m1210 hard to press media buttons, should I take it apart...

Hello everyone I bought a m1210 a few weeks ago, loved everything about this little gem. I use it quite frequently to play music/movies and I tend to use the volume up & down buttons a lot.

I was wondering if anyone here finds those buttons a little hard to press? The mute button on the far left is fine as it feels solid to the touch and "clicks" even if I just push it slightly. However, those volume up & down buttons feel very cushy, I either need to get my thumb's nail to push the button, or push it in really hard with my thumb.

Anyone here got the same problem? Since the mute button is working, is it worth taking off the palm rest to have a look and see if it's fixable?

 

bump. anyone uses those media buttons?

 

Yes, you have to press those middle buttons little bit further in compared to left most or the right most ones. But in mine, it is not a big problem. I can still comfortably press them. But then again, I don't use them much. Looks to me like the button panel is supported only at the edges.

 

I have said it once, I will say it again.

IMHO alot of people receive a new laptop that they percieve as having problems...and thusly they must "fix" the problems. What ends up happening is that they are not qualified to "fix" the problem on their own and they end up with more problems down the road than what they started with.

If you buy a brand new car and you think it has a problem you dont open the hood tinker with it or try to fix it yourself. You take it back to the dealer to have them fix it. Its a brand new car thats under warrenty so the dealer fixes it for free.

You have a new laptop that qualifies for special service from Dell...so why tinker with it? Take the problem and make them fix it for free.

 

mine too. just a piece crap.