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post #61 of 155
8/23/06 at 11:51pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HomerJ
I wasn't saying the cable would fit through that gap. What I was saying is if you remove the power button cover (using the other gap at the right hand side like you mention) and THEN take a look at the LCD cable, you'll see that the hole you're calling a flaw is actually to let you pull out the cable without having to remove the keyboard.


But if you remove the cover you don't need the gap anymore cause than you have a huge gap

Will make a pic...
post #62 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:15am
ok #1. who neg repped FS, it's not like he has done anything wrong...sheesh..

#2. FS, if they made the keyboard so that the gap would not be seen it would overlap the LCD connector, making it necessary to remove the keyboard screws in order to remove the LCD connector.

#3. We care about quality in the U.S. as well.
post #63 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
ok #1. who neg repped FS, it's not like he has done anything wrong...sheesh.. #2. FS, if they made the keyboard so that the gap would not be seen it would overlap the LCD connector, making it necessary to remove the keyboard screws in order to remove the LCD connector. #3. We care about quality in the U.S. as well.
#1 I don't care about neg rep ... I love it to be hated if you feel better by giving me neg rep go on and do it, Ican stand it without crying and you may feel better ;-) #2 that would be a point I agree, but couldn't they find a better solution or make a statement in teh instructions #3 Didn't say anything other, just told that we care a lot about quality, didn't want to offend another country But SolApathy you get pos rep for your kind post...thx man
post #64 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:34am
I don't agree w/ bad design thing w/ the poster, but giving a neg. rep. for the posting is just sad thing to do even for a nerd.
post #65 of 155
8/24/06 at 2:04am
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Originally Posted by ACHlLLES
I don't agree w/ bad design thing w/ the poster, but giving a neg. rep. for the posting is just sad thing to do even for a nerd.


I agree, I think the whole rep thing is played all wrong on these forums anyway.
post #66 of 155
8/24/06 at 11:21am
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Is nobody around here who has no gap, cause that's another point I'm interested in...
post #67 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:08pm
No. Let this thread die.
post #68 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:27pm
I understand that some people want this to die, but...

I checked both of my systems, and what did I see? The exact same thing. (Not the hair, the keyboard/frame gap.) I use them both for hours a day, and never noticed this before. That said, I have a very had time concidering this to be a "defect" or "design flaw". It does not hamper my usage or enjoyment of either system one bit. In fact, prior to this I didn't even know this "defect" existed.

I understand the claim of "defective or lacking design" but I don't agree with it. This has existed for several models, across home and business lines, and it hasn't been "fixed". I can help but think it must serve *some* purpose. It may be used in the manufacturing process, or testing, or who knows what else.

It is odd though. Kind of like discovering you have a belly-button one day.
post #69 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:56pm
..As stated earlier, it allows you to unplug the LCD cable without removing the keyboard. If they had redesigned it so that gap was not there you would be forced to remove the keyboard screws to unplug the LCD harness.

THREAD MUST DIE~
post #70 of 155
8/24/06 at 12:57pm
Yes, whats our belly button for? Could it be thats how we ate when we were in our mothers?

thewird
post #71 of 155
8/24/06 at 1:27pm
Its funny - i have "problem" #1, but did not even notice until i saw this thread.
After this thread, i will never give the "hole" another thought again. I'm not sure why people blow such things so far out of proportion...
post #72 of 155
8/24/06 at 2:55pm
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
..As stated earlier, it allows you to unplug the LCD cable without removing the keyboard. If they had redesigned it so that gap was not there you would be forced to remove the keyboard screws to unplug the LCD harness.

THREAD MUST DIE~

I disagree a little bit with you, if you remove the power button cover you see there is a lot of space between the connector and the keyboard, so that you even could remove the connector with the gap closed and also I don't understand why we shouldn't be able to remove 4 more screws if it was \tnecessary to remove the keyboard in order to disconnect the connector...

And how often do you have to remove the connector ... almost never!!
post #73 of 155
8/24/06 at 3:31pm
...Fire I am SURE they designed it that way for a SPECIFIC reason. Looking at mine, if they were to increase the size of the keyboard backplate to accomodate your insane need to hide this small area of exposed backplate it would overlap the bottom of the LCD connector.


