Just a minor upgrade from W8.
Most of the tweak is on the UI. And for those who hate Modern UI, great news

1. Actually, certain models allow users to set power profile. User can select "Max Performance" (for example, and can further customise) even when on battery only. The laptop will not lag (CPU & GPU still run on max) even laptop is on battery, just that it will drain battery very very fast

2. He is talking about portability as well. Gamers may have other part of their life to think about, you know So when someone are surfing the net or doing some light work, having Optimus is definitely a major plus.
Haswell also has much better IGPU, so a lot of tasks could be run with the IGPU only.
If some gamers seriously get hands itchy when only battery power is available, they could force the game to launch with IGPU only (in the Optimus ap), turn down the details, and can still get some fun



This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 5 2013, 10:12 AM

Let's make this very clear

Y410p do NOT have mSATA port.
It has the latest NGFF m.2 port.
Do not think of buying a mSATA SSD and putting it into Y410p. It will not fit.
When the Y510p come to Malaysia, it is the same deal. No mSATA port. Only NGFF m.2 port.
SSD brands that has m.2 port form factor include Crucial M500, Intel 530 (to be launched in Aug13), Samsung (inside the latest MacBook, http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/2013-m...ie-ssd-review/), Plextor (late Aug13) ....
BUT, don't go out and buy those m.2 SSD. The problem is the length. Lenovo somehow only leave space for a 42mm long m.2 SSD card, which rule out all the large capacity m.2 SSD which are 60/80/110 mm long
And m.2 is a very new interface. So hold your horses
http://blog.virtium.com/?p=378

In short, if you want large capacity (> 128G) SSD in your Y410P or coming Y510P, you only viable options:
a. Swap out the HDD with SATA SSD (easy);
b. Sacrifice the ODD (need caddy).

If you want small capacity (~ 32GB) SSD for caching in Y410P or 510P, do NOT buy mSATA SSD.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 10 2013, 07:59 PM

sorry, repeat.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 10 2013, 07:56 PM

W8 has windows defender for free.
W7, if you want, you can use Microsoft security essentials.
Personally, I just find most Anti-Virus being resource hog. And if I take normal precaution in handling my files / downloads / emails, I could make do without anti-virus.

Nope.

you can contact hikari at LYN garage sales.

Hikari85 is a reputable seller.
They don't carry much inventory, very lean. Distributors confirm to them that there are stocks, then they take order and take payment from clients.
If you are in Penang or Butterworth area, can self collect.

you are in uni right? She is older than you by errr ....

Reseller sifus like storm88, hikari85, devour ... should get some indication already
2-3 years is about right for upgrade cycle By then you'd start working already? More bullets to spray

Y400 local set don't spec with i5. If you go for grey import, beware of the Lenovo Malaysia warranty support issue.

The new XCOM do benefit from the better GT750M in Y400.

i7 in Z400 is pushing the thermal profile to rather uncomfortable territory

Y400, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT750M@RM2799, 4GB, 500GB, W8, 120wPSU, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty
Z400 touch, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2799, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

Looking at the RSP, go with the Y410p, if it is within your budget.

Z400 touch, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M + (1366x768, touch)@RM2399, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty

If you really can't wait to save up more, Z400T with GT740M could give you quite good performance in HD resolution.
But I strongly suggest you hang on for may be 1 to 2 more months for Haswell refresh

Probably matte.
Still worth it if the screen is a major improvement over Y500 (plus optimus support ... )

I heard rm3.3k.
Sifus can confirm?

Still good price considering the specs.
But man, price creeping up from Y580 to Y500 to Y510p

Y500 local set stocks are drying up fast. Good luck finding them Go with Y510P lah
Yes, if you could find the Y500 single GPU, you could buy the external GPU later and slot it in (need to be the exact model. SLI only work if GPU match).

Also note the you need the 170w adapter as devour sifu mentioned.
The touchpad is not "problem". it is a "fact" that user have to adapt

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 4 2013, 06:49 PM

Nvidia Optimus - a solution from Nvidia that enable Nvidia GPU to kick in only when needed, otherwise laptop is running with Intel IGPU. As a result, this enable laptop to achieve longer running time with battery power, since Intel IGPU draw a lot less power.

Y510p don't have mSATA port. It's spec with m.2 port.

Y510p m.2 port only has space to fit in a small capacity card (32G at most, iinm). You can try to install W7 on it
And that is on the premise that you could find a m.2 SSD card now

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Aug 7 2013, 04:34 PM