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Lenovo IdeaPad Y560: Entertainment Delight

By Aloysius Low - 16 Dec 2010

Battery Performance and Portability Index

Battery Performance and Portability Index

With the 15.6-inch form factor, you can't really expect the IdeaPad Y560 to be a portable device, but sometimes, on the off chance that you'll need to bring it around with you, it's a good thing to have some staying power in terms of battery life.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 is powered by this 11.1V, 57Whr battery.

Putting it though its paces, the Y560 lasted just about 98 minutes, or 1 hour and 38 minutes, on our DVD looping test (which in this case, the notebook didn't quite have enough time to loop our video). The Y560 isn't really any better than the Y550P, which lasted just 92 minutes. There really isn't that big of a difference between both units, though the Y560 does last a little longer thanks to its slightly larger battery capacity.

As for the power efficiency of the notebook, we're pleased to report that it's actually better at not wasting energy as can be seen in the graph below. That's quite an improvement so despite the faster and more powerful hardware, the notebook still manages to come out better in power consumption. Good work on Lenovo.

Lastly, our Portability Index is a test where the notebook's uptime is divided by the product of its weight and volume. What you get is a ratio, and the higher the number, the more portable a notebook is compared to other similar notebooks. The key here is comparing it with notebooks of a similar class. In this case, the Y560 fares somewhat reasonably against its competitors, though keep in mind that it's still well under 2 hours of battery up-time.

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  • Design 8.5
  • Features 9
  • Performance 9
  • Value 9
  • Mobility 8
The Good
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Good value for money
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