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    Dust Under Screen (Again)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by miahsoul, May 6, 2011.

  1. miahsoul

    miahsoul Notebook Deity

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    Like 3 months after I got my screen replaced for significant amounts of dust under the screen, I get more dust under the top right corner. What's up with these M15x screens getting dust under a sealed unit? /ocd
     
    miahsoul, May 6, 2011
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  2. Kratzen

    Kratzen Notebook Consultant

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    Hey :) I've got a grain of dust under the screen aswell. Its just around the middle. How much dust should I accept before I call for a replacement?
     
    Kratzen, May 7, 2011
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    i got what looks like a small hair under my screen,never got it replaced but i took my laptop to a lan recently and the moving of it around has moved the hair my screen is perfect again.really though i was just lazy,you should get it replaced
     
    raven evo, May 7, 2011
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  4. Kratzen

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    Yeah.. I might give them a call after my exams are over. Will they replace the whole lid, or just the LCD?
     
    Kratzen, May 7, 2011
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  5. miahsoul

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    The LCD. But it's annoying how this happens. I mean jesus christ, is it that hard to make a 100% sealed unit LCD?
     
    miahsoul, May 7, 2011
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  6. Kratzen

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    Well.. It cant be 100% sealed. Then they wouldnt be able to change it if anything went wrong.

    So I will be stuck with my old lid and screen?
     
    Kratzen, May 7, 2011
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  7. miahsoul

    miahsoul Notebook Deity

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    No it can be. The plexiglass and lcd are one unit, and it's sealed, just not enough. If they put glued the around the edges it wouldn't get any dust inside. If I remember what I saw correctly, it was taped or something on the edges where the glass and lcd game together, but only at certain points
     
    miahsoul, May 7, 2011
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  8. inap

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    yeah i had the screen replaced 3 times because of this :(.
     
    inap, May 7, 2011
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  9. Kratzen

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    But they will replace it as part of warranty for just one little grain of dust the size of a pixel?
     
    Kratzen, May 7, 2011
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    It was more then a grain each time. It was always a botched near the top of the screen .sometimes they ask for photos of it.
     
    inap, May 9, 2011
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  11. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Oh. I also have this on my r3. I hated it.
     
    Typecast, May 9, 2011
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  12. Laxxi

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    I've been in the dust-capital of the world for the last 6 months and haven't had a single issue!

    :)
     
    Laxxi, May 9, 2011
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