Well I did call Compaq of course. I don't know if my battery issue is fixed, I'll need to test this further, but the digitizer is fixed.. which leaves a much worse dust issue than I originally had, and a bad stylus button that worked well originally ...and scratched case. Also the CF sleeve doesn't "click" into place anymore, but it still works. I need to investigate that further to make sure there aren't bent pins or something.
Anyway, Compaq called me back and offered that if I sent it in one more time and it still came back in bad condition, that I would get a new replacement unit. Yes, it's under a year old, but it's getting up there in age. By December it will be out of warranty.
I suppose that's fair. I'm not trying to get something for nothing. I will get in writing the guarantee to replace it if it comes back a lemon again, so they can't try to wiggle out of it. I'm gonna keep it for about a week though to see if there are any more issues they should know about. Sucks though because that will mean I'll be Ipaqless at school.
Doesn't it just suck when you're stuff doesn't work right?
ps - This has sucked from the beginning because Juni called the same day.. UPS was faster with him, and Compaq cleaned behind his screen and fixed all problems, and UPS was faster returning it.
Can I cry now?
