08-12-2017, 02:26 PM
Quote:Well the packaging I had should be more than enough when shipping is marked as fragile. Only way to make it more robust would either be tons of bubble wrap or dedicated box with styrofoam inserts. Later one would be overkill and expensive. If DHL treats the packages like in the many videos out there then there is little the pine team can do.Fragile stickers don't do anything, as they get put on everything.
Main thing of me was, it came in a "bubblewrap" envelope, which is usually used for clothes or tiny parts. Not a large rectangle that cannot be bent in any way. Boxes are generally handled better because they can be stacked.
(As for horror shipping stories. We had an Ultimaker being shipped to and from the USA by air mail twice by some silly mistake. And, a printer spending 2 weeks in a ditch somewhere in the USA. The one in the ditch was in a better shape...)
Still, I'm super happy with the Pinebook, and would order it again. My nephew wants a 11" version (he is in the need of something small, light, and easy to wipe clean when he goes over-seas, and he is an software engineer), anyone know if those are shipping again? As they where not when I ordered mine.
