Basic, entry level laptop

[StockEngine]

My wife and myself were shopping for an 8th-gen i5 laptop and whittled down the choices to the Asus S410 and S510. Same price almost similar specs (MX150, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD)

S410 - 14" monitor, 4GB VRAM
S510 - 15.6" monitor, 2GB VRAM

We were decided on the S410 but it was out of stock at the store we went to. They showed us the S510 that was on display. After a bit of discussion we made the decision to go for the bigger monitor instead. It won't be used for high-end gaming and I think I can live with lesser VRAM.

Took the whole night to update Win10. The image they used was a few months old and it took several GBs of downloads before it stabilized. It's usable now and I'll tweak it some more until I'm sure that I've optimized the settings.

Now to budget for an SSD upgrade. My office-issue T470 only has a 7th-gen i5 but startup times are noticeably faster because of its 256GB SSD. Can't install anything personal on the Lenovo though.

dalawa na tayo meron s510 [emoji3]

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[JohnM]

dalawa na tayo meron s510 [emoji3]

Haha! Kumusta yung sa yo so far? Same experience din ba nung nagupdate ka ng Win10?

[StockEngine]

Haha! Kumusta yung sa yo so far? Same experience din ba nung nagupdate ka ng Win10?

its used for the business. user says good experience with the applications we use.

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[JohnM]

No complaints so far on our S510U. It wasn't designed for developers though so I decided to splurge for a RAM upgrade. The jump from 4GB to 16GB is very refreshing. Will check game performance later when my son comes home.

Total cost: 11,200 for 2 8GB RAM sticks, 336 labor at MSI-ECS BGC (very good service, nearest parking is at Revel Bar or Uptown)

Next upgrade plan: Samsung EVO 512GB SSD