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goldcoast ladyGold Coast
- 56 reviews
should have being given lemon on the year award
I brought this around 15 months ago. The only thing that is good (that It is lightweight). The worse is, the mouse pad is terrible and is very slow. My Acer beats its in every field
Purchased in May 2021 at Harvey Norman Big Buys.
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loulouGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 3 reviews
Makes a good doorstop
My Lenovo ideapad 100S has stopped powering when power cable attached. If I hold the power cable in hard with one hand (and type with one hand) the battery charges. After fully charged, I get to type with two hands as the lenovo runs off battery until the battery runs down, then I repeat the process of having to hold the cable in with one hand.
This is a known problem that lenovo cannot or will not fix.
I have run lenovo diagnostics that say my battery is fine. I made the mistake of purchasing a new power cable from lenovo. This made no diff...Read more
erence so returned the cable but lenovo insisted on retaining 20% of cost even after I explained the whole story. I hope they enjoy the $16AUD they had to retain. The only way you can get replacement parts are online. I will never buy another lenovo product again. I wish there was a negative star ratting. I do not even want to give them one starPurchased in September 2021 at Officeworks for A$1,000.00.
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KayePerth, WA
- 6 reviews
Serious charging problem
We bought 2 lenovo ideapad 100s-141br at the same time. My daughter had one and within a few weeks it stopped charging. Lenova said to return it and it came back working once again.
Two and a half years on, the other ideapad has stopped charging and my daughters ideapad is also temperamental when it comes to charging up.
I would not recommend this product.
Purchased in June 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Electronics for A$285.00.
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JohnMSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 6 reviews
Great travelling laptop.
Over 10 years ago I bought a Samsung 10" screen laptop to take overseas. It was so handy I ended up using it for more than 50% of my computing. But time caught up with it and it got slower and it was still on Windows XP so I decided to swap to a tablet as a travelling machine, On a trip to Malaysia I lost a heap of photos transferring them to the tablet, I'm afraid that the file transfer program just didn't make sense to me,. I decided then to get another travelling laptop.
I heard about the Ideapad 100s I was a bit concerned about the only 2...Read more
gig of memory but reviews for it were pretty positive and the price was right so I bought one. I just love this machine, I have a Thinkpad with an I5 processor, solid state drive and 8 Gigs of memory, but I use the Ideapad a lot more than Thinkpad. The Ideapad is so small and handy, I use it wherever I am in the house, it tends to live on the kitchen table. Over the last two years it has spent 5 months in Europe on holidays, transferring photos onto USB sticks, general computing and accessing Netflix. It is so small and light I generally put it in the centre of my checked luggage and it hasn't missed a beat. What is it like to use, well it is no speed demon, but it gets there. I have a cordless mouse (I should have got a bluetooth mouse to save using one of the USB ports), the 32 Gig that comes as standard is a bit limiting, I had to strip almost everything out when Windows wanted to upgrade Windows 10 to the latest specs. I have installed a 128Gig SD card for extra storage. I generally just use it for web browsing, my email photos and wordprocessing, it has the power to do this stuff with ease. As I said before I use the machine all the time, of course I am using it to type this. I really recommend this machine as a second PC and to take away travelling.Purchased in May 2021.
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Wouldn't recommend one
I bought one of these laptops for my daughter for school due to cost and weight and reported battery life. By about 18 months time the battery wouldn't last for a school day (over a 6 hour period, on and off) so it wasn't fit for purpose as she officially wasn't meant to charge it through the day (though a kindly teacher came to her rescue). Not long after that the charger wasn't making contact without pressure, so she had to use a rubber band to hold it tight enough to charge. This became worse with time. Also the letter A didn't type sporadically for very early on. After two years we have replaced it.
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MandiKendal
Horrific! Battery issues right off the bat.
