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    Thanks for the warning, John. I was just about to try upping the video memory, but now I’ll hold off.

    For everyone else who’s gotten theirs, have you tried plugging in headphones and watching something on Youtube, or another web-based media source? I get horrible crackling in my headphones, and it’s very disappointing. The Ezpad 5s is otherwise great for my use cases, but as-is there’s no way I can plug in headphones and watch movies. Should I try to contact Gearbest about this?

    Also, Chris, will you be making a dedicated area in the forums for Jumper?

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    I’m typing this from my Jumper EZPad 5s, which I also got from Gearbest’s Easter sale. First impressions are a lot like other folks. The tablet definitely feels solid, if not premium like a MS Surface. It managed to run a 3D game (Defense Grid 2) on lowest settings, but it was pretty choppy. It does, however, run any 2D games just fine.

    I also initially thought the keyboard was utter crap. Now that I’ve used it for a couple days, I’ve warmed up to it a bit. It’s serviceable, but not great.

    My biggest complaints are the SLOW eMMC memory, and the craptastic Broadcom chip for wireless. I don’t know if it’s just a driver thing or if the chip is really that bad, but sometimes it feels like I’m back in the 90s on a dial-up modem. EDIT–Sorry, the wireless thing was my fault, had my 2.4 ghz band misconfigured on my router. The Broadcom chip seems fine, though it’d be nicer if it were 802.11ac on 5 ghz.

    Other than that, it’s a fantastic replacement for my old first generation Surface RT. It’s a great media tablet (streaming movies worked well, despite the wireless chip), and I can use it for web/powerpoint presentations. Most importantly, it’s in the awesome Surface form factor, and it costs hundreds less.

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