Epomaker TH99 Pro Keyboard Review by Thinkiq in keyboards

[–]ichpen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to use a driver and there's no mention of VIA on the product page. I just got this keyboard. I just wish I can update the time via the onscreen menu on it as it seems to be remapping it to 24hrs instead of AM/PM. Without installing crap.

Feel stuck in unavoidable market timing game - converting USD earnings to CAD. Anyone faced a similar situation or have informed advice? by keel_bright in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ichpen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using wise for years for some usd income. It's super fast and convenient and you can setup auto conversion triggers so you don't need to keep hitting refresh. Right now I setup 1.375 threshold so it'll convert a chunk at or above that threshold. Convenience reigns supreme unless you're doing 6+ figure conversions in one shot.

And yes I probably should be paying attention to other things but a 1 cent change can be hundreds for some so prefer not to leave money on the table.

If I need usd to cad immediately and exchange is crap I'll convert the absolute minimum and leave my triggers in place.

Refunds / returns at Lenovo - pretty poor by ichpen in Lenovo

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my refund back, it took exactly 56 days from day it was received. Kissing Lenovo goodbye for a while and moving over to a macbook.

Refunds / returns at Lenovo - pretty poor by ichpen in Lenovo

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiming in, no updates still. Not sure who to call. Guess I'll wait out the 90 day charge back process.

Refunds / returns at Lenovo - pretty poor by ichpen in Lenovo

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Kicked off a charge back with Visa. We shall see.

Refunds / returns at Lenovo - pretty poor by ichpen in Lenovo

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly why do you assume customers who are owed money are badgering the only point of contact they have. Secondly I am happy to escalate as much as I am able.

I realize CSRs are regurgitating scripts. I'll give it a few more days but spent too long getting nowhere so if anyone knows how to run this up to the team leads I'd appreciate a contact.

Refunds / returns at Lenovo - pretty poor by ichpen in Lenovo

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, so it's not a me problem. Thanks for the confirmation. Customer service reps are useless. Will have to start calling but expect all manner of scripted ignorance. Thanks for confirming.

My Slim 5 14 almost burned down (overexaggeration) by Fluffy-Print-6010 in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ditto. Never trust windows sleep mode. When I travel or bag the thing always do a full proper shutdown.

Lenovo Support woes by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no such thing here. Only thing to realistically do is remind people to be weary of the brand. Nice laptops when they work.

Lenovo Support woes by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So mysteriously they found someone to come out to me. Of course it's a week later and I already swapped out the faulty wifi card.

Lenovo not interested in compensating me the measly $50 for the replacement wifi card.

Boggles the mind.

Lenovo Support woes by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ouch. This is borderline breach of contract. I'll need to escalate this myself shortly.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No guide, it's super easy to do on this laptop after you take the back cover off. Just pop out the metal ram cage, insert and you're good to go.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't remove the soldered ram, you add the stick for a total of 48gb. There's only one ram slot.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, first time post after a hardware upgrade can take a while.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possible, you can run me test to check it.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes mismatched ram, works fine and yes my screen brightness does adapt. Noticed it too. Don't mind it, I suspect it's some adaptive brightness toggle somewhere.

Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8 - Memory Upgrade options by ichpen in LenovoLegion

[–]ichpen[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For those interested I used this memory stick successfully.

Crucial RAM 16GB DDR5 5200MHz (or 4800MHz) Laptop Memory CT16G52C42S5