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damn this is another example of why manufacturers should not design anything with a glass screen/bezel unless it is absolutely necessary for touch input etc.

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ironically it is actually a good thing that there are no LEDs or response from the notebook as it could simply be a faulty power supply.

do you have access to another known to be working charger or power supply? If yes please do try it on your f15, if it does nothing as well then your notebook is probably beyond repair.

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Also, first thing to do is to make sure that the notebook is not updating windows. The celeron processors are not very powerful, even with just windows update running in the background it would suck up all the resources.

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do you have any pictures? it’s probably just the thermal paste hardening, you can try wriggling it a little and if it moves it should be safe to twist it and ‘force’ it off.

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the charger you have bought is a PD smart charger and the lapbook pro will not be able to establish a ‘handshake’ and request for the required 12v.

what you need is a 12v dumb charger and a adapter like this.

afterwards just use any type-a to type-c cable and it will work. if you want to play it safe can use a usb tester just to be absolutely sure that the output is 12v.

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if the weight is the considering factor i can tell you that the eve v with keyboard is barely 40g heavier than the knote set. Size wise in landscape mode the width will be the same but the eve a little taller due to the aspect ratio.

even if it were a lot lighter i still wouldn’t recommend the knote 5 simply because it is just plain horrible(low brightness screen made worse by the fact that it is not laminated and barely usable speakers just to name the big cons). As you pointed out someone else said the x4 is terrible as well so this rules out the 2 main contender off the bat.

if you dont mind a smaller screen i think the cube mix plus might be the only real option left, the chuwi ubook could possibly be perfect for you but is simply too expensive for what it is.

android might be the way to go if your work doesnt requires windows 10 specifically. i am using the hi9 plus with the keyboard case and it is perfectly adequate for a on-the-go typing machine.

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sign up for the newsletter or whatever it is at the eve v website, occasionally they will run a flash sale for the m3 model at $499 USD including the keyboard.

tempting enough that i am considering it even though i already have a core m surface pro.

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honestly i dont think this is a problem that can be fixed and the options you have are extremely limited

firstly, please confirm that the battery is higher than 8v and increases when you charge it.

if the notebook is still turning off even with a working battery then the problem is most likely hardware related and beyond economic repair.

however, there is still one thing you can try, once you turn on the laptop remove the ribbon cable for the keyboard immediately, you might have a faulty power button which is triggering a forced shutdown randomly.

 

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in this case i would recommend the teclast t8.

honestly thou as long as the tablet will not be used under direct sunlight any of them will have a good enough screen for the task at hand.

the teclast m89 or the mipad 3 are good options as well if you want something with a 4:3 aspect ratio

 

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the lenovo xiaoxin is a very good alternative especially now that banggood it selling it at a very attractive price of 159.99 usd.

i suppose you will be making video calls as well and the forward facing speakers coupled with good volume makes this an excellent choice for the elderly.

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it is possible, all you need is a simple adapter which will trick the power bank to output 12v ie QC2.0 spec.

just follow the guidelines from my original post and you should be safe, i have been using this method for almost 3 years now and have not encountered a single issue.

technically speaking it should be possible to get more than 1.5a if you are using a PD powerbank but i have not actually tried it per se so you will have to do your own research on that.

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does it work when the power adapter is plugged in?

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yes it will work but you will need something like this to force it to output 12v.

be warned though the power bank will get really warm as it is designed for mobile phone which will use the max output of 12v 1.5a for no more than a few minutes.

my recommendation is to use it only when the notebook is turned off, and for every 30 minutes of charging you should let it rest and cool down for 15-20 minutes.

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althought the t10 cost much more it would be a better buy in my opinion, one wont change your tablet that often and its a good idea to spend that extra money in the first place.

a mt8163 is usable but you will experience the sluggishness pretty much all of the time. i have seen the t10 go for as little as 169 just a few days ago and it is an excellent tablet for the price.

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if there is a return process you should activate it first, if not i doubt the seller will entertain any of your questions.

in the case where you cant reach a settlement with the seller you can just send it back, provided that you dont have to pay return shipping of course.

my personal opinion would be to push for a partial refund of 10-20%, while a sata iii ssd will indeed be faster than a emmc 5.1, you wont notice much difference unless you are comparing it side by side. i will take a samsung emmc over a forsee ssd anytime to be brutally honest.

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