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Lenovo has Lenovo 14w Laptop (81MQ000JUS) for $299 - $170 w/ ecoupon code THINKPEEK14 = $129. Shipping is free. Thanks tonershop

Specs:
  • AMD A6-9220C 1.8GHz 1MB Cache (Up To 2.7GHz) Processor
  • 14" 1920x1080 FHD Anti-Glare Display
  • Integrated AMD Graphics
  • 4GB DDR4 1666MHz Memory
  • 64GB eMMC
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2
  • Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.0
    • 1x USB Type-C (Charging)
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x MicroSD Card Reader
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • 3 Cell 57 WHr Battery
  • 3.39 lbs
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Processor Type : AMD® A6-9220C dual-core processor (1.80GHz, up to 2.7GHz Max Boost, 1MB Cache)
Display Type : 14" FHD (1920 x 1080) anti-glare
Memory: 4 GB DDR4 1666MHz (Onboard)
Hard Drive: 64GB eMMC
Liteon QCA 6174A 802.11ac; Bluetooth 4.2
Windows 10 Home
Model: 81MQ000JUS

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/lapt...81MQ000JUS
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Last Edited by slickkitty July 3, 2020 at 03:26 PM
RAM is not upgradable. There appears to be no SSD connector to add an SSD:
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-14-windows-10-pro-laptop-129?p=131449135#post131449135

You can use the microSD slot for storage, and some system files.

Using an SD card (or USB) as Permanent Storage in Windows 10:
https://www.radishlogic.com/tools...indows-10/

The simple, minimum steps needed to update the software and settings, withou reinstalling:
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-laptop-amd-a6-9220c-14-1080p-4gb-ddr4-64gb-emmc-129-free-shipping?p=131637961#post131637961

Also, make sure hardware acceleration is turned on for the browser and apps you are using.
How To Manage Graphics Performance Per App On Windows 10
https://www.addictivetips.com/win...indows-10/

It may also be affected by the battery/performance settings. You may want to keep the settings on max performance, even on battery.

Lenovo Support Page for 14w/Type 81MQ:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/e...s/14w/81mq

User Guide:
https://download.lenovo.com/consu...201903.pdf

Hardware Maintenance Manual:
https://download.lenovo.com/consu...201903.pdf

You cannot upgrade the SSD in this version of the 14w (the m.2 header is missing)
https://jameshasanswers.com/how-t...mq-laptop/

Bios update link:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/e...e%3Abv0as6

Windows 10 Debloater - Guide on removing misc items that is not essential to use windows
https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater


HotKey
For anyone that's interested in locking the FN key as primary button (Ex. volume , brightness etc).

Hit F2 repeatly to go to bios at the Lenovo screen.
Go to the setting call Hot key and enable it.
Then go to the last page to save and exit.

Here is the link to the manual if anyone needed it:https://download.lenovo.com/consu...201903.pdf
It's page 19 of the PDF, page 13 of the manual, if anyone is looking for it.

Touch pad driver use Elan

Graphic driver:
I went ahead and uninstall the original Radeon software and install the win 10 software (425MB). It did a complete install and updated the video driver.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/gr...on-r5-m430

My graphic driver is date 11/1/2019 version 26.20.13031.10003

Chrome youtube playback issue:
Installed H264ify extension for Chrome to optimize the GPU of this unit instead of using all the CPU's resource.

Chrome Hardware Acceleration turn on/off
https://www.lifewire.com/hardware...me-4125122

For better coloring screen:
Radeon setting and turned on the Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) and the color is completely different.

Orrrrr -
For a way nicer image from defaults:

On the desktop, right click and then clock AMD radeon settings.
Click "display"
Turn OFF varibright, virtual super res, GPU scaling; scaling mode should be full panel.
Click "color" near the top and set color temp to "automatic."

