Update: Lenovo has the IdeaPad Y480 209386U 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3610QM 14" Notebook (Dawn Gray) for $1449 - $500 off with coupon code
1TBSALE [Exp 5/3] =
$949 with free shipping. Features 8GB DDR3 memory, 1TB HDD, 32GB SSD, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT640M GPU, Bluetooth 4.0 and Windows 7 HP x64.
Thanks, matthew!Tiger Direct has the Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 2093-4FU 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3610QM 14" Notebook for $1000 + $0 shipping =
$1000 shipped.
Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M, Windows 7 HP x64
Skip this deal and check out the better options direct from Lenovo (but beware of shipping delays):
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=C7563337D3E07CC4B84607F2E57AE7FD
Besides the shipping delay, a few other things to keep in mind:
- the lower-end Y480's are coming with the 640m LE, which is a much-inferior card to the standard 640m. It's not clear yet which version the 209386U has, even though it lists 2GB memory
- also not clear if the OS is on the 32GB SSD. Stands to reason it is, but I'm not sure I'd trust the sales rep if you ask them.
- this is the first week Lenovo has listed the Y480 -- for sure prices will come down (and options will go up) in the next several weeks. So caveat emptor.
Tear-down spec sheet:
http://consumerdl.lenovo.com.cn/UserFiles/UserGuide/en/User%27s%20guides%20and%20manuals/Y480Y580/Lenovo%20Y480&Y580%20Hardware%20Maintenance%20Manual%20V0pdf