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rab at nauticom

Sep 7, 2008, 9:54 PM

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N810 Scratches on Keys

I've had my Nokia N810 since May and in the last several weeks I've
noticed that some of the keys on the right hand side show scratch marks
from opening and closing the sliding keyboard. Has anyone else noticed
this?

Rick B.

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bmidgley at gmail

Sep 7, 2008, 11:08 PM

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Re: N810 Scratches on Keys [In reply to]

Rick

The tolerances are very tight here. If you listen closely as you move
the slider, you'll notice you hear the keys making contact if you're
squeezing the two halves of the n810 together at all. I try not to
think about it... if I'm too careful I'm likely to drop it entirely.
:)

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Rick Bilonick <rab [at] nauticom> wrote:
> I've had my Nokia N810 since May and in the last several weeks I've
> noticed that some of the keys on the right hand side show scratch marks
> from opening and closing the sliding keyboard. Has anyone else noticed
> this?

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marius at pov

Sep 8, 2008, 12:05 PM

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Re: N810 Scratches on Keys [In reply to]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 12:54:45AM -0400, Rick Bilonick wrote:
> I've had my Nokia N810 since May and in the last several weeks I've
> noticed that some of the keys on the right hand side show scratch marks
> from opening and closing the sliding keyboard. Has anyone else noticed
> this?

Yup. Long thin vertical scratch in the middle of the space bar, thicker
and uglier one on the < key, barely noticeable ones on the > and ; keys.

Meh. Things are to be used.

Marius Gedminas
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wolfmane at gmail

Sep 8, 2008, 12:35 PM

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On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Marius Gedminas <marius [at] pov> wrote:
<snip>
>
> Meh. Things are to be used.
>
> Marius Gedminas
> --

<Chuckle> Agreed!

I have to wonder when I see a car, or especially a truck, that is more
than a couple of years old and is absolutely spotless, with nary a
nick or scratch. I can only assume that the owners spend so much time
worrying about appearances that they never get a chance to actually
enjoy the thing. I take reasonable precautions (I have a screen
protector and a silicone case on my N800), but I don't cry if I notice
a new scratch. My vehicles get cleaned when they get dirty, but not
every week or every few days, and if I couldn't use my truck to haul
stuff because it might get scratched, there wouldn't be any point in
having it.

On the other hand, it does seem a little strange for a device to be
damaging *itself* through normal use... and the concerns I would have
would be if it would affect the long-term reliability and if the
scratches would eventually obscure the symbols on the keys. A properly
engineered product wouldn't have that interference, regardless of
size. I've seen laptop screens that were very scratched in a grid
pattern from touching the keys when closed, which can be a bad thing
when it affects the viewability of the display.

Mark
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rab at nauticom

Sep 8, 2008, 1:14 PM

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Re: N810 Scratches on Keys [In reply to]

On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 13:35 -0600, Mark wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Marius Gedminas <marius [at] pov> wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > Meh. Things are to be used.
> >
> > Marius Gedminas
> > --
>
> <Chuckle> Agreed!
>
> I have to wonder when I see a car, or especially a truck, that is more
> than a couple of years old and is absolutely spotless, with nary a
> nick or scratch. I can only assume that the owners spend so much time
> worrying about appearances that they never get a chance to actually
> enjoy the thing. I take reasonable precautions (I have a screen
> protector and a silicone case on my N800), but I don't cry if I notice
> a new scratch. My vehicles get cleaned when they get dirty, but not
> every week or every few days, and if I couldn't use my truck to haul
> stuff because it might get scratched, there wouldn't be any point in
> having it.
>
> On the other hand, it does seem a little strange for a device to be
> damaging *itself* through normal use... and the concerns I would have
> would be if it would affect the long-term reliability and if the
> scratches would eventually obscure the symbols on the keys. A properly
> engineered product wouldn't have that interference, regardless of
> size. I've seen laptop screens that were very scratched in a grid
> pattern from touching the keys when closed, which can be a bad thing
> when it affects the viewability of the display.
>
> Mark


I was just concerned that my unit was the only one. If all or most have
this, then there isn't much that can be done. I doubt this is covered by
any warranty. It doesn't affect using the N810. The scratches are in the
center of each key and except for the Ctrl key, doesn't have the
potential to blur the lettering.

Rick B.

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