Lenovo's 3D IdeaPad Y560d reviewed

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By Darren Murph posted Oct 7th 2010 4:00PM
If you had any doubts that the 3D bandwagon was taking no prisoners in an attempt to fill up and overflow, look no further than Lenovo's 3D IdeaPad Y560d. Yeah, a 3D laptop from Lenovo. The folks over at Hot Hardware were able to spend a bit of quality time with this beast, but unlike many of Lenovo's machines, this one wasn't exactly an easy sell. In fact, they firmly stated that it's only a surefire recommendation to those who will be utilizing the 3D panel with great frequency, noting that the decision to toss a power-hungry Core i7 into an otherwise portable machine led to subpar battery life that would frustrate frequent travelers. Gaming performance was found to be satisfactory, though, and while the overall performance seemed fine, the 7200RPM hard drive in their test unit is apparently unavailable in the shipping unit (which holds a 5400RPM drive). At any rate, they did state that other units in the Y560 line would be better options for more well-rounded consumers, so unless you plan on living with a set of 3D glasses on, you're probably better off passing over this one. Hit the source for the full skinny. Hot Hardware

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[cybereality]

Just read the actual review. Its a friggin' joke. To test the 3D video capabilities of the laptop they went out and bought the Coraline anaglyph DVD. Then they go on to say the 3D on the movie was not impressive. It is not really clear if they were using the anaglyph glasses that come with the DVD or, more likely, tried to use the passive glasses on an anaglyph DVD. So they were probably not even seeing any 3D at all. Idiots.