Windows Reinstall-Clean(A lot of people contributed this and put together, thx)
Step 1: download the Windows Media Creation Tool [microsoft.com]
-- plug in your USB, run the Media Creation Tool and select "Create installation media for another PC" and select version Windows 10 Pro x64

Now you have a live USB to install Windows


Step 2: download the Lenovo eMMC driver [lenovo.com]
-- open File Explorer and navigate to your Downloads folder
-- click the File menu (top left corner) > Open Windows Powershell
-- copy/paste the following command to extract the drivers:

.\annt06ww.exe /verysilent /dir=c:\lenovo_14w /extract="YES"

This puts 4 files in a folder called "lenovo_14w" on your C drive
-- When you install Windows, delete the existing partitions, click "Load driver", and navigate to this folder on your USB and select the .inf file to load your eMMC driver

Step 3: download the Qualcomm WLAN Driver [lenovo.com]
-- move this file from your Downloads folder to your "lenovo_14w" folder on the C drive that you created in Step 2
-- drag/drop to copy this whole folder to your USB

Now restart your PC and tap the F12 key while it boots
-- select your USB key from the boot manager menu

Note: Others to consider:
When downloading touch pad dirver use Elan.
When finish all windows updates use Windows 10 Debloater to get rid of junks.
Quote from DealzOnWheels :
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

...

Linux Distro(installed to eMMC not live usb):
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-laptop-amd-a6-9220c-14-1080p-4gb-ddr4-64gb-emmc-129-free-shipping?p=132126397#post132126397
Quote from SennamonTea :
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.
Quote from nnSlick :
MX-Linux installs perfectly on my two lw14s. Even the hotkeys work at the first boot and hardware video decoding works beautifully without requiring any tweak when I tried VLC or YouTube.
Zorin Lite 15 works
Linux Mint Mate 19.3 installs and works.
Ubuntu Mate 19.10 installs smoothly.
xubuntu 19.10 installs but may experience screen tearing when boot up, known issue.
Elementary OS 15.1 installs and browser gpu hardware acceleration optimized.
A lot of distros have problem dealing with the emmc/controller from other user's test.

Interested in Linux and a beginner a quick reading article wrote by Gnudist,
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-laptop-amd-a6-9220c-14-1080p-4gb-ddr4-64gb-emmc-129-free-shipping?p=131914594#post131914594

Cloudyready (Chromebook alike)
You can install cloudyready
https://www.neverware.com/freedownload

to make it a chromebook (touchpad does not work as of now). You may need this hack(link should be working now):
https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/...-3-upgrade

Chromium Hardware Acceleration In Linux
Elementary OS 5.1 may have this implemented, according to user tenkay.

tenkay's Chromium Hardware Acceleration:
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-laptop-amd-a6-9220c-14-1080p-4gb-ddr4-64gb-emmc-129-free-shipping?p=133126067#post133126067
It works and successfully changes the Chromium codec to MojoVideoDecoder in xubuntu 19.10 confirmed by slickkitty.

GPU monitor Radeontop Installation
https://slickdeals.net/f/13497700-lenovo-14w-laptop-amd-a6-9220c-14-1080p-4gb-ddr4-64gb-emmc-129-free-shipping?p=133159409#post133159409

For those still reading July 3rd 2020: Fresh Installed Ubuntu Mate 20.04 LTS runs great for couple of months since the version came out in April. The previous 19.10 had a bit of stability issues but this one is very stable. Trust me I tried to messed it up like how I did to 19.10.

Before Mate I tried xubuntu 20.04, very good and stable too. It is just my personal favor for mate. Xubuntu gives more custom adjustable options which I like. Mate is more smooth more versatile on software packages of how I like to operate. I did notice on comparison of the version that xubuntu used less ram right after boot up. Mate used a bit more but manage seemed smarter after usage.

Happy Fourth, stay healthy, and strong mind(meditation helps a lot, more than you think Wink).

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This is a great laptop for basic use. I got it three weeks ago when it was $160 at Lenovo, at this price it's amazing for a basic 1080p laptop with 4GB ram. It's an improvement over most Chromebooks in this price range. The only drawback I've found is that the touchpad, keyboard, and fascia show fingerprints easily. Other than that, it looks and feels like a high quality laptop, with a good screen, with smaller bezels than most.
it's $129...you want 4k ips screen too?

