From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sun Sep 30 2001 - 03:06:24 EDT
then all of you should call, open a case and refer to the other two cases..
you should get more attention that way.. :-)
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Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Randal Whittle" <rwhittle_at_usa.net>
To: "TP List" <tp750_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: T20 - Cracked Case - Update
> At 02:25 AM 9/30/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >looking at my T21, i think i see what might happen, IF the case is
cracked
> >just where the keyboard and palm rest join..
> >
> >the case is flexible at this point, and if you pick the machine up by the
> >palm rest, the assembly bends at that point and could crack, over time
and
> >repeated flexing..
>
> Just as importantly, open & close the screen, or just simply
> adjust the screen angle. You'll see that the joint torques that point in
> the plastic also. Its a weak point in the design. It definitely *should*
> be covered under warranty, as clearly at least 3 of us on this list have
> had the exact same break at the same point in the plastic.
>
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