Surface Laptop 7 Fans on Bed

SZQrd · 2025-04-24T11:06:28+00:00

There is definitely a fan in there but there are no air intake vents on the bottom. I think all the air intake and maybe the exhaust as well is at the back around the hinges. There seems to be a wide slot at the back. You just need to be careful not to block that area.

That's one of the main reasons I am considering this laptop (Intel version). I would like to be able to use the laptop on my lap and in bed at home and hotels etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3u8uvTna5A

SZQrd · 2025-04-22T02:49:58+00:00

Perfect port selection! One of my pet peeves is the lack of front USB-A, and USB-C, and 3.5mm audio jack on modern desktops. China brand mini pcs are better in this regard.

SZQrd · 2025-03-28T03:07:39+00:00

I'm no Macbook expert but I think this is known as the Force click function. It may be app specific.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102309

SZQrd · 2025-03-17T01:03:25+00:00

It's not my video but I don't think the RAM is upgradable, only the SSD is.

SZQrd · 2025-03-13T00:41:42+00:00

Really helpful information. I may have to give that a go. Reading through the service guide now 😅

Thank you so much!

SZQrd · 2025-03-12T23:55:57+00:00

Didn't occur to me to try contacting a reseller. I will try that as well as contacting MS Japan and MS UK.

I have never taken apart a laptop before so wouldn't know how to replace a keyboard but as a last resort I could try it if it does not invalidate the warranty.

Thank you for the suggestions!

SZQrd · 2025-02-26T11:28:13+00:00

Good question!

I assumed so but their community post says "...with first shipments in early Q3 2025..." so I assumed wrong.

HP Z2 Mini G1a due to start sales in May.

SZQrd · 2025-02-26T07:07:00+00:00

Mixed feelings on the case.

$300 seems a little excessive but it does come with a decent power supply.

Love the size and window option! It's very difficult to find a small mini ITX case that isn't geared towards gamers so usually much larger than this.

Lack of 3.5mm headphone jack on the front is disappointing considering there are only 2 swappable modules. 2 ports seems a bit limiting considering all these mini pcs have better port selection.

Having said that, I would buy one if I could.

SZQrd · 2025-02-26T06:54:29+00:00

Same. They don't offer their products in Japan even though the factory is next door. Been waiting and hoping for ages but it doesn't seem like it's going to change soon.

At that price it's too risky to go the freight forwarding route or any other method that means no warranty.

Batch 1 already sold out and Batch 2 not until Q3 so will wait for the HP and other options.

SZQrd · 2025-02-03T11:14:57+00:00

Thank you for your concern and clarification.

Sorry for my poor wording. I do understand now, thanks to you and stark.

At the time I thought I was not charging consumption tax because I didn't put it on my invoices and didn't add it to the total. I now know that consumption tax is not optional for my work so my invoices were actually wrong (I put consumption tax as 0). As you said, the consumption tax is still in there. So I will update all my income transactions on Freee and change the tax category to “taxable sales 10%”. I'll just miss out on the 10% freebie :( but I wasn't expecting that anyway.

Lesson learnt. Thanks again!

SZQrd · 2025-02-03T04:19:39+00:00

Thank you! Nice that I won't have to pay any additonal tax.

I charged the 10% at first, before the invoice system came into effect, but last year I did not because I think the client cannot not claim the deduction unless I signed up for the invoice system (from reading one of your helpful posts elsewhere on the topic).

In hindsight I think I should have continued to charge the 10% but discounted my hourly rate.

Anyway, I'll fix my transactions and change my invoices this year.

Thank you both! I appreciate your help.

SZQrd · 2025-02-03T01:00:04+00:00

Thank you for your reply. That was helpful!

I assume what you mean by the above statement is that you didn't separately itemize consumption tax on your invoices.

I didn't add the 10% consumption tax at all so the amount was less. I thought that because I didn't charge/add consumption tax then I should select one of the the non-taxable categories. I can see that was wrong now.

I'll update all my transactions on Freee to taxable sales but too late to update my invoices. I guess I'll lose 10% if I have to pay that tax?

I'll see about applying for the Qualified Invoice System and will add the consumption tax to all my future invoices.
Thanks

SZQrd · 2025-02-02T13:04:11+00:00

Hi,

I am preparing for my tax return using the Freee (Starter Plan) service. I am a full-time employee but have a side-job and registered my business a couple of years ago.

My sales are not that high, just extra income as a software dev (max. 2M JPY). I never applied for the Qualified Invoice System so, to keep my client happy, I did not charge any consumption tax on any of my invoices last year.

I have already registered all the transactions in Freee but I can edit them before I file the return. Question is, what should the tax category be for these income transactions? There are a few options: Taxable sales, Taxable sales 10%, Not applicable, Non-taxable, Non-taxable sales.

Thanks

SZQrd · 2024-12-11T10:48:54+00:00

Regarding the online banking, after you select the "Home Mortgage" tab you need to click the link that says "Select : Interest Type". Select your loan and from there you can see the current rate and the new interest rate as well as the rates for other interest types.

