$200 Laptop From Walmart! Is It Worth It?

Is this $200 ASUS Laptop from Walmart worth buying let's find out!
This is the ASUS L510 15.6" intel laptop that was recently on sale for $199 "it's $219 as of this video going live" we test out some video playback, gaming, and emulation to see if it would be worth buying the inexpensive cheap laptop.
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00:00-Intro
00:15-Unboxing
01:08-Overview
01:30-Teardown Upgradibility
01:56-SPecs
03:24-Web browsing
04:16-1080P and 4K Video Test
06:26-Gaming Test
08:17-Emulation Test
10:11-Final Thoughts
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[@MandoMTL]

Soldering 4gb of ram to the board without a free slot is borderline E-Waste creation.

[@justinweston2353]

It's cheap enough to attempt to solder new ram to it. Also, seeing as it's Walmart, you could probably exchange it if something went wrong as long as you didn't break any warranty stickers.

[@123456Domingo]

N4020 soc makes any of these cheap laptops E-Waste the moment they manufacture it. What is the point of these shit trash devices???, 2c/2t or 2c/4t 7-10w pentium/athlon chips with full zen/tiger lake core should be the bare minimum these days...

[@jubylam7108]

The lil laptop costs 200 dollars what u expected ma dude

[@mapz00]

@@lukewatson059 👍💯🙌🤝

[@justinweston2353]

@@lukewatson059 lol, I would pay $2 for Subway Bread. But I don't think they sell it à la carte.

[@razvan524]

"but you will see some dips" Proceeds to jump into the water Thanks ETA

[@a6himanyu]

I am watching ETA for two years now and today is the first time when you tested a laptop with same spec like mine...thnx😄

[@alduderinodude]

Now this is a review!! i just got one for mp3 playing and browsing only. Exactly the review i was looking for, and a nice reminder on crazy taxi :) gonna play that again.

[@jozefdelgadillo6027]

just picked this up for $72 at my local best buy, been waiting for it drop in price and was lucky to check in months later and it was on clearance, and also the last one in stock. It is impressive, I just wanted a cheap laptop so I could be around the house and remote control my main rig but I can use it by itself and it's amazing.

[@MarkDavidMcCoskey]

Just received my ASUS L510 15.6", but with the slightly more powerful N5030. Installed an NVMe straight away, plugged in my USB mouse, disabled Secure Boot, then installed EndeavourOS onto it. The 4GB onboard RAM, plus an 8GB Swap file, I believe I'm set. Thanks!! 👍

[@joebidenofficialpotus]

Did the exact same thing but installed arch linux with sway wm, it is 10000x faster than on windows

[@sevenatenine_7]

"the ram is soldiered to the board" i am out man

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

Non socketed ram 🤮

[@MandoMTL]

They need consumer and environmental regulators to fine some sense into them. All this does is permanently cripple longevity and use potential.

[@XeonProductions]

Yeah, it's also only got 4 GB, which is already obsolete out of the box. I've had chrome tabs that used up more than 4 GB.

[@TomaszStachewicz]

then don't check macbooks with m1, they have ssd soldered in

[@sevenatenine_7]

@@TomaszStachewicz i prefer windows

[@rbajra9484]

i like to watch things i cant afford. This is something i can afford but dont want to buy.

[@theedrg7797]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@qxr1]

Samee

[@ariamh823]

I can afford this too but it's my max money

[@damiengibson6941]

Cfdffff

[@damiengibson6941]

Dr Fffgo pool

[@ekaterinaburakova8629]

Finally a decent review with gaming tests!

[@otdreamer193]

I've noticed many of these PC reviews leave you wanting to see more.

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

Thanks for the video, well done and great content. I have the Asus L410ma and for the $, you can’t beat it. My main thing, it’s super durable. I’m pretty hard on tech and this Asus hold up. I’ve dropped mine A Lot and it keeps on running. When I first got it I wasn’t happy with the performance. I got rid of the “ S” nonsense and did some tweaking Startup preferences in (Task Manager) and that got it sorted . I’m not a gamer but I do make it work hard when I use it as a ScanTool for various vehicles. Never had issues with connectivity or running software. I do wish it had more memory. Storage is minimal but it has the M.2 slot so I’ve been considering adding a high volume drive. The reason I haven’t yet (and people are going to think I’m stupid for do it) is because I stuck a 128g microSD to format and I wondered of I could use it as another drive and for how long. Well the SD card has been in for nearly a year without issue. I can’t boot from it, however, I do have a VM from Virtual Box on the SD with Dragon OS . It works fine now but I’m sure sand is running out. If anyone knows if there’s a way to use the M.2 slot as a way to increase RAM or if anyone has the schematic of the mother board. I saw a guy change out memory by desoldering the existing RAM and installing a chip with double the RAM. It wasn’t on an ASUS but it was a PC( I saw it done to an MacBook too). I’d like to try it and since it was an inexpensive laptop, if it doesn’t pull through the procedure, it won’t be a huge loss. Thanks for your time and again for the video. - Jason Burchell

[@ТІР]

Ty for showcasing very helpful

[@andrewwhitfield5480]

I subed when there were only a couple thousand subscribers. Congrats for breaking over 750k subs.

