When comparing Lenovo Y50 vs Dell Latitude 7285, the Slant community recommends Dell Latitude 7285 for most people. In the question“What are the best laptops for business?” Dell Latitude 7285 is ranked 4th while Lenovo Y50 is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Dell Latitude 7285 is:
The Latitude 7285 has three compatible keyboards to choose from. There's the obvious wireless charging keyboard, an ultra-slim keyboard built to be portable and a productivity keyboard equipped with a power pack that adds an additional four hours of battery life to the laptop.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Bright backlit keyboard
The red backlit keyboard is very bright.
Pro Slim
At 0.9 by 15.2 by 10.4 inches, the Lenovo Y50 is pretty slim for a gaming laptop.
Pro Nice design
By utilizing angles in the design the device looks a lot less blocky then its predecessor while also looking more thin than it is.
Pro JBL speakers sound great
The included JBL speakers have a good bit of punch, sounding great with movies and games alike.
Pro Huge amount of storage
This has a hybrid 1TB SSHD with 8GB of nand flash.
Pro Has three different keyboard to choose from
The Latitude 7285 has three compatible keyboards to choose from. There's the obvious wireless charging keyboard, an ultra-slim keyboard built to be portable and a productivity keyboard equipped with a power pack that adds an additional four hours of battery life to the laptop.
Cons
Con Shallow keys
The keyboard feels shallow, something that should not have been compromised for a gaming device. Considering PC gaming is all about keyboard and mouse, a shallow keyboard leads to mistakes while gaming.
Con Poor display
With lackluster viewing angles matched with low brightness and poor color reproduction, the display is not that great. Especially when considering that the laptop is meant for gaming and multimedia.
Con The wireless charging pad and keyboard are sold separately
In order to be able to actually wirelessly charge this laptop, you will need to buy the wireless charging keyboard and wireless charging pad which are both sold separately from the laptop.
Con The charging pad can't be used to charge smartphones as well
Since the charging pad for this laptop uses the WiTricity standard instead of the more widely-used Qi standard for wireless chargers, you can't use it for much else besides this laptop.