The Official HP TouchPad Thread

lay-z-boy · 24 Sep 2011 at 21:18

Gah, went to do some couch surfing today, noticed a very small crack on the left channel speaker. Gutted.

I've made every effort to look after it and never even knock it. Kind of worried about RMA, don't want to get a duff one. I do wonder, are they all prone to this or did they fix it for the retained stock?

Deleted member 66701 · 24 Sep 2011 at 21:38

Do the cracks make the TP's unusable?

sharingan_sasuk · 24 Sep 2011 at 22:02

I have creakiness on the edge of my panel but at £115, I won't complain at all unless the screen falls off suddenly one day! And from what I've read, I'm not the only one with such issues too.

Amp34 · 24 Sep 2011 at 22:09

Its_Me said:
Strange why you say official one is crap -in what way?

My 5yr old does not treat his with any special care and in its official case it seems fine, and hes had it a few weeks now.

It could be batch issue though?

Personal opinion I'm sure but the screen cover just makes it a pain to hold.

Ezyryder · 24 Sep 2011 at 22:11

I really like the official case minus the fact that it doesn't close properly!

lay-z-boy · 24 Sep 2011 at 22:24

amigafan2003 said:
Do the cracks make the TP's unusable?

No but I know it's there even if I can't see it during normal use.

fail at the internets · 25 Sep 2011 at 01:24

I'm not going to send mine back unless the cracks get worse.

I think it's maybe the loudness of the speakers causing the cracks somehow?

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2011 at 01:38

perhaps as like you I'm very careful of mine and am yet to really use the loudspeaker and haven't got the crack yet. I'll try make sure to keep speakers low see what happens

Its_Me · 25 Sep 2011 at 01:43

Anyone experience any issue with the browser where it will go out of focus and none responsive to touch ?

pingu666 · 25 Sep 2011 at 08:49

had that a few mins ago
7dayshop has some tp cases now btw :-)

anyone used a stylus with the a tablet?

DIABLO · 25 Sep 2011 at 11:42

And people tend to hold this tablet by the corners by the speakers and because this tablet is a bit of a porker it causes some flexing and the edges of the speaker holes are sharp edges which are a natural weakspot the plastic cracks. Thats my theory anyway.

Amp34 · 25 Sep 2011 at 13:46

DIABLO said:
And people tend to hold this tablet by the corners by the speakers and because this tablet is a bit of a porker it causes some flexing and the edges of the speaker holes are sharp edges which are a natural weakspot the plastic cracks. Thats my theory anyway.

That was pretty much my theory as well. Unfortunately it seems to be an inherent design flaw so even if you send it back it will so the same with the new one... Unless they change the material the back is made from.

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2011 at 14:02

maybe it's worth holding it "upside" down then. i do this because of the sharp speakers and it works no different except when playing a full screen video it auto spins it back

DIABLO · 25 Sep 2011 at 15:12

Amp34 said:
That was pretty much my theory as well. Unfortunately it seems to be an inherent design flaw so even if you send it back it will so the same with the new one... Unless they change the material the back is made from.

Or chamfer of the edge of the speaker holes so it's not a sharp corner.

Beans on toast Dave · 25 Sep 2011 at 18:56

how do copy files from my pc to my TP trough wireless?

auyr39 · 25 Sep 2011 at 19:53

challengedavid said:
how do copy files from my pc to my TP trough wireless?

I use Wifi Media Sync 3 (£2.50 from the App Catalog) and it does everything I need. (Thanks to member 'Pigeon Killer' for the recommendation)

It may be worth looking up TeamViewer which is web-based, it seems to be free and work on the TouchPad, I havent tried it myself yet though.

Deep · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:23

Been using my Touchpad all day just surfing the net and down to 35% battery. I think its gone low because its on max brightness and my WiFi reception is pants

Amp34 · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:43

Mammalian said:
maybe it's worth holding it "upside" down then. i do this because of the sharp speakers and it works no different except when playing a full screen video it auto spins it back

Aside from pressing the volume keys all the time it probably wouldn't make a difference. There are two holes in the same location on that side too.

Nazca · 26 Sep 2011 at 04:51

Can the Touchpad power adapter be used with the HTC Desire?

Reason I ask is, I've bought the international travel adapter kit for the touchpad because I'm going to the US next week. I wanted to take my Desire as a music player, but I don't have an international charger.

If I plug my Desire into the Touchpad adapter, will it blow up?

PhillyDee · 26 Sep 2011 at 07:38

It will be fine, charge my HD7 with the same.

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