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[โ€“] GotSka81@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Overall, do you think it was worth it? I love the look but am worried about damaging my deck (I'm fairly experienced with computer and phone repair, but there's always the chance of damage) and being unhappy with the end result.

I think I may just go with the back cover from Jsaux and call it a day.

[โ€“] Hexarei@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

It was 100% worth it for me, but I have several handhelds that I have disassembled numerous times and have proper tools, so I wasn't expecting any big trouble. I decided beforehand that I wasn't going to swap the touchpad covers or the buttons, because I think they look cheap and bad. So that simplified concerns about the touchpads being fragile and/or hard to modify.

My process was to watch extremeRate's howto before buying, and then weigh the risks as such:

  • Assuming no carelessness, what's likely to break?
    • Screen
    • Trigger hinge(s)
  • How much do they cost?
    • $70
    • $20 (each)

And since I can afford ~$110 it would cost if I broke both triggers and the screen, it would be sad if I broke it, but not a huge problem.

And ... I love it. I keep looking at it and just being floored that it's mine.