The IdeaPad Y series was a consumer range of

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produced by

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, first announced in 2008. They are marketed as premium high performance laptops for multimedia and gaming, as part of the

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line. The most significant differences from Lenovo's traditional

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business laptops were a more consumer-oriented appearance and performance-oriented components. IdeaPads feature a

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with rounded keys, similar to the latest ThinkPads. The first of the Y series were the IdeaPad Y710 and the IdeaPad Y510 notebooks, with screen sizes of 17 inches and 15 inches respectively. Not all features were entirely new, however. Notebook Review reported that the Y710 and Y510 notebooks had a

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that felt similar to the

when used, despite the absence of the

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. The Y50 and Y40, released in 2014, featured a gaming-oriented design shift and slimming down. The latest release was the Y700 in late 2015. The IdeaPad Y series has since been replaced by the Legion Y series.

2016

Y900

Lenovo announced the IdeaPad Y900 in January 2016. It uses Intel Core Gen6 i7 processors that can be overclocked (Lenovo has included utility software to make this easier for users). The chassis is black aluminum with color accents. The keyboard is mechanical. Customizable color LEDs help the touchpad and various parts of the keyboard stand out more clearly in dark environments. The display is 17.3inches, uses an IPS panel with an anti-glare coating, and resolution is pixels. Up to 64

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of RAM is supported. Bays are included for two SSDs or hard drives with RAID 0 support. An Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M comes standard with options for either 4GiB or 8GiB of VRAM.

Y700

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 series was a class of gaming PCs. The IdeaPad Y700 series are respectively an 14-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch laptops designed specifically. Same as the IdeaPad

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and 330 series of home and office laptops, the IdeaPad Y700 series of gaming laptops along with Acer's

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and

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and G series gaming laptops. These model have three case versions with 14", 15" and 17" screens; they successor is a Legion Y720 model with similar cases.

2015

Y50-70

The Y50-70 was released in 2015 as an incremental upgrade to 2014's Y50.

Y70

The Y70 is a gaming laptop with a 17-inch multitouch screen. As of February 2015, the Y70 base model had a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 8GiB of

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, a 1TB

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/HDD hybrid, and a 2GiB Nvidia GTX 860M GPU. The display has

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resolution and

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backlighting. The Y70 scored 4.5 hours of battery life on MobileMark's Office Productivity Test but is only able to achieve a battery life of about 2.5 hours for gaming. A review from ''Notebook Review'' said, "We're happy to recognize the Lenovo IdeaPad Y70 Touch with our Editor's Choice award for being a great large screen entertainment notebook."

2014

There were two flagship laptops released in 2014 Lenovo Ideapad Y40, Y50 and Y70 Touch.

Y40 and Y50

The Y40 and Y50 are respectively 14-inch and 15-inch laptops designed specifically for gaming. 1080p displays come standard on both models, but the Y50 has an option for a 4K display with a resolution of . Both come with options for multi-touch displays. Both have Intel Core i7 processors. The Y40 uses an AMD Radeon R9 M270 video card with 2 GiB of VRAM; The Y50 uses an Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M video card with options for 2 GiB and 4 GiB of VRAM. Later models now use the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M video card. They come standard with 8 GiB of RAM (expandable up to 16 GiB). The Y40 comes standard with a 256 GB SSD and the Y50 comes standard with a 1 TB hybrid drive. Both are only thick. They respectively weigh and . Neither has an optical drive. The Y40 and Y50 were announced at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas and went on sale in the United States in May of the same year. In a review for ''PC World'', Hayden Dingman wrote, In a review for ''LAPTOP'', Sherri L. Smith wrote,

Y40

Lenovo Ideapad Y40 was announced in the US on January 5, 2014. * Processor: Up to 5th Gen Intel Core i7 * Memory: Up to 16GiB DDR3L * Graphics: Up to

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Radeon M275 * Storage: Up to 1TB HDD or 1TB + 8GB hybrid SSHD * Battery: Up to 5 hours' battery life * Display: 14.1" LED-backlit TN LCD * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1 * Weight: Starting at * Wireless: Bluetooth 4.02, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n or 802.11ac Wi-Fi * Ports: 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 2.0, Audio Combo Jack (headphone and mic), HDMI-out, 4-in-1 (SD / MMC / SDXC / SDHC) card reader, RJ45 gigabit ethernet, SPDIF