[@bthegawd8113]

This laptop is perfect for a dev work on Linux. Not crazy heavy application builds but great for working with python and golang.

[@klassik3497]

Would this be good for producing music?

[@bthegawd8113]

@@klassik3497 I dont think so

[@user-og5hg7pq8f]

Oh so I can use it in IT or CS

[@I86282]

Just picked one up. Thank you sir. 👍👍

[@Manulajes]

Damn! Last I’ve watched your vids you had under a 100k subs!! LOOK AT YOU NOW!!! 💯🔥

[@borky1987]

For about $100, I bought a similar one (Asus X415) 14" laptop, same specs, but it came with an M2 NVME SSD from Kingston and the RAM isn't soldered on (ddr4 3200 Mhz). Runs pretty good for that price. 👍

[@1hjehje]

This seems to be pretty good value for the money. It looks like it would be hard to beat for browsing the web, a bit of KZbin and Netflix, basic spreadsheets and Word documents. It would be easy to pay this much for for a cheap tablet.

[@SarmadTechLab]

@XXV never get those crappy lenovos with android 8 go

[@SarmadTechLab]

@XXV 💀

[@HGYJGAJJAGAIKANZHHDIAHMZKWID]

@@SarmadTechLab bro I have a Lenovo and sometimes I have to wait 1 min until I can type like- I'm getting this in October so bye-bye bad tablet. DO NOT RECOMMEND LENOVO BRO.

[@sharonjones2021]

I just bought one of my students this laptop as a graduation gift because she didn’t have one. She just wanted a laptop.

[@HGYJGAJJAGAIKANZHHDIAHMZKWID]

@@sharonjones2021 aww! your so kind!

[@SMILE-te5cv]

Thanks! Definitely was searching for something cheap to play Tf2 and Spore on steam.

[@juliohoyos3936]

nice video, keep doing this rewiews of super budget laptops

[@ghostrag]

Thank you for the review I thought this was a minimum review, you went all out with gaming awsome

[@mashk]

amazing what you can get for 200 dollars. i've used 4gb in Windows 10 before and it's fine. More ram would be nice but this is a budget laptop. Pretty much ideal for students.

[@deadaiir]

People tend to brush off mobile Celeron chips as a waste of time, but my old N3060 laptop from 2016 could run most Dreamcast games at full speed, the AKI wrestling games at full speed, and Quake 3 at a buttery-smooth 60 frames. For a CPU with a 4w tdp, it blew me away.

[@baconbliss4796]

Those same people usual gauge everything by frames per dollar which is a mistake this price point exist entirely to provide a basic PC browsing experience and provides all the basic features associated with that it's not a performance but a functionality device is a ratcheting screwdriver better? Yes but a regular one works just fine and it's a much cheaper buy in

[@AnimeLife-mp2id]

Just won this in a contest at work and wanted to check this out. Thanks

[@otdreamer193]

I know this was a year ago but how do or did you like it and excluding emulation how did current games run on it? I might pick up one of these one day soon.

[@Hc4697]

This is what I’ve been looking for. Something cheap and simple because I don’t need to do much on these

[@williamrutter3619]

I have a very old lenovo think pad t420 2nd gen i5 8gb 256gb ssd, i bought it used nearly ten years ago for $500, its still going strong, even at its great age, it would likely still out perform this laptop, though perhaps 4k playback would be a big ask, still its an example of paying a little extra can give you great long term value, They are still fetching around $200 on ebay today, must be that lovely old fashioned keyboard.

[@briansmith381]

got a 14inch one with same exact specs in 2020 last year and despite them claiming no storage expand-ability it did have a m.2 and its been a fine laptop

[@WhosJiggy]

do you think this'll be able to run fl studios good?

[@briansmith381]

i am not sure iv never used the software, but let me put it this. i moved to a diff laptop within 8 months of purchase. this laptop is not powerful at all @@WhosJiggy

[@briansmith381]

prolly better to get a laptop with vega or rdna graphics from amd, or intel that has XE graphics @@WhosJiggy

[@dave4shmups]

Great laptop video as always!

