Three simple tests to prove the back cover guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt:
1) Take it off. If the Prime's still piss poor, it's not the cover. If it suddenly works as well as the TF1 (a fairly low bar), case closed.
2) The plastic-backed Lenovo and Acer will be out soon and revealed at CES. I know an editor from one of the online rags and he's going to test them (if he can) at CES. If another Teg3 works fine, it has nothing to do with the SoC.
3) For those excusing the issue as s/w because "the Prime was always supposed to run on ICS and HC was rushed" that answer will be available on January 12th.
Since people are still unwilling to accept that the manufacturer themselve's has publically stated that it's the metal cover, hopefully one or all of the above will convince them. I have seen the XDA development community work miracles, but never once have they been able to overcome a h/w issue with s/w. Make it better, yes. Fix what can't be fixed, no. A good example of their limitations is working with a device that has an Nvidia SoC because of its locked and proprietary drivers.
I'm not trying to convince people that don't want to be convinced. But people reading these forums could easily buy in to some of what's being said; especially since it's being said so strongly. And while it's not impossible that it's s/w, it seems like a long, long, long, shot.
p). So it could be done without any damage, however if there is a void sticker you've lost your warranty while doing it. Would be very helpful to the community.
