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Anyone try powering it via USB C?
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yea wish i knew, i was just quoting someone on the BB review
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Please share a link for a $50 250GB m.2 SSD from a reputable brand (otherwise I wouldn't trust my data to be stored on it)
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You call US$50 expensive for 256Gb? While $25-30 is enough to buy 128Gb SATA M.2 like ADATA nowadays. 128Gb is quite enough for system and productivity software while you can leave HDD to store data...
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I didnt bother with updating it. As I did it before and it is a lot of hassle.
The screen was dim and color representation was poor in the way you could feel it being cheap.
Btw, battery life...
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Costco use the MVNE slot (supper fast but you will not see much of the different compare to sata SSD anyway) under the main board. This leave the Sata slot next to the battery empty. You should be...
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The HP Pavilion at Costco turns out to be $623.61 for me (this Asus is $475 after tax at Bestbuy), becuase it charges the tax at the original price plus $14.95 shipping and handling. The $147 price...
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No SSD no go. too much hassle moving OS to SSD, plus new cost.
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How's the screen brightness?
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It doesn't look like the 250's are on sale, but the 500 is like $120.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1398240-REG/samsung_mz_v7e500bw_500gb_970_evo_nvme.html
That is the drive I am...
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Possibly missing driver. m.2 are RAM like SSD
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Umm.. the Windows license is tied to the serial number, so if you install Windows from generic media, it will activate automatically.
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This Laptop does not support m.2 according to all the research I've done. If you want to upgrade to ssd you have to swap the mechanical drive.
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received mine "excellent condition", screen very dirty, 2 knife cuts at bottom, one bottom screw is loose, seems someone tried to open the laptop. crystal disk info says 17 hours, but i will return...
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I have a similar asus laptop from best buy which had hdd and it was super slow but after upgrading with samsung ssd it works fine. I would consider this a good deal but if you dont plan on changing...
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I thought same thing to you about license being saved into bios until i built a desktop then i moved the ssd from my laptop into the new desktop and continue using it without format or do any extra...
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Sold out :( . Looking at who bought them, a good majority of buyers have 0 feedback ratings. Makes me think people who intend to resell these set up bots to each buy one. Argh.
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Did you knew that asus for some reason (I am not sure the reason) did setup to charge only 60% default you need to change within windows setting to charge 80 or 100% as you like it is on Best Buy...
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someone from 3 months ago put this in bb reviews:
The ram is upgradeable to 16 GB. Just make sure that the RAM you buy is 8GB DDR4@2133MHZ to enable Dual channel mode. There is also an M.2 SSD...
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Unfortunately, as up-to-date as I get is basic SSD's today. I'm not familiar with .m2 so when I had it open I didn't look nor did I see anything. I wish I could help.
FYI: I'm having difficulties...
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You can try this to fix the fingerprint sensor https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1013518
Looks like PBA in the bios may need to be reset from the old OS, and it gives you the proper driver to...
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It's an i5 with U suffix, 15W only, 1.6G, maybe not for heavy job
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if you need heavy duty, should buy desktop
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It should - you can see it in this upgrade video and someone in the comments posted a pic with a better view https://youtu.be/8lKwimS6u54
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No, it will not void any warranty. Don't put your wrong understanding as a fact here. You are replacing the storage can be considered a third party repair and that does not void warranty at all. And...
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Installed the 2.5" 860 EVO 500GB SSD last night (BB will price match Amazon). Works like a charm. Don't bother backing up the Best Buy/ASUS bloatware image, just do a fresh Win10 install using the...
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@Zerogravity. thanks for the information, especially the pictures. Did you by anychance during the tear down see a SODIMM memory slot with removable memory? I am definitely upgrading the HDD to a SSd...
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How did you take the whole motherboard out? Some people were saying it was difficult due to the attached ribbons to the keyboard?
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Do share how do you install the M.2
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99% the m.2 and upgradable ram are under the motherboard, as in I think they do exist as stated by others. I poked around the top pf the motherboard and cross referenced the BB review images and am...
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why are people cloning the stock hdd with the bloatware.
just do the power user way and use media creation tool super clean install. thats the most optimal way. no argument. dont @ me
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I also ordered the 2.5” 860 EVO SSD, yesterday. Thanks for reporting back! Rep’d
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If you do it your self then it's NOT consider third party. You are second party :lmao:
Anyway, My point is the trade off is not worth it (for me at least).
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this or the ryzen 5 version?
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Does it have .m2 slot for ssd or you can only swap HDD?
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It would be easier and better to just reinstall windows. No chance of bloatware.
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No.
Turn on laptop. Connect online. Windows will activate. Swap out hdd for ssd. Install clean windows or copy oh hdd to new one. Either way it will activate. License is stored online and not...
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So, you were basically trying to push your opinion as universal truth and misguiding people by providing wrong information deliberately.
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Don't feed the troll. All that guy does it basically going to every Computer thread and put some rubbish information to confuse people. The part that you need to move your license to SSD after...
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You can find the review by typing “m.2” on the review search. The reviewer provides images of everything including the performance after installed. In that you can see it is in fact the model of the...
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