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    ***Yoga 2 Pro Owners Thread***

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JayWalker7, Oct 20, 2013.

  1. dblkk

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    Hey guys, I've got a new ssd in my Lenovo. Did a fresh install of windows. But now I cannot for the life of me find the fan control software I had on my Lenovo.

    I'm pretty sure I originally found the link to the download off this forum. But ive tried and looked through most of the 311 pages, and cannot find. could someone please post a link. It was I believe for the original Lenovo yoga and worked on the pro 2 version. The website was in a different language and if I remember right the actual download link was off someones onedrive or cloud account.
     
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    Thanks. That was it. Can't remember how exactly I had mine set up, but that's not to difficult.

    But thanks again.
     
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    The thing is, it's not really an i7. In the standard (M/H) mobile processors, the i5 is a dual core, while the i7 is quad core. But most ultrabooks run the "U" series low voltage processors, and in that series the i5 and i7 are both dual core. So your so-called i7 is just an i5 with a slight speed and cache bump.

    As far as slow performance after a reboot, that's a combination of Windows nonsense, cache purges and other factors.
     
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    Well, at least Y2P doesn't charge a king's ransom for an i7 as the SP3 does. However, I'm sure that there are certain things, like video editing, etc where the i7 would shine but I don't use. For me, the i5 Y2P probably would have made more sense but BestBuy no longer sells that model and with discounts I was able to get the i7 for only $940 after tax. Also there is a certain satisfaction in knowing you got THE BEST.
     
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    People talk about "lapability" in a hybrid, but something the Y2P form factor offers that you can't get in a laptop or the Surface Pro 3 is "crossed-leg-ability". What I mean by that is sitting back on the sofa with legs crossed, you can almost flatten out the Y2P and comfortably type with it in your lap and rested on your crossed leg. This is very handy. You could "try" this with the SP3 but the lack of rigid keyboard would be a problem and laptops can't flatten enough.
     
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    HORRIBLE NEWS FROM LENOVO :-(

    Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro: Intel Core M Convertibles specs revealed › TabTec

    Looks like the final specs on the Yoga 3 Pro are being leaked and some bad news so far:

    1) There will be NO active digitizer (seriously Lenovo, what the HELL is WRONG with you? Every competing device is adding a digitizer EXCEPT you!) Damn you and your market segmentation BS. Sorry, but I am now seriously discouraged.
    2) The price does not appear to be lower than U models.
    3) Even with the M processor, battery life is projected at only 7 hours. Now we all know "projected" 7 means "actual" 5.

    Man, what a bummer. So far Y3P just seems like an M refresh with NO added functionality. Fail Lenovo. You had a shot at greatness and you whiffed.

     
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    Ok, screw Lenovo. This announcement that they will NOT be including an active stylus with the Yoga 3 Pro was the last straw. I've had it with their stupid market differentiation between the Ideapad and Thinkpad lines. I guess you just cant make Ideapad business friendly can you Lenovo? Might break your scheme to force me as a businessman into buying your overpriced Thinkpad devices?

    Well guess what? I just returned my Yoga 2 Pro and picked up a Surface Pro 3 with a proper stylus. It looks like in this later build they have solved the yellow streak issue I had previously as this screen looks AWESOME. Now I truly have a device that can do EVERYTHING I want it to do. I really wanted to love your products Lenovo but your lack of vision and flexibility chased me away.

    Interesting sidenote, the cashier at Best Buy said they have been getting a TON of returns on the Yoga 2 Pro. No idea why. Maybe the 4 hour battery life or lack of a stylus or light bleed or whatever. Later Lenovo. You lost me today.
     
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    I received my Dart Stylus yesterday and I had a chance to test it on two tablets and the Y2P.

    It works well on the Y2P and the stylus is quite responsive. A fine tip is what I was looking for and I am happy with that.

    The stylus is heavier than average, due to the electronics, the metal shell and the AAAA battery (one battery). The weight and the weight distribution make the stylus feel like an expensive pen in the hand, which is quite nice.

    On Windows 8.1, I used it both in the classical way, with desktop applications and on the tablet side with the modern apps. The problem appears when using the stylus on a relatively large screen like on the Y2P. My forearm gets in the way and causes false touches, so at this point, even a gloved hand would not help prevent the interference. I had to remind myself to keep my arm from resting on the display.

