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    Loose Screw in my new M11xR2 Chassis!

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by madbomb20, Jul 14, 2010.

  1. madbomb20

    madbomb20 Newbie

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    I called them about this, and he said it was a known issue and was just a piece of plastic... So I took the bottom cover off and tilted it around for a few minutes, and voila! Looks like one of the hard drive mount screws..
    I understand they are making cheaper laptops now, but does their quality have to suffer too?
    This falls under the integrity of their assemblers, are they not paying them enough?
    Did anyone else get a special screw bouncing around inside their Brand New machines?
     
    madbomb20, Jul 14, 2010
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  2. Noah14

    Noah14 Notebook Evangelist

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    Meh, there are typically a few M11x's that have sub-par build quality. Dell does have good assemblers, it's just that mistakes can happen.
     
    Noah14, Jul 14, 2010
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  3. looking4pftnb

    looking4pftnb Notebook Consultant

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    cheap labor in china.
     
    looking4pftnb, Jul 14, 2010
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  4. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Not only in China. When I got my XPS m1330 back from the repair it arrived without any HD screws. So in that case - consider yourself lucky to have them :D
     
    unreal25, Jul 14, 2010
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