...and as a former N800 QA engineer I can assure you they happen. We encountered the occasional hardware glitch on some units that didn't show up on the vast majority, and all in preproduction and early release. But then, that only serves to underscore the points about eldar's "preview" being disingenuous; his reported troubles induce a concern disproportionate to the reality.

You know, capacitors are notorious for causing issues with electronics devices. One need only be a bit out of spec or improperly sealed and you start off with decent behavior that degrades dramatically. Not insinuating this is at issue here, just offering an example.