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    M14X R2 or Ideapad Y480?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by kevinz, May 11, 2012.

  1. kevinz

    kevinz Notebook Enthusiast

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    something's up with the forum posting right now yeah?

    anyways just wanted to see what people thought about ideaepad Y480.

    Hey guys,

    I've been thinking about purchasing the M14X for quiet a while, and once R2 came out, I was soo tempted.
    But configuring what i "would like" with 4 year complete care warranty, I haven't been able to justify myself to spend almost $2400(even with $200 off coupon) on the 14" since I already have M18x sitting on my desk.

    Then I just ran into this Lenovo Ideapad Y480 which I didn't know that existed.

    Does anyone know how this laptop is? $899 with IVY, BLUERAY and 640m?

    IdeaPad Y480 Ivy Bridge 14" Laptop with Core i7-3610QM, 1TB hard drive, GeForce 640M 2GB, and Blu-ray for $899.00
     
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    kevinz Notebook Enthusiast

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    one thing i would add.. I dont expect my 14" portable to run skyrim or battlefield on ultra, but it'd be nice to be able to run diablo 3 nicely..
    I guess its going to be about going cheap with 640m fermi or spend double and go with 650m kepler..
     
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    Chainspell Notebook Consultant

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    The 640m is Kepler IIRC.
     
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    kevinz Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh i thought it wasnt kepler. i guess it may be slightly better then
     
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    Read somewhere that the 640m is comparable to the GT555m. GT 555m is on the m14x R1. Diablo 3 should be fine.
     
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