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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by ableal »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #126
jmnicolas wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You found the ONE Dutch that doesn't speak English? I went there about 15 years ago, everybody I met, including old ladies in the street, were speaking much better English than I can (I'm French).

I don't think the guy didn't speak English, I think he was too rude or indifferent to bother offering customer support in English at that moment. You see this in Austria also if you try to get customer support over the phone in English, since lots of employees are stressed from this kind of job so some will just not bother with you with a not my job, I don't get paid to be a translator attitude if you ask in English.

Some people may also be leery of scams in the "hallo this is windows support" vein ...

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by mjcohen »

TN1ck wrote: post #102
chrismorgan wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s hard to change the brightness of desktop monitors. Bafflingly, Windows and macOS don’t support adjusting their brightness the way they do for laptops, despite the existence of DDC/CI to do just that, so you’re left using third-party software if you know about it, or interacting with the awful OSD/buttons on the screen, which you’ll hardly want to do all the time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24316728 is…

I didn’t like the available offers, so I build my own shitty macOS app for that once, you can get it here: https://github.com/TN1ck/BrightnessChanger Maybe it interests somebody.

Thank you! Works on my 2014 Mac Mini to HP 25f monitor os X 10.13.6.

Did not work through an HDMI switcher but works fine when directly connected.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by cookiecaper »

mushufasa wrote: post #92

How does it work with linux? My colleague got last year's x395 with the AMD 3000 series. It only lasts 3.5 hours battery with web browsing and moderate coding, whereas it's supposed to last ~7 hours real-world on windows.

Fedora 32 works reasonably well, just some minor hiccups, such as:

* There is no driver for the Goodix USB fingerprint reader yet

* Occasionally thin lines of pixels don't update correctly (hard to describe, might get a photo soon)

* dmesg logs periodic errors with amdgpu and the new driver for the realtek wireless card, but I haven't noticed any negative functional impact associated with these.

* The TSC is marked unreliable on each boot.

That said, it's plenty usable as a daily driver, and the performance is very strong for the price point. GeekBench 5 results at https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/3495992

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by andymoe »

I bought two for the kids and while they are fine and I’m happy with the value I still despise windows home edition (had to block one from my router during set up so I did not have to make a windows account for instance).

I really really wish Apple would make a reversible 2 in 1. I can’t tell you how much of a better experience that form factor is for young kids. iPads are not a replacement for this.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by tomComb »

hu3 wrote: post #2

> Those results were a game-changer. They’re miles better than I got running the same load on the HP Envy x360 (around eight hours), the Dell XPS 13 (seven and a half hours), the Asus Zephyrus G14 (almost nine hours), and even low-power stuff like Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet (11 and a half hours) for which battery life is a major selling point. I’ll be blunt — this is the longest battery life I’ve ever seen from a lapto…

> Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet (11 and a half hours) for which battery life is a major selling point.

No it isn't. For that device, price ($300 with keyboard) is it's major selling point.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by wongarsu »

andymoe wrote: post #135

I bought two for the kids and while they are fine and I’m happy with the value I still despise windows home edition (had to block one from my router during set up so I did not have to make a windows account for instance). I really really wish Apple would make a reversible 2 in 1. I can’t tell you how much of a better experience that form factor is for young kids. iPads are not a replacement for this.

Upgrade keys for Windows 10 pro are cheap on eBay and are completely worth it.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by hajile »

notatoad wrote: post #79
iakov wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A similarly specced ThinkPad or Latitude is built to last, has user-replaceable components and will not fall apart in 2 years after a warranty expires. From my experience you get what you pay for with those professional machines.

my thinkpad X1 with soldered-in RAM and dead non-replaceable battery disagrees. i only paid $100 for it on ebay, so i can't really complain, but it doesn't seem much different to the average consumer laptop to me.

Which X1 has a non-replaceable battery?

I've had a couple different models and batteries in both were easy to replace.

In contrast, there's NO way to replace the keyboard without basically buying a whole new system which is incredibly stupid.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by wazoox »

I have an IdeaPad S540 API. It's a Ryzen 3500U. It has 2 M.2 slots so you can had a second SSD if needed. I upgraded it to 32 GB and boy how this beast flies. And it's really cheap.

Under Pop_OS with minor tweaks the battery lasts about 5 hours, which is pretty good for a Linux laptop.

Think of turning of Wifi energy saving: Wifi speed went from 50Mbps to more than 300.

Re: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s exceptional new processor

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Post by FullyFunctional »

> Our reviews generally leave extensive synthetic benchmarking to others

That left a really bad impression - I get that they are too lazy to actually measure the performance, but the snooty "synthetic" was uncalled for and frankly disrespectful to the people doing the work they are too lazy for.

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