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I had a GPD MicroPC. I fell in love with the idea of having something with a real serial port I can sling in my bag. Terrible "typing" experience (you type wi
by soneil 6y ago
I had a GPD MicroPC. I fell in love with the idea of having something with a real serial port I can sling in my bag. Terrible "typing" experience (you type with two thumbs), but it did what it claimed, for a while.
9 months later, my battery life was down to less than 1 second on battery. Not impressed.
- qchris 6y agoIs the battery user-replaceable on one of those? I'd taken a look, as I sometimes work with serial devices in weird places, but if the battery is a little suspect and I might run it down, it's probably harder to justify the price if I can't swap the battery out eventually.
- soneil 6y agoIt is replaceable, just one of those silver foil + gold tape packages you see everywhere - but with a funky connector. It seems readily available, I'm just hesitant to throw good money after bad.
- qchris 6y agoOkay, good to know! I could probably figure out the connector myself, but if it was some kind of space-saving soldered connection, etc. I don't think that would particularly fun to mess around with.
- numpad0 6y agoReplaceable in the same sense as iPhone batteries are user serviceable, yes, and apparently battery over-discharging is a known issue as well from a quick Google search.