[@thejss142]

Thanks for the content. Can you do an emulation pass on the HM80? Would like to see the bios options for that as well.

[@johnhunt1725]

I think I paid $220 just to have a decent sound card in my 486. That's $415 in today's money. This is a pretty awesome deal from that perspective.

[@retroman7331]

Definitely crazy how prices have dropped since the 90s but...if you have only 200 bucks for a pc...buy used. Get a significantly better laptop

[@danielcombs4269]

I am probably the only one here old enough to know what a 486 is. 😁

[@kyleheaser2385]

This reminds me of a quote by Boswell, paraphrased: A $200 dollar laptop is like a dog walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to see it done at all"

[@attilaszamosfalvi5749]

Wow! Impressive performance from a dual-core Celeron laptop. The problem free 4K60fps video streaming and enjoyable game emulation actually surprised me. In my country this machine is available with an SSD option instead of the eMMC, which is great, but that non-upgradeable 4 GB RAM which is soldered onto the motherboard is a deal-braker unfortunately. I really hope this laptop will be available with 8 gigs of RAM as well soon.

[@9852323]

Bruh my computer from 2007 can do this but faster.. this is terrible for the price.

[@baconbliss4796]

@@9852323 you can't buy a laptop from 2007 brand new and it's not as heavy this prob has a better keyboard and trackpad and battery life is probably better to if it's not for you doesn't mean it's not for everyone

[@Bloom0to9]

yes! I would like 8gb RAM although I prob won't need it. I'm going to buy this laptop very soon. I just need it to store & edit photos as well as manage social media. I will be upgrading the m.2 but yeh the screen is really nice on a budget for me to do my photography :)

[@MortonSeinfeld]

4GB of RAM is a non-starter with Windows 10, doubly so because it's soldered on. With a $200 budget, the used market makes way more sense. A ThinkPad T440p would be a better buy.

[@Ra-Hul-K]

I think the processor would be much more of a bottleneck than RAM.. with 20+ tabs currently open on chrome my 8GB laptop uses around 4.2GB of RAM

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

@@Ra-Hul-K I have a feeling that if you had 16GB RAM, you would suddenly see that your laptop uses more than 4,2GB of RAM in the same situation :D

[@blacksupra001]

This looks perfect ! Could this do light casual online gaming ? 🤔 also is Windows S mode good for movies, old games and web browsing ? (Exactly what i want this for !)

[@csoren73]

I'm actually really impressed. I wouldn't hesitate getting this over an iPad for my 7 year old who just wants to play Minecraft and Roblox. If he breaks it, I mean better this than anything else really.

[@Amorousstake4]

Buy the Intel. NUC with a external display it would be a better solution

[@TheTJRod]

@@Amorousstake4 Not at $200. After getting a monitor, keyboard, mouse, that leaves a tiny amount for a NUC. You would have to go used on all parts and I still don't think it would be similar in performance. Also might be better to have the portability of a laptop for a kid.

[@csoren73]

@@Amorousstake4 You're suggesting something that's not a laptop instead of a laptop? Okay then

[@nightninja879]

thanks eta i was looking at it and bookmarked it thinking for future and just as i was thinking that my laptop crapped out so i had to buy one anyways i was able to get the monthly payments so i j ust ordered it :)

[@SparkyMAWy]

I got a similar spec'd 11.6" Asus laptop. For what I paid and for what I do with it, it's proving to be a good machine that I can chuck in my bag and lug around. It's no super computer, but all the things tested here I do with it and it works well with MS Office. It's cheap, light and does what I need well. I can't even say that the 4Gb RAM has been that much of an issue, even with Chrome, Firefox, Excel, Outlook and OneNote running.

[@SavvyOlawale]

How is this laptop now; 5 months later? I'm getting for Office 365, light media and web browsing.

[@Darqon505]

Oh shit, I actually have this machine! Yeah, the performance on this thing is not great, basically a Chromebook with Windows. I just got it because I didn't own a webcam and I needed to go on Zoom calls for job interviews. I'd say for light usage when traveling it's fine, but it's not a laptop you want to use regularly. Even Steam game streaming isn't great. I will say though that it's a good way to get a cheap Windows license. I actually installed Linux (MintOS) and without that Windows overhead it's definitely better but still not something I plan on using day to day.

