hp 50g broken key hinges
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From: drelac80 on 21 Apr 2008 21:40 I have had my hp50g for about a year now, and use it daily for calculus, physics, and chemistry. Recently, the row of keys above the number pad (ie the divide key, EEX key, and +/- key) have started to develop problems where the key can be pressed a little off center without the key clicking (and sometimes without the key registering a press). More recently, my 5 and enter key have started to develop this same problem. Has anyone else had similar problems? I thought the 50g's keyboard was supposed to be fixed somehow. Prior to getting my 50g, I have had to 49g+s. The first one was an earlier model with really stiff keys that missed keystrokes regularly. Hp quickly replaced it under warranty without question and didn't ask for the old one back. My second 49g+ developed keyboard problems similar to my 50g, and eventually the keys became completely loose, "floating" in place and almost impossible to press. My second 49g+ was already out of warranty, but after a long time on the phone, hp replaced it as well and didn't ask for the old one back. Luckily, my 50g's keyboard has not broken to the point where the keys are "floating" in place, but I am almost completely sure that it will eventually become so, as my 49g+ did. I wonder how common problems with the 50g's keyboard are. I realize that I probably use my calculator more than most people, but there don't seem to be any complaints about the 50g's key hinges breaking. Would hp replace my calculator a third time, or am I out of luck? PS what change exactly was made to the 50g's keyboard? I remember reading somewhere that metal domes are used, but was the hinge design ever actually changed?
From: sc_usenet on 22 Apr 2008 08:39 On Apr 21, 9:40 pm, drela...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > I have had my hp50g for about a year now, and use it daily for > calculus, physics, and chemistry. Recently, the row of keys above the > number pad (ie the divide key, EEX key, and +/- key) have started to > develop problems where the key can be pressed a little off center > without the key clicking (and sometimes without the key registering a > press). More recently, my 5 and enter key have started to develop this > same problem. Has anyone else had similar problems? I thought the > 50g's keyboard was supposed to be fixed somehow. > I have had my 50g for about 15 months now and some of the keys are "mushy" - i.e. don't give that satisfying click. The keys along the bottom row (ON, 0, ., SPC, ENTER) sometimes do not register the keypress. > > PS what change exactly was made to the 50g's keyboard? I remember > reading somewhere that metal domes are used, but was the hinge design > ever actually changed? I think HP reformulated the plastic used in the keys so that it is more flexible. Supposedly, this should increase the life of the keys. Over time though, the repeated bending of the plastic causes stress in the material and eventually it will break. S.C.
From: jobar on 22 Apr 2008 20:09 drelac80(a)yahoo.com wrote: > I have had my hp50g for about a year now, and use it daily for > calculus, physics, and chemistry. Recently, the row of keys above the > number pad (ie the divide key, EEX key, and +/- key) have started to > develop problems where the key can be pressed a little off center > without the key clicking (and sometimes without the key registering a > press). More recently, my 5 and enter key have started to develop this > same problem. Has anyone else had similar problems? I thought the > 50g's keyboard was supposed to be fixed somehow. > > Prior to getting my 50g, I have had to 49g+s. The first one was an > earlier model with really stiff keys that missed keystrokes regularly. > Hp quickly replaced it under warranty without question and didn't ask > for the old one back. My second 49g+ developed keyboard problems > similar to my 50g, and eventually the keys became completely loose, > "floating" in place and almost impossible to press. My second 49g+ was > already out of warranty, but after a long time on the phone, hp > replaced it as well and didn't ask for the old one back. > > Luckily, my 50g's keyboard has not broken to the point where the keys > are "floating" in place, but I am almost completely sure that it will > eventually become so, as my 49g+ did. I wonder how common problems > with the 50g's keyboard are. I realize that I probably use my > calculator more than most people, but there don't seem to be any > complaints about the 50g's key hinges breaking. Would hp replace my > calculator a third time, or am I out of luck? > > PS what change exactly was made to the 50g's keyboard? I remember > reading somewhere that metal domes are used, but was the hinge design > ever actually changed? I'm still battling with HP to get a replacement calc for the obviously flawed 49g+. I didn't complain until after the warranty period thinking somehow HP would make good on it. If still under warranty get it replaced.
