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T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:39 am
by Tasurinchi
Hi T'padders
A while ago I got a W500 with a cracked screen. Unfortunately the magnesium frame was broken close where the left hinge sits, see the pictures below:
I've checked Ebay and there is hardly a magnesium frame to be found for a decent price (and for a seller that ships to Switzerland). Is there any change to fix this? (Welding, gluing, whatever?)
Cheers!
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:31 am
by hoax32
You might wanna bid on this auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-W500-15- ... 1e79f4b517
Ask the seller if he could ship to Europe.
Sellers will ship international most of the times if you ask them to.
It might cost you an additional 10 Euro.
Or just go too the Marketplace here in the forums and look for a screen assembly.
I wouldn't recommend gluing or any other repair, since it will most likely break again sooner or later.
Viel glueck!
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:12 pm
by Tasurinchi
Cool... Thanks!
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:33 pm
by QWERTY Andreas
I really love the W500
However, this is sadly a very common problem...!
Best regards
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:00 pm
by Tasurinchi
It's a really sleek and nice machine, the last of its kind... The next gen W510 changed to 16:9
The bid above is over, I asked the seller if he will ship to Switzerland but he did not answered my email...
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 1:39 pm
by hoax32
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 2:49 pm
by Tasurinchi
Thanks!
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 8:21 am
by xyz
You could try some jb weld on it
Re: T/W500 display frame broken. Any change of repair? *PIC*
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 9:27 am
by Tasurinchi
hoax32 wrote:here is another one
Unfortunately they don't ship abroad
At least they answered my email...
xyz wrote:You could try some jb weld on it
That would worth trying, do you have experience with this type of fixes? The crack is very close to the hinge, I'm afraid it will crack again when trying to open/close the lid
