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[plutovirgo]

Screen is not bad. Too bad on the 8gb ram limit but for very basic usage, it should be ok.

Customary for my whenever i receive a laptop is to open it and take a look at its internals. Wonder if it will be able to run 2242 and 2280 ssds together.

cooling system here looks really good

 

[shadow84]

One thing i noticed in Lenovo Vantage is that for the warranty, it started from the day it was shipped out. meaning i 'lost' 13 days or so due to shipping.

 

[jeffprobst]

any comments on ideapad s540? my ideapad 510 d drive officially died. unable to recover it. furthermore, one side of my screen hinge also came off already. majority using to surf net and download stuff. will at times, do some graphic work but not frequent.

https://shopee.sg/Lenovo-ideapad-S5...8C)-16GB-RAM-WIFI6-56Wh-i.51678844.7142634813

https://shopee.sg/Lenovo-ideaPad-S5...r-2yrs-Onsite-Warranty-i.241017226.5355101567

 

[KYOGRE]

Screen is not bad. Too bad on the 8gb ram limit but for very basic usage, it should be ok.

I got the 15" inch ryzen version. Panel is from BOE 45% NTSC color.


Meanwhile: Ryzen 5000H series cpu quite powerful

 

[Henabi]

Screen is not bad. Too bad on the 8gb ram limit but for very basic usage, it should be ok.

Customary for my whenever i receive a laptop is to open it and take a look at its internals. Wonder if it will be able to run 2242 and 2280 ssds together.

Wow!!!’ Big battery

Hope it will last you for many years to come

 

[shadow84]

Wow!!!’ Big battery

Hope it will last you for many years to come

So far, my 4 yr old Dell Inspiron 11 3000 laptop still running well with a 500gb ssd. So i believe this one will be the same as well.

On a side note, i saw a 2242 slot above the 2280. You know if it can run both 2242 and 2280 ssds at the same time? Was thinking to get 2242 500gb for OS and then 2280 for storage, maybe 1tb in the future... Also, i think both are nvme slots since the 2280 can fit into the 2242 socket nicely. I rmb there is a small difference for sata and nvme ssd in terms of socket design.

 

[erwinrommel]

Screen is not bad. Too bad on the 8gb ram limit but for very basic usage, it should be ok.

Customary for my whenever i receive a laptop is to open it and take a look at its internals. Wonder if it will be able to run 2242 and 2280 ssds together.

For Yoga Slim 7 AMD series, one can add a second ssd (NVME) into the 2242 slot. The video below shows it is possible.

The thing is 2242 M.2 SSD is quite rare here. Almost all hardware shops sell only 2280 SSD.

 

[Chys]

Hey guys, quick advice pls.

I'm looking at the customized legion 5 with 2060.

Any particular reason to get the best HDD on the customisation? I can upgrade myself which is cheaper? Any issue if I choose dummy HDD for the first drive?

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

 

[firesong]

Er... I got my Legion 5 2 Sundays ago. Wasn't expecting it though...

Oh that's interesting. My laptop landed on Sunday but they told me they do not deliver on Sunday.

One thing i noticed in Lenovo Vantage is that for the warranty, it started from the day it was shipped out. meaning i 'lost' 13 days or so due to shipping.

Yes, it starts from the day it leaves the factory. Shipping delays are costly in this way.

So far, my 4 yr old Dell Inspiron 11 3000 laptop still running well with a 500gb ssd. So i believe this one will be the same as well.

On a side note, i saw a 2242 slot above the 2280. You know if it can run both 2242 and 2280 ssds at the same time? Was thinking to get 2242 500gb for OS and then 2280 for storage, maybe 1tb in the future... Also, i think both are nvme slots since the 2280 can fit into the 2242 socket nicely. I rmb there is a small difference for sata and nvme ssd in terms of socket design.

Just make sure they are compatible. For the T14s, I need B or B+M key 2242 NVMe drives, not SATA. They are available, just not so commonplace.

Hey guys, quick advice pls.

I'm looking at the customized legion 5 with 2060.

