I finally got my Eee Pad from NewEgg, and I was generally pretty happy with it for the week I've had it so far. Just this morning though, I bumped into my door while holding it and the power button got swiped. Now there's a visible dent in the area around the button, and the power button itself appears to be broke. When I press it down, there's no longer the "click" that you would expect when you press the button. And of course, it no longer turns on.
Needless to say, I'm pretty irate right now. I didn't really bump into the door hard at all, and I would consider this damage to be normal wear and tear. Can anybody recommend a course of action here? Should I attempt to repair it myself, or should I just go ahead and RMA it right now? Even though NewEgg says they have a replacement only policy for the Eee Pad, the rep I talked to said if they don't have any in stock at the time the RMA is processed, it'll turn into a refund instead.
wait, so you damaged it and you want to RMA/return it?
How can you RMA for damage you caused yourself?
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I finally got my Eee Pad from NewEgg, and I was generally pretty happy with it for the week I've had it so far. Just this morning though, I bumped into my door while holding it and the power button got swiped. Now there's a visible dent in the area around the button, and the power button itself appears to be broke. When I press it down, there's no longer the "click" that you would expect when you press the button. And of course, it no longer turns on.
Needless to say, I'm pretty irate right now. I didn't really bump into the door hard at all, and I would consider this damage to be normal wear and tear. Can anybody recommend a course of action here? Should I attempt to repair it myself, or should I just go ahead and RMA it right now? Even though NewEgg says they have a replacement only policy for the Eee Pad, the rep I talked to said if they don't have any in stock at the time the RMA is processed, it'll turn into a refund instead.
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I don't think you can get a replacement or refund from newegg...but give it a shot. Maybe your transformer is just in the "sleep mode of death" Have you tried to hold the button down for more than 10 seconds, wait a minute, then hold the power down again for 5 seconds to turn it back on?
No offence but thats not normal wear and tear, that's accidental/negligence. Not covered under any warranty, unless you took out accidental cover (insurance) when you purchased it.
You physically damaged it. I don't see why you feel entitled to a replacement.
If you have no moral issues with trying to return it or get it replaced then by all means try ans maybe you'll get one.
You're not entitled to one though and the fact that you think you are is comical.
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Unlucky.......feel for you......BUT it is your fault
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@csmail, no I don't think I'm entitled to get it replaced/refunded. And I don't think it's a question of morals here. If NewEgg accepts it, then great! If not, oh well. Now if I went back to NewEgg and protested the rejection, then that would be ethically questionable. At least in my mind. I'm really at the mercy of NewEgg here. I can only cross my fingers.
I still, however, think this is normal wear and tear. It wasn't a bad brush against the door at all, and it's really something that would've happened eventually unless I babied it constantly.
Looking back to the commercial ASUS released where they had the guy out and about town with the Eee Pad, where he's in class taking notes with it, then he's outside with his friends where he callously undocks the Eee Pad to show his friends something, then he's at the coffee shop with his girlfriend playing a head-to-head video game with both of them banging away on it, and then he's at the skateboard park taking pics with it I'm now thinking "yeah right!". With that kind of treatment, his Eee Pad would be dead in a week.
Apparently, the only place this thing should be used is within the safe confines of your home held only by edges and placed softly on a pillow in a quiet secluded room when not in use. I'm not particularly rough with my gadgets. But devices such as these are meant to be *used*, not put in a glass case to be displayed. And it's supposed to double as a netbook? Yea, good luck with that.
I used a Samsung Galaxy Tab before this, and compared to the Eee Pad, that thing is built like a tank. It's still going strong.
Now with that rant out of the way, I was generally pleased with the Eee Pad. The IPS display was simply awesome. Battery life was also great. There were some software quirks, but I noticed ASUS has a FW update available which I was about to install sometime during the next few days. But I guess that's out now. If NewEgg has mercy on me, I'm on the fence on whether or not to get a replacement or wait until the new Galaxy Tabs come out.
You are trying to justify returning a damaged device by saying it would have happened anyway unless you babied it. I'm not sure about other people but I baby all my gadgets and that's why they never get damaged like this. I'm not saying it would never happen to me because accidents do happen from time to time just like it did to you, but no accidents yet (knock on wood). From a moral standpoint, if you think you can get away with it and it doesn't bother you then maybe you'll get lucky and they will accept it. But for the record, no matter how many times you tell yourself its normal wear and tear banging something up against a door... its not.
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I think you are on the hook for this, so your options are send it into Asus for repair or repair it yourself knowing this likely voids your warranty.
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You are trying to justify returning a damaged device by saying it would have happened anyway unless you babied it.
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No I don't think NewEgg should give me my money back/give me a replacement because of a damage that I think would've happened eventually. The ball is entirely in their court and I will live with whatever decision they make. It'd be stupid not to try though. There is nothing ethically questionable about this unless I was being deceitful, which I am not.
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I'm not sure about other people but I baby all my gadgets and that's why they never get damaged like this. I'm not saying it would never happen to me because accidents do happen from time to time just like it did to you, but no accidents yet (knock on wood).
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I guess thats where you and I differ. It wasn't like I was using my Eee Pad as a door stop while not in use or something. It was a casual bump against a soft wooden door. It wasn't even a head-on collision. It was a swipe against the door. I am on order of magnitude way rougher with my cell phone, the aforementioned Galaxy Tab, and my laptop and they are all chugging away like the day I bought them.