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tenkay
11-20-2019 at 09:55 AM.
11-20-2019 at 09:55 AM.
Quote from UpbeatPickle3430 :
Maybe over the next few weeks or months , people who own this laptop can visit and update the stuff that works for them in the wiki (and post here).

1) we are looking to figure out how to turn this into Chromebook, and others have said that this Lenovo 14w specs seem like it was originally made to be a Chromebook. So if we can find the closest spec'ed chromebook ... maybe we can figure out how to put the OS on this machine. ( I know about cloudready)

2) Continue to find stream-lined version of windows 10 pro/or special version that works with lower specs.

3) Continue to find the perfect Linux OS and best settings.
I offered one to NeverWare but they mumbled about needing a new kernel although I don't think they do, which would take it out into next year before they could do it. FydeOS works and gives chrome OS with linux and google play subsystems, but it was built in China and many may not care for that. I could make an image with Chromefy from a chromebook with the same touchpad, but I'd have to rebuild it every time theres a new release and that's a business I don't want to be in. Looks like we have a number of linux choices. I *may* take a deeper dive into windows optimizations, but honestly the minute I stopped scrutinizing it and just used it, it was fine.
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11-20-2019 at 10:26 AM.
11-20-2019 at 10:26 AM.
Quote from tenkay :
I offered one to NeverWare but they mumbled about needing a new kernel although I don't think they do, which would take it out into next year before they could do it. FydeOS works and gives chrome OS with linux and google play subsystems, but it was built in China and many may not care for that. I could make an image with Chromefy from a chromebook with the same touchpad, but I'd have to rebuild it every time theres a new release and that's a business I don't want to be in. Looks like we have a number of linux choices. I *may* take a deeper dive into windows optimizations, but honestly the minute I stopped scrutinizing it and just used it, it was fine.
I know you are doing all you can to improve our experience on this laptop. I was just posting to encourage us to come back and post new info that will come out in the coming months, ... and update the information in the wiki and with post.

Maybe by feb or march of 2020, distro's and neverware and other's will have image we can download and install on the 14w that will help us.

I'm thinking that many people have bought this cheap laptop the last month, and it's probably going to be offered again during BF, the hacking community may assist us too. Smilie (they love cheap tech toys to exploit and update/expand the usefulness of product). I'm not sure if they will take it up as project or not, though.
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11-20-2019 at 11:05 AM.
11-20-2019 at 11:05 AM.
man i got the staples Ryzen 3 vivobook SD today and it's so so so much better. the display is significantly better too, someone said it's enhanced viewing angle TN, so it has 178 viewing angle spec like IPS while still being TN. It's not the best display but it's well better than the lenovo and brighter. And "nanoedge", little bezels, it's actually amazing what you can get cheap now, an SSD and nanoedge display.

But the performance, absolute night and day. it no longer feels like the laptop is stuck in syrup. I'd urge anyone to return this, it's very easy through Lenovo they will email you a shipping label, and get a real laptop. Thrilled with the Vivobook for 200.

I strongly dislike 1366X768 displays, (the vivobook is 1080 btw, but no longer available) but again honestly if thats the sacrifice you need to make, do it. Just dont get something molasses slow. Get something fast enough to be usable.

as is always the case with deals, it's wasted $ if the product is no good. yes you cant get anything else for 129, but that's 129 thrown away, that you could put toward something decent, if the product is bad.

The Ryzen 3 Octane scores around 21000, similar to the 22k my SD855 phone scores and my core m3 Chromebook scores, all of which are fast machines. Now, my SD835 SD Galaxy Tab S4 I just picked up for 155 on a SD, only scored over 10k, and it's still fast, whereas the Lenovo and my N2840 Chromebook both scored ~8k (some runs 10k on the Lenovo IIRC), and are slower than dirt, so obviously the octane bench is not perfect.
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speedbump47
11-20-2019 at 12:58 PM.
11-20-2019 at 12:58 PM.
Quote from shark974 :
man i got the staples Ryzen 3 vivobook SD today and it's so so so much better.
How do you feel about the build quality overall? Does it feel plastic and not very durable?

Once you play with it a bit more, how is the battery life? What about fan noise and heat?

