7 sourced reports, with what to check before you buy. Each one links to the page it was reported on.
Costly or dangerous
Tab M10 3rd gen freezes, apps won't open, random shutdowns and won't charge (Lenovo official forum, TR)
A Turkish owner of the M10 3rd gen reports severe freezing, apps not opening, random shutdowns, refusal to charge, and the system UI repeatedly stopping. This is the strongest single claim: it is on Lenovo's own official forum, from a Turkey-located user, and matches the pack's 'severe lag/freezing' and 'mainboard failures' concerns. A buyer should expect a 3rd-gen unit to need frequent restarts and possibly warranty service.
Tab M10 (TB311FU) lags and freezes, owner blames insufficient RAM
A Hepsiburada (Turkish retailer) buyer of the M10 4/64GB (model TB311FU) reports lag and freezing and attributes it to insufficient RAM. Another review on the same page notes 'kasma oluyor bir süre sonra' (lag develops after a while). This is a recurring performance complaint on the Turkish market units.
Tab M10 3rd gen battery drains fast after about one year of use
An owner of the M10 3rd gen (ZAAE0027UA) lists fast discharge as the main drawback, especially after roughly one year of use. This matches the pack's 'short battery life' concern and tells a buyer the battery degrades noticeably within the first year.
Tab M10 3rd gen started glitching and kicking user out of apps within months
An owner of the M10 3rd gen reports the tablet began glitching and kicking her out of apps within months of purchase, and later the camera failed inside apps until a reboot. This is a software-stability complaint that recurs across the M10 3rd-gen reports.
Tab M10 Military Edition power button stopped responding after 8 months
An owner of the M10 Military Edition (ZAAH0046UA) reports the power button stopped waking the device after sleep at 8 months, plus random reboots and content stutter. This is a concrete physical-button failure matching the pack's 'faulty physical buttons' concern.
Tab M10 1st gen display not responding to touch (iFixit repair thread)
An iFixit repair thread on the M10 1st gen describes a display that is not responding to touch. The suggested fixes are a forced restart and charging, pointing to a software/battery-related display fault rather than a guaranteed hardware defect. Lower severity because it is a troubleshooting thread, not a confirmed failure rate.
Tab M10 3rd gen camera stopped working after 5 months
A short owner note on the M10 3rd gen says the camera stopped working after 5 months and the device lags. Lower severity because it is a single brief report and cameras are secondary on this class of tablet.
These reports come from the pages linked under each item: owner forums, repair guides and workshops. They are not a diagnosis of any one unit, and a careful check of the one you are buying still applies.
Text from the Kriko Tablets catalog, version 0.1.1, under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
