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https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-15-La...M-1TB-HDD-Natural-Silver-15-bs031wm/613105204
(Read some of the bad reviews.)
Here's an i3 laptop, that should ordinarily be "fast", but is held back by it's 5400RPM (typical, unfortunately, for OEM laptops) HDD. While there are now laptops in this price range that come with M.2 SSDs (both SATA and NVMe), some of them still come with HDDs.
Anyways, here's an idea, Microsoft.
When you first open and use your laptop, DO NOT attempt to "update everything under the sun" on the laptop. ESPECIALLY not on a laptop with a 5400RPM HDD.
You know what they say, "You only have one chance to make a first impression."
Well, with Windows 10's desire to "take over" the machine for updates, combined with the lack of an SSD (it can even be slightly noticeable with an SSD system and a faster CPU, but with a 5400RPM HDD, it will slow the system to a crawl), it's just a "bad scene" for the user.
Here's what I propose. OEM PCs (laptops and desktops), come with all necessary drivers to utilize the machine. They may be in need of driver updates, OS updates, and whatnot. Let those go, for a week or two, until the user gets used to what the laptop should work like. ONLY update virus definitions, for the first week or two. That's the only important thing that really needs updating. OS patches, can wait. (Although, zero-day exploits could wreak havoc, I suppose, if the OS isn't patched. Hmm.)
(Read some of the bad reviews.)
Here's an i3 laptop, that should ordinarily be "fast", but is held back by it's 5400RPM (typical, unfortunately, for OEM laptops) HDD. While there are now laptops in this price range that come with M.2 SSDs (both SATA and NVMe), some of them still come with HDDs.
Anyways, here's an idea, Microsoft.
When you first open and use your laptop, DO NOT attempt to "update everything under the sun" on the laptop. ESPECIALLY not on a laptop with a 5400RPM HDD.
You know what they say, "You only have one chance to make a first impression."
Well, with Windows 10's desire to "take over" the machine for updates, combined with the lack of an SSD (it can even be slightly noticeable with an SSD system and a faster CPU, but with a 5400RPM HDD, it will slow the system to a crawl), it's just a "bad scene" for the user.
Here's what I propose. OEM PCs (laptops and desktops), come with all necessary drivers to utilize the machine. They may be in need of driver updates, OS updates, and whatnot. Let those go, for a week or two, until the user gets used to what the laptop should work like. ONLY update virus definitions, for the first week or two. That's the only important thing that really needs updating. OS patches, can wait. (Although, zero-day exploits could wreak havoc, I suppose, if the OS isn't patched. Hmm.)
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