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expired Posted by Kevork • Dec 11, 2019

Motile 14" Laptop: AMD Ryzen 5, 14" 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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$299

$699

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Walmart has Motile 14" Laptop (M142, Black, Rose Gold or Silver) on sale for $299. Shipping is free, otherwise select free store pickup where available. Thanks Kevork

Available Colors:Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5 Processor
  • 14" 1920x1080 Display
  • 8GB Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • Windows 10
  • Ports
    • 2x USB 3.0
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • Weight: 2.55 lbs

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This is now $100 less than the previous Frontpage deal from early November.

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Walmart has Motile 14" Laptop (M142, Black, Rose Gold or Silver) on sale for $299. Shipping is free, otherwise select free store pickup where available. Thanks Kevork

Available Colors:Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5 Processor
  • 14" 1920x1080 Display
  • 8GB Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • Windows 10
  • Ports
    • 2x USB 3.0
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • Weight: 2.55 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
This is now $100 less than the previous Frontpage deal from early November.

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Written by Kevork

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this is becoming an insanely good deal. it was a good deal at 399, better at 349. and now 299? it's one of those slickdeals i'm tempted to buy even though i dont need it!
I am sure if you wait even more till 2021 or better 2022 BF, there will be even better electronics. 😛
Review for the laptop [notebookcheck.net]

Seems to be 2 M.2 slots and 1 DDR4.

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Jgayda666
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Quote from clicq :
I had to upload it to elsewhere: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1...sp=sharing
To all who are interested in upgrading to BIOS 1.06:
The THX updater service kicks off the upgrade and can be found in this folder:
C:\Program Files\THX

thx-update-svc.exe should be run as Administrator.

It will connect to the motile website and download all of the update files to C:\Windows\Temp

Once you reboot it will prompt you to update the BIOS.

It will attempt to run
Code:
C:\Windows\Temp\AFUWINx64.exe C:\WINDOWS\Temp\PF4PU1FN106.ROM /X /R /B /P /N /K /L /REBOOT
in a DOS command window

It will reboot your machine after it runs if it is successful, Otherwise the window will just close.

Mine failed with this error code:
Code:
d4 - Error: The system DMI data size is greater than ROM file's DMI data length
I had to remove the /R from the command line and re-run via Powershell as administrator.
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clicq
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Quote from Jgayda666 :
To all who are interested in upgrading to BIOS 1.06:
The THX updater service kicks off the upgrade and can be found in this folder:
C:\Program Files\THX

thx-update-svc.exe should be run as Administrator.

It will connect to the motile website and download all of the update files to C:\Windows\Temp

Once you reboot it will prompt you to update the BIOS.

It will attempt to run
Code:
C:\Windows\Temp\AFUWINx64.exe C:\WINDOWS\Temp\PF4PU1FN106.ROM /X /R /B /P /N /K /L /REBOOT
in a DOS command window

It will reboot your machine after it runs if it is successful, Otherwise the window will just close.

Mine failed with this error code:
Code:
d4 - Error: The system DMI data size is greater than ROM file's DMI data length
I had to remove the /R from the command line and re-run via Powershell as administrator.
To add to this, in case you don't want the THX updater to automatically run...

Go into Task Scheduler. In the left pane, expand the Task Scheduler library, then go into the THX folder. Under the THX Spatial Audio folder you'll see a task for the THX Update Service. Right click and select disable to stop it from running.

Also curious if anybody's had any negative experience with the new BIOS update. Does it change the model to the M141 or lose the Windows key like the previous updates?
Last edited by clicq January 8, 2020 at 05:52 PM.
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Jgayda666
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Quote from clicq :
To add to this, in case you don't want the THX updater to automatically run...

Go into Task Scheduler. In the left pane, expand the Task Scheduler library, then go into the THX folder. Under the THX Spatial Audio folder you'll see a task for the THX Update Service. Right click and select disable to stop it from running.