I guess the original point of my post was to rant about the build quality of these Eee Pads. I buy these things to be tools, not to have to show off how much money I have. I wanted to be able to throw this thing into my bag when I go on travel or out into the field like I can with my Galaxy Tab. Turns it out it's way too fragile for that. It can't even take a casual bump. People reading this thread and considering an Eee Pad may want to take notice if durability is a requirement.
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No I don't think NewEgg should give me my money back/give me a replacement because of a damage that I think would've happened eventually. The ball is entirely in their court and I will live with whatever decision they make. It'd be stupid not to try though. There is nothing ethically questionable about this unless I was being deceitful, which I am not.
I guess thats where you and I differ. It wasn't like I was using my Eee Pad as a door stop while not in use or something. It was a casual bump against a soft wooden door. It wasn't even a head-on collision. It was a swipe against the door. I am on order of magnitude way rougher with my cell phone, the aforementioned Galaxy Tab, and my laptop and they are all chugging away like the day I bought them.
I guess the original point of my post was to rant about the build quality of these Eee Pads. I buy these things to be tools, not to have to show off how much money I have. I wanted to be able to throw this thing into my bag when I go on travel or out into the field like I can with my Galaxy Tab. Turns it out it's way too fragile for that. It can't even take a casual bump. People reading this thread and considering an Eee Pad may want to take notice if durability is a requirement.
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You should try the XOOM instead. I miss its metal housing and overall superior stability. But it doesn't have the dock, IPS screen or the very useful ASUS software. I am selling mine on eBay right now but it was a very tough decision!
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I finally got my Eee Pad from NewEgg, and I was generally pretty happy with it for the week I've had it so far. Just this morning though, I bumped into my door while holding it and the power button got swiped. Now there's a visible dent in the area around the button, and the power button itself appears to be broke. When I press it down, there's no longer the "click" that you would expect when you press the button. And of course, it no longer turns on.
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Can I suggest that you plugin your charger to wake it up? Maybe that way you can at least still use it...
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I finally got my Eee Pad from NewEgg, and I was generally pretty happy with it for the week I've had it so far. Just this morning though, I bumped into my door while holding it and the power button got swiped. Now there's a visible dent in the area around the button, and the power button itself appears to be broke. When I press it down, there's no longer the "click" that you would expect when you press the button. And of course, it no longer turns on.
Needless to say, I'm pretty irate right now. I didn't really bump into the door hard at all, and I would consider this damage to be normal wear and tear. Can anybody recommend a course of action here? Should I attempt to repair it myself, or should I just go ahead and RMA it right now? Even though NewEgg says they have a replacement only policy for the Eee Pad, the rep I talked to said if they don't have any in stock at the time the RMA is processed, it'll turn into a refund instead.
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Common guys, OP just wants to ask for opinions. Nothing unethical about this.
OP, if you used your AMEX when you ordered this, you can get your money back thru AMEX.
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No I don't think NewEgg should give me my money back/give me a replacement because of a damage that I think would've happened eventually. The ball is entirely in their court and I will live with whatever decision they make. It'd be stupid not to try though. There is nothing ethically questionable about this unless I was being deceitful, which I am not.
I guess thats where you and I differ. It wasn't like I was using my Eee Pad as a door stop while not in use or something. It was a casual bump against a soft wooden door. It wasn't even a head-on collision. It was a swipe against the door. I am on order of magnitude way rougher with my cell phone, the aforementioned Galaxy Tab, and my laptop and they are all chugging away like the day I bought them.
I guess the original point of my post was to rant about the build quality of these Eee Pads. I buy these things to be tools, not to have to show off how much money I have. I wanted to be able to throw this thing into my bag when I go on travel or out into the field like I can with my Galaxy Tab. Turns it out it's way too fragile for that. It can't even take a casual bump. People reading this thread and considering an Eee Pad may want to take notice if durability is a requirement.
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Not saying you were being neglectful or anything, and yes it would be ideal for it to survive a brush with a hard surface. As I said before, if newegg takes it back, more power to you. however, just because you had a bad experience with it don't deem the build quality to be crap. I am happy with mine Having said that, as a former xoom owner I would say that the xoom would have come out of this unscathed most likely (not must because the power button is on the back either). The xoom was just a little more solid feeling, but it had it's drawbacks as well which I won't get into. In any case I hope it works out for you and you can remain a transformer owner. Also if you didn't already might I suggest purchasing the asus sleeve, it have been just enough protection to save you.
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Common guys, OP just wants to ask for opinions. Nothing unethical about this.
OP, if you used your AMEX when you ordered this, you can get your money back thru AMEX.
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Does purchasing through AMEX cover accidental damage?
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Does purchasing through AMEX cover accidental damage?
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Yes. Unless they changed it recently.
Personally I think this thread was started by a troll since it's their second ever posting on a flame worthy subject. But for the record, Newegg is obviously not responsible for someone damaging their own device so asking them to eat $400 because someone was careless seems rather deplorable.
The answer is pay to get it fixed or fix it yourself.
As far as not being deceitful I would agree with you if you submitted an RMA request that said "Banged Device Against Door and Broke It". You did not do that because it would be declined so you lied. You're not betting on their mercy, you're betting on them being too busy to notice that you trashed it.
