I Bought A Cheap Lenovo P50 Workstation! Should You?
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Today we're cleaning up and using an old Lenovo P50 Thinkpad Workstation Laptop. I got it pretty cheap from a local auction, was it worth the money and should you buy one? Let's find out! #cheap #laptop #thinkpad
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Laptop specifications:
Lenovo P50 15.6"
Intel i7 6820HQ 4 Core, 8 Threads
8GB DDR4 2166MHz Ram
256GB M.2 SATA SSD
Nvidia Quadro M2000M 4GB Discrete Graphics
1920x1080 IPS Display 
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That phone looks awesome
What usb do you use? And if you use Time Machine for Mac which usb would you recommend for that?
heyo, maybe bring this up with your sponsor but the webpage isint fully working(cant switch to cad, and i had to download chrome)! although i love the phone itself i cant buy one lol
also keep up the good pc reviews, Love em
Lol the box was upside down 😅
I still use one of these as a daily driver. I pretty much maxed the specs out over the years after getting it second hand, right now it has 56GB RAM, 2*1TB M.2 SSD and a 480GB SATA SSD, along with a i7-6820HQ processor and an Nvidia Quadro M2000M 4GB GPU. Wonderful machine, still very reliable, and even with an old battery, has 4+ hours of battery life. If I replace it anytime soon, I'll surely buy something newer from the ThinkPad P series.
56GB RAM? HOW? 😳
Why the hell would you need that much RAM on a 6th gen i7
I have 3 16GB sticks, and also an 8GB one.
I work with large amounts of textual data, so I often need a lot of RAM. :)
@@jbritain Is there anything wrong with a 6th gen i7 that isn't power limited? In fact, assuming a similar power limit, it's basically as fast as any H series cpu 10th gen and earlier.
Also, for a lot of use cases 56 GB ram is pretty normal. For the work that I do, 64 GB ram is the minimum.
@@vivek_v I don't know enough about the kind of workloads that amount of RAM is used for so I made an assumption, I guess I assumed wrong!
I still use these at my company (i7 6820HQ, 48GB RAM, 512 GB M2 SSD, Quadro 2000M) for programming in AI field.
A little note : The USB C port is not just a USB port but a thunderbolt 3 port, so you can use a thunderbolt E-GPU for more graphical power
48 gigs of ram?
@@molotovick 2x16gb+2x8gb
I believed he mentioned it being Thunderbolt 3 in the video.
@@SebisRandomTech glad to see you back and active again
@@TheotanyaSama is quadro capable?
I remember when I had Thinkpads. Glad to see more of them on the channel!
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My first laptop was Lenovo e330, and it has similar features: very tough build (it fell several times and still working fine) and same keyboard layout with red joystick. I really liked that laptop, and even though it was way older and less powerful than the one in video, it was still very convinient for work.
I think one of it's greatest feature is how easy it is to upgrade -- I'm not really good with electronics maintenance, but I was able to change the CPU by myself. It would be really cool to see something like that in modern devices.
I'm a simple man. I see a ThinkPad, I click like.
In all seriousness I still have a T430 from 2012, with a few upgrades it is still *very* capable and I have no doubt the P series will be very usable for years to come. As for the less than stellar display it is fairly easy to replace the stock panel with something of better quality, such as a 4K panel with better brightness and colors (battery life will take a hit compared to the 1080p panel).
Someone living in the same apartment in which I live had the same laptop but when he was like uhhh... talking to someone (with webcam on) and suddenly the laptop started shutting down even if he did not do anything to it and some days later, when I started it, it did start but 3 seconds later it started shutting down automatically and unexpectedly enough, the same problem was present in all of his work laptops which he used before this one and now he has a windows 11 laptop and I hope that the person would not have to replace the laptop again.
I love your videos so much, becouse you show some old stuff that can still be used and not only the shiny new things
with the paste, from what I've heard many manufacturers kind of cheap out on it, meaning thermal performance is fine until it gets kind of old, if you get a decent quality thermal paste you dont need to replace it every few years
however, this is all anecdotal :P
You should make a collection tour video
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wow.... this is better than my current rig. just realized how old my 4th gen i5/16/500 is
I still use its predecessor, the W540, maxed out, it still runs well
They're certainly solid devices and well made for dissembly. Did you record fresh benchmarks are unit temperatures after your cleanup work?
