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    Ideapad y570 or Thinkpad W520

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Dirtnap, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. Dirtnap

    Dirtnap Notebook Consultant

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    Which one should I get?
    needs.
    Great with multitasking
    Fantastic Multimedia
    durability
    Premium graphic cards
    handle programs like Photoshop(without freezing).
    good for web and graphic designing.

    Ideapad y570 086228U specs
    2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor ( 2.00GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
    -Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
    -NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB
    -8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
    -15.6" HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
    -Integrated 2.0MP Camera
    -Industry Standard Touchpad
    -814GB
    -Blu-ray /DVD Combo
    -6 Cell Lithium-Ion
    -Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
    -Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
    -HDMI (Out)

    Thinkpad W520 Mobile Workstation
    -Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor (2.20GHz, 6MB L3)
    -Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
    -15.6" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
    -NVIDIA Quadro 1000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
    -6 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
    -UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad plus Fingerprint reader
    -500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
    -DVD recordable multiburner
    -9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++
    -Bluetooth 3.0
     
    Dirtnap, Jul 21, 2011
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  2. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    First of all, I have no idea what your needs are. You know which one you like, far better than I do.

    Renee
     
    Renee, Jul 21, 2011
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