Niche provider of Linx recovery media
I recently bought a Linx 8 tablet from Ebay which wasn't working quite right and wouldn't reset correctly, nor did it have the original recovery partition. Trying to find drivers seemed impossible as the company was no longer in business nor did the Wayback Machine go back that far. While searching I came across KSN and their Windows 10 recovery USB - I knew the machine never had Windows 10 on it originally, but the base Linx 8 was listed as being available.
Not having a huge amount of options I decided to give it a whirl. The method of payment was a bit off putting and I almost didn’t proceed with the order. In addition the shipping cost was quite a bit more than their shipping page stated.
Even though I ordered on a Sunday, I received an email double checking I knew what I was ordering given as any reset procedure would take it to stock Windows 8.1. I thought this was a nice touch rather than ordering something that wasn’t suitable.
A couple of days later I received the USB stick and booted up. Another slight pain point –t he recovery went ahead and erased all the partitions on the Linx without any confirmation. By the time you realise what is happening, it is too late and you’re in for the ride. I would have preferred it at least stated what it was going to do first and waiting for a confirmation.
However, I cannot deny that it worked and my Linx 8 is now fully functional and is currently functioning as a slow Kodi client.
I see from another review on this site that at some point download recovery images were available – I would have preferred this, firstly as it would have avoided a shipping cost and secondly I assume the image would be slightly cheaper not having to include any physical components.
Overall, despite some niggles, KSN solved the problem I was having and that’s good enough for me!








