Thanks 🙂 I just don't get it myself, these lappy's seem very well built, as I've always expected from Asus. No pets to jump on it or anything.. just the weirdest thing I've seen in all my years.
Your right though, she may have closed it from the corner (i'll have to ask her when she wakes up) and there could be something behind the screen to "poke" it if it torqued but these seem to close with minimal effort and smoothly so I'm hard pressed to think they torque enough to do that..but hey anything is possible (even the house being haunted is possible and we've managed to piss off the ghost lol).
If I look at it from the right angle, i can see the cracks and it looks like the lower black dot in the above pic is where it has originated. There is a circle crack that the other cracks radiate from but at the bottom of that circle is a very small, very pinpoint "impact" point. This tiny impact point is about the size of tip of a needle, its that small.
See pic.
Not so much as a scratch, dent, or smudge on the plastic lens btw which leads me to think there may possibly be a "high" solder joint or a screw behind there and a slightly torqued lid closing made it come in contact with the backside of the lcd?
I'm sure an Asus warranty repair center will say owner damage but a very detailed inspection with a lick of common sense would show otherwise..

Man thats rough. Hope you can get it covered. From just a quick look:
http://completewarranty.asus.com/Content/US/ADP/ADP.aspx

It looks like it would be covered if its within the 1st year timeframe, although the registering being required within the first 60 days.. Can anyone confirm if this is VIP registration of a device or something seperate? I believe I registered my device on the Asus website, but not specifically here for ADP? Are you covered under ADP if you just register like a regular product?

MrRuckus wrote:
It looks like it would be covered if its within the 1st year timeframe, although the registering being required within the first 60 days.. Can anyone confirm if this is VIP registration of a device or something seperate? I believe I registered my device on the Asus website, but not specifically here for ADP? Are you covered under ADP if you just register like a regular product?

I've been curious about this too. Because they make such a point (and a whole separate website) about registering for the ADP coverage within 60 days, and even require that you submit your proof-of-purchase online, my guess is that they are sticklers about about it...i.e., if you didn't do the ADP registration, you're out of luck. But I'd really like to hear confirmation one way or another, since I can't even recall anyone here who has specifically filed a claim under the ADP provisions.

I'd be especially curious to know how rigid they are about the 60-day registration deadline, and also, how state laws against extra hoop-jumping for warranty activation/coverage apply in this situation. (My cynical side thinks this may be precisely why they make it separate: Many states prohibit registration as a requirement for warranty coverage, but since this is an "extra" or "bonus" service that isn't available to all owners, I suspect they manage to skirt those laws and limit this coverage to those owners who remember to register for it.)

Boosted_R wrote:
I believe their pretty firm on the 60 day registration, its there way of avoiding everyone having ADP, saves them money like other companies do...... Even lets say they did agree, it took me almost 2 months for ASUS to register ADP.........VIP I believe gives extra warranty sometimes, but not ADP.

Yeah, ADP is definitely a separate thing from the regular warranty and from extended coverage. And again, because it's a "bonus" benefit that's only available when you buy certain machines through certain retailers...not a universal benefit attached to a model...I bet they can impose extra requirements (registration) and still avoid warranty laws. As you say, a way to save money, even while purportedly offering "the best warranty in the business." 😉