Case crack
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(07-05-2019, 10:50 AM)HenryD Wrote: Greetings,

I too noticed a hairline crack near the pwr button a few months after delivery.

Removing the base screws (6) I noticed two or three were loose, half a turn or so. Most screws had locktite including the loose ones. I have no idea if these screws were loose at delivery but I alone have access to this 11" (1080p) Pinebook and I have not mistreated or dropped it.

Like the picture above it is a mess. Cracked screw holes for the hinge mounting brackets, bits of plastic debris.

I like my Pinebook. I still do and use it regularly. But I do not close it and thereby eliminate stress on the hinge assembly.

I'm not asking for a replacement or money back. But if a sturdier case came to market I might go that route.

Best..

HenryD

Pro will come with a Magnesium alloy casing instead of plastic. Should last a bit longer.

Since my last post my Pinebook:
- Crack near power button now goes into USB port.
- Offside USB port bottom plastic cracked off.
- Hinge seems to have... dropped? Case makes click sound when screen is adjusted.
- Keyboard now even worse for detection than first purchase.

Nothing against Pine64 since they didn't claim this to be a singing and dancing laptop, but god damn this is a flimsy device.
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Messages In This Thread
Case crack - by ImmortanJoe - 01-25-2019, 05:32 PM
RE: Case crack - by Corkonian - 01-26-2019, 06:22 AM
RE: Case crack - by ImmortanJoe - 02-03-2019, 08:08 PM
RE: Case crack - by soupbowl - 02-04-2019, 06:54 AM
RE: Case crack - by ImmortanJoe - 03-14-2019, 07:04 PM
RE: Case crack - by soupbowl - 03-15-2019, 03:15 PM
RE: Case crack - by ImmortanJoe - 03-26-2019, 09:56 PM
RE: Case crack - by haukef - 04-09-2019, 02:00 PM
RE: Case crack - by haukef - 04-10-2019, 02:08 AM
RE: Case crack - by tllim - 04-15-2019, 03:49 PM
RE: Case crack - by Mick - 10-17-2020, 01:55 AM
RE: Case crack - by HenryD - 07-05-2019, 10:50 AM
RE: Case crack - by tllim - 07-08-2019, 08:37 PM
RE: Case crack - by soupbowl - 07-05-2019, 02:58 PM
RE: Case crack - by HenryD - 07-06-2019, 11:02 AM
RE: Case crack - by soupbowl - 07-07-2019, 02:10 PM
RE: Case crack - by binholz - 07-29-2019, 11:41 AM
RE: Case crack - by neilman - 07-29-2019, 11:57 AM
RE: Case crack - by tllim - 08-15-2019, 05:59 PM

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