Lenovo: IdeaPad Y470p 14" Gaming Laptop w/Core i7-2670QM & Radeon 7690 1GB $799 (extended!)

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February 24 Update: The offer has been extended through February 29. Use updated coupon code CAP08552LU for the $799 price.

There are some laptop deals of note at Lenovo Canada including a hot offer on a gaming notebook (see below). It's part of a big batch of discounts on IdeaPad and Essential line products through ~~February 22~~ February 29.

The gaming laptop we mentioned is the Ideapad Y470p 14" Laptop w/Core i7-2670QM, Radeon HD 7690 1GB for $799.00 with coupon code ~~CAPDOORBUSTER2LU~~ CAP08552LU. Here's a closer look at what you get:

Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor ( 2.2GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
AMD Radeon HD 7690 1GB
8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
14.0 " HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
Bilingual Keyboard (English and French)
Industry Standard Touchpad
750GB 5400
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR

There is some powerful hardware under the hood -- a high end quad core processor, lots of RAM, and most notably, the Radeon 7690. The Radeon 7690 is a new product and it be a little bit faster than the Radeon 6770 and GeForce GT 555M. That means it will be able to provide solid performance for gaming. If you've been looking for an affordable but powerful gaming laptop, you'll definitely want to give this a second look.

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- Kwirky
- The G770 is using Intel HD Graphics (source), and is $10 off the normal price: http://www.canadapost.ca/shopper/ite...mputer-10374CU
  
  The Y570 has been this price since January 28: http://www.canadapost.ca/shopper/ite...Laptop-08623SU
- champdood
- The 14" laptop would be great if it was customizable and didn't have "ships in more than 4 weeks". Also has a bilingual keyboard.
- dragun
- The 14" laptop would be great if it was customizable and didn't have "ships in more than 4 weeks". Also has a bilingual keyboard.
  How is the battery life? 3 hours?
- Happybday
- The 470 and 570 laptops are nice deals and you will not find that level of gaming performance from acer, asus, dell at that price. These blow away all the 540m's as well.
  
  Only drawbacks are bilingual keyboard, non HD screen, and unreasonable shipping times..
- achc
- no SSD upgrade
  Lets wait for their U300s and U400 to come on sale
- jar240
- Rant: Why is "maximum supported RAM" seemingly impossible for companies to list in their specs?!?!
- PurePsychism
- Rant: Why is "maximum supported RAM" seemingly impossible for companies to list in their specs?!?!
  Max ram for most i7 laptops is 8 x number of ram slots.
- Flunk
- Rant: Why is "maximum supported RAM" seemingly impossible for companies to list in their specs?!?!
  All sandy bridge notebooks (like all of these) support 8GB DIMMs max. Most of them have 2 DIMM slots (like all of these) so 16GB. But you won't be needing any more than 8GB, you can't do anything with any of these that would possibly utilize more RAM than that, even 8GB is a stretch.
- PurePsychism
- All sandy bridge notebooks (like all of these) support 8GB DIMMs max. Most of them have 2 DIMM slots (like all of these) so 16GB. But you won't be needing any more than 8GB, you can't do anything with any of these that would possibly utilize more RAM than that, even 8GB is a stretch.
  Photoshop/video rendering/vms/running servers etc all easily eat up 8 GB.
  
  @Andrew there's been no love for laptops lately with the ivy bridge coming out.
- kmchow
- Only drawbacks are bilingual keyboard, non HD screen, and unreasonable shipping times..
  Since the 14" resolution is 1366x768, doesn't it can display 720P natively and isn't that considered hd?
  But I agree, I wish they would let you "upgrade" to an English keyboard for something like $50. I would even wait an extra 2 months.
- Josecc
- nice deal, i would jump on this if i didint have my asus k53sv-a1...which i got for a fiery hot $550 out the door. its not as good as the posted pc, but for $300-$350 less...wont find a better deal anywhere.
  
  btw my k53sv specs are as follows:
  
  cpu - i5-2410m
  ram - 4gb
  video - gt 540m
  hdd - 640gb (5400 rpm)
- Brettimus
- nice deal, i would jump on this if i didint have my asus k53sv-a1...which i got for a fiery hot $550 out the door. its not as good as the posted pc, but for $300-$350 less...wont find a better deal anywhere.
  
  btw my k53sv specs are as follows:
  
  cpu - i5-2410m
  ram - 4gb
  video - gt 540m
  hdd - 640gb (5400 rpm)
  cool story bro
- nselvar
- cool story bro
  +1
  
  :d
- Vietlord
- I regret buying my G53sw haha
- derdev
- Not sure what's the reason for these terrible 1366x768 screens, but even if you are buying just for Facebook use, more pixels on the vertical would be desirable.
  
