Lenovo Ideapad Y510 (59-390016) Laptop (Core i7 4th Gen/8 GB/1 TB/Windows 8/2 GB)

Hello everybody,nn****************************************************************n* Initially, To fellow Y510p owners:nDo you all have the issue that high end games like CRYSIS (2007), Batman arkham city, NFS Most wanted (2012), face major lag when the AC power is removed and the lap is running on only the battery? THe games run on very high/ ultra settings on power with no lag issues, but when the power goes off, it becomes super laggy immediateley.nnI believe the nvidia is downclocked immediately and automaticaly when on battery.nni just wish to know if this is normal or if i got a defective piece? Please try and let me know guys!!.. It's really worrying me :-|nn*************************************************************************nNow, for all of you hoping to but this laptop:nnFirst, I will address some changes in the specifications given by flipkartnn*The laptop is actually a lenovo Y510p model, with a Haswell chip. The chip might be 4700/ 4702 depending on the batch you receive (4700 is recommended for gamers).n*The graphic card in this laptop is a new Nvidia gt755M (basically an overclocked 750M with Optimus and boost enabled).nNote: As of now, there is no GT755M SLI option available, it may be available in the future or nvidia will enable compatibility with 750M SLI (nothing confirmed by Nvidia or lenovo yet)nnPROSn*Build quality is tactile and sturdy when compared to many other mainstream laptop manufacturers in the 50 - 75k price rangen*The backlit keyboard is amazing and completey revolutionizes the look and feel of the laptop. The bezel design makes it really comfortable to type.n*Overall, the laptop looks nice , it looks like a businessman's notebook until you open it and the keyboard comes on!!! :-). Then people will know it is no old man's machine ;-)n*Gaming is a fantastic experience on this laptop, but only when it runs on power for high end games. High end games will lag on battery as the nvidia card will automatically downclock when power is removed (yet to be officially confirmed, but I know this by experience as I game a lot)n* You can run games like CRYSIS, Batman arkham city, NFS MW on Very HIGH/ ULTRA settings. Games like Call of duty MW3 will run on EXTRA setting . I recommend turning off Direct X 11 tesselation as this casuses major throttling.n*I was really surprised when this laptop played FARCRY 3 on very high/ ultra settings with HDAO setting!!! although the heat from the vent will burn your fingers :-) as the nvidia will be overclocked like hell.n*The FULL HD display is really nice with good color rendering, inclining more to the warmer side. Movie - watching is a joy, but any movie which is not 1080p print will look like a cheap quality video.n*The on board JBL speakers are really good... simple as thatn*The Ultrabay option available will give you the flexibilty to add an SLI, bluray driver or an extra cooling fan if you want to in the future.n*I get an average battery backup of upto 3 - 4 hours because the nvidia is downclocked automatically on battery. The maximum it has given me is 4.5 hours.nnCONS:n*There are some heating issues on the heavy gaming front, inspite of using a four core cooler; but nothing the laptop can handle. I have played FARCRY 3 (highly graphic intensive game) on VH/ ULTRA for about 10 hours straight and faced occasional throttling issues, which is to be expected.n*The space and the left control key feels a tad weaker than the rest of the keys on about a month's usage. (I don't know why.. but this happens on all the Y510p)n*It is kinda heavy, getting on the favorable side of 3 KGs, so you better a little built if you want to lug it aroung everywhere.n*As mentioned above, you cannot play heavy games on the nvidia on battery. It is advisable to switch to the onboard Intel HD 4600 card (from nvidia control panel) on battery as it performs better than the 755M when on battery.n*The Nvidia 755M comes with optimus technology, so it works in tandem with the Inel. This becomes a headache eventually as the control panel must be configured by you for the games as you wish. You will learn this in time :-)n*Windows 8 still has many bugs I don't like and behaves like a 5 year old some times, but the new patches have improved performance and boot times drastically.nnVerdict: This is definaltely a really good buy for serious gamers who are on a serious budget because the next option from this one is an Alienware, which is almost double the price!!!nnBasically, the lenovo Y510p is a poor man's Alienware.. and there can be no higher praise than that!!!!nnHope this helped.. and fellow Y510p owners.. pelase pitch in guys and answer my query.nnThanks and regards,nLeslie

I purchased this laptop two days ago and I thought I'd like to share my experiences about it....nnPros:n* As usual Flipkart delivered this product ahead of time (1.5 days against the scheduled time of 2-3 working days).n* Good overall performance. Windows Experience Index of 5.9 which is well above average.n* The screen is extremely crisp and clear. I wasn't sure if the Full HD screen (1920 x 1080) was worth the extra cost. It's worth every penny and I don't feel like using the older 1366 x 768 res screens anymore.n* I haven't tested the graphics performance in detail, but this laptop is able to handle Skyrim on Ultra High settings at an average of 30-35 FPS. Note that the graphics card is an nVidia GT755M unit and not the GT750M as listed in the product description. The GT755M is slightly better. n* Another review for the Y500 says that performance while running at FullHD resolution is poor, and that lowering the resolution drastically reduces image/gaming quality. This was something I was worried about and was one of the first things I tested. I did not notice any degradation in the image quality other than what could be expected from reducing the pixel count. In-game FPS rates improved at lower resolutions.n* Does not overheat easily. There chassis is well equipped with a large fan + heatsink on the left side and an even larger vent on the underside.n* Great speakers which are amongst the best I've heard from a laptop's inbuilt unitsn* Great battery life. While doing office stuff and browsing the battery lasts for just over 3 hours. Gaming and watching movies reduce this to slightly more than one hour.nnnCons:n* The screen is very glossy and causes reflections when used in sunlight. Fortunately, the display is bright enough to alleviate this to some extent.n* The '0' key on the numeric keypad is half the normal size (to accommodate the arrow keys). This takes some getting used to.n* There are just three USB ports. At least four USB ports would be better. Even the smaller Lenovo U4xx series have 4 USB ports. Additionally, the USB 3.0 ports placed on the left side a very close together so it is difficult to use a USB dongle and a large pen-drive together (one of them will have to be plugged into the USB 2.0 port on the right side of the system.n* The trackpad is very responsive. However, the click action (especially for right-click) requires too much effort on the part of the user. I suspect this is also a matter of getting used to the system.n* The McAfee Anti-virus trial that is pre-installed is a massive piece of bloatware (taking 450+ MB of RAM) that causes program stuttering. I will be removing that as soon as I buy a different internet security suite.nnnMisc. Info.n*From the images on the site, the chamfers (angles) moulded into the outer lid of the laptop look very prominent (not to my taste, though others might like them). Happily, in the actual product, these are much more subtle.n* The DVD drive can be swapped with an additional UltraBay GT755M video card (scheduled to be launched in October 2013) which works with the inbuilt one in SLI mode for even better graphics performance. Note that installing this additional graphics card will require the purchase of a new 170W charger unit as well.n* Lenovo thankfully has resisted from bloating the system with a ton of trial software like many other vendors. There are a few software installed, but they are comparatively smaller in size and can be easily uninstalled.n* The bezel (border) around the screen is quite large and gives the impression that the screen is smaller than it actually is.