[Tim]

I bought mine back in April last year – i7 16GB RAM MX150 – and it’s holding up very well.

The only issue I had was with the battery not always charging when plugged in (it seemed to randomly charge for a few minutes then not charge), which I fixed by simply taking out the battery and then putting it back in again – I imagine something had become slightly loose.

Other than that my battery is not what it was – I originally got 7.5 hours, and after a year and a half it is down to around 5.5 hours – pretty much to be expected from heavy daily use.

For the money – it’s a great laptop, I’m very pleased with the purchase!

[Tim]

Thanks Ray! 🙂

[Tim]

Thanks for the tips guys – I was hoping someone already using one had a recommendation? Have you guys tried those ones? They look right, but I don;t know the brands at all?

[Tim]

It does sound like it could be a hardware fault – I had similar symptoms on a Thinkpad a year or two ago and replacing the WiFi card fixed the issue.

That said, it could be other conflicts too – what antivirus are you using?

Have you tried booting in Safe Mode and reinstalling all drivers?

[Tim]

It could well be – just with a different config – that’s what I’m trying to work out!

Is it possible to add more RAM to these laptops? I fear 4GB is just too underpowered, and I have a few sticks lying around that I could use.

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