  It would be difficult for someone to be productive on a such a screen (e.g. write code, design stuff, etc.)
- Craig
- Dear Lenovo,
  
  Please stop forcing bilingual keyboards upon your Canadian customers.
  Give us a choice.
- garythevans
- ick. the specs are old and amd is not better than nvidia for graphics. Asus is most reliable pc right now. I switched from mac to asus after many grueling hours researching different models My boss has a lenovo and he will never buy another ibm machine again. My asus specs out better for $100 less. anyways here are the current specs for this pc: Ram max's out at 8gb NOT 16. which is fine today but in a year or so you will want more.
  
  KEY SPECIFICATIONS
  o Up to 2nd generation Intelï¿½ Core(TM) i7 processor
  with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
  o Up to Genuine Windowsï¿½ 7 Professional
  o Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for
  Windowsï¿½ 7 - with RapidDrive1 SSD
  technology; start your PC in as little as 9.5
  seconds and open applications 2x quicker
  o 14" HD display (1366x768), 16:9 widescreen
  o Up to NVIDIAï¿½ GeForceï¿½ 550M 1GB/2GB
  graphics supporting switchable graphics
  o Up to 8GB DDR3 memory, up to 1TB HDD &
  64GB SSD1 storage
  o Integrated Bluetoothï¿½1 & high-speed 802.11n
  Wi-Fi
  o USB2.0, USB3.01, eSATA connectors & 6in1
  card reader
  o Integrated DVD reader/writer & Blu-ray Disc(TM)1
  drive
  o Integrated 2.0M webcam
  GET ENTERTAINED
  o SRSï¿½ Premium Surround Sound(TM) audio
  enhancement with JBLï¿½ designed speakers
  o HD graphics support & HDMI output
  o OneKeyï¿½ Theater II - intelligent one-touch
  audio-visual optimization for clearer, brighter
  images and richer audio
- brianm1962
- I've been using the Y470 for about 5 months. It is fantastic.
  - Bilingual keyboard is not an issue, as I don't look at the keys very often. CNTL-SHIFT will switch modes. Keyboard layout was different from my Dell and this took me a couple of months to get used to. But I prefer the DEL key in the top-right.
  - For some reason Lenovo is not offering the Y470 with an SSD option, but the slot is there. Just add a compatible Micro SSD and off you go.
  - I haven't noticed Boot Optimizer to make much difference
  - Size and weight are better than my old Dell D630
  - Y470 also comes with 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  - Power supply jumps to 19.5V and 6.15A, so "standard" Lenovo power supplies do not work.
  - All ports are on the side. I wish power and some USB were on the back
- poopyTo
- My buddy bought the Y470P a couple of weeks ago. It shipped to him within 2 and a half weeks, regardless of the suggested shipping time.
  I think that's just to cover their own butts, in case people are expecting 2 weeks, and it becomes a little late.
  
  However, something incredible happened for him. He got this laptop, the Y470P with an English keyboard.
  We were both extremely surprised, but hopefully Lenovo is just trying to get rid of their excess Y470 shells (the P doesn't show up anywhere on the case), and they ran out of bilingual ones.
  
  Regardless, this little laptop is a beast. It runs Skyrim on High settings at over 40 fps. It has pretty decent air flow underneath the laptop. It keeps relatively quiet as well, even under load. I put in my order today, and hopefully it comes with an English keyboard too.
- donjuancarlos
- +1000 on bilingual keyboards. It's pretty much a deal-breaker for me.
- cloneman
- achc,
  that is rather poor reasoning
  
  SSD upgrades are easy to perform yourself, and usually much cheaper.
- vladmol
- Looks pretty good
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFRiS...layer_embedded
  
  Anyone know if you can swap the keyboard for a US layout?
- LagunaCid
- Any word on the battery life? This looks awesome otherwise
- olarnyk
- for some reason lenovo does not offer a higher resolution screen in canada...
  
  I would jump on this if it did. or the hp dv6 which is awesome but still only has this crap 1333x768 .
- Dr. Grinch
- for some reason lenovo does not offer a higher resolution screen in canada...
  
  I would jump on this if it did. or the hp dv6 which is awesome but still only has this crap 1333x768 .
  
  The build quality of a DV6 is atrocious compared to a decent Lenovo. Cheap plastics, poor cooling, and general junkiness. I own both, and have serviced thousands of laptops, and I will say that HP have lost the plot with their current consumer offerings.