Y50

Lenovo IdeaPad Y50 was released in the second quarter of 2014. * Processor: 4th Gen Intel Core i7-4710HQ (2.5GHz 1600

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6MiB) * Memory: up to 16GiB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600MT/s * Storage: 256 or 512GB SSD, or 500GB/1TB 5400RPM + 8GB hybrid SSHD;

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: External BD/DVD * Graphics:

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GTX 860M (2GiB or 4GiB GDDR5) * Display: 15.6" LED-backlit LCD (, , or multitouch) * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1 * Weight: * Keyboard: Backlit AccuType keyboard * Media: 720p Camera, JBL 2.1 speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio V2 * Battery: Up to 5 hours Wi-Fi browsing depending on configuration * Wireless: Bluetooth 4.02, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n or 802.11ac Wi-Fi * Ports: 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 2.0, Audio Combo Jack (headphone and mic), HDMI-out, 4-in-1 (SD / MMC / SDXC / SDHC) card reader, RJ45 gigabit ethernet, S/PDIF In 2015, some components were updated with more recent or parts of higher quality: * IPS LCD panel display instead of TN LCD panel * Intel Core i7-4720HQ instead of i7-4710HQ * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M instead of GTX 860M

2013

Y400

The

Y400 was announced at the IFA 2012 show in Berlin Germany. This laptop features a 14-inch display with 1366x768 resolution. It was configured with Intel Core i7 third generation processor and up to 16 GB of RAM. These laptops included the new "Intelligent Touchpad" that was optimized for Windows 8 operating system. The Y400 weight was around 5.51 pounds with a 6 cell battery.

Y410p

The

Y410p was released around June 2013. This laptop also features a fourth generation Haswell Intel Core i7 processor. The Y410p is comparable to higher end laptops such as the Alienware M14x, but this series starts at a comparatively lower price of $799. The Y410p also comes with an UltraBay, which can house a second dedicated graphics card, a

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or an exhaust fan; and uses the secure boot

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protocol. Specifications: * Processor: up to 4th generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.4GHz Quad) * Memory: up to 8GiB (DDR3 1600

) * Graphics: Intel HD 4600 + NVIDIA GeForce GT755M 2GiB GDDR5 soldered graphics (and optional

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GPU) * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1 * Display: 14.1" or LED-backlit TN LCD

Y500

The IdeaPad Y500 was released in the first week of January 2013, after Lenovo announced it in late 2012. The Y500 is a

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laptop, where the BD/DVD drive could be switched out for adding another Graphics card, another Hard Drive, or another exhaust fan with new feature called Always-On USB,a port which will ensure that even when your system is switched off and unplugged from the mains, you will be able to charge your mobile phone or any other compatible USB device. Y500 Specifications: * Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM (2.4GHz Quad) * Memory: up to 16GiB (DDR3 1600MT/s) * Graphics: Intel HD 4000 +

GT 650M (2GiB GDDR5) soldered * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 * Display: 15.6" LED-backlit TN LCD * Audio: Premium JBL speakers with Dolby Home Theater v4 sound enhancement A new version of the Y500 with upgraded features was released in June along with the Lenovo Y410p. The upgraded version has following features compare to older version * Display: TN ( was present in older version) * Graphics: Intel HD 4600 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M was in older version) * Memory: Up to 8GiB DDR3 (16GiB in older version)

Y510p

The

Y510p was released around June 2013. This laptop features a fourth generation Haswell Intel Core i7 processor. The Y510p also comes with an ultrabay, which can house a second dedicated graphics card, a

or an exhaust fan; and uses the secure boot

protocol. Specifications: * Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ (Quad Core 2.4GHz) * Memory: Up to 16GiB (DDR3 1600MT/s) * Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M (2GiB GDDR5) GPU, and optional secondary NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (update GeForce GT 755M) as a

graphics card * Display: 15.6" LED-backlit TN LCD * Audio: JBL designed speakers supporting Dolby Home Theatre v4 * Ports: 1 × USB 2.0 (always-on), 2 × USB 3.0, 6-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MS, MS-Pro), headphone, microphone, HDMI, VGA. * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.0 (can be upgraded to 8.1)

2012

The IdeaPad Y-series laptops released by Lenovo in mid-2012 were the Y480 and Y580. Lenovo followed them up towards the end of the year with the Y400 and the Y500 which had almost similar specifications. The main difference is that the Y400 and Y500 have an

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slot which can be swapped for another

, another fan or another

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which will work in SLI with the already integrated one to increase performance drastically.

