I bought a Lenovo Y470 a little over 2 weeks ago. I wanted a laptop that was on the small/light side, and could play modern games at reasonable settings, without overheating. Here are my thoughts on this model
Pros:
< 5 lbs
i7-2630QM, 8gb mem, GT 550
Cooling is excellent, huge heatsink vent on one side
14" 1366x768 is acceptable
$915 shipped
Cons:
Screen quality is only average, poor viewing angles,
Build quality seemed sub-par. The body tends to creak and flex little. The screen hinge is awful, can't see it surviving too long.
I decided after the first week that the pros still outweighed the cons. Then, the laptop stopped charging. tried a couple outlets, no dice. Moved it to another room and it started charging again, moved it back to my office and it has never charged again (even moving it back to the room where it did). The charge light on the front doesn't turn on, which means it's either a bad power brick, or the charge jack is broken. I called Lenovo support and they are shipping me a new power adapter. I called last Saturday, and the new adapter is supposed to be delivered today.
My first concern is I'm not thrilled with the fact that, as a brand new customer, it took this long to get a new adapter. My second concern is if the new power adapter does not fix the issue then I essentially have a laptop that broke with a week's worth of very light usage.
What other options do I have? Are there any other models that include all of the pros above, at a similar price point? I'm prepared to return this model if there is a better option.
Pros:
< 5 lbs
i7-2630QM, 8gb mem, GT 550
Cooling is excellent, huge heatsink vent on one side
14" 1366x768 is acceptable
$915 shipped
Cons:
Screen quality is only average, poor viewing angles,
Build quality seemed sub-par. The body tends to creak and flex little. The screen hinge is awful, can't see it surviving too long.
I decided after the first week that the pros still outweighed the cons. Then, the laptop stopped charging. tried a couple outlets, no dice. Moved it to another room and it started charging again, moved it back to my office and it has never charged again (even moving it back to the room where it did). The charge light on the front doesn't turn on, which means it's either a bad power brick, or the charge jack is broken. I called Lenovo support and they are shipping me a new power adapter. I called last Saturday, and the new adapter is supposed to be delivered today.
My first concern is I'm not thrilled with the fact that, as a brand new customer, it took this long to get a new adapter. My second concern is if the new power adapter does not fix the issue then I essentially have a laptop that broke with a week's worth of very light usage.
What other options do I have? Are there any other models that include all of the pros above, at a similar price point? I'm prepared to return this model if there is a better option.
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