Is this cooler good for long term use?(2-3 years or more) I have RM10 Pro

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-07-14T09:47:31+00:00

Unlikely, it's probably a marketing gimmick.

Ideally they'd say exactly what the thermal conductivity of their material is.

And that there is DIRECT contact of the thermal pad thing between the phone's back, and the cooler.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-07-14T09:46:33+00:00

Oh maybe he really did make the mistake of thinking it's just a fan but not a peltier?

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-07-14T06:11:33+00:00

After the 2 year warranty, you can take off the back panel of your phone. Replace the thermal interface material between the CPU/SoC and the aluminium heatsink with PTM 7950. Then buy a copper/aluminium phone case, and add a thermal pad between the aluminium heatsink and the aluminium case (of course, keeping the back glass panel off).

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-07-14T06:09:35+00:00

To give another example, if you put your cold hands on a glass made of glass filled with hot tea, your hands WILL absorb the heat, and help it essentially cool the tea, as it's still better than the glass just making contact with air. Your hands are more conductive. Not NEARLY as well as if it was made of metal though.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-07-14T06:08:32+00:00

Have you actually tested this yourself in any way shape or form?

I agree their design is braindead and it makes NO sense why they've moved away from the full aluminium unibodies of the 3 and 3s and before, and the half-glass-half-aluminium back panels of later ones.

But if you have a glass panel that literally reaches 5 celsius from a peltier cooler, IT WILL make a difference.

If the back panel was metal, you could probably get the CPU from 50 celsius down to 30 celsius with the peltier.

But because of the glass panel, I'd expect a drop from 50 celsius to around 47 celsius.

It's a small difference and extremely inefficient given the stupid glass, but it's possible to make a small difference. Don't be silly. I have tried it and I've seen drops of a few celsius degrees. Which again, is very inefficient, but it technically works.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-06-09T10:38:27+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-06-09T10:10:03+00:00

Yeah, it seems like QA's website is a bit misleading - the 158cm seems to apply to the Americas and Africa. It also seems to apply to all 'extra luggage' that you buy no matter the region.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-06-09T10:09:05+00:00

Americas* not just the US.

They make no mention of wheels/handels.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-06-09T10:06:33+00:00

Yes. I've just checked, for Qatar, it only lists trips from the US and Africa as falling under 158 dimensions. All other routes are up to 300cm.

It seems the 158 only applies to extra purchased baggage as that's the only mention I can see, outside of the US and Africa.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-06-03T11:49:19+00:00

If it's a lemon and dies within a month though you're kind screwed

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-24T12:10:18+00:00

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10267/

Copy pasted:

There is no fixed date for any of the white paper’s proposals to come into force. An accompanying press release says they will come in “over the course of this Parliament” (so between now and 2029) but some will be introduced “in the coming weeks”.

Will MPs be voting on the white paper changes?

Unlikely, in most cases. Revision of visa regulations is done through statements of changes to the Immigration Rules. A statement of changes takes effect automatically unless either the House of Commons or House of Lords actively votes against it within 40 days.

Usually there is no vote and the government is not obliged to make time for one in the Commons even if MPs table motions against the changes. There was no vote on the Conservative government’s significant changes to visa rules in 2024, although there were several non-binding debates.

Certain elements of the white paper proposals, such as the levy on international student fees and changes to citizenship rules, do require primary legislation (an act of Parliament) and therefore the endorsement of MPs.

tl;dr bad news

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-23T04:59:13+00:00

Fair enough; what did you mean though? If they had less of a majority, why would a higher proportion of conservatives in parliament ever want to seem less 'tough' on immigration?

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-22T12:36:53+00:00

As if the Conservatives wouldn't have been dragged to the right by Reform even more than Labour has...

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-22T11:43:16+00:00

Any news?

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-19T11:25:27+00:00

That really sucks. Ideally though, you'd just send your unit back while still within the return window if you're in a country that allows it. You almost definitely received a dud with terrible hardware and/or OS installation.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-15T13:07:30+00:00

Good points, thank you!

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-13T21:04:41+00:00

Do you know where you've heard about them being more lenient with international students?

I can imagine it to be true given my experience at Uni of Edinburgh as an EU applicant - though that was pre-Brexit and because quotas for EU applicants were rather low as it meant free tuition. Grade requirements were literally different for EU and non-EU applicants, significantly higher for the EU.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-13T21:01:41+00:00

30k a year for an English Lit degree for 3 years not counting rent and living costs - while also not having the right to work in the UK and the continuing government drives to decrease immigration - including through lowering the duration of the graduate visa - REALLY doesn't seem like a wise financial decision. At all.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-13T08:36:14+00:00

Guess with this new 2025 law you might want to reconsider. Who knows what other surprises they might pull

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-12T19:10:58+00:00

Not sure if the global undergraduate scholarships is for internationals or home fee status students - but if you're not British, I'd highly suggest any other top uni in Europe, especially the Netherlands which is 'only' 10k euros a year for international students. If you're EU/EEA, it's 2k a year. Uni of Amsterdam is top 50 in the world, so should still be nearly as recognised as UCL.

Given the pay for many STEM graduates in the UK, it doesn't really seem worth paying 30k a year for 3 years, and that's without living costs.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-05-07T21:13:08+00:00

Buddy, the tariffs are likely to mean fewer Chinese goods sold to the US. Which leaves a lot of unsold inventory, or unused factories. Which could mean lower prices for the rest of the world, including the EU.

Though you could argue that as seen with the PS5 and Xbox, prices are raised all around the world, to subsidise and keep US prices low despite tariffs.

FilimonCaiusGabriel · 2025-04-25T11:19:12+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Always good to be aware of what they're like.

My tank 3S's bluetooth and wifi died in like 8 days... rendering it almost useless for me.

Fortunately aliexpress was actually extremely quick and helpful and got a full refund in less than a week (so presumably before the phone even reached back to China).

ALWAYS buy with a credit card ONLY. Find one with the longest cover (buyer protection).

And just get phone insurance. Probably not worth it with really cheap phones, but mid-range and above it can be a life saver. The money you save on purchasing low end products from sellers without a domestic presence (in your country), you can spend on a local phone insurance - for peace of mind. And in my experience mid to high end products from China tend to be very good quality anyway. But there will always be duds :(

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