User Reviews for Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 at TestFreaks.com

Overall 6

Y580 - painfully sharp front edge

C. Conrey "audio guy", Amazon

17 April 2013

Summary: While there is a lot like about the Y580 (including option for hi-res 1920x1080 screen), the case in not one of them.
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Overall 6

Probably an isolated case but worth noting

WW, Amazon

3 April 2013

Summary: I purchased a Lenovo Y580 "gaming laptop" for the good nVidia GTX 660 GPU & generally quite nice specs (1920x1080 res, Blu-Ray [in the model I bought]) for the asking
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Overall 6

Watch for this known issue (otherwise a solid gaming laptop)

WW, Amazon

3 April 2013

Summary: I purchased a Lenovo Y580 "gaming laptop" for the good nVidia GTX 660 GPU & generally quite nice specs (1920x1080 res, Blu-Ray [in the model I bought]) for the asking
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Overall 6

Watch for this known issue (otherwise a solid gaming laptop)

WW, Amazon

3 April 2013

Summary: I purchased a Lenovo Y580 "gaming laptop" for the good nVidia GTX 660 GPU & generally quite nice specs (1920x1080 res, Blu-Ray [in the model I bought]) for the asking
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Overall 6

Good- But there lack of- need fixes

Dot "Dot", Amazon

5 February 2013

Summary: I used my laptop for about 3 months now. Pros: 1) Great home theater- (great sound quality) Nice Graphics -Has hot button to turn on the theater sound mode easy access 2)...
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Overall 6

Good laptop...poor keyboard

N/A, Newegg

1 January 2013

Summary: I purchased this laptop for business and occasional gaming. The game performance was fine. But as a business laptop, the machine is almost unusable.
Pros: Bright screen
Cons: Poor keyboard - key strokes are often not registered
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Overall 6

Good specs, fragile display

David Charcape, Amazon

26 November 2012

Summary: This computer is fast and has amazing speakers. The display, however, started to show deadpixels. I believe this problem is because of the too fragile display, with which...
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Overall 6

Hard drive bricked after a week.

Giik, Newegg

19 October 2012

Pros: Incredibly lightweight despite its power. Was able to run Borderlands 2 on high graphics with hardly any slowdown. It never went above a comfortable temperature while ...
Cons: The hard drive completely failed after a week of normal use. It stopped being recognized as a bootable device, unable to recover it. Completely bricked. The only forew...
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Overall 6

Touchpad does not work!

Me, Newegg

28 September 2012

Pros: Very fast great price for the specs. Awesome graphics card.
Cons: Mouse buttons are part of the touch pad! Every time I right or left click it moves the mouse, what the heck where they thinking. Glossy Mirror Screen great to check yo...
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Overall 6

finally my review

Gustavo E, Amazon

11 August 2012

Summary: I am editing this from my initial review. At first, I wasn't sure about this model because there is contradictory information regarding the max screen resolution.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y580

Reviews and Problems with Lenovo IdeaPad Y580

Y580 - painfully sharp front edge

Probably an isolated case but worth noting

Watch for this known issue (otherwise a solid gaming laptop)

Watch for this known issue (otherwise a solid gaming laptop)

Good- But there lack of- need fixes

Good laptop...poor keyboard

Good specs, fragile display

Hard drive bricked after a week.

Touchpad does not work!

finally my review

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