Also curious if anybody's had any negative experience with the new BIOS update. Does it change the model to the M141 or lose the Windows key like the previous updates?
No issues with either BIOS update - 1.05 and 1.06 are fine for me.
Windows says M142, BIOS says M141, but Windows Key remained
Last edited by Jgayda666 January 8, 2020 at 05:59 PM.
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clicq
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Quote from Jgayda666 :
No issues with either BIOS update - 1.05 and 1.06 are fine for me.
Windows says M142, BIOS says M141, but Windows Key remained
Ugh, why can't they release a correct BIOS lol.

As an aside, the model/manufacturer/etc info in windows can be modified in the registry.
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joemamascul
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Question...I got the laptop and have been using it a few weeks and love it. I have done zero updates. To be honest I don't know what you guys are talking about with driver and bios stuff. Are those things I have to update? Everything has been working great so far so I don't see a purpose.
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TouchMint
Jan 9, 2020
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Everything has been working well but I ran into a problem when trying to shutdown my computer.

As soon as I shutdown the computer auto restarts.

I've tried turning off fast boot.

Tried shutting down plugged in and unplugged.

When I hold down the power button it does shutdown however I assume that's not good for the machine?

Anyone having this problem or know a fix?
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Jgayda666
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Quote from joemamascul :
Question...I got the laptop and have been using it a few weeks and love it. I have done zero updates. To be honest I don't know what you guys are talking about with driver and bios stuff. Are those things I have to update? Everything has been working great so far so I don't see a purpose.
Bios is something to be left to people who understand what they are doing. I would not worry about it in your case, just stick with the windows updates and amd/intel driver updates

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LavishLe
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Anyone know if this can play Madden 20? Wanting to buy it for my nephew but not if it runs like crap.
Last edited by LavishLe January 8, 2020 at 10:18 PM.
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anhqn91
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Quote from Jgayda666 :
No issues with either BIOS update - 1.05 and 1.06 are fine for me.
Windows says M142, BIOS says M141, but Windows remained|
Adding on to this. Thanks for the info on BIOS by the way.
I used BIOS update guide linked in Wiki and flashed App.nsh in the DMI tool folder from Motile website to fix the model number in BIOS. All seems fine so far but with 1.0.6, keyboard light keys still not changing the brightness. It's fine for me but just noting that.
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RichP1000
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Quote from joemamascul :
Question...I got the laptop and have been using it a few weeks and love it. I have done zero updates. To be honest I don't know what you guys are talking about with driver and bios stuff. Are those things I have to update? Everything has been working great so far so I don't see a purpose.

If it's working fine for your needs, no need to update anything. Mine has been the same way - works perfectly for what I do (which is not heavy-duty gaming) and it's been trrouble-free.
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Quote from RichP1000 :
If it's working fine for your needs, no need to update anything. Mine has been the same way - works perfectly for what I do (which is not heavy-duty gaming) and it's been trrouble-free.
It should be noted that these bios updates are addressing very specific customer complaints regarding this model laptop. The 1.06 addresses problems with screens going black and not coming back from sleep states. If you look around, those are the biggest customer complaints on the web regarding this model laptop.
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Motileturd
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Quote from anhqn91 :
Adding on to this. Thanks for the info on BIOS by the way.
I used BIOS update guide linked in Wiki and flashed App.nsh in the DMI tool folder from Motile website to fix the model number in BIOS. All seems fine so far but with 1.0.6, keyboard light keys still not changing the brightness. It's fine for me but just noting that.
My BIOS updated automatically to 1.06. The on screen symbol for the brightness change isn't showing up but the brightness is changing normally.
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wildpig1234
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So anyone found a good small usb C 65w+ charger that also have a regular usb port? i would like to have just one brick if possible to charge laptop, phone, BT, and power bank. thanks.
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Quote from LavishLe :
Anyone know if this can play Madden 20? Wanting to buy it for my nephew but not if it runs like crap.
Minimum gfx requirement is GTX 660 which is still signifcantly faster than Vega8... so no:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...2vsm378274

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gd224
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Side note: What is the key press to get into the BIOS at startup? TAB doesn't work for me. I can get into it from the settings menu in Windows but that a bit of a hassle.

Also the BIOS update worked fine on mine. The updater didn't work the first time I ran it but it worked when I restarted it (I believe it auto ran). BIOS shows 1.06 now.

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