[@Mr.Leeroy]

for the money you can probably get Pro license. Moreover, you can get cheap legit one for $2

[@madisenmeeker1329]

i actually have this laptop! i use it for writing documents and web browsing and that sort of thing. I run ubuntu 20.04 on it, and it's an ideal linux machine. i'm very excited about that m.2 slot once i feel like the time is right.

[@simonwachira2631]

how long does the battery run on full charge

[@gtech66]

If the memory and storage wasn't soldered onto the board, there might be a chance to make it faster. However, if you're kids need a basic laptop to do school work from home, this may what they need.

[@jaydrawsdisney]

Wow!!! That looks pretty good. Thanks for the review.

[@warwagon]

On the task manager on the ram section, it said slots used 1 of 2 3:14. So that was interesting wonder if it was a bug or there is a hidden ram slot or if it's there but the slot isn't soldered in.

[@akahee22]

My homeboy bought this same laptop for his son and its not bad for roblox but when I've installed obs because his son wanted to use a webcam and record his roblox stories man that thing was slow 😭 I told my homeboy man he going to need a new laptop real soon 🤣🤣🔥

[@ETAPRIME]

😂

[@kurbii5216]

homeboy

[@SirSherlock92]

@@kurbii5216 homeboy

[@Mr.Leeroy]

nah, he totally should have become a streamer/entertainer/influencer prodigy of the centuary with this 2 core celeron.

[@over7532]

Homeboy

[@star_zzzz]

Hi Nice unboxing💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@marcogonzalez8779]

nice review. good laptop for low price

[@blakegriplingph]

> Soldered RAM Aight, Imma head out.

[@blackhatfreak]

It's $200 what'd you expect?

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@blackhatfreak 1 more extra ram slot and not forced ram

[@blackhatfreak]

@@frozenturbo8623 it's $200 what'd you expect

[@tldmimikyu5779]

@@blackhatfreak Not 2 slots obviously but one slot like other low end PC

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@blackhatfreak read my reply, that laptop has integrated graphics (no problem with that in 200 dollar budget) and 2x4gb ram (dual channel) will make it twice as powerful than it was

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

Would love to see the performance improvements if running Linux Mint or another low overhead Linux distro.

[@rarminqorset3628]

Don't bother. Mint can run on even weaker hardware

[@vanthuanluong9398]

If I have to use this PC, my main software would be mostly on windows

[@vanthuanluong9398]

@@Ra-Hul-K well. Running windows apps with wine on linux is painful to me. Of course if we only use the browser, linux or Chrome os must be choices

[@reviewchan9806]

The OS isn't the limiting factor. In fact Windows stock with nothing on it is fine. the lag usually comes from people overburdening their background processes with other stuff

[@pikachu5647]

linux works fine on these laptops as long as you have atleast 4gb ram, if you're gonna use a browser.

[@luciusirving5926]

Looks good enough for my needs.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

It's a bit like the cheap IdeaPads with the 1080p screens, they would make for a killer deal if the RAM slot were upgradable, I always recommend the HP 14xxx or 15xxx because you can put a nvme m.2 and also 2 sticks of ram, much needed upgrade on the Athlon/3500u+ type with 4 or 8GB on one stick from HP. (And even if priced higher there's always an offer or a coupon, HP doesn't like overstock)

[@mgabrysSF]

Nice looking for 200. As mentioned by others I too would like to see how it performs with Linux (Ubuntu or Mint). One thing that hits me is that I spent around 150-200 for my first self purchased computer in the early 80s (with rebate - Atari was clearing out the 1200XLs). If you compare the price in 80s dollars (with the dollar being worth nearly 3 times it is today) - that ASUS would go for ... 70 bucks. THAT would have been an insane price point. Aside from old Timex / Sinclairs being put on clearance, I don't recall any home computer going for less than 100.

[@JeriDro]

Hello, I want to get this laptop and put Linux on it. do you think it would run and is linux smaller than windows 11? thanks

[@angriest-monkey6333]

@@JeriDro There are a number of different versions of Linux. Mint is one of the lightest and would work well with a low powered laptop. It should be snappier than windows 11

[@spencerpoole3959]

Hey i actually run this laptop on ubuntu. I can browse the internet as fast as my ryzen 6 desktop the battery life is around 10+ hours on ubuntu and i can run vscode really well

[@RangerZero45]

My KZbin and media player freeze like crazy. If I put it on an external Hd and watch it from there than the video plays slightly better. That is on Ubuntu 22.04

[@jozefdelgadillo6027]

you called it, I literally picked up this laptop for $72 a week ago, it was on clearance!

