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    College/General Usage Laptop

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    Refund for a Lenovo IdeaPad y560?

    I've had a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop since the end of summer, and so far I absolutely love it...when it works. To put it concisely, it blue screens constantly, never wakes up from sleep mode (I have to manually shut down and restart it), and I feel as though the build quality isn't exactly up to par...
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    College/General Usage Laptop

    Well thank you for all of your help, I will have to call them and, hopefully, persuade them to refund my money. Now, just one last question. While shopping for my new laptop, I really can't decide between Intel i5 dual core or i7 quad core processsor. I want to be able to achieve a fairly decent...
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    College/General Usage Laptop

    Thank you for the great suggestions! For my other question though, does anybody here have any experience dealing with lenovo, or any other brand, and getting a return? I am just really disappointed in both their product and their customer service and really just want my money back.
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    College/General Usage Laptop

    Not the biggest deal, less than $1,200 if possible.
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    Solved! Asus or lenovo

    Agreed. I own a Lenovo IdeaPad y560 and I really regret it. It's great when it works, but it never works. Obviously I am only one example, and it could be that I simply have a lemon, but I tend to hear a lot about y560 issues on Lenovo forums, particularly BSoD and screen issues.
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    College/General Usage Laptop

    I currently own a Lenovo IdeaPad y560 laptop. Specs: 15.6" Screen, 1366 x 768 720p i7 quad-core 1.73 ghz (turbo to 2.8 ghz) 8 gb ddr3 ram Ati mobility radeon 5730 500 gb HDD Battery Life ~2.5 hours on low settings I've had this laptop since the end of summer, and so far I absolutely love...