Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P

Lenovo; a prominent and well known name in top of the line notebooks, today we have Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P an affordable notebooks from Lenovo with a reasonable price. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P can be compare to any top of the line laptop as it comes with the powerful Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce integrated graphics and Dolby® Home Theater™ Certified sound.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y series give users to choose between different configurations depending on how much they want to spend; it offers Intel Core 2 Duo to Intel Core i7 Processor and high end Nvidia Graphics. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P has contemporary design, smooth shape and a quite prominent contrasting color scheme. The outer look of the Y550P when closed is slim and flat with a thick orange orderly fraction breaking both black halves on it. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P inner side is a blend of a lustrous black and metallic grey color with chrome diction speakers and backlit white LED controls. Overall build of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P is strong and it can resist minor bumps or shocks.

Lenovo Idea Pad Equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz with 2MB L2 and 800MHz FSB. While testing few application and put multiple loads testing Core 2 Duo didn’t let us down. It execute all programs well and fast credit shared by the 4GB of DDR3 Memory. We prefer if processor could be a bit higher (speed 2.6GHZ) to speed up and fly like a MIG. Lenovo has 320GB SATA hard drive with 5400 RPM makes a great contribution is Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P. It fast and smooth to run and save users professional and multimedia data, it can be more impressive if Lenovo installed a 500GB hard drive with it.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Processor: Intel Core™ i7 processor i7-720QM or i7-820QM with Quad-Core, with Intel turbo boosting and Hyper Threading
OS: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory: 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz upto 8GB
Hard Drive: 320GB Sata, Speed 5400RPM upto 500GB
Display: 15.6” inch (1366×768 pixels), 16:9 Aspect Ratio HD Display
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M graphics
Optical Drive: DVD Writer or optional BD COMBO
Sound: 2* 2Watt stereo speakers + 1* 2W sub-woofer with Dolby Home Theater surround sound
Communication: 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, Express Card slot, RJ45, VGA, Mic-In, Headphone, 1x 6-1 Multi-card Reader (SD,SD Pro/XD/MMC/MS,MS Pro), HDMI
Camera: Integrated 1.3MP webcam
Others: SlideNav touch-sensitive slide bar for easy desktop navigation between programs and shortcuts, and one-touch desktop wallpaper selection.
Battery: 6-cell Lithium Ion battery
Weight: Weight – 2.75kg with battery

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P has a 15.6 inch LED backlit screen with WXGA display resolution 1366×768. On its 16:9 Aspect Ratio HD Display we watched few movies and find that screen is large enough to give maximum pleasure of viewing. Even if users work for hours on projects or making text documents it won’t exhaust eyes. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P has NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M graphics which is a great attraction for the user who want a notebook for professional and entertainment point of view. As we tested few of high graphics games it amazingly runs all with a flash and results great. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P also gives you options to choose between movie mode and normal while you’re in action on your favorite game. Brighter image output on movie mode. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P has double the entertainment experience by placing the Dolby Home Theater surround sound, taking you closer to your virtual gaming and movies.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Keyboard is brilliant and quick while you working on your text documents or chatting with family and friends. Keys are soft to press and spacing between keys is sufficient. Lenovo touchpad is easy to use even if your new to multi touch functions it is easy to get familiar with. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P comes with Lithium ion 6 cell battery, which gives around 4 hours and 15mins of backup time if use with full load and can be more if using usual multimedia or text applications.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Notebook Review

Conclusion:

With all the application and multimedia testing on Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P, we undoubtedly say that it an excellent machine runs fast no matter you’re a professional or a gaming fanatic, it runs any application or game like a breeze. We only miss the overall styling is not that prominent as it performance. We have suggested if users who want to planning to buy a high end laptop around $1500 or more do check Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P. it can save you few bucks.
We give Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P a 8.5 Rating out of 10.

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