On 11/24/24 12:06, Hans wrote:
Hello Alexander,
thank you very much for your response.
Short answer: Not usable.
Hmm, that is a pity.
Long answer:
As a rule of thumb, never trust AliExpress product descriptions.
+100 or more.
I bought a voron trident, $1300 + ship, 3 years ago? Carton all smashed
to hell but no empty pockets for parts. Did not say 'kit" anyplace in
description. Got all the major hardware, but only 25% of the plastic,
getting the printable files was always missing about half, after 6
months they quit responding so I gave up, it may at some point be a
printer but it will be me designing and subbing good parts if and when
using their frame and bed. Depends on whether I find a need for a
printer that small.
You have to always look up _specifications_ on Intel official website or
websites of other vendors.Seller claims this device has N100 CPU [1],
but in Characteristics section it is actually J4115 [2].
Does this mean, in real this is not an Intel CPU? I saw these notebooks from
several different sellers, and all are telling the same. Do they all lie? (Well
it might be possible)
So which is it?
Display resolution 1280*800 means it couldn't be used comfortably by
today's UI standards and is not significantly better than screen of your
smartphone.
Yes, but this would be ok for me. My old fellow, an Asus EEEPC 1008 has got
1024x600 which was ok for me. But now over the years, it got rather slow and
it is 32-bit, too. So I am looking for a successor. For basic network analysis
I could use a tablet (which I am also using) with "termux" and a bluetotth
keyboard.
But I would like to use an Inetl compatible cpu, as all my wanted stuff is
running on this. And it shall be small. 13 inch and bigger I already own, so
these small things awoke my attention.
Notice how none of the reviewers made a photo or screenshot of actual
hardware specifications detected by OS. More reasons to not trust device
descriptions or reviews.
Yes, I see.
There is not a single actual photo of the product, in the description
section, only 3D modeled edited pictures.
When order is disputed, AliExpress arbitration service will consider
Characteristics as primary source for specifications, so it will be
customer's fault in the end and refund could be denied.
In conclusion: It is a *very* overpriced toy, not a device you could
accomplish any complex work.
Hmm, overpriced, you say. Do you mean, "overpriced" even when the the tellings
are true (CPU, RAM-size, hardrive-size and so on)?
If I was in the market for a new "work horse" laptop, I'd search for one
with at least 14" screen size, with display height resolution of 1080p
or more.
Hmm, well, here in Germany is a very good reseller for "normal" notebooks. I
can get a 12 inch Dell notebook with 8GB RAM and a 512GB drive for under 100
Bucks (about 99 €uro). This with 2 year guarantee. The notebook is of cource
refurbished. I know this seller for many years and he can be trusted and has a
well service. If I do not find a smaller notebook for about 300 €, I will buy
this one.
It is a pity, my hope was another statement than yours.
However, thank you very much for your help and the time you took! It helped a
lot!
Best regards
Hans
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Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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