I bought this piece of junk, new (not refurbished) I'll admit without any research. It was about the same price as my previous Acer (that lasted 10 years, I loved it!) I wasn't expecting something that impressive, I know it's rare but I was expecting it to last more than a month! out of the box it wouldn't hold a charge more than 2 hours, not knowing better I assumed it was normal. After a month it had to be plugged in constantly or it would die immediately. At this point I was mad at myself for loosing the receipt. A few weeks later the cord w...Read more
ould constantly quit charging while plugged it or discharge, I had to wrap the cord around the keyboard to get it to charge and even this would only work half the time...buying lenovo junk is a mistake I'll only make once. I hope someone else reads this so they don't have to learn the hard way like I did.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Waste of Money
Not worth the price of admission. This slow, unreliable, under powered, computer has been a complete waste of my money. The computer suffered from terrible battery life (about 1 hr at full screen brightness), multiple unexplained crashes, cheap and flimsy construction (which deteriorated and fell apart a few months after purchase), inability to boot from a usb or access the boot menu, terrible CPU that makes even simple tasks such as web browsing and playing games a pain the head, will at random refuse to connect to any WiFi router or hotpot for days at a time rendering the computer little more than a paperweight. Do not purchase this computer.
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Luke EvansGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 4 reviews
Rubbish
Absolutely rubbish machine. CPU performance is so bad that even basic web page browsing is a challenge. The included eMMC drive of 32GB means that you'll have to delete material in order to update Windows, and then load it back on later. It's not really in any way a practical computer.
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Disposable laptop
I’ve had this laptop not even 2 years - which for how cheap it was isn’t bad. However it’s small on space, so slow all I can use it for is Facebook. I can’t open more than 4 browsers at a time or it shuts itself down. Most annoying is the front edge is incredibly sharp across your wrists when at lap height and was terribly uncomfortable. I wouldn’t recommend this laptop, I wish I spent the $50 more and got the HP that was available at the time.
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sunnySidaknee
- 13 reviews
- Verified purchase
Mediocre performance and no data storage space
I purchased the 14" version with the 32Gb eMMC internal storage as a present for an elderly relative.
The internal storage limit means that once a few applications like O365 are installed, there's not enough space left for Windows 10 to update itself, let alone store any files on it. This wouldn't be so bad if you could access all your data on a LAN attached storage device, but the unit has no Ethernet port and the 802.11N WiFi is restricted to the old 2.4 Ghz spectrum, so network access is very slow. Having only 4Gb of RAM and an average proc...Read more
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Tim HawkerSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 10 reviews
- 11 likes
Didn’t know I was buying a throw away computer
What a piece of rubbish, worst quality and most unreliable computer I have ever purchased. Firstly the battery failed to charge (a common complaint according to a quick google search) and I lost use of my computer during a very critical time I needed it to complete my major university assignments and study for exams. Not many months later, exactly the same problem but now it’s out of warranty! I didn’t realise I was buying a short use, throw away computer! DON’T BUY LENOVA PRODUCT
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Mdonge
- 2 reviews
- 6 likes
Nothing Good About This Laptop
I work in IT support. Only mentioning because I have not purchased this item myself. Just by chance, I have worked on 2 of these.
The processor is the lowest rated when comparing to all others and it is so low performing that on some sites it gets a score of 0 for value for money. So even though it's cheap, the cheapness does not offset the poor performance.
Now, my own personal experience is that people come to me with the issue that the the hard drive is so small that the computer becomes useless because it can't even install Windows upda...Read more
tes because the drive can't even handle anything other than installing Windows. The result for this is to purchase a special SSD Hard Drive, complete wipe the original drive of all the data and install Windows and start all over again The additional drive will cost you about $130-$140 and it's a lot of extra work for a computer where you can't even upgrade the RAM for a bit of extra speed. Stay away from this computer. Spend a little more. This one has been a headache for everyone I know who has purchased one.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
alex Z
- 3 reviews
- Verified purchase
So far so good!
This nifty laptop for it's price does what it needs to do. Homework for the kids, very limited games(which is good), play music and videos and that's about it. Has ssd so the startup time is very fast. Like I said, so far so good! Definitely recommend it if you are looking for a basic home laptop that looks good and performs as well!
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Bob D.Brisbane
- 11 reviews
- 1 like
Lenovo 110S Notebook
This contribution below is to offer some help for the contributor's problems I just read in this thread.
I don't have this notebook, but I look at it hard for a simple very low cost laptop.
The 100S I presume morphed into the current 110S, I guess.
The memory is a chip soldered onto the board as is the CPU. The RAM memory and the main drive are all on a chip that cannot be upgraded.
The size is for the 110S is 32GB and windows 10 to update itself has to double its size as it has to download another complete windows edition and the chip d...Read more
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Geoff
- 4 reviews
- 3 likes
So Dissappointing Lenovo Ideadpad
My Lenovo always had problems with updates due to it's small memory capacity. THEN....... finally after a Win 10 update it crashed ... no touchpad, no keyboard!
