Message from @Adam W

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2018-11-26 21:37:27 UTC  

It'd honestly just be easier to buy a new unit and insurance claim the broken one

2018-11-26 21:37:38 UTC  

Hmm about 90€

2018-11-26 21:37:41 UTC  

Not too shabby

2018-11-26 21:37:49 UTC  

It's a 1080p right ?

2018-11-26 21:37:52 UTC  

Well those are the prices for the panels that I'm seeing on aliexpress right now

2018-11-26 21:38:02 UTC  

Yes it is 1080P panel

2018-11-26 21:38:14 UTC  

Hmm

2018-11-26 21:38:20 UTC  

You sure the lcd is defective

2018-11-26 21:38:27 UTC  

Maybe it's just the diffuser sheet or something

2018-11-26 21:40:01 UTC  

What we do know is that the screen has a fault

2018-11-26 21:40:08 UTC  

F

2018-11-26 21:40:14 UTC  

We are sure and certain that New Zealand post fucked it up in transit

2018-11-26 21:40:28 UTC  

As it was sent in perfect working order and arrived with screen damage

2018-11-26 21:40:41 UTC  

What I'm not sure about is what specific element of the LCD screen is faulty

2018-11-26 21:42:29 UTC  

I tried right now to look at teardowns and no one disassembles the screen.

2018-11-26 21:42:55 UTC  

@Adam W Because my gf keeps fucking breaking them

2018-11-26 21:43:01 UTC  

I fucking hate the bitch

2018-11-26 21:43:30 UTC  

The glass is probably adhered to the body, so you probably need a heat gun/hair dryer to get to it.

2018-11-26 21:43:43 UTC  

fucking same

2018-11-26 21:43:47 UTC  

i mean apart from the hating the bitch

2018-11-26 21:43:55 UTC  

but why are gfs so good at breaking fucking cables

2018-11-26 21:44:07 UTC  

Which if that goes wrong, you need to buy new glass.

2018-11-26 21:44:28 UTC  

He'll probably buy new glass anyway

2018-11-26 21:44:31 UTC  

Doesn't hurt to try

2018-11-26 21:44:59 UTC  

It's just that finding parts for it is probably really hard.

2018-11-26 21:45:04 UTC  

The parcel has an insurance cover of up to 2000 NZD

2018-11-26 21:45:22 UTC  

Because of how it was courier and has signature and tracking code

2018-11-26 21:45:57 UTC  

Which is why I'm saying it's easier for them to just cop the full price of a brand new laptop

2018-11-26 21:46:18 UTC  

I'm not repairing it if it's the fault of New Zealand post

2018-11-26 21:46:32 UTC  

oh yeah

2018-11-26 21:46:42 UTC  

wait do you get to keep the laptop after claiming insurance?

2018-11-26 21:46:54 UTC  

I think it would be handed off to them as an insurance claim

2018-11-26 21:46:59 UTC  

That works too I guess

2018-11-26 21:47:04 UTC  

But I'm not too sure about the finalized logistics of it all

2018-11-26 21:47:16 UTC  

If I do get to keep the faulty laptop I'll send it to my younger brother

2018-11-26 21:47:28 UTC  

And then organise a screen repair when it becomes available

2018-11-26 21:48:00 UTC  

But as of right now xiaomi is a very new brand in New Zealand and as such repair shops are very unlikely to handle repairs for xiaomi laptops in a timely manner

2018-11-26 21:48:22 UTC  

which exact model do you have?

2018-11-26 21:48:43 UTC  

@Adam W It's like in their DNA I swear

2018-11-26 21:48:50 UTC  

There's one flagship store in Sylvia Park, Auckland that opened earlier this month

2018-11-26 21:48:52 UTC  

I bought like 6 cables from Lithuania