Lenovo y510p vs y500

[Struyaka]

Hello mates, I'm very eager to buy a gaming notebook. I'm currently in the verge of choosing between the Lenovo y510p and y500.

These are the specs for 510p (for a price of $1,300):

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Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED Anti-Glare Wedge 1920x1080
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM+24GB SSD
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Optical Device
Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT720M GDDR5 2GB
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Network Card
Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion


Here are the specs for the 500 ($1100):

Processor
3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor( 2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED Glossy Wedge 1920x1080
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM+16GB SSD
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Optical Device
Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Network Card
Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Pointing Device
Industry Standard Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
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Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion


The only major differences, as I see it, are the SLI GPUs and the CPUs. The y510p having gt750m + gt720m + 4th gen core i7. On the other hand, there's the y500 with gt750m x 2 + 3rd gen core i7.

I got the money for both, but I dunno if trading the gt750m with gt720m is worth the 4th gen core i7.

Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

 

[whyso]

Its 750m + 750m on both (720m+ 750m is not supported and very likely a typo).

No visible difference between the two cpus (maybe 8% for the 4700m).

y510p has a matte screen (so i've heard) y500 is glossy

Not really with the additional money for the y510p

 

[jaguarskx]

Personally, I like the Y510 more than the Y500 simply because of the anti-glare matte screen. I absolutely do not like glossy screens. However, the only other difference between the two is the CPU; Haswell vs. Ivy Bridge, and the additional 8GB of mSATA SSD cache. However, those differences do not justify the $200 high price.

The GT 720m is most definitely a typo. It should state GT 750m.