Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d Review Discussion

The IdeaPad Y560d is a consumer multimedia notebook featuring a powerful Intel quad-core processor and ATI graphics. The most interesting aspect of this notebook is the 3D-capable screen. Does this feature make the notebook worth extra money? Read our review to find out.

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Good review. I agree with your assessment of the 3D capability totally and think this is a so-so machine, but IMO, it looks like Lenovo just decided to toy with Dell's Inspiron 15 for kicks....

This is the second machine though (behind the recently featured MSI gaming rig) to feature decent internals, but skimp out on the screen!

 

Even with all the downsides, its still hawt machine. I wonder how much of a difference there is between the 3D technoligies between nvidias active shutering and this passive one. This is simply a toy for main stream consumer to play with. I mean cmon look at the design of it, especially that graphic on the back.

 

Guys come on... somewhere out there a 13 year old is drooling over this laptop's lid design and how impressed his friends would be as he plays World of Warcraft on it.

 

You summed it up pretty well..... :laugh:

 

This one at least has a semi-plausible excuse; 3D mostly seems to come in 1366x768, so the fact may simply be that the requirements of a 3D screen meant that they had to use that resolution. It's the large number of notebooks that don't use a 3D screen (and still limit the resolution) that I deplore.

 

This is not something I mentioned in the review, but playing games in 3D drastically reduces performance. Whereas I got 67 FPS average in Left 4 Dead 2 at max settings, using the TriDef 3D settings I got maybe 30. I hazard that turning on 3D reduces performance by at least 50%, probably more. So, the HD 5730 video card is only capable of driving 1366x768 in 3D mode . . . any higher resolution would kill it.

 

That's why most 3D laptops offer such low res, they basically have to produce 2 images of the same thing to make the 3D effect work and that drastically hampers performance. I can't imagine playing any DX11 games , it would turn into a slideshow.

 

Thanks for the educated guess

 

Ouch, now that's a rather big knock against the 3D feature of games. Especially when for most gamers it's all about performance and frame rate smoothness.

 

This laptop looks utterly awful. I'm a little shocked that Lenovo would put that gaudy graphic on the lid. My opinion on their design team just plummeted. It looks like a 13 year old skater punk wannabe put something together in 10 minutes and taped it to the lid.

And that's before even considering the awful screen, fairly gimmicky 3D capabilities, and mediocre graphics card choice for hardcore gaming.

 

I don't understand why Lenovo doesn't offer any display upgrade options on their consumer product line (IdeaPad)??? Dell seems to be the only major player to offer optional high-res displays on some models, but it would be a deal-breaker for me...especially on a $1000+ system!

That's one of the main reasons I only buy business laptops and will continue to do so. They're dull looking and lack some entertainment-oriented features, but they are fundamentally superior in terms of quality, durability and configurability!

 

Agreed. I don't know why NBR is hating on the lid design. To each his own, but I think the design looks like something right our of LA Ink. Also reminds me a little of a WoW design. Obviously intended for the gaming audience, who are more likely to dig the graphics, IMO.