Anyway, I like Newegg. They have great customer service, reasonable prices and cater to the geeks among us. It's a shame when people lie and cheat to get game a system that once broken leaves us in the hands of Best Buy and Amazon.
There's a reason most of us use cases or put silicon skins on our fancy little devices when out in the wild, they are fragile. I don't see anything about the build quality of the Transformer to make me think it is more or less so true for this device.
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Personally I think this thread was started by a troll since it's their second ever posting on a flame worthy subject. But for the record, Newegg is obviously not responsible for someone damaging their own device so asking them to eat $400 because someone was careless seems rather deplorable.
The answer is pay to get it fixed or fix it yourself.
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Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. But I can assure you I am not trolling.
The good news is I just managed to fix it myself just now. Turns out the bump caused the power button to get stuck. I took a dulled box cutter and pried the back lid open just a little to unstick it. Now the button clicks when pressed like it should and everything works as before.
So that this thread isn't a total waste of time, I'll just say that people need to know that this thing doesn't have the greatest of build qualities. Especially since it can convert into a netbook, the Eee Pad really needs to be more rugged. Even when in netbook mode, the buttons and so forth are still vunerable and if I treated it the same way I treat my laptop, I'd have a $400 ($550 including the dock) paper weight in no time.
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As far as not being deceitful I would agree with you if you submitted an RMA request that said "Banged Device Against Door and Broke It". You did not do that because it would be declined so you lied. You're not betting on their mercy, you're betting on them being too busy to notice that you trashed it.
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I had to talk to a customer rep to get an RMA number for the Eee Pad. It's not my fault she didn't ask for specifics. Furthermore, I would presume they inspect the merchandise before proceeding with the RMA at which point they would
clearly be able to see the damage on the power button. How can I possibly be still at fault if they decided to still proceed with the RMA?
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It's a shame when people lie and cheat to get game a system that once broken leaves us in the hands of Best Buy and Amazon.
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Yea, I agree. I hope you're not talking about me though because I'm not lying or cheating. They could've either given me the refund/replacement or not. I would've accepted either result.
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There's a reason most of us use cases or put silicon skins on our fancy little devices when out in the wild, they are fragile.
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Great! Know where we can get one for the Eee Pad? I got the official $40 ASUS sleeve for it from NewEgg, but as you can probably conclude by now that didn't do squat as far as protecting anything. And not those sleeves where you have to take the tablet out of it to use it. That hurts usability if you're trying to use your tablet like a digital book or something.
To all you "moral guys". Has anyone who has posted here bought a device, rooted it, restored it then returned it?
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I got my tab back from RMA (doa) they replaced the screen and there is now a speck between the screen and glass... I can live with the light bleed but this speck is frikin annoying Its not a dead pixel with the device off it is clearly seen under the glass... HELP i am sooo annoyed and I dont want to rma again! How do you take this thing apart?
Thanks!
You don't want to risk taking the thing apart. If you **** it up it's your fault and Asus will NOT give you free warranty service after the fact.
If you can't live with it you have to call Asus and tell them you want them to fix this. They'll probably tell you to prove that they did this by taking a picture of something that's impossible to take a picture of.
Good luck. Another casualty of ****ty Asus QC and an even ****tier RMA service.
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You don't want to risk taking the thing apart. If you **** it up it's your fault and Asus will NOT give you free warranty service after the fact.
If you can't live with it you have to call Asus and tell them you want them to fix this. They'll probably tell you to prove that they did this by taking a picture of something that's impossible to take a picture of.
Good luck. Another casualty of ****ty Asus QC and an even ****tier RMA service.
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Why do you **** on every thread that has anything to do with with Asus support or QC of these devices?
If you hate the thing, sell it and buy something you like.
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mmmmmk I rooted so I don't care about warranty... I am pretty good at this stuff... if not I know a guy that is a freakin meticulous electronical surgeon.... he made me new insides of the left button on my g9x mouse when the copper wore out.. if I mess it up he'll fix it. Best part hes fam so he does it for free ;D
Would just like a rough idea before I tear into it.
If you hate the thing, sell it and buy something you like.
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No. (LOL)
I don't hate the TF, I do hate the way service is handled. Your whole post and your line of reasoning is so ****ing flawed it makes me embarassed just to see how embarassing you are. A case of serious contact embarassment. I should sell the TF and I must hate it because I hate how Asus runs things and I hate their QC? Are you stupid or just deficient?
By the way, ****ting on threads would be like what you're doing, making a moronic post that doesn't even begin to answer the OP on a thread, instead you sidetrack the whole discussion. Great job you selfish asshole. I don't "**** on" threads, I tell it like it is. I don't lie about the RMA process or QC, it's the truth (in less than flattering terms) and it's relevant to the OP. Next time you want to send me a love letter go do it by PM instead of hijacking another persons thread.
mmmmmk I rooted so I don't care about warranty...
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You can unroot it and "preserve" that warranty. This isn't really a good reason to go ahead and rip through it.
I am pretty good at this stuff...
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Sounds good until you miss a clip and break it. It doesn't really matter how good you or your fam is at doing this. There's a chance for anything to break especially when you're dealing with a particular device you haven't had any experience disassembling before.
