Toshiba Satellite = Badly made keyboard ?

Alright,

I just got home with a brand new Satellite A100 TA9 (T5600)

There is something i have noticed.... the keyboard seem to bounce (up and down) when i type, especially if you press any center keys.

Its like the keyboard was made out of rubber paper with nothing holding the center. know what i mean ???

This imho is not acceptable for a 1300.00 bucks laptop. It feals kinda low quality made.

Is it only me or is it an issue to all Toshiba laptop ????

 

I would take it back. That is way too much flexing. I don't seem to have any flexing at all on my M-55.

 

It is a pretty bad keyboard, my m40 has the same problem but it's not quite as bad.

 

HI, i got a Satelite Pro U200 and my keyboard also flexes (bounces). I have thought about bringing it back to store. Will you do that? Inform us if they gave you a new one.

 

Well the bouncing (flexing) thing really gets on my nerve..

It feels fragile and cheaply made.

The problem is that it was the last one in store and i need a latop at work.. returning it will only make me purchase a more expensive laptop.

The satellite A100 TA9 is the only laptop on the market that cost 1300.00 and comes with a Geforce Go 7600 graphic card..

There's probably a way to fix it... but i have no clue how to open this laptop and put some Crazy glue ... and it will probably void the warranty if i break something.

REturning it is an option but the store is giving me 15 days to decide...

Like someone said, it may not be a big deal... but i dunno... i can't stand a bouncing keyboard like that...

anyway.... will let you know

 

What you are describing is the New "improved" Spill-Proof keyboard from Toshiba. They all flex .... but it should only be about 1mm if it is built correctly.

 

spill proof ????

you mean to avoid breaking the lcd screen when dropped ?

 

umm prob when you spill your drink on the keyboard proof

 

I have used computers for the last 25 years and i have never spill anything on any keyboard...

And the thousands of people i know who also use computers.. not a single person ever spilled anything on their keyboard.

Sure it can happen to few people but the probability that it does is not important enough to annoye 99.9% of all buyers who don't spill anything on their keyboard.

Did toshiba really designed this Spill-proof to annoye 99.9% of the owners just to protect 0.1% of ppl who eat and drink at their computer ?

Who ever made that irational decision at Toshiba should be fired..

I just called Toshiba HQ, and they transfered me to a local Toshiba tech service.
The service guy (some kid) said that he won't replace the keyboard because its not deffective, and he won't modify anything (like placing a solid plate, tape, glue) because it will void the warranty. So basically he said, theres nothing Toshiba can do.

I called Toshiba HQ back, and the CS representative told me that if i don't like it, i can just exchange for another Toshiba.... (yea right, to exchange for what ?)

I really really want to open the toshiba myself and fix the **** thing but i can't find any Step-by-step guide to open the A100 TA9.

I've tried removing all B6 screws but it did not open... I tried to lift the silver face plate near the speakers but i didnt move so i gave up as i don't want to leave any scratch or worst breaking it...

 

Funny story about that whole spilling thing. When i worked for a small computer company, we would get all of the city's business, like courts, police, etc. I went in one morning to a dell laptop that needed 'fixed'. Evidentally a cop spilled his entire cup of coffee on the computer, and it would not turn on. I painstakingly spend 16 hours (2 days of work), taking every single component apart and cleaning it, and it actually worked when it was put back together.

On a side note, my keyboard has no vertical play on it, my only grudge, it that my 'h' key sits lower than the rest of my keys, but i took the key off and couldnt find anything wrong with it, it just seems to sit a little lower than any of the other keys.

 

I have a Satellite Pro L100 and my keyboard has no noticeable flex under normal use, only if you really prod the keys.