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expiredDonnie Dillsko posted Nov 14, 2023 08:43 PM
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

$250

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Costco Wholesale
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15.6" Laptop (82LX0050US) on sale for $149.99. Shipping & handling is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member Donnie Dillsko for finding this deal.

Specs (source):
  • Includes Microsoft Office 365 Personal (1-Year Subscription)
  • Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Quad-Core 3.3GHz CPU 
  • 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) TN 220nits Display
  • 4GB DDR4-2933 RAM
  • 128GB eMMC 5.1 Memory
  • Windows Home 11 in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 1x Card reader
    • 1x HDMI 1.4b
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x Power connector
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 42Wh Battery
  • Weight: 3.42-lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This is $100 lower than the typical price of $249.99.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.1 out of 5 stars based on over 390 ratings.
  • About this Store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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Written by Donnie Dillsko
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Community Notes
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15.6" Laptop (82LX0050US) on sale for $149.99. Shipping & handling is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member Donnie Dillsko for finding this deal.

Specs (source):
  • Includes Microsoft Office 365 Personal (1-Year Subscription)
  • Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Quad-Core 3.3GHz CPU 
  • 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) TN 220nits Display
  • 4GB DDR4-2933 RAM
  • 128GB eMMC 5.1 Memory
  • Windows Home 11 in S Mode
  • Ports:
    • 1x Card reader
    • 1x HDMI 1.4b
    • 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x Power connector
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 42Wh Battery
  • Weight: 3.42-lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This is $100 lower than the typical price of $249.99.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.1 out of 5 stars based on over 390 ratings.
  • About this Store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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moetheman225
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I picked this one up today and can chime in on a few quick things.

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.
moetheman225
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Yes I used Macrium Reflect to clone the disk, then the below instructions change the boot disk to the new SSD drive. Afterwards, formatted the 128GB eMMC storage using the disk management tool.

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.
Neurotic1
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Not sure why people make such a big deal out of this, let alone a factor in the buying decision. You can simply opt out if it during your initial set up.

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Nov 18, 2023 11:38 PM
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lpp123Nov 18, 2023 11:38 PM
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Quote from noeffort :
May be easier to do a clone, no bloatware.
Doesn't clone just replicate everything on the original drive, including the bloatware? Or do you have some other methods in mind?
Nov 19, 2023 12:17 AM
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noeffortNov 19, 2023 12:17 AM
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Quote from lpp123 :
Doesn't clone just replicate everything on the original drive, including the bloatware? Or do you have some other methods in mind?
No bloatware on the original drive, always used free aomie backupper to clone drives... Free version will only clone to drive of same size as the source drive.
Nov 19, 2023 01:07 AM
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CrimsonCemetery200Nov 19, 2023 01:07 AM
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Any suggestion on this laptop compared to this, it will be $249

https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/3186976028
Nov 19, 2023 01:13 AM
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taehoyaNov 19, 2023 01:13 AM
549 Posts
Quote from lpp123 :
Just got the laptop. A few notes:

1. The back cover is hard to pry open and I broke a couple of tabs along the back edge. So be careful!
2. The 4 screws along the front edge are shorter
3. Display is fine when looking straight at it, indoors.
4. Build quality seems to be better than the $200 Motile 141 I got from Walmart a few years ago. Smilie
Will be doing 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD upgrade, and possible a fresh W11 install soon.
I'm actually still using my 142 as my daily. upgraded the ram to 16gb and combined ssd capacity of 1.5 tb but the battery is dead. also debating whether to get this cheap Lenovo but it appears to be much slower than the motile 142. any thoughts?
Nov 19, 2023 02:32 AM
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BluegrassPickerNov 19, 2023 02:32 AM
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Quote from CrimsonCemetery200 :
Any suggestion on this laptop compared to this, it will be $249

https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/3186976028
I just snagged this Dell for $229 after coupons w/free shipping and free returns.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17075347-dell-inspiron-15-3520-15-6-fhd-120hz-i3-1215u-8gb-ddr4-256gb-ssd-229-31

The Lenovo I got at Costco will be going back. The cost for upgrading ram and SSD on the Lenovo came close enough to the Dell.
Last edited by BluegrassPicker November 18, 2023 at 07:32 PM.
Nov 19, 2023 09:40 PM
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PriceHunterGeneralNov 19, 2023 09:40 PM
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Quote from Neurotic1 :
RAM is upgradable on this one.
May as well spend $50 more on a much better laptop.
Nov 20, 2023 04:47 AM
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Vir-TNov 20, 2023 04:47 AM
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Quote from Neurotic1 :
Some of y'all in this thread are perfect candidates for S-mode.
Slick Mode. lol.

