should be running on PCI-E... USB can't provide the bandwidth and power that a GPU needs...

according to the first pic u can only pair with another GT 650M... on paper it's better than GTX 675M, but consumes roughly the same amount of power... so, a 14" laptop but with a massive 150W or 180W PSU anyone? that totally defeats the purpose of getting a 14" in the first place...

could be alot of potential depending on price. but specs without obd seems quite distressing

how they get that

I'm going uk soon... so would I make it for the release? Because I've already eyed for the G55vw =(

If you can wait why not? Even the Lenovo Y580 is a better value over the Asus G55VW.

So shall i wait for this or buy y580?

buy now if you need ,wait if you can copy from other forumer

y500 dual gpu? wow haha

Y400/Y500 leaked details gather from the China Lenovo insider in chinese sites.
http://ideapad.it168.com/thread-2477291-1-1.html
http://ideapad.it168.com/thread-2440179-1-1.html
http://ideapad.it168.com/thread-2443047-1-1.html

- Factory engineering Y500 sample with i7-3610M, SLI GT650M, 8GB DDR3 1600mhz, 1TB.


- Y400 with i3,i5,i7 & Y500 with i5,i7
- on board gpu with GT650M + HD4000
- Y400/Y500 come with optional GT650M in ultrabay cost around 1500RMB according to rumour. (around RM720)
- dual GPUs are good in running some hardcore game
- cooling are good with better workmanship & thicker heat sink pipe.
- 170W PSU for dual Gpus
- ultrabay with 5 choices~ ODD,HDD,discrete GPU,fake ODD, fan blowing air out
- Y500 with optional Full HD. Y400 may come with 900p screen, low spec with HD.
- red backlit keyboard optional, JBL speaker, msata interface, Windows 8
- available in market around 1st half of Oct 2012
- Y400/Y500 are not replacement product for Y480/Y580, its a new Y series
- Y400/Y500 will price much higher than Y480/Y580(except for low spec version), they still tring to lower its costing.

Y400/Y500 selling point is the swappable ultrabay with optional GT650M, but fallshort in battery life & weight.
If the price is not very far from Y480/Y580 for ultrabay with ODD/fan, than it may be good alternative as we can upgrade
to more powerfull future gpu in ultrabay. Will it bottlenet by on board GT650M when SLI?

Now the question:
- What its price/performance vs Y480/Y580?
- How effective is the SLI GT650M? can get more than 50%? Worth?
- How good is the driver support for SLI?
- How effective is the cooling & battery life?
- Did HDD's temperature improve?
- whats the durability of swappable GPU?
- How portable is Y400/Y500 with 170W psu?
- Will it affect the pricing of existing Y480/Y580?
- Is it worth waiting?
- When will it available in MY?

This post has been edited by ytlay: Sep 15 2012, 03:35 PM

Good info you got there.

This post has been edited by CidBunansa: Sep 15 2012, 03:28 PM

edited*

This post has been edited by brian_woo: Sep 26 2012, 01:26 AM

So any interesting news? Its almost october

=.= never think SLI will invade notebook so soon........

And 120w adaptor already super heavy for me .

^notebook already got CFX/SLI since long time ago..

5 more days~ this seems promising~ better wait just to compare with y580~

Imagine my 11.6" gaming laptop with a 150W adapter

Good thing you can still use your Asus adapter.

Hmmm

Thats sure very rare on malaysia market .
Or very expensive cause i never consider/look at laptop over 3k before .

Any official news that when will this be released?

This month