Never heard of problem? Dust in my zen micros scr

im recently new but i've had my zen micro for 6 months aprox and about 3 months ago i dont know how but i think dust gets in and its is very aggrivating making it block up what ur screen says i've tried blowing on the sides but it just fogs up and disappears other then that i havent been able to do much and customer support has been useless through my emails .other problems besides that are the touchpad getting scratched revealing the blue back ,battery reducement, caseing getting scratched up it seems but it looks like its inside the back cover and i usually never take it out and the headfone socket being loose and it switches ears unless i put it ina certain position i was wondering if i still had warranty and would it cover that?

The_Mutant wrote:
dude i also get dust in my screen! not fair...i've been looking everywhere for a solution and i cant find anything
then try harder.use the search function. there are some threads in this forum about the dust in the display.
to sum them up. dust comes from your pocket. like there is everywhere sand when you come from the beach. to avoid it, you have to use a case for your ZM.
there are two ways to clean it. one is to open it loose your warranty and clean the display with a soft brush. the other has something to do with high pressure air and blowing the dust away, but I think SSR can tell you more about this.

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