Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 is here- 16-inches of goodness
IdeaPad Y650
My friends at Lenovo sent over a loaner IdeaPad Y650 notebook to have a look at and I’m sitting right now in Panera Bread giving it a first mobile run. The Y650 is very attractive, and thin and light for a 16-inch notebook.
The lid is a very subdued black that is “grippy,” not the fingerprint magnet that is all the rage these days. When opened, the notebook shows a glossy white finish with a full-sized keyboard, surrounded by volume buttons, a power button and JBL stereo speakers.
I’ll be sharing my thoughts on this big, yet extremely thin, notebook over my time to use it. Here are the specs of the unit I am reviewing:
- CPU: Intel P8600 2.4 GHz
- RAM: 3 GB
- HDD: 320 GB
- Display: 16-inch, 1366×768
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce G 105M 256 MB VRAM
- OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit
- Optical drive: DVD recorder
- Battery: 6-cell
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- Webcam- with face recognition
- Touchpad- oversized, multitouch (pinch zoom)
- 6-in-1 multicard reader
- 2 USB 2.0 ports, E-sata, RJ45, VGA, Mic-In, Headphone, HDMI, TV, optional 34 mm Express Card slot,
This unit is priced at $1,299 on the Lenovo web site at the time of this writing. Here are some quick pics to tide you over until I get more time with the Y650.
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- IdeaPad Y650
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- Size comparison with HP Mini 1000 netbook
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- Thin as a netbook
Looks just like the kind of notebook I’ve been looking for, I need a new full size lappy to complement my netbooks. BUT I have a question for you: I hate to get something now, and have to lay out $200 for Win 7 in a few months. How soon until Microsoft starts giving out the “free upgrade” certificates with every new computer? Have they released this info yet?
Thanks!
July.
Looks interesting for a Lenovo product. I like the large touchpad and larger screen, but the resolution is lower than I expected. If they make a 17″ or 18″ version with a high resolution screen, I would consider it over the much-more-expensive 17″ Macbook Pro.