can the screen be cracked easily?

[nooktablet]

ordered mine last week with free super saver from amazon, today it just shipped , estimated delivery date is this saturday, so i'm waiting for it and so excited.
but i just read some reviews on amazon and i see people are complaining about the screen, they say their screen can be cracked easily and only cracks after one or two months, this make me worry a lot because after one month you can't return it, then i google tf300 cracked screen (if you just type "tf300 cr" you'll see google suggestion "tf300 cracked screen" which means there's a lot of cracked screens) and i saw a lot of threads about this, so is the screen really easy to get broken? did they get defective items or is this because of asus design?
some people even said in the first month it was working properly but on the 31st day (which is 1 day after the return period passed) the screen cracked when they hold the tablet.
so what do you guys think about this? how long have you used your tablet? and is it working ok?

 

[kjplasma]

yes ..I've noticed that the tf300 screen cracks easily....a friend of mine cracked her tf 300 screen by a light drop and had to get it replaced for approx 400 $ ....drops are not covered under warranty ...so I am gonna be real careful with mine ...

 

[Rompf]

Yeah I would be carefull with it. Buy a screen protector, wont protect the screen that much but its something. Its not exactly gorilla glass.

 

[nooktablet]

yes ..I've noticed that the tf300 screen cracks easily....a friend of mine cracked her tf 300 screen by a light drop and had to get it replaced for approx 400 $ ....drops are not covered under warranty ...so I am gonna be real careful with mine ...

That's the price for the tablet itself, she should've bought a new one instead of replacing it

Yeah I would be carefull with it. Buy a screen protector, wont protect the screen that much but its something. Its not exactly gorilla glass.

I know it's not gorilla glass but i think it shouldn't be cracked so easy, a reviewer on amazon said it cracked because he hold the tablet on the right side by one hand,

Do you guys use any protective case and which one?

 

[arnoldod]

The TF300 does flex easily so we should be handling it carefully.

It would be great if you can get protective case or sleeve for the tablet. I cannot get any protective case or sleeve for TF300 in my country as the tablet is not yet available locally so I just use a netbook sleeve (bag) that fits TF300 when I commute.

 

[CodeLion]

The back plate also is easily removable (without voiding the warrante, as long as you don't lift up the stuff *under* the back plate).
I've heard talk of getting some stronger and nicer back plates made. Mine is currently rocking a custom milled aluminum plate which I made at a machine shop with the original as a template. Makes it quite a bit sturdier, and not too much heavier.

Perhaps some time soon, when they've been out a bit longer, some manufacturer will step up and start selling something similar.

Until then, I'd look around for a sleeve or soft-case to protect it from bumps and whatnot, and just be careful not to drop it. Treat it like an expensive, fragile laptop. (Which is what it amounts to in the end anyway, hehe.)

If you have any more questions and you can't find the answer here on the board, feel free to PM me about the TF300. I'm working semi-independently on several projects concerning it at once.

Dave

EDIT: I hold my tablet by one /edge/ all the time and I've never had any structure problems even before the back plate mod. So you should be fine as long as you don't drop it or something.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

 

[robgee789]

yes ..I've noticed that the tf300 screen cracks easily....a friend of mine cracked her tf 300 screen by a light drop and had to get it replaced for approx 400 $ ....drops are not covered under warranty ...so I am gonna be real careful with mine ...

Im in the uk and bought mine from currys and i pay £7 amont for 10th months and im covered for every thing for 2 years i can even walk into currys and put it on the counter and smash it with a hammer in front of them and they have to give me a new one lol

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

 

[nooktablet]

Im in the uk and bought mine from currys and i pay £7 amont for 10th months and im covered for every thing for 2 years i can even walk into currys and put it on the counter and smash it with a hammer in front of them and they have to give me a new one lol

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

What? Only £7? , is there "something" like that in the US?
But how does that work, here i'd need to pay a lot for squaretrade warranty, i've heard their services are very good

 

[adrhodes]

I think the person who held it in 1 hand and it broke lied.

