Gabe Jansen

reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets any ideas??

Battery life matters more than benchmarks for students 😭 You will sit in lecture halls with two outlets for two hundred people. Look for reviews with real battery tests, not the manufacturer's numbers.

ok who had page 6 drama on their bingo card :)

ehh everyone keeps saying this but nobody posts proof. ok this thread just saved my weekend

DDU isn't dangerous if you use it as intended, in Safe Mode, with a restore point first. The real risk is running it in normal mode with the network on and letting Windows race you to install a driver mid cleanup.

@anika.vos ended up sending it to warranty support. they replaced the board, no charge. lesson learned: wait longer next time.