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LENOVO YOGA 3 PRO

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please help me .. im new to the forum , but not new to linustechtips . ive watched his YouTube stuff for a long time now.. lol and im not really a computer guy , but i wanna learn .. i bought this yoga 3 pro from best buy about 8days ago.  and  paid under 1000 . yeah i thought i got a really good deal.  although i don't use my laptop for work . i don't work in the winter ... so im on it ALL-day .. YouTube InterWeb stuff like that .  after hard use sometimes i feel it slow down .. im starting to sec guess it now. but does anyone have ANY input on this lenovo yoga 3 pro . ? should i get something different ?     the guy at bestbuy said it would be fast... and it is, just not ALLDAY  . although i like most of the yoga 3 .. i think i want something thats faster ALL THE TIME.  

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It has a core M processor, it's better than the atom series but is still not that great. It's designed to fit in slim design computers that don't have space for active cooling. Don't trust what salesmen have to say and do research before going to the store, they're just trying to meet their quota.

 

It is however most likely that because of the heat your laptop isn't able to work at full speed. The processor used in the Yoga 3 gets about 60% of its power from the turbo boost, if it get's too hot you lose that power and you're left behind with 1,1ghz.  If you can return the laptop I'd do so, and I'd also advise to only get these type of ultrabooks if you really need the light weight.

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The reason it slows down is probably due to heat, once the components hit a certain temperature, they throttle down so that they produce less heat and can cool down

 

The only thing that will perform better is a thicker laptop, or desktop

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One way to check if it's working on full performance is to make sure the battery/power setting on your taskbar is set to 'high performance' or something similar.

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1. Throttling.

2. Viruses and malware.

1. if it's the first case I can't help you.

2. if it's the other one get antimalwarebytes.

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i have and antiviruses , and yes it gets hot . and its set on the highest setting .it sure does feel like its throttling .. not all the time tho . only after ALOT of youtube .. watching movies i didnt notice anything besides the FAN ..

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im worried about long term with it . is this something to worry about ? should i get some different ?  and what would u guys recommend ?

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This is the problem with the yoga 3 pro they seem to have use a low tier cpu and skimped on the cooling because of it, the yoga 2 pro was alot better , either was still a great ultrabook if you don't like it take it back soon and get something else. 

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thanks for the advise ... i dont know much about this stuff . and BEST Buy options arent very great .  could u recommend one ? im not a MAC person at all.... but im really starting to consider trying 1. lol i dont even have an I-phone

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