Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 review

Where to buy:

Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p 15.6-Inch Laptop (Metal – Dusk Black)

The good: The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 offers high-end components, including gamer-level graphics, a swappable accessory bay, and the coolest-looking backlit keyboard I’ve seen in a long while.

The bad: If only the Y500 had a touch screen, which is practically required for the Windows 8 UI, it might be one of my favorite laptops of the year.

The bottom line: For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to brilliant, and several configurations are currently available at a deep discount — but I can’t believe it doesn’t have a touch screen.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 review