I aily drive this laptop as well and even game on it, while extreme games like cyberpunk or newer gen console games won't really run on it anything along the lines of DOOM eternal (on low settings at 1080p) or the arkham games run perfectly fine
I'm surprised these machines can play Horizon Zero Dawn. These are truly sleeper gaming laptops to a certain degree.
In the begining I thougth I want to see that lenovo, but now i think I will get that Armor celphone
I use that laptop for gaming it's actually not bad i only play Minecraft on it it gets 100-110 fps on Minecraft
that is badas I WANT ONE i only find one for $399 on amazon.
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These ThinkPads actually last forever!
I like Thinkpad and ulefone 18pro
What happened to faulty USB port, did you fix it?
buying old tec is like buying a old BMW car
Rectoscopic cable.
Why tf a phone has an endoscopic camera function 1:46 like checking your internal organ is as usual as recording a butterfly? Hilarious
Used Thinkpads are always a bargain. Companies buy them in bulk, and when they're no longer needed they sell them in bulk, and for dirt cheap prices. My old company sold off their entire 300+ inventory of used Thinkpads for $100 a pop, and they all cost ~$1k each. Insane value lol.
I bought one for 200 Euros with 2y of guarantee. Looks like new.
Used HP ProBooks and EliteBooks also tend to be good options.
It is kind of shocking how crappy most consumer laptops are when you compare them to business models from the same manufacturers.
True. I bought a ThinkPad T570 3 years ago for very cheap and it's still solid.
This model is my main workstation since early 2017. It was $1.5k at the time. Still kicking, and I have no intention of changing it anytime soon. It’s surprisingly good for casual gaming too.
Does yours have some cracks near the palm rest?
I got one for a great deal back in 2016 for college. I got the i7-6700hq, m1000m, 1080p, and upgraded it myself to 32gb of RAM and added a 512gb Sata ssd. I think total then was around 1100 after all the upgrades and it was fantastic for what I needed it for (dual booting with Linux, programming, and 3D modeling). Still have and use today, haven’t had the urge to get a new laptop yet.
How does it fair with VR Gaming?
Interesting how much performance you can get out of an unimpressive looking device.
Well look at it this way, the budget not spent on look is going to the performance. I'll take performance over look anyday.
This laptop was probably not less than 2000$ new. It has a quad core 6th gen i7 when average laptops have 6th gen dualcore.
The money also didn't go to getting a not shit screen this is a 2004 quality screen so if you watch more than 20 minutes of RUclips or Netflix a day on your laptop this is not good.
Good looking laptop normally means sacrificed performance
yap is the most powerful gaming laptop in the world.
I love that there’s a drainage hole for the keyboard for spills.
we need more videos like this. Old laptop restorations
Gt 740m
This is a really interesting rabbit hole. I've been paying attention to these old mobile workstations on the used market. There's not much info out there on how Quadros perform in games though, so I find the value really hard to assess. Would love to see more of these videos! One of these for cheap might be a nice alternative to packing up my desktop for LAN parties.
A Maxwell era machine at that price is a steal! Most options I've seen around that price point have a K2000M at best.
To get a rough idea on how they perform you can compare the chip to their consumer counterpart.
For example, the quadro m2000m has the GM07 with 640 shaders, this is the same as the regular gtx 960m so it performs similarly (clocks speed can vary).
@@zadkielalfano Thank you! I am aware, but info on which GeForce is equivalent to which Quadro is still not that easy to come about. The T2000 on my work machine should perform between a 1050 and a 1050Ti according to my research. I got about 30 fps playing Valheim on it.
Landed a precision 7710 for $136 shipped a couple months back with an m5000m installed and pretty nice so far.
Pp0
its about the equivalent of the laptop version of a gtx 1050
I have a P51 that's only a year newer. It has a Xenon processor, 64 Gb of ECC RAM and 8Tb of SSD storage. Very few laptops could match those specs. The keyboard is great, the screen is fine and it's plenty quick for anything that I use it for, especially as everything is running from RAM. These are built like tanks, and I expect to be using it for quite a while. Very highly recommended.
Lenovo laptops looks like Thinkpads because of the red button.