[@raszelast]

I wish you could get a similar laptop-shell for USB-C phones at this price. You'd think they'd be cheap considering they don't have a PC inside, but they're still about $300 like the NexDock. Shame there's no good way to turn a laptop like this into one. Never had any luck with wired screen mirroring apps and the wireless options have terrible latency.

[@Nathanisco36]

Thanks so much I might get one for my b day

[@JimRPG]

Nice video! So question - why is the Aya Neo/GPD Wins so much more expensive, yes they make less units, and they have better processors, but theoretically, they could be cheaper. Now that Steam Deck is $400-650 and we're getting these $200 laptops, maybe Aya Neo and GPD can make Steam Deck like portable for cheaper. They need to to stay competitive.

[@baconbliss4796]

These are slightly compact gpd make hyper compact with better build quality better expansion for things like storage have more than 4gb of ram and things like built in joy stock they make a windows handheld consol the ones that are not gaming focused could almost or can fit in you pocket and all in all have better build quality to these are value device that include basic features gpd make a more premium product

[@Zenefor]

These kind of laptops would need the windows 10 super light modding.

[@pouriapmd6077]

Chrome OS

[@someonehere4380]

Linux

[@mark5150ty]

Honestly it seems pretty decent for emulation. I do a little bit of music production, I think it would be great for mobile recordings. I own many computers but I don't have any decent laptops I may look into this.

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

I run Reason 5.0 and Ableton Live 8 on an Ancient As Hell HP Pavilion Slimline from 2009. As long as I use Asio4All it does okay.

[@mark5150ty]

@@kitsunegiblaze8022 I still just use my desktop. Haven't really found a reason to get a laptop for recording.

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

@@mark5150ty -- Slimline IS a Desktop, from 2009, lol. It can barely even run a Super Nintendo emulator, but it runs Reason & Ableton fine.

[@mark5150ty]

@@kitsunegiblaze8022 my previous comment from eight months ago was about a laptop not a desktop... the video itself is about a laptop... why would you be commenting about a desktop??? Everything you've said has been useless information. Thank you for wasting my time.

[@riteshsinghparihar2549]

Thanks for listening my request ETA 😊😃

[@abubakrfri2139]

Really Nice vid, BRO👍 I have a QUESTION: IS THIS A E510???🤔 It was something that was written down in the right side near the keyboard.

[@I4get42]

Seems better than a Raspberry pi 4gig when you factor in the price for a 1080p monitor, case, storage, keyboard, mouse, and hey, battery backup built-in!

[@TheWarrrenator]

Yeah I wonder if this product is meant to compete with the sbc market.

[@Mr.Leeroy]

Every modern SoC is better than Pi. Even if it is just a mobo.

[@Carnyzzle]

Laptops soldering ram so you can't upgrade is just peak anti consumer tactics.

[@frozenturbo8623]

Yeah, Company's who do this are the main reason why E-Waste exist

[@-neuro]

Please help. Which of these laptops are best for gaming? ASUS L510 Dell Latitude E5270 HP EliteBook 840 G1 all are 8gb ram, idk about the rest

[@SaadKidwai]

Thank you.

[@MindsWithoutBorders]

This is a perfect laptop for traveling in my opinion, very nice

[@tucobenedictopacificojuanm3168]

Was looking into getting this for someone for school, seems like it fits the budget.

[@otm646]

Why would you subject a student, someone who's trying to do real work to this thing? With so little ram it's useless. Open two browser tabs and it's going to chug.

[@tucobenedictopacificojuanm3168]

@@otm646 The student is 11, still at the primary school level, this is more than enough to get things done. I am doing this with my own money as well because they can't afford anything else for online classes.

[@shanez1215]

@@tucobenedictopacificojuanm3168 Idk about you but I use my laptops for 5+ years. This thing is going to CHUG on 4GB of RAM if they need to do a research paper in high school.

[@tucobenedictopacificojuanm3168]

@@shanez1215 They student is in the 5th grade, this is what I can afford. It's not a relative or friend but they need it for school to help with classes.

[@HUYI1]

what? you gonna torture them this much? my god!

[@povilixas]

I remeber you reviewing a 180$ laptop from wallmart a year ago, it had a free ram slot and performed better I wonder if it's because windows got bloated or the cheap stuff got worse

[@frozenturbo8623]

It's not about windows, it's the fact is it uses 4gb ram and this laptop has worse cpu than Walmart one

[@sergio2kk417]

@@frozenturbo8623 which laptop I should buy for gaming under 200 in Walmart ?

[@randomdontbanme3154]

​@@sergio2kk417 This laptop runs great with cloud gaming! I use it to play halo infinite with no issues!