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Nov 20, 2023 04:54 AM
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Vir-TNov 20, 2023 04:54 AM
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Quote from drkazn :
How did you stick the 8 gb ram stick in? Do you have to open up the chassis? Thanks
You can plug 8GB RAM into the standard power socket and this laptop will find it via WiFi. Just make sure you keep it to the closest power socket for best performance. Thank me later. Ermm
Last edited by VirtualTourist November 19, 2023 at 09:17 PM.
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Nov 20, 2023 01:59 PM
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Kraken09Nov 20, 2023 01:59 PM
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Quote from CrimsonCemetery200 :
Any suggestion on this laptop compared to this, it will be $249

https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/3186976028
That's the one I have my eyes on. Pretty good package. I would choose that one over this.
Nov 20, 2023 06:54 PM
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noeffortNov 20, 2023 06:54 PM
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Installed 8gb ram and 500gb hard drive today. Cloned with Macrium reflect (14 day trial). Broken 2 tabs taking cover off. F2 to get into bios and selected new drive... All good, just have to reformat original drive. Thanks to everyone!
Nov 20, 2023 08:09 PM
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ChadG4195Nov 20, 2023 08:09 PM
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Quote from noeffort :
Installed 8gb ram and 500gb hard drive today. Cloned with Macrium reflect (14 day trial). Broken 2 tabs taking cover off. F2 to get into bios and selected new drive... All good, just have to reformat original drive. Thanks to everyone!
I'm fairly handy… but no experience with computer hardware. Would you be willing to outline green steps to upgrade the ram and hard drive so a basic user could do it?
Nov 20, 2023 10:50 PM
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Anthony ThomasNov 20, 2023 10:50 PM
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Quote from bieberwhole69 :
don't buy chromebooks.. they're so useless. there are so many things you can't do with a chromebook. like literally running desktop applications. I'd much rather have this idea pad. THAT SAID.. I'd also say save a bit more and get some of the $300 options that are popping up. only the ignorant buy chromebooks. however, google has done an amazing job at advertising their chromebooks.. to the point where ppl actually say, "buy a chromebook instead" lmfao
Here we go again -

Chromebooks make perfect client devices. Not sure why everybody buying a Chromebook is a pseudo power user, running VM's and Docker, who the F does that? Not many, maybe slightly more than people who modify cars (2-4% of the market).

Azure and Google are all offering credit to use their VPS's often for three to six months depending on usage.

How often do you use Linux and why?

You can also buy a cheap thin client with 8GB upgrade to 16GB with a older i7 mobile processor. Run all your stuff on that and remote into it. That together would be cheaper than buying a more expensive Chromebook still with a Celeron/Atom based CPU but has 8GB of Ram.

Among other things you can run quite a bit on an older i7.
Nov 20, 2023 11:24 PM
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CrimsonCemetery200Nov 20, 2023 11:24 PM
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Quote from noeffort :
Installed 8gb ram and 500gb hard drive today. Cloned with Macrium reflect (14 day trial). Broken 2 tabs taking cover off. F2 to get into bios and selected new drive... All good, just have to reformat original drive. Thanks to everyone!
Can you please share the steps to upgrade the hard drive? New to hardware.
Nov 21, 2023 03:20 AM
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noeffortNov 21, 2023 03:20 AM
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Quote from CrimsonCemetery200 :
Can you please share the steps to upgrade the hard drive? New to hardware.
No problem with ram upgrade, watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiZrOZwVpJw

HD upgraded is a lot more involved, physical install easy, cloning is a bit more difficult if you never did it before. You can download free trial of Macrium:
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree?mo

You really should have someone experienced for assistance or look for a vid how to clone on utube. Not really that difficult but If you make a mistake, you can brick the drive (have to reinstall windows)

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Nov 21, 2023 03:52 PM
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abirdmadgirlNov 21, 2023 03:52 PM
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Quote from JeffMerr :
What kind of ram does it take? Would this be better than a low to mid range chrome book?
Anything is better than a Chromebook. My 3 kids had chromebooks through 12th grade provided by the school district, and they were so useless that we went out and bought them each a real laptop.

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