Would just like a rough idea before I tear into it.
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There was a disassembly thread somewhere here that shows a minor teardown. Do a google search for it. Although I'm not sure it goes as far as the screen and glass. In addition you have no way to guarantee that you won't introduce more dust since I doubt you own a clean room. I highly advise you contact Asus first, you don't want to do this. There are too many risks that outweigh removing a stupid fleck from between the screen and glass. You'll end up breaking clips that hold the back to the bezel and then you finish up the job, fire the unit up and FUUUUUUUUUUU there are eight huge pieces of dust under the screen. Oops.
My I noticed a spec of dust last night on my TF and concur that its driving me crazy! Would asus' warranty cover something like this?
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Would asus' warranty cover something like this?
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Yes, but I don't know, if a single dust speck is enough.
Im done with this tab... it burnt the hand that uses it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15637454#post15637454
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Xoom for $400
figured I would post one last update and fix for anyone else affected. I (accidentally) dropped it and it went away as well as the sd card heating up issue. So if anyone else has any issues with this tablet try smacking it into the floor (Hard wood is preferred but it should also work with tile)
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I've had my TF101 since launch and recently purchased a dock. Only trackpad on the dock works, none of the keys work. Tried the dock on another tf101 and it worked fine. After trying different roms and reverting to stock, came to the point where I had to send it in to Asus.
My question is, my bezel has 2 dents/knocks on the bottom corners, what are the chances Asus is going to say it's customer induced damaged and charge me for the repairs?
I remember reading a thread where someone had the same issue but I can't find it. Also I forgot to mention my light bleed had gotten worse and the rear case creaks, can I call them back up and tell them about that?
UPDATE: I just remembered that I complete forgot my 32GB microSD in the TF and it has a bunch of custom rom .zip files in it! What are the chances I get my microSD card back with my tF if they do replace the bezel?
*Sigh*
It's 50/50 about the chances that they will call it customer induced damage.
Go ahead and call them up and tell them about it.
I'll be honest. Chances are you won't get your sdcard back. There's been too many reports of people not getting their stuff back. Here's why. In order to take out the bezel, they will need to remove the microsdcard. Chances are the card will get lost because it is so small.
My condolences.
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On a lighter note, here's a funny story. As you may know, I modify docks to solder in a 500/750gb hard drive. One time someone sent me his dock with his sdcard inside. I promised him I'd put pictures of the mod process inside his sdcard. When I opened it up, I found 16gb of gay porn inside. Thought it was hilarious.
Note that I am not homophobic. I date guys, actually. Still think that was hilarious. Hope you didn't leave your porn collection in there LOL.
Haha, thank you, but thankfully it's a fairly new card and haven't had time to put anything on it
I had the latest version of Prime! and Revolver roms on their along with cwm and root apk's. Also had some videos of a storm that rolled through here last week and I think that's about it. But I just got the card, and for a good deal so I'll be pretty upset if I don't get it back
Side story: A couple years back I found a memory stick someone had left in the student lab, so I opened it up seeing if I could identify the owner and get it back to him/her. Well, turns out it was loaded with BEASTIALITY porn! I unplugged that thing soo quick and threw it across the lab floor, I didn't want to be caught with that **** on university computers!
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Just got off the phone with Asus, I added the light bleed and rear case creak to my RMA but now i'm thinking I shouldn't have. This is probably going to make the repair longer and I'm planning on heading out of town next weekend, I highly doubt it's going to get back to me in time . Also it wasn't bothering me that much before and now i'm worried it's going to get back worse then before. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
Regarding the microSD, the rep said he'd have to escalate my case to get the card sent back to me asap but no guarantee. TF hasn't reached them yet, should arrive either later today or early tomorrow. fingers crossed.
With their computer components you get ~14 days to post mark the item after you setup your RMA. You may want to read the entire email for your RMA.
And generally, no, you won't get your card back unless they immediately see the dents and package it up and send it back to you. Normally, ASUS isn't too picky, but there have been horror stories about the Texas RMA facility, sorry to say. If they do claim it as user damage, then they will email you before they repair it and ask if you want it done.
Edit: for I can count to potato.
Got the delivery confirmation earlier today at noon, but the RMA status says they still haven't received it. I Know they usually take a while to update the status but i'm going to call tomorrow to check if they've mailed back my microSD card.
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Got the delivery confirmation earlier today at noon, but the RMA status says they still haven't received it. I Know they usually take a while to update the status but i'm going to call tomorrow to check if they've mailed back my microSD card.
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The people in charge of updating your status can sometimes be pretty lazy. Last time I sent one in, confirmation said it arrived on monday, but their status said they hadn't received it until thursday. In fact, on thursday alone, it changed from not recieved to repairing to being inspected to ready to be shipped.
It's obvious they do everything and then changed the statuses all at once.
I just sent mine into the TX RMA facility and received notiifcation that the cracked screen was due to customer induced damage. I have babied that damn thing since day one and it's always been in a case when not docked in the keyboard. All this to say, if my experience is any indication, it doesn't matter what happened, they will blame it on you and you'll have to pay. Good luck, ASUS customer support is a joke.
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I just sent mine into the TX RMA facility and received notiifcation that the cracked screen was due to customer induced damage. I have babied that damn thing since day one and it's always been in a case when not docked in the keyboard. All this to say, if my experience is any indication, it doesn't matter what happened, they will blame it on you and you'll have to pay. Good luck, ASUS customer support is a joke.