    It feels better on the tablet side, since the interface is really meant to be used with touch, more so than the classical Windows interface.

    My handwriting (which is temperamental to begin with) is just awful with any stylus, and the Dart writing was better than previous writing experiences, but that's not saying much... I have yet to try writing in OneNote on the Y2P.

    I tried to calibrate the stylus, but the results were not as good as I hoped and went back to default - which works fine.

    The manufacturer claims that the stylus can be used for 20 hours on the single AAAA battery. In the package, there is another AAAA battery and two spare stylus tips, as well as a very small printed manual, which is also available on the back of the packaging.

    Overall, the device works well on the Y2P and it has a 2mm tip, which is what I was looking for. It is expensive at $59 ($70 delivered), but it does offer good performance.
     
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    That bezel looks pretty thick at the bottom, sure seems like enough room to increase the screen height by 1/9th?

    Ok, I couldn't resist and pulled out a ruler. Very rough measurement, screen 6.5in, so you'd need just under another 3/4 of an inch.. that bottom bezel is a full inch high, and the top about 3/4 -- so you take a half inch from the bottom, another quarter from the top, and you're left with a half inch on the top and bottom, which is just about the same amount of bezel that the sides currently already have, so that much more symmetrical even.. Perfect! ;) Even enough room to keep that win touch key at the bottom.

    And like you say, seems not terribly likely to happen :(, since among other things the lion's share of screens are 16:9. A shame, for me and apparently many other folks, a model like that would certainly be a huge differentiator. I've got one customer project using an SP3, and the extra screen height is definitely the standout advantage to me, though I prefer the Y2P overall. (The yellows are certainly better also :p.) Maybe with the SP3 and Mac, etc. giving more love to vertical res, other manufacturers will start revisiting the default use of 16:9.
     
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    Buh bye. Don't let the door hit you in the a** on the way out... :hi2:
     
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    3200x2000 16:10 would freeking rock! But yea, not gonna happen. :(

    Just for kicks I deleted the D: drive partition and installed Linux. Works pretty well in Laptop mode, but there's a ways to go before other modes are properly and fully supported. Maybe when Ubuntu's tablet UI really gets released. Thought it was supposed to be available in 14.04, but I could not find any info on how to use it (seems it may be phone/tablet only at the moment). Switched from Ubuntu to Mint-17 because the Unity UI is annoying as hell. Dual booting is working fine, and it's quite fast with the SSD.

    Speaking of annoying as hell, still trying to get used to the Widows-8 UI. I thought I'd try to live with the default Win-8 UI for a few weeks and see if I could get used to it. It's not going well... Will probably give up and install Classic Shell soon.
     
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    What exactly is this "classic shell"?
     
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    From all ive searched and read about these newer 'm' series cpu's. Is that theyre lower wattage, lower idle/run frequency, but can boost to 'almost' what the m series can. Biggest gains will be graphics capabilities, im guessing around the 5000-5100 series for 'typical 'm' series igpu. They will be weaker than your typical 4200-4500 chips, but for most average users no one will be able to tell. The surface pro 4 and MacBook 'pro' retina, will not include a refresh until mid to late next year when the larger/beefier 'm' broadwell series comes out. As the 3 released now that will be out in time for holidays are more the ultra low power higher battery life ultrabook processors, not the tad faster higher idle slightly lower battery life processors.
    But to your points.

    1) no pen support.
    Uh, no. Its a yoga. There wasn't a single yoga with pen, that's not their deal. That's a thinkpad/helix. Buy according to needs? I'm not pissed at apple because my new MacBook pro retina 13" 2014 model isn't touch screen.