[@CaptEmo-lb5ix]

I'm so happy to see monster hunter it helps me so much with what to play on

[@jrbillkill2942]

Looks good for surfing web, printing, Microsoft Word, lite gaming and video streaming.

[@LatitudeSky]

Hell of a compelling alternative to a a Chromebook. Would make a great Ubuntu laptop, assuming the driver support is there. The 4gb of ram would not be a problem at all.

[@tavstudios4520]

@@stevensko9153 no Ubuntu isn't garbage

[@mohamedmostafa-qj5mx]

Xubuntu will run well

[@pavy415]

A chrome book wtf this things huge as heck to be a chrome book

[@OverTallman]

@@pavy415 Well 15.6" Chromebooks do exist tho

[@pavy415]

@@OverTallman still this is to giant to be that a lot thicker too Chromebooks are suppose to be super thin just for chrome os

[@dylan_00]

Really stupid thing to notice, but your 5th chapter is titled "SPecs". This seems like a pretty decent laptop for the price! I'm curious what performance would be like under Ubuntu or Pop! OS.

[@Amorousstake4]

This 200$ laptop supports Windows 11

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@Amorousstake4 nope, it doesn't support windows 11 at all, not even my i7 6600u does

[@tossancuyota7848]

When he mentioned the ram was soldered and not even 8gb my hype to the unit dive faster than the speed of atom's in the particle accelerator

[@countersteer713]

This is exactly what I need. Something that hooks up to the internet, plays videos, accepts USB sticks, and allows Microsoft Word. I have an Xbox for gaming and netflix, and a smartphone for on the go stuff. But I get tired of scrolling on my phone if I want to research. And typing emails is much easier on a full keyboard. I think this laptop is perfect for the vast majority of people looking to buy. I'm not in school anymore so I'm not planning on being on this thing every day and depending on it for anything. I'm straight so I don't plan on using it for gaming besides maybe the old school rag doll games like that interactive buddy thing or poptropica. Just want to be able to watch movies on something bigger than a phone screen on the go, research gear because I'm starting to become a big outdoors/prepper guy, send emails, pay bills, and perhaps one day start uploading videos to this godforsaken website. Also, the video quality is far from an issue for me. I've never had the best quality video on anything I've ever owned. As long as I can get 1080p I'm happy, and 720p is perfectly watchable. If you're not a tech snob, laptop gamer, or content creator, this type of laptop will keep you happy until it breaks

[@skywz]

Problem here is that it ships with Windows. Something low end like this should be using a lightweight Linux distro. I could see myself buying this if I was desperate or needed a second laptop. Maybe if they dropped the price on the 11 inch, increased the battery size, and/or made it in a tablet form factor with a keyboard or a 2-in-1. Maybe schools would find a use for it?

[@ScarletAmethyst]

I agree. These laptops aren't designed with Windows 10/11 in mind especially since it has 4 GB RAM which is barely enough to run Windows. They should have been included with Linux or sold as a Chromebook to begin with.

[@justanotherperson2960]

Well presented ETAPRIME! But one needs to ask this: How is this not near-future e-waste? Who are the actual end-users who prefer such a soldered-RAM (4GB) system? Seriously!

[@thecommenter578]

My aunt who knows nothing about computers would find this thing very useful

[@justanotherperson2960]

@@thecommenter578 Maybe as a starter piece but for a long run accounting for worse updates (and obsolescence), it might have to be replaced. Maybe, just maybe would have been better with soldered 8gb ram. My far-from-tech uncle has similar config laptop back in India. He is facing troubles with chrome and shit like that since Windows 10 takes a good chunk of RAM. Maybe using Mint or Ubuntu might help. Nonetheless, slight upgradability is mandatory regardless of price bracket, logically.

[@kenmastersmaster]

Does anybody care their phone has soldered on 4gb ram for years? Nope

[@alphakowaclips]

I came for a quick review and didn't expect to see monster hunter being shown here 😂

[@sujalkarande3943]

I really love this budget laptops ❤️

[@saddemgargouri]

I have this old Tablet that i use strictly for studying ( displaying PDF files ) , it's 8 years old galaxy tab 3 , saved me a lot of money that would otherwise go for printing , this laptop seems to be like the replacement for it , maybe i drop it a 256 gb M2 and i have a platform that i can use for studying and work and occasional web browsing if i need something work related . If anything being this bad for anything is great , it makes me less prone to install games and get lost playing them instead of reading my courses

[@suico778]

Excellent point. You'd make a good salesman. :D

[@thecommenter578]

I honestly would go for a better and more modern tablet. Unless you need the keyboard for office editing, then the laptop would be better choice

[@saddemgargouri]

@@thecommenter578 they are many old projection machines used here , i doubt some of them can be linked to tablet without a lot of trouble , but if it's not the case , sure another tablet might be a good replacement

[@iam.jasonhoward]

I was eyeing the 11 in version a while back. If it had 8 gigs of RAM, I would have been all over it.

