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It was slow for me too, guys, but if you tweak the system, allocate virtual space for ram, etc., It is actually pretty decent...
My worries were ram and hd, I fixed those though, thankfully. My secret?: Tweek (not the powder or rocks, ie ur settings, fix them n00bz) Create virtual memory from the he, I allocated 16gb so for me I have 20gb of ram on this, 4gb + 16 virtual Get large memory card, I have 256gb and may upgrade, as needed ... |
Ok so I've had this laptop for a few days now and tested almost all the LInux Distros for those interested.
Here are the list of the best experiences right after install(all are 64bit): #1 Zorin Lite 15 #1 Xubuntu 18.04, only edit you will need is change touchpad behavior to disable trackpad while typing(enable and set it to 0.2 seconds, increase time if you need to). Other minor gripe is it doesn't come with htop, but it'll prompt you in terminal on how to install. Super fast start up(~5seconds to log in from cold) #1*Peppermint 10, this distro actually works the best right out of the box, all hotkeys work and everything. HOWEVER, this is a big however. I cannot get this distro to install, it errors out at configing since it doesn't have the controller for the eMMc drive. If you can get it to install I figure it'd be just as good if not better than Xubuntu #2 Manjaro 18.1.2XFCE, very good but has some screen flicker at max brightness and slower than Xubuntu. Also sometimes on start up it has graphical glitches. #3 Lubuntu 18.10. Everything good except one thing, which for me is a pretty big no, default driver for touchpad does not enable tap to click on touchpad, I didn't stay long enough to enable it. #4 Lubuntu Mate18.04.3 :good but slower than previous distros, also has more screen tear for me on youtube #5 Crunchbang++, keeps freezing and having issues #6 Debian cannot start Edit: I haven't tried installing to the eMMC, but the machine runs Debian stable reasonably well installed on a USB 3.0 dongle. I highly recommend the 5.2 backports kernel & the backports firmware-atheros package. Bluetooth is working. #7Bodhi LInux 5.0.0: freezing/slow/slow startup #8 PopOS: I tried a heavier OS for fun, this seems to work just fine, a little slower than the rest but as expected for a heavier specced OS I didn't try Linux mint or Ubuntu, those are heavier distros that I did not want to touch. They usually work with everything but not my purpose of using this laptop. Hope this helps you. |
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1) follow the steps presented in this video - I do this to all my windows machines regardless of their speed: https://youtu.be/IU5F01oOzQQ
2) update the bios from Lenovo's web page. Mine was 3 revs back! Also update the video drivers from AMD's website as well.
3) make sure you run ALL the Windows updates. Keep checking until it finds no more updates.
4) I am really into watching YouTube videos. You can get 1080p videos to run full screen at 60 fps if you use a browser called Pale Moon. Works great without consuming too many resources.
5) I tried a couple of lighter Linux distros but they could not play YouTube as well well as windows does... Some things never change it seems.
6) If I come up with any additional hints I will let you know. This laptop is fine after tweaking... Still a little slow but fine.
7)nInam.going to try installing Android on it later this week. If it turns out to function well I will share my results.
Since it's designed for education and students, how can it stand the abuse of the average kid who doesn't know much about computers.
Since it's designed for education and students, how can it stand the abuse of the average kid who doesn't know much about computers.
Yes, you will want to install the Windows 10 feature update. And update some of the drivers. That takes some time. But after that it's fine.
One upside of it beings Windows is that it allows you to install printer drivers.
It's also a great looking, well built laptop. Though it does fingerprint.
Fun thread because we had 2 camps in the thread, some that thought it would be decent laptop for 129 dollars that would be good for light tasks. And the other camp that told us PLAIN OUT STRAIGHT this dog of a laptop sucks bad.
It depends what your plans are for this laptop, and if it meets your needs, and many of us are trying to discern this from other people's experiences in this thread. Conflicting info and experience, tough gamble for me. So better safe than sorry. Wisdom is learning from others experiences, rather than having to repeat the same mistake as others. It was mainly the part that many, many people were saying the CPU was at 100 percent when just opening a few webpages, and device had problems without doing hardly anything. I have had that experience with other laptops in my life, and I know how frustrating that experience is.
And the final nail in the coffin for me was absolutely NO way to upgrade the ram or install SSD in laptop. Everything is soldered on motherboard. Yikes, stuck with 4 gig ram and 64gb of eMMc forever ... going into 2020-2021.
Big upgrade for tiny money. Bigger screen and keyboard, ability to install printer drivers, great build quality, warranty. After installing Win10 1903 and cleaning up the hard drive, with Chrome, there's only 20GB of space used.
The handful of negative posters on here are mostly people who don't know their stuff talking to each other. Or people who had crazy ideas about what this should do. Everyone else is already using it, not wasting their time on SD.
The person who posted most in this thread never even actually tried it out. But sure had a lot to say.
