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    Prema Gift Donations Thread

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Jul 7, 2016.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Thank you sir, donations total so far: $730 USD

    Thanks to @EmberV 's generous $100 USD donation,

    the total donations so far is $ 840 USD ...... reminds me of an SSD (Samsung 840) :rolleyes:
     
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    yep SSD would definitely be first on the list to upgrade, cant let @Prema sit on a friggin mechanical drive in such a beast machine after that, its faster ram i guess :) oh! and wifi adapter upgrade!!! at least intel, cant let the broadcom stock in there!

    Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
     
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  3. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    I hope for god sake he can receive a better ssd than this **** :D
     
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  4. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    HIDevolution sent me the donations spreadsheet, 3 members who promised a donation still didn't make the payment so I contacted them with a reminder.

    Glad to see how well this is organized, not a single donation goes in the wrong place. Everything under control @Mr. Fox
     
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  5. Mr Najsman

    Mr Najsman Notebook Deity

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    You make it sound easy, but that's a level of modding I'll probably never reach :D
     
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  6. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    Yeah, I used to think the same thing. Finally decided to watch some YouTube videos for technique and with some encouragement from Brothers @Prema @johnksss and @t456 I decided to go for it. I bought a hot air/hot iron combo station and a few extra tools and, with some fear and trepidation I sucked it up, bit my lower lip and did it. I'm still 100% a noob at it. Practice makes perfect, but so far every effort has been a success. I'm still scared to try the super tiny things that I can barely even see with a 10x magnifying headset, but the fear of the unknown is gone now. Using the right technique, bigger things like BIOS EEPROMs are actually very easy, even with a cheap soldering iron. I have since removed and replaced 4 BIOS chips and added extra MOSFETs to three GTX 980M GPUs. Because they are so expensive, I still sweat bullets working on 980M cards. It's a shame most of them are gimped and assembled with poor quality components.
     
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  7. Brent R.

    Brent R. Notebook Evangelist

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    would be great for prema to get the 1080's working in the np9377sm-a....can anyone say amazing VR experience?
     
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  8. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    The transaction done with Pay Pal $40
    Not easy with a **** small phone and old eyes :D
     
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    SFVogt Notebook Consultant

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    55,55 USD from a german fan for the 'Master of the BIOS modification' :notworthy:
     
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  10. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Donations total = $890 USD
     
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  11. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    I'm not planning on donating any money this time but I have donated a ton of money to Prema in the past, I'm glad to see that other people are generous as well. Prema really deserves it. :D
     
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    +101.01 for the BIOS wizard.
     
  13. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    I've sent some money but PayPal has screwed up and not delivered it. They've definitely taken the cash from my balance, it doesn't show in the activity statement but shows if I look to 'resolve' a transaction.
    I've never had this happen before. Still waiting in a response from them. I wonder if it's because I sent it as a gift..?
     
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    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

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    That has happened to me once. Talk to them over the phone if you can. Faster that way.
    I think all of us sent it as a gift though.
     
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  15. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    I would call them except I'm using my Australian PayPal from Japan. It's likely to just add to the confusion. I'll give them another 24 hours before I send something more demanding. I have read this had happened to some other people too. Thanks for confirming as well. Hopefully they'll sort it soon.
     
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    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

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    I have 3 Paypal accounts i use for my freelance work, and i need to pay taxes for each in a different country (KILL ME! :X) , i had issues with the one i maintain with my US Bank account and they locked it because of incomplete tax forms or something. Emailed then 3 times and waited like 10 days, and the whole thing went no where. Called them once and they sorted it out within 3 days.
    Same thing happened with the Indian Account , since the credit card attached to it had expired long back and i didn't have a bank account linked to it, and when i sent someone money from that account using the existing balance, it never reached them. So i called them from the US and they sorted it out without issue :)
    You can give it a shot, if the dont get back to you in time.
     
  17. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Donations Total so far = $1012 USD
     
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  18. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    3 sets of taxes, my goodness that's a nightmare :eek:
     
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  19. Ionising_Radiation

    Ionising_Radiation ?v = ve*ln(m0/m1)

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    Donated a bit of cash. Hopefully Prema gets a better machine than his W230SS, as well as releases a goodbye gift in the form of Prema Mod v2.0 for it!

    Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
     
  20. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Donations Total till date: $1,032 USD

    Very disappointing for the amount of work Prema has done and for how happy he made hundreds of people. I expected more donations to be honest from more people
     
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    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

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    DONATION-WARE. :(
     
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  22. Ionising_Radiation

    Ionising_Radiation ?v = ve*ln(m0/m1)

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    Wish I could donate more - but I only get U$400 a month from the SAF. Not much to get me through... hopefully Prema gets what he wants, and what he certainly deserves for his hard work for this community.

    Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
     
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    I didn't mean I am disappointed with the amounts. Any donation be it small or big is good. My disappointment was with how very few people did actually donate. when it comes to downloading his BIOS, everyone would jump on them like hawks. When it comes to contributing, only a few people did.

    None from TechnoInferno forums which is even more disappointing.
     
