DanXbix Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hey all guess what i dropped my M17xR2 on my floorboards off the bed. It landed on the back corner and fell flat on the top of the screen! (laptop was closed) What is a surprise is there is not One mark on it and is working perfectly! It took a might chunk of wood out of the floorboards however! It pays to have an aluminum case!!! i wonder how the R3 would hold up I nearly Man cried!! and can still not believe it happened as i am sooo careful with it. Alienware Gods watching over me lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 8, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 8, 2011 LOL@man cried! With a previous R2 I owned, I was moving it from the desk to the bed for some night time movie watching + web surfing when I hit the corner of it against the wall. I saw a gash on teh wall and figured, "fuck, I bet the paint on the aluminum is gone for sure". After I rubbed the white paint + sheet rock off the metal corner of the R2, there wasn't even a light scratch! So yes, aluminum build FTW! When I owned the M17x-R3, I had to baby it in fear I might snap it in half if I typed too hard..lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Man cried LMAO!Yes, the M17x-R2 is really solid in terms of design. It's not as rugged as T/W series Thinkpads but it can take some beating before giving. The one thing you ALWAYS want to make sure is that you close the lid if you're moving it and there's a danger it will hit something in the process (e.g. moving through the door). If it falls down with open lid, it's going to be bad news bears. Anodized aluminum cover ftw. It does add to the weight, unfortunately, so I'm guessing that's why they don't have the entire AW lineup in that. I guess I just wish they go into more 'premium' and less into 'consumer' style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bifnewman Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 lol i accidentally scraped mine with a flat head screw driver taking off that piece with the touch media bar and it took a little piece of paint off. a little black sharpie magic and its good as new. pissed me off though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 lol i accidentally scraped mine with a flat head screw driver taking off that piece with the touch media bar and it took a little piece of paint off. a little black sharpie magic and its good as new. pissed me off though.I did similar and if I need to go into system in the future I'll invest in a plastic pry tool for my computer repair kit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted May 9, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 9, 2011 I ordered a bunch of those plastic prying tools off eBay and only use those to pry plastic stuff. they cost next to nothing and I highly recommend those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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