How is the life expectancy?People complained about power brick and pcb board..
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I've had mine for over a year and it is still running like a champ. I've had no problems whatsoever. If I had to say anything about the power brick, it is that the cord that comes with it is a little short, but you can just get a longer one, as it detaches from the brick itself (the end that goes into the wall does).
1612152
The power brick and cord feels really cheap, but everything's fine so far. I've probably had it for about half a year now.
2220381
Dear Demetre,I am the kind of guy who keeps useful extra items. The darn hub didn't work when it came. I read someone's comment that the power adapter was too small, so I looked in my stash of power packs [some people call them "Wall Warts!"] and found one rated 5V 1Amp. Since then, it has worked, but it's junky - the sockets do not fit smoothly. I notice that everyone else is using 3 - 5 Amps. The item they sent to me was tiny and it was much weaker than my 1 Amp unit.
539809
your talking rubbish man. some folks are never happy, find fault with every thing. I bought 20 of these and every one worked fine. it even protected the electronics i have installed in the bathroom.
2163386
Hello Christian, Hoping That You Are Doing Well. Yes; I Do Own This System Board And Was Going To Purchase This C.P.U. Buying This Board Was A Lot, YesturDay Just Recived My 2011 C.P.U. But Not That One; I Got The 4820. I Will Build This System ToDay. (Will UpDate Every-One When It's Finshed) Terrence
2209505
Has anyone every used an led or florescent to their "life expectancy". I'm guessing about 3% of the real world.I've had many, Many incandescents outlast the previously mentioned. Thanks China
1108706
if I understand the question correctly, you want to replace the LED screen on the set. I don't think that would be worth the investment. You could more than likely replace the entire set for less. A power surge could have possibly done more damage to the other electronics.
560541
I wouldn't be too concerned over battery life , haven't had any issue with mine and it gets used frequently . anyway if I remember correctly installing a battery was a breeze .
876666
You need to take it to next level and complain to their supervisor or above since this is an expensive motherboard. Why are they sending you refurbish boards? It's no wonder why they all DOA
81487
Yes. Absolutely, and if anyone wants to argue differently, I'll be happy to forward the pictures of my burnt out Bestek and the charred internal control board. Nothing but a laptop drawing current when this happened. If the manufacturer is reading this, experienced a control board fire in the vicinity of capacitors 2 & 14, and Diodes 6,7,8,9. Yes, my breaker tripped at the box, but not before the damage, and it was anything but overloaded. The fire literally shot out of the *grounding receptacle* (bursting capacitor maybe?), which burned a hole in my sleeve and another on my thumb. There's a good chance your fire insurance is invalidated by using non UL listed products -and as I discovered today, for good reason. I've permanently retired all three of mine and won't be looking back.
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The HUGE challenge with any post-consumer motherboard is ESD damage. Very few consumers use appropriate precautions for these definitely static-sensitive devices. Static damage is often not immediately obvious, but shows itself as instability, temperature sensitivity, and random glitches/crashes. Unless they are giving the board away and you are going to use it for something not-very-important, then I would not use a refurbished M.B. The level of testing required to determine if the M.B. has suffered static damage is grossly impractical for a $500 board, or even a $5000 board.
1801666
cooling any electronic component will extend the life of that unit. I'm not sure if heat is the primary cause of the board failure. My hunch is that it's an inferior chip on the board. A good rule of thumb for any component is, warm to the touch is ok, hot is not.
1121325
5 posts, quality looks good, but looks like you will have to get their bit drive, interesting on the installation, a little more complicated then anticipated. web site may have manual. i would look at that before investing
220284
I was disappointed with the life expectancy of the LED Drivers. I have replaced two already. They are available at LED Supply online for about $16.00 each.
284707
not all the board has this problem, many discussions in China Forums about this , somethings to do with the capacitors quality on the board
1613556
It is an older piece than you think. Open it and read the manufactured date on the PCB. It could be 2008 or 2009, so finding any type of user manual is unlikely.
388778
It is CRAP send it back. I went thru 2 of these and they both died so there is a problem they wont admit to on this board. buy ASUS MB they are the best. These people also have crappy support. STAY AWAY form gigabyte (I hope they feel this)
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Mario: I wouldn't consider using the unit in a full time manor. Every thing in life has it's life expectancy. If you were to use this unit all of the time it's life expectancy would be very short. Wiring it to only come on when in reverse would keep it working much longer. G. Rivers: The monitor is approximately 4 3/8 inches wide by 3 1/16 high by 1 1/8 deep