Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Review: A Lenovo Bestseller Discussion

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a mid-range multimedia laptop with good performance. Users will be able to enjoy full 1080p video, play most games on low to mid settings, and multi-task with several applications at once. The Y570, overall, is a good consumer notebook without too many drawbacks. Models start at a decent price too - so be sure to check out our full review.

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Personally, I really liked the IdeaPad's keyboard. Long travel and precise feel compared to most chicklet keyboards. The deal-breaker for me is a screen. Put a respectable-quality 900p or 1080p screen on this, even at extra cost, and you'll have IMO the best inexpensive multimedia machine on the market. But with that screen, it's a non-starter.

 

Agreed. I'm more excited for the IdeaPad Yx80 series, which is said to have 1080p screen options.

 

Hadn't heard that. That's very exciting news.

In 2008, I briefly owned an IdeaPad Y710 Gamer. Vista was terrible and the battery life was catastrophically bad, and the game pad area was not nearly as useful as a numpad for real gamers (they didn't know their market and ended up wasting a big area of space), so I returned it and got the MBP instead, but the keyboard and the high-res screen (I believe it was 1920x1200) were both fantastic.

 

Yep. Lenovo has said the Y580 will have a 1920x1080 screen (at least as an option), but it's not clear if the Y480 will have a high-res panel. Some sites have reported it, but we'll see.

 

HOLY COW the Y580 looks fantastic:

 

Yes it does!

 

Need more info on the GTX 660m.

 

I had the opportunity to handle this notebook recently.

The screen is most definitely a deal breaker. 1366x768 resolutions do not belong on 15.6" and higher screens. It is hard to justify even on 14" screens.

The HP Pavilion dv6t QE is a better choice for a multimedia notebook, IMO. 1080p screen, better AMD graphics card, all for about the same (coupons, etc).

 

If 1366x768 screens had general better quality, some people would not mind them even on a 15". Yet no screen manufacturer puts out a good 768p screen at 14/15", unless you go with a higher resolution. That is why even though some require a lower PPI screen, they are forced to take the high res screen and increase DPI just for the quality to be there.

 

That's a good point. All of the 1366x768 screens I have seen in 14"/15.6" have had awful quality. Bluish hue, not very bright, poor viewing angles, and worst of all - most are glossy.

On the flip side nearly all of the 1600x900 and higher panels I've used recently have been of respectable quality.