Notebooks & Netbooks

[mage182]

I'll check one more time to make sure. I have some guitar picks so I'll try using those in addition to the pry tools when I get home. Thanks.

[Meso_P]

You probably won't need the pry tools. The pick should suffice. Let me know how it works out for you.

[mage182]

I was able to get it apart with two picks. Thanks for the help. The ribbon cables are annoying. Are all laptops designed like this now? Not being able to upgrade easily will make me think twice about buying Acer next time.

[Meso_P]

Glad it worked out. The hassle of having to open the entire laptop to upgrade the RAM and hard drive were one of the reasons I returned the laptop. I'm not sure if all manufacturers are going in this direction but the Asus I purchased afterward had limited access to the RAM. Only 1 stick was visible --not sure where the other was hidden but I wasn't about to take go exploring for it. I wouldn't be surprised if laptops will continue to be made so that it's difficult to upgrade parts. 

[discostu]

Hi everybody,

so you returned your laptop back to the shop? Did they get it back without problems even if it has been opened?

I'm probably going to update my laptop drive and RAM and I wonder if this is going to void my warranty.

Are there any warranty seals inside the laptop?

Thank you for your help!

[Meso_P]

I returned it to Newegg where I purchased it from and there were no issues. You should be able to upgrade the hard drive and RAM without voiding the warranty -- like I did. I don't remember seeing any warranty seals inside.

[Meso_P]

The other Acer I purchased last June -- V3-571G -- was easy to open and upgrade the RAM and hard drive. Maybe most manufacturers are making it difficult to upgrade to minimize warranty claims.

[discostu]

I had no particular problems in replacing my disk thank to your tips.

Thank you very much for your help!

Upgrading DRAM will probably be harder but I'm not going to do it so soon.

Now I see that the keyboard is a little bit bowed in the middle-left (on top of the cpu/gpu area).

Since i opened it just a few hours after I got it I can't say if it was already like this before opening.

Did you noticed it on your laptop? Maybe your new 571g is made the same way?

Thank you again!!

[Meso_P]

I don't remember having an issue with the keyboard although I still think the build quality wasn't the best. If you're still within the return period, you could return it -- especially now that you've opened it without issue.

[NexusRoy]

I'm trying to figure our how to open this laptop. Do I have to remove the keyboard case or the full top case? The keyboard case seems to be glued, and the full top case offers a lot of resistance and I'm afraid I'm doing a lot of strenght and might have broken something.

Of course I've already removed all the visible screws.