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"3 pages. 3 screws. That's progress." I wanted poke around inside my new Thinkpad X100e. Might be four screws I had to twist, and they were designed to not fa

"3 pages. 3 screws. That's progress." I wanted poke around inside my new Thinkpad X100e. Might be four screws I had to twist, and they were designed to not fall out; they loosen up but stay in the cover hole, so no more concerns over lost screws. Very nice touch.

sliverstorm 16y ago
It may well be progress, but as this guy describes Thinkpads are unreasonably friendly to disassembly. They have little graphics on the underside to show you what size screw goes in what hole on my X61, and the hard drive comes out with just one screw
- chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
  What's the point? How often do you disassemble your computer? I'm pretty happy to go and look up some instructions (or, y'know, just undo all the screws) rather than having ugly stickers all over my laptop.
  - sliverstorm 16y ago
    They aren't stickers, they are simple icons printed directly next to each screw hole with a table under the battery. It's very slick. Not vital as you say, but very nice. Especially if your manual is a pdf, the task is 20 pages long, and your only computer is the laptop. Thinkpads have a lot of nice little touches like that. Mine even has drain holes for the keyboard in case of beverage. How often have i spilled? Never. Do i appreciate their presence? Very much so. I have to inquire as well, how many laptps you serviced? 'cause they are usually a complete pain in the *#?!$.
    - chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
      For other people? None. For myself? Three. They've all been as easy as piss to change RAM/HDD. Though I'm not sure if this is what you mean by 'service'
- jamesbritt 16y ago
  Dells are not as nice to get inside, but the D810 had a handy feature. The hard drive was attached to a tray, and the tray slid into the side. With an extra tray it became a snap to swap drives for times when I wanted to boot off a different drive. The D830, however, no longer has this. It's similar, but it's not quite as nice for swapping drive.
GHFigs 16y ago
Captive screws/fasteners are lovely. I've personally encountered them on the engine housing of a Cessna (where a lost or loose screw may be much more than an inconvenience) and an iMac G5 (where just three drive the latch that holds the computer onto the back panel/stand). In both cases I was left with the impression that the entire remainder of the screw-turning world is missing out.

sliverstorm 16y ago

It may well be progress, but as this guy describes Thinkpads are unreasonably friendly to disassembly. They have little graphics on the underside to show you what size screw goes in what hole on my X61, and the hard drive comes out with just one screw

chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
What's the point? How often do you disassemble your computer? I'm pretty happy to go and look up some instructions (or, y'know, just undo all the screws) rather than having ugly stickers all over my laptop.
- sliverstorm 16y ago
  They aren't stickers, they are simple icons printed directly next to each screw hole with a table under the battery. It's very slick. Not vital as you say, but very nice. Especially if your manual is a pdf, the task is 20 pages long, and your only computer is the laptop. Thinkpads have a lot of nice little touches like that. Mine even has drain holes for the keyboard in case of beverage. How often have i spilled? Never. Do i appreciate their presence? Very much so. I have to inquire as well, how many laptps you serviced? 'cause they are usually a complete pain in the *#?!$.
  - chrisbroadfoot 16y ago
    For other people? None. For myself? Three. They've all been as easy as piss to change RAM/HDD. Though I'm not sure if this is what you mean by 'service'
jamesbritt 16y ago
Dells are not as nice to get inside, but the D810 had a handy feature. The hard drive was attached to a tray, and the tray slid into the side. With an extra tray it became a snap to swap drives for times when I wanted to boot off a different drive. The D830, however, no longer has this. It's similar, but it's not quite as nice for swapping drive.

GHFigs 16y ago

Captive screws/fasteners are lovely. I've personally encountered them on the engine housing of a Cessna (where a lost or loose screw may be much more than an inconvenience) and an iMac G5 (where just three drive the latch that holds the computer onto the back panel/stand). In both cases I was left with the impression that the entire remainder of the screw-turning world is missing out.