From: J.Chen on 22 Apr 2008 23:49 On Apr 22, 6:09 pm, jobar <n...(a)comcast.baranow> wrote: > drela...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > > I have had my hp50g for about a year now, and use it daily for > > calculus, physics, and chemistry. Recently, the row of keys above the > > number pad (ie the divide key, EEX key, and +/- key) have started to > > develop problems where the key can be pressed a little off center > > without the key clicking (and sometimes without the key registering a > > press). More recently, my 5 and enter key have started to develop this > > same problem. Has anyone else had similar problems? I thought the > > 50g's keyboard was supposed to be fixed somehow. > > > Prior to getting my 50g, I have had to 49g+s. The first one was an > > earlier model with really stiff keys that missed keystrokes regularly. > > Hp quickly replaced it under warranty without question and didn't ask > > for the old one back. My second 49g+ developed keyboard problems > > similar to my 50g, and eventually the keys became completely loose, > > "floating" in place and almost impossible to press. My second 49g+ was > > already out of warranty, but after a long time on the phone, hp > > replaced it as well and didn't ask for the old one back. > > > Luckily, my 50g's keyboard has not broken to the point where the keys > > are "floating" in place, but I am almost completely sure that it will > > eventually become so, as my 49g+ did. I wonder how common problems > > with the 50g's keyboard are. I realize that I probably use my > > calculator more than most people, but there don't seem to be any > > complaints about the 50g's key hinges breaking. Would hp replace my > > calculator a third time, or am I out of luck? > > > PS what change exactly was made to the 50g's keyboard? I remember > > reading somewhere that metal domes are used, but was the hinge design > > ever actually changed? > > I'm still battling with HP to get a replacement calc for the obviously > flawed 49g+. I didn't complain until after the warranty period thinking > somehow HP would make good on it. If still under warranty get it replaced. could this problem be due to heavy use? or just a bad one out of the batch?
From: J.Chen on 22 Apr 2008 23:49
On Apr 22, 6:09 pm, jobar <n...(a)comcast.baranow> wrote: > drela...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > > I have had my hp50g for about a year now, and use it daily for > > calculus, physics, and chemistry. Recently, the row of keys above the > > number pad (ie the divide key, EEX key, and +/- key) have started to > > develop problems where the key can be pressed a little off center > > without the key clicking (and sometimes without the key registering a > > press). More recently, my 5 and enter key have started to develop this > > same problem. Has anyone else had similar problems? I thought the > > 50g's keyboard was supposed to be fixed somehow. > > > Prior to getting my 50g, I have had to 49g+s. The first one was an > > earlier model with really stiff keys that missed keystrokes regularly. > > Hp quickly replaced it under warranty without question and didn't ask > > for the old one back. My second 49g+ developed keyboard problems > > similar to my 50g, and eventually the keys became completely loose, > > "floating" in place and almost impossible to press. My second 49g+ was > > already out of warranty, but after a long time on the phone, hp > > replaced it as well and didn't ask for the old one back. > > > Luckily, my 50g's keyboard has not broken to the point where the keys > > are "floating" in place, but I am almost completely sure that it will > > eventually become so, as my 49g+ did. I wonder how common problems > > with the 50g's keyboard are. I realize that I probably use my > > calculator more than most people, but there don't seem to be any > > complaints about the 50g's key hinges breaking. Would hp replace my > > calculator a third time, or am I out of luck? > > > PS what change exactly was made to the 50g's keyboard? I remember > > reading somewhere that metal domes are used, but was the hinge design > > ever actually changed? > > I'm still battling with HP to get a replacement calc for the obviously > flawed 49g+. I didn't complain until after the warranty period thinking > somehow HP would make good on it. If still under warranty get it replaced. could this problem be due to heavy use? or just a bad one out of the batch? |