[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Blairware:
I believe there is a direct relationship here to light bleed. Allow me to expand on the "theory" When folks started taking Primes apart in frustration woth poor WiFi and GPS a few of them fixed, or mostly fixed light bleed by adjusting the TENSION on the screws that hold the screen. I strongly, make that COMPLETELY believe that this is an issue of build quality. I think even the most adamant Asus/Prime defender would admit that build CONSISTENCY is extremely varied. This is why quite a large percentage of the XDA population, if not the general population have returned one or more Primes in an attempt to "get a good one".

It has become absurdly obvious to me that one of the missteps in assembly, if not design (I blame both) is the incorrect torque being applied - or rather inconsistent torque being applied to the screen mounts. This results in light bleed, and perhaps also contributes to the complaints of "creaking". This ends up being a screen crack waiting to happen, whether from someone picking up or holding the tablet by a corner, or an edge in a way that applies just enough additional torque to the screen. The screen on these "Ultra-slim" 8.3 mm "Paired and Primed to Crack the Screen" is actually part of the structure, in the way that an engine or transmission in some vehicles (Motorcycles are a perfect example) is a "stressed member" in the frames design. Having a screen that is a "stressed member" is fine, as long as the design provides enough strength. It obviously does here, but with very little tolerance. Thus when you have a unit that was assembled poorly, having the bulk of torque applied to one corner, or one side of the screen, it does not take much beyond that to break it.

I considered pulling mine apart to fix the moderate screen bleed, lower left, but more important to me was to even the stress on the screen across all mounting points. I have a reasonably good Prime (second one, shipped to me as replacement for my RMA unit.) I didn't have the guts to do it in the end.

what I REALLY don't get is all the reports of cracking while docked. I agree that the obvious place would be to break by the mount, where the hinge and "channel" that the screen sits in gets all kinds of pressure points when opening/closing the docked tablet. Instead it's all top of the screen that we see damaged. The first claim of a docked tablet I did not give a lot of credibility points, as it was a student, and he showed the Prime sitting on top of some notebooks ( the spiral, paper filled type from olden times, LOL) The outside of that Prime was totally and completely trashed. I mean the scratches were so prevalent it looked like he decided to change it from "Spun Metal" to "Beat to **** Metal" But I have since seen others. The thought of putting those tiny (say 1/4 inch) round felt pads - self adhesive on the top left and right corners might be a decent idea. This would split the force of the "touch points, since there is already one in the middle and one at each side of the keyboard. For anyone really worried about dock accidents, this would be your best bet. Beats TAKING IT OUT OF THE DOCK TO PROTECT THE TABLET, LOL!

Sorry for the long post, I just get so upset to see all these broken Primes, and MUCH MORE UPSET to see Asus claiming CID automatically... I would NEVER let them do that to me, I would start emailing and calling and not stop until they gave it up..... but that's just me. Lot's of folks don't have the patience to go that route.

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