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[Eee Pad Transformer General] jbburwell:
Charger didn't work - but now it does

This is my first post ever - Please resist the idiot response, even if this post should go elsewhere. Thanks.

I got my transformer and keyboard this past Thursday. It charged fine, and I used it all day Friday. Tried to charge it Friday night and I got the same issue as the folks who've posted here and on the other two threads on the topic. The charging part that plugs into the wall was not even slightly warm - no charging on either pad or keyboard. The charger if have is the supposed revised one - OB-1LF - the one that is supposed to be OK. I plugged and unplugged - waited 20 minutes - Pushed extra hard on the connections - I tried all the suggestions given in these posts and nothing worked.

I called Asus on Saturday and the tech said I'd have to ship the whole thing back - turnaround in 10 days or so. There is nothing wrong at all in anyway with the pad or the keyboard. But no, they would not let me buy another charger. I declined, and called the company I bought it from. They invited me to send it back to them for exchange but they have none in stock - might be mid-June before they could get me a new one...

I charged it overnight using the USB method. Seems to take about 15 hours or so but it will charge that way. Heaven knows how long the keyboard would take to charge!

Yesterday, I tried plugging in the charger again. And it it worked. I have no idea why. It's still working today. I'm back in business, but I have no idea if it will die again, or if it is fixed.

I hope this is helpful to someone.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] crater:
Posted this in another thread in the accessories sub-forum. I'll put it here to in the hopes it reaches the most people and helps at least a few.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] D_Czap:
Check the plastic connected to the prongs. My first charge didnt work. Hard to notice but the plastic was kind of melted. Asuswont help withgetting a replacement and most usb chargers wont work. Igot a dynex ultimate charger dx-ua and it works great with 11 volts /1.5 amps.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nkognegr0:
im gonna goto bestbuy tomorrow and grab that see if it works. thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Fallen Spartan:
We already have existing threads on this topic, so to save confusion for new users I am closing this one. However, in future can all users use retraint and treat each other with respect

Ta

Rick
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eppidemic:
My music, Pandora, and some other things wont play out both speakers. How about you guys? I want to make sure one isn't broken. Do both speakers work for you guys in Pandora?

When looking at the phone. Everything comes out the R side speaker
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Lightning Blue:
The left side "speaker" is actually the microphone!

If this phone does indeed have stereo sound, they crammed both speakers into the right side.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Eppidemic:
Oh. I see. Though it might be another speaker. How unfortunate. Would have been some sweet sound!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbh87:
I put this together real quick using the stockish battery from zhp pilots remix thread. Nothing else has been changed and dont pay attention to the script when flashing it, was the only one I had on hand. Deodexed only.

http://www.mediafire.com/?is73jkv67bkgd5t
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] swiftbmx:
Will this work on Gingerjane 1.2 or is this a deodexed mod only?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbh87:
deodex, thanks for pointing that out, forgot to put that in there.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bisco3214:
Thanks. Just flashed this and I like it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] capflya:
Just flashed on gingerSense 1.2 Thanks OP!

@mbh87 - Your post makes it sound like GingerSense 1.2 is not deodex
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] want a droid:
What does this do? Screenshot?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] superchilpil:
Can anyone get rid of the GPS/location icon? Its fugly
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] SmiLey497:
Battery Percentage.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbh87:
I never mentioned anything about GingerSense? No clue what ROM that even is, just stated its for deodex only.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] fallingd0wn:
Works on the GB BAMF alpha. Thanks.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ThunderStick:
Google UOT KITCHEN and use that to many different customizations to any Rom.
[General Questions and Answers] evertoninscunny:
HELP please i have a binatone x430 everytime i turn it on and click on the maps the map icon goes bigger but thats all how do i fix this please
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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny1055:
So I was dying to get one of these on launch day and when I finally received mine, it had a squeaky left bezel, bad light bleed on the left and right, and minor light bleed on the other sides. The squeaking and light bleed was so bad that there was no way I was keeping it.

Luckily, I received another one the next day. The bezel on this one was good, no squeaks and the light bleed was very tolerable. It also has a couple of specs of dust under the screen but they haven't really bother me. So I returned my first one and have been using this one for two weeks now and have been loving it.

I then received the 32GB version today. The bezel has no squeaks but there are multiple specs of dust under the screen and there are also a couple of tiny chips in the glass. WTF!!

