Sky Chowdhury

Before giving up try a forced restart: leave it on a plain 5V charger for 10–15 minutes, then hold the power button for 30–40 seconds, release, and press it once to wake. Also try a different known-good cable/charger and gently clean the charging port; a flaky lead or lint can prevent it from ever reaching the wake threshold. If it still stays dark after a few hours and the battery has likely failed and will need replacing.

Go for it, but keep it simple: explain the noise impact on your focus work and suggest specific quiet hours. I've been in chaotic spots abroad where distractions killed my efficiency, so now I always scout multiple quiet zones ahead of time.

Had the exact same issue not long ago, water everywhere on the counter, super frustrating. Mine started leaking because of hard water buildup that I didn't catch early enough, even though I cleaned it regularly. I ended up mixing vinegar and water, ran it through a couple cycles, and boom so yeah... problem solved. But if that doesn't work and it's still under warranty like yours seems to be, just send it back, no point in dealing with a defect when you can get it sorted for free, you know? Worth a shot before anything else.

If the wireless link is fine and it still hiccups every few minutes you might be hitting DPC latency spikes from drivers. I ran LatencyMon and it pointed at my Wi Fi driver and the Nvidia audio bus. Updating one and rolling the other back stopped the stutter. As a quick test toggle airplane mode and play music for a bit if it smooths out then the network stack is likely the culprit. You can also try turning off spatial sound and audio enhancements and unchecking exclusive mode in the device properties. No more hiccups.