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pen_sq · 09-06-2010, 11:05 PM

There's no economical way to fix a unit with some glitchy, crashy issue that could be anywhere on the mainboard. A defective cellular radio is the only bit of electronics that can be swapped out. It's worth sending a bad board to the lab to see if there's a defect in the design or manufacturing process, but that board's already blown it's chance to make a customer happy.
Any physical deformities are obvious to diagnose, and easily turned around for replacement. Something like a quasimodoially moulded case, or a keyboard twisted into an eldritch Dvorak curse would get refurbished quickly.

09-06-2010, 11:05 PM	#45
pen_sq Enthusiast Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	There's no economical way to fix a unit with some glitchy, crashy issue that could be anywhere on the mainboard. A defective cellular radio is the only bit of electronics that can be swapped out. It's worth sending a bad board to the lab to see if there's a defect in the design or manufacturing process, but that board's already blown it's chance to make a customer happy. Any physical deformities are obvious to diagnose, and easily turned around for replacement. Something like a quasimodoially moulded case, or a keyboard twisted into an eldritch Dvorak curse would get refurbished quickly. Last edited by pen_sq; 09-06-2010 at 11:08 PM.