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Briefly: my PCSpecialist Intel i5 laptop processor is vulnerable, according to Intel's ME assessment tool (for Linux) How do I update that? I already have the package that PCSpecialist sent to me. The package consists of a binary file ('the firmware') and a program -by Intel- 'FWUpdLcl64.exe'...

As the title says, where can I check availability of (and eventually download) BIOS updates for my PCSpecialist laptop? (I failed at finding the answer by myself) Thanks!

Lafité III / Pentium 4415U / 8 GB / M.2 Samsung PM961 I think I'm going to buy this (I need a very light an quick to start laptop): Chassis & Display Lafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 13.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor 4415U (2 x...

Review: 15.6" UltraNote IV (with Linux Mint 18.2 "Sonya") PCSpecialist 15.6" UltraNote IV (with Linux Mint 18.2 "Sonya") (note: I'm not an English native speaker, I'll do the best I can - bear with me) *** Foreword *** I spent a good deal of time to find the perfect notebook for my needs...

A technical question about PCIe as the Pentium 4415U doesn't support PCIe 3.0 (according to Intel specifications here) but only PCIe 2.0, I'm curious about the maximum rate a fast M.2 SSD as the Samsung SM916 could actually reach. I mean, 3100MB/s (read) on a PCIe 2.0 bus would require more...

In case you also need them, I found the ICC profiles (ICM files) for the UltraNote IV 15.6" LCD Full HD IPS (the panel is a LG LP156WF6-SPB1) since they aren't provided with the notebook. :( here...

Hi! I'm the lucky owner of a PC Specialist UltraNote IV 15.6", with Full HD IPS panel and a i5-7300HQ on-board :yes: I'm curious to know what would you say it would be the expected battery life of the 44 Wh Li-Ion battery. I'm quite puzzled by the results I'm getting, but I would like to hear...