what battery issue?

y500 sli
battery life poor
cause they disable optimus < forget what name >

Budget from parents only max 2.8k.

Still need to topup myself for ram upgrade and ssd.

nvidia optimus? bcos sli.. lenovo disable intel hd .. so using gpu while on battery sure drain it fast..

Personally, I'd wait for Acer's offering, waiting for something like a i7, GT750M, Full HD Matte IPS display combination. Currently, Acer only has this, GT750M> GT740M (Lenovo Z400) > GT730M. Perhaps Acer might refresh their V3-571G-736b8G1T with a GT750M...who knows

V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

I don't know about the Y400 but the older brother, Y480 suffers from BAD viewing angles.

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Apr 16 2013, 02:48 PM

Hey man, thanks but i got bad experience against acer so nah, will stick to lenovo

Any y400 owners got comment on the viewing angle of y400?

You would wanna check out this, which pretty much owned V3-571G-736b8G1T with a GT750M.



IdeaPad Y500 Laptop - Dual Graphics - 59371963 - Dusk Black

Lenovo have release the dual Nvidia GT750m (SLI version, Nvidia GT 750m + Nvidia GT 750m)

I already place an order for mine cant wait to get mine on hand now

where u order from? US or local?

I place an order from US, since their specs is higher than here
such different as below

Malaysia spec GT 650M SLI / 500GB HDD / 4GB RAM

US spec GT 750M SLI / 1 TB HDD + 16 GB SSD / 16GB RAM


isn't it obvious? besides that I went to PIKOM PC fair 14 April 2013, Lenovo Malaysia selling Y500 at RRP, while the US having a discount USD 289

PS : My sis is coming back from there though so, I have no trouble with the shipping

This post has been edited by mafiosojdm: Apr 16 2013, 06:12 PM

I think malaysia having similar specs, but without the ssd i guess.

Maybe less RAM as well.

yup..agreed..Malaysia set don't have SSD and the RAM is only 4GB (without free upgrade)..too bad..but the price also a bit expensive than US set..

so, how about warranty??

Yeah, well but Lenovo Malaysia really no discount... event on PC fair
They told me RM 3,799 for an old model 650M SLI so disapointed, while AP agent sell US spec 650m (incld ssd + higher ram + high hdd) at RM 3,299

I was putting a very high hope on PC fair, but I end up go back with nothing

I think for 750m SLI local Malaysia set will cost over 4K or very near to 4K ( 3,999 )

The Y500 came with 1 year International warranty. I am at least not so scare compare get 1 from AP agent, because I will have the original receipt from US.

PS: *touchwood we ofcuz will pray hard that nothing is happen though we have the warranty

me too..i was sooo disappointing when Lenovo didn't do any promotion & discount for most of their notebook range..they still sell it using RRP..

SOOO FRUSTRATING! they should use the PC Fair platform to promo their product, at least give some price reduction, not sell using RRP

soo, Lenovo malaysia still accept international warranty even if it is US Set?? as long as got official receipt from Lenovo right??

Price should be very gooding also bro, should be close to RM4k or so (RRP of Y500 is RM3799). The Acer goes for RM2799

You guys first time going to PC FAIR ah? Most if not all laptops there sell at RRP. The "promotion" you get is some freebies or extended warranty usually

not first time laa..i have been to few PC Fair all around KL/Selangor..but quite disappointing coz no discount what-so-ever..if not mistaken there are few other brand selling their notebook with discount (less that RRP) like MSI (if not mistaken laa)

if got '20 free items' freebies, no thanks la..coz its just a waste freebies, we can get it for less than rm50..just my opinion

I've been going to PC Fairs, IT Fairs, etc for many times already and 99% if not 100%, the laptops are usually sold at RRP + some freebies and extended warranty as such. If you want cheaper price, you have to go to your local shops or maybe Lowyat Plaza/Digital Mall.

Honestly speaking, I just go to those fairs for the "experience" lah, see see and try try stuff on display and sometimes there are good deals for certain accessories, like the Eneloop rechargeable batteries during the last fair

Thought 3GB/s sata2 will bottleneck the SSD performance.
Thanks for sharing the info.

IPs screen will have better viewing angle than most of the traditional laptops screen with TN panels. But its rare to see in the laptop space. Perhaps, the future Y series will come with full HD IPS screen also, who knows.

Local set Y500/GT650m sli is selling around RM34xx close to grey imported set at 3299 with higher US spec. It save the trouble for 1 to 1 exchange and major warranty claims issues.

Pls ensure you get the proper official receipt/Invoice from US Lenovo or their authorised resellers in US. Check out whether the US international warranty cover full refund or 1 to 1 replacement major warranty claims in MY, just in case you are unlucky to get the bad apple.

Looking forward for the poisoness reviews and benchmarks from you.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Apr 16 2013, 10:04 PM

haha..yup yup..can't agreed no more with u( means i'm totally agreed!)
i also go to PC Fair just to jalan-jalan & cuci mata..from my opinion, PC Fair is just the place to clear old stock/version (to make way fot new stock/version)..

maybe just for small accessories or staff got promotion & discount..1 thing i realized from this PC Fair is massive flooded of POWER BANK!! (sorry for my bad English) hahaha..almost all booth that sell small accesories got Power Bank..we can get it as low as rm30 (of coz not original one) but it's quite a risk