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Yoga 730-15IKB
 
Yoga 730-15IKB
 
* Intel Core i7-8550U CPU @ 1.8 GHz 2.0 GHz
 
* Intel Core i7-8550U CPU @ 1.8 GHz 2.0 GHz
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* MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2 Samsung PM981 Series 512GB TLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
 
* 16 GB ram
 
* 16 GB ram
 
* Hi Resolution 3840 x 2160 touch screen
 
* Hi Resolution 3840 x 2160 touch screen
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* Amazon Kindle Reader
 
* Amazon Kindle Reader
 
* Amok EXIF sorter (sorts files based on EXIF metadata)
 
* Amok EXIF sorter (sorts files based on EXIF metadata)
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* Better File Rename (handy GUI tool for renaming groups of files and directories)
 
* Google backup and sync (backup for this machine)
 
* Google backup and sync (backup for this machine)
 
* Figlet Generator (for figlet text in source code)
 
* Figlet Generator (for figlet text in source code)

Revision as of 22:51, 31 May 2021

I replaced my old laptop with a Lenovo Yoga machine that comes standard with a SSD and 16gB of memory.

The new machine

Yoga 730-15IKB

  • Intel Core i7-8550U CPU @ 1.8 GHz 2.0 GHz
  • MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2 Samsung PM981 Series 512GB TLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 16 GB ram
  • Hi Resolution 3840 x 2160 touch screen
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 GPU + integrated Intel GPU
  • Window 10 Home

Installed Software

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Photography tools (Photoshop, Lightroom, CameraRaw, Bridge)
    • Topaz AI photography tools
  • Vegas Pro 18.0 video editor
  • Solidworks 2019
  • Arduino IDE
  • Amazon Kindle Reader
  • Amok EXIF sorter (sorts files based on EXIF metadata)
  • Better File Rename (handy GUI tool for renaming groups of files and directories)
  • Google backup and sync (backup for this machine)
  • Figlet Generator (for figlet text in source code)
  • Filezilla (FTP client)
  • Git for Windows (for software version management)
  • Google Chrome
  • InkScape (graphics editor)
  • IrfanView (image viewer)
  • Java development platform
  • Jetbrains PyCharm Community Edition (Python IDE)
    • Python 3.7
  • LibreOffice 6.1
  • Logictech MyHarmony (for programming Harmony remote, though I generally do this on my phone)
  • Nikon RAW codec (for raw file thumbnails in file explorer)
  • Facebook Messenger (Mostly for family video meetings)
  • MySQL tools (for learning SQL stuff. I have not really done much with this)
  • Lots of mostly useless Microsoft stuff.
  • Norton Security and LifeLock (internet security, firewall, etc)
  • Notepad++ (text editor)
  • Nvidia support software for the GeForce GTX 1050 video hardware
  • Nikon NX Studio photo editor (just because it is free and supports Nikon raw files.)
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox (For virtual machines, including Ubuntu)
  • Private Internet Access (Virtual Private Network)
  • qBittorrent (BitTorrent client for torrent downloads)
  • VMware Workstation (For virtual machines, none installed right now)
  • RPN Scientific X (Microsoft RPN calculator)
  • TightVNC (remote display software. I hardly use it)
  • VLC Media Player (My go to for playing and converting video files)
  • Visual Studio Code (Microsoft IDE)
  • WinDirStat (Graphical Disk drive analyzer. Very handy for cleaning up a drive)
  • WinRAR (file compressor/decompressor)