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Been owning Y580 for quite some time already and all I can say is I'm impressed with the value vs performance of this laptop... Coming from desktop gaming, I'm pretty much satisfied with this laptop..

I'm still curious though on few things... one thing is extra cooling. Of course by default this laptop is not that hot (though I'm pretty nervous when I run it first time because I'm used to having 38'C CPU idling on my desktop) but any good extra cooler suggestion? I'm on Targus Chillmat at the moment and I dont really notice much improvement in cooling actually...

Another thing is, we all know that gtx660m is capable of running 3d vision, but I wonder if anybody has tried that?

Other than CM anybody tried any other brand?

Looking at the spec of y500, dual gpu setup looks good.... wonder how's the benchmark...

Is it 3 year subscription FOC?

The worst an antivirus can be is, just like McAfee... My office use it, no way to disable it, and what happen is headache all the time...

yeah, i think it's normal... I have the same problem... already on High Performance profile but the real performance only comes after I plugged in the AC... so I just leave it plugged in and take out the battery...

Good news indeed... i thought they just want to prevent quick battery drain by reducing performance while on battery...

Probably can try later when I'm back at home...

When i was on win7 i end up disabling windows update because it keeps on restarting just to install the failed update... i think it's the bloatware is the culprits... once i clean install win8, no more problem...

If you dont plan to use optical, get y500 sli... the performance is awesome!

Or else, just get y580, you'll have better performance....

I do upgrade and i'm liking it so far... what i dont like is the swipe gesture on the touchpad is using too much space on the edge and it's quite difficult to move the pointer without activating charm bar by mistake... at least that's what happened to me and i didnt find the option to adjust it

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Added on December 10, 2012, 12:26 amMaybe because it doesnt have al that fancy stuff like msi and alienware?

If you take a look at the sager range, it's almost similar... my friend own one sager and he likes it so far... and it was way cheaper compared to other brand at that time, and surely it's least fancy laptop around...

This post has been edited by mrl: Dec 10 2012, 12:26 AM

You can set in nvidia ctrl pnl to prefer nvidia and do retest...

I'm a user of Y580 myself, been owning this cool laptop like 2 months++ already...

WiFi issue is because of the wifi card spec... it's only capable up to 72Mbps... but signal strength, data throughput, I have no problem at all... this is already faster than my previous wifi adapter I used on my desktop before, so I have no complain... signal strength is definitely better than my Note 5.3" and have no problem at all...

temperature wise, it might be high if you come from desktop scene and customized to get better cooling, but all in all I think this laptop is pretty good... I'm running high performance profile all the time and my HDD is within 42'C and CPU is within 40-45'C with normal operation which is normal for laptop with this size... gaming will get a lil bit higher if I push it too much, like 60'C CPU, HDD probably in 50'C range... palm rest and keyboard is a little warm for gaming but it's not hot... but warm enough to make me feel uncomfortable (maybe because I'm used to external keyboard so my expectation on heat while gaming is different) so I normally use my BlackWidow/Nostromo for gaming... some would say the temperature of HDD is dangerously high that it might shorten the lifespan of the HDD, I'm not really have a big concern on that, I store my data on my NAS and clouds... but you can always relocate the HDD to optical bay and have cooler HDD...

I can't compare the weight with G50 coz I've never used one, but for me this is much better than carrying desktop all around when travelling...

Screen, for my Y580 it's FHD so it's quite good... viewing angle is not that bad for me (i think i dont have problem in that region) but some people do say some other screens have better viewing angle... but if I want to compare this laptop's screen with my previous LG monitor, this screen rocks better...

Any issue? so far, none... hardware wise, this laptop is great... software wise, you might want to remove the bundled McAfee... it's one of the biggest headache on my work laptop... other than that I pretty much like the bloatwares, especially the power management thingy... but if you are upgrading to Win8, none of those will work and actually gives you a lot of error, it's better to do clean installation and install the apps for win8... so far, Lenovo only has one and it's for the power management (yeayyyy )

faced similar problems as you, what I did is, clean installation of windows 8, then download new apps specifically build for Win8... Lenovo Power Management for Win8 is available and working flawlessly...

nothing new, I faced problems when upgrading from Vista to 7 as I recalled, and also from XP to Vista... so, yeah... so far the real permanent solution is to do clean installation... upgrading is just going to mess with the system and I blame the incompetent advisor for not properly detecting problems beforehand and tells me everything is going to be alright...

I thought it's possible to install dual-boot with the upgrade pack? coz I can do clean installation on empty hdd with the upgrade pack priced RM50...

I dont have any link.. but it's my assumption from my experience... could be wrong but until someone proves it's wrong, I think that's the way to go...

My current installation of Win8 is actually from the RM50 upgrade offer and I did clean installation from DVD that I burnt after I download it (come to think of it, where did I keep the DVD.... ) at first I thought I can't do clean installation directly and need to upgrade after I restore Win7 first, but I give it a try anyway and it works flawlessly (and I'm glad or else I had to find another bloatware free Win7 first))

So, I figured you should be able to do dual-booting from that clean installation as well (though I'm not 100% sure on the steps) unless Microsoft did put some restrictions on the upgrade pack copies to prevent dual-booting...

that's why I dont really mind with the 500GB HDD staying wherever it is... stored important data inside my NAS and clouds, whatever inside the local HDD is only for immediate needs... if it's dead early, that's when I claimed the warranty and grabbed the SSD...

I believe i got a new serial key...

Before you start replying, hit quote button at each post and click add reply at the bottom...

if that's your concern, then the key that I have is totally a new key... but whether the old Win7 key will be invalidated or not, I have no idea...

AC3 might be suitable... but one that I can recommend you is, The Sims 3 + all expansions...

car racing, NFS Most Wanted 2012...

First person games, Portal 2

I normally run medium or high with 1600x900 resolution to maintain higher framerate except for certain games, portal 2 i used the highest since it's an old game, maintaining 60fps is not really a problem... bf3 i used medium before but just start trying lowest setting now, probably going to drop the resolution more... ac3 it's around mid if i'm not mistaken...

But still, it depends on your preference... some can play with lower framerate, some cannot... i myself used to my desktop pc running games at 50fps and above, so playing with lower is a little bit uncomfortable for me...

on idling (okay, not exactly idle... Chrome, Steam, Razer Game Booster, MPC is running):-

CPU = 47'C - 50'C
HDD = 40'C
GPU = 38'C

Running games
CPU = 98'C max
HDD = 52'C max
GPU = 67'C max

I dont use air-cond... I'm in US right now and the temp here right now is cold... I'm pretty sure the temp in the room my laptop is located in is at least 20'C....

And it is sitting Targus ChillMat at the bottom... but I dont think that actually helps much...

I blame the manufacturer for selling "LED TV" because we can't change sales person's ignorant...

Yes, it's microsoft offer... if you own win8 pro you can upgrade to media center pack for free in limited time... i think the offer is still on... but i dont know when to use media center... last time in win7 I can watch iptv via media center (cbs is one of the channel i watched) but in win8 there's no internet tv channel anymore...

confirmed

I dont think there's much thing to upgrade other than what you have mentioned?

SSD/bigger HDD
more spacious RAM
some suggest WiFi cards
defnitely a good laptop cooler


Your gfx driver is latest? you sure it's running on nVidia instead of integrated Intel?

btw, I increased my room temperature a little bit now I'm worried about the temperature... CPU idling at 50'C++... other than that, I'm not worried much... so I'm stuck between being freezed in my own apartment or warmer temperature...

This post has been edited by mrl: Dec 21 2012, 09:10 AM