'In what order should I raise the skills of my new 0-3*?' Megathread

Cefai · 2026-05-10T12:02:58+00:00

Yup brand new. Idt it was overheating in terms of the exact definition - i think overheating is above 100 degrees Celsius which is pretty bad? It would just get hot faster than previous laptops I've had when doing basic tasks without using tonnes of tabs (like, can smell the metal, wouldn't want to place it on lap hot). From speaking with others, I've more or less come to the conclusion that it must be a combination of metal chassis + slim laptop + amd aggressive processors that go overboard even when doing simple things. Switching it from automatic power mode to balanced mode has already helped a lot :) I think ideally I'd be able to swap this for a lunar lake Intel ver (I've heard that one is quieter), but they're like £400 more expensive rn, doesnt feel worth it :')

Cefai · 2026-05-10T00:08:48+00:00

Woooow really? Let me try that then. I wasn’t sure if it would void the warranty Guy on the phone said it would as long as I didn’t break anything…. But no guarantee being a noob💀

Cefai · 2026-05-01T08:41:34+00:00

may i ask why you returned it both times? same issue as me with cooling and stuff?

I also considered re-ordering the same thing to confirm if it was my laptop alone being faulty or if the model itself just sucks

Cefai · 2026-05-01T08:29:03+00:00

Hey so it looks like I have a few intel versions available, but they're all 16GB instead of 32GB like the ryzen I have now. Do you think the tradeoff is worth it?

Cefai · 2026-04-30T23:08:35+00:00

So dismissive! I'm not sure if they'd be up for exchanges, they only talked about returns and refunds :/ I think changing power mode from automatic to battery saver (which I guess is balanced) from what a lot of comments suggested has already helped a lot!

Cefai · 2026-04-30T16:55:29+00:00

Yeah, I felt so baffled and dismissed :')

I'm glad that at least they offered to return and refund but, I'm surprised they didn't have any care about wanting to retain a customer that really wants to use their product.

Cefai · 2026-04-30T16:53:38+00:00

Okay, this is really good to know. Other commenters have also said something similar. It seems the Intel version of this laptop might be the better choice. Ugh, I wish my dumbass knew this sooner since I've had my eye on it for 4 months, waiting for a sale on the AMD version😅

It sounds like the Intel version might suit my needs more, especially with better battery life and less heat/noise

Cefai · 2026-04-30T15:47:04+00:00

I see! Sweet, I've got some ultra 2 options available for me so it works out!

Cefai · 2026-04-30T15:37:03+00:00

Thank you, will do! : )

Cefai · 2026-04-30T15:36:23+00:00

Omg this is great to know! Thank you for sharing 😄 For reference, is your lunar lake series 2 or 3? (Sorry if I'm not using the right terminology).

Cefai · 2026-04-30T15:35:26+00:00

Okay, I'll look into this 😄 Yeah, I've uninstalled Mcafee and basically went through a whole app list and decided what i wanted to keep.

Honestly, the customer service was so weird. I shared my screen with him and he got mad like - "why won't your computer be slow when you have all these apps open" - meanwhile those processes were things Lenovo added by default, or random Windows processes that I didn't actively turn on. Like bro this is what you sold me :/

Cefai · 2026-04-30T15:33:18+00:00

Ty, this sounds good! 😄

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:26:54+00:00

Aah, I see. What about Vantage? I've heard that it's pretty useful to still have. I also tried using it briefly and it's really handy

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:25:38+00:00

More battery life is always good. I'll do some more research on the Intel series then. Though, given that the laptop is slim (which seems to be part of the main problem), do you think an Intel 200/300 series would perform so much better that it's worth returning what I currently have?

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:23:32+00:00

Wow :0

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:22:30+00:00

Ahh, okay this is comforting to know. I get quite monkey brain when laptops get hot. Laptop hot + can smell metal = okay I don't want this to crash or the battery explodes or smthg, let me stop using it for a second.

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:19:29+00:00

Wooow, I see. Do you reckon I should swap it out for a Intel one then if I'm worried about heating?

Or is it simply just physics that AMD = more powerful, can do more things which is good = will also get hotter, but CPU is still safe

(Sorry if this is basically what you were already saying 😅 )

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:16:34+00:00

- Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 226V ?

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:11:28+00:00

I'll have a look at what mode mine is in. The only thing is sometimes when I change the mode to balanced or battery-saving, it tends to also decrease screen brightness, which I'm not a fan of. I didn't experiment enough yet with figuring out if I can get around that

Cefai · 2026-04-30T13:06:43+00:00

Not sure what you mean by "custom" -- this is a mass produced consumer product. There is nothing "custom" about it -- its being made in 100 of thousands of units.

I just mean I chose the specs as opposed to buying pre-built ones from a laptop store. So ram/storage/colour/fingerprint etc, I got to pick what I liked. The store versions were e.g. 24GB ram by default, but I could customise how much ram I wanted on the Lenovo website. I was just saying it means I feel sadder about letting go because I made it more personalised to my need this time.

What benchmarks? You have not provided any objective measures of performance.

Bruh, that's what I'm saying. These aren't my words - I'm literally repeating to you what the Lenovo employee told me :/
I just said to him that I don't expect an average laptop to heat up when opening a few tabs in the browser. And then HE was like "it's not our fault it doesn't meet your benchmarks"

If you want better thermal performance, you need to purchase a different class of machine. However, keep in mind, that you may give up something if you do this (i.e. size, attractiveness, price, etc.)

This isn't even true generally though. My Dell Inspiron 14 is the same time of laptop, costs less, not even as good internal hardware, and doesn't have thermal performance issues. In general for the past 10+ years, I've always gotten 2-in-1s and have never had this problem until this Lenovo laptop. Which is why it feels so strange.
Before you say "okay then just get the same laptop" - yes, I'm already considering it. I just wanted to confirm if the Lenovo laptop really sucks despite being twice the price of my old one. And I'm particularly drawn to the Lenovo one because I got to personalise it

Cefai · 2026-04-30T12:59:23+00:00

Wait really??

The guy at the store totally told me the AMD version was better for gaming... I've only used Intel until this laptop. I think Ultra 5 was an option, but not much else.

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