- Apr 9, 2013
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Hello everybody,
I have a decent gaming desktop, but unfortunately the old girl is about to run its course. As opposed to upgrading it (since I'm in college) I'm thinking about finding a good gaming laptop. After a week or two of research I have settled onto the Lenovo Ideapad y500 as a good choice for the money. Since I'd rather avoid upgrading to the ps4 for a while, I wanted to see if this laptop would suffice for a few years. The model I've found on Newegg is:
Intel i7 2.4 GHz
8 GB Memory
1 TB HDD
Nvidia Geforce 650m SLI
I can get it for $1000 flat with a free $70 laptop backpack thrown in. I want to see if it is worth the money. It's going to drain a lot of my savings for the time being, but I've got a job lined up for the summer. I just want to:
a) Address whether the y500 can run recent games at an acceptable level (Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, etc) And yes, I've read benchmarks, I just want some opinions based on experience.
b) See if the SLI is supported on most games and a good choice over a more expensive single graphics card.
c) Make sure it is a sturdy product that will last me at least three or four years.
d) See if the price is good for the output.
I know most of this can be looked up, but I'd much rather get opinions from laptop experts and those with gaming experience. Many thanks to whoever can give me some feedback.
--BW135
I have a decent gaming desktop, but unfortunately the old girl is about to run its course. As opposed to upgrading it (since I'm in college) I'm thinking about finding a good gaming laptop. After a week or two of research I have settled onto the Lenovo Ideapad y500 as a good choice for the money. Since I'd rather avoid upgrading to the ps4 for a while, I wanted to see if this laptop would suffice for a few years. The model I've found on Newegg is:
Intel i7 2.4 GHz
8 GB Memory
1 TB HDD
Nvidia Geforce 650m SLI
I can get it for $1000 flat with a free $70 laptop backpack thrown in. I want to see if it is worth the money. It's going to drain a lot of my savings for the time being, but I've got a job lined up for the summer. I just want to:
a) Address whether the y500 can run recent games at an acceptable level (Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, etc) And yes, I've read benchmarks, I just want some opinions based on experience.
b) See if the SLI is supported on most games and a good choice over a more expensive single graphics card.
c) Make sure it is a sturdy product that will last me at least three or four years.
d) See if the price is good for the output.
I know most of this can be looked up, but I'd much rather get opinions from laptop experts and those with gaming experience. Many thanks to whoever can give me some feedback.
--BW135
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