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How did the screen crack?
My guess is cracked either closing it while docked to the keyboard or from inserting it into the dock/keyboard. Not sure which. It's never been dropped, abused, or misused that is for sure. I was told by the tech and her manager that the LCD screen never fails because of defects. It's always because of customer induced damage. That was an wesome hour-long conversation.
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My guess is cracked either closing it while docked to the keyboard or from inserting it into the dock/keyboard. Not sure which. It's never been dropped, abused, or misused that is for sure.
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If this is the case, then it's still customer induced damage.
I was told by the tech and her manager that the LCD screen never fails because of defects. It's always because of customer induced damage. That was an wesome hour-long conversation.
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Haha, if they said this, then it's total BS.
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My guess is cracked either closing it while docked to the keyboard or from inserting it into the dock/keyboard. Not sure which. It's never been dropped, abused, or misused that is for sure. I was told by the tech and her manager that the LCD screen never fails because of defects. It's always because of customer induced damage. That was an wesome hour-long conversation.
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That sucks. I had a dell streak 5" and they manufactured it by putting the digitzer on the lcd too tight. So if you'd tap normally in any of the corners it would show on the lcd as if you're pushing really hard on it. Someone on xda posted that dell had acknowledged it's their fault so a bunch of people sent theirs in for repair, but I guess they got flooded with repairs that the customer service was told the LCD was not covered. Had a fun convo with one gentleman who kept assuring me that the LCD was software and not covered by dell's hardware warranty!
In the end I just told them it was white in the corner, although the lcd was clearly damaged, sent it in and they mailed me a new one without charging me .
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If this is the case, then it's still customer induced damage.
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Really? That's like saying if GM designed the tailgate on a pick up with a defect and when you closed it, using normal, proper methods and forces, if it breaks that is customer induced damage.
My point is that unless I'm doing something that is prohibited in the warranty (abuse/misues) then the damage should be covered because it obviously is a result of a defect (manufacturing, design, etc..., take your pick I don't care which). Your logic (and ASUS') suggests that ALL damage that occurs while a customer is using the device is customer induced. So the only way to avoid customer induced damage is to not use your device. Genius.
Really, I was just sharing a data point for the OP to consider since he asked if the group thought ASUS would invoke the magical and all-encompassing "Customer Induced Damage".
So no one has yet to contact me about my microSD card although someone was supposed to. Called Asus up a few moments ago and rep said he'd put the escalation on high priority.
Also the charger on my dad's tf just went out so had to do another rma for that. Why do these companies insist on using proprietary ports?
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Really? That's like saying if GM designed the tailgate on a pick up with a defect and when you closed it, using normal, proper methods and forces, if it breaks that is customer induced damage.
My point is that unless I'm doing something that is prohibited in the warranty (abuse/misues) then the damage should be covered because it obviously is a result of a defect (manufacturing, design, etc..., take your pick I don't care which). Your logic (and ASUS') suggests that ALL damage that occurs while a customer is using the device is customer induced. So the only way to avoid customer induced damage is to not use your device. Genius.
Really, I was just sharing a data point for the OP to consider since he asked if the group thought ASUS would invoke the magical and all-encompassing "Customer Induced Damage".
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I guess in a sense you're right. You gotta understand, though, I've worked with a couple dozen units. Never had a problem with the dock causing any kind of physical damage. I'm just having a hard time visualizing how this was done.
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I guess in a sense you're right. You gotta understand, though, I've worked with a couple dozen units. Never had a problem with the dock causing any kind of physical damage. I'm just having a hard time visualizing how this was done.
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That is exactly my point! It would NEVER happen unless there was something wrong with the device or he dock.
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So no one has yet to contact me about my microSD card although someone was supposed to. Called Asus up a few moments ago and rep said he'd put the escalation on high priority.
Also the charger on my dad's tf just went out so had to do another rma for that. Why do these companies insist on using proprietary ports?
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Good luck. I just received notice that my TF shipped back today. I haven't decided if I'm going to and fix it or burn it in the backyard as I record it on my wife's iPad and upload to my new Facebook page, Asus Customer Service Sucks.
I did include all the original packaging and my wall adapter and power cord. I bet they don't make it back to me. I'd be interested to hear if your sd card makes it back.
I've had a couple folks ask to see a pic of the crack in my screen. Why can't I post directly from my phone?
I just checked the RMA status now and it finally updated from device not received to "Repairing". I guess this is a good sign as I've seen in other threads for those being charged or denied repairs had a different status.
Still no call from them regarding my microSD Said I would get a call 24-48hours from Thursday, I'll give them till afternoon today then I'll call them up and see what they have to say.
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I've had a couple folks ask to see a pic of the crack in my screen. Why can't I post directly from my phone?
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You can using the xda app, Sometimes uploads fail, but you can go into settings and change whether to upload the pic to xda or tapatalk's servers.
Just got my TF back and it's LOADED WITH ICS!!11!1!!!one11!!
ok, it's not... but on the bright side, my microSD card is still in it
As for the repair, the dock now works and I knew I shouldn't have said anything about the light bleed and case creak.