Y480

The Y480 was released in 2012 with the following specifications: * Processor: Intel 3rd Generation Core i5/i7 ** i7-3630QM (Quad-core 2.4GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** i7-3610QM (Quad-core 2.3GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** i5-3210M (Dual-core 2.4GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) * Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MT/s * Graphics: ** NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE (96

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cores, 2GiB GDDR5 VRAM) ** NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (384

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cores, 2GiB GDDR5 VRAM) * Display: 14.0" (169) LED-backlit TN LCD * Storage: ** 1 × 2.5" SATA drive bay: *** 5400RPM HDD (500, 750GB, or 1TB) ** 1 × mSATA with 32GB SSD * Dimensions: 345 × 239 × 20–32.8 mm (13.58 × 9.4 × 0.8–1.3 in) * Weight: * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Y580

The Y580 was released in late 2012 with the following specifications: * Processor: Intel 3rd Generation Core i5/i7 ** i7-3630QM (Quad-core 2.4GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** i7-3610QM (Quad-core 2.3GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** i5-3210M (Dual-core 2.4GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) * Memory: 8 or 16GB DDR3 1600MT/s (2 slots) * Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M (384

cores, 2GiB GDDR5 VRAM) * Display: 15.6" 169 LED-backlit TN LCD, or * Storage: ** 1 × 2.5" SATA drive bay: *** 5400RPM HDD (500, 750GB, or 1TB) or *** 7200RPM HDD (500GB) ** 1 × mSATA with 32GB SSD * Dimensions: 385 × 255 × 35.7 mm (15.16 × 10 × 1.4 in) * Weight: * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium) or Windows 8

2011

The IdeaPad Y-series laptops released by Lenovo in 2011 were the Y470 and Y570.

Y470

The Y470 was released in 2011 with the following specifications: * Processor:

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2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 ** Quad-core: *** i7-2720QM (2.2GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) *** i7-2630QM (2.0GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** Dual-core: *** i7-2620M (2.7GHz, 4MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2540M (2.6GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2520M (2.5GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2410M (2.3GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i3-2310M (2.1GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *

: Up to 8GiB

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(1066/1333

) * Display: 14" (169) TN LCD * Graphics:

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3000 +

550M (1 or 2GiB VRAM) * Storage: ** 1 × 2.5" SATA drive bay: *** 5400RPM HDD (250, 320, 500, 640, 750GB, or 1TB) *** 7200RPM HDD (320, 500, 750GB, or 1TB) ** 1 × mSATA socket: *** 32 or 64GB mSATA

* Weight: * Dimensions: 345 × 239 × 20–32.8 mm (13.58 × 9.4 × 0.8–1.3 in) *

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7 (Professional or Home Premium)

Y570

The Y570 was released in 2011 with the following specifications: * Processor: Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 ** Quad-core: *** i7-2920XM (2.5GHz, 8MiB L3 cache) *** i7-2820QM (2.3GHz, 8MiB L3 cache) *** i7-2720QM (2.2GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) *** i7-2630QM (2.0GHz, 6MiB L3 cache) ** Dual-core: *** i7-2620M (2.7GHz, 4MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2540M (2.6GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2520M (2.5GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2430M (2.4GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i5-2410M (2.3GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) *** i3-2310M (2.1GHz, 3MiB L3 cache) * Memory: Up to 8GB DDR3 (1066/1333MT/s) * Graphics: Intel HD 3000 + NVIDIA GeForce 555M (1GiB or 2GiB VRAM) * Display: 15.6" (169) TN LCD * Storage: ** 1 × 2.5" SATA drive bay *** 5400RPM HDD (250, 320, 500, 640, 750GB, or 1TB) *** 7200RPM HDD (320, 500, 750GB, or 1TB) ** 1 × mSATA socket *** 32 or 64GB mSATA

* Weight: * Dimensions: 385 × 255 × 22–35.7 mm (15.2 × 10 × 0.87–1.4 in) * Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional, or Home Premium, or Home Basic)

2010

The IdeaPad Y-series laptops released in 2010 by Lenovo were the Y460, Y460p, Y730, Y560p, and Y560d.

