G73 Keystroke Problem Reproduced

I am able to reproduce the G73 dropped keystroke problem pretty consistently using a specialized data analysis packaged called STATA. When I am entering data in the data editor, for example the number 33, I type 33 very quickly and press enter to set that cell to 33. I can see *both* 3s in the cell but when I press enter, only one 3 actually gets entered. If I go very slowly, the error never happens. The problem is not hitting the chiclet key perfectly. I can press it uber hard, squarely, and as long as it's quick enough, it will drop the second hit.

I can make this happen pretty much at will, so if Gary Key would like to contact me or just use that software package, perhaps that would go a long way toward fixing this annoying problem.

 

I'm not sure its that simple. Some people have the problems on the G73JHs others don't. I know I did, but after the BIOs update, running ATK 1.0.0008, and synaptics 15.2.7, the problems has gone away for me. I noticed it quite frequently being consoled into Cisco routers and typing command line commands, but now, everything seems fine for me.

One thing you left out was what model laptop you have

 

G73JW-A

Clearly there's a problem though, if it is exhibiting this behavior. Reproducibility goes a long way to finding out the source of the issue and solving it. Just offering a way to reproduce it with a probability of 0.5.

 

I'm not saying it might not help, just saying that it may no be reproducible on all machines. Shoot it to Gary in email, he left his email addy in the first post for that huge thread for the G73jh on missing keyboard strokes.

 

There is no software fix for people who have the problem as bad as me. No BIOS update or software package could help. This is a hardware issue. The only fix is placing a piece coroplast between the frame of the laptop. ASUS have long abandoned this problem and you will NOT get a reply from Gary. It's nice to know that you at least have a system that proves we're not all crazy