Problem / Defect with Asus G1

Hey guys:

I purchased my G1 in December from NewEgg right before Christmas. I've been using it ever since and it's a pretty amazing machine, except for a few qualms.

Fingerprints and hairline scratches galore. I don't know where they (the scratches) come from but they're there - even with me babying the computer extensively.

It seems slow. Especially on startup it freezes for around 5 seconds on the blue login screen before actually showing the desktop. (I've reformatted defragged and scanned anything and everything)


But the reason for the post.

I took it out of its bag today and started using it. About an hour into use I noticed that the left silver metallic green 'eye' (there's two total on both hinges for the screen) was missing. After a few screams and wrenching out all hair on my head, I found the piece in the bag. I tried putting it back on to no avail. It was glued on and there is no thread.

I don't want to have to send it in to Asus and be without a computer. Then again, I'm not really fond of having to glue together a $1800 notebook. I thought Asus had exceptional build quality? What should I do?

Thanks in advance guys.

 

You can send it back to Asus to have a look at it, but it seems you already answered your own question. Just continue to use the laptop as is, I don't see how this particular part would do any further harm.


The G1 is easily scratched, due to the glossy plastic used.

The slowness of the boot time, is mainly caused by the programs installed that run in the background, use Bootlog XP to measure your boot time accurately, then analyze the log and see what is causing your boot time to be so slow.

 

Well, I certainly have warned enough people about thinking the G1 was some fantastic system build wise... but it's still not bad..

Two things:

1. That little rubber eye is glued in there to begin with.. not sure hot you expect rubber to mount to plastic, but adhesive or some sort is a good method.

2. You have a highly glossed plastic lid.... that sucks oil like nobodys business... fingerprints are going to be normal. That's why I prefer the matte andoized brushed aluminum finishes on the W series... they don't do that. Likewise, just wiping the lid off with a papertowel will give you those scratches..... but pulling it in and out of your bag could easily do it also. If the lines are basically vertical, that's exactly how it happened.

Hope that helps.

 

that's why i've left the protective thingy on the lid of mine and will be leaving it on until in find some good protective stuff that i can cover it with

 

I wonder if apart from looks - those two metal knobs are there to help protect the green light strips that hang out over the width of the laptop. If so they obviously aren't very useful if they just get knocked off

 

I don't know... I think I may try to glue it back on but the whole situation sure doesn't make me want my next computer to be an Asus. Heck, my old Toshiba held up better than this.

 

That's funny, every Toshiba I have ever used has fallen apart completely.

Especially the Satellite line, Toshiba has figured out how to make the minimum possible level of quality that doesn't cause rioting in the streets outside their HQs.

They had an issue with a model with bad 'floating screws' grounding out the motherboard and causing resets, and they never even offered to fix it. I think they ended up with a class action lawsuit over it.

As for the G1... Anytime you buy something with lots of flashy bits of plastic and lights all over it, you have to think of the tradeoffs that entails.

 

the glossy plastic will get scratched naturally cuz it has the glossy coating, right?

If that's the case, why not buy those scratch remover things they make for ipods? just wondering. i don't mind the scratches at all. u can't see them unless u took a flashlight and flashed it on the surface and looked hard.

btw, matte finishes won't scratch as easily, but paint and wearing will occur. silver coating turns white. white coating turns grey. glossy finishes wont hav paint wearing out, but will get scratched on surfaces. it's a trade off

 

Yeah, that would work.... I mean, Asus already had the right solution, and that was a more expensive (albeit, different look), in the anodized brushed aluminum... but the gamers series was meant to attract a different type of consumer... both one that may like the glossy look, and one that can't afford or maybe can't appreciate the finer finishes they can offer.

.... If you like a lot of windows in your house, you're going to spend more time washing them and glass obviously breaks easier than a solid wall. I know that may seem completely crazy, but it was the quickest comparison I could come up with.

The point above is absolutely correct:

-anodized brushed aluminum is meant not to show scratches or finger prints, anodizing won't rub off over time...

-a painted plastic can be rubbed off over time with just normal use, but also won't show finger prints... some scratches though.

-a gloss finish in a situation like the G1 is just a gloss plastic... the finish can wear down, but there isn't a paint that can wear off.... all you can do is scuff it up to t he point where it loses it's gloss.

Now, the iPod scratch remover is an idea.. but it's expensive and you don't get a lot.... you could buff it out with car care products though.. that's honestly not a bad way to go about it... and it's certainly not as expensive.