    2) price. Other than a few exceptions, newer models normally/typically carry on previous generation price points while the previous models then get discounts. So launching at same price as yoga 2 pro was launced? Only makes sense

    3) battery life. I've only got a few personal thoughts on this. But the screen on the yoga is the battery life culprate. Changing a processor would only have minimal gains. So ivy, haswell, broadwell, your gaining minimal if energy savings cpu wise when your carrying the same power hogging screen. But on that note, Samsung ativ book 9 plus and asus zenbook (which has a 25w cpu) all carry 3k screens (Samsung has same exact) and can beat out yoga 2 pro. I don't get that one? Samsung has same size battery, asus higher cpu wattage, raid ssd's, ect, but at least they carry larger 6 cell battery. Another note, Lenovo claimed '9 hours' when the yoga 2 pro came out. I think theyre trying not to make that mistake again. That number was later changed to 6, but yea. I average 4.5-6 hours of mine on daily use. My surface pro 3 gets me 5.5-7 hours on same use. Big thing/pro for Lenovo though, is that the screen is the battery hog, not the processor. So high use (like rendering in sony vegas pro) or medium to high use, yields a lower % battery life drop. Surface goes from 7-5 going from light to medium, 7 to 3.5 hours going from light to medium high usage. And rendering just drops to maybe 1.5 hours. Lenovo I say steady 5-5.5 hours. Light, medium, medium high. Same 5 ish hours of battery. Rendering though, I can easily get 2.5-3 hours out of straight rendering. Which is great, when im out and about in the field, and just want to slap together all the clips I shot for a customer so he has something to take with him that day. That's almost double wht the surface pro 3 with i5, or samung ativ book 9 with i5/i7 get. Yea it sucks that web surfing or office doc typing doesn't get that 7-8 hours the surface pro will, but all around otherwise is identical. Running one note, kindle app with a testbook open, listening to Spotify, while checking and replying to emails. Surface pro gets me 4.5-5.5 hours. Lenovo gets me about 5. So for everything but extreme light usage, Lenovo actually beats most others out. My MacBook pro, gets me a solid 9 hours of normal usage, 'in mavericks'. But I need to run several windows programs, and some days spend all day in windows. Parallels when needed yields 5-7 hours battery, but im then limited to how intense I can go since its sharing/splitting cpu/ram. If I bootload into windows, my once a 9 hour machine, gets me 4-5.

    So I get being on the outside looking in, or reading specs alone, ect. How the yoga pro might not look like much, or a cheap alternative to some of the others in its class. Which I feel would be acer s7, Samsung ativ book 9 plus, asus zenbook, MacBook pro retina, surface pro 3. But after having all of these laptops. I can say 2014 zenbook wins out hands down no joke. Best in class everything. But at $2000. The zenbook refresh, doesn't look even remotely nice. You loose the top end i7. Gain a normal i7 and 840m. Loose 3k screen, or 840m, or i7, or battery. There are so many models, but haven't ofund one worth what these last years ones were. The Samsung, is gorgeous, really nice, and is really on par with the Lenovo. Costs a few hundred more. And isn't being made any more. The MacBook pro retina is hands down the asus zenbook of mac. But if you need wndows, stick with windows. The surface pro 3, is irreplaceable in my life. Pen input, tablet first, beast specs. But its not a get work done laptop. Its a get work done tablet. Yes type cover is back and better than ever, but its not a laptop, it doesn't offer the hinge, it doesn't offer full sd card slot or 2 usbs. Docks, yes, but not in your hands actively using. I found a wireless battery pack which allows me to plug in my sd card, usb portable hhd, and access through built in wifi. Which is a great workaround. But its still not a laptop Close, but not. If it were any closer to a laptop, it would loose what makes it so great as a tablet. In my eyes, perfect balance. Tablet first, laptop second, surface pro 3 hands down over anything. But laptop first tablet second, well that's just the yoga 2 pro. Laptop only (slim/light/portable), well top 3 are all pretty much tied, Lenovo wins since its still for sale, and its cheaper.

    These are just all of my thoughts. Feel free to debate them, I didn't try and bash so if it sounds like it I do apologize.
     
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    classic shell, is a free program that 'brings back the start button'. You go to like cnet and download it, and then instead of the bottom left corner of your windows 8 desktop taking you to metro, it then just bring up the start button programs ect like in windows 7.

    I find classic shell very annoying. It does its job great, but god those ads. They start popping up everytime you log into windows, then all kinds of misc times during use. Its free, and in the beginning adds are less often. But boy they get bad. Start8 by stardock is the same, actually better, program for the start button. It costs $5. But no ads, no nothing. And when you make an account and buy it, you can also install that same liceanse and use on all of your windows 8 devices. I found this out after buying it 3 times for 3 of my computers. But even after that, spending $15, it was still worth it.

