The Y710 is one huge notebook, it weighs 3.7 kgs after all, but that doesn't mean that it is not stylish. This notebook really is. It looks gorgeous in its glossy exterior with Halo lighting on the sides and backlit Lenovo logo on the top. (The colors of the Halo lighting and the logo can be controlled via the installed software.) The ergonomics are decent; interestingly Lenovo has done some alterations in the usual keyboard design. Right next to the full QWERTY keyboard, Lenovo designers have placed extra large arrow keys which would be loved by gamers. Then a CPU control switch that will crank up or down the clock speed of the CPU for higher performance or silent performance is included.

You will even find a mini-LCD next to the keyboard which displays date, time and battery status. On top of the keyboard there is the touch sensitive AV control panel as well as indicator lights.

The Y710 has been updated in terms of configuration ever since its launch. The revamped model comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor running at 2.1 GHz with 2 GB DDR2 RAM and ATi HD2600 graphics. The 17” display has been upgraded to full HD with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. We ran our standard benchmarks on the notebook for determining its performance. In 3DMark06 the notebook scored an above average 2313 marks where as in PCMark05 it got a decent score of 5285 marks. In batterymark it gave us a battery runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes which honestly speaking was a bit disappointing. The strange thing was that when we chose the Turbo mode for CPU and ran the 3Dmark benchmark the score fell down to 1300 marks instead of going higher. We couldn't get the reason why it happened, maybe guys at Lenovo would be able to explain that.

There were several other issues too that we came across with the notebook.

First the frameless display had a sort of anti-glare coating on it which made the display look grainy; we felt as if a plastic sheet is wrapped on it which however wasn't the case. Secondly the notebook's temperatures were insanely high. During benchmarks the CPU temperature reached up to 80 degrees Celsius whereas the graphics card temperature reached a staggering 83 degrees Celsius. These high temperatures point at high levels of stress and possibly reduced notebooks life as well as less battery life.

You could also look at the Acer Aspire 8920G for 80k which comes with a larger display, better performance as well as better battery life.

Lenovo Idepad Y710 Rs 45,000 onwards	Performance Coolness
Pros Full HD display, sound, ergonomics Cons Display, high temperatures Sold by Lenovo India, www.lenovo.com/in	Specs Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz, 2 GB RAM, ATI HD2600, 250 GB HDD, DVD-R/W, HDMI, WiFi, 1.3 MP webcam, 3 USB ports, 6-in-1 card reader, VGA out, express card slot. 3.6kg Verdict