Customers love the fast performance, great gaming experience, beautiful screen, and portability of this laptop. However, some users have concerns about the short battery life and the hard drive failure.
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There will be those who say Lenovo doesn't make real gaming computers (desktop or laptop), or that Lenovo doesn't know anything about making gaming computers, or that a laptop with a 5400rpm hard drive can't be considered a "true" gaming laptop. To all these naysayers, as well as those who, up front, wouldn't consider getting a Lenovo as a "gaming system", I say - IT'S TIME TO RECONSIDER. Let me start off with the matter of the 5400rpm drive. I agree that a 5400rpm drive should NOT be used in a gaming system, laptop or otherwise...but, Lenovo isn't the only company doing this. There are other well-known brands...brands that are synonymous for their gaming computers (I won't "call them out" here, but a little research will turn them up easily enough)...that utilize 5400rpm drives. In reality, this is a moot point, as one of the first things any gamer would do is replace the hard drive with an SSD...and that's exactly what I did. Out went the Toshiba "hybrid" drive, and in went a 1TB Samsung 850 EVO...slow hard drive problem solved. What about the memory? Again, any "true" gamer would balk at the slow 8GB of RAM installed. Well, just as easily as the hard drive problem is resolved, so is the memory. Out goes the factory-installed RAM, and in goes 16GB of speedy Corsair Vengeance RAM. Now we have a real gaming laptop...and, even with the additional cost of upgrading the RAM, it still comes in well below the cost of other gaming laptops, including those already coming with faster and/or a larger amount of RAM...which, by the way, would still require the SSD upgrade. The only downside to the Lenovo Y50 Touch is the GPU. Truthfully, it's only a minor quibble, as the performance difference between the GTX 960M & the (newer) GTX 965M is somewhat negligible, and purchasing a laptop with a GTX 965M will cost considerably more. Even the most recent Lenovo Y700 laptops (the replacement for the Y50 Touch) still use the GTX 960M. While the Y700 comes with an i7-6700HQ, which modestly outperforms (in many tests) the i7-4720HQ found in the Y50 Touch, there are also more than a few tests which show the i7-6700HQ performing only slightly better. When one considers the price of the Y700 (i7-6700HQ) against the Y50 Touch (i7-4720HQ), you can save yourself a lot of money by getting the Y50 Touch. Put another way, the Y50 Touch will give you the "best bang for the buck" when pitted against Lenovo's newer Y700. When pitted against other gaming laptops, the Y50 Touch only gets better. Conclusion: If you're willing to spend a little extra money on upgrading the RAM (more, & faster), as well as some money on an SSD (which you'd probably be buying anyway), you will end up with a laptop that is better than others selling for the same final price. Against higher-end gaming laptops, yes, they will be faster, more powerful, have higher-end GPUs, and maybe even more memory, but you will also pay at least double what you'd pay for the Y50 Touch. If you're a gamer with "unlimited" funds, by all means, go ahead and get the $7,000 "gaming laptop powerhouse". On the other hand, if you're a gamer on a (somewhat) budget, and you want a fast/powerful laptop that can handle all but the most recent (ie. GPU power hungry) games, then you will be hard-pressed to find a better choice than the Lenovo Y50 Touch. Better hurry, before they're sold out.
Posted by Panther6834
I run across some problem but most from wins 10 ... Then set was easy and fast... I would a lot memory , spend , multitasking great... processor is 4th generation i 7 not really the right i look for ! i don't a lot about computer .. am learning as i go a lone. this computer had new i7 g generation it be really nice... another the hard drive not the best that put cheap one out on here! it should at one 1 t not case... it said no cd drive but it come with 3.0 r 2.0 us cd drive which is nice have ! they did this so more room for two far at bottom of the computer and bigger battery.. battery last about few hrs..... memory u add more but have let geek squad do it so you want void your warranty...
Posted by james25
I gave this 3 stars because it was a dud. The power supply quit within the first 2 weeks. However the computer rocked. It was fast with gaming and handled running multiple high graphic programs like a champ. I upgraded to the y70 after my issue and it's even better. The touch screens on these is a nice feature I never thought I'd use. I'd still recommend. I think my issue was a fluke. These computers rock.
Posted by Drogers1971
