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    Lenovo Y50 Review

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Michael Wall, Oct 8, 2014.

  1. Michael Wall

    Michael Wall Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Over the past few years the Lenovo Y series has remained best options when it comes to affordable gaming solutions. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 and Y510p offered strong performance capable of running the latest games, durable chassis designs, and price tags that wouldn’t leave your wallet empty.

    In their wake comes the Lenovo Y50, sporting a slimmer design and potent upgrades including NVidia’s new line of GeForce GTX 800M GPUs. With better performance and a more compact package it would seem like the Y50 should be an instant success, but the 15.6” gaming laptop market has become more competitive. Lenovo is now facing off against attractive offers such as the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3k, Gigabyte P35Wv2 and the impossibly thin Razer Blade, all of which are situated well under $2,000.

    Is Lenovo still the king of gaming on a budget? Read the full review to find out.

    Read the full content of this Article: http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/lenovo-y50-review/
     
    Michael Wall, Oct 8, 2014
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  2. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    Bad keyboard feedback on a Lenovo? Screw it, if anyone needs me, I'll be digging a bunker and stocking up on canned goods and ammunition, because the end times have arrived.
     
    Mitlov, Oct 8, 2014
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  3. Chris

    Chris Notebook Geek

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    Nitpick, SLI doesn't give you more effective VRAM since the contents of that memory have to be mirrored so that each GPU can work on any part of the scene. Core count goes up, but memory doesn't.

    Edit: Also, no mention of the default 48HZ refresh rate limit on the 4K model?
     
    Chris, Oct 8, 2014
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  4. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

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    Idk how you got poor keyboard feedback when everyone says the tactile feedback is awesome, including myself.
     
    heibk201, Oct 8, 2014
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