Re: [Thinkpad] my T41 experience and bad pixel(s):(

6 stuck pixels is the industry standard. It is a manufacturing defect, and
it is unlikely you will get more of them. If you can't return it, you'll
probably have to live with it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "amy lu" <amberchamber@earthlink.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:40 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] my T41 experience and bad pixel(s):(

>
>
> i got mine 10 days ago and had been enjoying it for a while when i was
frequently
> disturbed to detect that the cpu usage was 100% when i only opened 2
internet explorer
> windows--i called ibm and their answer was ambiguous and not very
constructive--therefore
> i referred to this list and found that the problem was caused by the
battery maximizer
> program. i uninstalled it and then everything seemed fine till this
afternoon. by
> accident i opened a DOS window and the screen turned into black and then i
found
> a not so small red spot shining on top left of the screen--but when i
shifted back
> to white color it is barely seen. i called ibm and was told that unless
the bad
> pixel exceeds 7 will they exchange that. but the guy also suggested me to
call the
> customer center to see whether i can return it. but my R30, which i have
been using
> for 2 years, does not have a SINGLE bad pixel so far!
> as for the other aspects, i am a little intimidated by the two thin
plastic
> edges on the 2 sides of the computer--they are so fragile and soooooo
shaky that
> i feel scared when pressing on them:(
> just want to check whether those T series users have got the same
problem?
> how can u decide or test how many bad pixels u have?
>
>
> (ps, i tried to send out a letter just now but it was bounced--this is my
2nd try--plz delete this if u have got 2 same mails)
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