I've had an N800 for over half a year now and never had any problems at all with the power switch. I suspect most people don't have problems either. One thing worth emphasising though is that there's no reason to switch the N800 off. You can charge it while it's on, and you can lock the screen for carrying it in a bag or pocket. It can be set to offline mode if you're in a hospital or aircraft. There's usually no real reason to use the tablet's power switch at all, because it's designed to be left on in standby mode like a mobile phone. Leaving a computer in standby mode consumes much less power than constantly switching on and booting up. I know it sounds crazy but it's true.