Lenovo IdeaPad 120s Review

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  • čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
  • Lenovo's petite IdeaPad 120S is a budget ultraportable that offers good-for-the-cost performance, but you can find better screens and keyboards by stepping up to the next highest class.
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Komentáře • 148

  • @egdvdfz
    @egdvdfz Před 5 lety +17

    got this laptop, put linux os on it now its flying

  • @CadillacBunner
    @CadillacBunner Před 6 lety +83

    uninformative review.

  • @ramirenriquez6795
    @ramirenriquez6795 Před 6 lety +31

    can't finish this. they want so much from a cheap laptop

  • @SohanMeegahage
    @SohanMeegahage Před 6 lety

    I got a 110s which is this laptop's predecessor, it has a M.2 sata ssd slot which allows you to expand it's memory. i dunno if Lenovo continued it in the newer model but i recommend checking and if there is one, expand and move windows onto it

  • @blahblahblah9914
    @blahblahblah9914 Před 6 lety

    Good review guys...

  • @sferg9582
    @sferg9582 Před 6 lety +5

    I bought one 4 days ago, and it's really quite usable. It does windows 10 nicely, and for internet browsing, it's great, albeit a bit slow, but for traveling and a weekend get away, it travels well in my camera gear backpack. I bought the WD Passport external 1T drive for $59 and the 120s I bought for $150! I'm happy.........

    • @heyglasses
      @heyglasses Před 6 lety

      I bought a Lenovo 120s 11iap as well. I'm not very techy. I need some disk space. I want to just but a external hard drive from ebay. Can I just buy any with 3.0 usb type external hardrive?

  • @rican6718
    @rican6718 Před 6 lety +3

    Is it me or nobody doesn't do reviews on this latop

  • @standardtuning4guitars423

    hi. i just bought one of these. the microsd card comment might have been due to not inserting it correctly. You have to inside it with gold connectors facing up. At first i tried to put it in normally and got the same result as your viewer described.

  • @miladissa8999
    @miladissa8999 Před 6 lety

    Can I add 2 other screen monitors using the hdmi splitter, or is it only 1 screen ??

  • @surprememaster
    @surprememaster Před 5 lety +2

    I got mine at Best Buy for $100 along with a Micro SD Card for $20. As soon as I got it home I wiped Windows and installed Linux Mint. Worked perfect and half the hard drive space. I use it as a travel laptop since I travel all over the world for work. I just bring along a HDMI cable and I have instant Netflix and movies on every hotel tv in the world. You can't go wrong with this choice.

  • @marytilahun6804
    @marytilahun6804 Před 6 lety +90

    This review was horrible

  • @JohnDoe-cl4oo
    @JohnDoe-cl4oo Před 5 lety +2

    This is actually a decent laptop. As they mentioned, it won't work for you if you want to use it for extensive tasks or serious multitasking, but it's solid for basic usage. I got it for my 8 year old son to simply teach him basic programming with Java and Python. I was able to easily download the Python IDE and the Java IDE. He can watch Hulu and Netflix on it, and has the basic Microsoft office toolkit for school work. I also considered getting this laptop for my grandmother, because again, it's great for basic usage. It obviously is lightweight for anyone who wants extensive usage out of their laptop. For work, I personally use the highest powered Asus laptop available, but this is the cheapest "notebook" for kids and people who don't need extensive usage from their laptop. This is less powerful than some laptops I was using as servers in the late 90's, but it'll handle basic tasks.

  • @mydaychar7641
    @mydaychar7641 Před 6 lety

    do you use windows 10 32 bit ?

  • @ummadarshad2000
    @ummadarshad2000 Před 6 lety

    sir how can show the product key

  • @diouffatousakho2011
    @diouffatousakho2011 Před 5 lety

    Hi please can you help me ? The volume keys don't work on my lenovo ideapad 120s.

  • @ernestqualis9821
    @ernestqualis9821 Před 6 lety +1

    The card reader is not faulty! The micro sd card must be inserted 'upside down' ie with the gold contacts facing up.

  • @basirusambou3396
    @basirusambou3396 Před rokem

    Hi, i have the same laptop lenovo ideapad 120s-14iap. my worry is, if I turn it on the button shows me it's on but the screen is always dark. how can you help me to solve this problem?