I tossed my cellphone at it and there isn't even a scratch...

 

[mozyman]

...
I tossed my cellphone at it and there isn't even a scratch...

Actually giggled to myself here at work reading that!

Anyway, yeah I've just picked up one of these 3 days ago, and so far so good. Sometimes carry it around holding it from the side with one hand.
There is a tiny little wiggly line under the screen though, and not sure if it a bit of dust, or a really small crack. :/ Unless I really focus on it though, don't really notice it so. Not sure whether should take it back for a new one or not. Seems a bit of an insignificant reason really...

 

[robgee789]

What? Only £7? , is there "something" like that in the US?
But how does that work, here i'd need to pay a lot for squaretrade warranty, i've heard their services are very good

Yep £7 a month and it covers everything, and with 4 kids I thought it was a great deal, and It covers the dock too

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[rickykemp]

The back plate also is easily removable (without voiding the warrante, as long as you don't lift up the stuff *under* the back plate).
I've heard talk of getting some stronger and nicer back plates made. Mine is currently rocking a custom milled aluminum plate which I made at a machine shop with the original as a template. Makes it quite a bit sturdier, and not too much heavier.

Perhaps some time soon, when they've been out a bit longer, some manufacturer will step up and start selling something similar.

Until then, I'd look around for a sleeve or soft-case to protect it from bumps and whatnot, and just be careful not to drop it. Treat it like an expensive, fragile laptop. (Which is what it amounts to in the end anyway, hehe.)

If you have any more questions and you can't find the answer here on the board, feel free to PM me about the TF300. I'm working semi-independently on several projects concerning it at once.

Dave

EDIT: I hold my tablet by one /edge/ all the time and I've never had any structure problems even before the back plate mod. So you should be fine as long as you don't drop it or something.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

would you consider posting some pictures of the custom backplate? I would seriously consider buying one for a reasonable price if you were to machine a few of them.

 

[nooktablet]

Yep £7 a month and it covers everything, and with 4 kids I thought it was a great deal, and It covers the dock too

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

oh my bad, i thought £7 is for a year lol

btw i just got mine, kinda disappointed: everything looks good and apps, games run quickly, i tried riptide gp it looked awesome without any lags, but EXTREMELY bad battery life, please help me here

 

[kjplasma]

That's the price for the tablet itself, she should've bought a new one instead of replacing it

I know it's not gorilla glass but i think it shouldn't be cracked so easy, a reviewer on amazon said it cracked because he hold the tablet on the right side by one hand,

Do you guys use any protective case and which one?

yeah i know.....almost the price of the tablet..........what she did was put a lil extra pressure on the screen while trying to dock it...cracked it..

 

[aerostats]

Screen Cracks ASUS Transformer TF300T

I had my TF300T for two weeks and was impressed with the interface and processor speed, so I decided to get a keyboard to make it even more like a laptop. The first time I pressed the tablet onto the keyboard, the screen on the tablet got a hairline crack from the right plastic insert side, 3/4 of the way up the screen. The tablet touch screen stopped working and even with the keyboard or a stand alone mouse I could not get a cursor. After many back and fourth's with ASUS, they still refuse to warranty a broken screen. They say physical damage to the tablet is user caused. ASUS is charging $200 for the repair. I paid $400 for the tablet and $150 for the keyboard. Not a very good financial investment. It is my understanding that the TF300T does not have gorilla glass like some of the previous models. So In the end ASUS cheapened this model up and does not warrant their own design defect.

 

[ecb116]

Well i have mine for over a month now, got it with the dock and always store it "docked"

No screen protector or case

I "dock - undock" it often and never had a problem with the screen.

I also hold it with one hand, no problem still.

But i am always careful and gentle with it

 

[LanEvo]

So yea, same wonders here, I just got mine yesterday, but is is really that big of a problem? I know we are a small population, but has this issue happened to a lot of users?