I really wanted the 32GB version but after my experience with the three tablets I am just sticking with the one I've been using and returning it. I think $400 is the max I want to spend on a product with horrible quality control. I'm even worried that the one I've been using is gonna start developing problems over the next few months! I'm also afraid of exchanging because there is a good chance the replacement will be the same or worse than the original.

It's just very frustrating. I can't remember any other product I've purchased that had so many quality control issues right out of the box. Anyone else feel the same way I do?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
If you're a Facebook member, let them know your thoughts. :)

https://www.facebook.com/ASUSEee/posts/199073926802680
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooldragon777:
At least your touch screen is working! (link)

Anyway, the best way to have ASUS improve their quality control is probably returning all the bad ones (so that they are financially concerned), as well as calling their customer service number to complain.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotto:
Sorry to hear you have had problems but I must say my experience (thus far) has been excellent my unit feels solid, no dead pixels, no dust and minimal light-bleed, just a touch at the bottom and the right side that is only even slightly noticeable on rare occasions.

Only thing I'm not 100% happy about is the battery life, the dock seems to drain like a tap! Maybe it will settle down after a few cycles and I think a firmware fix is in the pipeline for this.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
mine is fine. No issues with build quality here. First batch model by the way.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowballz69:
If u wanna see some serious light bleed try a ipad2 under full brightness. Its extremly worse than my transformer
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycho2097:
Wat he said.except my dock runs awesome.couldn't be more happier.:-)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycho2097:
Thing is, only people with problems report here. Come on guys, I know for a fact that a lot of u have received perfect units. Report them here, so that others don't feel anxious about buying such an awesome product, because I know for a fact that asus has very strict quality control.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xreflection:
Please do! lol. I have mine coming from walmart in the next few days, but reading all these horror stories makes me really worried.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrykur:
Other than some minor light bleeding in the bottom middle and feeling a little fragile, mine is fine. The light bleed is less than I am used to from an iPad.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverx:
hmmm true, i normally just read all the problems here but i dont really feel like posting my experience as i dont want to be seen as rubbing it in. i had mine for almost a week now and i havent encountered any issues, no lockups, no disconnection. had 1 screen of death but i am not bothered by it. light bleed on top left of my screen but again, not bothered by it. i have to say this is the best gadget i have ever bought :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverx:
please dont be discouraged by all the stories here. touch wood nothing is going to happen to my tf but so far my tf has been really excellent
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMXO:
It's all the luck of the draw. Some peep will have bad luck & get bad ones, while the lucky ones get a perfect model.

QA on anything have gone to ****s over the years. They know they can get away with it. They just produce & ship. If they get a return, the will just ship out another, etc.....
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycho2097:
Very true. Both r ips. U won't get iphone/galaxy quality led screen here. Ips is really good quality, best among tablets, but its still lcd based, with backlight. U won't get a 10.1" samoled screen for 400 lol. My light bleed is only barely noticeable in pitch dark, with 60% brightness.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycho2097:
True, but people should know asus quality control is much better than motorola n samsung etc, only a handful have real probs...i have got 2 captivates with yellowish screens n returned them. Beat that.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunsetbay:
Xreflection, got mine from Walmart last Wednesday when they had that brief selling period (after 6 previous cancellations I received from various places)...arrived 'next day' on Friday. It's great! No screen bleeding,pixels are fine, case is fine - I'm well pleased!

And Yelp I was a little worried, too. But, it's great...so snappy on the wifi where I know having iPad1 had a lot of wifi problems that I returned it- I don't with this-happy customer! Have fun!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Srikar_NBK:
I returned my second TF due to a speaker failure issue. I returned my first due to the speaker volume out of sync issue. Im not sure if its a problem with pieces from same batch. Im scouting again online hopefully to get a peice from subsequent batches maybe which wont have the issue. I like the experience on the device though
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] case0:
Very happy with mine! I have slight light bleed at the bottom left but that's the only issue. Doesn't bother me though as I only see it when it's a black screen which isn't very often.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bisto321:
Mine is fine and I am loving it. The toshiba folio 100 was a pig and deserved all the bad press.

This is a million times better user experience for me and lots of the apple fans are complaining too, if they can't get it right with ips, who can?

If asus keep developing and get a decent quad core with ips to market, then i will defiantly upgrade.

