The other way to reset the uptime is through the root menu or diag menu. You can access it by holding the home volume and another button until the screen goes to the orange and white diag screen
From the factory only EX-L and Touring have wireless support. (Others should have normal Bluetooth available.) Earlier this year there was an upgrade available to unlock that functionality in other models that required service at the dealer. Did you get that upgrade installed?
@@StephensThoughts thank you for your response I appreciate it, as for the upgrade I have not heard about it so I did not really inquire but will go and check with the dealer for sure. Ty ty
Listened to your review with my HD 280 Pro, which I've had since March 2004. They haven't been used frequently tho. I've changed the pads once. Great review, thanks!
My ears got hot and sweaty in five minutes. Replaced with Brainwavz hybrid ear pads. Velour and perforated foam on the inside, pleather on the outside. Much better and more thick cushioning. I use them for my home studio and really like the sound for monitoring.
ah this is the fix. searched for 2-3 weeks and tried everything else suggested on the net. this worked for my 2021 honda accord hybrid. was so annoyed and mad at my phone, in-car wifi, bluetooth, andriod update and lastly the head unit uptime it is. my problem started after 11 months ownership, Head unit uptime of 1290 hours, since I bought the accord preowned.
This is very interesting! Even after a factory reset I found the uptime being long. I will try this ASAP. I know it's the car's fault since both Android Auto and Carplay have terrible lag.
@@StephensThoughts Weird, it did not unfortunately. I have a hybrid so I had to use an alternative method to reboot, but yeah no dice. Has it been better for you since?
I listened to a review by somebody who owned the old ones and the new ones, and they said the new version is a massive improvement since they bought Newman (so?) and it seems maybe they’ve swapped a few ideas and added a few tweaks to the new 280s
I've worked intermittently on a full review of the EVO 14-S, but it looks like I delayed too long for it to be particularly helpful. The EVO 14-S is now completely gone from Origin's website. So in lieu of a full video review, here are a few important points that would have been in the review: The EVO 14-S does not appear to be a product developed by Origin; rather, it seems to be a relabel of the TongFang ID4H1 (www.hk.tongfangpc.com/thin-4h1-series/). I found this out from Alan Wong on RU-vid (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tSRllALsRwE.html). The TongFang model has been updated with newer internals but apparently Origin didn't see value in continuing with it themselves. Using the information about the actual OEM behind it, I found some other models that use the same base design. The only one I found that is still available for purchase in the US market is the Malibal Aon S1 (www.malibal.com/shop/laptops/aon-s1). I have never heard of this brand before, but if they can indeed offer a nearly identical laptop with nearly twice the battery capacity, it would be a pretty compelling package, because... Battery life is a major downside for this device. In my testing, I can get just over 6 hours under fully ideal circumstances: 20 db mode, minimum brightness, sitting on my wallpaper in airplane mode. Connecting to Wi-Fi, switching to 30 db mode, and raising the brightness to a comfortable indoor level drops it to 4-4.5 hours. Competing thin and light laptops routinely double this figure. Feel free to drop a comment with any additional questions you have!
I recently found that Just Josh has a review up of another rebrand of it, with an older 11th Gen processor, no dGPU, and single fan cooler. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1rZ6mWRiSeg.htmlsi=NeRgi_2RE2zIEXBW
I believe Origin PC may have discontinued the product. Not really easy to find it on their website anymore. Can we see an everyday use-case scenario of the laptop. Please 🙏
Yep, for a while the configurator was still up with a heavy discount but looks like it's gone now too. I'm not sure what you mean by an everyday use case. Is there something particular you were wondering about the laptop?
@@StephensThoughts you know, stuff like.. Here's what the speaker sounds like, Here's how long the battery lasted with light usage or heavy UHD video playback, Here's how the display looked like when playing UHD video or gaming content. Hehehe The kinds of stuff D2D would tell us about laptops. 🙏😁
The speakers don't sound particularly good, my iPad 9th Gen has a significantly deeper sound. But I don't really have other laptops to test against. Battery life is about 4-4.5 hours with Wi-Fi (see pinned comment).
Any idea about how long the battery lasts? Origins' website states "up to 16 hours" when using the EVO14-S and I feel skeptical about whether or not this will be an investment compared to an Apple Macbook pro or air with an M1 or M2 processor that boasts more than the 16 hour mark but their ecosystem is severely limited.
