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    Core i7 makes it into the Ideapad Y550P first

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rice rocket, Dec 8, 2009.

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    Kinda been around for a hot minute. I know there's at least one Y550p owner on here because he posted about it dieing already. Newegg sells an i7 720 variant too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146613

    *And I'm strongly considering buying it in the next day or two. I've basically been looking at the Y550p and a C2D Dell Studio XPS16. The dell has a higher resolution screen, but there seem to be a lot of horror stories about the SXPS16 in the Dell subforum that have been turning me off to it.
     
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    Whoops, got the price wrong.

    Lenovo has a 15% off coupon active till Dec 13 which drops it to $1061. Tax though, depending on where you live. Then again, that's a $400 premium over a Core2Duo w/ the same GT 240M. Hmm...
     
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    Thats the price to be on the bleeding edge.
     
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    Who are they targeting with an i7 laptop that has a 15.6" 1366x768 screen?
     
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    It makes sense; it's matched with the 240M. I'd rather be able to run something at decent graphics in full resolution than have (a) a stretched image w/ high detail or (b) a non-scaled image w/ low detail.
     
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    Gamers....
     
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    if it had a slightly higher res screen I'd be all over it. It's a shame, because I love every other thing about this beast
     
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    Gamers would be looking for something higher than 1366x768, no?
     
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    People with money and who want to have the newest technology when it comes out.

    Not on this card. Thats pretty spot on for peak performance with a 240m.
     
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