Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 Review March 22, 2010
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 notebook is a new product this year, positioning the game entertainment, is the most talked about one of the products currently.
For now, Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 has two versions, one is i3 330M processor + ATI 5730 graphics card +4 GB RAM +500 GB hard drive configuration, while the other one is i5 430M processor + ATI 5730 graphics card +4 GB RAM + 500GB hard drive configuration. The main difference is that two machines with the TSI processor acceleration technology, two-processor with four threads, but i3 330M processor does not support the Core-frequency acceleration, while i5 430M processor supports, in addition to i5 version of Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 also supports the TSI acceleration technology.
The specific model laptop Lenovo Y560 ITH i3 version mainly configured are i3-330M CPU, ATI 5730 GPU, 7200RPM 500G HDD, 4G DDR3 memory, 15.6-inch screen, it is mainly the relative strong in performance compared with Y460 .
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 icon on the right palmrest, you can see some clues: ATi graphics card, Dolby-certified sound system, intel i3 processor, win7 operating system.
This is a sign of the left palmrest, which we can see a lot of features, one of the most practical than the first row of the first dual-graphics hot-switch! Second row of the first was a JBL sound system, JBL exactly like Y460 .
JBL audio first applied to Y460 and Y560 notebooks, through the Dolby certified sound really good, you can have immersive feel while playing the game.
In the front end of Lenovo IdeaPad Y560, the left switch is a dual-card hot-swap switch, you can switch graphics cards. Lenovo approach is fairly scientific. The new Intel Core Duo cpu integrated high-definition graphics, for independent graphics card notebook, vendors need to provides a reasonable way to switch graphics cards.Lenovo offers a separate switch, a very convenient and practical.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 vent is located in the left hand, takes a dual heat pipe cooling, which may be the hottest place on Lenovo IdeaPad Y560. You must not place something before vent to block it cooling. Otherwise, Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 cooling is very likely to cause bad. In addition, you must not place notebook on the uneven surface, such as quilt, this also very easily lead to bad cooling.
Lenovo ideapad Y560 located in audio and video entertainment notebook, has four USB interfaces (1 eSATA + USB composite interface), also equips with HDMI high-definition output interface, rich interface design to ensure the of the machine in the expansion of video entertainment.
The back of Lenovo IdeaPad Y560. It can be sure that Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 certainly upgrade with MINI PCIE solid-state hard drive, also can insert a 3G Sim card to surf the Internet. Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 notebook with a very stylish design, surface uses cutting-edge material handling technology. Smart ideapad light logo, lit the inspiration this moment.
Multi-touch panel: support for multi-touch technology, through gestures to achieve image zoom, web control scrolling and other functions.
Let us go to performance test. First test 3DMark06, Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 gets 7585 points test scores under 1366×768 resolution, enough to cope with the current mainstream games.
The system self-test scores reached 5.5 points, and the score bottleneck is memory, graphics and processors, have been very adequate, but the memory upgrade is quite simple. Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 ‘s hard disk is 500G 7200 switch, the test results show very good, with an average transfer rate of 74.1MB/sec, the processor occupancy rate was only 5.2%, and the hard disk temperature is only 35 degrees.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 body weight is 2.6080Kg. Travel weight is 3.0585Kg.
Summary: Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 is the top entertainment games notebook currently, JBL Audio offers, split screen, dual graphics cards and other mainstream technologies ranging switching, in addition to i3 processor is also very strong, sufficient to meet the needs of the entertainment and games.
You can also read :Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Review
Great Article! Love the in-depth break-down with screenshots.
When we first got word of the IdeaPad Y560, we had just seen Avatar in 3D. We immediately knew that it was ‘Eywa Approved’ and ‘fit for the Na’vi’. Dallas Moore(Quote) (Reply)
I’m badly craving to get my hands on this baby. But, it is still not available in India.