Apple ips light bleed

Another apple light bleed story

I can see why you might be disappointed, Its not perfect, but it is the best one i have used.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liltyke:
I bought two TF's and one dock. The first TF went sleep and never woke up. I sent it to ASUS, they still have it. My second is running great. No issues with it whatsoever. The dock works great also. I'm very happy with the build quality of all three items.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trgi21:
I have a perfect TF. Infact with xtensive use i am getting 9 to 10hrs battery life. My dock works perfect. I haven't checked for discharge issues. Overal couldn't be happier. Most of the guys complaining should see some youtube videos regarding Ipad and Xoom issues.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klau1:
All this talk about build quality issues has had me do a close inspection on my Transformer.

Last night I took my Transformer out of it's Asus sleeve to check for any of those issues described ie creaks, gaps, sharp edges, glass pieces, light bleed.

Keep in mind, I'm one of the first 100 people in North America to have this device from a retail source.

After a careful 5 minute inspection, I have found none of the issues described besides a little light bleed, visible only in a dark room with a black jpg.

So these issues arise just from poor quality control permitting a high variance of devices for release. Otherwise the design is superb.

Most of the devices should be fine, just exchange it if there's any problems.

Keep in mind, in forums you'll have a biased sample of only people who have problems reporting. People without problems rarely brother to report their experiences.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botzl:
i want to say that if u get a TF that has a few minor problems which are tolerable,then u win a lottery.

well,i just won the lottery...

hope it'll not become a nightmare in the coming months...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perigee:
i wouldn't have posted this because i had no reason to, other than to swing some bias the other (better) way.. no issues here at all. no light bleed or anything. other than some software quirks that will hopefully be resolved, this thing has been great. i haven't used my laptop in days... typing this on the tf now while chatting in beejive and listening to Pandora with balanced, decent sounding speakers.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starplaya93:
I concur... And most the people complaining don't have the slightest clue about technology or how it works. They're the people who think they're perfect in real life and feel the need to complain about the tiniest issues in others. Human nature is quite interesting...

haha, anyhoo... Yes, the ASUS Transformer is a phenomenal device. It's the first android tablet to legitimately be able to compete with the ipad in performance and quality.

Don't hesitate to buy one because of another's lack of sense.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starplaya93:
WTH are you talking about? If the majority of transformers were indeed defective then why has there not been a recall yet?

Come on guys, I know it's the internet and all but show a little sense just for once....
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StingRay_:
No issues with my 16G Transformer or dock...build quality fine on both...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deymayor:
a little light bleed, nothing that will ruin my overall perception of this tablet. the dock is finally working after i did the update on both the tablet and the dock. even the sleeve is much durable than i expected.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] husker91:
Yep same here... I'm in love with this thing! (Thanks btw, lol)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spuniun:
Everything was find until i got my HDMI cable and considered the mini-HDMI port was rather loose and required jiggling to get working; jiggling which can cause an instant SOD when done just right.

sent from a device using an app
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atxer:
no issues so far but for sod. I know its an android issue andshould be fixed pretty soon. Build quality is a++
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirumirai:
Nope, not disappointed at all. Got an almost perfect one - only slight light bleed and a little bit of creaking that was expected.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] logan00:
Similar to most

I think the light bleeding on the left side is fairly common. I have it but honestly didnt even notice until some other people mentioned it so you can see its taking very little away from the experience. This thing will run a day and a half easy with the dock and intermittent use. I never have to worry about taking a charger with me if its fully charged and that's reassuring.

What im bummed about is it lags when playing 720p video, anyone know something I dont?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finalhit:
hehe, touch wood :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherBoo:
I'll chime in. Mine has been perfect with one problem. There is a very very very very small gap on the bottom of the metal piece that runs around the device. So the frame has a small gap.

If it wasn't on the bottom or if I didn't plan on buying a dock, it wouldn't bother me, but I'm concerned with docking it down the road, so I'm calling Asus tomorrow (forgot to bring the serial number today on my way to work).

They'll RMA me a new one, and I'll be set.

