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Lenovo Y550P 324156U 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) | 
| Brand: Lenovo
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $1,199.99
as of 9/8/2010 02:34 CDT details
New (2) Used (2) from $1,118.99
Seller: tax-free
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2290
Color: Grey Kybrd
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.6
CPU Type: Intel Core i7
Processors: 2
System Memory: 4
Memory Type: SDRAM
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Hard Drive Size: 500
Free Memory Slots: 2
USB Ports: 2
Display Size: 15.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 15.2 x 1
MPN: 324156U
Model: 3241-56U
UPC: 884942571657
EAN: 0884942571657
ASIN: B002RT93PA
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1.6GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor | | • | 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM | | • | 500GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive, DVDRW Optical Drive | | • | 15.6" Widescreen LED Backlit Display, Wifi: Intel 5300 - 802.11 a/b/g/n | | • | Windows 7 Premium 64-bit, Up to 4.5 Hours of Battery Life |
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Product Description
Y550 with 15.6 Display; I7-720QM Processor; 4GB-DDR3 Memory; 500GB HDD; DVDRW; 1GB Graphics; Windows 7 Premium 64-bit; WLAN 802.11n; Camera; 6-Cell Battery; Gray finish; Keyboard
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 I love this thing! March 8, 2010
Katherine
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Pros:
-- The keyboard is a nice size. It feels nice, and types well.
-- The LED lights look sweet - and the little ideapad logo is really neat
-- The sound on this thing is nice - it has a subwoofer - which is noticable when tested against my fiancee's MacBook Pro that is broken and basically plays sound far too loud.
-- The screen is bright and easy to read
-- The computer can run, illustrator, photoshop, world of warcraft and google chrome with no slow down.
-- Great at running any application or game with the processor
-- The graphics card helps with games - my games look excellent
-- Lots of storage - 500 GB I've only used maybe 200 GB , a good portion of that photos.
-- Windows 7 is great. I have little to no problems with it.
-- The computer is light and is carried easily in a backpack (I'm 5'2")
-- I love the orange accents
-- HDMI port yes!
-- Not a loud fan. I heard others complain about this but I don't see it at all. Not when I have an airplane launching in the MacBook Pro that always sits next to me.
Neutral (But more good than bad)
-- It doesn't get hot - if it does it's only on the left side and the fan really kicks in to push the air out.
-- The slide bar nav is a cool idea, but I never use it. I set it up, but I just use that taskbar.
Cons:
-- Why is there a key to basically erase your harddrive? I immediately disabled that.
-- You have to spend about an hour deleting stupid software in the beginning - which takes a bit because some of it you might end up needing.... (Like drivers for the camera)
-- Trackpad is a bit funky - I have the Razer Orochi bluetooth mouse and rarely use the trackpad
-- Only 2 USB ports - never been a problem but may be for some
- Pretty awful battery life, but I always plug in. Get a bigger battery if you need this to last more than 2 hours.
-- I hate where the power button is. How I use my laptop, I have accidentally pressed it in the middle of the game when moving about 3 times and shut the computer off and lost my game - no!
Overall, this is one of my favorite laptops. It is built well, looks nice, and runs like a dream. Mostly, it runs like a dream. The cons don't really bother me - nothing is falling apart, etc etc.
This is a great computer for 999. You can't beat a core i7 processor for that price!
I like this a lot -- better than any other computer I have had:
These are other computers I owned in order that I liked them:
Apple tangerine iBook
Sony Vaio FW
Apple iBook G4
Apple MacBook Pro
Opinions...Mine: Amazing Laptop February 5, 2010
Bart J. Hopkins
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This laptop is amazing.
PROs: I almost NEVER hear the fan...and I never hear a high-pitched whine...and my sound output quality is easily the best I have heard on a laptop (go into control panel and turn on WavesMaxx Audio in Realtek HD Audio Manager...triples the volume and really gives it a lush sound)...maybe the other reviewer got a lemon that gave the opposite report on all those things. Laptop runs cool. The best "feel" for any keyboard I have EVER used. Yes, the trackpad has a slightly textured surface, but I got used to it after about a day and now consider it the best I have used and very responsive (another reviewer said that 99% of laptops have a smooth trackpad...where was that statistic obtained, ha!). It has 3 USB hubs...one is a combo eSata on the left-hand side, in a very convenient spot. Not sure what these other people are doing, or how they have adjusted their settings, but I consistently get 2:45-3 hours of battery life doing internet and light office app. work (on a moderate power-saving mode). The partitioning of the hard drives is really pretty simplistic and I am not sure why anyone would blow a gasket over that. This machine edits HD Video like a champion and runs Adobe CS4, PowerDirector Ultra, and Video Studio Pro X3 with ease. The photo/video editing software also initializes VERY quickly compared to other computers I have used. The computer itself boots up in under a minute and shuts down in just a few seconds...so quickly I actually did a double-take the first few times I turned it off (My Vaio...I sometimes walked around the houes doing other things for a few mintues to give it time to boot down)! The laptop is pretty light considering the power under the hood...it doesn't feel as durable as some others, maybe, but I still wouldn't hesitate to travel with it. I ran the PC Pitstop scanner on the computer and it rated almost EVERY FACET of the computer in the top 1% of all computers (CPU, GPU, RAM, HD Size, 3D Graphics, etc, etc)...the only thing it marked down was the HD Speed for being 5400rpm (still top 25% though). Windows experience index = 7.0 / 7.3 / 6.4 / 6.4 / and 5.9. Power cord is probably a good 12-18" longer than others I have used, which I find to be a good thing. Slidebar and Veriface are interesting, but I just uninstalled them...not really my thing.
