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

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$299

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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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shark974
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!
logicpad
I am sure if you wait even more till 2021 or better 2022 BF, there will be even better electronics. 😛
kirayamato26
Review for the laptop [notebookcheck.net]

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

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konjecture
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Quote from clicq :
The latest BIOS (1.06) is pretty easy to install (once you extract the zip file, there is a flashing program and the BIOS - you call the program with the right parameters and it'll flash it) but it doesn't seem to come with the EC firmware (which is what was difficult to upgrade with 1.05). But as I mentioned previously, both the 1.05 and 1.06 bios updates have some issues.

As for the automatic bios update I'm not sure why you're not seeing it. You could try manually running the updater (it's in program files\THX) as update-thx.exe I think...but I personally disabled it.
So I'm not updating the BIOS until they fix the issues, however, what exactly am I missing by not updating the BIOS? To me it seems like everything seems to be running smooth for me currently although I have only used it for a couple of days.
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euuser4279838
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Quote from Darkshade214 :
nevermind

Fixed it w/ bios rom file and c341a programmer.
Would you mind sharing how you did it ? Is the BIOS chip socketted into the board or do you have to undo the soldering to get to it ? Also where is the chip located ?
Thanks so much.
Jan 24, 2020
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wildpig1234
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I am still on the original bios and everything is running fine so far. i did a clean windows install so there is no more underlying background surreptitious program trying to update my bios automatically.

Not feel like i am missing much running the original bios
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wildpig1234
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after 24 hr experience with a usb C power supply and barrel plug adapter, i notice once while the motile intermittently flipping between on battery and plug in status. It seems to happen when playing 4K video or i guess when you tax both cpu and gpu. but it also happen once a while even with medium cpu usage.

These are the accessories i use:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1


That usb C adapter suppose to supply 60W to the usb C. It's being used by itself with no other usb device connecting to the power adapter.

Anyone else also notice this? I am getting a usb power meter and gonna do some measurements...
Jan 25, 2020
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thedesi
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Does anyone know how to get the THX Color display profile restored upon PC reset. I tried what's in wiki but cant get it to work.
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Darkshade214
Jan 25, 2020
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Quote from AvalonXIII :
Would you mind sharing how you did it ? Is the BIOS chip socketted into the board or do you have to undo the soldering to get to it ? Also where is the chip located ?
Thanks so much.
It's the square 8 pin chip slightly above the m.2 slot, I think. You don't need to de-solder it.

I bought this kit, it comes with a ch341a programmer and test clip: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1

Follow this tutorial to set the programmer and test clip up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2...2B0&t=688s

Here are my steps:
-Run Ubuntu (or any distro you like) on VMWare on a functional PC and install flashrom via terminal (sudo apt-get install flashrom)
-Open up a web browser and download the BIOS firmware FOR YOUR DEVICE from the Motile Support Website (link located in the wiki)
-Extract the ROM file from the downloaded .zip file. In my case I have the M141 so, I extracted the PF4PU1FN105.ROM file from one of the sub-folders nested in that archive
-Connect the programmer to your PC. VMWare will prompt you to connect the USB to the host or virtual machine. Select virtual machine
-Crack open your lappy then attach the test clip to the BIOS chip (8 pin chip slightly above the first M.2 slot) and make sure the metal contacts are touching each pin.
-Open Terminal and type: sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi -r new.bin
-If flashrom detects that the connected chip is a GD25LQ128, proceed to the next step If it gives you crap about being unable to detect anything, unplug the programmer from your PC, reattach the test clip to the BIOS chip, plug the programmer back in, then run the command again.
-Close the terminal and open another instance.
-CD into the path of the extracted .ROM file
-Type in: sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi -w <.ROM file> (In my case I ran sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi -w PF4PU1FN105.ROM)
-Let the process run, it should take up to 30 min to complete.
-Assuming everything went well and the verification was successful, screw the back plate on, power on your laptop, wait 5-10 seconds, and then you should be met with Motile-THX splash screen. You'll then be taken to the BIOS setup page soon after.
-Save and Exit out of there.
-Done.
Last edited by Darkshade214 January 25, 2020 at 06:16 AM.
Jan 25, 2020
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Jan 25, 2020
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Quote from clicq :
I had the same issue with the latest AMD software, which many others have reported (see https://community.amd.com/thread/246292 for example).