4:30 "...I am using some Isopropyl-alcohol..." Heads up - many commercial versions of this contain other substances to "soften" the effects for regular use on hands. These chemicals do not help with cooling and leave an invisible film on the surfaces you have cleaned. I have done testing with these "supermarket" variants and they are markedly worse than the pure version you can get a pharmacy. Ignore the 70% and search for words like "With Moisturiser" - avoid these. The one you want is often called "Rubbing Alcohol" and is devoid of extra-nasties.
Very interesting, I recently got myself a used P51s, which, is not as good as the P50 or P51 due to the compromises done in the name of slimness. But I got a good deal for my country, given that it had bad RAM, a small SSD, and no external battery. When I got that sorted I now have a machine that I use for studying at home, dabbling in odd computer related projects, and the occasional gaming session when I feel like it. And with the new external battery I am easily getting 10+ hours of general use. Some days I have forgotten to plug the charger in and only notice late in the afternoon after classes, still having 30% left.
Yes, the P50/P51 are better if you find a good local deal, but the "s" versions are pretty stellar in their own way.
Im still using predecesor, Thinkpad W541, i7 4gen, 16gb of ram, 512 ssd - great piece of tech!
Explain to me why I am amazed by each new video.
Each machine is chosen with great attention (history, IT culture, reliability, etc.), it's all so beautiful 🤩
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It's worth noting that this model has a thunderbolt 3 port! if the GPU isn't enough for you, there is always an option for an easy eGPU!
Daily drove this thing for years, and it was quite the workhorse. I still miss the Knub and the amazing keyboard. Mine also had a Pantone color sensor for recalibration, so if you're buying one, keep an eye open for that? It'll be to the left of the touchpad, pretty much in the lower left corner iirc.
The only thing I really wasn't happy with is the fans. When they're clean, they're ok for the most part, but if you have pets, some hairs will inevitably get stuck in the fans. The latter were advertised as "self-cleaning", and opening them up yourself would have voided the warranty (seriously - I asked). As you can see in the video, you can technically do it, but it's a bit of a hazzle.
Still, it was a great machine overall - probably one of the best I've ever worked with.
Edit: those things weigh just as much as it looks, and they sure aren't compact, either, but they did that for a reason. It really is designed as a workstation, and was among the best in its class at the time if memory serves. And if one looks as it may have taken a beating, then it just might have. I think I once watched a video of someone pouring half a bottle of water over theirs and it just kept running. The only weak point on the outside is the bottom cover. I've had multiple parts break off from that...
Wow it has MXM-A 3.0 GPU interface.
Which means technically you can use MXM External GPU dock and hook it up to GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7, 4GB video card and 16GB of system ram, that system should be screaming fast. Either you have too many processes running in the back ground, corrupt windows files or bad motherboard.
Consider some thicker paste that locks in place against thermal pumping of heat cycling. Something like Ceramique. When you get it open and the die is almost dry with all the paste off the sides, it was thermal pumping.
Also consider setting 'discrete mode' in BIOS if abailable. It takes nVidia Optimus out of the equation, resulting in a nice boost.
I find one with a i5 7th gen for 200$, do you guys think it's worth it's?
I'll just use for studying and play CSGO and terraria
PS: is 8/256 and windows 10 pro
Confused as you pointed to label i7 when you said i5 6th gen ?
doesn't it support 32 GB FOR THE RAM?
If you change the drivers on windows for the gtx compatible gpu it will boost your gaming performance. I did it with my p51 with a quadro m1200 (I used the gtx 960m drivers and got good results 👍)
Edit: fortnite 1080p with performance mode and all low expect for 3d (set to 100) was close to 25 and 30fps and with 960m drivers it went to 1080p all max on performance mode but locked to 60fps
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Good to know, thanks
Can you make a tutorial for that or smth?
I traded my hp 2000 note book for dell precision m4700 with 15.6 1080p display and intel i7 extreme edition 3940XM cpu 32ddr3 ram and 1tb ssd and blu-ray drive and NVIDIA Quadro K2000M gpu will this workstation play games
Hehe nice! I paid mine a few hundred bucks 3 years ago. Intel Xeon CPU, upgraded to 32GB RAM and an M2000 GPU. Added some m.2 SSDs and it's a blast working with that thing. Awesome and sturdy Workstation. Yours is optically in very bad condition. Mine looks brand new still today.
Thanks for the surprisingly informative video.
