Ideapad Y510P

Yo Blaze, just try calling the guy I emailed you. Shouldn't have any problems getting the dual graphics version for about $1100

 

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That's exactly what I'm thinking.. maybe him or the rep misunderstood, and he's gonna be in for surprise when it arrives. I placed my order but wouldn't mind trying to reach your guy for the better deal with the extra warranty. Did you need a .edu e-mail address?

 

Could you please send over the contact info for your rep?

Thanks.

 

Now that I think about it, it's possible I may have been lucky enough to have been transferred to the very same guy you are speaking of. Or maybe just another sales rep who was kind enough to give me big savings.

 

No student email needed

 

Thanks bro, I mailed him (would be complicated to call from here Central America). Hope I get an answer from him soon...

 

Hey guys, first time poster here.

Have a few quick questions for the people who have already received there sexy new y510p.

- Can the led lights on the keyboard be dimmed or even switched off?
- If I get the Newegg model with the mSATA SDD and I want to switch out the drive for another SDD (which I have) is it just a matter of swapping it out like a normal laptop drive or will I have to also remove the mSATA SDD? Not sure if it's connected to the mechanical drive.

Other than that congrats to the new owners, looks like a great piece of kit.

 

You can dim and and even turn off the keyboard light on the Y500 with Fn + Spacebar shortcut. So its probably the same for Y510p.

BTW, have any Y510p owner identify if it is really slimmer? If then, what about the Ultra Bay parts? are the same ones of the thicker Y500? cuz that sounds weird o.o

 

I'm counting on it being the same thickness. They also state that it has a 6 in 1 card reader and an anti glare screen which are both false. They have made so many errors in the past, it's crazy

 

The msata isn't connected, it's off in another corner of the laptop. Someone mentioned they would post pictures of the msata drive later today

 

What I did when I had the Y400 w/650M and then 750M came out was just did the RMA and then bought the new one. There didn't seem to be a way to just return and pay the difference. Since the RMA return is Free, its just easier to set that up and then buy the new one.

 

How long did it take to get your money from the RMA? I already have one set up. I just gotta take it to a UPS store and I should be all set

 

if anyone has a sli 650/750 that they bought cheap from the outlet ill buy it from ya

 

Dont remember but I did get the refund and it didn't take a long time.

 

Good to know. I'm not in any big rush for the new laptop. Work is only a couple minutes walking and I have a desktop with dual monitors there to play games on whenever I want. This was merely for convenience and to spend more time with the gf! Thanks for the heads up.

That being said, I would still like that contact number of the guy so I can get the best deal!

 

Requested refund. They got my laptop last Tuesday? I think. Still no refund and when I call them they say they don't have the laptop. What the hell is going on..?

 

Those high 3DMark 11 scores reported by the Y510p owners seem way off. They're like 600 points higher than they should be. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how a 650 SLI system overclocked past 750M SLI speeds scores 200 points less. The only thing I can come up with is a fluke in the drivers. It would be interesting to see if they still get such a high score in 320.18. I've seen this sort of thing in the past but that was a long time ago. In any case, if Y510p owners would validate their scores with GPU-Z screenshots or sensor readings that would be good.

 

Here's the SSD drive that is included with the Y510. It's smaller and different than my MSATA drive that I installed in my Thinkpad x220.

 

Like I said, fry's is the only place listing the y510p with a 8gb sshd drive FRYS.com | Lenovo , just wondering if you ordered the 12gb model being that's the only one listed with the sshd drive.

 

That's the one I got from the store. It has a standard 1TB 5400 hard drive from Seagate (not the one with 8GB SSD on it) and the 24gb SSD drive with nonstandard msata connector.

 

If I'm not mistaken, that's a m.2 drive.

 

It's a drive from Liteon. The connector is similar to the M.2 Micron SSD drive, but the PCB board is not the same length. The M.2 drive is as long as a "Stick of gum". I'll have to reopen to see if I can stick a M.2 in there, but the screwhole would be off.

The Liteon model number is: liteonit LSS-24L6G.

 

So your msata won't fit?

That's crazy Liteon would make something different than the connections they have ALWAYS made before. What a mess if msata doesn't fit in these new models... If you reopen, please snap a picture of the inside.

 

Tried to Google it but nothing came up, either its the wrong part number or not available on a consumer level.can you also take a picture of the label on the drive.

 

I can call them in the morning unless youdontknowmeeh wants to. Technical Support

The part is nowhere on their website. Very unique...

Ughh... A NEW form factor called NGFF for now... Read here for more info

Plextor Introduces mSATA, NGFF, TLC and Power Protection SSDs at CES Las Vegas 2013 | The SSD Review

I'm hating that I forked over $180 for an msata already. I might have to keep the Y500 afterall. Decisions decisions...

