Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 114 reviews of Lenovo IdeaPad Y570. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the battery and keyboard. The design and price are also mentioned favorably. Reviews about the portability and usability are mixed, while there are some less positive views about the energy efficiency and image quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the usability.

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Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Christopher Null (wired.com)

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

Lenovo's IdeaPad series -- the bulkier, cheaper and more consumer-friendly little sibling to the ThinkPad line -- gets little love, but why?

Great combination of performance and price. Outstanding battery life from just a six-cell unit

Hefty at six big pounds. Status lights and buttons above keyboard difficult to make out from a distance of more than eight inches. Don’t have a shovel large enough to get rid of all this preinstalled junk and upsell come-ons. Not sold on the burnt...

Sep, 2011

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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a big laptop capable of doing big things, but there are slimmer, better looking ones that do just as much.

Great gaming experience. Excellent keyboard and navigating experience. Two USB 3.0 ports. Nice speaker system. Respectable battery life.

Case design is thick, heavy, and unattractive. Higher screen resolution needed.

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Sep, 2011

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Lenovo Ideapad Y570

If you're looking for a gaming machine, the Y570 is an impressive one. It runs an Nvidia GeForce GT 555 graphics chip and automatically switches to an integrated system when the running task isn't graphics intensive, a technology Nvidia calls Optimus....

Great gaming experience. Excellent keyboard and navigating experience. Two USB 3.0 ports. Nice speaker system. Respectable battery life

Case design is thick, heavy, and unattractive. Higher screen resolution needed

Beneath its lackluster design, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a powerful, user-friendly desktop replacement.

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Expert review by : NotebookReview Staff (NotebookReview.com)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Review: A Lenovo Bestseller

Lenovo states that the IdeaPad Y Series was made for both portability, multimedia tasks, and "workhorse" computing. Can the IdeaPad Y570 be your next entertainment notebook? Read our full review to find out!

Great balance of system performance and price ; Decent build quality ; Attractive design ; Very good audio

Subpar display with too much gloss ; Stiff touchpad button ; Battery life could be better

Feb, 2012

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y570-086225U Laptop Review

Multimedia Nexus. Desktop replacement notebooks are a dime a dozen, and Lenovo has tossed its hat into the ring with its introduction of the IdeaPad Y570, a strange hybrid between a media center and a portable business notebook. While the last part...

NVIDIA's Optimus switchable graphics, The JBL speakers, NVIDIA's Optimus technology and the overall fit and finish of the Y570 were impressive, to say the least

The weight, Lack of a full HD screen, To be honest? A higher-resolution screen, and the speed of a fast hard drive/SSD

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : thinkdigit.com (thinkdigit.com)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Review

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is a solid home entertainment laptop which is good for casual gaming as well. It has the right mix of hardware and features to deliver better-than-average performance compared to other laptops.

High-end performance, Keyboard and palmrest, Dual graphics, JBL speakers onboard

Thick and heavy

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Digit Laptops Jayesh Shinde (digit.in)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Review

High-end performance ; Keyboard and palmrest ; Dual graphics ; JBL speakers onboard

Thick and heavy

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : InsideHW (insidehw.com)

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In accordance with ASUS philosophy of presenting new devices in short periods of time, not long after the first Fonepad, new models, Fonepad Note 6 and Fonepad 7, have been announced. Unfortunately, f... Mechanical keyboard are conceptual way of going...

Nov, 2011

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Expert review by : MobileTechReview.com (mobiletechreview.com)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

Sleek design, solid multimedia and gaming performance, dedicated graphics., Pro: Sleek design, solid multimedia and gaming performance, nice software bundle

Screen resolution could be higher., Con: Screen resolution could be higher, if only as an option

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 comes in what Lenovo calls "Dusk Black" and it's a great higher-end college student laptop, and it will suit users who need plenty of multimedia and good gaming power. The system we tested costs $849 on Lenovo’s web site, and...

Jul, 2011

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Expert review by : Bob Buskirk (thinkcomputers.org)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 15.6-inch Laptop Review

Lenovo's Y-Series of laptops are meant to be desktop replacements that can handle HD video playback, intense gaming, video editing, and much more. The Y570 has actually been out for some time, but Lenovo has upgraded it with Intel's second generation...

Price ; Great Performance ; Dedicated graphics ; USB 3.0 ; Awesome speakers

Screen resolution could be bigger

We all know Lenovo for their ThinkPad line, but you are really going to start to know Lenovo for their IdeaPad line. First the U260, which was one of the most elegant and thin Windows-based notebooks we have seen and now the Y570, which is a laptop...

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