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| Product | Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 | Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 59360242 Dusk Black: Weekly Deal 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB) | Dell XPS 15 | Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display  |
| Price | MSRP: $1,079.00 | $1,029.00 to $1,642.00 | MSRP: $1,299.99 | $2,079.98 to $2,199.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 4.5 stars | 1.5 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | June 11, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The IdeaPad Y480 gets you Lenovo's excellent construction quality and ergonomic design without having a "business" laptop, but some more configuration flexibility would be appreciated. | 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. | You can get similar components to our Core i7 Dell XPS 15 configuration for less, but the rock-solid design makes this feel like a premium machine. | The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the
MacBook Air design to feel like a new animal, and to take its place as the best of the current MacBook breed. |
| Product Description | - 3rd Gen Core i7 Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 2093 - 14 in i7-3610QM - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD | Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 - 15.6 in - Core i7 i7-3630QM - Windows 8 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD | - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 3210M - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 6 GB RAM - 500 GB + 32 GB | Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro with Retina Display - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB - Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 |
| System Type | Notebook | Notebook | Info unavailable | Notebook |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 13.6 in x 9.4 in x 1.3 in | 15.2 in x 10.2 in x 1.4 in | 14.6 in x 9.8 in x 0.91 in | 14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Windows 8 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |
| Weight | 4.9 lbs | 6 lbs | 5.79 lbs | 4.46 lbs |
| Processor | 3rd Gen Core i7 Intel 3 i7-3610QM / 2.3 GHz ( 3.3 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel Core i7 3 i7-3630QM / 2.4 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3210M | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.3 GHz 3 ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM |
| Storage | 750 GB HDD / 5400 rpm | 1 TB HDD / 5400 rpm | 500 GB / 7200 rpm + 32 GB Solid State Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Display | 14 in LED backlight VibrantView 1366 x 768 / HD | 15.6 in LED backlight VibrantView 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 15.6 in | 15.6 in LED backlight 2880 x 1800 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 2 GB | nVidia GeForce GT 630M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Networking | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 4.0 | Info unavailable | 802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Battery | 6-cell - up to 4 hour(s) | 6-cell - up to 3 hour(s) | Info unavailable | up to 7 hour(s) |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | MSRP: $1,079.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
| MSRP: $1,299.99 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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