 

The only thing I can think of is its a actual msata port and maybe they just change the "hook up" end of the drive, I know it its not logical but either is making a whole new drive. I'm curious as to if a m.2 and msata drive use the same style port to hook up to.

Found this, Haswell Z87 SFF motherboard list - Page 9 - [H]ard|Forum

 

Here's a screenshot of the drive in Intel RST with the model number. I will have to open it up sometime later and snap some pics of the actual stickers on the stick and the slot. I was using a fullframe camera and it has shallow DOF(for you camera geeks...) for the comparison pic with an intel 80gb MSATA drive.

 

Here's a presentation

http://www.pcisig.com/developers/ma...c_id=40b3a6125722725569a266fd6ee3253a18b99ad5

 

Allright, where can I get a NGFF drive? Nowhere!

 

Well this really suck, looks like there's not much on the market for the ngff drives, would be nice if a msata drive would fit but I dough it, this kind of changes everything for the y 410p/510p, with support waiting to be launched I guess you guys can only upgraded the 2.5 inch drive.

 

I guess m.2 and NGFF are the same? This is all new to me. There's a lot of stuff at Computex about it. So the question is, does the current slot allow for the longer version too or is it just the short version. And the next question is, what capacity can the short versions have? From what I'm reading, the data transfer rates can hit 700, which is double the mSata capacity. I'd be willing to buy another drive as long as a 256GB will fit in the current slot. I really don't want to remove the 1TB because I like having the space for media but I might just have to and then put my current msata in a 2.5" converter. I definitely don't want to chuck the msata drive I just bought a month ago lol.

Edit: Another informative article. http://www.tweaktown.com/news/30866/plextor-prepares-m-2-ngff-at-computex-taipei-2013/index.html

Kudos to Lenovo for jumping into the future. Sucks for me because of my dilemma though.

I'm sure we'll be seeing them in the next month or two. I'm just relieved it's not some whacky connection Lenovo or liteon came up with

 

Crucial m500, I'm guessing a msata drive won't hook up.

 

Done, you're welcome, and good luck!

I can't seem to email that account :O Have another one?

 

Lol, just thinking about it right now, people that are getting the new y510p thinking it comes with a msata drive. I can already see it, y510p sucks thread containing post on lenovo decision on choosing ngff over msata, but from what I'm reading its a lot better tech.

 

Can someone confirm if the battery life for this laptop actually approaches 5 hours under normal use? (I guess it would be longer for a model with a DVD drive than with SLI?)

Also, can I get this mysterious rep's info at [email protected] ? Thanks!

 

Unplugged Sli is disabled so it doesn't matter. The 750m is underclocked drastically. I'm guess around 4 hours to 4 1\2 hrs. Have to wait till a couple more people get it and run some tests.

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Amazon.com: Syba mSATA SSD to 2.5-Inch SATA Adapter (SY-ADA40050): Computers & Accessories
I'll probably stick my crucial mSata in this and replace the TB HDD until they come up with a higher capacity drive to fit in the slot.

 

Hey, thanks again Sonu. I talked to that guy today, he said he would straighten everything out and give me the same deal. He was actually being honorable and said he would go talk to the girl that originally took my order so that she would be able to keep the sale instead of rebooking it and taking credit for it from me. Pretty noble I thought!

 

So, just to verify for those who have the y510p, we CANNOT install a normal msata ssd drive into the y510p as there is no place to mount it properly, correct? It will only fit the new "ngff" form ssd drives (that are yet to come out)?

Thanks Xentar712 for the possible solution, but I was really hoping to keep the 1TB HDD and keep the crucial m4 msata 256gb ssd I just bought. Sucks cause the full refund period just ended a day or two ago for my msata ssd. .

 

Could you send me that reps info too? My email is [email protected]. Thanks for posting that deal man.

 

If someone could email me the rep's information that would be extremely helpful. Been lurking since this post started. lol. [email protected] (old junk email):hi2:

 

Sonu, can you please send me the rep's info too? my email is [email protected]. milllion thanks.

 

Me too please, my email is [email protected] (junk email).

 

Emailed it to you. Good luck!

That's awesome! Yeah, it sounds like the guy's a higher up, and he's really awesome about things!

Sent to all of you except Iwstrong, your email was rejected. Just give me another one and I'll send it over! Good luck to the rest of you!

 

Hello, can you send me the rep's info too? My email is [email protected]. Thank You.

 

Hi TheSonu can you please send me that info too please, really appreciated ([email protected]) my junky EMAIL

 

Hey Thesonu if you don't mind forward me too regarding that rep details please
[email protected]

Thank you

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Sent it to you guys, good luck!

 

Hey TheSonu, I fortunately stumbled across this thread and would really appreciate it if you'd send me the rep's information as well - [email protected] is my address. Thank you very much!