I ended up reverting to a previous driver (https://www.amd.com/en/support/pr...en-5-3500u ), the last Adrenaline 2019 release. Supposedly you can fix the issue by resetting the software to defaults or doing a clean install...
wow just reverted to 2019 driver and instantly my battery jumped to 6 hour estimate from before it was 1 hour 45 min estimate before driver restart

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Jan 25, 2020
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Scaevola
Jan 25, 2020
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dead ...349.99 super bummed.. wish I had clicked next?

anyone else have recommendations on a lappy that pull dual monitors and find groups?
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For any of you who have used the barrel plug adapter to power the laptop via a USB-C PD AC Adapter, has anyone tried a PD adapter with 30W or 45W instead of 60/65W? Just wondering if it will charge at all. For instance my 30W adapter says it will do 20V/1.5A.
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clicq
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Quote from wildpig1234 :
after 24 hr experience with a usb C power supply and barrel plug adapter, i notice once while the motile intermittently flipping between on battery and plug in status. It seems to happen when playing 4K video or i guess when you tax both cpu and gpu. but it also happen once a while even with medium cpu usage.

These are the accessories i use:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1


That usb C adapter suppose to supply 60W to the usb C. It's being used by itself with no other usb device connecting to the power adapter.

Anyone else also notice this? I am getting a usb power meter and gonna do some measurements...
I use the same ZeroLemon charger, also with a generic USB C cable (mine is Ugreen though), and a USB C barrel adapter from eBay and I don't notice it flipping to battery at any point. I do have a cheap USB C power meter, and for me, at least on a fully charged battery, the power draw ranged from 10 W to 50 W -- the 50W was done while running a Cinebench benchmark.

Quote from dimjim :
For any of you who have used the barrel plug adapter to power the laptop via a USB-C PD AC Adapter, has anyone tried a PD adapter with 30W or 45W instead of 60/65W? Just wondering if it will charge at all. For instance my 30W adapter says it will do 20V/1.5A.
It will *probably* work -- just browsing slickdeals, the laptop uses about 20W. But it does spike up to 50W, and if you also have to charge the battery, it probably isn't enough juice.
Jan 25, 2020
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wildpig1234
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Quote from clicq :
I use the same ZeroLemon charger, also with a generic USB C cable (mine is Ugreen though), and a USB C barrel adapter from eBay and I don't notice it flipping to battery at any point. I do have a cheap USB C power meter, and for me, at least on a fully charged battery, the power draw ranged from 10 W to 50 W -- the 50W was done while running a Cinebench benchmark.

It will *probably* work -- just browsing slickdeals, the laptop uses about 20W. But it does spike up to 50W, and if you also have to charge the battery, it probably isn't enough juice.
try something that will task the gpu a lot like furmark. yeah. the flipping to battery intermittently is not acceptable,esp with a 60w adapter. thats why i got the meter coming......
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wildpig1234
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using y cruncher it took 120s for the motile to calculate 500Million pi digit. The costco HP with i5-1035G4 took 109 sec to calculate 1Billion digits with dual channel ram.

that's exactly the result i was expecting.
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clicq
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Quote from wildpig1234 :
try something that will task the gpu a lot like furmark. yeah. the flipping to battery intermittently is not acceptable,esp with a 60w adapter. thats why i got the meter coming......
The highest power draw I could get running Furmark and Cinebench was 55W. I guess I have to try running the battery down, to add the charging draw into that. But at least for me, it seems like in normal usage 60W is plenty and it doesn't switch to battery.
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Video on using the M2 slot to do eGPU mod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su3WUNyYklE

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Jan 25, 2020
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Quote from clicq :
The highest power draw I could get running Furmark and Cinebench was 55W. I guess I have to try running the battery down, to add the charging draw into that. But at least for me, it seems like in normal usage 60W is plenty and it doesn't switch to battery.
Use chrome and do a playback of 4K youtube video on a 4K TV or monitor and you will definitely exceed 60W sometimes.

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