New Top Cover?

[GhostLegion]

@Jason_Dagless

I was under the impression there are adhesive pads holding the screen in?

Nope, screws hold it in

Display Replacement Guide

[Jason_Dagless]

@GhostLegion

Nope, screws hold it in

Phew! Thanks for that!

[Moe_Wigs]

@Jason_Dagless

Adhesive pads hold brackets to the screen, these brackets have screw holes and placement holes for pins to line up the screen, which is then screwed in with four screws.

[Jason_Dagless]

Just got to wait till I can buy one now…

[blowfish]

Anyone know if there are any plans of selling the top cover without the camera, and microphone module? Maybe be able to move it over from the old top cover to the new one.

[lbkNhubert]

Unless I am misinterpreting this it doesn’t come with those modules:

“Milled out of a solid block of 6063 aluminum, the CNC version of the Top Cover has an optimized structure and increased rigidity. 75% pre-consumer-recycled material reduces environmental impact too. Comes with the Antenna Module and Webcam Cable pre-installed”

from here: Framework | Top Cover (CNC)

Which then made me go look, and you’re right, the original top cover does have those. I had missed that.

“Durable and made of 50% post-consumer-recycled aluminum, the Top Cover Kit includes the Antenna Module, Hinges, Webcam Module, and webcam cable, along with the Framework logo.”

from here: Framework | Top Cover Kit

So, the new top cover may fit your bill.

[Xavier_Jiang]

in fairness not having to machine out the lugs (to make it flat) mean the new one should actually take less time to make :v

[pyguydev]

@Josh_Bernard

This is my number 2 upgrade. I’ve have very bad luck with my screen getting cracked (2 times now) while my laptop is closed and in my bad. Something hits it just right or with enough pressure and cracked screen. I’d love a touch screen too, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had problems with the strength of the shell, especially considering that’s what they are advertising

I’m definitely glad to see a higher grade top cover for the laptop, however you may also want to look into maybe another bag with more padding for said laptop. Two times in same bag, I’d start being concerned with the bag.

[Josh_Bernard]

Sure, the problem is nothing was done to the laptop that was extreme while in the bag, in fact I naturally do things more intense to a laptop outside of the bag than I do inside the bag. So while you’re right, maybe if I used my leather bag it’d be better. The fact is I have found the screen more fragile than I have in 15 years of owning laptops.