One question : "is eucalyptus oil good for wiping carbon fiber surfaces?"
As soon as I found out it has 4 ram slots paired with the 4GB dedicated GPU and the keyboard with the number keys, I realised this is an absolute unit.
Though I have seen big Thinkpads before on YT, but this one is relatively new compared to those.
Well I "found" one in my area just by googling. Expensive 3.48 times as much as I paid for my T480 though I sniped that on a auction.
There's a P15 with a i7 10850H for sale for less than it.
Though I wouldn't mind getting a P50.
20 minutes after watching this video I bought my P50. Currently waiting for delivery but I'm sure it will cover every need I'll have
Would you recommend buying it?
@@The_Red_pandas Yep! Keep in mind it is a workstation, so it is bulky and kinda heavy. But performance-wise is super value. Also the screen is a pleasant surprise
MX4 is a pretty good paste for desktops but I wouldn't run it on a laptop or other small form factor machines. I've noticed that past 80-85 degrees it kind of cooks itself and loses thermal efficiency.
Have you ever used Stable Diffusion? Really curious about how it runs on that quadro
Too little VRAM, IIRC it needs 8GB Minimum.
I had this laptop before! It's motherboard just got damaged so I got a Dell Inspiron 5559.
The feeble 8GB was the "placeholder" spec for people who immediately bought aftermarket RAM in order to avoid expensive Lenovo RAM. Usual for private owners was do what I did and install a more reasonable 32GB or more (my P52 have 96 and 128GB). The spinner hard disk was also a placeholder on those so equipped. If you want to populate all the slots I'd buy used RAM that passed Memtest since Ebay has plenty of takeout SODIMMs.
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I had a thinkpad t410, it was an amazing laptop until my aunt spilled coffee on it, could handle some older titles pretty well, didn't get too hot, shame the mobo was completely fried
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I have affinity of early P series ThinkPads, as they're closest thing to original IBM æsthetic, until Lenovo redesign that shape in current P16
I just googled P16 - look like cheapest E series ....
@@abeard1 …and red accent around port location that looks cheap
The stock display panels are rather uninspiring, and if you intend to keep using a used P50 for some time you could replace the keyboard to get a "new feeling" and replace the stock poor panel with a better one, like B156HAN01.2. Aliexpress can provide these at reasonable cost. Great job on repaste and disassembly. I did the same yesterday on a P51 with a broken fan. (without separating the display from the frame, just like you did). The P51 can also be a suitable option, similar CPU capacity, but the M2200 is a slightly better GPU compared to M2000M (or M1200 as it is called on P51)
I agree - older business / worktation Lenovos and Dell laptops are still great value, quite common and easy to open for self repairs or cleaning.
I still daily drive mine. 4k display, Nvidia m2000m gpu, i7 6820HQ processor, 2* 1tb nvme SSD's and a 1tb sata SSD upgraded wifi 6e card and upgraded the ram to the actual max of 128gb since 32gb sticks where not released when the p50 came out.
When it comes to ThinkPad, it means everything you need on a laptop
What needs to be considered in choosing or buying ThermalPaste? Is it a certain brand or is it a matter of price, the more expensive the better?
I purchase one of these about a year ago for about $400 USD. It had little physical wear and it was the Xeon E3 version CPU, and Quarto 2000M vid card. I picked this unit because my company has a boat load of the older docks for the older X200 laptops. This one was the absolute best unit with that bottom dock connection. Anyways is my primary go to unit. I currently has (2) 2TB NVMe drives, with 48GBs RAM. It flys with everything. Not one issue. Its by far one of the best Laptops I have purchased.
I'm looking to buy one. I don't want the newer ones where you are stuck with W10-11. No thanks. The P50 came with an optional touchscreen btw.
I still use a W530 to do heavy simulations, heavy renderings etc. The old Quadro K1000M does ok in 3dsmax. I'd have to really load the scene with millions of polygons to see a drastic slow down in performance.
P60 was and is a very nice computer. Buying a P50 second hand, puting the SSD and upgrading the memory for up to 64Gb the machine becomes probably the best equation price-quality in the notebook market.
You can do a max of 128gb on the non xeon p50 and p51. The 32gb ddr4 sticks were not out when those laptops were released. There's a few threads on the ThinkPad subreddit and forums of people successfully using 128gb of ram.