    Windows 9 will bring back a new improved start button. But no one knows for sure price point of windows 9. I'd say opt for classic shell. Its free, annoying, but windows 9 will be here soon. If you don't like the windows 9 start button, then get and pay for start8.
     
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    It was discussed here somewhere about the RAM choice. If using LPDDR3 (MBA uses this) instead of DDR3L ram would have helped the Y2P battery life. I wonder what RAM the Y3P will ship with?
     
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    Extraordinarily good post, thanks! Hope you stick around and continue to offer your thoughts/impressions as the Y3P is announced and released. :)

    -Matt
     
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    I have no idea what you are talking about. I have never seen any pop up ads using Classic Shell. You must have downloaded a malware infested version. Get it from the official site Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements

    Classic Shell is not adware supported. It's free open-source software. It does not install any advertising components.
     
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    I have Start8 and it works fine, making my Windows 8.1 feel just like Windows 7 from the desktop perspective. I think I paid about $4.50 for it a few months ago.

    On my main computer (Dell Precision laptop) I dual-boot into Win7 and Fedora 20. No, Linux is not ready for a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro-type of computer. The GUI is not there and the power management is not even close to what Windows offers (because Lenovo works in conjunction with Microsoft to develop the customized power management).
     
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    Power management for laptops seems to be working well in Ubuntu based distros, and Ubuntu is developing a tablet UI that looks amazing. It was supposed to be available in 14.04, but it seems that may not be the case as of yet (not that I've been able to find). Ubuntu's Unity UI supports scaling and is somewhat touch friendly, but as a UI it's at least as annoying as Win-8 (for me, anyway). Linux is usable in Laptop mode for now, and with scripts and other tweaks it can be made to work in other modes, but we're not quite there yet in terms of a full Windows replacement alternative.

    EDIT: Watch the video on this page to see an intro to the Ubuntu tablet UI. Ubuntu on tablets | Ubuntu

    I almost returned my Y2P due to the limited Linux support. Been using Linux as my main OS for around 10 years now and going back to Windows is a bitter pill to swallow, but I decided to give it a try. It's been a little over 2 weeks now, just past my return period, and I'm still on the fence. There is just so much to dislike about Windows. It's slow, horribly bloated and constantly plagued by security issues. How people tolerate this on a day to day basis is really puzzling. I'll admit that Windows 7 was a big improvement over XP/Vista, and 8.1 with Classic Shell is a lot more tolerable, but that's only because they suck less than previous versions, not because they are actually good. It's like saying that rabbit poop is better than dog poop because it doesn't smell as bad, but I still would want to eat it.

    [sigh] This is going to be a very expensive lesson if I ultimately decide I still can't stand Windows. :(

    Probably should have waited until I wasn't so busy before buying the Y2P. I'm in the process of selling my house and moving so I haven't had time to use the Y2P much. That Best Buy double-coupon deal was too good to pass up, though. 8GB, i7 and 256GB SSD for under a grand! Wow!

    From the use I have gotten out of the Y2P so far I'm pretty pleased. The keyboard is good, the screen is great (in spite of the color & light bleed issues), battery life has been good, and performance has been better than expected from the gimped U series CPU. The wireless AC has also been working great. The refreshed version from BB seems to have solved a lot of the earlier issues.
     
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    Forgot to mention, I was originally looking at the Haswell Yoga 11s, but I would have wanted to upgrade the RAM to 8GB and the SSD to at least 256GB and with the BB sale + coupons, the Y2P it ended up at about the same price as the 11s with upgrades. Of course, now that I have the Y2P, Lenovo put an upgraded 11s on their site with 8GB and 256GB SSD for $699!

    LOL, that's technology for ya! :p
     
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    I guess it could've changed, its been a bout 6 months since my last try. I would've gotten it from cnet or guru3d. Pretty sure my malware bytes would've eaten alive a malware infested download. But I used it for about a month. First off it was good and minimal, but after a week the bottom right of my screen was just always popping up some kind of ad.
     
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    Quick question for you guys. Last night I noticed a sort of electrical buzzing noise coming from my Lenovo. It went from barely audible (ear to screen to hear) to just audible with ear idk 2 feet away. I turned fans off thinking theyre were the culprite, but fairly certain its something with the screen.