  • @masxudmasxud217
    @masxudmasxud217 Před 5 lety

    Where

  • @TheMadisonHang
    @TheMadisonHang Před 6 lety +5

    i've been waiting, SO LONG
    for a laptop like this
    thin, sleek, cheap, WINDOWS, MY-GAWWWWDDDD!

  • @smokeinc9800
    @smokeinc9800 Před 4 lety +1

    gonna buy it for $75? is it worth it

  • @Akyoutube5
    @Akyoutube5 Před 4 lety

    thats really great!

  • @user-ik5li3ct8m
    @user-ik5li3ct8m Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you brother, does he support Arabic or not?

  • @PandaLillie
    @PandaLillie Před 6 lety

    Hi, i have this laptop..and my only issue is the fact that it doesn't have enough storage an i wanted to know if i could upgrade the space or not

  • @queenzfineschic
    @queenzfineschic Před 6 lety +18

    I paid $163 taxes included it's on sale at Best Buy right now. Bought it for my 9 year old

    • @believeinjesusandbebornaga438
      @believeinjesusandbebornaga438 Před 6 lety +2

      queenzfineschic why buying a tablet pc for a 9 year old????

    • @lastwordTSS
      @lastwordTSS Před 6 lety +5

      Why not? His mother will get an iphone for sure. Nice move mom!

    • @smokeinc9800
      @smokeinc9800 Před 4 lety

      im gonna buy it todat for $75 lol just need to fix keyboard is it worth it

    • @Limitlessgadgets
      @Limitlessgadgets Před 2 lety

      I bought it for $35 😹😹

  • @elinm2255
    @elinm2255 Před 6 lety

    can I play star stable on it

  • @8727vishal
    @8727vishal Před 5 lety +1

    Does it have pre-installed Microsoft office or do we have to buy it?

  • @kennyqueen7861
    @kennyqueen7861 Před 6 lety +2

    Pls what can I do. My Lenovo idealpad 12OS-11IAP got stucked at booting. What can I do pls

    • @jessavz7476
      @jessavz7476 Před 5 lety

      my notebook did the same, I applied the garantty

  • @docgzone
    @docgzone Před 5 lety +1

    have a lenovo laptop with i3 8130 and 4gb ddr4 RAM, i wish to install a RAM upgrade, should i go for a additional 4GB (total 8gb )or a additional 8GB RAM (Making it total 12GB). No game work, only multitasking work. Kindly reply

  • @itzkiller9377
    @itzkiller9377 Před 6 lety +2

    i got it for 140$ no taxes and its nice for its price

  • @davidrenz1534
    @davidrenz1534 Před 6 lety

    This thing or 220x

  • @anastasia4001
    @anastasia4001 Před 6 lety

    Just bought it from Best Buy for temporary uses, really can't complain much for the price of $170.

  • @mariapadilla6767
    @mariapadilla6767 Před 6 lety +2

    very cheap at best buy highly recommend it!

  • @minhtiktok3548
    @minhtiktok3548 Před 4 lety

    Có cách bật wifi k ạ

  • @yusufismail91
    @yusufismail91 Před 6 lety

    is it possible to expand the storage? does it have another M2 socket available?

  • @MinecraftAndMoreRandomness

    This laptop is actually very good it can even game it plays minecraft at 30 to 60 fps on 4 render

    • @stavoli7779
      @stavoli7779 Před 6 lety

      If you get windows 10 edition it runs 60+ FPS on the highest render

  • @plushperfect2796
    @plushperfect2796 Před 5 lety +2

    Can you run adobe premire pro on this??

  • @priyachellem1635
    @priyachellem1635 Před 6 lety +17

    you should be telling us helpful things not telling us how bad this laptop is this want helpful at all wont be watching anymore of your videos. plus did anyone here his lisp at the intro ?

  • @nihung575
    @nihung575 Před 5 lety

    what co i of it

  • @scalpelboy1
    @scalpelboy1 Před 5 lety +1

    Well guess what, now they come with 4gigs of RAM and 128 gigs SSD, which is pretty neat

  • @emra_the_limit
    @emra_the_limit Před 6 lety

    Thats my laptop is it worth it on gaming?

