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The original was posted on /r/samsungdex by /u/CarpeNivem on 2024-08-06 23:58:14+00:00.

First, the screen is so heavy, and the hinges not correspondingly strong enough for that weight, that it doesn’t like to stay propped up. Moving the device not-delicately-enough makes the screen flop backwards under its own weight. I think that might be my largest complaint. It also means touching the screen is annoying, because the screen flexes back so weakly when touched. Ugh! Even typing now, on a rock solid table (pictured) the screen is still moving!

Second, I used to have a NexDock 360 Wireless (which I perhaps unfortunately, just sold and shipped out) and compared to that, I’m not sure this actually needed to be bigger. Like, yeah, the screen is bigger, and that’s kind of nice, but it’s not any higher resolution, so it isn’t usefully bigger, just visually bigger.

Then there’s the trackpad on the right. I thought it would be fine because I’ve had wireless keyboards with that layout, but omgwow is trying to move a laptop cursor with your thumb a hard habit to break. I keep sliding my thumb around under the keyboard wondering why nothing is happening until I realize, d’oh! that’s not the trackpad.

Also, for some reason, the fact I can’t tap the trackpad and have that register as a click - I have to physically click the trackpad down - bothers me more than it used to on the '360, even though that was the same. I think maybe with that, the whole pad clicked? I don’t even remember (and it’s gone now, so I can’t check) but this one only clicks on the lower third - which, ya know what, fine, but then don’t make it all one pad. Just put the pad above and two actual buttons below! Because now, trying to click, keeps moving the cursor and causing a misclick. I’m seriously tempted to cover the lower third with two vinyl squares, one for each button, just so I can press them without moving the cursor, which might work, but ugh, why am I considering mods already?

The speakers are supposed to be louder, but I can’t tell. They’re fine, but I can’t confidently call them an upgrade.

Wirelessly charging my phone above the keyboard is kind of nice, I guess, but it’s remarkably finnicky about where you put your phone down. It has to be very precise, which I suppose I could address by using a magsafe case, but I’ve never had this issue with other Qi charging pads.

Um, what else? I don’t know. I guess it’s fine. It not bad. The above complaints are minor. I’ll probably get used to it. I guess my largest complaint is, it doesn’t feel like enough of an upgrade, and I’m really regretting having already sold and shipped my '360, which in hindsight, there was nothing wrong with.

AGH! I just dragged my fingers below the keyboard again, trying to scroll this page up so I could click Post.