@@eobardthawne6962 Tks a lot. Will explore. I bought two units to make a cluster and simulate a main server in my office. Not because I really "need" but for the fun of it. Tks for the clue. I will be able to do 128Gb*2 then ... Will check !
Fuck yeah you should! The P50 is a banger laptop. I bought one for $600 a few years back. Don't regret it. If I had the cash I would without a doubt spend on a new thinkpad, but since I don't used thinkpads are honested jUst aS goOD.
If you are a gamer and you want an affordable laptop but you can't afford one, I recommend this laptop.
~$150 is an absolute steal for something like that, considering they usually go for about $300. I bought one a few months ago for school and I don't regret a single cent.
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@@psivewri0_tgram935 thats the most retarded scam i think ive ever seen
In terms of Return of Investment (ROI), nothing can beat a used Thinkpad, thick ones that are upgradable. I have a P53 with 128 GB of RAM (upgraded from 64 GB), Quadro T1000 GPU and 1.5 TB SSD. All below $900. I use it for Machine Learning (ML) and AI.Take that Macbook.
i got my dell precision m4700 for free from a family member i upgrade the notebook memory to the maximum 32gb of ram installed a msata 256gb ssd and 512gb ssd drive and a bluray drive it has a 15.6 1080p display Bluetooth and wifi and intel core i7 3940 extreme cpu
I've used one of these recently at my engineering class! Brand new! there was 16GB on my unit. it is a snappy laptop.
Greetings from Iraq mate, I enjoy such videos, its always a welcome 😀 I liked the T series more up until T480/T490, not so sure about the newest T14/16 (Gen1 till gen 4), however the Ligion gaming line is very good but unnecessarily expensive. By the way the one you are reviewing with 6 gen is slower, the real good ones start from 8th gen, up to the seventh gen Core i cpus were not that good. Keep up the good work!
imo P50 no but p52/p51 yes
quadcore and kepley is ancient
6 core skylake + maxwell ftw
but the p50 keyboard is THE ABSOLUTE BEST keyboard ever, even above mevhanical, the nipple and buttons too (im too yound to have used pre 2013 laptops tho)
Me with my P50 which has an i7-6820HQ, 32 GIGS of DDR4 at 2133 MHz and the quadro M2000M, was able to get around 24-30 FPS in cyberpunk 2077 medium with AMD fideltyFX set to perfomance: 👁👄👁
the t570 is also good laptop. i use lenovo t570 with 2gb Nvidia card it also very good. and has two battery in it. it has usb c Thunder blot and andio jack usb a 3 and hdmi so modern connectors. with intel core i7 7th gen cpu my i have 24gb if ram since there only 2 ram slots
I would not from off Amazon or eBay. I had a P50 Thinkpad in very good condition and it bricked within 4 months with so many compatibility issues, the cost of actually buying it 2nd hand then the repairs to the motherboard, SSD, battery and OS - you might as well save up to buy a brand new one. Or better still, stay away from Lenovo laptops as they have to be the buggiest manufacturers in the industry. Anyone wants mine minus the SSD for a outrageous price it's yours.
Dirt cheap way to really make a ThinkPad top lid almost like brand new.
1. Pour some water on the lid
2. Use magic eraser and scrub for about 2-3 minutes in different directions
3. Remove water with microfiber cloth
4. Add some Nivea cream on the lid
5. Gently rub it with microfiber cloth
6. Remove excess cream
Tested many times. Of course if won't remove any deep scratches, but it will nonetheless make the lid really good looking.
my honest answer is no, its too heavy, battery dies very quickly (not die as in it doesnt hold a charge for long, die as in after a few months it just doesnt hold a charge at all), the quadro doesnt perform very well and on linux nvidia optimus is a nightmare
I just bought a t580 with a 4k screen, 16gb of ram, an mx150 and a broken HDD connector for $200AUD. Mainly bought it to mess around on linux and play cdda. I'm an addict.
Seems quite a steep price, compared to what you usually buy. I recently bought a T580 (with a T570 sticker on it) because I wanted an 8th gen for Windows future proofing (as much as I dislike Windows 11) for 150usd, and it's in absolute mint condition. Definitely underpriced, and I just got lucky as I was looking for an 8th gen Lenovo T/Dell Latitude/HP Probook and I didn't actually look at the model number closely. Turns out the bezel has once been changed and it was sold as a T570, which is probably why I got it cheap.