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    i bet all donators thus far are owners of socketed hardware ;) or do we have any BGA donations yet? :D

    still, over a thousand bucks is nothing to sneer at! lets check and see what that could get you on the HIDevo website...

    edit: ok, so with 1032 USD u can get:

    - 3 years extended global warranty for 600$
    - 950 pro 512 GB for 365$
    - Intel 8260 AC Wifi adapter for 30$

    that leaves 37$

    whats still missing (in my opinion):

    - 4K display AUO full adobe rgb for 300$
    - 2x16GB 2800 Mhz DDR4 for 197$
    - second 330W AC adapter for 185$

    so in order to make it a true monsterbook, we'd still be missing 645$

    of course, one could just leave the standard warranty and take all the extra goodies instead, that way the money would just fall short 8$ :D

    Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
     
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  25. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    There is still plenty of time to bring in more donations. We should not be so disappointed so early. Wait and see first.
     
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    ah yes, definitely :) lets see if i can also bring a bit to the table, financials are pretty tight at the moment...

    Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
     
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  27. Mr Najsman

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    What´s the deafult CPU? That´s pretty high on my priority list at least.
     
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  28. Spartan@HIDevolution

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    Prema needs no warranty :D

    6700 (non K)
     
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  29. Ionising_Radiation

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    Yes, me. I have a BGA GTX 860M... :(


    Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
     
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    darkarn Notebook Evangelist

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    I using BGA i7-2630QM :(
     
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    I thought QM CPUs are non BGA? or was that the MQ?
     
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    Well then we will need to make it a K!

    Ah the pain! At least it has served you well for the last few years!
     
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    Eh well. It allowed my laptop to be thinner than similar MXM notebooks, so there's that.

    Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
     
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    anassa Notebook Consultant

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    There you go, besides i get enough comments on how huge my P150EM is, and yes its a 15" screen! The norm is definitely smaller now a days and your laptop still is stylish, and practical!
     
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    here i thought that HIDEvolution offered to throw a 6700K into the donated machine already? thats why i left it as it was...

    that might indeed be true with his abilities :D more money left for hardware goodies then ;)

    you dont count, my friend :D at least your CPU is socketed ;)

    yep, both QM (all gens up to Sandy Bridge) and MQ (Ivy bridge onwards) cpus are socketed. BGA crap is named HQ...
     
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    darkarn Notebook Evangelist

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    Ah I see, was under the impression that mine's BGA. But still, I don't think I can replace that with another CPU right? :X
     
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    You can pimp it up till i7 2960xm! Provided you have proper cooling!
     
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    darkarn Notebook Evangelist

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    I wonder where can I find that now :D
     
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    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Maybe Ebay :rolleyes:
     
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    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

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    If Prema's wants the 4k panel, I'd be willing to donate the 40 pin eDP cable if that slashes off some costs :p
    That's worth like $100 ha-ha.
     
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  41. darkarn

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    Lol yeah I didnt know that's still possible; I think I will go sort out other stuff first before considering that since my NP8170 is still running nicely
     
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  42. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    Actually, that's MUCH better than I expected. I am very impressed with the generosity shown by a small group in this community driven effort. @Prema is probably used to giving and giving and getting little or nothing in return. It is a testament to his generosity and kindness. I know it was the same for @svl7 for many years as well. Hundreds of hours of labor invested by @svl7 and @johnksss... Lots of take and no give... and always someone looking to steal it and claim it as their own.

    If you look at the donations on a monthly basis that roll in at Tech|Inferno, where many people download the firmware, this is many times greater than what we can see looking at the ticker at the top of the page. Looking now, MTD is $30. Last month I think it was $20 and if the T|I donations ticker is accurate I was the only person that showed him some love with my $20 donation last month.
     
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  43. darkarn

    darkarn Notebook Evangelist

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    I am not sure if I am in the position to say this, but I guess we should be grateful for whatever we can get?

    And also, just curious, how do shops become a Prema partner and what benefits do each side get from this status?
     
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    If you are referring to @Prema he gives with no expectations whatsoever. Yes, he is always grateful and understands that for some a $5.00 donation is a huge sacrifice and might as well be $50 or $500 for them. He wants people to enjoy the firmware even if they give nothing but positive feedback.

    I recommend contacting him at PremaMod.com to learn more about becoming a partner shop. He could explain it more thoroughly and accurately than any of us could. For end users, the benefits are obvious. The stock system BIOS truly sucks. Having complete control and the ability to exercise full ownership of their computers without having the company that sold the machine to them use the firmware mod as an excuse for denying warranty coverage if something goes wrong while running the modded firmware. I have heard rumors of some Clevo resellers declaring the warranty is void even without any evidence of the failure being attributable to overclocking or modded firmware. With a PremaMod partner that should be a non-issue.
     
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    Yes that's sad ... so many people give more than a thousand of USD / EUR for a gaming notebook and use the (v)BIOS Mods but not ~5 USD / EUR to say thank you (Prema/svl7/johnksss) that you make so many things possible...

    ...really sad :no:
     
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    It's kind of sad when I give a donation and it's surprise along with gratitude that comes with it :(
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    QM processors in the MacBook Pro are/were BGA.


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    I'm not sure why your generosity would come as a surprise to anyone. Your contributions are frequent and meaningful and visible to all. Gratitude is always nice, though. Something we cannot get too much of IMHO.
     
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    You gave a donation? What's your name?
     
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    yeah well....i dont call myself an expert on apple hardware :rolleyes:
     
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