Has this been fixed? Any known problems with it with the newest BIOS? Also, how is it as an eReader? Is the touch Windows key annoying when reading?
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Has what been fixed? I have an occasional problem where the display driver crashes without warning. About 2/3rds of the time it recovers by itself otherwise I have to reboot the machine. When I say occasional, mostly I go months without interruptions and the I have it happen several times in a row and then it stops. This is the only error I know of. This tablet is a very good eReader for me, I cannot speak for others. I virtually never have troubles with the touch Windows key when I use the tablet without the keyboard. The keyboard conceals the touch Windows key so you never have any problems when the keyboard is attached.
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Common problem...you have to press the key repeatedly and rapidly to catch the small time window where the bios comes up. The bios key window is very short by default (you can change that in the bios too, when you get in). I assume this is to keep the boot times to a minumum.
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Thanks for the info...I just went ahead and returned it...SMART is way off and it failed read test.
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how hot is hot? i dont think heat would affect the reader but heat is bad for electronics all together i dont know for sure but id say 100 degrees an under i think you would have more difficult time in cold before heat hope this helps did you try tech support at barska? im sure they have tested this in all situations i havent had any problems with mine as long as you keep the reader glass clean oily skin affects the reading otherwise it works everytime for me
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I returned mine, it wouldnt load properly and the windows 8 was such a pain without touchscreen capabilities.
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Hi,I haven't had any issues with that so far. Keyboard seems responsive. I typed 2/3 of an article and had no problems.
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Honestly I was disappointed to the point that I rarely use the laptop now. I use my desktop computer for everything I do on the web, and if I have time then will just uninstall Win8 and install Win7 instead. I'm hoping that it is not a hardware issue though, as it is already 3 months since I purchased mine.
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I use my Acer primarily as an ebook reader, with occasional checks on the weather and the news. I haven't had problems with my Acer except for one ebook app, MoonReader. I suspect the problem with yours is the app and not the tablet. Try other apps and see if they give exactly the same problem. If they do then probably is the tablet but if they don't you have app issues.
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No! There is no problem! I updated my laptop and it's awesome! It's fully ready to new touch os era. =]
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I'm having this problem as well and so does many other people on the web. The touchpad and keyboard behaves erratically. touchpad is pretty much useless so I have to resort to using external USB mouse. This laptop needs to be recalled. Can someone sue Asus to recall this laptop? Last Asus laptop I'm going to buy because of poor service.
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I had problems with the device also. Trying to do a BIOS upgrade, was not recognized. Found an older one and it worked for me.
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Hi Guiseppe ,My Zenbook came with the black keys and also with Windows 7 ( I would rather )Series has manufacturing problem with the keyboard ... about 1 year after I buy it ( and the end of warranty ) , the problem beganHe have it fixed , but not by ASUSNow it works like new and in my opinion it`s the model I used and avoid the heat in the lap-------Ciao Giuseppe ,Il mio Zenbook è venuto con i tasti bianchi e anche con Windows 7 ( avrei preferito )Serie ha problema di produzione con la tastiera ... circa 1 anno dopo l'acquisto (e la fine della garanzia ) , il problema ha cominciatoLui ce l'ha fisso , ma non da ASUSOra funziona come nuovo e , a mio parere esso `s il modello che ho usato ed evitare il calore in grembo Hi Guiseppe ,My Zenbook came with the black keys and also with Windows 7 ( I would rather )Series has manufacturing problem with the keyboard ... about 1 year after I buy it ( and the end of warranty ) , the problem beganHe have it fixed , but not by ASUSNow it works like new and in my opinion it`s the model I used and avoid the heat in the lap-------Ciao Giuseppe ,Il mio Zenbook è venuto con i tasti bianchi e anche con Windows 7 ( avrei preferito )Serie ha problema di produzione con la tastiera ... circa 1 anno dopo l'acquisto (e la fine... » Read More Hi Guiseppe ,My Zenbook came with the black keys and also with Windows 7 ( I would rather )Series has manufacturing problem with the keyboard ... about 1 year after I buy it ( and the end of warranty ) , the problem beganHe have it fixed , but not by ASUSNow it works like new and in my opinion it`s the model I used and avoid the heat in the lap-------Ciao Giuseppe ,Il mio Zenbook è venuto con i tasti bianchi e anche con Windows 7 ( avrei preferito )Serie ha problema di produzione con la tastiera ... circa 1 anno dopo l'acquisto (e la fine della garanzia ) , il problema ha cominciatoLui ce l'ha fisso , ma non da ASUSOra funziona come nuovo e , a mio parere esso `s il modello che ho usato ed evitare il calore in grembo « Show Less
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I once placed all 10 fingers on the screen and it registered them as a touch. Rather or not it would work to open a file simultaneously I cannot say. I disabled the touch screen not long after getting it because it kept 'ghosting' touches on the screen. I don't like touch screens anyway, so it was not a big deal. I'd be careful though, I hear defective touch screens on the cheaper ASUS models is a rather large problem at the moment.
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Yeah, I can see where a sinking keyboard would be a bit of a turnoff. I didn't experience that with a unit I borrowed, but it might be a quality control issue. I found the shift key placement to be largely a non-issue for me and found myself more annoyed with the MSI Wind's mini-period and mini-comma keys. Drove me crazy.I do like the Samsung Netbook. I may just wait for the post-Xmas Desperation Sale to buy it either here or at Newegg.
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Hi, I haven't had any issues with that so far. Keyboard seems responsive. I typed 2/3 of an article and had no problems.
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Thanks, silly mistake really, I had did a bit of dyslexic typing. All is well now and the keyboard has paired with my blackberry.I will add here that I did upgrade to OS 4.2.1 which did not come with my BB even though i just bought it last week. After that and downloading Marco's file directly into my bb, everything was a breeze.Thanks again, D.
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FWIW, at a Best Buy in another city, their ASUS notebooks had two finger scrolling working properly and the icons showing in the tray area. Must be something in the setup wrong at the store near me. I finally opted for the Gateway EC5801u which is also a thin, light, longlife model like these ASUS machines. It uses a Synaptic touchpad with a spiral scrolling gesture that I've quickly come to like. Swirl your finger round and round in a circle and it scrolls like controlling an ipod.