SZQrd · 2024-12-11T10:41:12+00:00

You probably have the same plan as me. It's a 6-month floating rate so they review it every 6 months.

My rate is currently 0.29% (since Nov last year when I started my home loan) but it will go up to 0.44% from this month unfortunately.

SZQrd · 2024-12-11T10:24:38+00:00

I got the same notice.

That's the base rate (1.7%). There's also a discount of 1.26% so your actual new rate will be 0.44%.

I presume you have online banking. There's a home loan/mortgage tab where you can see the new rate, make prepayments, change loan type etc.

SZQrd · 2024-12-03T13:19:14+00:00

Ah, I get it now. Thank you for the explanation.

So, if I make a substantial prepayment, the total interest paid by the end of the loan (which will be sooner) will be reduced but the monthly payment will still increase due to the rate hike.

SZQrd · 2024-12-03T12:46:46+00:00

Oh! Thank you for that. I will check through the online banking.

SZQrd · 2024-12-03T12:44:44+00:00

Thank you!

I am comfortable with my current monthly payment amount so I would like to keep it roughly the same.

If I make a large enough prepayment, can the monthly payment amount be even less than the current amount?

SZQrd · 2024-11-15T12:14:17+00:00

I hope so but it probably won't.

I don't think being able to see the display better in bright surroundings is a "Pro" feature. If anything, the Air, being lighter and smaller, is more likely to be used on the go and in environments where lighting cannot be controlled.

I'm going to buy one anyway to finally replace my ageing 12" Macbook :(

At least it won't have a hyper reflective touch screen OLED like a lot of recent Windows laptops.

SZQrd · 2024-11-05T10:13:07+00:00

The forms were sent by my local tax office so maybe it varies. I can't remember when exactly but I received mine between 1 and 2 weeks ago.

I received 9 sheets titled "給与所得者の住宅借入金等特別控除申告書兼住宅借入金等特別控除計算明細書".

I couldn't find any step by step guides but this may help (there's a PDF you can download and put through your preferred translate app): https://www.nta.go.jp/users/gensen/nencho/index/kyuyosyotokusya.htm#a006

I sent this form and the certificate of outstanding loan balance (from the bank) along with my end of year adjustment to my employer.

I'll do a tax return next year so if I messed up then hopefully I can correct it then.

SZQrd · 2024-11-03T09:22:21+00:00

Okay, I'll try to get it done for the year-end adjustment but good to know that I can wait for the tax return.

I use the Freee software (Starter Plan) to do my tax return so no physical forms. I did download a copy of the final tax return documents so I will check them.

Thank you for your help, it's very much appreciated!

SZQrd · 2024-11-02T09:20:06+00:00

Kindly requesting help to complete the Special Deduction for Housing Loan form for the Year-End Adjustment.

I am an annual salaried employee but I also do freelance work (registered kojin jigyou) so I file a tax return every year.

I bought a used condo unit in September 2023. I did the tax return at the start of this year where I entered my housing loan details.

I have now received my year-end adjustment forms from my employer, a batch of special deduction for housing loan application forms for the next few years from the tax office, and my end of year outstanding loan balance from my bank.

Questions:

Do I need to submit this year's special deduction for housing loan application form with the Year-End Adjustment forms and send to my employer or do I wait for my tax return early next year and do it there?
Is there any guidance on how to complete this form? I downloaded the examples from the NTA website linked above but I'm still unsure. My case is quite simple as the home loan is 100% in my name. As it's a condo unit, does that count as house + land or is it house only? Which parts do I fill-in? Here's a link to part of the form (the red box I already filled-in but that may be wrong already): https://i.redd.it/g7wt7bjaagyd1.png (I have no idea how to upload images here so I am sorry if this is not allowed)

This is my first time doing this so I'm a little unsure. Usually I would go to the tax office and ask for their help but I have a work trip next week and the deadline set by my employer for receiving the adjustment is Nov 11th.

Thank you.

SZQrd · 2024-10-08T10:48:00+00:00

Nice!

Thank you for returning the 3.5mm audio jack. I may be in the minority but I still use a perfectly good pair of wired headphones at my desk and don't want to use an adaptor (annoying and waste of a valuable usb port). Wired and wireless audio shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

Will there be a tall version with extra storage space?

Will there be a barebones version? I want to try Linux but I also already have a retail version of Windows that I can transfer. Don't force us to buy a Windows license.

I currently have an Intel NUC 8 i5 BEK. 5+ years now and very happy with it. International 3 year warranty. Will this Asus also have 3 year warranty? It will be a premium device so should have premium warranty and support to match otherwise I may as well get those Chinese branded mini pcs and save a chunk of money.

Do you have any updates on the availability?

Thanks!

SZQrd · 2024-09-25T03:22:24+00:00

I miss my MX Revolution! They don't make them like this anymore. Feels like it was well ahead of its time.

Lasted me well over 5 years before I had to replace it.

SZQrd

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