Thanks.
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spike32
11-20-2019 at 03:48 PM.
11-20-2019 at 03:48 PM.
maybe we can boot off another OS, but run the peppermint installer after
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spike32
11-20-2019 at 04:09 PM.
11-20-2019 at 04:09 PM.
https://community.linuxmint.com/t...l/view/171

Proceed with extreme caution on this tutorial as it may contain outdated information: a user on the forums followed step 1 and ended up with an unbootable computer (bricked).

The above is better achieved by using Plop Boot Manager; a safe way to enable booting from USB on computers that (no longer) support booting from USB. Plop can be put on a CD or installed to your MBR from Windows or Linux. See documentation at http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html.

I didn't try it
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SennamonTea
11-20-2019 at 04:26 PM.
11-20-2019 at 04:26 PM.
Quote from SennamonTea :
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 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

#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.
Alright sports fans. I have tested a few more linux OS in the past week in my free time, and I'll gladly report what my findings are and update the original post.
I tried Mint OS and Ubuntu Beaver, they are both as I expected...meh, heavy, slow. But hey everything functions so if you need robust functions, I'd recommend you to get a better laptop lol.

Ok as for the new King... or rather the new Co-King at the top rank spot for the 14w is .....drumroll..

Zorin OS 15 Lite 64bit that is just out today or yesterday, here's the link I used https://zorinos.com/download/15/lite/

Everything works out of the box, for me all I have to do is change touchpad to tab to click and install Htop in terminal(it'll prompt you, fast and easy) I love the OS look(flat, material look) that is very clean. You can certainly do the same with Xubuntu but I don't have THAT much free time on my hands. Again this is for a burner linux laptop use so I don't want to spend too much time customizing. Seriously go check out some pictures of the screens it looks great, I opted for the darker theme.

Everything runs smoothly that I have tested in the past 2 hours while cooking, following youtube videos and recipes. Anything above 1080 will you experince lag, like 60fps will lag. (all linux os lag that I tried)
Sometimes even 1080p will lag if the video isn't prebuffered. But again, par for the course for all the distros I tried.

It runs about 200mb over Xubuntu but I noticed no discernible speed difference. The highest workload I put on it is video loading on youtube.

-------------------------------------Here's my new linux ranking for this device--------------------------
Light use burner laptop with video watching and light office work.

#1 Zorin OS Lite 15. Fast, light, great clean visuals. Only edit you need is enable tap to click on touchpad, install htop for stats. Runs 200mb higher ram vs Xubuntu. But MUCH BETTER LOOKING stock, it is very similar to windows, windows users will have no issues with this set up.

#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

#4 Ubuntu and LInux Mint: everything works, just slower and laggier.

#5 Crunchbang++, keeps freezing and having issues

#6 Debian cannot start

#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
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BlueTangClam
11-20-2019 at 04:43 PM.
11-20-2019 at 04:43 PM.
Read through the entire thread and didn't see anyone mention that the emmc is detected as hard disk drive. Drive optimization wants to defrag instead of trim. Is anyone successful at changing it to solid state drive?
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11-20-2019 at 04:46 PM.
11-20-2019 at 04:46 PM.
Quote from SennamonTea :
Ok as for the new King... or rather the new Co-King at the top rank spot for the 14w is .....drumroll..

Zorin OS 15 Lite 64bit that is just out today or yesterday, here's the link I used https://zorinos.com/download/15/lite/

Everything works out of the box, for me all I have to do is change touchpad to tab to click and install Htop in terminal(it'll prompt you, fast and easy) I love the OS look(flat, material look) that is very clean. You can certainly do the same with Xubuntu but I don't have THAT much free time on my hands. Again this is for a burner linux laptop use so I don't want to spend too much time customizing. Seriously go check out some pictures of the screens it looks great, I opted for the darker theme.

Everything runs smoothly that I have tested in the past 2 hours while cooking, following youtube videos and recipes. Anything above 1080 will you experince lag, like 60fps will lag. (all linux os lag that I tried)
Sometimes even 1080p will lag if the video isn't prebuffered. But again, par for the course for all the distros I tried.

It runs about 200mb over Xubuntu but I noticed no discernible speed difference. The highest workload I put on it is video loading on youtube.