I mean really, is it that big of a deal to make a 3 page thread on it? Crimeny there are people with problems on this forum that can't get 1 answer let alone 3 pages of answer, but sure enough we can get 3 pages on this worthless thread....sheesh
post #74 of 155
8/24/06 at 3:47pm
If the hole bothers you so much then don't look at it! I mean really, you have to bend over in order see the damn thing.

thewird
post #75 of 155
8/24/06 at 3:50pm
interesting i just noticed this on my 9300, but i never noticed it and i dont think anyone else would notice it unless they wanted to look at every microscopic inch of my laptop...
post #76 of 155
8/24/06 at 4:15pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SolApathy
...Fire I am SURE they designed it that way for a SPECIFIC reason. Looking at mine, if they were to increase the size of the keyboard backplate to accodate your insane need to hide this small area of exposed backplate it would overlap the bottom of the LCD connector.


I mean really, is it that big of a deal to make a 3 page thread on it? Crimeny there are people with problems on this forum that can't get 1 answer let alone 3 pages of answer, but sure enough we can get 3 pages on this worthless thread....sheesh

Yeah it would overlap, but when the ****ing ever do you have to disconnect the lcd connector...only for removing the LCD or the graphic card and for the card you also must take away the keyboard so it doesn't make any sense to leave this gap...so I call it a failure and hell yeah it's annoying me and my friend even you can hardly see it but it's there...will change my laptop and go to something else (maybe my old Inspiron which is made of plastic but built without such gaps)...

And if you don't want to answer then do so, I don't force anybody to reply or even understand my point ...

Dell will built more such bad designed notebooks as customers don't care and this can't be or are you seriously willing to take a notebook with great power which is packed in a solid paper case (sarcasm!!!)...I see dell like Ferrarri top specs and so on, but the point is Ferrarri tries to take the best material...

So and now to show the overlap a pic (cause I'm so good at taking pics), will also be my last post in this topic, cause nobody really cares about, but believe me I'll get my answer from hell...that is as sure as hell is hot!!!

post #77 of 155
8/24/06 at 4:33pm
...actually I have seen more than a few times when that connector was disconnected when the LCD was being replaced (no shortage of LCD replacement threads on this forum) . The most likey reason they did not want people to remove the keyboard was because people would remove the screws & remove the keyboard without bothering to look at the nice little ribbon cable that attached to the keyboard and ended up damaging the keyboard or the connector on the motherboard, too.... NO offense to any contractors here, but a lot of the people repairing these units don't have a clue & the less you have to take apart the better.


Now if you want to complain about that little spot on the unit that seems to be driving you so crazy you feel the need you need to get rid of the laptop before it eats your soul apart be my guest. I promise you if you put ANY laptop in front of me and tell me to find something that I do not like about a unit, I can do it. Doesn't matter if it's an Apple ot a Toshiba, or anything else. If you are looking for something to bitch about, you WILL find something.

BTW You are now back in the green.

post #78 of 155
8/24/06 at 4:45pm
Yeah, haha, that is one of the BEST things about Dell notebooks... they are easy to take apart. Because they don't want people (including their own technicians) to screw anything up. Taking off a keyboard is just one more step closer to breaking something.

I also find it funny you say "when would anyone need to disconnect the LCD" when the whole point of this thread is to show some of the "problems" you have found, one of which is requiring you to change out the LCD
post #79 of 155
8/24/06 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by sublime_jl
Yeah, haha, that is one of the BEST things about Dell notebooks... they are easy to take apart. Because they don't want people (including their own technicians) to screw anything up. Taking off a keyboard is just one more step closer to breaking something.

I also find it funny you say "when would anyone need to disconnect the LCD" when the whole point of this thread is to show some of the "problems" you have found, one of which is requiring you to change out the LCD

Yes I said last post, but this is to good *lol*

Yeah I'm aware of the irony ... but as I stated I would have no Prob to take out the keyboard to get to the connector cause there are only 4 little screws and even in the instructions it is described how to take out the keyboard...and believe me it's a very easy work...also switched out my graphics to get an exchange by myself...so it's the second time to switch out another lcd connector

Thx for rep SolApathy, also we are discussing in a hard way I like your point of view...great man!!!
post #80 of 155
8/24/06 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by sublime_jl
Yeah, haha, that is one of the BEST things about Dell notebooks... they are easy to take apart. Because they don't want people (including their own technicians) to screw anything up. Taking off a keyboard is just one more step closer to breaking something.

I also find it funny you say "when would anyone need to disconnect the LCD" when the whole point of this thread is to show some of the "problems" you have found, one of which is requiring you to change out the LCD
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