    • @ThadiusHaner
      @ThadiusHaner Před 6 lety

      Tech GamingPH go to my channel I made a video on games I can play on it but don't expect Triple a titles to run

  • @dupe_reflex1875
    @dupe_reflex1875 Před 4 lety

    Is it good for fortnite

  • @ennuied
    @ennuied Před 5 lety +1

    In 2019 it is still the best budget 12 incher (the N4200 one, not n3350)

  • @FiringSkull
    @FiringSkull Před 5 lety

    Can we put micro sd

  • @rayleeyitlun1101
    @rayleeyitlun1101 Před 6 lety

    I'm surprise no one ask about the performance difference between the latest atom processor and intel celeron n3350 that is running on this laptop .

    • @alvzcizzler
      @alvzcizzler Před 6 lety

      Ray Lee Yit Lun The Celeron is faster, has fewer cores but are stronger

    • @rayleeyitlun1101
      @rayleeyitlun1101 Před 6 lety

      Cesar Alvarez So which is faster ? I know the difference between these 2 processor but there's still no conclusion on which is faster

    • @alvzcizzler
      @alvzcizzler Před 6 lety

      Ray Lee Yit Lun Celeron, it's a newer processor, the Intel Atom they used on this Lenovo Ideapads is from 2014, I believe it was the Z3735F or something like that, The Celeron is 14nm is just from last year (N3350), it also has a newer version of Intel HD Graphics, All tho the default driver is slower to save on battery, just update the Intel HD Graphics driver from Intel website

    • @rayleeyitlun1101
      @rayleeyitlun1101 Před 6 lety

      Cesar Alvarez no not that atom I'm talking about cherry trial z8500 which is a 14nm chip

    • @alvzcizzler
      @alvzcizzler Před 6 lety

      Ray Lee Yit Lun Well you never said you were talking about that specific model, let me check and do benchmarks.

  • @rianaprizal6742
    @rianaprizal6742 Před 6 lety

    can helm me get 120s the 4 GB Ram,,how much is price?

  • @frankiv5786
    @frankiv5786 Před 5 lety

    Im watching this with this laptop. Just got it today and all i can say is DONT BUY IT. I only bought it even knowing the horrible specs because i thought i could just use it as a throw around computer i could use to watch youtube and netflix with the occasional essay on google docs. It barely loads a youtube video or netflix at all.I can say the build quality is decent as it is made with metal. I personally enjoy the keyboard and track pad. I am returning this tomarrow.

  • @martinignacio147
    @martinignacio147 Před 5 lety +1

    yo tengo un acer de 15.pc y la verdad es muy grande y molestp, tiene 4 gb de ram y 500 de almacenamiento pero aun asi quiero ese lenovo, solo le intalria minecraft y usaria crhomer y listo, haria algunos trabajos de la escuela power point y ya esta, es el mismo uso que le doy a mi acer y funciona bien, solo que es muy grande y pesado

  • @TheShanagolden
    @TheShanagolden Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you for the video guys I was going to buy this slow laptop

  • @sebastianparis
    @sebastianparis Před 6 lety +5

    Would you recommend the 4GB RAM version (Europe) with the same specs for University purposes?

    • @carpy1252
      @carpy1252 Před 6 lety +1

      I have this. It's strong enough to run office applications fine. The only thing that bothers me about this laptop is the horrible screen. Looks grainy with a gray cast no matter how I tweek the settings- this would be the reason I return it if I do.

    • @sebastianparis
      @sebastianparis Před 6 lety

      HakunaMatata I appreciate your opinion on this. I was thinking that the screen should be quite alright considering the size to resolution ratio. Is it easy to see the washed out effect or do you need to pay attention to see it?
      Highly appreciate it!

    • @carpy1252
      @carpy1252 Před 6 lety +1

      I thought the screen would be fine too, but it's just uncomfortable to use. I think it also has to do with matte (anti-glare) finish that makes fine details grainy which I'm not used to. The grey washed out effect is obvious when next to another laptop with the same screen. All of my laptops have a glossy finish which is much more beautiful and pleasing to look at. The blacks in this screen isn't so black, and the viewing angles are bad, there's only one angle to be able to look at the screen clearly. This laptop 14", is very comfortable to type on though and it's perfect for that.. Also very light weight and build feels high quality, and beautiful. If it's very cheap I'd get it, it was $150 for me Holiday sale. If my eyes don't get adjusted to the screen though, I'm returning it but I'd know I'd regret it because it's so nicely built compared to other cheapos.

