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Yeah, I made that mistake once. Now I move my own equipment.
the constant "bouncing/rattling" is what does most of the damage,
think about how you open a stuck jar top. Tapping it with the handle of a butter knife.
Same concept. except you let them tap like that for 12+ hours. LOL.
I would replace the powersupply for similar reasons. When that goes, it will take the MB
with it!
I also had UPS deliver a computer once where I had to file a claim. They refused to pay it,
saying it had to be packaged to be dropped REPEATEDLY from 6 feet high without risk of damage.
The fine print wins again. Of course it explains Dells packaging. LOL
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Kirk 10389821 wrote: 12+ hours
Heh heh. They packed it all up on the 22nd of November and it arrived here on the 27th of December and sat...somewhere...before I could take delivery.
Well, it was 5 years old, about due for retirement, anyway (or being passed down to my 8 year old). 
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I've ordered one of these: Chuwi Hi12 Tablet[^]
Which looks interesting! 
Why did you go for the 10 inch rather than the 12 out of interest?
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Didn't know there was a 12 inch and I was recently given a case for a 10.1 so no brainer and I'm used to a 10.1 and... Bloody good value and it got here in 4 days from Hayes - a lot I looked at shipped from China which I'm not keen on in case it goes wrong - you did ask
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Yeah, the "warrantee from China" bit is a little concerning - but most of the electronic stuff built there is pretty well made these days (most iPhones, a load of tablets, etc.) so I'm not too worried - the reviews I've read haven't mentioned any problems so far.
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pkfox wrote: Didn't know there was a 12 inch
pkfox wrote: I'm used to a 10.1
That is what she said...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why did you go for the 10 inch rather than the 12 out of interest?
Maybe he's not as accustomed as someone else is? 
CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"Go ahead, make my day"
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I'd be interested to hear feedback on these, I've been tempted for a while for when I'm working on the go, probably mostly to use to RDP onto proper machines, so I'd probably get they keyboard included.
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I wondering if a un-paid-for review of them (and the Fire tablet I got to tide me over) would be permitted here as an article? If so, then I'll do one once I've got my Hi12 ...
@Chris-Maunder - would that be allowed, and if so in what category?
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Absolutely. The hardware review section is your friend (and we need more reviews I reckon!)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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The 10.1" Chuwi is absolutely brilliant. It runs anything that you can run on a windows machine with little or no effort -- and I tend to have a lot of stuff open.
I had no trouble at all with it until I managed to drop it from too great a height to land face-down on a central-heating radiator.
Even now, everything works perfectly -- except for the severely cracked touch-screen. But it's got full-sized USB ports, so adding a mouse and keyboard isn't a biggie.
I, too, am waiting on a Hi12 -- that's about as good a "review opinion" as you can get.
With its bigger screen, I won't have to carry a laptop with me all the time.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Was there room to get VS on it? And if so, did it run well?
(The Hi12 uses the same processor / ram combo so if it works on one, it should work on the other)
I also ordered the pogo-pin keyboard, and am dithering over whether to add the stylus or not...
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I installed 2008 to a mem card (so that I could use the internal storage for important stuff, like movies and music), and it ran fine. I attributed any occasional lag to the fact that it was on a mem card.
Compile time was a little slow, but it always was, with 2008.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Interesting. I guess VS2015 is going to be horrible though ... Maybe 2010?
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I only had a spare license for 2008, but it would have been fun to see how much it struggled with 2015.
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It shall go on my list for next week.
10.1 or 12, hmm. Decisions.
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Great, sounds a bit like "Massive Attack" ( but better ... )
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Exactly! Reminds me of their darker songs like Angel and Risingson (although it can't beat Risingson) 
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Very cool Music!
Thank you
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Dream and go crazy for ultimate dust-up (10)
Slogans aren't solutions.
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You were right: that one was easier!
ARMAGEDDON
Anagram of "Dream and go"
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Well, yes, it was certainly easier but you didn't have to solve it that quickly! 
Slogans aren't solutions.
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