My first tablet and I'm very happy. I have a very small amount of LB on the bottom, only noticeable if I turn the brightness all the way up. Since it's set to auto-configure brightness, I never would have noticed it since I don't ever need it to be that bight... but even if I did it's not enough for me to ever notice.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Canadoc:
Fact is that most people buying these are not on xda. They don't know that scrrenbleed or dust is an issue and they just enjoy their purchase. We want and expect a model with no or nearly no flaws. Right now I would bet more than 75%of these have visible defects but that most users don't really notice or mind. Recalls happen when there is a defect that makes a product non operational. These defects are more cosmetic. The Asus in an effort to undercut the ipad and still offer ips display went for a lower quality panel and I think the returns and complaintsnhere make that evident.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
Would you folks with minimal problems mind posting the batch number from the back of your TF box, let's see if there's a particular lot to look for?

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MACscr:
besides the the small squeaky and having to reboot every so often because the sound isnt working (which im assuming is just a software problem), mine is working awesome. Even with using it a few hours every day, I actually get about 2.5 days battery life. Dont have a dock yet though. Wait till Best Buy gets them as I have $100 gift card for there. I am still shopping for a sleeve that will work like the the official asus sleeve, but work with the dock. Plus hoping the pricing/quality is better than than the asus sleeve. It does get a little heavy holding with one hand, but i cant really compare it to other tablets as i havent used others with much length of time. Anyway, with all of that said, I LOVE my transformer tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MACscr:
Mine doesnt.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgbdeals:
Absolutely no issues with mine or my dock. Minor light bleed (that I never would've noticed had I not read other posts on it). No lock-ups, my keyboard or touchpad have always worked...

Maybe I'm lucky...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elganja:
i have a little lightbleed but it isn't horrible.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sutty100:
I think its build quality is top. The plug and cable are crap though
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkknight1114:
I know everyone can t be happy, here my deal about the design, in one word, I will say Beautiful. Now I owned the 16gb for about 2 days, and sold it off and got it back again, then sold it off again, but after owning it for a bout 3 days, I bought the ASUS black case slipped the transformer in and I was loving life. The I said there are no apps and I want an Ipad again. Got the Ipad 2 and just love the Market place so many apps, at the same time I missed the transformer a lot.

To get t0 the Point I felt the Transformer build is just sweet compared to every other android tab on the market and just looks that much better. It feels great and is nice and light. And the build to me is great, so I have no issues here. There is just something about android that I love and now I'm waiting for my 32gb transformer to come tomorrow and sold the ipad 2 being sold off again. I love all the apps apple provides, but there is just something about this tab that keeps calling me back.

I have zero issues with the build and design, I think it great.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bossxii:
My only issue is with some serious light bleed that runs halfway up the right side of the screen and even at 75% brightness watching a movie it casts a halo effect approx. 2" out from the edge. I called Asus but they want me to send it off to Cali. repair center to "evaluate" it vs simply swapping the unit out. I rely on it for my work so I passed and will wait for them to be in stock at a local shop then purchase a new one to swap out.

Aside from light bleed, I'm pleased with the build quality.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 03stage2:
Going on two weeks with mine with absolutely zero issues. Even my dock worked perfectly before the latest fix. Happy camper...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crimton:
I am very happy with my transformer. No dust under screen, very slightly off centered so there is a slightly larger gap on the left side but it's to small for me to even notice, light bleeding is very minimal again very hard to notice unless your looking for it, right speaker slightly louder but can't notice with normal use I had to do the youtube test. I have noticed no squeaky noises anywhere. All in all I am very satisfied with purchase this far, the things I have mentioned are very trivial to me and I would have never noticed them were I not a member of this forum. I understand some people have more serious issues or are just pickier than me, either way I like my transformer and that's all that matters.

Edit: I might add that I do agree battery life could be better, standby or sleep time is definitely sub par for me. I'm hoping at software update will take care of this though.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
That's how I felt about my TF, I had a patch of light bleed on the task bar that was showing even with the brightness set at auto (which was quite low). My wife commented that my screen would be too dark for her if she were using it, when I turned it up to a brighter setting then more bleed became noticeable and not only bleed but a bloom effect across the top left quarter of the screen. Like I've said elsewhere, other than the light bleed I was very happy with the TF and I want to buy another if I can find a good screen.

By the way folks, due to the fact that Asus have been agreeing to replace or refund TF's with light bleed, sort of suggests to me that the issue is not something that's generally considered acceptable as a part of the build quality. Or perhaps I'm being very naive and they're just a company who value customer relations above making profit and are happy to help out their customers, even those who don't understand that light bleed may be one of consequences of having an IPS screen on their tablet. :eek: If that's the case, I then I take my hat off to them. :)