It does appear they put a new LCD and Digitizer, but now rather than having a couple light bleed spots that were only visible in the dark, there is now one really bright spot in the bottom left. I haven't even viewed it in the dark so don't know if there are more.
For the creak, looks like they just put something behind the case where the creak was, but now the rear case is sticking out by a few millimeters. This makes it hard to put the tablet in and out of the dock.
Also they didn't say anything or replace the dented bezel. I think i'm going to take things into my own hands and do what this guy did.
glad you got it back ,,,,, time for me to get an RMA mine will not power on so wish me luck now...
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glad you got it back ,,,,, time for me to get an RMA mine will not power on so wish me luck now...
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that sucks. Is your charger dead? Plug it into your pc overnight and see if that wakes it up.
I purchased the TF700 from amazon and recieved this Friday shipped from France was very happy with it and last night spent a few hours playing around on it whilst docked with the keyboard i then folded it up (carefully) and put it in a safe place, this Morning I opened it and shocked to see there is a crack in the top left hand corner near the ASUS logo, I have been very carefull with it and not banged it or dropped it and not been heavy handed with it . I did a search on google and seen a thread on here regarding the prime and the screen cracking whilst docked and folded up . the designs look identical so this would seem the be the same problem, Im going to contact ASUS tomorrow but im not holding out much hope on a satisfactory outcome.. absolutely gutted first decent bit of kit i've bought in years and its bust in two days
thought i best warn people so they don't suffer the same fate.
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I purchased the TF700 from amazon and recieved this Friday shipped from France was very happy with it and last night spent a few hours playing around on it whilst docked with the keyboard i then folded it up (carefully) and put it in a safe place, this Morning I opened it and shocked to see there is a crack in the top left hand corner near the ASUS logo, I have been very carefull with it and not banged it or dropped it and not been heavy handed with it . I did a search on google and seen a thread on here regarding the prime and the screen cracking whilst docked and folded up . the designs look identical so this would seem the be the same problem, Im going to contact ASUS tomorrow but im not holding out much hope on a satisfactory outcome.. absolutely gutted first decent bit of kit i've bought in years and its bust in two days
thought i best warn people so they don't suffer the same fate.
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Same for me, though put screen protector on it now, and you can't see it anymore and its works the same. Though the stress if off the glass so it wont break again, I think its a big fault of ASUS. To not fix this if a previous model had the same fault.
f700 cracked screen as well
I have the same problem as well. I have a two week old and found a crack in the screen this evening. It looks like the glass is slightly bent outward meaning it's a stress fracture and not caused by dropping the tablet op dropping something on the tablet.
It looks like this is always a problem in combination with the dock. I've found other threads here and on transformerforums dot com (can't post direct link as new member).
I wasn't aware of this problem. If I was I wouldn't have bought the dock. I really wanted to like this tablet but it's not off to a good start.
Just heard about this issue; being my first ever tablet would hate to have it happen, I feel for you
When you open it do you open from the centre? I read on another forum lifting a corner can put stress on it.
Same for me. 3 days old tab and a broken screen when i wanted to pull out the tab from the dockingstation carefully. Cracked screen from the upper left to the upper right side. Asus say it is my fault an i have to pay for repair. I hate Asus for this and i'll never ever buy a product of this company.
Any change to see picture/s of these cracks?
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This is just one reason why Square trade Warranty is a really good idea... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903575 is another.
Here is my picture. Crack is hard to see on a photo. From top left to the top right.
yeah that stinks. i honestly don't know if they would even warranty RMA that or not. I keep mine docked almost all the time for the past idk 6 months (TF201 and now TF700) and have yet to have an issue. I think some tabs are manufactured in such a way that the screen pops out a little and the closing of the dock/tab combo puts stress on the glass causing breakage. sorry to see that
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Here is my picture. Crack is hard to see on a photo. From top left to the top right.
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Now that sucks
I would take it back to where you got it from and have them send it back to Asus if you only had it a couple days. Paying $500 for it and it cracked in two days, that's crazy. They will just send it back to Asus.
I already sent it back to amazon.de.
They sent it back to me and told me that a broken glass is always the fault of the user. Nice customer service I sent it to Asus and same story. Broken display is always user intendet. No warranty. Nice customer service from Asus. Believe me i will never ever buy a Asus product again.
Are you in the uk? Did you purchase by credit card m if so they are equally liable along with the retailer, and in this case there seems enough reports to suggest this is a common design flaw, so take it up with them citing the significant number of reports here?
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I hate to say this, but it is not hard to see that problem. Am sorry you have to go though this.
This is why
SENT FROM ASUS INFINITY TF700
Stay away from ASUS Products
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I purchased the TF700 from amazon and recieved this Friday shipped from France was very happy with it and last night spent a few hours playing around on it whilst docked with the keyboard i then folded it up (carefully) and put it in a safe place, this Morning I opened it and shocked to see there is a crack in the top left hand corner near the ASUS logo, I have been very carefull with it and not banged it or dropped it and not been heavy handed with it . I did a search on google and seen a thread on here regarding the prime and the screen cracking whilst docked and folded up . the designs look identical so this would seem the be the same problem, Im going to contact ASUS tomorrow but im not holding out much hope on a satisfactory outcome.. absolutely gutted first decent bit of kit i've bought in years and its bust in two days
thought i best warn people so they don't suffer the same fate.
