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For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Sun, 15 May 2005 12:14:54 GMT

The picture which you can see here is a PCG-FR315S. But that is uninteresting.

You all know that small piece of plastic (orange arrow). That is a very fragile piece. Particuarly on the FS series. Here was a lot posts like :

"Help that thing is broken"

So, please use the thing (yellow circle) to open the lock, if you want close you laptop.

Thanks for your interest.

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

CaseMillennium — Sun, 15 May 2005 13:03:21 GMT

Funny, but that is not the problem on the FS Series. The Hook is bad aligned. When you close the display, the hook doesn´t settle down in the middle of the holes but instead scraps along one side of the opening. So in my opinion, this is a production fault. The hooks should be placed in a way that the don´t have contact to any side of the holes.

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Sun, 15 May 2005 13:37:02 GMT

You mean that the hook sit not correct in the lock? That is really shitty.

That sounds for me, that Sony must fetch back all VAIOs of the FS115 serie. Because I think they have fixed the problem with the FS215 serie.

Awwwe, my opinion about Sony becomes poorer and poorer.

Please, could you make a picture of this problem like me?
You can use Photobucket to show the pictures here. It's free.
I would use Photoshop to make the picture a bit smaller. I use JPEG compression with 30% quality, 400x300 pixel.

http://photobucket.com/

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

kee-lo_ — Sun, 15 May 2005 20:45:15 GMT

Excellent tip Seb, use the slider

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Eugenepang — Mon, 16 May 2005 00:38:28 GMT

This is my old X18 which the hook look similer to FS series.. but it was good quality made in Japan... so no problems at all after 5 years..

Now this is the new A series.. notice the 2 slim thing.. now that worrying.. but i think its metal... anyway will take very very good care of it..

Ps. sorry picture quality is bad.. took the picture with my ipaq built in camera which is 1.2MP. and its really bad without natural daylight.

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:16 GMT

Yeah, I have no problems with the hook too.

BTW: LOL, I thought the quality of built in cameras would be better today.:smileyshocked:

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

GBS — Mon, 16 May 2005 09:39:04 GMT

Thanks Seb
ROFL:smileygrin:
Good explanation.....Nice pictures....

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 10:01:05 GMT

LOL, don't forget to use the slider if you opens the laptop.:smileytongue:

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:11:44 GMT

Eugene, so there's no slider?

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seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:15:43 GMT

Eugene, so there's no slider?

I think on the FS and A series, you open the lock with the slider.

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:18:25 GMT

Oh I see

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iSix — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:00:57 GMT

I take it sony have changed this recently?

On my 2 week old fs115b the 'slider' is in the base and the 2 hooks in the display part are very sturdy.

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:30:57 GMT

Wow they don't give much room for that hook to latch in the other side do they?

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seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:33:40 GMT

At the moment I'm a bit surprised, how the hooks could break.

Maybe a weakness is this part here.

I can't see that on your picture. If you put a heavy thing on your VAIO (for example a big book), could it damage the hooks.

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

Mentor — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:16:34 GMT

Hi guys,

Thank you for the tips and pics.

Found them useful, the hooks seem potentially weak.

Cheers,

Mentor

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:24:07 GMT

No problem.

BTW, your Avatar. Is that a scene from "Ghost in the Shell"?

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

kee-lo_ — Mon, 16 May 2005 18:32:41 GMT

Seb, you're right it does look weak

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seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 18:50:13 GMT

I think the problem is the buffer which you can see on my picture. The FS-series doesn't have this. (correct me if I'm wrong) I think the problem is, if you close the laptop and put it maybe in a case, then the possibility that you squeeze the laptop is big.

If it not close correctly and the hook presses in the inside of the laptop, then a damaged hook would be preprogrammed.

That is definitely a design faulty.

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

wheresmybeaver — Mon, 16 May 2005 20:12:12 GMT

The A series doesn't have a slider, it just has a spring-loaded button (located in the base, not the lid) to release the lid. Two metal catches do the trick quite nicely. They never misalign. After 6 months of use, no scratches or problem.

I suppose that Sony gradually learn from experience?

Re: For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

seb21__ — Mon, 16 May 2005 20:20:36 GMT

I suppose that Sony gradually learn from experience?

I hope. I would do that. IMO