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expiredDonnie Dillsko posted Nov 14, 2023 08:43 PM
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expiredDonnie Dillsko posted Nov 14, 2023 08:43 PM
Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15.6" Laptop: N6000, 4GB RAM, 1080P Display, 128GB eMMC
+ $15 S&H$150
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Yes, it's not the quickest thing, however it can be very fast with some small tweaks.
1) Opted out of S mode - pretty painless.
2) debloated - just manually uninstalled the preinstalled apps. Im sure there's a quicker way to do it with a script.
3) quick adjustments to turning off privacy, notifications, things that send data to Microsoft.
4) 4GB of memory is soldered and added a 8GB DDR stick on the open RAM Slot. System recognizes 12GB now.
5) Open m2 SSD slot - Popped in a old 250 GB Samsung 970 Plus. Boots perfectly and much faster plus have the built in 128GB eMMC for storage. The SSD operates at 3500Mbps where as the eMMC storage is at around 300Mbps.
6) There is also a SD card slot for more storage.
Includes 1 year of office 365 which is solid value if you were already paying $70 a year for it.
The only con I find is the screen. It is VERY lackluster and leaves alot to be desired. It is usable, but thinking of plugging in a monitor if I was going to do any lengthy work on it.
USB C only does data, no charging or display port, however I knew that going in.
It is light and plasticky in a good way and the blue makes it seem more expensive than it is.
Step 1. Type "UEFI" in the start menu.
Step 2. Click "Change Advanced Startup Option
Step 3. Click "Restart Now" in the Advanced Startup" section
Step 4. After the computer reboots it will come up to a blue screen with "Continue", "Turn off your PC", "Use a device" and "Troubleshoot". Go ahead and click "Troubleshoot"
Step 5. Click "Advanced Options" and click "UEFI Firmware Settings" and click "Restart"
Step 6. This will open the BIOS screen. Go to the "Boot" menu and make sure that option "eMMC" is on the bottom and your SSD is above it.
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You can remove the Microsoft account afterwards though. Not sure if that's possible in Windows 11.
In case if I don't want it to link up, I usually use a dummy Microsoft account for a quick setup of new laptop out of the box.
After switching out from S mode and logging out Microsoft Store, I will create a local account and remove the dummy account from Windows.
4GB RAM + eMMC = dog slow.
4GB is doable if you have SSD storage for the swap/virtual memory, but eMMC is much slower and will get in the way of getting anything done.
worth the hassle of going in store as you can use the $15 instead to buy a 8GB stick of ram if one doesn't already have one.
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Step 1. Type "UEFI" in the start menu.
Step 2. Click "Change Advanced Startup Option
Step 3. Click "Restart Now" in the Advanced Startup" section
Step 4. After the computer reboots it will come up to a blue screen with "Continue", "Turn off your PC", "Use a device" and "Troubleshoot". Go ahead and click "Troubleshoot"
Step 5. Click "Advanced Options" and click "UEFI Firmware Settings" and click "Restart"
Step 6. This will open the BIOS screen. Go to the "Boot" menu and make sure that option "eMMC" is on the bottom and your SSD is above it.
I upgraded this laptop to the max 12 GB RAM (bought 8 GB for $15) and bought a 1 TB NVMe for $25 (MSI M450 new, which I still need to install).
that $40 investment turns this laptop with lots of storage into a pretty good laptop for only $190.
it has no problems with basic things like browser surfing, YouTube, chrome casting to tv, photo editing, documents, and even games, as it has no problems emulating up to PS2 quality games (perfect for fightcade), but will struggle with more modern games (I was only getting 3 FPS on USF4).
Step 1. Type "UEFI" in the start menu.
Step 2. Click "Change Advanced Startup Option
Step 3. Click "Restart Now" in the Advanced Startup" section
Step 4. After the computer reboots it will come up to a blue screen with "Continue", "Turn off your PC", "Use a device" and "Troubleshoot". Go ahead and click "Troubleshoot"
Step 5. Click "Advanced Options" and click "UEFI Firmware Settings" and click "Restart"
Step 6. This will open the BIOS screen. Go to the "Boot" menu and make sure that option "eMMC" is on the bottom and your SSD is above it.
which basically means no open source, no freeware etc
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