samz_manu :
I think if you stretched your budget 99$ you could get a y50, just remember than lenovos Y series don't have CD ROMS built-in, in case you need one.
have a look at acer and hp's websites
You should have a look at sager too
there's also xoticpc, you can find good deals in there
What's the hype with sager? I am not a gamer or a tech wiz so I don't really know. I know you can customize their laptops but even their base models are beyond my budget.
You're probably thinking, if lenovo Y50 with an 860m costs 1200$, why are sagers/msi/alienware/asus much more expensive if they have an 870m or an 880m?
For starters, Some laptops from the 7XXX series are well under your budget with an 860m at 900-1200$ depending on customization/OS.
The hype about sager is their quality is good, they are 100% reliable, good build quality, prices often match or are under competitors, good cooling, nothing is soldered to the motherboard and so it's upgradeable, doesn't look as gay as AW (although it could use more of an MSI/Asus look).
Now getting back to prices, Remember an I7 4700 is ~300-350$. 4810mq alone is 440$, an 870m is 410$, an 880m is worth ~600-650$ new and bought from Nvidia/Intel directly in big quantities, that's the reason you see big price tag differences, an 860m is 200$. If Lenovo y50 which is 1200$ had an SSD, an 880m and an i7 4810mq it'd probably cost around 2000$ without any extra customizations.
let's see Y50 base model 1.349$ (1.099$ with coupons, but we'll discount them later), around 500$ are spent solely on GPU + CPU (300$+200$=500$), then 1349$-500$=849$ are spent on the chasis, wireless adapter, etc. let's say it had a 880m + 4810mq, that alone is 1000$, add 849$ and that's 1849$, add an SSD, two fans, CD-ROM, Intel Dual AC, 10$ IC Diamond if applied by yourself, better screen (Y series biggest complain is the screen) and even with the 250$- coupon you've hit 2000$ or higher.
If an 860m is enough for you (it should actually be enough for most people) for atleast 2-3 years at decent settings, plus another three years on low. then go for it, it's based on maxwell and has better battery life than more powerful models. You can check Sager, they have models with 860ms too at 900-1200$ depending on customizations, but that lenovo model is quite good too
forgot you were talking about the Y40. Nevertheless the same operation applies