2 posts tagged “dead pixel”

Err PC

As much as I like my new Eee PC and that bigger screen it has, I'm beginning to tire of its flaws:

• That pesky (or those pesky) dead/stuck white pixels(s)
  
• That useless battery combined with a charging issue
• The keyboard continually not registering key presses
• The screen whines (really noticeably when in quiet surroundings)

Swapping the unit with another 900 might "fix" one or two of those problems but not all.

PIXELS  The pixel thing I'd live with if I didn't use the Eee for videos.  It's not really noticeable when browsing, for instance, as pages tend to have white backgrounds.  Videos, on the other hand, have a lot of dark colours and that's when it becomes a distraction.

BATTERY  When I bought the 900 I had no idea that it came with a smaller battery than my old Eee 701.  My two biggest gripes with the original Eee was the small screen and the battery life.  Had I known I'd get a smaller battery with the obviously more power-hungry 900, I wouldn't have bothered with it.  On top of that, when my 900 has finished charging it starts using battery power - that's a huge design flaw in my opinion!  Just yesterday, I unplugged it after it had charged and immediately the battery level showed 70% full!

KEYBOARD  The first week of use I had issues with the keyboard not registering all my key presses.  I put this down simply to me needing to get reacquainted with the Eee style of keyboard again.  The fact that it's still like this after six weeks seems to suggest that the user, moi, isn't at fault!

HUM  And, finally... the screen whines!  Not a problem when there's a room full of background noise but in quieter surroundings it's really noticeable and irritating.  My 701 never had this problem.

So, do I go for the newly released 901 or do I avoid ASUS's Eee altogether and go for either the MSI Wind or Acer's Aspire One?

No pictures at the moment, but I've got a really annoying dead pixel on my Eee PC 900.  Bright white and very noticeable.

Just a week earlier I chose a Toshiba satellite laptop for my parents and it too had a dead pixel, although that was right in the corner and far less noticeable - so we decided not to bother exchanging it.

So two laptops bought in just over a fortnight and both have dead pixels.  Don't the manufacturers check for these things?