Question 1

Is the 8GB SSD enough space for windows to be installed on?

Accepted Answer

Not even close. However, you are not installing to the 8GB portion, nor do you even have control over that. The SSD component is managed by the underlying operating system, and is used for frequently accessed and boot files. If you look for "Hybrid Drive" on Wikipedia, you'll find a more detailed explanation.

Ultimately, this helps improve performance, and you do not have to worry about it.

Question 2

Will I need to upgrade my GPU driver for this laptop as soon as I get it? Since this one has Windows 8.1 and I heard gpu sli isn't working for Windows 8.1. I was choosing between this one or the one with 750m sli.

Accepted Answer

Now there is an Vbios actualization for win 8.1. Its almost possible that u have to download all the new drivers for w8.1 when u get it.

I have actually a drivers gpu faulty because that, it took me time to activate correctly the SLI.

I will be honest, this is an amazing powerful laptop, but the sli could be sometimes a trouble and unstable.  The 750m alone its amazing (its runs portal 2, mw3, CS CO at full graphics and at 50-60fps, even it emulate Gamecube at 50fps), with sli is even more powerful (i dont have a game that consume the SLI) but maybe unstable yet. This is my opinion and experience and i hope this could be helpful for you.

Sorry for my english and the long time for answering.

Question 3

About the Lenovo Y510p (59406648) with two GeForce GT 755M SLI cards, Windows 8.1, and no extra SSD: It says that it has 10/100 ethernet and no backlit keyboard, but all the other Y510p models have gigabit ethernet and a backlit keyboard. Does the 59406648 model have gigabit LAN and a backlit keyboard, or is it different from all the other Y510p models?

Accepted Answer

Hi Ian,

Not sure if someone has already answered your question or not.... This laptop did have a gigabit Ethernet port and the keyboard is backlight red like in the picture. I will also add that this laptop does not have an SSD slot. There is a spot on the board for it, but Lenovo chose not to install the SSD connector on this model.  I purchased this laptop recently in hopes of having a SSD for my OS and using the 1TB for expansion. I realized this wasn't possible after receiving the laptop.. that being said, I'm still really happy with the laptop and decided to keep it.

Question 4

The article contradicts itself. Does it use a 750M SLI or 755M SLI?

Accepted Answer

This model number 59385820 has the 750M SLI or 2 video cards. The newer models can be e 750M SLI or even a 1x 860M GTX.

Question 5

No cd/dvd player/burner?
Do I have to order an external drive?

Accepted Answer

This laptop has an Ultrabay, so you could purchase an Ultrabay compliant Bluray drive and swap it in instead of the Dual video card drive, or an Ultrabay Hard Drive for extra storage.  This one does not include a disc drive,  but if you intend to play games with it, 90% PC games are downloadable anyway, and even if you have an old PC game you can download it from the game company's website and use the product key from your store bought copy to play it.

Question 6

What screen display does this come with?  Anti Glare or Glossy?

Accepted Answer

Mine has a quite excellent matte-finished display (no gloss, although the trim around the screen is glossy). It's a quite spectacular screen - the resolution alone is why I purchased it, but it gets very bright and I'm able to easily read while riding in the car. (Usually have it at 75% brightness for car usage)

Question 7

How does the 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI) work? The specs say it is dedicated but then it says it is discrete. Is one dedicated and the other not? What is the difference between the GPUs with the 8GB SSD or 24GB SSD? With the 8GD SSD option the specs say dedicated card, with the 24GB option they say dedicated discrete. How do the GPUs change?

Accepted Answer

The 2 cards run SLI.  there is a power setting that will turn one off if on battery, but don't expect that to actually mean you can go anywhere without your power supply.  This thing is a desktop replacement and loves power.  The HDDs mentioned.  One is a hybrid drive.  Meaning it's essentially RAM on the harddrive used for caching.  I haven't looked into the other one as it wasn't an option when I ordered mine.  The laptop is great.  I play BF4(when I can get it to run) on High settings.  I'm a software developer and use SQL Server and VS2012 and they run great.  One downside is that I didn't get a key with the laptop.  it's on the bios.  I understand I can order (extra cost) a recovery set from Lenovo, but that's a pain.  I could just download a copy and use my key if it were more accessible.  There are ways to get the key but finding the version of windows isn't easy.  Hope this helps.

Question 8

I'm worried about Wi-fi performance because I'll mainly use it for online gaming, Does the Wifi adapter behave so bad constantly dropping connections?
Is it possible to change the adapter for one in the whitelist I don´t know?

About the ultrabay, Where can I buy more cards and which would u suggest me to get?

Accepted Answer

the wifi performance has went up drastically with drivers. it isnt as bad as it first was, that being said it IS a very low quality adapter.

As far as i know you cannot swap the adapters out (specially without voiding any warrenty or insurance)

the ultrabay units can be found sparingly on lenovo's website, but it seems as though they gave up on really advertising them. they are relatively expensive so i would get the version you want originally then later consider buying what you think you need. ($250 for the 750m ultrabay adapter i believe)

Question 9

Does this laptop ship with 32-bit or 64-bit Windows?

Accepted Answer

Mine came with the 64 bit standard version.  Since I have to connect to a domain at the office, I had to buy the $99 upgrade to Pro from Microsoft.

Question 10

It looks like this computer doesn't have a touch screen and also no blue tooth, am I right?

Accepted Answer

Dito from Paul.

Mine has a working bluetooth device in device manager, however I don't use bluetooth so I can't tell you how well it works.

Correct, no touch screen.

Brand	Lenovo
Series	IdeaPad
Model	Y510p (59385820)
Part Number	59385820

Color	Dusk Black
Operating System	Windows 8
CPU	Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz
Screen	15.6"
Memory	16 GB DDR3
Storage	1TB HDD + 8GB Hybrid SSHD
Graphics Card	2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI)
Video Memory	2 GB
Communication	Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Battery Life	4 Hours
Dimensions (W x D x H)	15.2" x 10.2" x 1.4"
Weight	6.4 lbs.

CPU Type	Intel Core i7 4th Gen
Processor Name	Intel Core i7-4700MQ
CPU Support	6MB L3 Cache Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz

Screen Size	15.6"
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Display Type	FHD
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Features	LED backlight, 220 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio

GPU/VPU	2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI)
Video Memory	2GB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card

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Memory	16GB
Memory Speed	DDR3 1600
Memory Spec	8 GB x 2
Memory Type	204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total)	2
Memory Slot (Available)	0
Max Memory Supported	16 GB

LAN	10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN	802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0

Touchpad	Multi-touch touchpad
Keyboard	Backlit Keyboard AccuType Keyboard with numeric keypad
Backlit Keyboard	Backlit
Webcam	720p HD
Card Reader	6 in 1 reader (SD/SD Pro/MMC/MS/MS Pro/XD))

Ports
USB	2 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0
Video Port	1 x VGA
HDMI	1 x HDMI

General
Style	Standard
Type	Gaming
Usage	Consumer

Power
Battery	6-cell, Li-Cylinder battery
Battery Life	4 Hour

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