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Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:33 am ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Surface Pro Teardown Reveals It’s Virtually Unrepairable | |||||||||
The Surface Pro is not a repair-friendly machine
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Author: | JJW009 [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Surface Pro Teardown Reveals It’s Virtually Unrepairable |
I imagine items are glued for reliability - they're not going to shift if the unit is knocked. It's fairly inevitable that when you cram so much power into such a small space, it's going to be difficult for a user to maintain. There's simply no room for error. |
Author: | big_D [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Surface Pro Teardown Reveals It’s Virtually Unrepairable |
We use a similar adhesive on our industrial terminals. They have to hold the screen in place against 13 - 15 bar pressure! Here the reverse is true, they want to ensure that the screen doesn't fall out, when the case takes a bump. Replacing the touchscreen on our terminals is a 4 hour job, removing the glue, cleaning up the casing, separating display from touchscreen cleaning, bonding new touch to display and remounting. That said, for the average user, there are no user serviceable parts behind the screen. And for $99 you get 2 year repair service, including accidental damage, if you are worried you might need to replace defective parts. (Most probably a swap-out service.) |
Author: | jonbwfc [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Surface Pro Teardown Reveals It’s Virtually Unrepairable |
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Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:52 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Surface Pro Teardown Reveals It’s Virtually Unrepairable | |||||||||
It agree it might not even be an issue. The iPad is also notoriously difficult to fix but that has not harmed sales. It only becomes an issue if there is a problem. If they have a swap over service then that is not really a problem to customers either. |
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