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Worst Design

Firblog · 2013-03-14 00:16:58

What laptop (make/model) have you found to be the most badly designed from a dis-assembly point of view? What is the worst you've found for different jobs? ie change screen, fix D/C pin etc. 1. Replace display cable on Advent modena - EVERY SINGLE SCREW had to be removed.. (Had to do it twice as there are two different…

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What laptop (make/model) have you found to be the most badly designed from a dis-assembly point of view? What is the worst you've found for different jobs? ie change screen, fix D/C pin etc.

1. Replace display cable on Advent modena - EVERY SINGLE SCREW had to be removed.. (Had to do it twice as there are two different cables and of course I got the wrong one the first time)

2. HP/Compaq g60/CQ60/61: Some of these models you have to remove 30ish screws to change the screen - palmrest, keyboard, hinges all have to be removed to change the bloody thing...

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