Alemarius Nexus
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- Jan 5, 2011
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Hi,
So, one and a half week ago I finally held my long-awaited Pandora in hands for the first time. It was quite a new experience seeing a real OS on such a small screen, using such a small keyboard, and I'm not yet used to the controls, but sure it is an experience.
And now, after these few days, my Pandora has already given up partially.
Today I have taken my Pandora to school, in a bag, closed of course. And when I took it out in a break, what I saw was a shock: Instead of cracks in the case, which would be a well known problem of the Pandora, it has decided to just crack my LCD screen. It looks like this:

Now, how can this happen? I mean, oughtn't the clamshell design of the Pandora protect it from such serious damage? As I said, I had it closed in my bag, and I didn't hit it with a hammer. Could it be because the LCD stood under pressure from the case? You see, the upper edge of the case has wound out, and when I press carefully on the case surrounding the LCD, or on the back case, I can see the pressure on the LCD.
So: How can this happen? I certainly hope it is covered by the warranty. If I give my Pandora back to repair, getting a new LCD, how can I be sure it does not happen again in one week?
This is my main concern currently. But now that I'm writing this, maybe I can ask about some other minor issues, too.
There's the problem with the hinge. It is really annoying that it is too weak to stay at an angle of more than about 110° to the keyboard. Is the hinge really that weak? I don't like having it flipped all the way back.
Then there are the nubs. It seems like they often lose their calibration, then the mouse moves extremely slowly to the left, making the nubs essentially unusable as mouse pointer. Still, I think they have become better the last days. Is it possible that they "learn" a bit, or is this just coincidence?
Another thing: I can't seem to get USB OTG working. I have tried with different cables, but neither could charge the Pandora from my desktop computer or see the Pandora in mass-storage mode.
So, quite a lot of complaints here. I hope they can be resolved, as I do really like the idea of a mini computer with gaming controls and full X11/GNU/Linux system and would like to try porting my game to it.
Thanks in advance!
So, one and a half week ago I finally held my long-awaited Pandora in hands for the first time. It was quite a new experience seeing a real OS on such a small screen, using such a small keyboard, and I'm not yet used to the controls, but sure it is an experience.
And now, after these few days, my Pandora has already given up partially.
Today I have taken my Pandora to school, in a bag, closed of course. And when I took it out in a break, what I saw was a shock: Instead of cracks in the case, which would be a well known problem of the Pandora, it has decided to just crack my LCD screen. It looks like this:
Now, how can this happen? I mean, oughtn't the clamshell design of the Pandora protect it from such serious damage? As I said, I had it closed in my bag, and I didn't hit it with a hammer. Could it be because the LCD stood under pressure from the case? You see, the upper edge of the case has wound out, and when I press carefully on the case surrounding the LCD, or on the back case, I can see the pressure on the LCD.
So: How can this happen? I certainly hope it is covered by the warranty. If I give my Pandora back to repair, getting a new LCD, how can I be sure it does not happen again in one week?
This is my main concern currently. But now that I'm writing this, maybe I can ask about some other minor issues, too.
There's the problem with the hinge. It is really annoying that it is too weak to stay at an angle of more than about 110° to the keyboard. Is the hinge really that weak? I don't like having it flipped all the way back.
Then there are the nubs. It seems like they often lose their calibration, then the mouse moves extremely slowly to the left, making the nubs essentially unusable as mouse pointer. Still, I think they have become better the last days. Is it possible that they "learn" a bit, or is this just coincidence?
Another thing: I can't seem to get USB OTG working. I have tried with different cables, but neither could charge the Pandora from my desktop computer or see the Pandora in mass-storage mode.
So, quite a lot of complaints here. I hope they can be resolved, as I do really like the idea of a mini computer with gaming controls and full X11/GNU/Linux system and would like to try porting my game to it.
Thanks in advance!