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November 2012
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The editors liked
Powerful performance and graphics
Stare-inducing 1080p display
Comfortable
Well-lit keyboard
Loud
Rich audio
Good battery life
Fast performance
Vibrant speakers and display
Sleek
Backlit keyboard
Prompt-responding touch pad
Powerful graphics and processor
1920-by-1080 pixel resolution
Excellent list of high end features for a relatively low price. Great for gaming performance
Excellent list of high end feat
Excellent gaming and multimedia capabilities. Bountiful port selection. Built-in Blu-ray player. Fantastic display. Solid speakers. Full-size keyboard. WiDi.
Great casual gaming machine with discrete graphics
BluRay optical drive
Good keyboard and touchpad
Intel i7 processor and NVIDIA GTX 660M graphics
Full HD resolution on a 15.6-inch screen
Battery life
Excellent CPU and GPU performance
Sleek aesthetics
Great screen quality
Relatively quiet fan
Easy-to-reach ports and HDD/RAM/PCIe slots
The editors didn't like
Plain design
Touchpad a bit stiff
Stiff touch-pad buttons
Touch pad off center due to numeric keypad
Too heavy for daily commutes
Heavy
Power hungry
Short battery life
Visually boring
Not particularly thin or light
Bulky. Some bloatware. So-so battery life
Click pad layout takes a bit of getting used to
No docking socket or wedge battery
Could have been a little more stylish
Lid and touchpad feel cheaply made on an otherwise sturdy base
Slow HDD performance
MSATA upgrade expensive
High-gloss and reflective display (no matte options)
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Published: 2012-12-07, Author: Alex , review by: networkworld.com
Abstract: Have you picked up your laptop lately? If it's getting long in the tooth, it's probably as heavy as it is slow. Fortunately there's no better time to look for a more portable and modern machine than during the holidays. Even if you can't find a year-end d...
Intel i7 processor and NVIDIA GTX 660M graphics, Backlit keyboard, Full HD resolution on a 15.6-inch screen, Battery life
Could have been a little more stylish
The idea behind the Y580 and previous Y570 is an all-in-one laptop that can serve many purposes. Lenovo took what they did right with the Y570 and improved upon it in many different ways and have put together a very powerful machine in the Y580. The ...
Great casual gaming machine with discrete graphics, Good battery life, BluRay optical drive, Good keyboard and touchpad
Heavy, Click pad layout takes a bit of getting used to, No docking socket or wedge battery
The Y580 is not only a beautifully styled laptop, it also offers great performance in just about every area. It feels like it will take a fair amount of abuse, which is what it will get if the laptop is purchased for a student. The discrete NVidia GeForce...
Published: 2012-10-03, Author: Alex , review by: techworld.com
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 stands out as packing a punch while remaining economical. It has the on-the-go power for games, programs, and media. If its short battery life and crushing weight don't dampen your enthusiasm, the IdeaPad Y580 will make you hap...
Published: 2012-09-19, Author: Samuel , review by: booredatwork.com
Abstract: With specs that any Desktop PC would envy, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 is machine enough to get you gaming on the go. While I wouldn't recommend logging this laptop about for daily use, at almost 6 pounds you wouldn't thank yourself for the back ache that wou...
Fast performance, Vibrant speakers and display, Sleek, backlit keyboard, Prompt-responding touch pad
Stiff touch-pad buttons, Touch pad off center due to numeric keypad, Too heavy for daily commutes
The IdeaPad Y580 is an admirably fast 15-inch laptop built for entertainment as well as work or school. It's a bit bulky for commutes, but a good deal at around $1,200. Read More...
Excellent list of high end features for a relatively low price. Great for gaming performance, Excellent list of high end features for a relatively low price. Great for gaming performance, Excellent list of high end feat
Visually boring, not particularly thin or light, Visually boring, not particularly thin or light, Visually boring, not particularly thin or light, Visually boring, not particularly thin or light
Though it's not a high style product, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 is most definitely a performance machine that offers a great deal of performance and quality hardware for the money. From the good 1080p IPS display to the wicked performance in gaming and grap...
Excellent gaming and multimedia capabilities. Bountiful port selection. Built-in Blu-ray player. Fantastic display. Solid speakers. Full-size keyboard. WiDi.
Bulky. Some bloatware. So-so battery life
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 is a robust desktop replacement laptop, displaying exceptional gaming and multimedia capabilities while packing a dazzling screen with 1080p resolution, a Blu-ray drive, and even a full-sized keyboard....