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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 bscphil »

ZuLuuuuuu wrote: post #76

For people interested in ultrabooks with Ryzen 4800U processors, there is also another model, which for some reason doesn't get mentioned much, which is Lenovo S540 13ARE. It has a 13.3", QHD, 16:10 screen. I bought this laptop after buying a Lenovo Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7 and returning it (because of some QA issues and 14" was a bit too big for me after using XPS 13 for a long time). I made a small review of the laptop…

Wow. I'd give anything to be able to get this with a decent screen. I edit a lot of photos, and Adobe: 73% P3: 72% simply isn't acceptable in 2020...

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

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Post by alkonaut »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #111
ZuLuuuuuu wrote: post #76

For people interested in ultrabooks with Ryzen 4800U processors, there is also another model, which for some reason doesn't get mentioned much, which is Lenovo S540 13ARE. It has a 13.3", QHD, 16:10 screen. I bought this laptop after buying a Lenovo Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7 and returning it (because of some QA issues and 14" was a bit too big for me after using XPS 13 for a long time). I made a small review of the laptop…

Unfortunately the machine is not available in Europe outside of the Netherlands for some reason. I tried calling a Dutch retailer to ask if they ship to Austria but couldn't even get pass the "Do you speak English please?" phase :( Like WTF, the EU single market is a thing since how many decades now?! So why the hell do we still have region specific SKUs of the same product with different parts and availability betwe…

Many European countries have specific keyboards so for laptops you need a dozen or more models just for Western Europe. I wouldn’t want to accidentally get a German or French SKU when I’m buying one from Sweden so I’m quite happy there are different SKUs.

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

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Post by dahfizz »

ZuLuuuuuu wrote: post #76

For people interested in ultrabooks with Ryzen 4800U processors, there is also another model, which for some reason doesn't get mentioned much, which is Lenovo S540 13ARE. It has a 13.3", QHD, 16:10 screen. I bought this laptop after buying a Lenovo Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7 and returning it (because of some QA issues and 14" was a bit too big for me after using XPS 13 for a long time). I made a small review of the laptop…

I love my Lenovo X1 Carbon with a 14" QHD display.

QHD is not a popular resolution but it's absolutely perfect for this size, like you mention. It's better for battery life than 4k and it's much crisper than 1080p.

With a 13"-14" screen, you would have to scale a 4k display which is a complete waste in my mind. You either lose out on sharpness by getting fuzzy fractional scaling, or you go full 2x scaling and you lose all the screen real estate of a high pixel density display. 1440p is beautifully sharp without requiring scaling on a 14" panel.

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

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Post by addled »

Yizahi wrote: post #15
rowanG077 wrote: post #3

All of the ryzen laptops that exist have abysmal screens. I would have bought one if it weren't for this fact.

I bought recently HP 455 G7 with Ryzen 4300U and IPS screen. It's not the best screen but miles better than TN-film panels anyway. Good for a budget office laptop.

I ordered the 445 G7 with 4750U over a month ago. Shortly after, I was notified the estimated delivery was pushed out to a specific date a couple weeks later than original.

A couple weeks later, I got notified that that due to supply issues for certain components, the date was pushed, without a specific date, and I could cancel if I wanted or take a discount when it finally shipped.

This week HP said they cancelled my order altogether, with a list of cancelled business laptop skus. All of them were because of lack of AMD CPUs.

Supposedly I can get a discount on something else, but there's just not much to pick from.

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Post by wongarsu »

kristianp wrote: post #150
wongarsu wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Aren't they unauthorized volume keys that are likely to fail activation?

Yes, they are volume keys. Check the legal situation in your jurisdiction before buying.

I've had one out of about ten fail on activation. But they cost 1/40th of what Microsoft is charging, so I don't mind that.

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Post by GordonS »

MrGilbert wrote: post #49
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…

For Windows users, I can recommend ClickMonitorDDC[1]. While the UI is a bit cluttered, it has a neat feature: You can display the current brightness in the notification area, hover over it with your mouse, and use the scroll-wheel to adjust it. I really like it. [1]: https://clickmonitorddc.bplaced.net/

I actually think I tried this one yesterday, and from memory it spammed my traybar with about 12 different icons. The UI isn't just cluttered, it's odd!

Still, it's a nice demonstration of what you can do with DDC, and just about anything is better than the crappy physical controls on monitors.

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Post by GordonS »

jve wrote: post #59
formerly_proven wrote: post #18

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> If you're staring at a 500nit screen at full brightness all day, you're probably not doing your eyes any good. I'm kinda surprised how many people set their screens to 100 % brightness (300-400 nits for most screens) on their desktop. I find that blinding and very uncomfortable. That also seems to be a reason why people complain so much about IPS bleed and glow; using the screen near full brightness in a dark room…

> I'm kinda surprised how many people set their screens to 100 % brightness Not everyone knows that this impacts your eyes. Someone called me and asked if I know anything about glasses that would restrict blue light and make his eyes feel better. After telling a thing about f.lux, we ended ended up finding out that brightness was at 100%. He lowered to 50% and said: thank you, much better.

I've been staring at a screen for decades, but only fairly recently found out about the harm of blue light, and am using f.lux with the "soft light" effect.

Aside from blue light, is it bad for your eyes just because of the brightness level? Is there any kind of objective measure of how bright is "safe"? And if so, is there any way of knowing how many nits a monitor is emitting?

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Post by thesandlord »

chrismorgan wrote: post #21
formerly_proven wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If you're staring at a 500nit screen at full brightness all day, you're probably not doing your eyes any good. I'm kinda surprised how many people set their screens to 100 % brightness (300-400 nits for most screens) on their desktop. I find that blinding and very uncomfortable. That also seems to be a reason why people complain so much about IPS bleed and glow; using the screen near full brightness in a dark room…

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…

Another HN comment a few months ago let me discover Twinkle Tray. It's a Windows app that sits in your tray icons.

https://twinkletray.com/

Super cool, you can even link multiple monitors together to control the "global" screen brightness at once.

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

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Post by bllguo »

GordonS wrote: post #156
MrGilbert wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For Windows users, I can recommend ClickMonitorDDC[1]. While the UI is a bit cluttered, it has a neat feature: You can display the current brightness in the notification area, hover over it with your mouse, and use the scroll-wheel to adjust it. I really like it. [1]: https://clickmonitorddc.bplaced.net/

I actually think I tried this one yesterday, and from memory it spammed my traybar with about 12 different icons. The UI isn't just cluttered, it's odd ! Still, it's a nice demonstration of what you can do with DDC, and just about anything is better than the crappy physical controls on monitors.

you can disable them in the settings. it gave me icons for brightness, contrast, saturation, and volume. I only care about setting brightness so I disabled the others

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Post by cookiecaper »

cookiecaper wrote: post #133
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 u…

Just missed the edit timeout, but noticed that GeekBench run was on battery. Here it is with the system plugged in. https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/3689889
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