I have found out this is a known problem! Microsoft says they can't fix it and Lenovo tech support with remote access can't fix it!
So Office works should have stopped selling them a long time ago!
Many broken promises from Lenovo support and a demonstrated lack pf knowledge and lack of resolve to solve an on-going issue....... How many will throw their ideapads in the bin ...Read more
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Tim HawkerSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 10 reviews
- 11 likes
- Verified purchase
Unreliable laptop computer
Don’t buy this model if you need a reliable device. I bought the device for university study and find that it runs out of battery power mid lecture and I live in fear that the device will stop working losing hundreds of hours of assignments and crashing in the middle of online quizzes. The damned thing has failed me now as I’m writing my assignment that I need to submit in a few days and need to study for 3 x final exams within the next 3 weeks ——- now they tell me that I will not have my device for 2-3 weeks while it is in the repair departme...Read more
nt !!!! To start, the claim of long battery life is completely false, the web site lists this a a common complaint. Their answer is to run ever a a minimum and set screen brightness to as low as possible and WiFi off - not very practical! Second issue I had was the thing completely locks up occasionally, usually at the worst possible time. Now the battery fails to charge, meaning that I can only use it when plugged into power, another common FAQ issue on the website. The device still shuts down sometimes while plugged in though. Next issue, I registered my device on the Lenovo website when I purchased in in July 2017, it has a 1 year warranty yet the website says I only have warranty until 25 June 2017. Apparently they default the date to the machine warranty???? and I’m supposed to update the actual purchase date on their website, which I had already done! I refuse to waste more money being forced into buying an extended warranty! I’m selling this piece of junk after it is repaired and buying a better brand.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
CattledogSydney
- 16 reviews
- 1 like
Lenovo Ideapad 100 15.6" Laptop - Cheap Flimsy Construction
My Lenovo Ideapad 100 15.6" Laptop was purchased 2 years ago, but is only used infrequently when I go on vacation, Despite no ill treatment, the RHS hinge supporting the screen has broken due to the flimsy construction of this product. The Lenovo warranty was for 12 months so I have had to pay $185 for the repair out of my own pocket.
My advice is don't even think about buying a Lenovo laptop.
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JessSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 8 reviews
- 2 likes
Do yourself a favour, and DON'T buy this
IMO, the number 1 issue with these models is the charger port. The port is soldered internally and VERY fragile. Not IF, but WHEN the port breaks internally, forget about repairing. Port weakens over time when plugging, unplugging charger. These laptops are commonly purchased for childen, who are NOT gentle.. I've seen it far too many times with this model.
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shootingstarWOULDN'T U LIKE 2KNOW, Nsw
- 59 reviews
- 1 like
It's in the bin
12 months old used 6 or so times unable to update windows 10 as no memory, not enough space. I have no pictures, files, music or anything stored on this as it would go into melt down! How many times ive tried to download windows updates but no luck the files are too big! Good on you Lenovo selling items that are virtually f#cking useless. I contacted Lenovo about this but their customer service is like their products s#ithouse! Do your self a favour spend more get something better this company should even be in business!
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Dave DeePERTH
- 4 reviews
- 2 likes
Cheap laptop with serious memory limitations
As a cheap laptop it works perfectly OK and has excellent battery life. But has one very serious drawback - the internal memory is TOO SMALL and you are unable to install any Windows 10 fixes and updates. What this means is that some webpages keep freezing because of the 'unable to stop long-running script' problem which you can do nothing about. You can't even put in extra memory as it's been soldered ! If you don't ever connect to the internet it's fine - otherwise buy something better.
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Questions & Answers
beetle234asked
It will be nice to hear update from Jonnys after last few months on this product, is it still working well ??
2 answers
Yes, no problems. BUT - I only use it occasionally so I cannot really say how it would stand up to constant use.
Pretty much as Johnnys says -- no problems. It seems ruggedly built, and I've dropped it a couple of times with no ill effects, but it gets only occasional use.
With so little primary storage, it's a good idea to clear the C: drive regularly, and if you can calibrate screen colours a bit better, it won't go astray -- from the factory, the screen is a bit blue.
Still a useful, lightweight travel companion if you don't have heavy use needs.
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