Title pretty much, my brand new deck arrived today and I wasted no time loading up all my games and linux desktop apps onto it. I was pretty much firmly sold on it after having the opportunity to experience one 😁

Out of excitement I also impulse ordered a full replacement shell in advance, thinking I was prepared to also tackle the screen. Turns out I was wrong - the screen is so well stuck down that I couldn’t get it to budge with a 2kw hot air gun. The battery was also getting quite warm from the heat.

Pretty much ended up putting everything back to the original casing before I damaged something, and settled for just changing the back cover instead 😢

Maybe I’ll give the replacement shell another shot in future, but not too sure to be honest.

Anyone managed to do a full shell swap? How did you find it?

  • Nindelofocho@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Should just be able to disconnect the screen and leave it attached to the front part of the shell. If i recall correctly

    • histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 months ago

      I thought they was a screw or something behind the screen I dont fully remember tbh it was kinda a blur when I did it