Lenovo Y50 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Gaming Laptop PC (Intel Core i7 2.4 GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 8.1) - 59426255

My Gaming Background:First I would like to say that I have been gaming for 20 years, and 15 years on PC. I have built many gaming systems for myself and others. This is the first laptop I have purchased. My desktop setup is as follows; 8 core AMD, 2x MSI 580 Lightnings in SLI, 32GB of ram, 500GB SSD and custom watercooling.Laptop Review:Screen:I have read many reviews about this laptop, and everyone seems to focus on the negatives like the screen quality. I would just like to clear up a few things. I don't know if the touchscreen version comes with a better panel, or if I'm not as picky as others. When it comes to gaming I tend focus on frame rate and sharpness, not so much color reproduction. Not that the color reproduction is bad, I think it is just fine. Brightness isn't spectacular.Speed:The first few days of using the laptop it was slow to load most programs. However after a few days it is now much snappier and I don't have much problem with lag or anything. Gaming performance is good, I can play most games on high settings, and older games on Ultra without dropping below 30fps.Battery:Battery life is much better once I installed the newest NVIDIA drivers.Keyboard/trackpad:The keyboard is great, the lighting is awesome. Being red it is never too bright but it does light up a dark room at night.The trackpad is nice but I do tend to brush against it while typing and that can get annoying.Other:The charging cable is awesome, it's very long and the plug for the laptop is very sturdy. The rectangular design is much better than the usual round type that feels like it is going to pop out or break off.The included DVD burner is pretty nice, I rarely use discs so it is nice to have a thinner laptop without the built in DVDrom.Conclusion:I picked up this laptop for $1049, which is $200 off retail. This has got to be the best bang for your buck laptop on the web right now. Despite the screen not being the absolute best, everything else about this laptop is great. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a gaming laptop on a budget.

Moving on from a Macbook White early 2008 model to this laptop, the Lenovo Y50-70 touch, is a significant update. Not in terms of just specs but also in freedom functionalities and control with the hardware and Windows OS, programs and games. However, there have been quite a few issues with this laptop, the Lenovo Y50-70, as well as the Windows platform, especially coming from Apple's OSX, where it "just works".There is no doubt that the Lenovo Y50-70 touch is a good laptop in terms of it's specs and price. A a laptop with 15" screen, an i7 and a GTX 860M compare price-wise to current Macbook of the same price and other Windows platform laptops in the same spec range, the Lenovo Y50-70 touch is your best bet... almost.The most important part of this laptop is the graphics card, which I assume most, gamers on a budget and on the go, will be aiming to buy. It's a well performing mobile discrete GPU. Don't expect to run 4K at 60FPS or even for more modern games at 1080P at 60FPS but the GTX 860M can hold its own with relatively older games. Expect to play at least medium to high mix settings at 1080p and achieve 60FPS. Current games I've tried is Kerbal Space Program: No problems. Counter Strike: Global Offensive: No problems, 60FPS achievable. Fallout 3 GOTY: No problems (visually and performance but you will need to optimize it yourself though... many guides are available on Fallout 3's steam forums and on the fallout 3 subreddit). Dragon Age: Origins: High settings 60FPS. Batman Arkham City: Can run on med/high mix settings and achieve an average of 60FPS. Many videos available to show the performance of the Lenovo Y50-70 on YouTube.The battery is alright off power supply. At low light settings and using energy manager I can use it for at least 1-3 hours, which is acceptable being that there will be very little situations where I will be without a plug nearby.The problems with the Lenovo Y50-70 touch are stress-fully worrying. The build quality and materials are cheap. Most likely one of the compromises to get it to this price range (from launch of product). The hinge cover can flex to the point of cracking, especially if you open and close the lid/monitor frequently. As seen in my photo, a crack has formed near the screw. This is the SECOND time this has happened. The plastic is just too weak. The replacement of this part is not under warranty and it has cost me a lot of time and money (4 weeks of waiting and almost USD130 replacement costs the FIRST time). A solution which may delay this problem is to loosen the two screws on the hinge cover to prevent a tight flex when opening and closing the lid.The Windows OS platform comes with it's own performance problems as well. There was also the issue of the Superfish malware/spyware incident, as recommended, always do a fresh install of Windows for every new computer. I've also had problems of "automatic repair loops", where the laptop has turned off and on. Just now, before writing this review, the Lenovo Y50-70 froze and when reset was stuck on the Lenovo splash screen.Overall, the Lenovo Y50-70 touch is just alright but disappointing with my relatively short time (less than 5 months of usage) with it being that more than 30% of the time being at the service centre and "babying" the laptop ever since getting it back. It is difficult to use the Lenovo Y50-70 touch when you're afraid of every use hoping not to damage the hinge buy opening and closing the monitor by flexing the hinge and afraid of losing all your work and files to OS and hardware issues.

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DO NOT under any cirmstances buy Lenovo or even this particular notebook. The hinge is awful and it will break no matter how gentle you are with it. Their support is also the WORST ever. It broke on me 2 months after purchase!!! Their "in home" warranty does NOT cover any "physical problems"! WoW! Just buy a Dell or HP...you'll thank yourself! Some critical components are put together with "paper and glue". Screen hinges are EXTREMELY flimsy. Despite being very careful, my notebook's left side is loose as it seems broken...very weak hinge structure. The keyboard is absolutely awful....as if you're typing on a flat paper. I would not buy this again....if you need something with reasonable reliability buy something else.....I'm sure the screen hinge will break after some use.....the hinge is extremity flimsy!

Awesome computer. Lenovo is the tit's!