    • @sebastianparis
      @sebastianparis Před 6 lety

      HakunaMatata I'll try to get my hands on one laptop before buying it to check it myself, just to see with my eyes if it is as obvious to me too. Anyhow, I'm also considering buying an Asus Vivobook 203-NA which is quite the same specs.

    • @carpy1252
      @carpy1252 Před 6 lety +2

      Yea do it, it's not only me. My dad says it's harsh on the eyes too. These guys say it perfectly, "it's so dim and the colors don't pop". Let me know what you think of it once you see it.

  • @superduperhumanbeing1394

    Is it good for college?

    • @caripoen
      @caripoen Před 3 lety

      Yes, also buy a 16-32 usb stick for extra storage youll need it

  • @MASViper
    @MASViper Před 6 lety +3

    I use the 4GB version with 500GB hard drive.

    • @martinoreilly3346
      @martinoreilly3346 Před 6 lety

      Unknown Blogger I got the same version here in Tanzania but I see no.mention of this version on any of the review websites. Strange.

    • @Damen_yurn31
      @Damen_yurn31 Před 6 lety

      Does this computer have a mechanical keyboard ??

    • @MASViper
      @MASViper Před 6 lety

      Lando F.C Nope. Not even backlit.

    • @HuntaKiller91
      @HuntaKiller91 Před 5 lety

      Unknown Blogger im considering to buy this as my office laptop..is it possible to change the hdd to a 2.5" ssd?I want to buy a 256gb ssd if its able to fit in

    • @plusmilo
      @plusmilo Před 5 lety

      how was it? hehehe

  • @ashzaman1
    @ashzaman1 Před 6 lety

    Can i use Microsoft office in that Notebook? please

  • @jrosales424
    @jrosales424 Před 4 lety

    How do you reset lenovo ideapad 120s with out going to settings

  • @rhino11us
    @rhino11us Před 6 lety

    $129 at Bestbuy today.

  • @GuillermoBecerra
    @GuillermoBecerra Před 5 lety +1

    Ja! The segment is called 1 Cool thing. The review is about how uncool this laptop is...

  • @Masca79
    @Masca79 Před rokem

    4:40 The display isn't Full HD but the GPU support that resolution. And, together with 4Gb RAM and 64 GB EMMC, that's why this cheap laptop deserves a 9/10.

  • @HaziqNasri
    @HaziqNasri Před 5 lety +2

    What are you talking about guys Questions or a review here ??
    Back off my mind: They Complaining only and making fun of it.

  • @goldenboyi1989
    @goldenboyi1989 Před 5 lety

    A review making fun and mocking a product.I had wanted this but now will go for a core i3 and ssd because of the way these people mocked it

  • @jzblue345
    @jzblue345 Před 5 lety

    It's a good computer I have one but the SD card is a must and adds to the price it's a negligent cost tho and a very good deal to get a fully functional decent windows 10 laptop for less than 300 dollars I paid 150 for mine at best buy and def don't regret it

  • @christianlloydbaricao5676

    got this laptop and i regret it

  • @kaare1992
    @kaare1992 Před 6 lety

    That clipping microphone made this video impossible to watch. Shame.

  • @veejayyy
    @veejayyy Před 5 lety +1

    Why am i watching this video🙄

  • @tunder8489
    @tunder8489 Před 3 lety +1

    These people just keep saying uh..? Why???!!! 03:39 03:57 04:03 04:10 04:19

    • @tunder8489
      @tunder8489 Před 3 lety

      Not even bothered finishing the video.

  • @anonymousrunkkari9384
    @anonymousrunkkari9384 Před 6 lety +1

    20 mins for 1 cool thing?
    No thanks

  • @saddamcertified6946
    @saddamcertified6946 Před 5 lety

    XD the biggest nerds who got bullied in high school

  • @Avicerox
    @Avicerox Před rokem

    I used and ruined this for 4 years 😭

  • @adambarker8676
    @adambarker8676 Před 6 lety +4

    1 cool thing!
    20 minute video....

