The spongy "A" button was the only real defect that I had originally and it bothered me, so I fixed it. I wondered what the inside of the Pandora looked like anyways, so I decided to see if I could fix it. It is an easy fix, and I agree with both sides of the argument here, but in reality I don't know what the current amount of effected units are currently, but the first batch sent had more than 1 or 2 per 100 just based on what I have seen here in the forums. There are many who won't post are even report that problem, as the button normally still functions, just not as intened. I didn't report my problem at first, and then I saw others with the same problem, so I reported my findings and how I sddressed them. I didn't mind fixing mine, and I actually looked forward to a reason to see how my unit was put together. But no one should be expected to fix this problem if they don't want to, and they also shouldn't be expected to send it back for repairs and pay shipping for a known defect.
If there is roughly 2500 units left in the first batch, so I would say that is about 10,000 buttons that need to be checked, if speakers can be soldered, if units can be set up and prepared for boards, Pandoras can be tested and flashed with firmware, I'm sure someone can sit down and notch out these buttons. I know not every button needs to be notched, and I'm not going to say 1 person could go thru and fix these in a day, as I do not know how Craig has his line set up, but if other things are checked for quality control, the 4 face buttons defintely should. They are a key part of what makes the Pandora special(AWESOME GAMING CONTROLS). This is the 2nd or 3rd thread I have seen this problem discussed, so I would consider it a problem worth addressing more than it has been.
This is just my 2 cents, as I'm not looking to start any kind of riot, but I believe more than a passing reply should be given to this issue(The same goes for the Pandora carry case, but I'll save that for another day)
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Chris