Origin's claims are very optimistic. Like, sitting on the Windows desktop at minimum brightness I can't get half that. It's got its strengths, but battery life is not among them. 😬
@@StephensThoughts thanks, I appreciate the reply. I've been looking into other laptops like the Microsoft surface laptop studio or studio 2 and the Acer swift X14 but lately, Apple has been slowly but substantially developing more games via crossover and other means of software to achieve better performance and playability.
great and well explained video 👍👍 Question: does anyone know of a logitech model that is re-chargeable with easy-switch on top or on the side and can pair with up to three devices ?
Good question. I can't find such a model unfortunately. But you might be able to get close with a gaming model. My G604, for example, can operate over the included wireless adapter or Bluetooth and has a mode switch on top for that. However, that model in particular has regular batteries and only remembers one Bluetooth device.
Thanks for the reviews! I'm looking at the NT-14 which I think is the exact same machine with a different name. Two questions if you have time... 1 - Can you charge yours via USB-C? 2 - Is the top of the machine when the screen is closed as shiny as it looks in the video? In the Origin photos it looks matt, but perhaps there was a plastic film on it here. Based on your reviews and what looks like a good spec, I'm thinking of ordering, and trying to decide if I should take them up on the UV printing to stop it becoming a finger print magnet! Cheers
Yep, NT-14 is basically the same. Mine even has "EVO14-S/NT-14" printed on the bottom label. 1. It accepts power from both type C ports, specs say up to 100W but the power limits are lower than using the included 90W adapter. (By default they're crazy low, but there's a poorly worded setting in the Origin control panel that will get it closer to full power.) 2. In the unboxing it still has the plastic covering on, the actual material is a nice matte finish and hides fingerprints well. I'd look at the UV printing as a purely cosmetic option.
Senn has larger ear cushions which is really nice for my ears, but the others I think would have a lighter clamping force and M40x have the benefit of a detachable cable. I'd look at RTings for a sound comparison.
Man, idk... 😅 Was really hoping that some other major sources would start covering it by now but I guess maybe I just need to take some time to test it more thoroughly and put together a proper review.
As not a DJ myself, I'd expect them to be pretty well suited to that, although there are other similar headphones that offer more earcup motion which could be useful for that. RTings has a recent roundup of headphones they'd recommend for DJing so that'd be worth a look.
The solid build quality is what drew me into these. The only downside is after a ton of wear the ear cups often lose their material. I've gone through one set and the replacements are going to need to be re-replaced. I use them for gaming and watching random RU-vid videos and I don't really know what else I'd get if these ones eventually fail.
The GPU power figures I have are as shown in the video, reported by software. Battery is 53 Wh and the display is bright enough to use in the back seat of a car (and I don't think it was at max).
Beautiful Video, this helped me find something that I can use to replace my Mac, I am curious though, how is the battery life on this, just web browsing and note taking. Other than that I am low key happy to receive this laptop
I'm not super impressed with the battery life, Origin's claims seem quite optimistic even under light usage and in the lowest 20db performance mode. I don't use it very regularly so I don't have firm numbers but if you use it much away from the wall I'd bring a type C battery bank.
In general I'm pretty happy with it. Though Origin's battery life claims are quite optimistic. So if you spend more time away from an outlet than I do I'd advise going to a more traditional ultra portable or gaming laptop. You'll be able to find strong battery life in either direction. But you won't find much that's this powerful and this light.
I wouldn't count on it. You'd think it'd last quite well on the 10W 20 dB mode but it still seems to drain faster than I'd expect. (I'm intentionally vague as I don't have detailed testing on battery life.) If you need reliably good battery life, I'd steer you towards an LG Gram for a similar lightweight chassis or a Zephyrus G14 for similar gaming performance, both of which are consistently reviewed with strong battery life figures. Another approach would be to plan on a USB C power bank to extend its life.
It's soldered, but arguably upgradable through an external GPU enclosure. You'll have to search far and wide for a laptop with an internally upgradable GPU (and tolerate a very thick chassis).
Great video! Can you make an updated review and if possible can you maybe play a movie or something to show how vivid the screen and maybe sounds on the speakers?
I have a follow-up video that focuses on performance and noise. The display and speakers are impossible to effectively demo due to differences in recording and playback equipment. I can tell you subjectively that the display looks pretty good to my eyes and the resolution is a good pick for the size of the display.
