macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I went to best buy and decided to go to the dark world of Windows and bought this: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-s340-15api-touch-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-12gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-platinum-gray/6350523.p?skuId=6350523 I was thinking in buying a Mac laptop but man, for less than half of price you get more juice and better specs. Can't wait to play with it when I get home from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 That really isn't anything "great" you know. That doesn't even have a dedicated gpu. And a HDD? You are a bit behinds the times, mate. Hope you aren't using this for gaming. A sub $500 laptop is never meant for gaming. Just for email, browsing, light officce work. Circaflex 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: That really isn't anything "great" you know. That doesn't even have a dedicated gpu. And a HDD? You are a bit behinds the times, mate. Hope you aren't using this for gaming. A sub $500 laptop is never meant for gaming. Just for email, browsing, light officce work. It's obviously not a gaming laptop but it can handle games that does not require too much power plus comparing to a Mac laptop... it obviously have more juice and space in the HDD. I have a steam account with a lot of games for Windows that does not require a dedicated gaming laptop. They are old games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 minute ago, macoman said: It's obviously not a gaming laptop but it can handle games that does not require too much power plus comparing to a Mac laptop... it obviously have more juice and space in the HDD. I have a steam account with a lot of games for Windows that does not require a dedicated gaming laptop. They are old games. I'd get a SSD in there... Dunno if the HDD is 5400 or not, I'd look into that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: I'd get a SSD in there... Dunno if the HDD is 5400 or not, I'd look into that... I checked the specs and it is indeed a 5400 HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, macoman said: I checked the specs and it is indeed a 5400 HDD That's very bad for you... Get an SSD, and you'll see you laptop fly. macoman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: That's very bad for you... Get an SSD, and you'll see you laptop fly. I will but first need to search for a good deal in a SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, macoman said: I will but first need to search for a good deal in a SSD. Get Samsung, you'll get good performance off it. I currently have 6 Samsung SSD's 😛 Edit: And they all work to this day... macoman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted November 27, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 Shoot...you'd probably be able to add a NVMe SSD to that notebook and keep the regular hard as storage/infrequently used programs drive. I'm sure you could find a decent 250-500GB NVMe drive for around 60 bucks. Would have to double check the specs on the notebook (this is just a "drive by" post on my phone)...but I beat you could add a 2280 NVMe SSD or 2280 SATA SSD. macoman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jim K said: Shoot...you'd probably be able to add a NVMe SSD to that notebook and keep the regular hard as storage/infrequently used programs drive. I'm sure you could find a decent 250-500GB NVMe drive for around 60 bucks. Would have to double check the specs on the notebook (this is just a "drive by" post on my phone)...but I beat you could add a 2280 NVMe SSD or 2280 SATA SSD. I will research about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) Oooof I'd return that and go with either this - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-x360-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-16gb-optane-hp-anodized-finish-in-warm-and-luminous-gold/6364560.p?skuId=6364560 or this - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-6-7000-2-in-1-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-32gb-optane-silver/6373038.p?skuId=6373038 The Dell is primo metal alloy body The HP is 50x better then the one you bought for $20 more. macoman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, xendrome said: Oooof I'd return that and go with either this - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-x360-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-16gb-optane-hp-anodized-finish-in-warm-and-luminous-gold/6364560.p?skuId=6364560 or this - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-6-7000-2-in-1-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-32gb-optane-silver/6373038.p?skuId=6373038 The Dell is primo metal alloy body The HP is 50x better then the one you bought for $20 more. I decided to return it and get the HP Pavilion Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, macoman said: I decided to return it and get the HP Pavilion A good decision - The CPU alone and SSD are worth it https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-Core-i5-10210U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-3500U/3542vs3421 https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-10210U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-3500U/m819403vsm760067 macoman and Circaflex 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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