CONs: A little bloatware, easily removed in a couple of hours or less (and way less than my Sony Vaio had). Stopped connecting to internet first day...Lenovo walked me through correcting a Win7 conflict error...had me up and going again in minutes. Left trackpad button sticks a little. It took me a little time to get used to the width of the screen.
Recap: I really don't think you can go wrong with this laptop. You get a really decent graphics card, a powerful CPU, lots of storage, a beautiful screen...so much bang for the buck (I bought for $999). Get it and I seriously doubt you will regret it.
Great little beasty -- tons of power - sound is a little weak April 24, 2010
B. Haverkamp (San Jose, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with most of the comments I have seen from others. I had a 17 inch HP before this so I think this puppy is quite svelt. It does get a little hot if you keep your hands near the exhaust vent. I run a lot of virtual machines on this machine and it is truly awsome. I blew away windows and installed Linux. I run a Windows 7 VM for those times when I need a windows system. The sound is a bit wimpy however. Definitely does not compete well with a TV in the same room. That's not deal breaker for me. Battery life is pretty decent considering the baby under the hood; I get about 2 1/2 to 3 hours with the best power settings. I also bumped up the memory to 8 GB to run all those VMs. I am very happy with it. I guess more pixels would have been nice (1366x768) more vertical pixels would have been nice.
Excellent Build Quality, Bang for the Buck, insanely fast!! May 15, 2010
Kranti Konganti
Ok, I will try to be write this review in more detail as I can.
I had a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop which is 4 years old, It was working fine until I my room mate spilled water on it.
So there, I began my quest again for a laptop that is powerful yet affordable and makes my everyday life easier at work and for pleasure.
First of I will start off with my research towards different laptops and why I picked this laptop.
Since Computer industry is fast evolving all the time, any technology introduced would become obsolete in about a year (sry, rough guess). So I decided to have a laptop with the latest technology to keep up with future implications of various kinds of applications, softwares I will install in its lifetime that will consume more memory and have thirst for processor power.
I own a iPhone 3GS, and yes u guessed it wright, my first option was to buy a new Macbook Pro, but hell, did you see the price tag on it, ~1700$ for new i5, i7 processors, so right off, it was off my books. Considering myself an average knowledgeable person about who can futz with settings on a computer I can trade off ease of use (MacOSX) for other OS's with affordable price.
I never even bothered to look around any more Dells and HPs considering the hardware failure problems I had and many Hardware warranty replacements with my old Dell Laptop
Then it came down to 2
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6033 and main performance related specs were:
Intel Core i7-720QM Processorr
4GB DDR3 Ram with 6MB cache
500GB hard drive and
512MB GDDR3 discrete memory + up to 1755MB shared memory with NVIDIATurboCache technology
HD TruBrite LCD Display 16'' widescreen
which was around 900$
and the
Lenovo Ideapad y550p 324156U
with Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
4GB DDR3 Ram with 6MB cache
500 GB hard drive with 5400rpm
and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M with 1 GB graphics memory
15.6 in WXGA VibrantView LED backlit (1366 x 768)
I was more impressed at the dedicated graphics card and the backlit LED which consumes less power than traditional LCD
and i was able to get it at discount for 800$ at microsoft store with a discount coupon.
Sweet deal!, I thought when I was happy i could save 150$, but getting same configuration, even better graphics card when compared to Toshiba
So there you go, I waited all excited until the puppy arrived.
Build Quality:
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I opened it and first look was impressive with neat hexagonal gradient lcd cover in dark brown.
I like the orange stripe around the LCD screen.
Ideapad logo gives is good eye-candy.
Keyboard is comfortable for my big fingers.
Track pad was little discomfort, for its odd out of the center placement. In fact I was so frustrated with its behavior
But i guess that was because, I used my dell laptop for 4 years, and my fingers were meddling around the track pad with older track pad(dell) behavior. But then I got used to it and am happy with it. My brain knows now where it is located.
Performance
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Ok, I read all about the bloatware that comes with pre installed windows 7 64 bit os, so right away I booted the laptop with ubuntu 64 bit os,
and boy am I happy with it.
I never had such a awesome experience with such cool features from ubuntu 10.04 lts taking advantage of all the power it can use.
All the day-to-day applications (Firefox, open office, Rhythmbox (music player), and ofcourse VLC Media player) run hand-in-hand without any problem
I bet you can probably open more applications and this one would not deny you at any moment (;) don't overload it by opening gazillions of em').
Ubuntu recognizes the nVidia graphics card on the second reboot and will install the drivers for you, and from there on it is one smooth ride.
Complains/Suggestions/Things to look for
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It generates a lot of heat (considering 8 cpu's running, and a constantly running fan to cool it). I installed xsensors and it shows an avg 77 degree celcius at normal operation. So I don't know if the temp falls down. But thats the thing you need to look for if you buy a powerful laptop.
the dolby subwoofer it has is not recognized by ubuntu and so cannot tell you about the sound quality as a ubuntu user.
Other than that, I am really really happy with my purchase and exceeds my expectation in every corner in terms of speed and performance.
I would strongly recommend anyone looking for a laptop who wants to be with current technology that will perform well in future with many software installations.
The only thing I miss with Ubuntu is iTunes (wait then there is Sun Virtualbox ,have not tried yet, but sure it will work)
Hope this review helped you in clarifying your doubts
All I hoped it would be. May 23, 2010
J. Henriksen (Danville, CA USA)
I am completely happy with my new Lenovo Y550P, ideapad. I have recommended it to everyone that asks. It is a bit too heavy to lug around, but at 6 lbs I knew that going in. The purchase, shipping and arrival were effortless and fast, it actually arrived the next day. One secret....do your research, know what you want and need and then get it from Amazon.
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