  • @kurthkun
    @kurthkun Před 4 lety

    Nanood na mga pinoy dito haha sale na bukasss
    81% Discount
    From 15,000 php to 2,990 php 😂

  • @SURENDRAYADAV-xn3oh
    @SURENDRAYADAV-xn3oh Před 6 lety

    😂😂

  • @jasontruesdell664
    @jasontruesdell664 Před 6 lety

    The guy in the glasses is super annoying.

  • @iveyyy1559
    @iveyyy1559 Před 6 lety +2

    I feel like a device like this *should* be running Windows 10 S.

    • @Dstanhiep
      @Dstanhiep Před 6 lety

      Iveyyy Should I use windows 10 (32bit) or (64bit)?

    • @iveyyy1559
      @iveyyy1559 Před 6 lety

      What's bad about it?

    • @carpy1252
      @carpy1252 Před 6 lety +1

      Why would anyone want another type of "chrome" operating system is beyond me. It's such a waste of time for everyone.

    • @HaraldSangvik
      @HaraldSangvik Před 5 lety +1

      Linux!

  • @KaikobadHassanKhan
    @KaikobadHassanKhan Před 5 lety +2

    This Lenovo will automatic update Windows & then keep freezing continuously, the worst Laptop. I'm suffering with it, don't buy it.

  • @sherryp3452
    @sherryp3452 Před 5 lety

    BS review. Please act professional next time

  • @knooglestudios5421
    @knooglestudios5421 Před 5 lety

    I have this same laptop and I had to remove windows and install Linux on it. Since windows sucks.

    • @Tony2k25
      @Tony2k25 Před 5 lety

      How did you remove and replace it ?

    • @knooglestudios5421
      @knooglestudios5421 Před 5 lety

      That’s easy. There’s two ways of doing it. You can turn the laptop on hit F2 to rearrange the boot order the hit F12 to boot from a bootable usb. Or you can take a paper clip and hold the novo button for like 5seconds, it’s the small little hole next to the Microsd card slot. Then after those 5seconds you will see a menu pop up with normal startup, bios setup, boot menu and system recovery. I went the easy route by using the F2 and F12 keys like you do on any normal computer that it’s a MacBook. I’m currently selling mine, since I have a new personal laptop now, it’s a little outdated to use in 2019. It sure does what I want to for an 11yr old MacBook.

    • @Tony2k25
      @Tony2k25 Před 5 lety

      @@knooglestudios5421 oh got it thanks Btw what Linux version did u have/recommend

    • @knooglestudios5421
      @knooglestudios5421 Před 5 lety

      tony king I was running Linux Lubuntu, you can any flavor on it. Ubuntu, Kali, Lubuntu and Debian are pretty big flavors in the Linux market.

    • @Tony2k25
      @Tony2k25 Před 5 lety

      @@knooglestudios5421 ok kl sorry last question do u remember the website used to download that Linux edition

  • @timoonn
    @timoonn Před 4 lety

    this is nothing but a review

  • @doosrah8029
    @doosrah8029 Před 5 lety

    So boring...!

  • @stanleyit7052
    @stanleyit7052 Před 4 lety

    I have one, it's awful, stay away people

  • @kingcoben
    @kingcoben Před 4 lety

    very slow to talk about the workings of this mined you the guys look slow also

  • @animepunz6336
    @animepunz6336 Před 6 lety +6

    this laptop just trash

    • @animepunz6336
      @animepunz6336 Před 6 lety

      i have the same exact laptop

    • @sbrazenor2
      @sbrazenor2 Před 6 lety +4

      kajuan pierce I agree if you're still running Windows. I installed Ubuntu Mate on mine and it's a good laptop for lighter use-cases. It's not exactly a gaming or production computer.

    • @animepunz6336
      @animepunz6336 Před 6 lety

      yes

    • @abdi5817
      @abdi5817 Před 6 lety

      kajuan pierce No it isn’t It’z very good.

    • @Elvira27
      @Elvira27 Před 6 lety

      Francesco Hohaia How!!?? Lol