Can anyone tell me when it’ll be available here and what could be the price? Bikram Agarwal(Quote) (Reply)
i have this computer and i like it but for some reason it freezes and locks up all the time. i dont know if it is a one off problem but i am going to have mine traded in for a new one. other than that problem the computer is great. it is very fast. and i got it for only 800 bucks! chris brunnemer(Quote) (Reply)
Hi chris brunnemer, i can not get the real meaning of what you said, could you describe it with more details or some other symptons? lang(Quote) (Reply)
I just bought mine…I really like it BUT I have 2 major problems…I was sitting here reviewing a Word Doc and it rebooted!! It has now rebooted 3 times on it’s own with no error just a HARD reboot. The second problem is I tend to plug it into a monitor, KB and mouse when I’m at my desk and on the reboot the system will not reboot unless I remove the mouse and KB….I going back to fry’s to get a new computer….what do I get
Phyllis(Quote) (Reply)
Hi Phyllis,
The problem may be that your laptop has a poor contact; you can remove your keyboard, LCD, touchpad, and then reinstall them and the OS too, then try again. lang(Quote) (Reply)
I’m expecting mine tomorrow. Excited but nervous. Hope I don’t run into any issues. How messed up is it to have to worry about a brand new item not working properly? Carlos(Quote) (Reply)
Did you find out the problem? I had same experience and return it to the store, but the store only gave me the store credit Chyau Lin(Quote) (Reply)
I got it also, its preety good but not quite what i expected. For the past 2 years i had a overheating dell XPS but i don’t remember the model. I think that in 1 of the overheatings it had its graphics card damaged and i could barely play games.Sure i could handle CSS on medium but nothing more. When i got this laptop i was hoping that it could play any game out on the highest settings. I was wrong, so far i got only 3 demanding games: GTA IV, Red Faction: Gurilla and Shattered Horizon which isin’t that demanding. Shaterred Horizon works fine on Highest settings but the others i get a low frame rate sorta a lag very small but yet feeleble. This was a reall dissapointment it can’t handle a several year old game like GTA 4 on full than i dont think it will handle something like Crysis Warhead on medium. Overral its a good Laptop but not quite for extreme gaming just try and remember its a Laptop not a Desktop so its limited with the power supply aswell. Gibob(Quote) (Reply)
I just bought the Lenovo Y560, with i7, 8GB, 500gb and 1GB graphics, does anybody have this one and have you encountered any problems? rdctech(Quote) (Reply)
when dis lappy available in india
@ wat price??
m damm w8in for dis… kunal(Quote) (Reply)
This is the first laptop I’ve truly loved. After two stinky HP Pavillion crap-tops I researched and purchased this one. My version is a little different but still a 560 model. Mine has a 320 GB drive and i5 processor. Build quality is outstanding including a solid keyboard, beautiful 15.6″ LED display, and 1 GB ATI switchable graphics card. I like that the i5 gives you better battery life, especially with the graphics card switched off. JBL speakers are amazing. I gave away my desktop plug ins, they were better! The worst part of the PC was actually the bloatware including MS Office 2010. Office runs slow so I’ll be uninstalling it and picking up a used copy of Office 2007. I covered security with a STOP plate and kensington alarmed cable (beeps if cut). The other PCs I compared this to were Toshiba, Samsung and ASUS. Toshiba actually has much worse build quality, their units are heavier and they play games like HP did where Toshiba disabled the NVIDEA Optimus switching on the graphics card just to advertise that some models have it and others don’t so practically this is a better pc because it allows you to switch. Toshiba is also much heavier and has a worse keyboard feel. ASUS build quality isn’t impressive. I noticed much more keyboard jumping when typing in the store. This Lenovo barely does that. Samsung isn’t terrible but isn’t up to this level in quality. They have terrible customer service where they can’t answer questions and build quality isn’t as good with cheaper cases and keyboards. Yes Samsung throws in a blu-ray player but it isn’t worth it to me. I’d rather have a better PC and possibly upgrade that later with the hard drive.
I love this PC! botsal(Quote) (Reply)
Just ordered it for my spouce to browse intenet, play games and do her AUTO-CAD and other designing SWs. Not sure what to expect then best…my experience with two HP pavelion zv series, 1 ASUS and 1 Dell letitude gives me a mixed expectation for this new Lenovo blackkoo (
)…..i7 8gb 500gb champ. Hoping for the best!!! any experience with bettery life and shock damages? Adi(Quote) (Reply)
chris brunnemer,
Gibob,
Gibob,
Gibob,
Gibob,
My laptop will play crysis on high settings and will even do it on very high it is just a tad laggy chris brunnemer(Quote) (Reply)
Adi,
You’ll be fine. Battery is a top notch Sanyo. Hard drive has a shock sensor. Just don’t get it wet. botsal(Quote) (Reply)
hey,
just ordered one today for my wife. was looking for a good laptop to run AUTOCAD also. how do u find its holding up? and any tips? thanks
Adi, marc(Quote) (Reply)
Any more reports of heating problems starcraft 2 strategy(Quote) (Reply)
Just got one based on the good reviews. I hope it plays star craft 2. Daddy-O(Quote) (Reply)
rdctech,
How is the performance of this laptop.How does it perform when you run memory intensive application lalit pant(Quote) (Reply)
I bought one of these recently. For those of you who are interested in using it for gaming, Mass Effect 2 is well optimized and looks terrific (you’ll need a USB mouse of course). The more demanding games will chug, though. The graphics card is very decent but more of a mid-range performer. The only real complaint I have with the notebook itself is that it chews through the battery extremely quickly. I have it plugged in most of the time. The keyboard is terrific, and the screen is beautiful. I have the model with the solid state drive, and it boots up very quickly as a result. I also have the i7, which is crazy fast. AKS(Quote) (Reply)
The only actual problem that I have with i7 Y560 is that it came without Bluetooth for some reason -.- AC(Quote) (Reply)