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Same thing happened to my less than 2 month old TF700. Crack is across the screen from left to right 1/3 from the top. I just opened it one morning and the crack was there. No bumgs, no drops, the exterior was crack, bump free. Sent it to their service center and their head tech stated that it was user induced damage and even implied that my device was already opened 'coz of "scratches" in the locking mechanism. I talked to their tech and he said that all their products are quality checked and there was no way that the crack was caused by faulty assembly, and I pointed out that there was a loose bulge on the left and right side of the tablet, but he wasn't able to give me a reason. He said that he's the last word on it and it's a dead end.
I guess that's what Asus calls VIP Treatment for their customers.
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Same thing happened to my less than 2 month old TF700. Crack is across the screen from left to right 1/3 from the top. I just opened it one morning and the crack was there. No bumgs, no drops, the exterior was crack, bump free. Sent it to their service center and their head tech stated that it was user induced damage and even implied that my device was already opened 'coz of "scratches" in the locking mechanism. I talked to their tech and he said that all their products are quality checked and there was no way that the crack was caused by faulty assembly, and I pointed out that there was a loose bulge on the left and right side of the tablet, but he wasn't able to give me a reason. He said that he's the last word on it and it's a dead end.
I guess that's what Asus calls VIP Treatment for their customers.
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Wow, this is the exact opposite experience that I have had with them on this issue. I support a number of these that are used as thin client replacements for sales staff and several of them have gone through this process due to unexplainable cracks in their screen. In all 4 cases that I know of, Asus did the repair for free. Since a cracked screen is really not something that I can do anything for, I have been having them RMA the unit themselves. They have never had a problem and in most cases had it back in a couple weeks(longest was 3). I am in the US and I am pretty sure they have been sent to the Texas repair center.
I told the users when they called to explain that it has not been dropped, or banged into anything, there are no visible signs of damage other than the screen crack... and that you believe the crack might have been caused by the dock.
Sorry for the unlucky others who have been met with accusations and refusal. FYI- sometimes it helps to complain to the higher ups or maybe Gary or Tien- they have always been willing to help or at least refer me to someone who can give me more than the standard RMA treatment.
So everyone was alright with my tab. the software was a little buggy with jellybean but nothing i couldnt live with. then one night after i finished charging it i look at the charger and see the picture i am attaching. i dont know how this happened. that part always clicked when i pressed it and now it doesnt but it looks like someone dropped it. i contacted asus and i sent pictures and they are starting an RMA. but should i do it and have my tab gone for 3 weeks and maybe it wont be fixed and i might have to pay for it.i told them i was having random reboots and stuff in hopes they would replace it and send me a new one. are my dreams far fetched?
I mean it isnt that bad but its ugly and not my fault. do you think they will fix it or replace it and do you think its worth the 3 weeks without it?
That happened to my wife's tablet, I thought it was due to the loose screen in that area and then docking it. I had her send it back to Amazon at about 3 weeks old and got a new one. I told her to be more careful when docking.
This happened to my wife's tab also, just bent it back. Does not sit well with me that it is so easy to bend but even if you return it, this will likely happen again.
You cn bend it back to almost normal as long as there is no crease. If you have a hobby hammer that the head is made out of silicone, you can tap it back to perfect, just be careful not to hit the screen of hit it hard, just do small taps until your satisfied. It happens usually when docking or undocking.
You can also use the black cap that covers the charging port by placing it above the bump and press down with light pressure until it returns to its normal position. This happened to me once with my Infinity. I wasn't paying attention to where the cord was and I ended up tripping on it:\ When I had the Prime it seemed easier to bend, less firm/Sterdy vs the Infinity. Waste of time RMAing it.
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I bet they call it customer induced damage if you do... Not worth the wait.
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So everyone was alright with my tab. the software was a little buggy with jellybean but nothing i couldnt live with. then one night after i finished charging it i look at the charger and see the picture i am attaching. i dont know how this happened. that part always clicked when i pressed it and now it doesnt but it looks like someone dropped it. i contacted asus and i sent pictures and they are starting an RMA. but should i do it and have my tab gone for 3 weeks and maybe it wont be fixed and i might have to pay for it.i told them i was having random reboots and stuff in hopes they would replace it and send me a new one. are my dreams far fetched?
I mean it isnt that bad but its ugly and not my fault. do you think they will fix it or replace it and do you think its worth the 3 weeks without it?
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You might want to delete/modify the pics that contain your complete serial #. That is something that you should keep to yourself - see the infamous ASUS device tracker thread for an example why: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833442
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I mean it isnt that bad but its ugly and not my fault. do you think they will fix it or replace it and do you think its worth the 3 weeks without it?
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I don't understand how you can say it's not your fault. It's certainly not the fault of Asus. Of course they would fix or replace it but it would be at your own cost. I don't see why Asus should cover the cost of putting it right?
Don't get me wrong, I would hate this to have happened to my tablet, but I also wouldn't expect to pass the cost on to someone else (which I believe you are implying) due to my carelessness.
Live with it, repair it yourself or pay to have it fixed for you.
Odd. My port is actually bent the OPPOSITE way haha. I just bent it back. I don't think it's worth the three weeks + your hard-earned money. :laugh:
This happened on my Prime. It is caused by pushing the power connector in at an angle and not being careful or once it is in, allowing something to rest on the connector pushing the frame up.
