The VERY bad part of these is the 32GB is less than most cell phones. Hard drive is full with Windows and Office installed. Plus they both **** with 2GB of ram. Didn't they learn with NETbooks?
The VERY bad part of these is the 32GB is less than most cell phones. Hard drive is full with Windows and Office installed. Plus they both **** with 2GB of ram. Didn't they learn with NETbooks?
It appears that around 15GB will be left of free space when you subtract the O/S and recovery partition
It is feasible as a work/office/travelling/college (secondary) laptop. And if you get mugged you wont be as upset as you would be to lose a Macbook
I like this new trend of bare-bones laptops that provide just what you need for work, web browsing, youtube, facebook
I already have a Chomebook and love it but I do need access to some Windows programs and a laptop like this should fit the bill. I am in for one and if I dont like it I can just return it to the local Worse Buy store for a refund inside of 30 days.
EDIT: ram can be upgraded from 2GB to a max of 8GB. THe internal eMMC storage can also be upgraded but it is too expensive to do so currently. 64GB usb sticks can be had for $15 to watch movies/media from but if you think you are going to be loading software that is more than 12GB than do not purchase this laptop, this is a niche product and not meant as a substitute for your main machine (for that I use a desktop PC with a 3 TB hard drive)
Specs state it has a memory card reader. Toss a 128GB (assuming it supports that much, or just lower cap. if not) memory card in if you need more bulk storage. 32GB is enough for Win10 and Office, especially if you trim back the bloat.
Of course it's not a substitute for a main use system. It has 768p resolution which is FAR more of a bottleneck than anything else.
Plus, it always makes me curious why people insist that something "needs" to hold the most bloated newest version of office at this price point. Do people really buy a whole new office license for a $150 near-netbook? Seems more likely they wouldn't... and if they're pirating it instead, then there's all kinds of hacked up office distros that weigh in under 2GB.
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It appears that around 15GB will be left of free space when you subtract the O/S and recovery partition
It is feasible as a work/office/travelling/college (secondary) laptop. And if you get mugged you wont be as upset as you would be to lose a Macbook
I like this new trend of bare-bones laptops that provide just what you need for work, web browsing, youtube, facebook
I already have a Chomebook and love it but I do need access to some Windows programs and a laptop like this should fit the bill. I am in for one and if I dont like it I can just return it to the local Worse Buy store for a refund inside of 30 days.
EDIT: ram can be upgraded from 2GB to a max of 8GB. THe internal eMMC storage can also be upgraded but it is too expensive to do so currently. 64GB usb sticks can be had for $15 to watch movies/media from but if you think you are going to be loading software that is more than 12GB than do not purchase this laptop, this is a niche product and not meant as a substitute for your main machine (for that I use a desktop PC with a 3 TB hard drive)
Of course it's not a substitute for a main use system. It has 768p resolution which is FAR more of a bottleneck than anything else.
Plus, it always makes me curious why people insist that something "needs" to hold the most bloated newest version of office at this price point. Do people really buy a whole new office license for a $150 near-netbook? Seems more likely they wouldn't... and if they're pirating it instead, then there's all kinds of hacked up office distros that weigh in under 2GB.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Box-Lenovo-Ideapad-100s-14-Laptop-Intel-Celeron-2GB-Mem-64GB-eMMC-Flas-/322042489947?hash=item4afb3a6c5b:g:V3IAAOSwwpdW6cM1
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