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Lenovo IdeaPad 330 15.6" Laptop: Ryzen 5 2500U, 256GB SSD, 8GB DDR4, Vega 8 Expired
$500
$679.99
+ Free S&H
Newegg has Lenovo IdeaPad 330 15.6" Laptop (81D2005CUS) on sale $499.99. Shipping is free. Thanks sr71
Specs
Specs
- 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD Display
- AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 2GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo) Processor
- AMD VEGA 8 Integrated Graphics
- 8GB DDR4 Memory
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- Dual Band 802.11ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.1
- Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.0 Type-C
- 2x USB 3.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x 4-in-1 Card Reader
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
- 2 Cell 35 WHr Li-Ion Battery
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| Manufacturer: | Lenovo |
| Model Number: | 81D2005CUS |
| Product SKU: | N82E16834850877 |
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has Celeron N4000 Dual-Core Processor, 4GB RAM, 1Tb hdd and no graphics card
it is a stripped down, basic unit vs this one
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Technical review: https://www.notebookche
Seems likely that it will upgrade to 20GB RAM with the addition of 16GB ddr4-2666 that'll run you over $130 on Amazon.
It's a TN panel.
"Throttling is severe at almost 41 percent according to our CineBench R15 loop test. Thus, while the Ryzen 5 2500U is a powerful Intel alternative on paper, owners of the Lenovo won't benefit fully from the AMD processor when gaming or under high loads."
it's still an ok machine, but the cheaper, supposedly slower, processor on the intel version 330S is actually faster, doesn't burn your lap as much, and has marginally better battery life. the single channel RAM neuters the otherwise great onboard video on this model. i don't think the RAM price is worth the upgrade on this machine, but it might marginally improve performance if you want to go that way.
I haven't powered up yet. I understand that the machine will want to go through updates immediately. I'm tempted to boot from usb, installing bloatfree Windows 10 Home 64bit.
"Throttling is severe at almost 41 percent according to our CineBench R15 loop test. Thus, while the Ryzen 5 2500U is a powerful Intel alternative on paper, owners of the Lenovo won't benefit fully from the AMD processor when gaming or under high loads."
it's still an ok machine, but the cheaper, supposedly slower, processor on the intel version 330S is actually faster, doesn't burn your lap as much, and has marginally better battery life. the single channel RAM neuters the otherwise great onboard video on this model. i don't think the RAM price is worth the upgrade on this machine, but it might marginally improve performance if you want to go that way.
"Memory
8192 MB , DDR4 4 GB soldered + 4 GB PC4-21300, 17-17-17-39, Dual-Channel"
I'm hoping the fan issues are related to power management/bios that'd be easier for some of us to address.
Questions:
1) What type of USB C is this (hoping Thunderbolt vs the other 8 types, yes 8, of USB C)?
2) Is the RAM upgradeable beyond 8GB (listed as 4GB Onboard & 4GB Dimm, assuming onboard equals soldered)?
3) Is the SSD upgradeable or soldered?
However when I switched to the nvme drive I made sure to back up the stock HGST as I had to wipe the disk in order for the bios to use the nvme to boot. Something hp did in the bios I read somewhere.
Like I said though that's hp, so where or not the ram is soldered and if it has a nvme slot are totally unknown to me.
Lastly, if you're buying a laptop to play video games, you should be re-evaluating your life.
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They all do if you don't defragment and run disc cleanup. CCleaner is your friend. You also need to clear your cache and browser history at least 1x a month.
Lastly, if you're buying a laptop to play video games, you should be re-evaluating your life.
Lastly, if you're buying a laptop to play video games, you should be re-evaluating your life.
You must lead a hard life.
Case - plastic vs aluminum
HD - 256GB SSD vs 1TB 5400rpm
Screen - 1080p vs 720p
Ryzen 5 2500u with Vega 8 is more than capable of running Fortnite. Look up benchmarks on YouTube, preferrably for this specific model. Frankly, Vega is the best integrated graphics the world has ever seen. It comes down to how it's been implemented by the OEM and the laptop's cooling solution for the most part. Again, look up benchmarks for the particular model of laptop you're looking for, Ryzen 5 2500u does not perform the same in every laptop.
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