It is easy to fix yourself and you can push the metal back down with your finger. Best way is to get something made of rubber or softer plastic and reshape it back to normal yourself.
Hi, I read with interest the posts about wobbly (back and forth) docks on the tf101.
My TF700T developed this also after just 1 month.
Aditionally and more seriously perhaps, I noticed it stopped docking securely. I examined both the dock and the tablet and eventually noticed the retaining pin (inside the hole) on the right side of the tablet seems to have broken off due to frequently docking and undocking the two.
Has anyone else seen this?
ive sent it back to Asus who are claiming customer induced damage. This make me very angry bcoz i looked after it like a baby. all i did was use it a lot both docked and undocked.it never left my house. I reckon its a design flaw and eventually all many more of you will notice this.
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Hi, I read with interest the posts about wobbly (back and forth) docks on the tf101.
My Tf701 developed this also after just 1 month.
Aditionally and more seriously perhaps, I noticed it stopped docking securely. I examined both the dock and the tablet and eventually noticed the retaining pin (inside the hole) on the right side of the tablet seems to have broken off due to frequently docking and undocking the two.
Has anyone else seen this?
ive sent it back to Asus who are claiming customer induced damage. This make me very angry bcoz i looked after it like a baby. all i did was use it a lot both docked and undocked.it never left my house. I reckon its a design flaw and eventually all many more of you will notice this.
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Hey, It happened to me too and this other guy. Go to page 2 of this section, and go to one with Broken lock .but seems like its only three of us til now.
There is no solution as is...I've tried to get a replacement parts (like iphone) but i had no luck.
No, it's not only the three of you. "Funnily", the locking pin snapped off on my dock yesterday. I haven't been this angry in years. As with most of the users with a dock, it hardly ever left the dock -- I think I have uncoupled it for at most 6 or 7 times, and as such, it's not even a question of docking it with force or gently...
The locking pin would seem to be unable to withstand keeping the tablet in place for such an extended period. I noticed that both locking pins have degraded considerably -- again, I hardly ever uncoupled the tablet from the dock, so it's 'slide damage'. This would qualify as a hardware design error in my opinion. What moron uses plastic clips on locking devices? That would need some nice metal engineering. This is not even close to the durability that I expect from a 700 euro device!
Once my blood pressure has gone down for a bit, I'll try and drop ASUS Netherlands a line and get my issue known. Then I'll see what their point of view is, and if it's "your own damn fault", I'll have to determine what to do: either proceed to professional help (a lawyer, to be more specific) or let it slide. I do not know what my route would be in this case -- I don't want to risk a stomach ulcer, but my lawyer does this for free (many Europeans have a lawyer plan so there is no financial impediment to asking support).
EDIT: I had secured the tablet to the dock with a few strips of heavy-duty doublesided tape to keep it from accidentally coming out of the dock. I cannot have the tablet's screen cracking from fall damage and ASUS having a stick to beat me with.
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No, it's not only the three of you. "Funnily", the locking pin snapped off on my dock yesterday. I haven't been this angry in years. As with most of the users with a dock, it hardly ever left the dock -- I think I have uncoupled it for at most 6 or 7 times, and as such, it's not even a question of docking it with force or gently...
The locking pin would seem to be unable to withstand keeping the tablet in place for such an extended period. I noticed that both locking pins have degraded considerably -- again, I hardly ever uncoupled the tablet from the dock, so it's 'slide damage'. This would qualify as a hardware design error in my opinion. What moron uses plastic clips on locking devices? That would need some nice metal engineering. This is not even close to the durability that I expect from a 700 euro device!
Once my blood pressure has gone down for a bit, I'll try and drop ASUS Netherlands a line and get my issue known. Then I'll see what their point of view is, and if it's "your own damn fault", I'll have to determine what to do: either proceed to professional help (a lawyer, to be more specific) or let it slide. I do not know what my route would be in this case -- I don't want to risk a stomach ulcer, but my lawyer does this for free (many Europeans have a lawyer plan so there is no financial impediment to asking support).
EDIT: I had secured the tablet to the dock with a few strips of heavy-duty doublesided tape to keep it from accidentally coming out of the dock. I cannot have the tablet's screen cracking from fall damage and ASUS having a stick to beat me with.
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Hi, This is great news.... well erm... sorry for your trouble and all but it is good that the numbers who are experiencing/noticing this failure are going up as it lends weight to the design flaw theory. I agree 100% with you that the design does appear to be plastic clips inside the tablet and what I said in my RMA description is that if ASUS did not have an updated reinforced part, that I felt the unit was unfit for purpose and I did not want it back. I was prepared to give them 1 chance to repair it as this is the consumer law in Ireland but I was intending to test it thoroughly upon return. But now that they are trying to say I dropped it or something.... this is another story!
For me, I am still under 3 months and within the time scale to do a credit card charge back. I'd rather have them come after me if they feel they can stand over their design.
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Hi, This is great news....
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Heh. Thanks for your considerate reply. I was one of the first TF700 owners in the world, so I'm far past any warranty period in which they have to prove it my fault instead of me proving it theirs. I'm still too pissed to take up the phone right now, but I will try and send an e-mail to start with somewhere in the next few days.