[@dave4shmups]

Well, that Celeron N4020 is on Microsoft's list of Windows 11 compatible CPUs, but 4GB of RAM is the minimum that you can run with Windows 11.

[@iam.jasonhoward]

@@dave4shmups I'd run a flavor of Linux on a laptop like that.

[@dave4shmups]

@@iam.jasonhoward Yeah, that would be a much better option then trying Windows 11.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Downgrade OS to Win 7 and then debloat to have more RAM available . Or use some modern tiny Linux distro. Storage is more problematic. A I would rather have 1 TB HDD then these crappy eMMC. Overall, for that money you could buy some decent used laptop with 8 GB RAM and older variants of i5, maybe even i7, and upgrade capability. Of course, you would not have warranty. Choice is yours.

[@7on]

The dual core cpu is the bigger killer. I've used Windows 10 on a dual core and for my usage it's "unusable". Even jumping up to a quad makes the world of difference. That said, it'd run Ubuntu like a beast.

[@KaraokeDuov2]

$200+Batocera= a great retro emulator. by the time you spend on what you need for Raspberry Pi 4, extra heat sync, case, and any other extras, it's the same thing. Go for this laptop if you don't mind not being able to run PS2 and up.

[@waterheart95]

I am glad I got lucky on getting a HP Probook 445 G8 for $170, with a 3yr corporate hp warranty. Only bad thing is the screen is an TN pannel at 768p. Ryzen 3 5400U is great, fast and silent. Emulation performance is better than a Ryzen 5 4500u and gpu is faster.

[@SmileNungshi]

I'd love to see more emulation on this device, specially 3ds and Gamecube.

[@timmyburden5701]

3ds yes. GameCube would be rough. The graphics chipset is clocked at 650mhz.

[@RAT_SALAD]

ETA, just for fun could you try using the available m.2 slot with your external graphics card? I think it would make an interesting video.

[@N2tech]

Perfect for a student. More or less a throwaway product.

[@xP1NB411x]

Great review video! I'm planning to buy a laptop like this. Bestbuy has a sale going on but for the E410 model. Do you think i can run Starcraft without any problems?

[@Customdevwakeup]

Idk what the hell you all are saying about good for the price. I own this laptop and can barely run google or even the og half life.

[@DoomRater]

When it comes to Minecraft on PCs we really want to see Java Edition. Even if it takes installing several performance mods on either Forge or Fabric to get decent rates. 1.12 behavior is especially important to me since I built like three modpacks around 1.12.2

[@Gfreezr]

Definitely 😃

[@guy16year4month6]

Sodium or optifine

[@DoomRater]

@@mokubakaiba1751 Weird, I've seen the Pi 4 do it, especially with 1.12.2.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@DoomRater the pi4 is stronger than this Celeron

[@tldmimikyu5779]

@@jesusbarrera6916 How?

[@jessjohnson2903]

Hi, thank you for making this video! I was wondering how well this laptop would run games like the sims or Undertale, for VERY lowkey gaming? It does not at all need to be like high pristine and perfect gameplay or whatever, but just like pleasant? I am just trying to find a cheapish computer for personal use, and like the sound of this one. I am very new to all of this so a lot of the words are like gibberish to me, lol. Thank you :)

[@ScarletAmethyst]

The Sims 4 can actually work on modern cheap laptops with integrated graphics contrary to what some PC people will tell you, but the $200 laptops are a different story. These laptops are genuinely slow due to running Windows 10 on 4 GB RAM with an Intel Celeron processor used in Chromebooks. Most apps and games will run very slow compared to a typical Windows computer since there's not enough RAM, this is similar to how Windows Vista was slow since it was often put on PCs that had 1 GB RAM. Even if The Sims 4 could work with the Intel Celeron and Intel HD Graphics, the game would be slow given the processor speed and the low RAM. Minecraft working on this laptop wouldn't be a surprise since Bedrock Edition was ported from mobile. I could assume a Chromebook with similar specs could run the Android version of Minecraft.

[@blackhatfreak]

I picked up an Acer 311 Chromebook that has same specs minus the 1080p screen and it works like a dream for under $200.

