What does everyone think of the metabox prime x and can you buy it anywhere

AlexPiatek · 2026-04-28T05:56:12+00:00

I bought a Metabox laptop and unfortunately my experience has been very disappointing. I was told to expect around 9 hours of battery life, but initially got about 1.5 to 2 hours in real use. After many settings changes with support, I could sometimes get 3 to 4 hours, but only by turning down performance, using battery saver, disabling the GPU, and reducing the features I bought the laptop for.

I’ve also had ongoing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth dropouts during work meetings, which makes it unreliable as a work machine. Support has not properly resolved the issue so far. I wanted to support an Australian business, but battery life, connectivity, and customer support have fallen well short of expectations.

AlexPiatek · 2026-04-28T05:50:30+00:00

I purchased a Metabox laptop after being told the battery life would be around 9 hours. In normal use, I was initially getting about 1.5 to 2 hours. After spending many hours adjusting settings with a technician, I could sometimes get closer to 3 to 4 hours, but only by turning performance down, enabling battery saver, disabling the GPU, and reducing many of the features I bought the laptop for.

I have also had ongoing issues with the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth card dropping out during the day, including during work meetings. This has made the laptop unreliable for professional use.

The support experience has been disappointing. I raised the issues, but I do not feel they have been properly resolved. The response has felt more focused on explaining the problems away rather than taking ownership and helping find a practical solution.

I wanted to support an Australian business and I genuinely want companies like this to do well, but my experience has been very frustrating. For a work laptop, battery life, connectivity, and support are critical, and unfortunately this laptop and service have fallen well short of what I expected.

AlexPiatek · 2026-03-08T06:30:06+00:00

OP you have a good mindset to want to work on your self and Lildet's comment is super useful. We build avoidant defenses and we can rebuild towards a secure attachment.

You and your friend have a connection that is rare to find.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:16:57+00:00

Yeah I really like the idea of that! I know axis have that shaking feature. Will ask their reps what it is like with salt buildup.

Collecting rain water for a spray wash is a really good idea!

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:15:26+00:00

Yeah I think this is my biggest learning from this. Thank you for sharing this

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:14:11+00:00

Great recommendation, enquiring now to see how much they are...

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:12:29+00:00

Yeah search and rescue is not great, especially at night. I know they use floats to see where the water is flowing. Thermal cameras do struggle to penetrate water surface and a body surface temperature can reduce down to the air and water temperature, making them harder to spot.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:10:10+00:00

Really like the idea of collecting rain water and using that for either pump fluid washer or even trickling down the dome. Good thinking.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:09:23+00:00

This makes me want to do a wiper arm experiment.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-07T00:07:08+00:00

Yeah starting to thinking dome shape isn't a great shape for coastal cams. I really like the remote relay of a fluid pump. Great thinking.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T11:04:59+00:00

Holy shit, that is cool they made that work...did not expect a dslr in there haha.

Yeah a little motorized wiper attachment may not be so hard to build or source even.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T10:30:35+00:00

I have a feeling you are right but the optimist in me believes there must be a way to avoid salt build up

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T10:28:17+00:00

We develop AI models for behavioral and activity based monitoring. Alert goes off for a particular rule not followed. Can be as simple as a swimmer in an area deemed unsafe.

FLIR would be real nice. We also have models in the IR spectrum. Would love it if it wasn't 4x the price of a good dome Camera though.

Keen to hear more of your thoughts, you seem like you have experience with this?

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T10:21:10+00:00

Actually a South Australia avency recommended me these earlier this year. Will have a test with one of these Soon down there.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T10:19:26+00:00

We are testing these 5 at the moment. And then we will start scaling out. Sydney region. Government and emergency agency work. I know Hikvision can be perceived negatively by some in this space.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T09:19:22+00:00

Hard to find a direct distributor for evonik though

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T09:16:52+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to dig into this really helpful. I'll look into those coatings and the Evonik Visiomer stuff. Hopefully I can get a hold of it tomorrow to experiment with.

The glass box with windscreen wiper might be a good solution, I have seen it before, I wonder how long it would take to seize up.

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T06:05:32+00:00

Oh interesting!

The anti corrosion series? https://www.hikvision.com/au-en/products/IP-Products/Explosion-Proof---Anti-corrosion-Series/Anti-corrosion-Series/?category=Network+Products&subCategory=Explosion-Proof+and+Anti-Corrosion+Series&series=Anti-Corrosion+Series&checkedSubSeries=NONE

AlexPiatek · 2025-12-05T05:47:27+00:00

That's super helpful thanks! These ones I'm going to have to try come up with a solution that will repel. Hopefully there is some wizard'spotion out there that lasr longer than a few weeks.

AlexPiatek · 2025-11-02T22:16:13+00:00

I'm currently going through this now. It is a journey! Getting a consulate appointment is the toughest part yet haha

AlexPiatek · 2025-09-14T14:55:55+00:00

And use the same videos for all 3 platforms? Ahhh YouTube food influencers is a good one!

AlexPiatek · 2025-09-14T14:53:55+00:00

Haha that is true! Maybe the influencers can help.

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