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    Dent in AW18 top :( Replacement?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by wesg123, Jan 14, 2016.

  1. wesg123

    wesg123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know if there is a place to order specific parts? I have a very slight dent in the top aluminum lid of my AW18 and all though its nothing crazy, it is something I plan to replace in the future since I want to keep this laptop for the long run since it looks like AW will be making the swap to BGA everything soon.

    It would be great if I could replace just the top case and not the entire panel, speaking that I actually lucked out on a very nice screen with little light bleed.
     
    wesg123, Jan 14, 2016
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  2. JasperLee93

    JasperLee93 Notebook Consultant

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    My best bet is just to call Dell. But I think it would be rather expensive.

    My 18 has dents too :(
     
    JasperLee93, Jan 14, 2016
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    tanzmeister Notebook Evangelist

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    FYI, the bleeding is not caused by the panel itself, but actually is depending on the quality of your backlid. from my experience. and i have teared and refurbrished around 20+ of these laptops.
     
    tanzmeister, Jan 16, 2016
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    wesg123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What exactly determines the quality of ones backlid? Uniformity of mold or something?
     
    wesg123, Jan 18, 2016
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    tanzmeister Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, some have bent structure resulting in the lcd twist, thus giving bleeding problems

    sometimes the plastic bezel can cause similar issue too, but it look bit different, much more focused in one specific spot.
     
    tanzmeister, Jan 18, 2016
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