    The last couple of days my laptop, mid use, just shuts down. Typically its like a hibernate, just instant screen off laptop off, push power button and its almost instantly right back where I left off. Few times its a complete restart on hitting power button. I can be browsing interent, email watching Netflix, anything light or small. Battery was never below 50%, and sometimes it was even plugged in. Stated a few days ago, happens a few random times. Today its done it about 9 times so far, and most were complete restart. Good thing I wasn't in middle of actually doing something that could've been ruined during shutdown.

    And also knew today. The laptop keeps telling me that the battery is unauthorized. Ive restarted several times, still pops up immediately, and I don't even get a estimated time left, just a percentage and a red battery icon in my taskbar.
     
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    @dblkk: You mentioned you turned the fans off. Did you use Notebook Fan Control? I've read somewhere (here?) that after a while, NFC causes "unauthorized battery" messages. Maybe try uninstalling NFC and see if that fixes the battery message?
     
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    Ok, 1)Yes, if you have NFC installed you will get that battery warning. 2)I had the same buzzing sound on my second Y2P, and I sent it in for repair. They basically told me I was crazy and was hearing things. They sent it back to me without being fixed. I could definitely hear it, and it was definitely coming from the screen. 3)I also had the same problem with random restarts and shutdowns. I was getting the BSOD(Blue Screen of Death). I sent that unit in and they had to replace the motherboard. They said there was a problem with the RAM. Ultimately, I kept complaining about having, basically, a refurbished laptop after all of the repairs, and they finally issued a replacement. I am now on my third Y2P, and have had it for 3 months now. So far I have not had any issues. I recommend sending it in for repair(unless you purchased the in-home warranty). I hope this helps. Good luck!
     
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    Exactly. This kid has been whining since he joined this forum. From the looks of it, he has purchased and returned about 5 Y2P's, 4 SP3's and 1 Dell Venue 8. They make a Yoga with a digitizer. Buy that one. Or don't. I'm just sick of seeing his posts. Good riddance!!
     
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    That's funny...I somehow pictured him as a very nerdy 70-year-old. :)

    In all seriousness, if you head back to the start of the thread, he actually made a number of excellent contributions to the ownership discussion. On the other hand, I'm kind of scratching my head over how much he swore by the Y2P 3200x1800 display and then jumped on the 1080 SP3. I'm just going to put this one down to my "sometimes gadgets make us say and do funny things!" rule. On a related note: I've occasionally visited the "what notebook should I buy" thread and if there's any complaint I see there on a regular basis, it's that there isn't ONE MACHINE TO RULE THEM ALL. It's an oooooooooooold cliche, but every machine has its pros and cons. No exception to that rule as far as I can see.

    Anyway, sorry for preaching to the choir!

    -Matt
     
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    Regarding the buzzing. Does it change if you adjust your brightness all the way up? I have seen reports that attribute some noise to the PWM circuitry used to regulate the brightness.

    Sent from my VS980 4G
     
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    Would the Microsoft Miracast streaming dongle be compatible with the Y2P?

    I started researching, and my eyes glazed over with the various WiDi standards and Miracast, and the change in how it works from Win8.0 to Win8.1..

    Somehow I'd wager that it's not a clear cut yes/no answer, but I'm wondering if it'd be worth trying with the Y2P to connect to an external monitor without cables. Does the monitor itself need any special compatibility other than HDMI and USB ports?
     
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    That's very true. I went back and forth for a long time. There is always going to be something "better".
     
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    In my experience with it, it was only noticeable at any setting below 100%. At 100% it disappeared.
     
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    yeah, cautious optimism indeed. didn't they promise the same thing for win 8.1, but it didn't really do much difference (for me anyway)? In regards to Adobe PS though, I believe there is a workaround for the adventurous. Little bit of registry adjustments involved, so not for the uninitiated and light of heart.

    Hack makes Photoshop and Illustrator readable on Surface Pro — Surface Pro Artist
     
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    Hey folks,

    I received my Y2P a few weeks ago. 2.0 ghz i7, 8gb, 256gb, orange. At this point I intend to keep it and sell my u300s (which has been a great laptop for it's intended use).