Certainly, and having both QSV and NVENC as options for hardware coding depending on software company would be pretty nice. It'll just be very loud while rendering...
While I was suffering (i.e. replacing my 280pro ears and headband) I decided to surf...and saw your review. I am NOT a "phile" as it were, but I picked these up over a decade ago, and still prefer the sound they output to just about anything I've purchased since. I LOVE the HD280Pro. Enjoyed the review as well. Also the headband replacement is an absolute nightmare without heating that stupid thing up to stretch it. 😀
I do have yamaha clp-745 piano I use Sony MDR7506. i did switch to Audio-Technica m50 make big difference sound just beautiful make me play piano more. just want to say it maybe help some out there.
Love the honesty here.. just the same I cant help but wonder if they sound just great with a few tweaks of the bass and treble on a good quality amp or receiver. And the older 2 channel Yamaha receiver I am using in my office next to the PC, just for headphones, has a variable loudness knob that i find is good to tweak the two sets of headphones I do use. I may give a set a try can always send them back if not great. Nice review and good points about glasses..I can relate.
it gets pretty hot on just regular use, just got one and downloading all my launchers and stuff and its fairly hot to the touch, is that ok for it to get that hot? Or is that just normal?
On my unit, the right side of the palm rest next to the trackpad gets warm when the SSD is installed in the slot under it (which is how it shipped). The area above the keyboard near the hinge and exhaust also gets pretty warm. Other than that the chassis doesn't seem to get too hot on mine. Maybe double check which performance mode it's in (see my follow-up video for details about those).
I will also note that while I don't know what material the chassis is made of, it feels more thermally conductive at least on the display back compared to my old plastic Inspiron laptop. In which case the chassis will feel hotter while the internal components are actually running cooler since their heat is being moved to the outside.
@@StephensThoughts thanks, that's the same as mine i just wanted to make sure i wasn't letting it get too hot but it seems that is pretty normal for laptops like these
Glad to help, and it's nice to hear from someone else who has one! Haven't found anyone else yet 😅 Feel free to comment your own experience and impressions on it, which will be especially relevant once I have a full review of it ready.
Thanks for the video. I'll be very interested to see some proper battery tests... The battery just seems far too small to get anywhere near what Origin are claiming... Also you haven't really covered the quality of the product. Looking at your unboxing video and how everything was lose and seemingly thrown together, it concerns me that the laptop is too? it looks very 'plasticy'?
Considering the low power levels in the quiet modes, good battery life seems plausible. I considered getting the HP Pavilion Aero 13, which pairs a 15 W Ryzen CPU with a 43 Wh battery and posts strong battery life results. With Intel 12th gen limited to 10-15 W and with a 53 Wh battery, good battery life seems achievable without dGPU tasks running. Build seems good so far, seems like plastic but good quality plastic. It does also seem more thermally conductive than my old laptop, so I wonder if it's a magnesium alloy. (Really wish Origin had more details published about it...)
Awesome review! Thanks for doing this as there is nothing else out there for this laptop. Do you know when the detailed review will be out? I am very interested to find out about fan noise for a large number of office workloads.
I am currently working on a follow-up video detailing the performance and power behavior in the six total performance modes available. I might have it out in the next week or two. As a preview, it has three quiet mode settings that significantly restrict CPU power, which is great for acoustics and gives competitive performance compared to 11th gen. But it is very loud when performing like a 12700H 😅
Great review! and thanks for taking the time to make this, as this might be the only one that currently exists for whatever reason. this model checks so many boxes for me, since I want a non "gamer" styled laptop, but with a dedicated GPU for live visual art stuff and other things. Full sized hdmi/sd slot is awesome, 16:10ish aspect ratio, upgradable hardware... This has so many benefits for me over the razer models I was considering. question though, how is the build quality? know if the chassis is plastic or aluminum, or something else? origin's specs aren't exactly the most detailed
I'm pretty pleased with the build quality, seems to be plastic but feels pretty good. Though I'll be in a better situation to judge build quality once I get a replacement screw from Origin. The back panel has surprisingly few clips, making it easy to open up, but with the screws in place it seems pretty solid. I am slowly making progress on a detailed video on the various performance modes, but as a preview, it's primarily a thin & light with a higher performance ceiling.
