Lenovo Thinkpad L390 (and Yoga) Review and SSD/RAM Upgrade 

This bad boy is no longer available, waited 2 months for the black Friday deal and couldn't be happier 👍

arman sesar I’ve had it for a year and had several issues with the charging port not working so I’m not sure if I like it or hate it

@@sesarman I also got mine with a black Friday deal! Does yours also run rather hot? Mine goes up to 90c all the time.

@@kushjain8399 haven't had a problem yet but I'm sure that's an easy fix, dropped another 8gb ram in there the first day and for laptop performance couldn't ask for more

@@jacklittle4226 haven't checked the temperature but I did notice mine running slightly hot, make sure you're using it on a hard flat surface as to not block the cooling fans, 90° shouldn't be an issue if not consistent but I'm no expert

Thanks! I've never used the Yoga version, but according to Lenovo's spec sheet on the L390 Yoga it's 300 nits. That's what I was going off for the video. psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_L390_Yoga

No, at least thinkpads are designed keeping in mind that the user will be able to upgrade by themselves.

Is it achive the same speed? I ve l380 yoga

@@Dimas-yq3yx I don’t understand the question. Are you asking if the l380 is as fast as the l390?

I used the same ram he did and it worked, u Can also check ram compatibility check online

Hi, I added some 2400mhz ram from another manufacturer and it works just fine. Iirc, the CPUs in this model can't handle dual channel at 2666Mhz.

@@Manbou141 Agreed, I've done the same

Go to windows backup, put a thumb drive, set the backup location to be the thumb drive, click on backup. It should take a couple of minutes and you are done.

To make sure no power is going to the components while you're swapping them. helps prevent damage.

If it's not recognized by windows, it's likely not being recognized by the BIOS either, check there first. Also, make sure the drive is physically pushed into the slot all the way, I've had that problem before. Lastly, you might have a bad drive. If your old NVMe was recognized, it's not a motherboard issue. Good luck

@@SpeakerFeature I have gotten the issue resolved since then. Thanks for the message though

Lenovo support website hosts all the drivers you'll need to reinstall so you don't have to copy anything from the exiting hard drive. Lenovo also has a app called Vantage that automatically looks and installs new drivers if you would rather that app do all the work

@@SpeakerFeature thank you thats a big help