Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9842 in Personal Computers
- Color: gray
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 43972AU
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.20 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i7 1.3 GHz
- Memory: 4GB SODIMM
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Graphics: Radeon HD 6570M 1024MB
- Processors: 1
- Native resolution: 1366 x 768
- Display size: 15.6
Features
- Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz Processor (with Turbo Boost Technology 2.9GHz, 6MB Cache)
- 4GB DDR3-1333 RAM
- 500GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
- 15.6? LED Backlit Widescreen Display at 1366 x 768 resolution, AMD Radeon HD 6570M 1GB GPU
- AMD Radeon HD 6570M 1GB GPU
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560P 43972AU 15.6" Notebook (2.0 GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW, Windows 7 Home Premium)
Product Description
Be it movies, music or games, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y560p 4397-2AU Notebook PC brings them alive. AMD Radeon HD 6570M graphics ensures sharp, crisp images. Together these features bring you a more powerful entertainment experience. There’s also the intuitive multi-touch touchpad that lets you browse webpages and files or use separate fingers to enlarge or shrink images. Its 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz quad-core processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 also delivers smart performance and efficiency.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Pleasantly Surprised - A Few Cons Though
By AggieJohn2003
While I didn't purchase this item from Amazon, I would like to say that as someone who relies on Amazon quite a bit for reviews I wanted to share my experience.Unboxing:The unboxing process was pretty straight forward, very minimalist packaging. The machine is fairly well protected in styrofoam blocks on either end of the laptop. The AC adapter and cord was stored in 2 little cardboard boxes and the user guide was also included (about the size of a CD jewel case). Just a note, there were no drivers or OS discs included, these are on the Lenovo recovery partition.First Startup:Usual Windows 7 experience. My one gripe was that it was bloatware galore. Many of these programs are kind of interesting (face recognition for login), various other "feel good" kind of apps that I can just imagine are sucking all of the performance out of this machine. The initial impressions are that the keyboard feels outstanding, not very much flex, good responsiveness and comfortable to type on. The control button on the bottom left is actually to the right of the function button which has taken a lot of getting used to. There are a lot of soft-keys that serve various purposes (quick launch of favorite programs, etc.), but I don't use those too much. This thing has LED's galore for anything and everything you can possibly think of, reminds me of those movies with machines with a ton of blinky lights that don't really do anything.The touchpad is exceptional for a PC laptop. Macs have the market cornered with their glass touchpads that are a dream to navigate on, but this has to be a good alternative. The touchpad is textured so the tactile feedback is nice when you're moving the cursor around. There are 2 touchpad buttons, and they are a little bit on the smooshy side but not too bad.The screen is 1366x768 (yes I know everyone is going to complain that it's not 1080p, but to me this wasn't a big deal). For laptop gaming, lower resolutions will probably get you better framerates anyway (if that's your purpose for buying this machine). I found the screen to be very clear, decent horizontal viewing angles but the vertical viewing angles weren't that great.The power cord hooks in to the right side of the machine, but it's far enough back that it shouldn't be too big a deal. Plus, they were smart enough to make the power plug a right angle so that when you plug it in the cord goes backwards parallel with the case. The last notebook I tried had a cord on the right, but the plug wasn't a right angle so the cord went straight into the space where your mouse will probably be if you're a righty.The DVD drive sounds like a jet engine, but most of them do anyway. The machine is very quiet, when gaming some fan noise can be heard but it isn't too bad. If you're looking for a quiet gaming machine, take a look at the G53/G73 Asus (Asi?). Those also have the added advantage of making you invisible to enemy radar.Ports: On the right you have a USB and USB/eSata combo port along with an ExpressCard slot, power port and Kensington slot. On the left you have VGA, HDMI, LAN, 2 USB ports and Mic/Headphone ports.Gaming: I'm not going to throw framerates / settings at you because those will be very subjective based on your specific configuration and whether or not you know what you're doing. I will just say I've played Rift, Mafia 2, BFBC2, L4D2, Supreme Commander 2 and TF2 on this machine so far and they played very well at respectable settings. I wouldn't categorize this machine as a desktop replacement, I still use my desktop for primary gaming, but the Lenovo will take very good care of you when you're away from home or if you are on a budget.Upgrading RAM / Hard Drive - So incredibly easy that it's not even worth talking about. Make sure you have a good set of computer / precision screwdrivers and you're set. This isn't surgery like removing an appendix or anything-- 1 panel and you're pretty much done.If you have a Windows 7 HP disk or if you know how to download a clean one from Microsoft, I highly recommend doing a fresh install. If you don't overwrite the Lenovo partition you can use it as the source for all of the drivers you need, and if you need to put it back to "factory" settings you can easily do that as well.So, to summarize:Pros:Keyboard/Touchpad, great action and feel.Decent performanceSandy bridgeCons:Why Lenovo had to put the function key in the bottom left instead of control, we'll never know.5400RPM Hard drive, easily upgradedFingerprint magnet, get a good microfiber clothUPDATE:Make sure you have latest drivers. Dithering effect on screen was driving me bonkers, but the right driver goes a long way. Also, I've noticed that dithering effect comes back if you put the machine in standby and then wake it up (sometimes). If you experience dithering, do a full reboot and make sure you have latest drivers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
When it works, it's a computer, maybe...
By Matt
This computer has some good parts on paper but they're stuffed inside a flimsy plastic box. After just over a year of use, I'm on my third motherboard. This computer is costing Lenovo a fortune to fix with shipping alone. I think that both times, the computer was overheating and shutting off, especially when gaming (even java games). I'm not convinced that laptops should have desktop parts in them. This computer is certainly an example. The screen resolution is not good. With specs like this, they should be utilizing more screen real estate. Battery life? You guessed it, abysmal. The speakers and keyboard are nice. That's the best I can say about it. If you want to play graphically intensive games, seriously, get a desktop. It's a lot cheaper than one of those expensive Alienware/MSI rigs. If you need to make the desktop mobile, build a micro atx rig and install a carrying handle on top. Cheap computers with hot parts is not a good mix.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.Fast PC with some cons
By Miao
Pros:I just received this laptop today. This PC runs very fast, which matches its high tech specs, i7+4g ddr3+ati 6570. Therefore, it basically can handle everything I need to run on it.I tested two games on it, WOW and SC2. Both of them run very smoothly on this machine at high settings. Temperature does go up a bit when gaming, but its quite tolerable.Speakers quality is good.Not heavy as a 15.6 laptop.Price is competitive for a i7+dedicated video cards.Cons:Poor build quality, totally like a plastic toy. It's like you can break it quite easily.Comes with only one partition that is C: and I can't resize it in Windows. Though I handled it with a small partition software I don't like the producer's attitude that put all disk space into one partition.Power cable is on the right side, if you're using mouse on a small table, it would annoy you.5400 rpm hard disk.Some bloatware.Overall, it's a good laptop with good specs. I hope the poor build quality can last long enough because I carry laptop to school almost everyday.
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