I always hated Lenovo keyboard. People love them, but as someone who does 700+ keystrokes per minute I just can't get used to themt he issu efor me is that I alway smisplace the blan kspace when typing on a Lenovo keyboard. Apparently the spacebar is slightly too light and gets pressed too easily at that speed. Other than that, a lovely laptop.
I just got one of these yesterday for my new year's present and it doesn't get hot like my laptop I got last Christmas, which has a whole lot of problems.
Answer is no. Or certainly run thru an MOT first as the seller won't tell you you need to spend even more money and time changing the ssd and ripping out the guts to check and renew the thermal paste which is an absolute ass to get to. Had mine just over 4 months before it packed up on me ruining the ssd drive where I lost all my work, documents and game saves at least on the laptop. Still haven't been bothered to fix it as the costs will be nearly $200 dollars extra. Remember these laptop are almost 10 years old, original wear and tear that lies beneath the covers won't be admitted in the sales pitch.
Had thinkpad's for over 20 years, and the quality has remained brilliant. If it's not a thinkpad, I don't want it.
These kind of PCs (laptops or desktops) like dell latitude series or also the fujitsu ones, are the best value for money IMO. You can buy them used for cheap and pimp their specs up. Better than some new crap toys you can find in superstores
So the integrated graphics of newst laptops can handle much better the gaming tasks in low resolution and graphics! League of Legends, World of Tanks and HS
hello,really big fan,i was wondering if you could help me with something on my childhood laptop,so this laptop,the HP compaq 6720s,originally ran windows vista,but i stupidly upgraded it to windows 7 thinking it would run alright,and now ive tried to get it back to windows vista but it isnt in full screen,and the drivers that are necessary to get it to normal but it wont accept them,what do i do?
8 gigabytes of RAM and a 4-gigabyte graphics card? That's a lot for a business-centered laptop device! Clearly wherever this came from didn't use it to its full potential.
Had to work with this thing in 2016, the screen is a joke compared to an apple device from the same time period. Also this crappy quadro didn't even hit like 20fps in Team Fortress 2.
At least the docking station was reliable.
These old Lenovo laptops were great. It's a pity they don't make them like they used to, with the easy upgradability. I used to have a T-420 and it was great. It's underpowered for todays internet, but back in the day it was such a good machine. Not having to open the entire cover to change the RAM or HD is so much better. You could even remove the optical drive and replace it with something else, like another hard drive. It also had literally every port known to man on it. I miss PCMCIA cards but I get that USB is far superior now.
I used to think the same, but in reality the upgradability isn't the most useful thing for most people.
Take a t430 I can upgrade the ram, cpu, display, and hd to an SSD. Or I can find a t470s with a broken screen and fix it up for less than a couple hundred. I will have a laptop that is leagues lighter and way more energy efficient for about the cost of just the cpu upgrade for the t430.
Of course this comparison isn't the greatest, but because businesses and schools regularly dump these laptops, it is usually cheaper and easier to just get a new model than trying to hunt down the best obsolete RAM configuration to squeeze more life out of your old laptop.
i have a lenovo l440 the windows is expired. may i know where can i find the windows activation key of this? i cant find it under the battery..
150$$ ???
Bro in Iraq the same laptop cost like 500$ or more...
I wish i had a laptop,it would make my life much easier.
I really miss laptops being user upgradeable like this. A shame manufacturers drunk the whole "thin and light" kool-aid
Using mismatches ram 1 8gb and 3 4gb should not cause a problem if they are rated for same speed if they are rated for different speed the pc/laptop will run on the speed of the slowest ram. correct me if i am wrong 😊
Mine have both thunderbolt and express card slot,,, kindly tell me if good external graphic card can be installed via express card or only thunderbolt can do it
Upgradable to Windows 11 because it does have a TPM 2.0 module and secure boot. Only the processor is unsupported.
i have seen a pattern right now that laptops with 4th gen i5 or later are more than enough for 90% of tasks except gaming. just slap an SSD and you will be fine.
I just got one of these from work
In a pile labeled "to be destroyed" 😅
Its completely fine, but our electrician wanted a better one for AutoCAD
Do u mind if i can get the laptop,would really appreciate and will help me get things done