Any particular reason to get the best HDD on the customisation? I can upgrade myself which is cheaper? Any issue if I choose dummy HDD for the first drive?

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

For the Legion 5, you can upgrade the RAM and HDD on your own. Unless the discounts are really good, I would just go with the cheapest options and upgrade them on my own since you can probably get cheaper options elsewhere.

 

[shadow84]

For Yoga Slim 7 AMD series, one can add a second ssd (NVME) into the 2242 slot. The video below shows it is possible.

The thing is 2242 M.2 SSD is quite rare here. Almost all hardware shops sell only 2280 SSD.

Im looking at amazon.sg/.com for more choices. But wanna cfm if can run both. Some ppl over YT mentioned can and cant.

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[freshvibes]

Screen is not bad. Too bad on the 8gb ram limit but for very basic usage, it should be ok.

Customary for my whenever i receive a laptop is to open it and take a look at its internals. Wonder if it will be able to run 2242 and 2280 ssds together.

Is yours the platinum grey colour?

 

[shadow84]

Is yours the platinum grey colour?

Yeah platinum grey, only got 1 choice.

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[-Grift-]

Hey guys, quick advice pls.

I'm looking at the customized legion 5 with 2060.

Any particular reason to get the best HDD on the customisation? I can upgrade myself which is cheaper? Any issue if I choose dummy HDD for the first drive?

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

Note the battery capacity when you toggle between Dummy HDD and any SSD. IIRC the HDD/Dummy HDD slot takes up the space that would be needed for the extended battery (60 vs 80Wh)

 

[rockerking]

One thing i noticed in Lenovo Vantage is that for the warranty, it started from the day it was shipped out. meaning i 'lost' 13 days or so due to shipping.

The warranty date will auto update to reflect the actual delivery date after a few business days it's reflected as delivered in UPS system.

I also notice you can select the date when you register the warranty under your name at Lenovo warranty page and it will update accordingly as well. I'm not sure if it's valid but it might be useful for user who don't start using immediately or reseller.

 

[Chys]

For the Legion 5, you can upgrade the RAM and HDD on your own. Unless the discounts are really good, I would just go with the cheapest options and upgrade them on my own since you can probably get cheaper options elsewhere.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Chys]

Note the battery capacity when you toggle between Dummy HDD and any SSD. IIRC the HDD/Dummy HDD slot takes up the space that would be needed for the extended battery (60 vs 80Wh)

Hey appreciate this impt piece of info, I will double check the battery

 

[erwinrommel]

Im looking at amazon.sg/.com for more choices. But wanna cfm if can run both. Some ppl over YT mentioned can and cant.

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Only for AMD based series. Intel versions cannot.

The video i shared earlier is for slim 7 series running on AMD. Not sure what is your laptop.

 

[shadow84]

Only for AMD based series. Intel versions cannot.

The video i shared earlier is for slim 7 series running on AMD. Not sure what is your laptop.

Ideapad slim 5 14' (AMD)

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[Chys]

Hey guys, in the Legion customisation menu, there is a USB RGB Gaming Mouse for $20, anyone knows which model is that?

 

[seoulman]

Good price! Trying to get around the same price for same specs but stuck in the cart at $1492.50. No ecoupon to apply but there's a shopback ecoupon which will save a further $149.25. Any better ecoupon to apply?

Just ordered Thninkpad T14 at $1,181. Worth it?

Configuration Details
● : AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U Processor ( 1.70GHz 4MB )
● : Windows 10 Pro 64
● : 14.0"FHD, IPS, AntiGlare, LED Backlight, 45%NTSC, Non-Touch 1920 x 1080
● : 16.0GB DDR4-3200 DDR4 SDRAM Onboard 3200MHz
● Storage: 512GB
● : One year Carry-in
● : 45W
● : AMD Radeon Graphics
● : 3 Cell Li-Polymer
● : Bluetooth Version 5.0
● : RGB 720p HD Camera with Privacy Shutter and Microphone
● : Fingerprint Reader
● : 6-row Backlit English (US)
● : ClickPad
● : Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 ax