[@-neuro]

but its chrome OS

[@pouriapmd6077]

Finally, a PC worse than mine

[@ElectricNation100]

😂😂 Same . And here I thought computers couldn't get worse .

[@raszelast]

My laptop is worse, lucky to get 5 fps in Skyrim. I just stopped trying to game on it when it wouldn't run Hollow Knight properly.

[@HUYI1]

this is worse than a windows 95 pc! ROFL!

[@akahee22]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@garyr7027]

I wouldn't trade my old XP laptop for this piece of garbage. What goods ram you can't replace or upgrade if needed?

[@Gaur8n]

I just can't get over my Celeron allergy, same for pentium. Not sure why Intel and AMD make anything less than core i3 and ryzen 3 -anything less is criminal to unsuspecting buyers.

[@frozenturbo8623]

AMD is actually good with athlon series but intel on the other hand is like buying GT 710 for super underclocked i5 10400f

[@Bloom0to9]

oh man i wish you didn't show L4D2 haha! I need this for work and that's the only game I play XD

[@yodesuyo]

I have an N4020 6GB windows 10" tablet. And it's great for doing some office work when traveling

[@AlexSeibz]

Honestly something like this would run Linux fine.

[@MickeyMishra]

the best use for a low-powered laptop is to use a high-powered desktop and then stream it to your low-powered laptop all the work that you're actually doing on it. Usually with Windows remote desktop it almost seems completely seamless even on Chrome OS and on a Chromebook. the 4 gigabytes of RAM is really laughable but you know what that's okay

[@ramdomgamer]

Hey, man! Great video. I have a cuestion. How do youcapture video for this low end pc? I would love to know what hardware or software you use.

[@andystech101]

8gig ram and a pentium for $250 would make sense but I guess it’s aimed at school/uni people, it’s still nice to see ok quality little laptops on the market.

[@tldmimikyu5779]

A $250 laptop is pretty barebones for a uni student you need at least a i3 or better specially for engineering

[@danieleckert3508]

I'd say getting a used thinkpad for that money is a better deal. 4gb of ram is just to little, and since its soldered you're stuck with it.

[@blackboxbs8642]

are you dumb? thinkpad have 1-2hr battery life, weigh 2-3kg. while this here weighs 1.3kg, 8 hour battery, no heating, no fan.

[@cyboric]

Looks decent. Though still saving for a rtx 2060!

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

RTX 🤮

[@thetinytatertot3806]

@@stealthysaucepan2016 what’s wrong?

[@BrooklynBalla]

Why a 2060?They are still inflated and I believe they are discontinued as well.Just get a 3060ti or better for about the same price.

[@cyboric]

@@BrooklynBalla as if, i only ever see 3060s for like 800 dollars plus, so im going to buy a 2060 for base price (600 dollars) from a guy in my town

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

@@thetinytatertot3806 2060 is a terrible GPU. Just get a 1080ti and you won't have to worry about the rtx gimmick and your game running at 30 FPS...

[@WAAAAAM39]

Right now Best Buy has this on sale for $160 and all I used my gaming laptop for was paying bills and browsing jobs. I just started a new job and don’t play pc games like I thought. Think I might pick it up

[@roger.monitor]

Similar laptops cost around 300 euro here in Belgium. The same specs and so on.

[@Watchandlearn91]

The soldered ram is a real shame because a cheap extra 4GB would go a long way for someone on a budget picking one of these up. 4GB is just not enough for Windows 10 but if someone wanted to put a linux distro on this they would probably have a much better time.

[@DavidLee-cr4xv]

In my experience, one thing that these Celerons struggle with is any kind of multi-tasking-- like having Zoom and PowerPoint open at the same time so to make a presentation via screen-sharing, or even not being disciplined about Chrome tabs. A used $200 laptop with something like an i5-6200u or i5-5300U would do much better than these Celeron machines. There are tons of these older Dell Latitudes and HP Elitebooks and such on eBay.

[@Maximus20778]

Yeah but in bad conditions

[@DrunkJapanese]

It's also possible to get an Enterprise class laptop for cheaper than this. A few years ago I bought an HP Elitebook workstation laptop, the 8570w model. It came with a high end Core i7 3820QM CPU, 16GB of memory upgradable to 64GB, an NVIDIA Quadro K2000M discreet GPU, backlit keyboard and a 250W power brick. All for 170 US dollars. Also built like a brick.

[@johnsherby9130]

I bought a $200 asus laptop in like 2016, it was slow as hell but it did a lot of things just fine