Lenevo y510p vs Lenevo y50

[Dabeastman23]

I am trying to decide which laptop is the best bang for it's buck.


y510p $900


4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8.1 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare with integrated camera (1920x1080)
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT755M GDDR5 2GB
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Memory
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM + 24GB SSD
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Optical Drive
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
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Network Card
Intel 7260 b/g/n Wireless (2x2 BGN)
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
6 Cell 72 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion



Lenevo y50 : $1150




Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8.1 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080)
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
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Memory
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
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Optical Drive
None
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Network Card
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
4 Cell 54 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion


Other model of y50 : $1250


Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8.1 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080)
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB
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Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
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Optical Drive
None
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Network Card
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
4 Cell 54 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion

I also saw that the 755m y510p can be SLI if I use ultrabay or something like that. What does that mean?

Which laptop could run Battlefield 4, TF2, League of Legends, counter strike, and games coming out in the next few years. Also, how long will they last?

Thanks for the help.

 

[RazerZ]

Just throwing this out there, but have you considered building a desktop? You could have a desktop to game with and a laptop for portable work.

If you go with a gaming laptop the battery life will be low while gaming and after a few years you will not be able to upgrade it.

 

[Dabeastman23]

I have considered it, RazerZ, but I am thinking I would like to game on the go. I am not really a hardcore gamer, and I have an Xbox. I want to play some PC games that I wouldnt be able to on Xbox or Ps3.

 

[RazerZ]

Alright then. Well I'll look into those laptops and post back soon.

 

[RazerZ]

The middle one should do well for gaming. The graphics card is much better than the first one, and 8GB is enough to last a couple of years.

At the bottom of this page is benchmarks for several games:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-860M.107794.0.html

 

[Dabeastman23]

Do you know anything about how to make the top one sli? I believe its something called ultrabay, but I have no idea how to use it.

 

[DeanJW]

Agreed. The 755 is not really a mobile gaming gpu the 860m is. Also that upgrade to 4Gb of VRAM isn't going to do that much good, you'd be better buying an 870m or 880m. So out of those the middle is the best choice. Also never go with sli in a laptops, they get DAMN hot, like you would not believe. My two cents.

 

[RazerZ]

Do you know anything about how to make the top one sli? I believe its something called ultrabay, but I have no idea how to use it.

I wouldn't count on it because finding an extra laptop graphics card will not only be hard, but it will also be expensive. Ultrabay is basically a slot which you can add to the laptop and the part that fits inside can either be a fan, hard drive, or an extra graphics card.

 

[Dabeastman23]

Ok, thanks for the help!