are so loaded with bloatware that when I get them I have to reinstall windows to get their crap off, because theres so much of it that reinstalling is faster. Lenovo, IMO, is a little lighter on the bloatware, and some of it is even useful, like the software that can tell your exhaust fan what speed to blow at. Seriously, when I open acomputer fo rthe first time, and I see a stupid shortcut to the ebay website on the homescreen, it makes me feel like the company doesnt give a flying hoot about me, only about my money (and ebays), which is obviously true, but it shouldnt be so blatant like that.

Am I the only one who would prefer saving even a mere $5 and have added bloatware? It's not as if doing a reformat these days is difficult.... Then again, I suppose I'd probably be doing a reformat even without the bloatware present.

I have a E420, Just be sure that you know that is isnt really a true Thinkpad if that is what you are looking for. It doesnt have a Ultrabay, or a roll cage, It has a chicklet keyboard, and some of the less frequently used keys are missing. Also the FN and Control keys are Physically in the wrong place, although you can software switch them.

I still love it more than any other laptop I've seen, finding a matte 14" screen with such good overall build quality is really difficult in the sub 1,000 price range