Another I want to buy a laptop post - sorry!

MrClass

Hey all. First sorry for posting such a silly post but i am really running out of ideas. I am looking for the famous Lenovo Y500 for my bro but cant find it anymore. Contacted pcandparts, micro city, and m2. No one has it. Tried to look though the vendor list of another member's post, but still couldnt find what i want in their website. Any ideas where can i find this laptop? Mega thanks.

rtp

There is a problem with a Y500, its mouse pad sucks! you have been warned other than that its a great laptop.
I got mine from pcandparts, don't know any other place sorry.

maulader

rtp wroteThere is a problem with a Y500, its mouse pad sucks! you have been warned other than that its a great laptop.
I got mine from pcandparts, don't know any other place sorry.

If I recall correctly from the another thread discussing this same issue, the mousepad was supposedly fixed in more recent manufacturing of the laptop.

On topic, i also looked on different stores for this thread for a friend of mine and couldn't find any.

Chafic

why would you want to play with the mouse pad when you can play with a mouse more better. The Y500 is really good choose your specs correctly because they all come differently from the normal GT 650m SLI.

AvoK95

Go to my Official dealer's topic (Sticky in Hardware section) and you'll have a list of people whi might have it. (Would link you but I'm on phone)

@Chafic, no the one's here don't have SLI.

vegetaleb

I think it's better to wait for newer touch screen laptops with good geforce or ATI integrated cards

Seth

When do you think that might come out? And is it worth the wait?

AvoK95

HP Envy TouchSmart 15-J055 Intel Core i7-4700MQ 8GB Ram 1TB HDD - 15.6" LED Touch LAN, WIFI GeForce GT740M 2GB Bluetooth/Cam/Windows 8 64-Bit $54.00 $1369.00*

vegetaleb

Geforce 740 is meh!
It could run some games with basic gfx but it will not last a year,better get a Geforce 650 ti or future 750 at least

MrClass

that's why i want the lenovo y500. Geforce 650 in a great budget laptop. The next laptop available laptop with a geforce 650 is either an Apple Macbook Pro or an Alienware MX14 (which will cost minimum 2x)

vegetaleb

Did you check M2 list?

MrClass

Yeh and called them today. They had the lenovo y500 in the list. I called them to reserve 1, they told me they have 1 more in stock. I called again to confirm date and time to pick it up; they told me they dont have it in stock. they took it off from the website. Then they informed me they're ordering from it again and it should be available next week. I'll wait for next week; if they dont get it, then i'll look for alternatives.

reppinhighz

ud be surprised but i reviewed plenty of benchmarks and the 740m performs around 10% less than 650m so really you will not notice much of a difference. Also, if you are looking for such a difference and a way to game high quality then neither the 650 or the 740 will do the trick.
I have been looking for the right laptop to do some casual gaming on it and i have spent months reviewing benchmarks and so far i have found the 740m to be a decent card for casual gaming.

Theres a toshiba with an i7 and a 740m on pcandparts and microcity selling for about 1100. In my opinion great choice for casual gaming.

I was very close to getting the Lenovo but something just did not feel right with it. then i heard stories about the touch pad.

Seth

I always wanted to get an Asus G55VW with a 660M, sadly there aren't any in Lebanon :( Seems like the perfect laptop for gaming and mobility

riqmarmes

Seth wroteI always wanted to get an Asus G55VW with a 660M, sadly there aren't any in Lebanon :( Seems like the perfect laptop for gaming and mobility

I have a Asus N56VZ (it has a 650M) and its great!!! wanted to buy the G55VW at first, but it wasn't available yet where I was. The N56VZ is great when it comes to mobility and gaming. The G55VW is a big laptop, not very practical when you have to walk to college or things like that, the dual fans at the back make it huge and add lots of weight :P. But of course you would get a 660M.

Tarek

Get an ACER