First of all, the audio jack is almost useless. When I connect my speakers through it, I get static almost all the time, and if I happen to move the device just a bit, it becomes incredibly noisy. But that I could live with - after all, I can still connect audio via the tablet's input.
The worst thing is that its unstable. The dock looks solid and sturdy, but the way the tablet is placed in it is exactly the opposite. It seems to fit in well, nothings moving etc., but you can never tell if you connected it properly without looking at the screen and checking if the battery is charging. Sometimes it fits right in, sometimes it doesn't, and there seems to be no pattern. Most of the time I have to push the device one way or another until charging begins. This is very frustrating because a subtle drag on the cable may result in the device being disconnected. Plus, it seemed so cool to be able to simply put your tablet and forget about it till it's charged. Well, that's not the case here, and it's actually my biggest problem with the device.
Last but not least, the charging speed seems to be lower than when charging directly via the usb cable. I use the very same cable and charging unit as usual, with which I had no such problems. But here it seems that sometimes it charges so slow, that when listening to a shoutcast radio via Xiialive, battery life actually stays at the same level or even decreases, even though it says it is charging! Again however, there is no pattern, and sometimes it charges as fast/almost as fast as using the cable.
I'm so disappointed. I'm considering getting a refund. DAE have any of these problems? Maybe it's the unit I got that is faulty? I hope the latter is the case, because should it work properly, the dock is a very cool thing to have. It even looks awesome:
Thanks in advance for your input!
The worst thing is that its unstable. The dock looks solid and sturdy, but the way the tablet is placed in it is exactly the opposite. It seems to fit in well, nothings moving etc., but you can never tell if you connected it properly without looking at the screen and checking if the battery is charging. Sometimes it fits right in, sometimes it doesn't, and there seems to be no pattern. Most of the time I have to push the device one way or another until charging begins. This is very frustrating because a subtle drag on the cable may result in the device being disconnected. Plus, it seemed so cool to be able to simply put your tablet and forget about it till it's charged. Well, that's not the case here, and it's actually my biggest problem with the device.
Last but not least, the charging speed seems to be lower than when charging directly via the usb cable. I use the very same cable and charging unit as usual, with which I had no such problems. But here it seems that sometimes it charges so slow, that when listening to a shoutcast radio via Xiialive, battery life actually stays at the same level or even decreases, even though it says it is charging! Again however, there is no pattern, and sometimes it charges as fast/almost as fast as using the cable.
I'm so disappointed. I'm considering getting a refund. DAE have any of these problems? Maybe it's the unit I got that is faulty? I hope the latter is the case, because should it work properly, the dock is a very cool thing to have. It even looks awesome:
Thanks in advance for your input!
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