- Joined
- Aug 22, 2015
- Messages
- 96
- Motherboard
- Dell Latitude 7400 Touchscreen
- CPU
- i5-8365U
- Graphics
- UHD 620, 1920x1080
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Lenovo ThinkPad L380
Specs
13.3" FHD 1920x1080
Quad Core i5 8250U 8th Gen
8GB DDR4 2400 ram (since upgraded to 16GB) (2x memory banks, 32GB maximum)
256GB M.2 SSD PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 (only 1 internal storage bay)
Intel WiFi AC8265 M.2 *swapped out for BCM94360NG from my previous hackbook for continuity features
720p camera
2x USB 3.1 Gen 1
2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
HDMI
MicroSD card reader
Finger print reader
I was looking for a replacement for my current hackbook (Dual core i5 5th Gen) Scouring eBay and saw these Lenovo's going fairly cheap (Approx £180/$235/€215)
** Write speeds seem to drop off significantly but initial speeds seem good **
Installation
I followed the dortania OpenCore guide to install OpenCore 0.7.8
First I installed BigSur 11.2 then upgraded to Monterey 12.2.1 A couple of hiccups during installation, initially the installer wouldn't boot so I changed the following options and the installer came up fine.
Following that it would goto black screen so I took out the graphics properties so it would boot but without graphics acceleration. I'm not that clued up on patching graphics so I 'borrowed' the graphics properties I found in a config list for a similar specced Dell laptop and that worked a treat with graphics working with full acceleration.
I haven't had time to test everything yet so it's still a work in progress but very impressed so far.
Issues to work on
Shutdown often results in reboot when a USB device is attached - maybe I made a mistake with USB mapping or maybe its something else.
Sleep works but often requires use of the power button to come out of sleep rather than using keyboard or mouse.
Battery life generally seems fairly poor (1-2hrs) but is significantly better if it is put to sleep then woken up again (5-7hrs)
Untested/not working
USB-C display output
Unlock with Apple Watch
Finger print reader (no macOS support)
What works
UHD 620 graphics
Sound
Headphone jack
Webcam
microphone
Trackpad with gestures
WiFi
Bluetooth
Sleep
Brightness adjustment with native keys
HDMI out (with audio)
Continuity features - airdrop, universal clipboard, handoff etc
iMessage
microSD card reader
Universal Control
*EFI is for the Broadcom BCM94360NG WiFi card NOT intel WiFi - Config.plist needs platforminfo filling in for apple services to work. See the Dortania Guide for setting up platforminfo (scroll down to platforminfo)
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