Hi Y580 user here.....still 1 months old (bought from lowyat plaza at rm2599 which is cheapest I think......)

How's the feel of the this series of laptops? Solid build and suitable if need to move around a bit for teaching and meetings?

Count me in. My Y480 also have this issue, but I don't think its a big deal though. Although a bit loose, still acceptable because I don't think that the connector can disconnect by itself from the socket.

Y580? That indeed cheap. I don't know if that cheapest one though. Anyway congratz!

Well, for me there's nothing wrong using this series of laptop for work, as that's what the actual purpose of mine.

These Y series are great: their high-end specs, design, quality are unmatched compare to the price (so cheap!). If ones looking for All-in-One portable PC that able to do everything with lowest price, this are the best for sure.

But for your case (assume that your task are mostly for teachings and meetings), I really recommend Ultrabook, because of great battery life and easy to move around (thanks for their weight and slimness). Lot's of my clients (most from higher-ups, government Putrajaya area) are using Ultrabook because of these reasons. But be alert: you cannot do other great things like gaming because of lack of powerful graphics inside most Ultrabook. Also, the price is a bit expensive compare to other type of laptops.

Unless you're also love gaming or other heavy task (video editing, software development etc) and not afford enough to buy multiple PC's / laptop for that, or didn't care of weight / battery, I recommend ultrabook for you.

This post has been edited by shadowzephyr: Jan 5 2013, 09:12 AM

I bought from lowyatmate for rm2500 for a 2months old y580 which had already upgraded to win 8 pro and with ram 12g. think i get the cheapest 2nd hand. LOL

Anyone can teach me to install current window 8(upgrade from win 7 hp by lowyatmate then only pass to me) to a new buy ssd ??

No installation disc wor.

Preloaded with Win 7HB. Reset?

Thx!! BTW Y580 is so much better than my old Acer 5750G that I traded in for (Acer build quality was even worse) and I don't feel the power socket is not really problem to me. The recent Ideapad series has nice build quality too.....

Yesterday i just tried to use. and the experience is unbelievable. sound visual all very nice.

Expected from JBL speakers The sound is so dynamic and so clear even in full volume I won't need to use my PC speakers anymore~ Even the Altec Lansing speakers from my mom's Asus A52J couldn't match sound quality......

Use one key recovery then, and reset to factory settings... Refer to your manual, coz I dont have detail steps on that...

But if you want real clean install as in reformat everything and install without even lenovo apps, you can download ISO from Microsoft using your serial key on the COA attached at the bottom of your laptop...

Gr... this method only can use when the drive is empty or you will need to delete anything inside to proceed... Currently i have Win7 on my SSD with 2 partition so want to put the Win8 on another partition but the recovery don't allow me to do so...

yesterday i was like :"what ?! laptop sound can perform that well?!" too many bad and normal laptop speaker, so this y580 speaker just stunt me.hehe

Beside Asus Altec Lansing speakers series other laptop seems unmatch until Lenovo came out with JBL speakers on their new Y series which is superb!!

Asus Altec Lansing in A-series are weak.
Bang & Olufsen on the Asus N46/N56 is better.

yup sli version. didnt use the battery yet.
gaming i only play fm2013.
so far so good just its kind of heavy.

Yeah forgot about that

Thanks for the reply. I'll need at least an Nvidia GT640 or better for CUDA development. The Y-series look very attractive.

the cons is the weight. quite heavy actually. other than that it is powerful.

SSD Pick
Crucial M4 or
Samsung 830 or
Plexter M5S

for my next laptop lenovo

Not picking sandforce controller (Intel 520)(heard if can avoid sandforce)

This post has been edited by arju: Jan 5 2013, 08:43 PM

Y500 lenovo user here. First day experience. 1 word. Excellence =)

i dont mind the weight actually but i really mind Asus G55's weight. My friend has it and he told me to carry the laptop in his backpack and after just 15 mins my shoulder starts to ache.....Y580 is still considered light for a gaming laptop.

P.S a laptop with SSD always felt lighter...