    My main complaint is the weak 7260 NIC card. Why Lenovo used that card in such a nice ultrabook is beyond me. Minor complaints are the typical ones - scaling issues, slight yellow problem, micro HDMI, slight backlight bleeding, etc. Overall I'm happy with it. I haven't had a chance to calibrate the display yet.

    I can stream video in locations in my house with my u300s that the Y2P can't. Updating the driver to the most current one on Intel's site, not Lenovo's, has helped somewhat. I've ordered the 7260AC like many of you and have a question about that. What kind of screws are used on the back cover? I'm comfortable digging around inside laptops, build my own desktops, etc but I have never run across that type of screw. I wish that they had used the same back cover design that they used on my u300s.

    Can anyone help me with that? what kind of screws? or what kind of screwdriver do I need?

    Thanks in advance..............
     
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    That's a pretty good indicator that it's noise from the PWM circuitry.
     
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    Those are called Torx screws, so you'll need a Torx driver. Off the top of my head, I believe they are T4 size, but you might want to double check that yourself..
     
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    Help me out here... I just got the Y2P to replace my 2014 rMBP 13" that my wife confiscated ( ;)) ) ... It has the Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 NIC and I haven't notice a difference in speed nor did I have any connection issues... I this the card so many are complaining about and what's the problem?

    PS I find this lappy to be quite nice... almost as good as the rMBP... Love the screen (set to 1920 x 1080) and it scales very nicely ( dare I say batter than the Mac )... I have done all the updates and haven't noticed the yellow issue...
     
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    Not-quite-owner-yet chiming in here, but based on my research so far what I think is that owners who got the standard N version of the card have been complaining, but then others have gotten the new AC version, like yours, and have been happy. Also, there looks like a slew of owners who swapped in the AC with much better results. So you appear to be in the "winners" group. ;)

    Just curious (since this is a Lenovo/PC sub-forum): how much goading would it take to get you to strike the "almost as good as the rMBP" from your post??? LOL :D

    -Matt
     
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    "Just curious (since this is a Lenovo/PC sub-forum): how much goading would it take to get you to strike the "almost as good as the rMBP" from your post??? LOL "

    Not very much actually... I really like this laptop ( got the i7, 8Gb, 256 Gb SSD configuration ) and I don't feel like I downgraded at all... I had quite a few Lenovos in the past and have always been happy with them : ))
     
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    The 7260 AC card is the good card, the Wireless-N card is not. If you upgrade your router/wireless AP to an AC compatible version (like the Netgear Nighthawk), you will notice a huge speed jump.
     
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    Thanks for the info!! I scrounged around in my knife tool collection and I found that I had some very small torx screwdriver heads and they are actually imprinted with the size. I do believe that the #4 is the correct one, but I haven't tried taking them out yet. Waiting for the mailman to bring my 7260AC first. Still hard to believe that the card in my 3 year old u300s is better than the junk they put in these. Anyway, I also have a 500 gb Samsung EVO mSATA that I was using in an enclosure that I may try sticking there while I'm at it.

    For some reason the maintenance manual shows the screws as being "M2 × 5 mm, flat-head" hence my confusion about the screws. Perhaps that is the same as a torx screw but I didn't know that.

    Thanks again.............
     
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    If you're going to do all that, watch that YouTube video I posted on the topic.... hopefully that SSD you're adding will be recognized by the BIOS.
     
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    Thanks for the info! I wonder how many units have this problem. Lenovo denied that there was anything wrong with my unit. I eventually got that one replaced, and my new one doesn't have the issue. So far, anyway :D
     
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    Thanks for that link. I won't have a chance to digest and tinker with it for several days, but I sure will check into it. My eyes aren't so sharp as they used to be, and those teeny tiny menus/icons can be challenging.

    The other program I use that's wonky is Quicken, but maybe the 2015 version will fix the scaling?
     
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    Here are the pictures...

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/nz6r6mjipv5fvy7/2014-09-25 17.40.40.jpg?dl=0
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/i5davnieikcw6ec/2014-09-25 17.40.31.jpg?dl=0
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/zbh6nuerc3t045m/2014-09-25 17.40.24.jpg?dl=0
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/wv5vehx9fnw3ywf/2014-09-25 17.40.18.jpg?dl=0
     
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    It is a really good sleeve. My buddy has had his Asus for almost two years and it looks to be in good shape still and he travels... a lot.
     
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