TRENZ / MEGA65 Problems - So far, an terrible experience. Think before buying.

Quote from neilcollins666

I've never opened it up. Just wanted some advice before I started looking inside the machine.

My first thing I did after I got mine was opening it

... anyway, got no other advice here, it´s only three screws

neilcollins666 : It looks like you didn't get a Monday device, but a “Monday morning after a long night of partying” device!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Awesome to read that everything is in good order now and that you finally can start exploring this stunning machine.

Wish you a lot of fun

mein mega65 war einer der ersten 400er nummern. auch dieser funktioniert nicht. ich hab dann gerade noch eine anderen bekommen. allerdings mit einer nummer über 1500

offensichtlich gibt es noch genug defekte die noch ganz neu in schachteln herumliegen. und niemand weis es.

Hi,

now that this is sorted out and obviously Trenz are not the culprit, you could consider editing the title of this thread?

It is at least solved and less blaming would be also nice

thanks,

deft

Quote from neilcollins666

Hi guys. Just wanted to finalize some threads on here as I have been away for a few weeks with an unexpected illness.

Fighting fit again now - so back onto the Mega65 testing.

So I finally have a working Mega65. After the drama of import taxes / arguments with couriers etc.. I can finally start using my machine.

The SD card latching was repaired at Trenz - but I was unable to format an SD disk. I bought the recommended SD card, but it wouldn't work.

I then wasted weeks on buying different brands and testing them - changing dip switches and speaking to Trenz tech support.

I then decided to buy the same recommended SD card again and it worked.

So it seems it was a bad card that sent me on a wild goose chase for weeks. After having a problem with the SD card port latching and sending for repair, I assumed it had to be an internal fault. I didn't think for a second the SD card could be faulty as it was the recommended spec - and brand new. That would be really bad luck to happen to me.... but it seems it did !

So finally after months of messing about, I think I have a working machine.

Thanks to all for their input. I really could have done without all this drama... I'm looking forward to a better experience from here on in.

Cheers

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mein mega65 war einer der ersten 400er nummern. auch dieser funktioniert nicht. ich hab dann gerade noch eine anderen bekommen. allerdings mit einer nummer über 1500

offensichtlich gibt es noch genug defekte die noch ganz neu in schachteln herumliegen. und niemand weis es.

I find this post rather unsubstential and not helpful. "They don't work" what does that even mean? I have seen quite a lot of "supposed to be not working" MEGA65s and hence what - they all worked. Some machines were treated so badly by the postal service that the sd cards fell out or the keyboard cables came off, but other than that: all machines are tested and working fine before they get delivered. Please don't just write bad propoganda posts, those won't help anyone. I bet I can get both of those "supposed broken" machine to work within minutes. PM me if you want to take the bet

I hardly think that Trenz would exchange a returned MEGA65 for another one with a higher serial number if they could “repair it in a few minutes”.

There are returns of every product that do not work (completely). Why shouldn't this be the case with the MEGA65 of all things? It's great when Trenz takes care of things like that without complications.