Y460 and Y460p

Notebook Review noted that the Y460 offered "great gaming performance", although the system heated up considerably while gaming. The battery life and design were also praised, with the reviewer stating that there was a "huge improvement in the looks department". LAPTOP Magazine offered a similar opinion, stating that, "Lenovo delivers

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and

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power in a portable design, complete with a one-of-a-kind navigation control".

Y560d, Y560 and Y560p

Y730

The Y730 laptop was released as an update to the Y710 laptop, with the most significant differences being a

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update to Intel PM45 and the ability to use DDR3 memory. The laptop offered: *Processor: Intel Core 2 X9100 (3.06GHz) *RAM: 3GB DDR3 *Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3650 XT *Display: 17" TN LCD *Storage: SATA, Up to 500GB HDD Reviewers disagreed on its capacity for gaming. ''About.com'' indicated that it was not very fast for high

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PC gaming, suggesting that it was better suited for casual gamers and viewing HD videos. The screen was also indicated as being a lower resolution than industry standard. On the other hand, the reviewer at GADGETBASE was extremely enthusiastic about the laptop, calling it "the ultimate notebook" with "stellar performance" for "a die-hard gamer".

2009

The Y-series laptops launched in 2009 by Lenovo were the Y450 and Y550.

Y450

The successor to the Y430, the Y450 laptop offered the following specifications: * Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 * Display: 14" LED-backlit TN LCD * Memory: Up to 3GiB DDR3 1066

* Graphics: Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated) * Storage: Up to 250GB 5400RPM SATA * Wireless: Intel Wireless

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Link 5100; Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR * Weight: * Dimensions: *Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit or 64-bit PC World gave the laptop a rating of 2.5 of 5 stars, praising the keyboard, design, and overall value. The negative points were indicated as being an uneven vertical viewing angle.

Y550

Released in 2009, the IdeaPad Y550 laptop offered the following specifications: * Processor: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 * Memory: Up to 8GB DDR3 * Storage: Up to 320GB SATA * Display: LED-backlit TN LCD * Graphics: Intel X4500MHD (integrated) * Weight: * Dimensions: Notebook Review called the IdeaPad Y550 laptop well-built, with a wide array of options. The design was also appreciated and as with previous IdeaPad Y Series laptops, both the keyboard and touchpad were positively received.

2008

The Y Series laptops launched in 2008 by Lenovo were the Y710, Y510, Y530, and Y430.

Y430

The IdeaPad Y430 featured a 14.1 inch screen, an

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T5800 processor, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, and weighed . PC World was enthusiastic in its review of the Y430 notebook, calling it "among the best midsized laptops available" and "a joy to use". Summing up the notebook's capabilities, PC World said, "This is a solidly built unit that's a joy to use and has plenty of grunt for most applications. It also has versatile networking options, including the ability to connect to 5GHz IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi routers."

Y510

The Y510 notebook offered the following specifications: * Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T2330, T5450, or T5550 * Memory: Up to 4GiB * Graphics: Intel X3100 (integrated, up to 256MiB shared video RAM) * Display: 15.4" TN LCD * Storage: Up to 250GB SATA HDD *

: DVD-Burner * Battery: 6-cell battery, up to 4 hours of life * Weight: * Dimensions: * Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)

Y530

The Y530 notebook was the successor to the Y510, with the same chassis but with an upgrade to the Intel

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2 processor. While the notebook was slightly thicker than other, similar laptops, it was still portable and easy to carry around. The notebook weighed and had a form factor of . Notebook Review stated that the positive points of the Y530 notebook were the build quality, the speaker system, and the comfortable keyboard and touchpad. The negative points were the NVIDIA 9300M graphics card, and the highly reflective display.

Y710

The first type of Y-series laptops was the Y7xx models, including the Y710 and Y730. The Y710 have a optional "Lenovo Game Zone" module (factory mounted in a keypad module space) and offered the following specifications: * Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450, T8100 or T9300 * Memory: Up to 8GiB DDR2 * Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (256MiB VRAM) * Display: 17" (1610) TN LCD * Storage: Up to 100GB SATA HDD *

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burner or

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* Battery: 6-cell battery, up to 4 hours * Weight: * Dimensions: * Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)

References

External links

IdeaPad Y series on Lenovo.com

Ideapad Y50 on Lenovo.com

Ideapad Y40 on Lenovo.com

Ideapad Y500 on Lenovo.com
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