Carmenu problems/mini review - Please Nokia read!
I have wrote a small (missing features/bugs) review of Carmenu here.
I wish Nokia could comment; if we pay, can we ask for improvements?
Hi there, the thread is back again.
Updating some info for the developersfrom the other new thread, I have asked the moderator to delete if he/se wishes.
My the tested configuration is:
- Nokia N96: firmware 30.033
- Carmenu (phone app) version 2.6
- Car Kit (Ck-300) unit HF-21W: firmware v1.40
Summary of current defects/bugs:
- Slow load time: should be lowered to less than 2/3 seconds
- bluetooth phone pairing needs shaping
- Improve user interface design
- Landscape version doesn’t work on “landscaped” phones
- Portrait version clips the display when phone is “landscaped”
- Add music playlists
- Add album covers while playing music. Would be nice to have an track artwork browser
- Phone ringtones appear in the music track list - possible to filter them out?
- Missing fast forward/rewind functionality in music player
- Doesn’t work with Maps 3 - Remote control commands are ignored in Maps 3
- Missing Car Kit remote control input in Carmenu->Maps->address search; should be something like the method used to select contacts/tracks, to help input while driving
- Add TV and radio control inside Carmenu
- Remote control doesn’t allow phone interaction outside of Carmenu, apart from phone call functions.
- Music player should “remember” last played track, helping when entering/exiting car often. It could be within a reasonable timeout, say 30 minutes.
- When exiting track playback, navigate back to the top menu accordingly, instead of jumping back to the top menu
- Fair too long delay for total music track count; cache data somewhere?
- Voice alerts are being clipped, particularly when the audio to be muted is not being played on car stereo's AUX input; big improvements needed here
I also suggest Nokia developers to include, when releasing updates, a list that shows what defects have been fixed and the "known defects/bugs" in current release; this would help users to know exactly what to expect, before installing the update.
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This laptop sounds wonderful, why the hell did i return it?!
After a couple of hours playing with it, that's when I started to notice some glaring problems.
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Screen Flicker issue
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Screen Protector
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Slot Case
Its ugly, it feels cheap and it looks cheap. The texture of the case is just..I don't even know what it is. It is just SOOOOOO ugly. The material of the case will probably last maybe 6 months use. Its not even practical as 1.5" of the laptop sticks out at the opening. What?? Did i mention it is crazy ugly?
Overall
Great concept, great idea. Execution, not so good. Build quality not consistent, major design issues that keeps this from becoming a good laptop. The price tag (i paid $1500) makes this even more so.
Returning the laptop. Lenovo customer support
I had a really good experience. The post-sales rep from somewhere in India was courteous and quick. After I explained why I wanted to return the laptop, my return was processed immediately and I was told I would be getting a full refund. My shipping labels was emailed to me very quickly and total time spent on the phone was about 15 min.
Closing thoughts
It might seem I might have gotten a bum unit but from looking at the other threads in this forum and other forums, It seems other people are having some similar problems as me. I didn't want to exchange for a new unit (and waiting even longer) and experience these issues again. I see these are design issues, not QC issues.
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