The eSlick is dead. Long live the eSlick.

lance_ · 09-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Took it out of my bag on the bus ride home from my summer job and saw ...

Argh. Just before school starts too. $109 US + S&H repair.

daffy4u · 09-01-2009, 04:40 PM

I'm so sorry.

It's painful to look at. Were you using a cover for protection?

krisk · 09-01-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I'm so sorry.

It's painful to look at. Were you using a cover for protection?

you know this could SO be taken in different ways!

but seriously so sorry

was it a pressure injury?

Catire · 09-01-2009, 05:54 PM

Ouch I'd die if that happened to my reader

lance_ · 09-01-2009, 11:28 PM

I don't know what happened. I didn't use a cover, I just slip it into either my backpack's laptop pocket or its amplifier's pocket. (Yes my backpack has an amp and speakers.)

Something must've wanged my bag hard because my headphones inside were dented. My guess is someone tripped over it or stepped on it.

And yes, I'm buying a cover in addition to paying for the repairs. (Expensive) lesson learned.

Andybaby · 09-02-2009, 01:07 AM

hopefully it's a nice sturdy cover like a medge or book armor. I cracked a 500 inside its stock crappy cover,

Slite · 09-02-2009, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I'm so sorry.

It's painful to look at. Were you using a cover for protection?

So many MANY ways to abuse that post....

Must... restrain... self...

Oh, and sorry about your screen there, looks like either a preassure damage or that the casing got twisted

acidzebra · 09-02-2009, 05:04 AM

My DIY hollow book cover has thus far made my reader survive:

- accidentally checking in my bag containing the reader in the front compartment which exposed it to the tender ministrations of the baggage handlers at two airports.
- dropping it multiple times from standing height (I'm a klutz).
- someone spilling their drink on the table where it was lying.
- sitting on it (don't ask).
- carrying it around in my overflowing backpack containing various bits of hardware with sharp corners and considerable mass.

Since I made the hollow book, I added velcro to hold the reader snug and magnets to keep the covers of the book closed. Oh, and hollowed out the other side as well to hold some memory cards and give the reader some more space. It is AWESOME. It is also starting to look really raggedy and tattered which only adds to the cachet; nobody in their right mind would bother to steal it when it lies on a table closed.

daffy4u · 09-02-2009, 09:41 AM

The puppies in this thread have dirty minds.

GeoffC · 09-02-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

The puppies in this thread have dirty minds.

I hope you are NOT including me in that mud bath !...

Seriously that is a picture of a reader that is painful ....

krisk · 09-02-2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

The puppies in this thread have dirty minds.

ARF!!!

09-01-2009, 04:12 PM	#1
lance_ Member Posts: 22 Karma: 356 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: FoxIt eSlick	The eSlick is dead. Long live the eSlick. Took it out of my bag on the bus ride home from my summer job and saw ... Argh. Just before school starts too. $109 US + S&H repair.

09-01-2009, 05:54 PM	#4
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Ouch I'd die if that happened to my reader Last edited by Catire; 09-01-2009 at 05:55 PM. Reason: saw the text under the pic

09-02-2009, 05:04 AM	#8
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	My DIY hollow book cover has thus far made my reader survive: - accidentally checking in my bag containing the reader in the front compartment which exposed it to the tender ministrations of the baggage handlers at two airports. - dropping it multiple times from standing height (I'm a klutz). - someone spilling their drink on the table where it was lying. - sitting on it (don't ask). - carrying it around in my overflowing backpack containing various bits of hardware with sharp corners and considerable mass. Since I made the hollow book, I added velcro to hold the reader snug and magnets to keep the covers of the book closed. Oh, and hollowed out the other side as well to hold some memory cards and give the reader some more space. It is AWESOME. It is also starting to look really raggedy and tattered which only adds to the cachet; nobody in their right mind would bother to steal it when it lies on a table closed. Last edited by acidzebra; 09-02-2009 at 05:10 AM.

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