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    P-7805u screen bowing

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 07torchgt, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. 07torchgt

    07torchgt Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering if its just mine or is anyones elses 7805 screen bowing dowing in the middle when the lid os closed... like between the to locks... I never pick it up one handed so I don't see that as being what cause it
     
    07torchgt, Aug 12, 2009
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    nope, have no idea what you are talking about. do you mean the plastic is bending?
     
    TheGOAT, Aug 12, 2009
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    Hmmmm... You know, I was actually considering posting asking the same thing! I recently purchased my p-7805u, and it has a slightly similar condition.

    My personal estimation is that it really doesn't matter too terribly much.. because if you examine it with a straight-edge it seems to maintain that shape even when open (though not really noticable, because of the lack of a parallel surface).

    Wouldn't surprise me if they were all this way to some extent... I always write things like this off as me being 'more picky than most' due to my background =)

    Will post some pics later if I have a moment, just so you can compare - and others can see!
     
    tangobravo78, Aug 12, 2009
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  4. 07torchgt

    07torchgt Notebook Consultant

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    Oh i have OCD like you wouldn't believe and this is one of those things most people wouldn't even notice but I guess its just me... i snapped some crappy pics of it... you can see the little rubber feet on the outer sides of the screen don't touch and the center is a closer gap...

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    07torchgt, Aug 12, 2009
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    yup, I get nothing of the sort with mine, its almost perfectly even straight across. dunno know it could be, a very long shot at a guess would be that heat bend the plastic but i dont know how the screen would ever get that hot :/
     
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    Yup, Torch - that's EXACTLY what I have, too.... Meant to snap some shots before I left work, but the main reason I'm quite sure this isn't anything to "worry" about is because if you use a straight-edge across the back of the screen, even with it in the open position, you'll note that it actually is bowed there, too. Seems to be purely cosmetic, though... just glad I'm not the "only member of the club" :D
     
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  7. 07torchgt

    07torchgt Notebook Consultant

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    sweet, atleast i'm not the only one with OCD who noticed it.. haha... i knew it was just a cosmetic thing with mine but i just knew its there ya know...lol :D
     
    07torchgt, Aug 13, 2009
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    wow how the hell
     
    stephen0205, Aug 13, 2009
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    Yea, mine is like that too, iv been ignoring it, doesnt seem to be a big deal
     
    aan310, Aug 13, 2009
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    Product quality meets manufacturing tolerances.... But still, I'm not complaining =)

    Actually, the only reason it even concerned me at all is I have a tendancy to grab the laptop by the corner(s) as I pull it out of my pack, etc, and that compresses the corner so that it DOES touch. But I've already ruled out that even this amount of flex / stress actually isn't even enough to distort the image on the screen at all.
     
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  11. 07torchgt

    07torchgt Notebook Consultant

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    very very true... mine goes in a messenger bag and i try to avoiding grabbing it with one hand in the middle...
     
    07torchgt, Aug 13, 2009
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