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I backed this project on Indiegogo, and the Windows 10 unit that I received does not implement sleep correctly, so the battery drains excessively while the unit
by jbeard4 9y ago
I backed this project on Indiegogo, and the Windows 10 unit that I received does not implement sleep correctly, so the battery drains excessively while the unit is suspended with the lid closed. After about a day suspended, the battery is fully drained. This limits its usefulness as a mobile unit, as I have to power off the unit between uses. I emailed GPD support, but did not receive a response. They are a very small company.
Other than that, it's been a pretty nice device for development. One of the nice features is that it's so small, I don't have to stow it during airplane take-off and landing, and can continue programming throughout. The keyboard requires some getting used to, though.
- mmjaa 9y agoI had the same issue with mine regarding suspend-mode, but since moving to Linux haven't had an issue with it at all. Great little machine, and wonderful to have a full-blown Linux workstation in this form factor.
- jbeard4 9y agoThis is good to know. I haven't tried the Ubuntu respin, but will plan to do so soon.
- 0xcde4c3db 9y ago> the Windows 10 unit that I received does not implement sleep correctly, so the battery drains excessively while the unit is suspended with the lid closed. After about a day suspended, the battery is fully drained I saw similar behavior on a Windows 10 tablet recently. I suspect there's some issue between recent Windows 10 builds and the reference firmware for Cherry Trail.
- wolframio 9y agoAs a workaround you can disable sleep mode and make sure GPD is fully powered off when not using it (white led off).