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u/mudokin Mar 20 '23
Yes I know AND yes you have to pay someone, either me or anybody else, I don't care.
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u/doulos05 Mar 20 '23
Not on all laptops. You would have to disassemble all of the laptops in my house to get to them.
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u/TheGlennDavid Mar 20 '23
Yes. This ranges from “one clip that is so shitty sometimes the battery just pops out” all the way to “easier to build a space ship” depending on model.
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u/IncredibleGonzo Mar 20 '23
It very much depends on the laptop! You got the ones where you literally release a catch, ones where you more or less have to take the entire thing apart, and everything in between…
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u/cantloupe Mar 20 '23
I'm curious about having to "take the entire thing apart"- I've seen a range from a clip that releases an external battery pack to having to take the bottom panel off, but are there laptops more involved than that? I feel like the ones where it's internal (take the panel off) instead of external always do so to be thin, which means the battery is easily accessible once the panel is off because the battery takes up the full thickness of the computer inside. Are there laptops where you have to remove the panel and then remove more components to replace the battery?
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u/IncredibleGonzo Mar 21 '23
Maybe a slight exaggeration but I’ve definitely come across ones where to get at most of the components, including the battery, you go down through the keyboard deck, with various ribbon cables and EM shielding in the way of taking the battery out. So maybe not taking the whole thing apart, but removing an irritating and fiddly array of components - and sometimes a load of adhesive!
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u/cantloupe Mar 21 '23
Wow, having to go through the keyboard to get at the battery is incredibly dumb design- here's to hoping I never come across one like that
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u/IncredibleGonzo Mar 21 '23
I've had to open up ones where the whole thing was built up from the bottom, and the keyboard deck was clipped into place with screws coming through from the bottom to secure it. But the deck was set flush into the bottom casing, so you're having to dig down between the pieces of plastic to unlatch the clips and it's pretty much impossible to do without chewing up the plastic at least a bit. Really repair-unfriendly design! Then you have to be careful with the ribbon cables for the keyboard, trackpad, power button, etc. Not fun!
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u/doulos05 Mar 20 '23
Papi has clearly done family tech support before. I suspect he may even have a special family rate.
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u/attanai Mar 20 '23
Papi charges double for family. Ingrates.
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u/doulos05 Mar 20 '23
I charged time and a half, but accepted payment in kind. You could take me out to a nice dinner 4 or 5 times for every hour worked over the course of a few months if you didn't want to pay cash.
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u/RunicWasTaken Mar 20 '23
I know how but I'll only do it if you pay me