Motile M142 review 2020

 At a Glance

 The 14-inch Motel M142 laptop can be an economical laptop that you've never heard of, which is understandably low by a company. The reason for this is that Motel M142 is a home brand of Walmart, and it is because the retailer often promotes branded PCs.

Yes, the M142 cuts some corners. Approximately 6.5 hours, the battery life is relatively poor. The screen is somewhat neglected and lacks the ability to touch screen. However, given the price, this is a laptop that we would not mind recommending to friends and family with a tight budget.

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One notable thing about the M142 is: AMD Ryzen 3000-series mobile chips. Over the years, seeing the old AMD A-Series chip in one of the specifications listed means a frustrating experience with AMD Mobile Ryzen has changed. The M142 is generally useful with our current laptop with the best budget, the Acer Aspire 5A 515-54-51 DJ and is priced at less than $ 100.
M142 dynamic chassis: rugged, lightweight

Don't let the price or the Walmart brand discourage you: the Motel M142 (also known as M142-RG) looks and feels like a laptop, which costs a few hundred dollars more. From bold and avant-garde boxes to simple metal constructions, you will initially be quite impressed. (Note that Walmart adjusts its prices frequently.

Much less than 3 pounds, the M142 is incredibly light. The chassis felt completely under my finger, without scales and firm wrists. There are nearsighted, although it is expected that the M142 fan will be released frequently and something out loud, with an invisible tall pillar that burns, although I did not.
Although it is a traditional shell design, the M142's screen folds more than most, about 30 degrees from the horizontal. If you are too tall or feel straight, the deep cover of the M142 may feel more comfortable.

While this customer laptop is everywhere and in the middle, the M142 captures the accuracy of business laptop ports, including USB-A, USB-C, HDMI and even a "DropZA" Ethernet port deployed with
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Here are some shortcuts to help you save costs on any low-cost laptop. Two should stand up: Walmart saves a few cents with the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.3 ports instead of the most common USB 3.0. This means that external hard drives, in particular, will transfer data a bit slower than normal. If you have an external hard drive connected, pay attention to what port you are using, the USB 2.0 port will not transfer data as soon as possible. The ports are marked to indicate the difference.

The other shortcut is the screen. The 1080p IPS screen of Motel only has the maximum brightness of 210 nits, while we consider 250 to 260 nits as the baseline for long-term daily use. A second unit we obtained had only 190 fabrics, which would look perfect, except for a low-light office. Under bright light, the M142 screen will start to wash, despite saving the viewing angle.

You can always stay connected to an external display and the Motel M142 supports external 4K monitors without any problem. I was able to configure that screen in HDR mode.

Another thing is that the screen has no touch screen capability. Again, it may or may not be for different users. Personally, not being able to reach and touch a screen option seems a bit strange.

We always admire the security and convenience of Windows Hello, which is present in the 720p front camera. It was a bit slow to recognize myself, and the visual quality of the camera is quite pronounced. However, the basics are there.

We used to discard the audio from the laptop, but the variety of motel M142s works with TAHX, the company that has made a name for its environment with sound and other audio technologies for cinema. It was OLX, not Walmart, who passed us this review unit. THX really tuned the audio and screen from the M142 to the Motel.

The THX intervention seemed to have helped in some way. In our first review unit, interestingly, there are three audio applications: the THX application itself, a Realtek audio console that can be downloaded or downloaded with most Windows PCs, and an application that manages the Creative Soundblaster chip . That is not included. THX called the latter an error and gave us a second machine to test. (The "speedometer" function seems to be disabled, but the second machine has worked reasonably

Walmart Motile M142 basic specs

• Display: 14-inch (1920x1080) non-touch IPS
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
• Graphics: Radeon Vega 8
• Memory: 8GB (single-channel)
• Storage: 256GB BiWIN SSD
• Ports: 1 USB-C, 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, HDMI, ethernet
• Camera: 720p front-facing, IR camera (Windows Hello)
• Battery: 46.7Wh (reported)
• Wireless: 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0
• Operating system: Windows 10 Home
• Dimensions (inches): 12.6 inches x 8.4 inches x 0.75 inches 
• Weight: 2.48 pounds, 2.92 pounds with charger
• Color: Rose Gold, Silver, Black
• Price: $699 MSRP, $399 at Walmart