Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Review Specs - Price

IdeaPad Y460 certainly suits both the tabs with great notebook configuration and also looks. Consumers can choose between Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 platforms according to their system requirements. For heavy work and advanced applications, IdeaPad Y460 with Intel Core i7 Mobile processor is recommended.

While the IdeaPad Y460 range kicks off at $799, you’ll need to step up to the $999 version if you want the dedicated ATI Radeon HD 5650 1GB graphics. That GPU is paired with Intel HD integrated graphics and a Core i5-520M 2.40GHz processor, along with 4GB of memory and a 500GB 5,400rpm hard-drive.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 Specifications:

* 14.0" HD Wide LED 1366x768
    * Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    * Intel Core i5 520M processor (2.40GHz, 3MB cache)
    * ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with 1GB VRAM and Intel GMA HD Switchable Graphics
    * 4GB DDR3-1066 RAM (2x 2GB)
    * 500GB 5400RPM hard drive (Seagate 5400.6)
    * Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 1000BGN
    * Built-in Bluetooth v2.1+EDR
    * 8X DVD burner
    * One-year limited warranty
    * 6-cell Li-ion battery (11.1V, 57Wh)
    * Weight: 4.98lbs
    * Dimensions: 13.4 x 0.79–1.3 x 9.25 inches
    * MSRP: $1,199 ($999 Street)

Design and Build

Like the Y450 before it, the Y460 has a black lid with a hexagonal pattern that reminds us of the Q*bert video game, and a copper-colored accent that surrounds the lid. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 looks completely redesigned from the previous generation. At 13.4 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches and 5 pounds, the Y460 sits in between competitors like the lighter Dell Inspiron 14 (4.8 pounds) and the heavier Toshiba Satellite E205 (5.2 pounds).

The paint and plastic finishes seem to resist scratching from standard abuse and the unique lid texture does an excellent job of hiding fingerprints. The palmrest and touchpad sections have good support with little or no flex. Other cool design elements on the new Y460 include JBL speakers beneath the screen and a unique matte and glossy screen cover that helps hide fingerprints.

Screen and Display

The 14-inch LCD runs at 1,366 x 768 resolution, and its LED backlighting is even and surprisingly bright. Colors are richly saturated, and if you’re looking for Full HD there’s an HDMI port on the side which you can use to hook up your nearest HDTV. The panel rates about average with good color and contrast, but falls short of some of the high-end screens like you might find on a HP ENVY or Apple MacBook.

As the review, IdeaPad Y460 is also a pretty good multimedia entertainment solution with a glossy LED-backlit 14 inch screen with 16:9 aspect ratio. Built-in 1.3 megapixels video camera can be pretty handy at times. Built-in JBL stereo speakers also perform very well while playing movies and music.

Keyboard and Touchpad

SlideNav Control - The coolest feature of the Y460 is a touch-sensitive bar above the keyboard. If you touch it, you’ll see white lights that correspond to shortcuts for things like Documents and Sound Recorder, and you can launch these items just by sliding your finger in the direction of the icon and then lifting your finger. You can also customize these shortcuts. Sliding your fingers left to right locks the screen, placing a giant zipper across the desktop; sliding them right to left again unlocks the screen. Sliding right to left with the screen unzipped/unlocked changes the wallpaper.

Although it looks ThinkPad-like, the keyboard on the IdeaPad Y460 didn’t feel like it. The keyboard is a full-size design without a numberpad with full function-key access on the top row. The textured touchpad, on the other hand, has a perfect balance of friction and comfort.

Lenovo includes a large multi-touch enabled Synaptics touchpad on the Y460. It supports two-finger scrolling, pinch zoom, rotation and three-finger flick. The keyboard itself feels very comfortable to type on and requires light to moderate pressure to activate each key. The non-Chiclet keyboard is almost refreshing to see with most manufacturers taking that route on newer notebook designs. Key noise is minimal with each keypress emitting a soft click when the key is fully triggered.

Performance

With its 2.4-GHz Core i5 CPU and switchable graphics that feature an ATI Radeon HD 5650 chip with 1GB of video memory, the IdeaPad Y460 provided strong performance. The performance of the IdeaPad Y460 is nothing short of amazing. The Intel Core i5 processor combined with the ATI Radeon 5650 was able to handle whatever we threw at it and still maintain great framerates in games.

Battery

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 has the advantage of switchable graphics when it comes to battery life. In integrated graphics mode, the Y460 lasted 4 hours and 38 minutes on the LAPTOP Battery Test, which involves continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi.