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[KraniX]

I suppose you're at risk of entering a sunken cost fallacy. Yeah, it's a tough one.

I'm just glad it was with a pretty cheap device and I have a bunch of replacements, I will probably open it up and have a look, may be something that can be fixed with a bit of jiggling.

My main learning is not to use AliExpress for anything of any value, if I'd dropped 200 to 300 quid on a higher end device if be very annoyed, I kinda assumed it would be like Amazon, which is my mistake.

 

[exhashdotdot]

I'm just glad it was with a pretty cheap device and I have a bunch of replacements, I will probably open it up and have a look, may be something that can be fixed with a bit of jiggling.

My main learning is not to use AliExpress for anything of any value, if I'd dropped 200 to 300 quid on a higher end device if be very annoyed, I kinda assumed it would be like Amazon, which is my mistake.

I suppose this is the crux of cheap Chinese electronics - they're cheap because they don't offer 2 year warranties etc. Still sucks about your screen but yeah, maybe the cable has gone a bit askew or something.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

I'm just glad it was with a pretty cheap device and I have a bunch of replacements, I will probably open it up and have a look, may be something that can be fixed with a bit of jiggling.

My main learning is not to use AliExpress for anything of any value, if I'd dropped 200 to 300 quid on a higher end device if be very annoyed, I kinda assumed it would be like Amazon, which is my mistake.

Sadly it isn't limited to buying direct from China. I had to contact my credit card company after buying from Uk Whatgeek when my delivery went missing.

 

[KraniX]

I think we generally know what we are getting into with these cheap devices, they aren't built to last, or pass safety inspections...

I was just surprised AE didn't have any sort of post 90 day warranty.

I did actually buy an SP in October for the fact it was a small clamshell and very portable, although the clicky buttons are very annoying.

But since I'm within my 90 days on AE I'm gonna send this back, haven't used it much of late, was cheap impulse buy and offsets some of the loss for the RG40XXV.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Three smart pro S arrived this afternoon, one green, one red and one yellow
Thought I might have boobed ordering without SD cards when I found that there's no third party os available as yet. Downloaded the release os from Trimui and tried a couple of roms, all played fine. They've now been put away for the 25th.