Thanks for the update. I'll have to try Zorin 15. Good news.

When you get around to testing another distro, can you install MX LINUX! It sits in top spot in Distrowatch and I have heard good things about it, and I noticed a few people thought it worked on this laptop. But seems like you have the most experience in trying all the distro's. Keep up your updates. Thanks.
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slickkitty
11-20-2019 at 04:58 PM.
11-20-2019 at 04:58 PM.
Quote from SennamonTea :
#4 Ubuntu and LInux Mint: everything works, just slower and laggier.
I tired the newest Linux Mint xfce and mate, unable to run live usb, from the start it showed emmc errors with a huge list then it tried to run but hanged.

MXLinux personally I don't like it. I do like Kubuntu, right now playing around ubuntu stu, I am really pleased to hear about the Zorin news would try it next. thanks

1 thing to add, firefox streaming is sad, vlc playing 1080p download clip 38-58ish% cpu(normally in 40% range), the other plor player would use about 10% more cpu than vlc.

Similar thing happen in chromebook, streaming youtube in chrome browser NOT as good as in youtube android app.
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tenkay
11-20-2019 at 05:20 PM.
11-20-2019 at 05:20 PM.
Quote from BlueTangClam :
Read through the entire thread and didn't see anyone mention that the emmc is detected as hard disk drive. Drive optimization wants to defrag instead of trim. Is anyone successful at changing it to solid state drive?
Pretty sure the emmc (its not an ssd) self trims. The defrag wouldn't buy you a lot either.

I should probably note that this thread now includes a clam and a pickle.
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11-20-2019 at 05:22 PM.
11-20-2019 at 05:22 PM.
Quote from UpbeatPickle3430 :
Thanks for the update. I'll have to try Zorin 15. Good news.

When you get around to testing another distro, can you install MX LINUX! It sits in top spot in Distrowatch and I have heard good things about it, and I noticed a few people thought it worked on this laptop. But seems like you have the most experience in trying all the distro's. Keep up your updates. Thanks.
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=132039568&postcount=1815
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11-20-2019 at 05:40 PM.
11-20-2019 at 05:40 PM.
I did remember someone talking about MX Linux, but it was unclear if it worked on MX Linux, only to try it since he thought it would work, since it has great manual. I did watch videos of MX Linux, and some people giving great reviews of it.
SennamonTea seems like the perfect guy to try out MX Linux on this laptop, don't you agree?

Did you try MX Linux?
I was just suggesting the one guy who tried a number of distro's to report back to us how his review of it went.

Now if you did install MX Linux on this laptop, can you tell us your experience.

If you haven't tried MX Linux yet, I'm not suggesting you install if if you have your laptop the way you like it.
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11-20-2019 at 05:41 PM.
11-20-2019 at 05:41 PM.
Updates were painless on the HP i5 I am using with windows 10. Lenovo was a metal of honor moment! Do not dare me to win the who can purchase the most laptops! I all ready blew 20k this month enough is enough. Dare me to buy 50 dare me!
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11-20-2019 at 05:45 PM.
11-20-2019 at 05:45 PM.
Quote from UpbeatPickle3430 :
I did remember someone talking about MX Linux, but it was unclear if it worked on MX Linux, only to try it since he thought it would work, since it has great manual. I did watch videos of MX Linux, and some people giving great reviews of it.
SennamonTea seems like the perfect guy to try out MX Linux on this laptop, don't you agree?

Did you try MX Linux?
I was just suggesting the one guy who tried a number of distro's to report back to us how his review of it went.

Now if you did instead MX Linux, can you tell us your experience.

If you haven't tried MX Linux yet, I'm not suggesting you install if if you have your laptop the way you like it.
I feel the windows install gives me perfectly good performance so I didn't stick with linux. In fact, I've been bouncing between the ryzen 3700x desktop I'm kicking the tires on and the 14w and thought for sure the 14w would feel like a dog considering its less than 10% of the performance, but it just isn't that bad.

Hilariously, the 3700x with an rx550 card still doesn't want to accelerate the youtube videos in hardware.
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