BROWSER: Microsoft Edge is pre-installed. If you prefer a different browser (such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera) install that
BROWSER EXTENSION: If you're using Chrome or Firefox and getting poor video performance on Youtube, install either the h264ify extension or the enhanced h264ify extension.
BIOS AND DRIVERS: Most of the driver changes are negligible, but:
- You will want to run the BIOS update from the Lenovo support page:
https://pcsupport.lenov
- Be sure to update the video driver. Check in Control Panel, Device Manager, Display Adapters to make sure you have the July 2019 version or later.
WINDOWS UPDATES: You can use it all you want out of the box. You may want to pause updates in Windows Updates in Settings until you're ready to do the update.
When you get time and don't need the computer - run Windows Update until it stops updating. Choose yes to updating Feature Update 1903 (that is, the March 2019 update). It will take time both before and after a restart.
If you don't get offered the option to update to 1903, try running Windows Update Assistant:
https://support.microso
You only need to do a feature update (major release of Windows changes) once or twice a year. Wait a few months after it's released for them to work out the bugs.
UNINSTALL PROGRAMS: If you want to clean up the Start menu, you can select programs to uninstall using CCleaner, in the Tools menu. In particular, you can uninstall a lot of the Windows 10 apps if you like. CCleaner is available in free versions, either with an installer or as a portable version.
https://www.ccleaner.co
DISK CLEANUP: Once you're sure it seems to be running fine - use it for a few days, maybe - run Disk Cleanup. Do the Delete system files option. This deletes the old versions of Windows etc, so once you do this it can't be rolled back. That's why you may want to give it a few days.
Disk Cleanup can take a long time (there's 10-20GB to clean up after a Feature Update); then Restart and it will take a long time again to actually free the space. So let it run when you don't need the computer.
https://support.microso
Do a Disk Cleanup regularly
If you have a lot of other programs you want to install - this might not be the laptop to choose. But my install of Win 10 1903 and Chrome was 20GB, leaving plenty of space IMO. I did delete the Office apps, so most people would end up with closer to 23GB or so used on the drive.
Note that if there isn't space to install an update in the future - Windows 10 will ask/allow you to use a USB as working space for it to install the update. So you shouldn't need to worry about keeping 20-30GB empty for future Windows updates.
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https://pcsupport.lenov
The BIOS update addresses a security vulnerability, so... no, not negligible at all. Should be step 1.
Edit: Make that step 2... make sure your Windows license activates before altering the BIOS.
- Run Windows Update until it stops updating. Choose yes to updating Feature Update 1903. You only need to do a feature update (major release of Windows changes) once or twice a year.
- Once you're sure it seems to be running fine, run Disk Cleanup. Do the Delete system files option. Can take a long time, then Restart and it will take a long time. Let it run when you don't need the computer.
https://support.microso
Do a Disk Cleanup regularly
- The driver and BIOS changes are negligible, but you may want to run the BIOS update from the Lenovo support page:
https://pcsupport.lenov
- If you prefer a different browser (such as Chrome) install that
If you have a lot of other programs you want to install - this might not be the laptop to choose.
For those who complains no upgrade, slow - you need to be informed to make a purchase.
P.S. I use opera for browser, edge or chrome are resource hogs.
P.S. No need to update to the latest win10 1903, I am keeping 1809. Long update time without obvious benefit to get 1903.
I have a 6th-gen HP probook, but I prefer this one due to the quietness for simple things.
I have a 6th-gen HP probook, but I prefer this one due to the quietness for simple things.
Running a 1080p60f video next to me ATM with 100% CPU @ 2.6ghz for 10 min already. No sound at all( I had the sound off testing it).
Battery life looks good, but have to test it more in different scenarios.
FYI, you don't have to run the Education version. I installed the regular version Windows 10 Pro from USB (direct from Microsoft via the Media Creation Tool) and it activated just fine. Although, it might be important to note that I had previously activated the Education version out of the box... I don't know if that makes a difference (Microsoft's licensing requirements are head-spinning). But, bottom line, I've got regular Windows 10 Pro activated with a digital license.
There are several good reasons to clean-install 1903 from USB, but suffice to say you're nuts if you run a Lenovo-modified system image.
It's extremely easy, and the whole process is faster than installing all the 1809 updates. You'll end up with a slightly lighter and more secure system.
Just be sure to download, at the very least, the WLAN (wi-fi) driver ahead of time, or you won't be able to get online at all (without a USB ethernet dongle).
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Running a 1080p60f video next to me ATM with 100% CPU @ 2.6ghz for 10 min already. No sound at all( I had the sound off testing it).
Battery life looks good, but have to test it more in different scenarios.
For example, I have a PC desktop going, and I just loaded firefox youtube video in 1080p 60f and it uses 6 percent of my CPU. The times in my life where I had laptops and it was at 100 percent CPU, it would slow to a crawl and studder. I would like it better if I was on this laptop and it only used 20 percent CPU running YouTube 1080p 60f.