for the warranty upgrade i did it myself and got the response from Lenovo within 3-4 days.
btw checking in v3.

I just sent my laptop this afternoon because of Red LCD issue..
all blacks become red..

Done all of it..
uninstall the driver, disable GPU, even factory reset, all same..
first it started as just a small glitch like going red temporarily and gone back to black.
i thought it was driver issue so i fresh install the driver and it was gone.
then lately it started to get worse. it happen and i turned off my pc for 1-2 hours and then it is fine again.
but this week is the worst. at first it's still black, and then it turns red permanently. i even let the laptop sit for half day and it did not go away.
i send it over and they say they cannot resolve this week due of CNY..

well i don't have an external monitor..
i did use my tv but because the tv is family use i cannot use it frequently..
well i need to use my 8530 again..as long as can watch movie, i can hold on the games..

the red lcd issue is common to all laptop.
if you see my post in v2, it happened on HP Envy laptop,
it is on the hardware, either the lcd tube is faulty or the connector is misaligned.

you can try g400s

im not sure..
cause when i started to follow v2 thread its already halfway.
i think it might happened during manufacturing, being 1 in thousand to have this case.

i didn't have any of those problem.
my wifi is perfect and even during game time, the temp is not that high comparing to my friends.
they resorted to the use of fan to cool down their laptop.
the only small disadvantage is the grill below.
they tend to collect dust.

if you need just an entry level you may go for g400s.
i3 3rd gen with 4gb ram and GT720m GPU. it goes around 1499 if base from malaysia lenovo site current price
http://shopap.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/ess...g-series/g400s/

if you want a better one go for z500 non touch,
can get around 2299
i5 3rd gen with 4gb ram and GT740m GPU.
http://shopap.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/ideapad/z-series/

i still think 3rd gen chip is better in term of performance.
haswell is an upgrade, but because of the battery saver tehcnology, the performance is a bit low.

actually i never monitor the temp.
that's the best thing.
i play for more than 2 hours and the highest i reach is only 79.
never have it gone more than 80-90.
i always put my battery on high performance.
the dvd is capable of burning dvd rom. no worries there.

what about the settings? all ultra like me?
well the box itself would give some hint..
for an opened box you could see the sticker has been tampered/replaced and even on the box would ave some tear whee the sticker should be. unless the seller is good in changing the original seal, the item is untouched new..

you may check first page for instructions.

won't be available until next week..

optimized but the temp is still high?
should not be the case..

mine currently the highest demand is arkham origins.
i turned on all settings to ultra and still the game satisfy me.
i never used GE to optimize it.
the funny thing is the anti aliasing.
i switch to geforce AA high and the graphic is so smooth.
but when i pull it down to MXAA(iinm) and the game lag a bit.
i cannot show you the screen now as mentioned, it's at the service center..

welcome to de club!
what's the first game that's going to your GPU?

i don't think you can..
i can't say for sure cause i never tried it.
but i think if can, surely microsoft bankrupt d.

this is why i love my laptop.
compared to my old cq40, which i still regretted till today.

see first page