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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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Quote from jdawgman05 :
Is this laptop good just OOB or does one need to do these BIOS updates? I dont recall there being lengthy BIOS discussions in the other feed for the cheaper Ryzen 3.
Machine works just fine without BIOS updates. The updates apply to both variants, so feel free to update for cheap thrills. You could also kick off some BIOS discussions on the other threads if you feel like it. This one is expired after all.
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so the black model is not available directly from walmart anymore it seems? wondering if they will ever get more in...
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First off, THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed. It has helped me out a great deal here. I was one of the few unfortunate whose laptop would request to update the BIOS and the keyboard would stop working. Also, the screen would not turn on from sleep mode unless it was plugged in or I would repeatedly turn off/on the laptop. Upon updating my BIOS based on the instructions here (flawless by the way and forever grateful) I have only 1 issue left and 1 question..

Issue: At times when typing into the WIN10 search it won't allow me to click/right click on the results. Restarting takes care of this until it decides to do it again at random. Doesn't happen every time.

Question: Fn+F2 (lock) I haven't figured out how to make it work. Am I doing something wrong? I thought it was supposed to "lock"/prevent keyboard typing
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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I noticed I would go to open my laptop and it would already be on. Sometimes if I left it unplugged, it would drain the battery.

I thought at first the magnet was hitting the base of the chassis and the laptop wasn't going to sleep. Then I realized if you squeeze the closed laptop too hard or put something a little heavy on it, the screen will depress a key and turn it on. Be alert of this.
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I did a clean install of Windows 10 and now I don't have fan control.
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Quote from kvjimbo01 :
I did a clean install of Windows 10 and now I don't have fan control.
fan control is built into the bios, not windows 10. The onscreen status display needs a driver though. After you do the clean install you might not see the fan control status being displayed on screen anymore when you press the fn f5 due to the lack of status display driver. . But the two modes are still certainly there and you can still switch them using fn f5. Look at the LED on the power button. Solid is basic mode. Slow dimming and brightening is silent mode.

This was discussed in the wiki at the beginning of this thread. .

I am looking for this particular driver. If anyone knows how to get it let me know. i don't think its included on motile support site.
Last edited by wildpig1234 January 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM.
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So finally this 1.06 BIOS update notification popped up when I switched on my laptop today (after almost a week of having it with me). In contrast to what everyone else was saying, my update went smooth. It opened up a command window and then did some stuff, then restarted itself. I went ahead and checked msinfo32 and now I have 1.06 BIOS (from 1.03 that it came with).

Anyone know what improvements they made in the 1.06 version?

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Quote from MoisesA7010 :
the old integrated intel? or the new iris plus graphics found in some 10th gen intel cpus.
The best budget laptop was that costco $280 14" that all came with i5-10th gen cpus and iris plus graphics. it was benchmarking 8000+ and in the thread there was comparisons in graphics and it blew away the vega 8
Can you share the link of that deal?
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Quote from EmmaCarter :
Can you share the link of that deal?
Quote from MoisesA7010 :
the old integrated intel? or the new iris plus graphics found in some 10th gen intel cpus.
The best budget laptop was that costco $280 14" that all came with i5-10th gen cpus and iris plus graphics. it was benchmarking 8000+ and in the thread there was comparisons in graphics and it blew away the vega 8
https://slickdeals.net/f/13524451-costco-members-hp-14-laptop-i3-1005g1-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win-10-s-280-free-shipping?v=1

The deal is dead online a while back. If you visit the local costco and ask them persistently to check every single box of that model/item number, they might have one. I don't know if the price of $299 is still good. some of the stores may or may not have anymore of the i5 ones due to new arrival of the "correct" i3 ones.

The i3 one is comparable to motile r3 with the exception that it's faster in single core and dual core cpu bench. but the price of $299 compared to $199 for the motile R3 is not very good. also i3 comes with the old uhd graphics

Iris G4 in i5-1035G4 is good but i wouldnt say it blew away vega8. see this bench:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...9vsm441833

i7-1065g7 with the G7 iris: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/23909249 beats vega 8 by about 20% graphicwise
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Quote from wildpig1234 :
fan control is built into the bios, not windows 10. The onscreen status display needs a driver though. After you do the clean install you might not see the fan control status being displayed on screen anymore when you press the fn f5 due to the lack of status display driver. . But the two modes are still certainly there and you can still switch them using fn f5. Look at the LED on the power button. Solid is basic mode. Slow dimming and brightening is silent mode.

This was discussed in the wiki at the beginning of this thread.

I am looking for this particular driver. If anyone knows how to get it let me know. i don't think its included on motile support site.


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Quote from konjecture :
So finally this 1.06 BIOS update notification popped up when I switched on my laptop today (after almost a week of having it with me). In contrast to what everyone else was saying, my update went smooth. It opened up a command window and then did some stuff, then restarted itself. I went ahead and checked msinfo32 and now I have 1.06 BIOS (from 1.03 that it came with).

Anyone know what improvements they made in the 1.06 version?
Sorry-wrong post.
Last edited by User11840948 January 30, 2020 at 05:11 PM.
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Quote from wildpig1234 :
fan control is built into the bios, not windows 10. The onscreen status display needs a driver though. After you do the clean install you might not see the fan control status being displayed on screen anymore when you press the fn f5 due to the lack of status display driver. . But the two modes are still certainly there and you can still switch them using fn f5. Look at the LED on the power button. Solid is basic mode. Slow dimming and brightening is silent mode.

This was discussed in the wiki at the beginning of this thread. .

I am looking for this particular driver. If anyone knows how to get it let me know. i don't think its included on motile support site.
I forgot about the LED. Thanks!
Last edited by User11840948 January 30, 2020 at 05:14 PM.
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Quote from wildpig1234 :
https://slickdeals.net/f/13524451-costco-members-hp-14-laptop-i3-1005g1-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win-10-s-280-free-shipping?v=1

The deal is dead online a while back. If you visit the local costco and ask them persistently to check every single box of that model/item number, they might have one. I don't know if the price of $299 is still good. some of the stores may or may not have anymore of the i5 ones due to new arrival of the "correct" i3 ones.

The i3 one is comparable to motile r3 with the exception that it's faster in single core and dual core cpu bench. but the price of $299 compared to $199 for the motile R3 is not very good. also i3 comes with the old uhd graphics

Iris G4 in i5-1035G4 is good but i wouldnt say it blew away vega8. see this bench:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...9vsm441833 [userbenchmark.com]

i7-1065g7 with the G7 iris: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/23909249 beats vega 8 by about 20% graphicwise
The Costco laptop is $399 now.
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What is up with this laptop not going to sleep when closing the lid? My power settings tells it to go to sleep when I close the lid, but I know it's not on sleep as I can hear notification sounds when my Dropbox syncs.

Anyone know how to fix that? My BIOS is the latest one 1.06 that got updated yesterday without any issues.
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Quote from Darkshade214 :
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.
Darn you are a guru, thanks so much man !

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Feb 1, 2020
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Quote from konjecture :
What is up with this laptop not going to sleep when closing the lid? My power settings tells it to go to sleep when I close the lid, but I know it's not on sleep as I can hear notification sounds when my Dropbox syncs.

Anyone know how to fix that? My BIOS is the latest one 1.06 that got updated yesterday without any issues.
It sleeps but wakes up with pressure on the lid which pushes a key.
You can tell it's ok sleep cause the power button will slow blink you can see it ok the backside. After waking it's steady light.

Use hibernate on lid close instead or try putting a thin silicone cabinet bumper on the lid to keep a bit of space between screen and keyboard.

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